32-1327. State equivalent examination;
national board examination


A. A person who desires to take either the funeral service science section or the
funeral service arts section of the state equivalent examination shall submit to the
board:


1. An examination application on a form prescribed by the board.


2. Documentation of a high school diploma or its equivalent.


3. Documentation of the person's graduation from an accredited or provisionally
accredited school of mortuary science.


4. All applicable fees pursuant to section 32-1309.


B. The board shall schedule and administer the state equivalent examination at
least once each year. The state equivalent examination shall consist of a two part
written examination with at least seventy questions.


C. A person who takes both sections of the state equivalent examination or the
national board examination must achieve a passing score.


D. The board shall accept a passing score that an applicant achieved on a state
equivalent examination or a national board examination taken within the five years
immediately preceding the date that the applicant filed a license application with the
board.