COOPERATIVE ORGANIZATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMPLOYEE SELECTION PROCEDURES (CODESP)

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responsibility of the Agency. d. No official, staff member, consultant, or other agent of the Agency may loan, give, sell, nor otherwise make available any testing material obtained through CODESP to any other agency or person that is not authorized to have access to such material, nor will they knowingly permit others to do so. Under no circumstances will CODESP materials be available for study, copying, photographing, reproduction, or re -publication, in whole or in part. e. Test materials obtained through CODESP will be used and stored at the Agency in a manner that will prevent unauthorized persons from having access to them. Tests will be administered in proctored environments by an Agency employee to ensure that no test materials are removed from the test site (test materials specifically designated by CODESP for non -proctored use are exempted). f. All system users and test proctors must be employees of the Agency and must sign the CODESP User Security Agreement. No more than 10 users are allowed per agency (exceptions may apply for agencies with over 3,000 employees). Access to the secure areas of the CODESP website is restricted to employees of the Agency with a direct reporting relationship to an Agency administrator with responsibility for the oversight of the Agency's test administration and selection practices and who are involved in the employment testing process. The sharing of usernames or passwords is strictly prohibited. If candidates are allowed consultation regarding their test results, they may only review the test under a restrictive time -limit with an authorized individual whose signature is on the CODESP User Security Agreement. The candidate may not make notes about, copy, or retain any of the test materials. Under no circumstances will candidates be allowed to view the answer key for an exam or any reports generated from the CODESP website containing such information in an unsupervised environment. No candidate will be allowed to make notes about, copy, or retain any information relating to keyed responses. h. If it is necessary that materials obtained through CODESP be presented in proceedings conducted by a court or other body vested with legal authority, the Agency shall request that the material be covered by a protective order that will safeguard its confidentiality, and CODESP will be promptly notified of the proceedings. i. To the extent allowable by California law, the Agency shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless CODESP, its board members, officers, employees, and agents from and against any and all liability, loss, expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees), or claims for injury or damages arising out of the use of materials or services provided by CODESP. j. The Agency understands and acknowledges that it is solely responsible for its employment decisions including, but not limited to, all uses of CODESP materials and services including, but not limited to, test materials, rating criteria, training materials, statistical reports, and cutoff scores. The Agency also is solely responsible for ensuring its employment practices comply with all applicable federal, state, and focal laws, regulations, and professional guidelines. It is the exclusive responsibility of the Agency to ensure that the knowledge, skills, and Rev. 3119 Page 2 of 4