Interim Selection Process Clause Samples

Interim Selection Process. ‌ 33. The Parties recognize that the proper development of a New Selection Device to replace the Challenged Written Exams will take time, and that the County’s immediate opera- tional needs require the hiring of entry-level police officers and cadets before the de- velopment and implementation of the New Selection Device pursuant to Paragraphs 40-47 of this Agreement.‌ 34. In order to address the County’s immediate operational needs, the Parties agree that the County may, on an interim basis, continue using the National Police Officer Selection Test (the “interim written examination”). The County independently began using this interim written examination in June 2019. The County’s continued use of the interim written examination will be on a pass/fail basis. 35. No later than thirty (30) days after the County’s first administration of the New Selec- tion Device implemented pursuant to Paragraphs 40-47 of this Agreement, the County will produce applicant flow data necessary for the United States to determine if the‌ interim written examination caused an adverse impact on African American applicants and to calculate any resulting Hiring Shortfall caused by the interim written examina- tion, as well as any information then in its possession regarding the validity of the in- terim written examination. Specifically, the County will provide the following infor- mation for each individual who took the interim written examination: name; social se- curity number; contact information; race; test date; written examination overall test score, as well as the scores on each component of the exam; the written examination pass/fail determination; whether the individual was hired; final offer date (if applica- ble); and other related data points collected as part of the County’s routine recordkeep- ing process identified by the United States. Such information shall be produced in an electronic format agreed to by the Parties. 36. The United States shall review the materials provided and, no later than forty-five (45) days after receipt of all documents and information required by Paragraph 35, notify Baltimore County in writing whether it has found that the interim written examination caused an adverse impact on African American applicants, its calculation of any result- ing Hiring Shortfall, and whether it believes the information provided by the County about the validity of the interim written examination satisfies the County’s burden to establish that its use of the inter...