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The University of the State of New York
THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Albany, New York 12234

Specifications for Storage of New York State Examinations

In order to be approved for storage of secondary-level examinations, the following specifications must be met:

Safes must meet or exceed Underwriters Laboratories (UL) TRTL-30 performance standards for burglary resistance, and must have:

• steel door at least 1½" thick
• steel walls at least 1" thick
• 750 lbs. minimum weight
• built-in combination lock
• sufficient capacity to store the locked Regents boxes for the school’s typical examination request (minimum acceptable unobstructed inside dimensions for one box: 11"×20"×27”)

Walk-In Vaults must have all of the following:

• poured concrete floor
• no windows or access panels
• walls of reinforced cement block or concrete, sealed to a poured concrete floor below and structural floor or roof deck above
• metal door in a metal frame with interior or welded-pin hinges
• built-in dead-latch (deadbolt) combination or key lock that allows exiting at all times

Principals of schools that do not have Department approval to store secondary-level examination materials at their address may submit a request for inspection to the Office of State Assessment via fax (518-474-1989) on school letterhead, signed by the principal.

Submit your questions or comments to examrequest@mail.nysed.gov