BET Administration
Initial and Career Assignment Procedures
Fixtures and furnishings
Monthly Facility Report
Administrative Actions
100
Prerequisite for training: True or False; To be eligible for BET training, the applicant must be at least 19 years old.
False, applicants must be at least 18 years of age. page 13
100
When a person successfully completes BET training, the BET director shall make the initial assignment for the newly licensed person. The initial assignment shall be for a minimum of 18 months. True or false?
False 12 months (page 17)
100
True or False; No modification s or alterations shall be made to state-owned fixtures, furnishings and equipment by any person, firm, or entity without the express prior written approval for DARS DBS, which shall be granted or not granted solely at the discretion of DARS DBS.
True (page 27)
100
When is the BET monthly facility report due to the appropriate BET regional office?
No later than the 7th working day of the following month. (page 7 on instructions for monthly report)
100
True or False: The BET manager has the final authority and ultimate responsibility for determining the prices to be charged for products sold through BET facilities.
False The final authority and ultimate responsibility for determining the prices to be charged for products sold through BET facilities shall rest with DARS DBS. (page 43)
200
True or False: Does a BET manager have to dispaly their BET license in the BET business they manage?
Yes; prominently displayed in each BET facility to which the manager is assigned. page 16
200
To be eligible to apply for an available facility, the licensee must meet the following requirements except one. Which requirement is incorrect? • The licensee must have been current on all accounts payable for the preceding 12 months before the date of the facility announcement. • The licensee must not have submitted two or more late reports within the 12 months before the date of the facility announcement. • The licensee must not have submitted three or more insufficient funds checks to DARS DBS within the 12 months before the date of the facility announcement. • The licensee must meet eligibility requirements of the facility’s host organization.
The licensee must not have submitted three or more insufficient funds checks to DARS DBS within the 12 months before the date of the facility announcement. Correct answer is two or more insufficient funds checks (page 19)
200
How much initial inventory of merchandise and expendables DARS DBS will furnish without charge for the initial assignment of a newly licensed manager?
The initial inventory of merchandise and expendables shall be sufficient to assist the manager with starting the business. (page 30)
200
What are the maximum amounts that can be deducted for discretionary expenses?
1.5 percent of the monthly net sales or $150, whichever is greater. (page 35)
200
True or False A manager may have his or her license terminated if the licensee is unassigned and has not accepted assignment offers or applied for an assignment when facilities are available for a period of six consecutive months.
True (page 47)
300
True or False: Licensees who fail to complete continuing education requirements may be subject to administrative action up to including termination of license.
True page 15
300
The topic is BET application deadline. A licensee may apply for an available facility by submitting an application not later than the 12th business day (exclusive of date of mailing) after the date the facility notice was mailed.
True (page 20)
300
True or false; BET managers shall keep and maintain accurate records of all maintenance performed on DARS DBS fixtures, furnishings and equipment.
True (page 27)
300
What mileage expenses for vehicles required for the direct operation of a BET business is allowed?
Only vehicles required for the direct operation of vending facilities can deduct mileage at the rate and method allowed by the Internal Revenue Service at the time the expenses are incurred.
300
Name the five types of administrative actions in BET.
Written reprimand, probation, loss of facility, termination and emergency removal. (page 52)
400
Can a BET license be passed on to a BET manager's family member?
No page 16
400
True or false: Panel members shall rank all eligible applicants using a panel worksheet that weighs the applicant’s most recent annual performance evaluation completed before the date of the facility advertisement by 25%, 50% for the interview performance and 25% for the submitted BET application form.
False Panel members shall rank all eligible applicants using a panel worksheet that weighs the applicant’s most recent annual performance evaluation completed before the date of the facility advertisement by 50%, 25% for the interview performance and 25% for the submitted BET application form. (page 21)
400
After completing routine operational troubleshooting on a piece of state equipment that is not working, what is the first step the manager must take to get the repair work started?
Contact the BET regional office and notify them the equipment is not working, get permission for the repair and request a list of service companies for the repair work. (page 28)
400
Bill Adams is a BET manager. Bill decided one day to enter into a service contract with Allstate Cleaning Services to strip and wax the dining room floor. The cost is $150 a month. Bill listed the $150 expense on his monthly facility report. Will the expense be allowed?
No, only service contracts on file with DARS DBS are allowed as expenses on the BET monthly facility report. (page 36)
400
True or False: When a licensee who has been on probation two times in a three-year period qualifies for probation for the third time within those three years, the licensee’s license may be revoked.
True (page 51)
500
If a BET manager cannot attend the annual DARS DBS training conference and wants to complete alternative training instead, what should the manager do?
Licenses wishing to attend an alternative training course or conference must request preapproval through their local DARS DBS and to the director. page 14
500
True or False: An applicant must submit a business plan to the BET director no later than the 20th business day after the postmark date on the notice of facility availability for level 2 assignments.
True (page 21)
500
Under what circumstances is a manager authorized to have the cost of repairs charged to DARS DBS or to have repairs made by anyone other than approved vendors?
Only when specific authority to do so has been given to the manager in writing by the DARS DBS staff.
500
How long are BET managers required to maintain all supporting documentation for their monthly facility reports?
Three calendar years (page 37)
500
True or False: Failing to properly maintain facility equipment in a clean and operable condition within the scope of the manager’s level of maintenance authorization is a cause for administrative action.
True (page 50)
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