(a) It shall be the duty of the assigned commission representative to evaluate each boxing referee's performance for each contest presided over by the referee. The evaluation shall result in a grade of satisfactory, unsatisfactory, or needs improvement. The grade shall be arrived at by considering, among other things, the referee's reflexes, and overall ability to direct and control the contest in a manner designed to ensure the protection of the participants and to obtain the contestants' compliance with the statutes and rules of the commission applicable to the particular contest. The evaluator may include written comments where a satisfactory grade is rendered but shall make specific written comments where a grade of unsatisfactory or needs improvement is rendered. The grade and any comments pertaining thereto shall be filed with the executive officer in the Sacramento office and may be inspected or copied by the referee or anyone designated in writing by the referee so graded. Any referee wishing to protest an evaluation shall do so in writing within 30 days after the evaluation has been served on the referee.

(b) If a referee files a written protest of any evaluation, the executive officer or that person's designee shall, in consultation with the evaluator, discuss the evaluation with the referee. Where the evaluation was unsatisfactory or needs improvement, the referee shall be given recommendations for improving his or her performance.