SECTION 380:80-7-5. Processing and handling of applications and examinations

(a)   Applicants for a certificate will first apply for an examination directly to a Department of Labor authorized testing center. Upon passing the appropriate exam, applicants may apply to the Department of Labor for a certificate.

(b)   Examinations shall be administered in the following manner:

(1)   Questions for an examination shall be selected from appropriate sources deemed applicable by the committee.

(2)   Questions shall be multiple choice. The format of examination questions shall be varied and include multiple choice and true/false.

(3)   Prior to being put into the reservoir, the questions shall be reviewed by the committee.

(4)   For each examination, a total of 75 questions shall be drawn from the reservoir.

(5)   Applicants testing during a scheduled examination session will not be given identical versions of the examination.

(6)   Examinations for certification as alternative fuels technician shall be uniform and practical in nature as determined by the committee for alternative fuels technician certification and shall be sufficiently strict to test the qualifications and fitness of the applicants for certification.

(7)   An oral examination may be administered by prior arrangement.

(8)   A minimum score of eighty percent (80%) correct shall be a passing grade for all examinations.

(9)   Any applicant initially failing to pass the examination shall not be permitted to take another examination for a period of thirty (30) days. Any applicant subsequently failing to pass the examination shall not be permitted to take another examination for a period of thirty (30) days.

(10)   All applicants can petition the agency if they feel the agency's grade was incorrect. An applicant may petition the agency if the applicant disagrees with his or her examination grade issued by the agency.

(11)   All decisions of the committee are final, subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act.

(12)   Applicants that pass the examination and are notified by the Department of Labor of such must make arrangements for certification within ninety (90) days of such notification.

(13)   If such applicant has not been certified within one year of notification under OAC 380:80-7-5(b)(12), the applicant must retest prior to their certification.

(14)   The agency shall enforce the provisions of this section.

(c)   Applicants for an alternative fuels trainee certificate shall submit an alternative fuels trainee certificate application directly to the Department of Labor.

[Source: Added at 32 Ok Reg 735, eff 6-30-15 (emergency); Added at 33 Ok Reg 1735, eff 9-15-16]