California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 2 - Department of Conservation
Chapter 5 - Division of Recycling
Subchapter 2 - General Requirements
Article 1 - Certification Application Procedures
Section 2012 - Precertification Training and Examination

Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 2012

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) New applicants shall complete the precertification training and obtain a passing score on the precertification examination as specified in Section 2012(h)(5) of these regulations. New applicants shall complete the precertification training prior to taking the precertification examination.

(b) Renewal applicants who do not possess a valid application voucher, as described in subsections (l) and (m) of this section, shall complete the precertification training and obtain a passing score on the precertification examination as specified in Section 2012(h)(5) of these regulations.

Renewal applicants shall complete the precertification training prior to taking the precertification examination.

(c) Applicants must pre-register for the precertification training and examination no less than five (5) business days prior to the day of the precertification training and examination. Class size may be limited and placement in the selected precertification training and examination class is not guaranteed. Priority will be given to renewal applicants who require a new application voucher to submit their certification renewal application.

(d) The precertification training and examination is open to persons who do not possess an application voucher and to renewal applicants whose application voucher will expire on a date no more than six (6) months from the date of the precertification training.

(e) The precertification training and examination participant shall provide the following information on the day of the precertification training and examination:

(1) A valid Driver License or Identification Card issued by the State of California, or a United States federal or state government issued photo identification;

(2) Legal name which must match the photo identification card provided in (1) above;

(3) Date of birth;

(4) Federal Tax Identification Number (also known as an Employer Identification Number) or Social Security Number;

(5) Residential address;

(6) Mailing address if different from (5) above;

(7) Contact information including the home phone, mobile phone, and e-mail address;

(8) The name, if any, of the organization(s) with which the participant is affiliated;

(9) Website address.

(f) [Reserved]

(g) Precertification training and examinations may be held in various locations in California on a monthly basis or more or less frequently as the need dictates. Precertification training and examinations may be cancelled if five (5) business days prior to a scheduled training class there is not a minimum of five registered participants.

(h) The precertification examination will be administered by Division staff.

(1) The precertification examination will be a timed examination consisting entirely of a written test.

(2) Each precertification examination participant must complete their own examination.

(3) Each precertification examination participant shall sign an agreement to keep the examination material confidential.

(4) A precertification examination participant may be disqualified from the examination if Division staff find cause before, during, or after the examination. Grounds for disqualification include but are not limited to:
(A) Providing false identification or information;

(B) Removing examination documents from the examination room;

(C) Obtaining assistance during the examination from outside sources;

(D) Leaving the examination room during the examination.

(5) In order to receive a passing score, the precertification examination participant must score at least eighty percent (80%) on the precertification examination.

(i) The Division shall issue confirmation of completion of the precertification training and examination within ten (10) working days of completion of the precertification and examination, including notification of whether or not the participant passed the precertification examination.

(j) Should a precertification examination participant fail to receive a passing score, the participant may retake the precertification examination at a later date, with or without taking the precertification training again, if less than six (6) months have passed since the participant completed the precertification training. When retaking the examination, the participant shall provide the information requested in sections 2012(e)(1) and 2012(e)(2) of this section. If more than six (6) months have passed since the participant completed the precertification training, the participant must complete the precertification training again prior to taking the precertification examination. Participants are allowed to take the precertification training and examination a maximum of three (3) times in a twelve (12) month period.

(k) The Division will issue an application voucher to precertification training and examination participants who complete the precertification training and, no more than six (6) months from the date of the precertification training, obtain a passing score on the precertification examination. The date the participant completed the precertification training will be the effective date of the application voucher.

(l) New applicants shall submit a valid application voucher with the certification application. Renewal applicants shall submit with the renewal application a valid application voucher that expires on or after the expiration date of the certification being renewed.

(1) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, new application vouchers shall expire five (5) years from the date the precertification training was completed.

(2) Notwithstanding section 2012(j) of these regulations, application vouchers may be renewed by completing the precertification training and obtaining a passing score on the precertification examination as specified in Section 2012(h)(5) of these regulations. Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, renewed application vouchers will expire five (5) years from the expiration date of the previous application voucher as long the name of the person and the operator associated with the application voucher remain the same.

(3) The Division shall deem an application voucher to be invalid six (6) months from the effective date of the application voucher if the person named on the voucher has not used the voucher to apply for and obtain certification.

(m) The certified operator of the recycling center or processing facility must possess a valid application voucher.

(1) The application voucher is valid only for the person named on the application voucher in association with the certified operator and cannot be used in association with another operator;

(2) Should the person named on the application voucher become disassociated with the certified operator named on the certification application, the application voucher becomes invalid as of the date of the disassociation and the operator must obtain a new application voucher no more than ninety (90) calendar days from that date;

(3) The application voucher may be declared invalid by the Division if the certification is revoked.

1. New section filed 12-20-2013 as an emergency pursuant to Public Resources Code section 14536(b); operative 1-1-2014 (Register 2013, No. 51). This regulatory action is automatically deemed an emergency pursuant to Public Resources Code section 14536(b) and shall remain in effect until revised by the director.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 14530.5(b) and 14536(b), Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 14538, 14539, 14541 and 14553(a), Public Resources Code.

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