Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. An application for examination for
licensure may be made at any time by filing a complete application, on forms
provided by the commission.
B. A
complete application for examination shall be filed in the commission
office.
C. Each applicant for
examination shall pay a nonrefundable fee of $50 per examination upon the
approval of the applicant's application for examination.
D. Each application for examination shall
contain the following information:
1.
business name, address and phone number of the business domicile of the
applicant;
2. name and residence
address of the applicant;
3.
educational qualifications. For applicants seeking licensure on the basis of
educational qualifications, a certified copy of the applicant's college or
university transcript shall be provided;
4. proof of practical experience in pest
control work:
a. upon request of the
commission or commission staff, the applicant shall submit from the said
supervising licensee, a written statement that the jobs have been participated
in by the applicant under his supervision and that the applicant has
demonstrated the requisite knowledge to perform and supervise such
work;
b. experience in pest control
work. Information to be provided includes, but is not limited to, business name
and address where employed under supervision, name of the licensee providing
supervision to the applicant and evidence of registration while in the claimed
employment. Applicants seeking licensure on the basis of experience shall
provide a notarized statement from the licensee who supervised the applicant,
attesting to the period of supervised employment and the capacity in which the
applicant was employed, said affidavit to be executed on a form to be provided
by the department;
c. if at the
time of application, the licensee who provided supervision is deceased, his
whereabouts are unknown, or fails or refuses to supply the statement,
affidavit, or both, required under Subparagraphs a. and b. above, then the
commission or commission staff may waive the requirements for such statement,
affidavit, or both upon:
i. submission by the
applicant of a notarized statement signed by the applicant that the licensee
who provided supervision is deceased, his whereabouts are unknown, or fails or
refuses to supply the statement, affidavit, or both, required under
Subparagraphs a and b above, and
ii. verification by commission staff of the
applicant's experience in pest control work.
E. Any applicant who is not
approved by the commission or commission staff to take the examination will be
notified of the commission's or commission staff's decision. An applicant who
has not been approved to take an examination will not be admitted to the
examination.
F. Copies of
applications for examinations may be provided to the commission members for
informational purposes during the interim between commission
meetings.
G. Once the application
has been approved by the commission or commission staff, examinations for a
structural pest control license will be given upon request of the applicant at
a department approved location, during business hours. Requests for exams shall
be made at least seven days in advance and will be scheduled based on
availability.
H. The examination
may be supplemented by oral examination and/or visual identification of
specific pests and insects.
I. The
minimum score required for successful completion of the examination is 70
percent.
J. An applicant shall be
disqualified from completing an examination or taking any other examination
administered under these rules and regulations if the applicant is caught or
found to be cheating on an examination or using any written materials,
electronic devices, or other means during an examination, which have not been
authorized or allowed by the director or person administering the examination.
1. Any such applicant shall not be allowed to
finish the examination and shall receive a score of zero. If an applicant
finished the examination prior to the discovery of the cheating or use of
unauthorized written materials, electronic devices, or other means the
applicant's examination shall be voided and the applicant shall receive a score
of zero.
2. Any applicant who is
not allowed under this Subsection J to finish an examination, or whose
examination is voided, or who is disqualified from taking the examination or
any other examination administered under these rules and regulations may appeal
the action to the commission.
i. The appeal
shall be in writing, state the grounds for the appeal, and filed with the
director or secretary within 30 days of the date of the action complained
of.
ii. The appeal will be placed
on the agenda for the next meeting of the commission and the applicant will be
notified of the date and place of the next meeting.
iii. The appeal will be decided by the
commission. The decision of the commission shall be the final administrative
decision in the matter.
iv. An
appeal from the decision of the commission shall be in accordance with the
Administrative Procedure Act.
v.
The action or administrative decision shall become final if no appeal is timely
filed at any step in the proceedings or if the action is upheld on
appeal.
3. During the
pendency of any appeal or during the time limit for the filing of any appeal
the applicant shall not be allowed to take any examination administered under
these rules and regulations.
4. If
the action or administrative decision is not appealed or is upheld on appeal
then the applicant shall not be allowed to take or re-take the examination or
any other examination administered under these rules and regulations for a
period of three years from the examination date without the approval of the
commission given at a meeting of the commission.
K. Each applicant shall be sent written
notification of his or her examination results within 30 days after completing
of the examination.
L. The approval
of an application for examination is valid for six years. If the applicant does
not take the license examination or fails to pass the license examination
within six years from the date of application approval, the applicant must
reapply according to requirements set forth in this Section and
§107 of this Chapter.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
3:3366 and
3:3368.
