Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a)
Application. A person desiring to be licensed under this Chapter,
unless otherwise provided in this Chapter, shall file an application with the
application fee, examination fee (unless the examination fee is paid directly
to a testing provider), and the initial License fee to the Administrator. The
fees must be received no less than three (3) working days before the
examination date. If the applicant fails to meet the minimum qualifications to
take the examination, the application fee will be forfeited.
(b)
Experience. All persons
applying for a license must provide proof of experience in the mechanical
trade. Applicants for mechanical license examinations who are not licensed and
wish to include experience gained in Oklahoma must maintain an apprentice
registration on file with the Oklahoma Construction Industries Board for all
experience obtained in Oklahoma. The Construction Industries Board will not
consider experience obtained in or outside of Oklahoma as verifiable experience
for periods in which an apprentice is unregistered, except for experience
lawfully obtained according to any applicable federal or state laws, and must
be comprised of mechanical work as defined under the Act and in this Chapter.
(1) Applicants for a journeyman license must
be at least eighteen (18) years of age and have:
(A) three (3) years of verifiable experience
in the mechanical trade in the category for which he or she is applying, or
(B) an associate's degree or
vocational diploma certifying completion of a formal mechanical educational
program approved by the Committee, consisting of one thousand (1,000) hours or
more from a school approved by the Committee, which exhibits knowledge of the
trade in the category of license applied for and one (1) year of verifiable
experience in the mechanical trade, or
(C) a vocational diploma certifying
completion of a formal mechanical educational program approved by the
Committee, consisting of five hundred (500) or more hours from a school
approved by the Committee, which exhibits knowledge of the trade in the
category of license applied for, and two (2) years of verifiable experience in
the mechanical trade, or
(D) a
vocational diploma certifying completion of a a formal mechanical educational
program approved by the Committee, consisting of a minimum of three hundred and
seventy five (375) or more hours from a school approved by the Committee, which
exhibits knowledge of the trade and in the category of license applied for, and
two and one-fourth (2 1/4) years of verifiable experience in the mechanical
trade, or
(E) a vocational diploma
certifying completion of a formal mechanical educational program approved by
the Committee, consisting of a minimum of three hundred and thirty four (334)
or more hours from a school approved by the Committee, which exhibits knowledge
of the trade and in the category of license applied for, and two and one-third
(2 1/3) years of verifiable experience in the mechanical trade, or
(F) a vocational diploma certifying
completion of a formal mechanical educational program approved by the
Committee, consisting of a minimum of two hundred and fifty (250) or more hours
from a school approved by the Committee, which exhibits knowledge of the trade
and in the category of license applied for, and two and one-half (2 1/2) years
of verifiable experience in the mechanical trade, or
(G) equivalent, verifiable experience in the
mechanical trade while serving in the U.S. military, or
(H) experience sufficient to obtain the
special certification required for the mechanical category sought by the
tendered application, such as Ground Source Piping and Medical Gas, or
(I) a verifiable out-of-state
license in the mechanical classification for which the applicant is applying
may expedite processing of the requirements or be considered for reciprocity
under OAC
158:50-9-6
if there is a written reciprocity agreement with that state. The license must:
(i) be current,
(ii) be in good standing, and
(iii) meet qualifications listed in (A)
through (F) above.
(2) Applicants for a contractor license must
meet the same requirements as a journeyman with an additional one (1) year of
experience.
(3) Applicants much
present transcripts showing the Committee approved schools, the Committee
approved program, courses, hours attended, grades, any certificates achieved,
and a vocational diploma or certificate of completion for the specific
educational program and school that has been approved by the Committee. The
Administrator shall make the final determination on acceptability of the
described supporting documentation.
(c)
Examination. A license
cannot be issued until the applicant has passed the appropriate examination for
the license type and category. Examinations and the passing score for each
examination shall be approved by the Committee. Applicants for the Ground
Source Piping category shall provide proof of being certified by examination in
the proper installation of ground source piping by an organization approved by
the Committee. Applicants for the Petroleum Refinery journeyman category shall
provide proof of being certified by examination in the area of industrial
pipefitter by an organization approved by the Committee. Applicants for the
Medical Gas category shall provide proof of being certified by examination in
accordance with the most current NFPA 99 standard or certified in the proper
installation of medical gas piping by an organization approved by the
Committee. Applicants for a Fueled Hearth Product Work license shall provide
proof of having been certified by examination in accordance with NFI in one of
the three (3) categories: gas, wood, or pellets per OAC
158:50-5-2(b)(10).
(1) If the applicant does not pass the exam,
the applicant may reapply for the exam and pay an additional retesting fee.
However, no person will be allowed to retake an exam within thirty (30) days of
the first failed exam or within ninety (90) days of the second or subsequent
failed exam.
(2) Applicants for a
contractor license must pass both portions (business/law and trade) of the
contractor license exam. If an applicant for a contractor license passes only
one of the two portions of the required exam, the applicant need only retake
the portion of the exam not passed if done within three (3) years of the date
the Applicant is approved and eligible to sit for the contractor's exam.
Otherwise, the Applicant will need to retake both portions of the contractor
license exam.
(3) If an applicant
for a contractor license passes only the trade portion of the contractor exam,
the applicant may choose to apply the passing score of the trade portion of the
contractor exam to a journeyman license application within the same license
category as the trade portion of the contractor exam that the applicant passed.
All other requirements in the Act and this Chapter for a journeyman license are
required, including but not limited to, completing the journeyman application
form and submitting any applicable fee, both of which must be received by the
Board no more than one year after passing the trade portion of the contractor
exam. The timeframe to complete both portions of the contractor exam as
provided in (c)(2) of this Section is applicable even if a journeyman license
is obtained under this subsection.
(4) A contractor license, whether active or
inactive, must be renewed annually including completing the renewal form and
paying the renewal license fee for a contractor license. An inactive contractor
status may be changed to active contractor status at any time by providing
proof of compliance with bond and insurance requirements as provided in this
Chapter. A contractor, whether active or inactive, can elect to renew as a
journeyman with filing of a journeyman renewal application and fee which
election will be considered a permanent change of license category. If a
permanent license category change occurs and the individual wants to change
from journeyman to contractor category, either active or inactive, the
individual must retake and pass the contractor license exam and meet all other
contractor license requirements in the Act and this Chapter.
(5) If an active or inactive contractor
license is current, the Applicant may pursue other category contractor
applications in the same trade without being required to retake the business
and law portion of the exam if the business and law portion was successfully
passed previously.
(6) Any
applicant who violates exam procedures as determined by the examination
provider, including but not limited to cheating, misrepresenting oneself as
another, or inappropriate actions during an examination may be immediately
notified and expelled from the examination. Furthermore, the applicant's exam
will be considered invalid and the applicant will be disqualified from retaking
the exam for a period of time no less than 30 days and no more than 365 days as
determined by the Administrator of the Construction Industries Board.
(7) No person shall be allowed any
assistance in reading the contractor's examination, nor shall any persons other
than the examinees or the Committee members be allowed in the examination area.
However, an applicant may request that the Committee make reasonable
accommodations for any disability.
(d)
Outstanding fines. A license
cannot be issued or renewed until the applicant has paid any and all
outstanding fines due and owing to any division of the Construction Industries
Board.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 732, eff 1-22-02 (emergency); Added at
19 Ok Reg 1276, eff 5-28-02 ; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2658, eff 7-26-03 ; Amended
at 23 Ok Reg 1149, eff 3-29-07 through 7-14-07 (emergency)
1 ; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 2872, eff 8-25-07 ; Amended
at 27 Ok Reg 2087, eff 7-11-10 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 776, eff 10-30-12
(emergency); Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1543, eff
7-11-13
1 This emergency action expired
before being superseded by a permanent action. Upon expiration of an emergency
amendatory action, the last effective permanent text is reinstated. Therefore,
on 7-15-07 (after the 7-14-07 expiration of the emergency action), the text of
158:50-9-1 reverted back to the permanent text that became effective 7-26-03,
as was last published in the 2006 Edition of the OAC, and remained as such
until amended again by permanent action on
8-25-07.
