Section 299.2917. Board of certification; duties and responsibilities.

(1) The board shall advise the department in the examination of persons applying for certification, as set forth in R 299.2918(1). The board shall meet at least twice each year at such times and places as it may designate. The board shall do all of the following:

(a)     Advise the department when it considers additional education or experience as adequate substitution for other requirements, as set forth in R 299.2918(2).

(b)   Advise the department in evaluating applications for examinations, as set forth in R 299.2920(2).

(c)   Review and provide comment to the department on the substance of the examinations, as set forth in R 299.2922(1).

(d)   Provide recommendations to the department on the issuance or denial of certificates following the examination process, as set forth in R 299.2924(1).

(e)   Provide recommendations to the department on the issuance or denial of a certificate or a temporary certificate following the evaluation of certification received from another state, territory, or possession of the United States, or any country as set forth in R 299.2924(2) and (3).

(f)  Evaluate and approve or disapprove continuing education training courses, decide their hour value, and categorize them, as set forth in R 299.2925(5).

(g)     Comment to the department regarding probation of a certified operator or the suspension or revocation of a person's certificate, as set forth in R 299.2926.

(2)   Members of the board shall not be compensated, but shall be entitled to all actual and necessary expenses in the performance of their official duties according to the rates established by the latest edition of the standard travel regulations of the state.

(3)   Three members of the board constitute a quorum.

History: 1979 AC; 2003 AACS.