Okla. Admin. Code § 252:110-11-7.1

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 252:110-11-7.1 - LBP Contractor certification for military personnel and military spouses

(a)Submission of application. Every active duty military personnel and their spouse who is certified as a LBP Contractor in another state or territory of the United States, upon receiving orders for military transfer or honorable discharge to the State of Oklahoma, may in advance of actual transfer or discharge submit a completed application to the Department to request a reciprocal certification for their currently held valid certification from another state or territory, so such person may upon entering Oklahoma be authorized to continue their occupation as a certified LBP Contractor without delay.

(b)Certification of individual. The Department shall, upon receipt of an active duty military application submitted as authorized in subsection (a) of this section, and presentation of satisfactory evidence of equivalent training and certification from another state or territory, accept the certification and apply all its training in the manner most favorable toward satisfying the qualifications for issuance of the requested certification in Oklahoma, and shall issue the requested Oklahoma LBP Contractor certification within 30 days provided the certification from the other state is found to be in good standing and reasonably equivalent to the requirements of this state.

(c)Certification timeline. The reciprocal LBP Contractor certification issued pursuant to this section shall be valid for a minimum of one (1) year unless the person is notified by the Department that there is cause for a denial of the application or that certain documentation required by the Department is lacking or unavailable. In such case, a temporary certificate shall be issued to allow the person time to obtain the necessary requirements while continuing to be eligible to work as a LBP Contractor in Oklahoma. Any such applicant receiving a notice of denial of full certification shall have the right to appeal the denial determination as provided in the Administrative Procedures Act or to obtain and submit the documentation required to complete the full LBP Contractor certification requirements in Oklahoma.

(d)Application fee. The Department shall waive the initial application fee for active duty military personnel and their spouse and shall further waive the application fees for the first year of issuance of the reciprocal certification.

Okla. Admin. Code § 252:110-11-7.1

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 38, Issue 24, September 1, 2021, eff. 9/15/2021