Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 158 - Construction Industries Board › Chapter 50 - Mechanical Industry Regulations › Subchapter 9 - Qualifications for Mechanical Licensure, License and Registration Fees, Duration of License, Mechanical License Application, and Apprentice Registration › Section 158:50-9-6 - Mechanical journeyman and contractor licenses by reciprocity

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
General
				procedures for application.
Any person holding a valid mechanical
				journeyman license or mechanical contractor license issued by another state who
				is seeking to obtain a license by reciprocity shall first submit an application
				to the Construction Industries Board on a form provided by the Board and
				confirm that a written reciprocity agreement exists between the applicant's
				state and Oklahoma for the license the applicant is seeking. The application
				shall include all documentation necessary to show the applicant meets the
				requirements established by this Chapter. All applications shall first be
				directed to the Committee or its designee for an initial review to determine if
				the applicant meets the qualifications for a license by reciprocity as set
				forth in this Section and in 59 O.S. §
									1000.5a
				or any subsequent enactment of the Legislature. Following this review, the
				Committee or its designee shall make a recommendation to the Board or its
				designee as to whether the application should be approved or disapproved. The
				Board or its designee shall make the final determination as to whether an
				application shall be approved or disapproved. If an application is disapproved
				by the Board or its designee, the application shall be returned to the
				applicant with the reason for the disapproval.
(b)
Application fees.
Before an
				application will be considered, a person applying for a mechanical journeyman
				license by reciprocity must pay the journeyman application fee and the initial
				journeyman license fee as set forth in OAC
				158:50-9-2(b).
				If the person is applying for a mechanical contractor license, the person must
				pay the contractors application fee and the initial contractor license fee as
				set forth in OAC
				158:50-9-2(b).
				These fees shall not be refundable under any circumstances.
(c)
Requirements for issuance of a
				license by reciprocity.
An application for a license by reciprocity may
				be approved upon a satisfactory showing by the applicant of the following:
(1) That the requirements for licensure from
				the state in which the applicant is licensed is determined to be substantially
				the same or equivalent to the requirements for obtaining a license by
				examination in this State. In making this determination the following shall be
				considered:
(A) Whether the other state
				regulates and issues licenses for mechanical trade categories in a manner that
				is substantially the same or equivalent to the State of Oklahoma;
(B) Whether the experience required by the
				other state to be eligible to sit for the license examination is substantially
				the same or equivalent to the Board's requirements;
(C) Whether the continuing education
				requirements of the other state are substantially the same or equivalent to the
				Board's requirements;
(D) Whether
				the codes adopted by the other state are substantially the same or equivalent
				to the Board's requirements;
(E)
				Whether the examination of the other state is substantially the same or
				equivalent to the Board's requirements. This shall include the score required
				to pass the examination, whether examinations are given for specific mechanical
				trade categories, and whether the examination is in written form.