37-72-303. Licensure by examination -- fee -- third parties. (1) The department shall, at least once a year, administer an examination to applicants meeting the requirements of 37-72-301 and 37-72-302 and the rules adopted by the department. The department shall determine the subjects, scope, and acceptable level of performance for all examinations. The examination may be written, oral, or both. The examination must at a minimum test the applicant's knowledge of the rules of the department governing construction blasting.
     (2) The department shall determine by rule the fees to be charged an applicant for each examination and reexamination. The fees must be commensurate with costs.
     (3) The department may use a third party to perform examination and grading services.
     (4) An applicant for a license who has previously taken and failed the examination required by this section may retake it at any time within 2 years without again furnishing proof of compliance with 37-72-302.

     History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 402, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 613, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 196, L. 2003.