OAR 808-003-0720
Change to Limited Licenses, Generally
(1)
Landscape construction professionals holding limited licenses may change that phase of license by passing additional sections of the exam. Licensees shall submit a registration form to take the additional sections of the practical skills test as required in OAR 808-003-0910 (Registration for the Practical Skills Test) or obtain their candidate identification number from the agency to take the written or Exterior Technician exam.¶(2) To change a license to a Standard license:¶
(a) Holders of a Sod & Seed License or Tree license must pass:¶
(A) The following written exam sections: Plants and Turf, Design, Grading and Drainage, and Hardscaping sections,or¶
(B) The written Hardscaping exam section and the following practical skills or Exterior Technician exam modules: Plant ID, Tree Planting and Staking, Sod Installation, Plant Layout, Grading & Drainage, and Instruments and the practical skills or Exterior Technician exam written modules for Plants and Turf and for Design, Grading and Drainage; or¶
(C) A combination of written exam sections and practical skills or Exterior Technician exam modules and written modules as stated in OAR 808-003-0750 (Combination of Written Exam Sections and Practical Skills Modules and Written Modules).¶
(b) Holders of a Planting license must pass the written Hardscaping exam section.¶
(3) To change to a Planting License holders ofr a Sod & Seed license or a Tree license must pass:¶
(a) The following written exam sections: Plants and Turf and Design, Grading and Drainage, or¶
(b) The following practical skills or Exterior Technician exam modules: Plant ID, Tree Planting and Staking, Sod Installation, Plant Layout, Grading & Drainage, and Instruments and the practical skills or Exterior Technician exam written modules for Plants and Turf and for Design, Grading and Drainage; or¶
(c) A combination of written exam sections and practical skills modules or Exterior Technician exam and written modules as stated in OAR 808-003-0750 (Combination of Written Exam Sections and Practical Skills Modules and Written Modules).¶
(4) To change a license to an All Phase Plus Backflow license:¶
(a) Holders of a Sod & Seed license or Tree license must pass:¶
(A) The following written exam sections: Plants and Turf, Design, Grading and Drainage, Hardscaping, Irrigation, and Backflow; or¶
(B) The following practical skills test or Exterior Technician exam modules: Plant ID, Tree Planting and Staking, Sod Installation, Plant Layout, Grading & Drainage, and Instruments and the practical skills written modules for Plants and Turf and for Design, Grading and Drainage, and Irrigation; or¶
(C) A combination of written exam sections and practical skills or Exterior Technician exam modules and written modules as stated in OAR 808-003-0750 (Combination of Written Exam Sections and Practical Skills Modules and Written Modules).¶
(b) Holders of a Planting license must pass¶
(A) The following written exam sections: Hardscaping, Irrigation and Backflow exam sections; or¶
(B) The following written exam sections: Hardscaping and Backflow sections and the following practical skills test or Exterior Technician exam modules: Lateral Repair & Head Adjustment, Lateral Installation, Mainline Installation, Valve Repair, and Valve Wiring and the practical skills written modules for Irrigation; or¶
(c) A combination of written exam sections and practical skills or Exterior Technician exam modules as stated in OAR 808-003-0750 (Combination of Written Exam Sections and Practical Skills Modules and Written Modules).¶
(5) To add Planting to holders of an Irrigation plus Backflow license the landscape construction professional must pass:¶
(a) The following written exam sections: Plants and Turf and Design, Grading and Drainage sections, or¶
(b) The following practical skills or Exterior Technician exam modules: Plant ID, Tree Planting and Staking, Sod Installation, Plant Layout, Grading & Drainage, and Instruments and the practical skills or Exterior Technician exam written modules for Plants and Turf and for Design, Grading and Drainage; or¶
(c) A combination of written exam sections and practical skills or Exterior Technician exam modules and written modules as stated in OAR 808-003-0750 (Combination of Written Exam Sections and Practical Skills Modules and Written Modules).¶
(6) To add Irrigation plus Backflow to holders of a Planting license the landscape construction professional must pass:¶
(a) The following written exam sections: Irrigation and Backflow; or¶
(b) The written Backflow section and the following practical skills or Exterior Technician exam modules: Lateral Repair & Head Adjustment, Lateral Installation, Mainline Installation, Valve Repair, and Valve Wiring and the practical skills or Exterior Technician exam written modules for Irrigation; or¶
(c) A combination of written exam sections and practical skills or Exterior Technician exam modules as stated in OAR 808-003-0750 (Combination of Written Exam Sections and Practical Skills Modules and Written Modules).¶
(7) An arborist phase of license may be added to any other phase of license, except a modified phase of license. The landscape construction professional seeking to add an arborist phase of license, must submit verification of a current certification with the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) as a Certified Arborist.¶
(8) A modified license phase, may be only changed to another phase of license as stated in OAR 808-003-0503 (Change of license category for modified license).¶
(9) Any limited license phase may only be changed to a modified license phase by submitting a request on a form provided by the Board. A change from a limited license phase to a modified license phase requires the landscape construction professional and landscape contracting business to follow all the rules of a modified license phase.
Source:
Rule 808-003-0720 — Change to Limited Licenses, Generally, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=808-003-0720
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