(a) Requirements for installer licensing.

1. (1) The application forms shall be supplied by the agency.

2. (2) Each application shall be accompanied by the following before license is granted:

   1. (A) The statement of compliance; and
   2. (B) The fees set forth for licensing.
3. (3) The applicant shall be in good standing with the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission and shall not have any unpaid civil penalties or outstanding obligations to the commission.
4. (4) The commission may require an examination of applicants for modular home installer based on knowledge of laws and rules pertaining to modular homes.

(d) Reciprocity. An applicant applying for reciprocal licensure as an installer shall meet the following requirements:

1. (1) Hold a substantially similar license in another United States jurisdiction;
2. (2) Provide proof of having met similar educational and testing requirements as set out in subdivision (a)(4) of this section above to attain an installer’s license in another United States jurisdiction; and
3. (3) Provide proof that the installer’s license from another United States jurisdiction is held in good standing, has not been revoked for an act of bad faith or a violation of law, rule, or ethics, and that the license is not probationary and has not been suspended.

(e) Required documentation for reciprocal licensure. An applicant applying for reciprocal licensure as an installer shall submit the following:

1. (1) A fully executed application and the required fees;
2. (2) Evidence of current and active licensure in another United States jurisdiction, verifiable by commission staff online or by telephone to the other state’s licensing board;
3. (3) Evidence that the educational requirements for installers in the other United States jurisdiction are substantially similar to those listed in subdivision (a)(4) of this section, verifiable online or by telephone;
4. (4) The names of all states in which the applicant is licensed or has been licensed; and
5. (5) Letters of good standing or other information from each state in which the applicant is or has been licensed showing applicant has not had a license revoked for the reasons listed in subdivision (d)(3) of this section and does not hold a probationary license or a license that has been suspended, verifiable online, or by telephone.

(f) Temporary and provisional license.

1. (1) The commission shall issue a temporary and provisional license immediately upon receipt of an application, the required fee, and the documentation required under subdivisions (e)(1) – (2) of this section.
2. (2) The temporary and provisional license shall be effective until the commission makes a decision on the application, unless the commission determines the applicant does not meet the requirements of subdivisions (d)(1) – (3) of this section, in which case the temporary and provisional license shall be revoked immediately.
3. (3) An applicant may provide the rest of the documentation required above in order to receive a license, or the applicant may only provide the information necessary for the issuance of a temporary and provisional license, which will be effective for ninety (90) days.

(g) License for person from a state that does not license installers.

1. (1) An applicant from a state that does not license modular home installers shall meet the following requirements:

   1. (A) Shall be sufficiently competent as a modular home installer; and
   2. (B)

(i) May be required to complete a training and education course presented or approved by the commission and pass an examination presented or approved by the commission based on knowledge of laws, rules, and basic skills pertaining to the installation of modular homes.

1. (ii) No applicant who has failed to complete such training and pass such examination shall be eligible to receive an initial license.

   1. (iii) Applicants for initial licensure who fail the examination must wait thirty (30) days before requesting to retake the exam.

2. (2) An applicant shall submit a fully executed application, the required fee, and the documentation described below:

   1. (A) Proof of a passing grade on an examination presented or approved by the commission based on knowledge of laws, rules, and basic skills pertaining to the installation of modular homes, if required by the commission; and
   2. (B) Letters of recommendation from prior employer or employers or customer or customers with knowledge of applicant’s experience as a modular home installer.

(h) Reciprocity and state-specific education.

1. (1) The commission may require an applicant to take an examination presented or approved by the commission based on knowledge of Arkansas laws and rules, and on basic skills pertaining to the installation of modular homes, if the applicant is licensed in another state that does not offer reciprocity to Arkansas residents that is similar to reciprocity to out-of-state applicants under Arkansas Code § 17-1-108.

2. (2) Reciprocity in another state will be considered similar to reciprocity under Arkansas Code § 17-1-108 if the reciprocity provisions of the other state:

   1. (A) Provide the least restrictive path to licensure for Arkansas applicants;
   2. (B) Does not require Arkansas applicants to participate in the apprenticeship, education, or training required as a prerequisite to licensure of a modular home installer in that state, except that the state may require Arkansas applicants to participate in continuing education or training that is required for all installers in that state to maintain licensure; and
   3. (C) Does not require Arkansas applicants to take a state-specified education unless required under the same conditions described in Arkansas Code § 17-1-108.