1. (a) A commercial applicator's certification may be renewed for a succeeding three-year period by paying the fees prescribed in K.S.A. 2-2441a, and amendments thereto, passing the examinations provided for in K.S.A. 2-2443a, and amendments thereto, and completing the renewal application form prescribed by the secretary.
2. (b) In lieu of such examinations, the secretary may accept attendance and satisfactory completion of a training course approved by the secretary. If certification is renewed by training, the renewal application form shall be accompanied by a recertification-by-training fee of $50 per category unless a fee not to exceed $50 is established in rules and regulations adopted by the secretary.

3. (c) A certified commercial applicator may recertify by training following the expiration of the certification period, if:

   1. (1) All training requirements were completed during the certification period; and
   2. (2) the renewal application form and all appropriate fees were received by the secretary on or before 30 days following expiration of the certification period.
4. (d) (1) A private applicator's certification may be renewed for a succeeding five-year period by paying the fee prescribed in K.S.A. 2-2445a, and amendments thereto, passing the examination provided for in K.S.A. 2-2445a, and amendments thereto, and completing the renewal application form prescribed by the secretary. County extension agricultural meetings shall include pertinent pesticide information for private applicators.
5. (2) In lieu of such private applicator examination, the secretary may accept attendance and satisfactory completion of a training course approved by the secretary pursuant to K.S.A. 2-2445a, and amendments thereto. If certification is renewed by training, the renewal application form shall be accompanied by a recertification-by-training fee of $50 unless a fee not to exceed $50 is established in rules and regulations adopted by the secretary.
6. (e) A pest control technician's registration may be renewed for a succeeding one-year period by paying the fees prescribed in K.S.A. 2-2440b, and amendments thereto, completing the renewal form prescribed by the secretary, and completing any requirements concerning retraining prescribed by rules and regulations.

L. 1976, ch. 1, § 9; L. 1981, ch. 10, § 2; L. 1987, ch. 12, § 4; L. 2009, ch. 128, § 19; L. 2024, ch. 55, § 9; July 1.