The Committee shall have the power and duty:

1. 1. to assist the State Commissioner of Health in certifying, licensing and otherwise regulating persons employed as building and construction inspectors;
2. 2. to assist the Commissioner in establishing and administering examinations to applicants for an Oklahoma inspector's license;
3. 3. to assist the Commissioner in prescribing and adopting forms for certification and licensure applications;
4. 4. to assist the State Board of Health by making recommendations concerning rules and regulations which establish standards of performance for building and construction inspectors;
5. 5. to assist the State Board of Health in determining whether certification by a national certification program or licensing by another governmental entity should be approved as a substitute for a successful completion of the Oklahoma Inspector's Examination;
6. 6. to investigate alleged violations of the provisions of the Oklahoma Inspectors Act and of any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto; and
7. 7. to have such other powers and duties as are necessary to implement the Oklahoma Inspectors Act.

Laws 1989, HB 1250, c. 215, § 5, eff. November 1, 1989.