A. Except as otherwise provided in the Roofing Contractor Registration Act, on and after July 1, 2015, every roofing contractor offering to engage in or engaging in performing commercial roofing contractor work in this state shall be required to take and successfully pass a commercial roofing examination approved under the provisions of this act, and be in compliance with all other provisions of the act and rules thereof before acting or being endorsed as a commercial roofing contractor.

B. Examinations for a commercial roofer endorsement shall be uniform and practical in nature and sufficiently strict to test the qualifications and fitness of the applicants for endorsement. Examinations shall be in whole or in part in writing. Examinations shall be offered at least monthly; dates, times and locations are to be determined by the registrar or third-party vendor with approval of the registrar.

C. Any applicant initially failing to pass the examination shall not be permitted to take another examination for a period of thirty (30) days. Any applicant subsequently failing to pass the examination shall not be permitted to take another examination for a period of ninety (90) days. However, in a declared state of emergency, the examination shall be available as often as possible as determined by the registrar.

D. No commercial roofer endorsement shall be renewed unless the qualifying party has completed the required hours of continuing education, as determined and approved by the Committee of Roofing Examiners and the Construction Industries Board.