Rule 3304:1-21-02 | Eligibility for business enterprise training and licensure.
(A) To be eligible to enter into BE training to become a licensee, an applicant must meet the following criteria by the time of application to the training program:
(1) Be a citizen of the United States;
(2) Is at least eighteen years of age;
(3) Is an individual who is blind as defined in paragraph (D) of rule 3304:1-21-01 of the Administrative Code;
(4) Has obtained a high school diploma or a general education diploma;
(5) Has successfully completed a pre-evaluation in-facility training experience;
(6) Has no past due debts to the state of Ohio and no outstanding Randolph Sheppard program charges in any other state;
(7) Submits to a credit check and a math test which taken together demonstrate their ability to manage personal finances;
(8) Submits to drug testing that shows no illegal drug use; and
(9) Submits to a criminal background check showing no record of criminal activity.
(B) If an applicant fails to meet any of the criteria outlined in paragraph (A) of this rule, they shall be deemed ineligible to enter the BE training program unless and until all eligibility criteria are met.
(C) An applicant meeting all requirements in paragraph (A) of this rule shall be eligible to enter the BE training program. An applicant shall be issued a program license on the satisfactory completion of the training program, passing a licensure examination, and continuing to meet all requirements in paragraph (A) of this rule. A license is only valid for the individual named on the license and may not be transferred, assigned, conveyed, or bequeathed. Each licensee is assigned a unique license number and that license does not require renewal and remains valid until it is revoked, or suspended by BSVI pursuant to rule 3304:1-21-13 of the Administrative Code, or until the license becomes inactive.
(D) Licensees have a continuing obligation to notify the BE program manager if they no longer meet the requirements of paragraph (A) of this rule and no longer qualify as a licensee in the BE program. On notification, BE shall revoke the license subject to an administrative hearing held pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code.
(E) A license becomes inactive if a person has not operated under a BOA or a TBOA in the past five years.
For a license to become active, a person must demonstrate eligibility to re-activate his or her inactive license.
(1) If there is proof of an existing inactive license, the person can be fast-tracked through condensed training sessions to activate his or her license.
(a) This fast-tracked training could be shortened if the person chooses to take and pass the licensure exam prior to retraining.
(b) If a person fails the licensure exam, he or she shall complete the online training modules prior to re-taking the licensure exam.
(2) If there is no proof that a person had a license, then he or she shall complete eligibility and training as prescribed to any new potential licensee.
Last updated February 18, 2022 at 8:44 AM
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