Section 468A.720 - Qualifications for license; application(1) As used in this section, "related person" means:(a) A contractor's current corporate officers, managers, members of the board of directors, general partners or other persons who exercise substantial control on behalf of or over a contractor;(b) Parent corporations, or similar business entities, that exercise substantial control over the contractor; or(c) Subsidiary corporations, or similar business entities, over which the contractor exercises substantial control.(2) The Department of Environmental Quality shall issue an asbestos abatement license to a contractor who: (a) Successfully completes an accredited training course for contractors.(b) Requires each employee or agent of the contractor who works on or is directly responsible for an asbestos abatement project to be certified under ORS 468A.730.(c) Certifies that the contractor has read and understands the applicable state and federal rules and regulations on asbestos abatement and agrees to comply with the rules and regulations.(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, the department may refuse to issue a license to a contractor if the department finds that the contractor or a related person violated any of the provisions of ORS 468A.700 to 468A.755 or rules adopted under ORS 468A.700 to 468A.755.(4) A contractor shall apply for a license or renewal of a license according to the procedures established by rule by the Environmental Quality Commission.Amended by 2021 Ch. 307,§ 3, eff. 9/25/2021.