§59-1000.23. Power and duty to review and adopt codes and standards
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— Continuing education and certification process for construction industry personnel.
A. The Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission shall have the power and the duty to review and adopt all codes and standards for residential and commercial construction to be used by all entities within this state. Codes and standards adopted by the Commission shall be the minimum standards for residential and commercial construction in this state.
B. All public projects shall abide by such minimum standards and requirements; provided, nothing in the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act shall prevent or take away from state agencies the authority to enact and enforce requirements containing higher standards and requirements than such minimum standards and requirements.
C. Municipalities and other political subdivisions shall abide by such minimum standards and requirements; provided, nothing in the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act shall prevent or take away from such municipalities and other political subdivisions the authority to enact and enforce requirements containing higher standards and requirements than such minimum standards and requirements.
D. The Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission shall have the power and duty to establish a continuing education and training and certification process for all residential and commercial
construction industry personnel affected by the codes adopted by the Commission, including, but not limited to, code officials, design professionals, and trade workers. The regional training shall be offered at no cost to state-licensed building code officials and shall be funded from the funds received pursuant to Section 1000.25 of this title. A fee may be assessed to all participants other than state-licensed code officials. When assessed, the fee shall be limited to any cost directly associated with the training and shall be remitted to the State Treasury pursuant to the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act.
Such fees shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Revolving Fund and shall be used solely for the purposes of the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission Act. Each code official operating in this state on behalf of any state agency or any municipal or county office may complete regional training and be issued a certificate of completion by the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission. The training and certification applications, qualifications and procedures shall be promulgated by rules of the Commission.
The Commission may establish forms and procedures to implement and administer the provisions of this section.
E. The Commission shall establish a workforce development process with the purpose of increasing the number of available code officials in Oklahoma. The Commission shall promulgate rules on the workforce development applications, qualifications, forms, and procedures to implement and administer the provisions of this section. Added by Laws 2009, c. 439, § 5, emerg. eff. June 2, 2009. Amended by Laws 2014, c. 223, § 3; Laws 2025, c. 225, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2025.