Applications for Certification

(1) Currently Employed Veterans' Agents. Within six months of September 25, 2015, currently employed veterans' agents shall submit an application to take the certification examination to the Secretary. Applications which are not complete or not legible shall not be accepted and shall be returned to the Agent for re-submission. (2) New Veterans' Agents. All veterans' agents appointed after September 25, 2015 shall submit an application for examination to the Secretary for approval within six months of the appointment. Applications which are not complete, not legible, or are not accompanied by the required documentation shall not be accepted and shall be returned to the applicant for re-submission. Required documentation for new veterans' agents shall include a copy of the letter of the applicant's appointment as a veterans' agent and proof that the applicant meets the definition of a veteran as set out in M.G.L. c. 4, § 7, clause forty-third and M.G.L. c. 115, § 3.