(a) The Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission shall classify solid waste management facility operator licenses, taking into account the type and complexity of the solid waste management facility, the character and volume of waste managed, the skill, knowledge, and experience reasonably required to successfully operate the solid waste management facility, and such other factors as the commission shall deem appropriate.
(b) The Director of the Division of Environmental Quality, with the advice and assistance of the licensing committee, shall license persons according to their qualifications to successfully operate solid waste management facilities within the classifications established and effectuated by rules promulgated by the commission.