(2) The Environmental Quality Commission shall adopt rules establishing mandatory training requirements. The rules may include, but are not limited to:
(a) A definition of operator, which may include other persons with daily responsibility for on-site operation and maintenance of underground storage tanks who are required to obtain training under this section;
(b) Requirements and specifications for training or testing services; and
(c) A schedule that sets forth compliance dates for each facility.
(3) The commission may accommodate hardship cases in which attendance at a training session is unusually difficult due to special circumstances. An accommodation under this subsection does not exempt a person from the training requirements under subsection (1) of this section. [2001 c.754 §3]