(1) The department shall reactivate an inactive license upon receipt of the reactivation application and fee within the 2-year period immediately following the expiration date of the license. Any license not reactivated within this 2-year period shall be null and void, and an operator seeking a license thereafter must meet the training, examination, and experience requirements for the type and class or level of license sought.
(2) The department shall adopt procedures for null and void licenses and how to obtain a new license after a license has become null and void.