The south coast district may establish a program to certify private environmental professionals to prepare permit applications. The program shall provide for all of the following: (

a) Certification by the district of private environmental professionals who meet minimum qualifications established by the district and who successfully complete a district training program in the methods of preparing permit applications. The training program shall include a description of permit requirements established by district rules as well as any additional requirements established by the district for applications submitted by certified private environmental professionals. (

b) Expedited review by district personnel of permit applications that, at the option and expense of the permit applicant, are prepared by a certified private environmental professional. (

c) Full district review of a sample of permit applications prepared by certified private environmental professionals to determine whether or not district requirements for preparation of applications have been followed. (

d) Decertification of any certified private environmental professional found by the district to have done any of the following:

(1) Knowingly or negligently submitted false data as part of a permit application.

(2) Prepared any permit application in a manner contrary to district requirements.

(3) Prepared a permit application where the person has a financial conflict of interest as defined in guidelines to be adopted by the district.