Act No. 50

Public Acts of 1998

Approved by the Governor

March 27, 1998

Filed with the Secretary of State

March 30, 1998

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 30, 1998

STATE OF MICHIGAN

89TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 1998

Introduced by Senators Cherry, Conroy, Gougeon, North, Bullard, Vaughn, V. Smith, Peters, A. Smith, DeBeaussaert, Young, Stallings, Byrum and Koivisto

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 389

AN ACT to amend 1986 PA 54, entitled "An act to regulate and register building officials, plan reviewers, building inspectors, electrical inspectors, mechanical inspectors, and plumbing inspectors; to prescribe the powers and duties of the state construction code commission; to create a building officials advisory board; to require the approval of educational and training programs for building officials, plan reviewers, and inspectors; to provide for the establishment and disposition of fees; to provide for the promulgation of rules; and to prescribe penalties," by amending section 3 (MCL 338.2303).

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 3. (1) The building officials advisory board is created in the department of labor to assist the commission in establishing standards and criteria for the training and qualifications of building officials.

(2) The advisory board shall consist of 9 members appointed by the commission. Of those members first appointed, 3 shall be appointed for a term of 1 year, 3 shall be appointed for a term of 2 years, and 3 shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. The advisory board shall consist of the following:

(a) A building official who enforces the building officials and code administrators basic building code.

(b) A building official who enforces the uniform building code.

(c) A building official who enforces the Michigan building code.

(d) Two members of the general public, 1 of whom shall be a person with 1 or more disabilities.

(e) A registered architect or engineer.

(f) A building contractor.

(g) A building trades journey worker from a recognized apprentice course.

(h) A representative of small business.

(3) Of the 3 building officials appointed pursuant to subsection (2)(a), (b), and (c), 1 shall represent a county, 1 shall represent a city, and 1 shall represent a township or village.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate.

Clerk of the House of Representatives.

Approved

Governor.