SENATE BILL No. 1216

March 21, 2002, Introduced by Senators SCHUETTE and BENNETT and referred to the

Committee on Economic Development, International Trade and Regulatory Affairs.

A bill to amend 1972 PA 230, entitled

"Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act,"

(MCL 125.1501 to 125.1531) by adding section 10a.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 SEC. 10A. (1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW OR RULE TO THE CON-

2 TRARY, THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION, ALTER-

3 ATION, REPAIR, EXPANSION, ADDITION, OR MODIFICATION FOR BUILDINGS

4 OR STRUCTURES SHALL BE PREPARED BY OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF AN

5 ARCHITECT OR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER LICENSED UNDER ARTICLE 20 OF

6 THE OCCUPATIONAL CODE, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.2001 TO 339.2014.

7 THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL INCLUDE THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF

8 THE ARCHITECT OR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER AND SHALL BEAR THAT

9 PERSON'S ORIGINAL SIGNATURE, SEAL, OR STAMP AND THE DATE.

10 (2) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE, OR CODE PROVISION TO THE

11 CONTRARY, INTERIOR DESIGN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE PREPARED BY AN

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1 INTERIOR DESIGNER. INTERIOR DESIGN DOCUMENTS SHALL BEAR THAT

2 PERSON'S NAME, BUSINESS ADDRESS, TITLE, AND NUMBER ISSUED BY THE

3 NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR INTERIOR DESIGN QUALIFICATION, IF APPLICA-

4 BLE, AS WELL AS THE ORIGINAL SIGNATURE OF THE INTERIOR DESIGNER.

5 THIS SUBSECTION AUTHORIZES THE ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT TO A QUALI-

6 FIED INTERIOR DESIGNER FOR ONLY THOSE ACTIVITIES AS DESCRIBED IN

7 THE INTERIOR DESIGN DOCUMENTS.

8 (3) THE FOLLOWING ARE EXCEPTIONS TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS

9 SECTION:

10 (A) ALTERATIONS DETERMINED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL TO BE OF

11 A MINOR NATURE.

12 (B) WORK COMPLETED BY A GOVERNMENTAL SUBDIVISION OR STATE

13 AGENCY COSTING LESS THAN $15,000.00 OR TO A BUILDING OF USE GROUP

14 R-3 OR R-4 CONTAINING NOT MORE THAT 3,500 SQUARE FEET OF CALCU-

15 LATED FLOOR AREA.

16 (4) AS USED IN THIS SECTION:

17 (A) "INTERIOR DESIGNER" MEANS THAT TERM AS DEFINED IN SEC-

18 TION 601A OF THE OCCUPATIONAL CODE, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.601A.

19 (B) "INTERIOR DESIGN DOCUMENTS" MEANS DOCUMENTS REFLECTING

20 THE ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED IN SECTION 601(10) OF THE OCCUPATIONAL

21 CODE, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.601, PERFORMED BY AN INTERIOR

22 DESIGNER.

23 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take

24 effect unless Senate Bill No. 1215

25 of the 91st Legislature is enacted into

26 law.

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