December 2, 2004, Introduced by Rep. Ward and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1986 PA 54, entitled
"Building officials and inspectors registration act,"
by amending the title and sections 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, and
13 (MCL 338.2302, 338.2303, 338.2304, 338.2306, 338.2307,
338.2308, 338.2310, 338.2312, and 338.2313), section 3 as amended
by 1998 PA 50, and by adding sections 2a, 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d, 8e, 8f,
and 8g; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 TITLE
2 An act to regulate and register building officials, plan
3 reviewers, building inspectors, electrical inspectors, mechanical
4 inspectors, and plumbing
inspectors; to prescribe the certain
5 powers and duties of the
certain state construction code
6 commission agencies and departments; to create a
building
7 officials advisory
board certain boards; to
require the approval
1 of educational and training programs for building officials, plan
2 reviewers, and inspectors; to provide for the establishment and
3 disposition of certain fees; to provide for the promulgation of
4 rules; and to prescribe remedies, sanctions, and penalties.
5 Sec. 2. As used in this act:
6 (a) "Adopted" means a properly passed rule or ordinance.
7 (b) "Advisory board" means the building officials advisory
8 board created pursuant to section 3.
9 (c) "Approved" means reviewed and found acceptable by the
10 commission.
11 (d) "Building
official" means a construction code
12 enforcement person
working as an inspector , or plan reviewer,
13 or actively engaged in the administration and enforcement of
14 adopted building, electrical, mechanical, or plumbing codes, or
15 any combination of these codes.
16 (e) "Censure" means an expression of disapproval of a
17 registrant's professional conduct, which conduct is not
18 necessarily a violation of this act or a rule promulgated or an
19 order issued under this act.
20 (f) (e) "Code"
means the state construction code provided
21 for in section 4 of the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state
22 construction code act,
of 1972, Act No. 230 of the Public Acts
23 of 1972, being section
125.1504 of the Michigan Compiled Laws
24 1972 PA 230, MCL 125.1504,
or a part of that code which that is
25 of limited application.
, and includes a modification of or
26 amendment to the code,
or a nationally recognized model building
27 code or other
nationally recognized model code adopted by a
1 governmental
subdivision pursuant to section 8 of the state
2 construction code act
of 1972, being section 125.1508 of the
3 Michigan Compiled
Laws.
4 (g) "Code change cycle" means the publication by a nationally
5 recognized code writing body of a new edition of a basic code
6 that includes all approved changes to the basic code since the
7 previous edition. Code change cycle does not include changes to
8 the basic code approved and published in periodic supplements to
9 the code.
10 (h) (f) "Commission"
means the state construction code
11 commission as established
in section 3 3a of the
12 Stille-DeRossett-Hale single
state construction code act, of
13 1972, Act No. 230 of
the Public Acts of 1972, being
14 section 125.1503 of
the Michigan Compiled Laws 1972
PA 230, MCL
15 125.1503a.
16 (i) "Competence" means a degree of expertise that enables a
17 person to engage in an occupation at a level meeting or exceeding
18 minimal standards of acceptable practice for the occupation.
19 (j) "Complaint" means an oral or written grievance.
20 (k) "Complainant" means a person who has filed a complaint
21 with the department alleging that a person has violated this act
22 or a rule promulgated or an order issued under this act. If a
23 complaint is made by the department, the director of the
24 department shall designate 1 or more employees of the department
25 to act as the complainant.
26 (l) "Department" means the department of labor and economic
27 growth.
1 (m) "Disciplinary board" means the disciplinary board created
2 pursuant to section 8b.
3 (n) (g) "Education
or training program" means formal or
4 informal courses, seminars, correspondence programs, and other
5 teaching aids for building officials, plan reviewers, and
6 inspectors which that
have been approved. by the commission.
7 (o) (h) "Enforcing
agency" means an enforcing agency as
8 defined in section 2 2a
of the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single
9 state construction code
act, of 1972, Act No. 230 of the Public
10 Acts of 1972, being
section 125.1502 of the Michigan Compiled
11 Laws 1972 PA 230, MCL 125.1502a.
12 (i) "Inspector"
means the person responsible for the
13 administration and
enforcement of the construction of buildings,
14 structures, or
appurtenances under the requirements of the
15 applicable building,
electrical, mechanical, or plumbing code
16 administered and
enforced within the jurisdiction of the
17 employing enforcing
agency employing the person.
18 (j)
"Practical construction experience" means experience in
19 construction related
trades or code administration and
20 enforcement which is
found to be acceptable to the commission.
21 (k) "Plan
reviewer" means a person engaged in the practice of
22 examining construction
documents for the purpose of determining
23 compliance with
applicable codes.
24 (l) "Provisional registration" means a
building official,
25 plan reviewer, or
inspector who is registered subject to
26 attaining the amount
of training, education, and experience
27 required by the appropriate
board and the commission.
1 (m)
"Registered" means a building official, plan reviewer, or
2 inspector who is
registered under this act.
3 (n)
"Test" means a method of determining the qualifications
4 of a person seeking
registration as a building official, plan
5 reviewer, or inspector
under this act. Tests may be written,
6 oral, practical, or a
combination of written, oral, and
7 practical. Completion
of educational or training programs which
8 have been approved by
the commission may be substituted for
9 appropriate tests or
portions of tests.
10 (o) "Code
change cycle" means the publication by a nationally
11 recognized code
writing body of a new edition of a basic code
12 which includes all
approved changes to the basic code since the
13 previous edition.
Code change cycle does not include changes to
14 the basic code
approved and published in annual supplements to
15 the code.
16 Sec. 2a. As used in this act:
17 (a) "General public" means each individual residing in this
18 state who is 18 years of age or older other than a person or the
19 spouse of a person who is registered in the occupation or who has
20 a material financial interest in the occupation being regulated
21 by the specific law in which the term is used.
22 (b) "Good moral character" means good moral character as
23 defined in section 1 of 1974 PA 381, MCL 338.41.
24 (c) "Governmental subdivision" means that term as defined in
25 section 2a of the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction
26 code act, 1972 PA 230, MCL 125.1502a.
27 (d) "Gross negligence" means the intentional failure to
1 perform a manifest duty that affects the life or property of
2 another, or both.
3 (e) "Incompetence" means a departure from, or a failure to
4 conform to, minimal standards of acceptable practice for the
5 occupation.
6 (f) "Inspector" means the person responsible for the
7 administration and enforcement of the construction of buildings,
8 structures, or appurtenances under the requirements of the
9 applicable building, electrical, mechanical, or plumbing code
10 administered and enforced within the jurisdiction of the
11 enforcing agency employing the person.
12 (g) "Knowledge and skill" means the information, education,
13 practical experience, and the facility in applying that
14 information, education, and practical experience.
15 (h) "Limitation" means a condition, stricture, constraint,
16 restriction, or probation attached to a registration relative to
17 the scope of practice, including, but not limited to, the
18 following:
19 (i) A requirement that the registrant perform only specified
20 functions of the registrant's occupation.
21 (ii) A requirement that the registrant perform the
22 registrant's occupation only for a specified period of time.
23 (iii) A requirement which reasonably assures a registrant's
24 competence to perform the registrant's occupation.
25 (iv) A requirement that the registrant be directly supervised
26 in the performance of registrant's duties for a specified period
27 of time.
1 (v) A requirement that a registrant file reports with the
2 department at intervals as determined by the department.
3 (i) "Negligence" means a failure to exercise that degree of
4 care rendered appropriate by the particular circumstances and
5 that an individual of ordinary prudence in the same situation and
6 with equal experience would not have omitted.
7 (j) "Practical construction experience" means approved
8 experience in construction related trades or code administration
9 and enforcement conforming to this act and the code.
10 (k) "Plan reviewer" means a person engaged in the examination
11 of construction documents for the purpose of determining
12 compliance with applicable codes.
13 (l) "Provisional registration" means a building official,
14 plan reviewer, or inspector who is registered subject to
15 attaining the amount of training, education, and experience
16 required by the appropriate board and the commission.
17 (m) "Published interpretation" means an article or technical
18 bulletin on the meaning an application of the code, a section or
19 subsection of the code, or a referenced standard within the code
20 published either in print form or electronic media by the bureau
21 of construction codes. Published interpretation includes a
22 formal decision by the commission on the meaning and application
23 of the code, a section or subsection of the code, or a referenced
24 standard within the code. Published interpretation does not
25 include an interpretation issued by the international code
26 council, the national fire protection association or its
27 component organizations, or any other organizations or
1 individuals that develop or comment on codes or standards for
2 public or private use.
3 (n) "Registered" means a building official, plan reviewer, or
4 inspector who is registered under this act.
5 (o) "Respondent" means a person against whom a complaint has
6 been filed and may be a person required to be registered.
7 (p) "Test" means a method of determining the qualifications
8 of a person seeking registration as a building official, plan
9 reviewer, or inspector under this act. Tests may be written,
10 oral, practical, or a combination of written, oral, and
11 practical. Completion of educational or training programs that
12 have been approved may be substituted for appropriate tests or
13 portions of tests.
14 Sec. 3. (1) The building officials advisory board is
15 created in the department
of labor to assist the commission in
16 establishing standards and criteria for the training and
17 qualifications of building officials.
18 (2) The advisory board shall consist of 9 members appointed
19 by the commission. Of
those members first appointed, 3 shall be
20 appointed for a term
of 1 year, 3 shall be appointed for a term
21 of 2 years, and 3
shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. The
22 advisory board shall consist of the following:
23 (a) A Three
building official officials who enforces
24 enforce the code. building
officials and code administrators
25 basic building code.
26 (b) A building
official who enforces the uniform building
27 code.
1 (c) A building
official who enforces the Michigan building
2 code.
3 (b) (d) Two
members of the general public, 1 of whom shall
4 be a person with 1 or more disabilities.
5 (c) (e) A
registered licensed architect or professional
6 engineer.
7 (d) (f) A
building contractor licensed residential
8 builder.
9 (e) (g) A
building trades journey worker from a recognized
10 apprentice course.
11 (f) (h) A
representative of small business.
12 (3) Of the 3 building officials appointed pursuant to
13 subsection (2)(a), (b),
and (c), 1 shall represent a county,
14 1 shall represent a city, and 1 shall represent a township or
15 village.
16 Sec. 4. (1) The commission shall promote effective and
17 uniform enforcement of construction
codes in the state by
18 improving the competence of building officials, plan reviewers,
19 and inspectors.
20 (2) The advisory board, barrier free design board, the
21 electrical administrative board, the board of mechanical rules,
22 and the state plumbing board shall participate in and work with
23 the commission to establish both of the following:
24 (a) Minimum training and experience standards,
25 qualifications, and classifications of responsibility applicable
26 to persons engaged in the
enforcement of codes , and plan
27 reviews.
1 (b) Minimum criteria
for the approval of educational
2 education or training programs and tests.
3 (3) The commission may review and approve prepared
4 educational and education or training programs, tests, and
5 instructors. The
examination and evaluation of training and
6 educational education or training programs, instructors,
and
7 tests shall include, but not be limited to:
8 (a) Construction
code Code administration.
9 (b) Specialty aspects of code program parts, including all of
10 the following:
11 (i) Prohibited appliances.
12 (ii) Premanufactured units.
13 (iii) Approval of materials, products, and methods.
14 (iv) Barrier free design.
15 (v) Energy conservation Michigan uniform
energy code.
16 (c) Inspection techniques.
17 (d) Communication skills.
18 (e) Human and public relations.
19 (f) Report writing.
20 (g) Plans and specifications reading.
21 (h) Pertinent laws, ordinances, rules, published
22 interpretations, and policies.
23 (i) Construction practices.
24 (4) If the commission
finds that the proposed educational
25 education or training courses
or programs are acceptable
26 approved under minimum requirements established under this
27 section, the commission
shall give approval to approve the
1 courses or education or training programs for a limited
period
2 of time and with appropriate qualifications as the commission
3 prescribes.
4 (5) A board listed in
section 4(2) subsection (2) shall
5 recommend to the
commission criteria for approval which that
6 relate to the board's
function and are as required by section
7 4(2) subsection (2). The commission shall give
consideration to
8 any submission by a board
, but the commission shall have has
9 final responsibility for the approval of education or training
10 standards and programs.
11 Sec. 6. (1) Application for registration as a building
12 official, plan reviewer,
or inspector shall be made submitted
13 to the appropriate board listed in section 4(2) and to the
14 commission along with the fee prescribed in section 13.
15 (2) Any person
who on the effective date of this act has
16 been engaged in the
business of a building official, plan
17 reviewer, or inspector
for a period of 3 years shall, upon
18 furnishing the
appropriate board listed in section 4(2) with
19 satisfactory evidence
of having been so engaged, be registered if
20 the person makes
application to the commission within 6 months
21 after the effective
date of this act, and pays the fee prescribed
22 in section 13.
23 (3) Any person
who, on the effective date of this act, has
24 been engaged in the
business of a building official, plan
25 reviewer, or inspector
for a period of less than 3 years shall,
26 upon furnishing the
board with satisfactory evidence of having
27 been so engaged, be
provisionally registered if the person makes
1 application to the
commission within 6 months after the effective
2 date of this act and
pays the fee prescribed in section 13.
3 (4) Any person
who, on the effective date of this act, has
4 been engaged in the
business of a building official, plan
5 reviewer, or inspector
for 3 of the 5 years immediately preceding
6 the date of
application shall, upon furnishing the appropriate
7 board listed in
section 4(2) with satisfactory evidence of having
8 been so engaged, be
registered, if the person makes application
9 to the commission and
pays the fee prescribed in section 13.
10 (2) (5) The
commission may issue an initial registration
11 for a period of more or less than 3 years for the purpose of
12 allowing subsequent registration renewal to coincide with the
13 code change cycle.
14 Sec. 7. (1) A
Except as otherwise provided for in section
15 6(2), a registered building official, plan reviewer, or inspector
16 shall renew the registration at periods of not less than 3 years
17 after the date of initial issue. The renewal shall coincide with
18 the code change cycle of
the code which that the person is
19 enforcing in that jurisdiction.
20 (2) Reregistration or renewal of an initial registration or
21 provisional registration shall be based upon a determination, by
22 the appropriate board listed in section 4(2), of the applicant's
23 familiarity with changes to the applicable codes administered and
24 enforced within the jurisdiction of the enforcing agency
25 employing the applicant and pertinent laws, and the presentation
26 of satisfactory evidence
of attending local in-service training
27 and education or training programs on an ongoing
basis.
1 (3) The commission shall not waive or diminish the experience
2 requirements established by this act or by rules promulgated
3 under this act relative to an applicant for registration and
4 shall not extend any time periods established by this act or by
5 rules promulgated under this act regarding the filing of an
6 application or the completion of the required hours of attendance
7 of education or training programs.
8 Sec. 8. This act does not supersede the requirements
9 applicable to inspectors
contained in Act No. 266 of the Public
10 Acts of 1929, being
sections 338.901 to 338.917 of the Michigan
11 Compiled Laws, or Act
No. 217 of the Public Acts of 1956, being
12 sections 338.881 to
338.892 of the Michigan Compiled Laws the
13 state plumbing act, 2002 PA 733, MCL 338.3511 to 338.3569, or the
14 electrical administrative act, 1956 PA 217, MCL 338.881 to
15 338.892.
16 Sec. 8a. A person subject to this act who commits 1 or more
17 of the following is subject to the sanctions or penalties
18 prescribed in section 8e:
19 (a) Practices fraud or deceit to obtain a registration or
20 reregistration.
21 (b) Practices fraud, deceit, or dishonesty in the performance
22 of his or her duties.
23 (c) Fails to perform his or her duties in a professional
24 manner.
25 (d) Fails to perform his or her duties in a timely manner.
26 (e) Fails to apply the code in a consistent and uniform
27 manner.
1 (f) Fails to follow or enforce a published interpretation.
2 (g) Demonstrates a lack of good moral character.
3 (h) Commits an act that demonstrates incompetence.
4 (i) Commits an act that demonstrates negligence in the
5 performance of his or her duties.
6 (j) Commits an act of gross negligence in the performance of
7 his or her duties.
8 (k) Violates a provision of this act or a rule promulgated
9 under this act.
10 (l) Violates a provision of the code, the
11 Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act, 1972 PA
12 230, MCL 125.1501 to 125.1531, or a rule promulgated under the
13 that act.
14 (m) Commits an act that constitutes a conflict of interest as
15 described in section 10.
16 (n) Exercises poor judgment in the performance of his or her
17 duties.
18 (o) Accepts a gratuity or other valuable consideration for
19 the performance of his or her duty from other than the enforcing
20 agency that employs him or her.
21 (p) Fails to comply with a subpoena issued under this act.
22 (q) Fails to respond to a citation issued under this act.
23 (r) Violates or fails to comply with an order issued by the
24 disciplinary board, including a stipulation, settlement
25 agreement, or a citation.
26 (s) Performs the duties of a building official, plan
27 reviewer, or inspector without a valid registration.
1 Sec. 8b. (1) The disciplinary board is created within the
2 department to determine whether an individual has violated this
3 act, a rule promulgated under this act, or an order issued under
4 this act and to determine the appropriate discipline for each
5 violation.
6 (2) The disciplinary board shall consist of 33 members
7 appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the
8 senate. Of those members first appointed, 1 from each
9 subdivision shall be appointed for a term of 1 year, 1 from each
10 subdivision shall be appointed for a term of 2 years, and 1 from
11 each subdivision shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. All
12 subsequent appointments shall be for a term of 3 years. The
13 disciplinary board shall consist of the following:
14 (a) Three building officials registered under this act.
15 (b) Three residential builders licensed under article 24 of
16 the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.2401 to 339.2412.
17 (c) Three electrical inspectors registered under this act.
18 (d) Three electrical contractors licensed under the
19 electrical administrative act, 1956 PA 217, MCL 338.881 to
20 338.892.
21 (e) Three plumbing inspectors registered under this act.
22 (f) Three plumbers licensed under the state plumbing act,
23 2002 PA 733, MCL 338.3511 to 338.3569.
24 (g) Three plan reviewers licensed under this act.
25 (h) Three architects licensed under article 20 of the
26 occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.2001 to 339.2014.
27 (i) Three mechanical inspectors registered under this act.
1 (j) Three mechanical contractors registered under the Forbes
2 mechanical act, 1984 PA 192, MCL 338.971 to 338.988.
3 (k) Three members of the general public with knowledge and
4 skill of the code. Not more than 1 member of the general public
5 may be affiliated with a labor organization.
6 (3) The disciplinary board shall be divided into 5 panels.
7 Each panel shall hear complaints relative to its part of the
8 code. A member of the general public shall chair each panel.
9 The panels shall be comprised as follows:
10 (a) The building code panel shall consist of the 3 building
11 officials, the 3 residential builders, and the 3 members of the
12 general public.
13 (b) The electrical code panel shall consist of the 3
14 electrical inspectors, the 3 electrical contractors, and the 3
15 members of the general public.
16 (c) The plumbing panel shall consist of the 3 plumbing
17 inspectors, the 3 plumbers, and the 3 members of the general
18 public.
19 (d) The plan review panel shall consist of the 3 plan
20 reviewers, the 3 architects, and the 3 members of the general
21 public.
22 (e) The mechanical panel shall consist of the 3 mechanical
23 inspectors, the 3 mechanical contractors, and the 3 members of
24 the general public.
25 Sec. 8c. (1) A complaint that alleges that a person has
26 violated this act, a rule promulgated under this act, or an order
27 issued under this act shall be lodged with the department not
1 later than 18 months after the alleged violation occurs. The
2 department of attorney general, the department, a board, or any
3 other person may file a complaint. The complaint shall describe
4 in writing to the department the factual basis for the
5 allegation. The department shall forward a copy of the complaint
6 to the enforcing agency that employs the respondent.
7 (2) The department shall presume the innocence of the
8 respondent throughout the proceedings until the appropriate panel
9 of the disciplinary board as described in section 8b(3) holds a
10 hearing and makes its findings of fact and conclusions of law.
11 The respondent has the burden of refuting evidence presented by
12 the claimant during the process.
13 (3) The enforcing agency that employs the respondent may
14 appear as a party of interest at any proceedings resulting from
15 the complaint.
16 Sec. 8d. (1) A panel of the disciplinary board as described
17 in section 8b(3) shall conduct its hearings in accordance with
18 the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL
19 24.201 to 24.328.
20 (2) Each panel of the disciplinary board shall render its
21 written decision within 30 business days after the hearing.
22 Sec. 8e. (1) The appropriate panel of the disciplinary
23 board as described in section 8b(3) may assess 1 or more of the
24 following sanctions or penalties on an individual who violates
25 this act, a rule promulgated under this act, or an order issued
26 under this act:
27 (a) Censure an individual.
1 (b) Place limitations on a registration.
2 (c) Suspend a registration.
3 (d) Revoke a registration.
4 (e) Deny a future registration or deny reregistration for a
5 stated period of time.
6 (f) Order restitution and costs to a complainant.
7 (g) Order a civil fine not to exceed $10,000.00 per
8 violation, to be paid to the department.
9 (h) Place an individual on probation with automatic penalties
10 or sanctions assessed for any subsequent violation.
11 (2) After reviewing the decision of the panel of the
12 disciplinary board, the director of the department shall enter an
13 order assessing 1 or more of the penalties described in
14 subsection (1) or shall dismiss the complaint.
15 (3) A person who acts as a building official, plan reviewer,
16 or inspector without a valid registration is guilty of a
17 misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000.00 or
18 imprisonment for not more than 93 days, or both.
19 Sec. 8f. (1) A party or an interested person may appeal an
20 order issued pursuant to a decision of a panel of the
21 disciplinary board to the commission within 10 business days
22 after the director of the department has issued his or her
23 order. The appeal shall be heard de novo by the commission.
24 (2) The decision of the panel of the disciplinary board is
25 considered final if not appealed to the commission within the
26 time period prescribed in subsection (1) and is considered an
27 exhaustion of all administrative remedies.
1 Sec. 8g. The remedies under this act are cumulative and
2 independent. The use of 1 remedy by a person does not bar the
3 use of other lawful remedies by that person or the use of a
4 lawful remedy by another person.
5 Sec. 10. (1) Performing instructional duties for
6 educational purposes and providing contractual inspection and
7 consulting services in construction
code enforcement shall
8 are not be considered
conflicts of interest.
9 (2) An inspector shall
is not be permitted to inspect his
10 or her own work in a
governmental subdivision. As used in this
11 subsection and
subsection (3), "governmental subdivision" means
12 governmental subdivision
as defined in section 2(1)(t) of the
13 state construction
code act of 1972, Act No. 230 of the Public
14 Acts of 1972, being
section 125.1502 of the Michigan Compiled
15 Laws.
16 (3) A building official or inspector shall not serve on a
17 zoning board or planning board in any governmental subdivision in
18 which he or she performs inspection and consulting services.
19 (4) (3) A
governmental subdivision may establish additional
20 requirements and restrictions in the selection and hiring of
21 construction code enforcement building officials,
inspectors,
22 and plan reviewers.
23 (5) (4) This
act shall not be construed to limit or
24 restrict the type of internal administrative organization an
25 enforcing agency may choose, or to limit or otherwise affect the
26 authority of the enforcing agency to dismiss or suspend a
27 building official, inspector, or plan reviewer at its
1 discretion.
2 Sec. 12. (1)
Subject to subsection (2), after 1 year after
3 the effective date of
this act, a person shall not be appointed
4 or employed as a
building official, inspector, or plan reviewer
5 by an enforcing agency,
unless the person is registered under
6 this act and the rules
promulgated under this act.
7 (1) (2) Any
person who , after the effective date of this
8 act, becomes employed by a governmental subdivision as a
9 building official, plan reviewer, or inspector shall within 30
10 days of employment make
application apply to the commission for
11 provisional
registration. Upon furnishing the board with
12 satisfactory evidence of being so employed by a governmental
13 subdivision and upon payment of the fees prescribed in section
14 13, the person commission
shall be provisionally registered
15 issue a provisional registration to the person.
16 (2) (3) If
the commission determines that an applicant for
17 registration does not qualify for registration, the applicant
18 shall be notified of that fact in writing and may appeal an
19 adverse decision in the
manner provided by Act No. 306 of the
20 Public Acts of 1969,
being sections 24.201 to 24.328 of the
21 Michigan Compiled Laws
the administrative procedures act
of
22 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.
23 Sec. 13. (1) The commission shall charge fees for
24 registration and reregistration of building officials,
25 inspectors, and plan reviewers and for the examination and
26 evaluation of education
or training and educational programs.
27 and courses. An applicant for registration or reregistration
1 shall pay a per-year
registration fee of $10.00 a year to the
2 commission for each
year the registration covers equal
to the
3 per-year fee paid by the licensed occupation whose work he or she
4 is inspecting.
5 (2) Fees Additional
fees established by the commission for
6 the examination and evaluation of education or training programs
7 shall bear a reasonable relation to the cost for conducting the
8 education or training and
educational programs. and courses.
9 (3) Fees received by the commission pursuant to this act
10 shall be deposited in the state construction code fund created by
11 section 22 of the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction
12 code act, of
1972, Act No. 230 of the Public Acts of 1972, being
13 section 125.1522 of
the Michigan Compiled Laws 1972
PA 230, MCL
14 125.1522.
15 Enacting section 1. Section 9 of the building officials and
16 inspectors registration act, 1986 PA 54, MCL 338.2309, is
17 repealed.