SB-0235, As Passed Senate, June 5, 2013

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 235

     A bill to amend 1986 PA 54, entitled

"Building officials and inspectors registration act,"

by amending sections 2 and 11 (MCL 338.2302 and 338.2311).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 2. As used in this act:

     (a) "Adopted", in reference to a rule or ordinance, means a

properly passed. rule or ordinance.

     (b) "Advisory board" means the building officials advisory

board created pursuant to section 3.

     (c) "Approved" means reviewed and found acceptable by the

commission.

     (d) "Building official" means a construction code enforcement

person working as an inspector, or plan reviewer, or actively

engaged in the administration and enforcement of adopted building,

electrical, mechanical, or plumbing codes, or any combination of

these codes.

     (e) "Code" means the state construction code provided for that

term as defined in section 4 2a of the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single

state construction code act, of 1972, Act No. 230 of the Public

Acts of 1972, being section 125.1504 of the Michigan Compiled Laws,

or a part of that code which is of limited application, and

includes a modification of or amendment to the code, or a

nationally recognized model building code or other nationally

recognized model code adopted by a governmental subdivision

pursuant to section 8 of the state construction code act of 1972,

being section 125.1508 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.1972 PA 230,

MCL 125.1502a.

     (f) "Commission" means the state construction code commission

as established that term as defined in section 3 2a of the Stille-

DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act, of 1972, Act No.

230 of the Public Acts of 1972, being section 125.1503 of the

Michigan Compiled Laws.1972 PA 230, MCL 125.1502a.

     (g) "Education or training program" means formal or informal

courses, seminars, correspondence programs, and other teaching aids

approved by the commission for building officials, plan reviewers,

and inspectors. which have been approved by the commission.

     (h) "Enforcing agency" means an enforcing agency that term as

defined in section 2 2a of the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state

construction code act, of 1972, Act No. 230 of the Public Acts of

1972, being section 125.1502 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.1972 PA

230, MCL 125.1502a.

     (i) "Fire protection system" means that term as defined in the

Michigan building code.

     (j) "Fire protection system inspector" means a person meeting

the qualifications established by this act responsible for the

inspection of fire protection systems in accordance with the design

and installation standards referenced by the Michigan building

code.

     (k) "Fire protection system plan reviewer" means a person

meeting the qualifications established by this act responsible for

the review of fire protection system plans in accordance with the

design and installation standards referenced by the Michigan

building code.

(l) (i) "Inspector" means the person responsible for the

administration and enforcement of the construction of buildings,

structures, or appurtenances under the requirements of the

applicable building, electrical, mechanical, or plumbing code

administered and enforced within the jurisdiction of the employing

enforcing agency employing the person.code.

(m) (j) "Practical construction experience" means experience

in construction related trades or code administration and

enforcement which that is found to be acceptable to the commission.

(n) (k) "Plan reviewer" means a person engaged in the practice

of examining construction documents for the purpose of determining

compliance with applicable codes.

(o) (l) "Provisional registration" means a building official,

plan reviewer, or inspector who is registered subject to attaining

the amount of training, education, and experience required by the

appropriate board and the commission.

(p) (m) "Registered" means a building official, plan reviewer,

or inspector who is registered under this act.

(q) (n) "Test" means a method of determining the

qualifications of a person seeking registration as a building

official, plan reviewer, or inspector under this act. Tests may be

written, oral, practical, or a combination of written, oral, and

practical. Completion of educational education or training programs

which have been approved by the commission may be substituted for

appropriate tests or portions of tests.

(r) (o) "Code change cycle" means the publication by a

nationally recognized code writing body of a new edition of a basic

code which includes all approved changes to the basic code since

the previous edition. Code change cycle does not include changes to

the basic code approved and published in annual supplements to the

code.

     Sec. 11. (1) Upon payment to the commission receipt of the fee

prescribed in section 13, the commission, without requiring an

examination, shall register and or reregister, without examination

applicants as a building official, inspector, or plan reviewer, an

applicant licensed or certified under the laws of other states

another state or by a national organizations having requirements

for certified or licensed building officials, inspectors, or plan

reviewers which organization as a building official, inspector, or

plan reviewer. However, the commission shall register or reregister

the applicant only if the commission determines that the licensing

or certification requirements of the other state or other national

organization are equivalent to the requirements of this state for

the purpose of establishing reciprocity privileges for building

officials, inspectors, and plan reviewers.

     (2) Upon receipt of the fee prescribed in section 13, the

commission, without requiring an examination, shall register or

reregister as a fire protection systems plan reviewer an applicant

who is certified by the national fire protection association or the

international code council as both a fire inspector I and a fire

plans examiner. The registration under this subsection only

authorizes the applicant to conduct plan reviews on fire protection

systems.

     (3) Upon receipt of the fee prescribed in section 13, the

commission, without requiring an examination, shall register or

reregister as a fire protection systems inspector an applicant who

is certified by the national fire protection association or the

international code council as a fire inspector II. The registration

under this subsection only authorizes the applicant to inspect fire

protection systems.