CARNIVAL RIDE INSPECTOR S.B. 981:
SUMMARY OF INTRODUCED BILL
IN COMMITTEE
Senate Bill 981 (as introduced 5-3-18)
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Carnival-Amusement Safety Act to do the following:
-- Require, instead of allow, the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) to hire inspectors to inspect carnival-amusement rides.
-- Eliminate a requirement that the chief carnival-amusement ride inspector be licensed as a professional engineer and, instead, require LARA to hire as a supervisor of inspectors an individual who was qualified in engineering and training.
The Act allows LARA to hire inspectors to inspect carnival-amusement rides. The chief carnival-amusement ride inspector must be licensed in the State as a professional engineer. The bill would require LARA to hire inspectors to inspect carnival-amusement rides, and would eliminate the requirement that the chief carnival-amusement ride inspector be licensed as a professional engineer. Instead, the Department would have to hire or retain an individual as the direct supervisor of the inspectors who it determined was qualified in engineering and training.
The bill would take effect 90 days after its enactment.
MCL 408.659 Legislative Analyst: Jeff Mann
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Fiscal Analyst: Elizabeth Raczkowski
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.