HB-4245, As Passed House, June 11, 2015HB-4245, As Passed Senate, June 10, 2015

SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4245

     A bill to amend 1986 PA 54, entitled

"Building officials and inspectors registration act,"

by amending sections 7, 9, and 12 (MCL 338.2307, 338.2309, and

338.2312), section 9 as amended by 2013 PA 150.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 7. A registered building official, plan reviewer, or

inspector shall renew the registration at periods of not less than

3 years after the date of initial issue. The renewal shall coincide

with the code change cycle of the code which the person is

enforcing in that jurisdiction. his or her registration by

September 17 of every third year, beginning in 2015. Reregistration

or renewal of an initial registration or provisional registration

shall be based upon on a determination by the appropriate board

listed in section 4(2) of all of the following:

     (a) The applicant's familiarity with any changes to the

applicable codes administered and enforced within the jurisdiction

of the enforcing agency employing the applicant and codes that the

applicant seeks to be registered to enforce.

     (b) The applicant's familiarity with other pertinent laws. ,

and

     (c) Evidence satisfactory evidence of attending to the

appropriate board that the applicant has attended local in-service

training and education programs on an ongoing basis.

     Sec. 9. Upon written notice of hearing, the commission may

revoke or suspend the registration of any building official, plan

reviewer, inspector, fire protection system inspector, or fire

protection system plan reviewer if there is sufficient evidence

showing that the registered person individual has violated this act

or rules promulgated pursuant to under this act, in the performance

of his or her duties. In any proceeding under this act, the an

enforcing agency which that employs the person individual may

appear as a party in interest. All hearings The hearing shall be

conducted pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969,

1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.

     Sec. 12. (1) Subject to subsection (2), after 1 year after the

effective date of this act, a person an individual shall not be

appointed or employed as a building official, inspector, or plan

reviewer by an enforcing agency, unless the person individual is

registered under this act and the rules promulgated under this act.

     (2) Any person An individual who , after the effective date of

this act, becomes employed by a governmental subdivision as a

building official, plan reviewer, or inspector, if not already

registered, shall within 30 days of employment make application

apply to the commission for provisional registration. Upon

furnishing the board with satisfactory evidence of being so

employed by a governmental subdivision and payment of the fees

prescribed in section 13, the person individual shall be

provisionally registered.

     (3) If the commission determines that an applicant for

registration does not qualify for registration, the commission

shall notify the applicant shall be notified of that fact in

writing. and The applicant may appeal an adverse decision in the

manner provided by Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being

sections pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969,

1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

     (4) Notwithstanding any provision of this act, employment by

an enforcing agency is not a requirement for registration or

provisional registration as a building official, plan reviewer, or

inspector under this act.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

after the date it is enacted into law.