SENATE BILL No. 919

 

 

May 1, 2014, Introduced by Senator PAPPAGEORGE and referred to the Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Homeland Security.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1986 PA 54, entitled

 

"Building officials and inspectors registration act,"

 

by amending section 13 (MCL 338.2313), as amended by 2012 PA 314.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 13. (1) The commission shall charge fees for registration

 

of building officials, inspectors, and plan reviewers and for the

 

examination and evaluation of training and educational programs and

 

courses.

 

     (2) An applicant for registration shall pay the following

 

applicable registration fee to the commission for each year the

 

registration covers:

 

     (a) If paid after September 30, 2015, $10.00.

 

     (b) If paid on or before September 30, 2015, $25.00.

 

     (3) A fee established by the commission for the examination

 


and evaluation of training and educational programs and courses

 

shall bear a reasonable relation to the cost for those conducting

 

those training and educational programs and courses.

 

     (4) The commission shall deposit any fees received under this

 

section in the state construction code fund created in section 22

 

of the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act,

 

1972 PA 230, MCL 125.1522.

 

     (5) The commission shall waive any fee otherwise required

 

under this section if the individual responsible for paying the fee

 

is, and provides proof satisfactory to the commission that he or

 

she is, an honorably discharged veteran of the armed forces of the

 

United States.applicant is an individual who served in the armed

 

forces and he or she provides to the department a form DD214, form

 

DD215, or any other form that is satisfactory to the department

 

that demonstrates he or she was separated from that service with an

 

honorable character of service or under honorable conditions

 

(general) character of service.