(1) The department shall submit a report each year to the house and senate appropriations committees and the house and senate fiscal agencies for the preceding fiscal year concerning the fees charged by each third party exam administrator for each examination or test conducted by that administrator pursuant to an agreement with the department.

    (2) The department shall utilize a competitive selection process that meets the requirements of article 2 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1201 to 18.1299, when selecting a third party exam administrator to administer an examination or test. The contract with the third party exam administrator shall state the examination fee an individual is required to pay to take the examination or test.

    (3) As used in this act, "third party exam administrator" means a person outside of the department with which the department has entered into an agreement to administer an examination or test required under an article of the occupational code.