SENATE BILL No. 670

September 25, 2001, Introduced by Senator HAMMERSTROM and referred to the

Committee on Human Resources and Labor.

A bill to amend 1937 PA 306, entitled

"An act to promote the safety, welfare and educational interests

of the people of the state of Michigan by regulating the con-

struction, reconstruction and remodeling of certain public or

private school buildings or additions thereto, by regulating the

construction, reconstruction and remodeling of buildings leased

or acquired for school purposes, and to define the class of

buildings affected by this act; to prescribe the powers and

duties of the superintendent of public instruction, the state

fire marshal, architects, engineers and school board members with

respect thereto; to prescribe penalties for the violation of this

act; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts, general, local and

special, inconsistent with or contrary to the provisions of this

act,"

by amending section 2 (MCL 388.852).

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 2. (1) The architect or engineer preparing the plans

2 and specifications or AND THE PERSON supervising the construc-

3 tion of any A school building shall be ARE responsible for

4 constructing the building of adequate strength so as to resist

5 fire, and constructing the building in a workmanlike manner,

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1 ASSURING THE CONSTRUCTION IN A WORKMANLIKE MANNER OF A BUILDING

2 WITH SUFFICIENT STRUCTURAL STRENGTH AND FIRE RESISTANCE according

3 to the plans and specifications as approved AS PROVIDED BY THIS

4 ACT.

5 (2) A PERSON THAT VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO ALL OF

6 THE FOLLOWING:

7 (A) A STATE CIVIL INFRACTION PUNISHABLE BY A CIVIL FINE OF

8 NOT MORE THAN $10,000.00.

9 (B) IF THE PERSON KNOWINGLY VIOLATED THIS SECTION, A MISDE-

10 MEANOR PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $10,000.00 OR

11 IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN 180 DAYS, OR BOTH.

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