SENATE BILL No. 1208

 

 

May 13, 2004, Introduced by Senator STAMAS and referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Small Business and Regulatory Reform.

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 2001 PA 266, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "Grade A milk law of 2001,"                                                 

                                                                                

    (MCL 288.471 to 288.540) by adding section 33a.                             

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 33a.  (1) Beginning the effective date of the                          

                                                                                

2   amendatory act that added this section and notwithstanding the              

                                                                                

3   license and permit fees imposed under sections 31 and 33, the               

                                                                                

4   department shall issue an initial or renewal license or permit              

                                                                                

5   for regulated activities described in sections 31 and 33 not                

                                                                                

6   later than 6 months after the applicant files a completed                   

                                                                                

7   application.  If the application is considered incomplete by the            

                                                                                

8   department, the department shall notify the applicant in writing            

                                                                                

9   within 10 days after receipt of the incomplete application,                 

                                                                                

10  describing the deficiency and requesting the additional                     

                                                                                

11  information.  The 6-month period is tolled upon notification by             

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   the department of a deficiency until the date the requested                 

                                                                                

2   information is received by the department.                                  

                                                                                

3       (2) If the department fails to issue or deny a license or                   

                                                                                

4   permit within the time required by this section, the department             

                                                                                

5   shall return the license or permit fee and shall reduce the                 

                                                                                

6   license or permit fee for the applicant's next renewal                      

                                                                                

7   application, if any, by 15%.  The department shall not                      

                                                                                

8   discriminate against an applicant in the processing of the                  

                                                                                

9   application based upon the fact that the application fee was                

                                                                                

10  refunded or discounted under this subsection.                               

                                                                                

11      (3) Beginning January 31, 2005, the director shall submit a                 

                                                                                

12  report by January 31 of each year to the standing committees and            

                                                                                

13  appropriations subcommittees of the senate and house of                     

                                                                                

14  representatives concerned with agricultural and food issues.  The           

                                                                                

15  director shall include all of the following information in the              

                                                                                

16  report concerning the preceding calendar year:                              

                                                                                

17      (a) The number of initial and renewal applications the                      

                                                                                

18  department received and completed within the 6-month time period            

                                                                                

19  described in subsection (1).                                                

                                                                                

20      (b) The number of applications requiring a request for                      

                                                                                

21  additional information.                                                     

                                                                                

22      (c) The average time for an applicant to respond to a request               

                                                                                

23  for additional information.                                                 

                                                                                

24      (d) The number of applications rejected, categorized by                     

                                                                                

25  reason for rejection.                                                       

                                                                                

26      (e) The amount of money returned to licensees and permittees                

                                                                                

27  under subsection (2).                                                       


                                                                                

1       (f) The number of applications not issued within the 6-month                

                                                                                

2   period.                                                                     

                                                                                

3       (g) The average processing time for initial and renewal                     

                                                                                

4   applications granted after the 6-month period.