SENATE BILL No. 1218

 

 

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

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 2000 PA 92, entitled                                              

                                                                                

    "Food law of 2000,"                                                         

                                                                                

    (MCL 289.1101 to 289.8111) by adding section 4116.                          

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 4116.  (1) Beginning the effective date of the                         

                                                                                

2   amendatory act that added this subsection and notwithstanding any           

                                                                                

3   other provision of this act, the department shall issue an                  

                                                                                

4   initial or renewal license within the time period prescribed by             

                                                                                

5   this act but not later than 6 months after the applicant files a            

                                                                                

6   completed application.  If the application is considered                    

                                                                                

7   incomplete by the department, the department shall notify the               

                                                                                

8   applicant in writing within 10 days after receipt of the                    

                                                                                

9   incomplete application, describing the deficiency and requesting            

                                                                                

10  the additional information.  The 6-month period is tolled upon              

                                                                                

11  notification by the department of a deficiency until the date the           

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   requested information is received by the department.                        

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

3   the time required by this section, the department shall return              

                                                                                

4   the license fee and shall reduce the license fee for the                    

                                                                                

5   applicant's next renewal application, if any, by 15%.  The                  

                                                                                

6   department shall not discriminate against an applicant in the               

                                                                                

7   processing of the application based upon the fact that the                  

                                                                                

8   application fee was refunded or discounted under this                       

                                                                                

9   subsection.                                                                 

                                                                                

10      (3) Beginning January 31, 2005, the director of the                         

                                                                                

11  department shall submit a report by January 31 of each year to              

                                                                                

12  the standing committees and appropriations subcommittees of the             

                                                                                

13  senate and house of representatives concerned with agricultural             

                                                                                

14  and food issues.  The director shall include all of the following           

                                                                                

15  information in the report concerning the preceding calendar                 

                                                                                

16  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 registrants               

                                                                                

27  under subsection (2).                                                       


                                                                                

1       (f) The number of applications not issued within the 180-day                

                                                                                

2   period.                                                                     

                                                                                

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

                                                                                

4   applications granted after the 6-month period.