HB-4843, As Passed Senate, December 10, 2008
SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 4843
A bill to amend 2002 PA 733, entitled
"State plumbing act,"
by amending sections 31 and 35 (MCL 338.3541 and 338.3545),
section 31 as amended by 2004 PA 268.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 31. (1) A license or apprentice registration issued
2 under this act must be renewed not more than 60 days after the
3 renewal date. It is the responsibility of a licensee or
4 registrant to renew a license or registration. The department
5 shall send a renewal application to the last known address of a
6 licensee or registrant on file with the department. Every holder
7 of a license or registration issued under this act shall promptly
8 notify the department of a change in his or her business or
9 residence address. The failure of a licensee or registrant to
10 notify the department of a change of address does not extend the
1 expiration date of a license or registration. The department may
2 issue licenses for up to 3 years in duration.
3 (2) The annual fees for initial licensure, apprentice
4 plumber registration, or renewal of a license and registration
5 issued under this act are as follows:
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(a) |
If paid after September 30, 2012: |
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(i) |
Journey plumber................... $ 20.00. |
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(ii) |
Apprentice plumber................ $ 5.00. |
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(b) |
If paid on or before September 30, 2012: |
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(i) |
Journey plumber................... $ 40.00. |
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(ii) |
Apprentice plumber................ $ 15.00. |
12 (3) All licenses and apprentice registrations not renewed
13 within 60 days of expiration may be reinstated only upon
14 application to the board for reinstatement and the payment of the
15 annual renewal fee and the following reinstatement fee:
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(a) |
If paid after September 30, 2012: |
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(i) |
Journey plumber................... $ 25.00. |
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(ii) |
Apprentice plumber................ $ 10.00. |
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(b) |
If paid on or before September 30, 2012: |
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(i) |
Journey plumber................... $ 50.00. |
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(ii) |
Apprentice plumber................ $ 20.00. |
22 (4) A person requesting renewal of a license within 3 years
23 after the license is expired under subsection (3) is not subject
24 to reexamination for the license but is required to pay the
25 reinstatement fee and the annual renewal fee for each year not
1 renewed. A person who fails to renew a license for more than 3
2 consecutive years is required to meet the experience and other
3 requirements and take an examination for the class of license
4 requested.
5 (5) Examination fees are as follows:
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(a) |
If paid after September 30, 2012: |
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(i) |
Plumbing contractor............... $ 50.00. |
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(ii) |
Master plumber.................... $ 50.00. |
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(iii) |
Journey plumber................... $ 50.00. |
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(b) |
If paid on or before September 30, 2012: |
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(i) |
Plumbing contractor............... $ 100.00. |
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(ii) |
Master plumber.................... $ 100.00. |
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(iii) |
Journey plumber................... $ 100.00. |
14 (6) The department shall issue an initial master plumber and
15 plumbing contractor license for a period of up to 3 years. The
16 master plumber and plumbing contractor licenses are renewable for
17 periods of 3 years. For a person applying for initial or
18 reinstatement license at a time other than between April 30 and
19 June 30 of the year in which the department issues renewal
20 licenses, the department shall compute and charge the license fee
21 on a yearly prorated basis beginning the year of application
22 until the last year of the 3-year license period.
23 (7) The initial and renewal fee for a master plumber and
24 plumbing contractor license issued under this act are as follows:
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(a) |
If paid after September 30, 2012: |
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(i) |
Plumbing contractor............... $ 200.00. |
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(ii) |
Master plumber.................... $ 200.00. |
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(b) |
If paid on or before September 30, 2012: |
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(i) |
Plumbing contractor............... $ 300.00. |
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(ii) |
Master plumber.................... $ 300.00. |
5 (8) All plumbing contractor and master plumber licenses not
6 renewed within 60 days of expiration may be reinstated only upon
7 application submitted to the board and payment of the renewal fee
8 and, if paid after September 30, 2012, an $85.00 reinstatement
9 fee, and $100.00 if paid on or before September 30, 2012.
10 (9) Beginning on the effective date of the amendatory act
11 that added this subsection July 23, 2004, the department shall
12 issue an initial or renewal license for a master plumber or a
13 plumbing contractor not later than 90 days after the applicant
14 files a completed application. Receipt of the application is
15 considered the date the application is received by any agency or
16 department of the state of Michigan. If the application is
17 considered incomplete by the department, the department shall
18 notify the applicant in writing, or make the information
19 electronically available, within 30 days after receipt of the
20 incomplete application, describing the deficiency and requesting
21 the additional information. The 90-day period is tolled upon
22 notification by the department of a deficiency until the date the
23 requested information is received by the department. The
24 determination of the completeness of an application does not
25 operate as an approval of the application for the license and
26 does not confer eligibility of an applicant determined otherwise
27 ineligible for issuance of a license.
1 (10) If the department fails to issue or deny a license
2 within the time required by this section, the department shall
3 return the license fee and shall reduce the license fee for the
4 applicant's next renewal application, if any, by 15%. The failure
5 to issue a license within the time required under this section
6 does not allow the department to otherwise delay the processing
7 of the application, and that application, upon completion, shall
8 be placed in sequence with other completed applications received
9 at that same time. The department shall not discriminate against
10 an applicant in the processing of the application based upon the
11 fact that the license fee was refunded or discounted under this
12 subsection.
13 (11) Beginning October 1,
2005, the director of the
14 department shall submit a
report by December 1 of each year to
15 the standing committees and appropriations subcommittees of the
16 senate and house of representatives concerned with occupational
17 issues. The director shall include all of the following
18 information in the report concerning the preceding fiscal year:
19 (a) The number of initial and renewal applications the
20 department received and completed within the 90-day time period
21 described in subsection (9).
22 (b) The number of applications denied.
23 (c) The number of applicants not issued a license within the
24 90-day time period and the amount of money returned to licensees
25 under subsection (10).
26 (12) As used in this section, "completed application" means
27 an application complete on its face and submitted with any
1 applicable licensing fees as well as any other information,
2 records, approval, security, or similar item required by law or
3 rule from a local unit of government, a federal agency, or a
4 private entity but not from another department or agency of the
5 state of Michigan.
6 Sec. 35. If a license or registration is lost or destroyed,
7 a new license or registration shall be issued without
8 examination, upon payment of a $20.00 fee and if paid after
9 September 30, 2012, and $30.00 if paid on or before September 30,
10 2012. An application for a new license or registration shall be
11 accompanied by a written statement made by the licensee or
12 registrant that the license or registration has been lost or
13 destroyed.