HOUSE BILL No. 5996

 

November 8, 2012, Introduced by Rep. Shirkey and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled

 

"Occupational code,"

 

by amending section 213 (MCL 339.213).

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 213. (1) If Except as otherwise provided in subsection

 

(4), if a person has not previously been denied a license or a

 

certificate of registration or had a license or a certificate of

 

registration revoked or suspended, the department may grant a

 

nonrenewable temporary license or certificate of registration to an

 

applicant for licensure or registration or transfer of licensure or

 

registration pursuant to under articles 8 to 25.

 

     (2) As approved by a board, a temporary license or certificate


 

of registration issued under this section subsection (1) is valid

 

until 1 or more of the following occurs:

 

     (a) The results of the next scheduled examination are

 

available.

 

     (b) The results of the next required evaluation procedure are

 

available.

 

     (c) A license or certificate of registration is issued.

 

     (d) The next examination date of an examination for licensure

 

or registration in the applicable occupation, if the applicant does

 

not take the examination.

 

     (e) The applicant fails to meet the requirements for a license

 

or certificate of registration.

 

     (f) A change in employment is made.

 

     (3) A temporary license or certificate of registration under

 

subsection (1) may be limited as defined in article 1.

 

     (4) In addition to a temporary license under subsection (1),

 

the department may grant a temporary license as a real estate

 

broker, associate real estate broker, or real estate salesperson

 

under article 25 to an individual who meets all of the following:

 

     (a) He or she is married to a member of the armed forces of

 

the United States who is on active duty.

 

     (b) He or she holds a current license or registration as a

 

real estate broker, associate real estate broker, or real estate

 

salesperson issued by an equivalent licensing department, board, or

 

authority, as determined by the board of real estate brokers and

 

salespersons, in another state of the United States, the District

 

of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, another


 

territory or protectorate of the United States, or a foreign

 

country.

 

     (c) He or she provides proof acceptable to the department that

 

his or her spouse is assigned to a duty station in this state and

 

that he or she is also assigned to a duty station in this state

 

under his or her spouse's official active duty military orders.

 

     (5) A temporary license as a real estate broker, associate

 

real estate broker, or real estate salesperson issued under

 

subsection (4) is valid for 1 year and may be renewed for

 

additional 1-year terms if the department determines the temporary

 

licensee continues to meet the requirements of subsection (4).