April 27, 2017, Introduced by Senator O'BRIEN and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1979 PA 152, entitled
"State license fee act,"
by amending section 39 (MCL 338.2239), as amended by 2012 PA 308.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 39. (1) Fees for a person licensed or seeking licensure
2 as a residential builder or residential maintenance and alteration
3 contractor, salesperson, or branch office under article 24 of the
4 occupational code, MCL 339.2401 to 339.2412, are as follows:
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Application processing fee................ $ 15.00 |
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Examination fees: |
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Complete builder or maintenance and |
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alteration contractor examination......... 50.00 |
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Law and rules portion..................... 30.00 |
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Practice or trades portion................ 30.00 |
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Salesperson examination................... 30.00 |
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Examination review........................ 20.00 |
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License fee only for the first license |
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cycle of an initial or renewal licensee |
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beginning after June 1, 2008, |
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per year ................................. 60.00 |
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License fee, per year..................... 50.00 |
10 (2) The builder enforcement fund is created in the state
11 treasury. All of the following apply to the builder enforcement
12 fund:
13 (a) The department shall administer the fund and is the
14 administrator of the fund for auditing purposes.
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department shall make a 1-time-only
$30.00
16 allocation from a each
license fee received by the department
under
17 subsection (1)(d) during a single 3-year license cycle shall be
18 deposited and deposit
that money into the builder
enforcement fund.
19 The However, the department shall make the only one $30.00
20 allocation only once per licensee.
21 (c) Five dollars of the $50.00 license fee paid under
22 subsection (1)(e) shall be deposited into allocated to the builder
23 enforcement fund. If However, if on December 1 of any calendar year
24 the department determines that the balance in the builder
25 enforcement fund is more
than $3,000,000.00, the department
shall
26 not make the $5.00
allocation to the builder enforcement fund from
27 the any $50.00 renewal fee described in subsection (1)(e) that is
1 due after January 1 of the following year. shall not be made. If
on
2 any subsequent December 1 the department determines that the
3 balance in the fund is less than $750,000.00, the department shall
4 resume making the $5.00
allocation shall resume for any renewal fee
5 due after January 1 of the following year.
6 (d) The department shall utilize expend money appropriated
7 from the builder
enforcement fund only as
follows:
8 (i) Fifty percent of the amount appropriated for the
9 enforcement of article 24 of the occupational code, MCL 339.2401 to
10 339.2412, regarding unlicensed activity as further described in
11 section 601(1) and (2) of the occupational code, MCL 339.601, and
12 to reimburse the attorney general for the reasonable cost of
13 services provided to the department and for expenses incurred in
14 prosecutions of unlicensed activity or prosecuting attorney for
15 expenses incurred in conducting prosecutions of unlicensed
16 practice.
17 (ii) Fifty percent of the amount appropriated to issue grants
18 to a statewide residential building and trade association for
19 workforce development and outreach programs related to the
20 residential building industry.
21 (e) The state treasurer shall direct the investment of the
22 fund and shall credit to the fund interest and earnings from fund
23 investments.
24 (f) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall
25 remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
26 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
27 after the date it is enacted into law.
1 Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect
2 unless Senate Bill No. 340
3 of the 99th Legislature is enacted into law.