REPEAL REGULATION OF COMM. PLANNERS                      S.B. 494 (S-1) & H.B. 4377 (S-2):

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                      REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senate Bill 494 (Substitute S-1 as reported)

House Bill 4377 (Substitute S-2 as reported by the Committee of the Whole)

Sponsor:  Senator Bruce Caswell (S.B. 494)

               Representative Tim Kelly (H.B. 4377)

House Committee:  Regulatory Reform (H.B. 4377)

Senate Committee:  Regulatory Reform

 

CONTENT

 

House Bill 4377 (S-2) would repeal Article 23 of the Occupational Code, which regulates professional community planners; requires the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) to issue a registration to an individual applying for registration as a community planner if he or she meets certain criteria; and provides for a Board of Professional Community Planners.

 

Senate Bill 494 (S-1) would repeal Section 23 of the State License Fee Act, which sets the following fees for a person registered or seeking registration as a professional community planner under Article 23 of the Occupational Code: an application processing fee of $35 through September 30, 2015, and $30 after that date; a supplemental application processing fee of $20; a $100 examination fee for the Michigan portion; a $25 examination review fee; and a $50 annual registration fee.

 

The bills are tie-barred.

 

MCL 338.2223 (S.B. 494)                                          Legislative Analyst:  Patrick Affholter

       339.303a et al. (H.B. 4377)

 

FISCAL IMPACT

 

The bills would have an indeterminate fiscal impact on the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs and no fiscal impact on local units of government.  To the extent that the loss of revenue from the fees currently paid by community planners was less than the administrative savings achieved from not regulating the profession, the bill would have a minor positive fiscal impact on LARA.

Date Completed:  5-27-13                                                     Fiscal Analyst:  Josh Sefton

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.