HOUSE BILL No. 5924


     June 21, 2000, Introduced by Reps. Kuipers, Gosselin, Kowall, DeRossett, Gilbert, Shackleton and Jellema and referred to the
Committee on Regulatory Reform.


        A bill to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled

   "Occupational code,"

   by amending sections 2012 and 2014 (MCL 339.2012 and 339.2014),

   as amended by 1992 PA 103.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 2012.  The following persons are exempt from the

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      requirements of this article:

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           (a) A professional engineer employed by a railroad or other

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      interstate corporation, whose employment and practice is confined

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      to the property of the corporation.

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           (b) A designer of a manufactured product, if the manufac-

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      turer of the product assumes responsibility for the quality of

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      the product.

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           (c) An owner doing architectural, engineering, or surveying

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      work upon or in connection with the construction of a building on


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      the owner's property for the owner's own use to which employees

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      and the public are not generally to have access.

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           (d) A person not licensed under this article who is plan-

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      ning, designing, or directing the construction of a  residence 

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      RESIDENTIAL building not exceeding  3,500  5,000 square feet in

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      calculated floor area.  As used in this subdivision and section

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      2014(e), "calculated floor area" means that portion of the total

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      gross area, measured to the outside surfaces of exterior walls

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      intended to be habitable, including a heater or utility room, but

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      not including a crawl space;  an unfinished and nonhabitable por-

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      tion of  a basement or attic; or a garage, open porch, balcony,

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      terrace, or court.

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           (e) A person who is licensed to engage in the practice of

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      architecture, professional engineering, or professional surveying

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      in another state while temporarily in this state to present a

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      proposal for services.

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           Sec. 2014.  A person is subject to the penalties set forth

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      in article 6 who commits 1 of the following:

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           (a) Uses the term "architect", "professional engineer",

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      "land surveyor", "professional surveyor", or a similar term in

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      connection with the person's name unless the person is licensed

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      in the appropriate practice under this article.

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           (b) Presenting or attempting to use as the person's own the

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      license or seal of another.

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           (c) Attempting to use an expired, suspended, or revoked

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      license.





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           (d) Using the words "architecture", "professional

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      engineering", "land surveying", "professional surveying", or a

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      similar term in a firm name without authorization by the appro-

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      priate board.

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           (e) Submitting to a public official of this state or a

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      political subdivision of this state for approval, a permit or a

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      plan for filing as a public record, a specification, a report, or

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      a land survey which does not bear 1 or more seals of a licensee

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      as required by this article.  This subdivision does not apply to

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      a public work costing less than $15,000.00 or a residential

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      building containing not more than  3,500  5,000 square feet of

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      calculated floor area.
































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