Section 408.30031. Standards for provisional registration.

(1) An applicant for provisional registration as any of the following shall meet the requirements of R 408.30034 to R 408.30049:

(a)     A building official.

(b)     A plan reviewer.

(c)     A building inspector.

(d)    An electrical inspector.

(e)     A mechanical inspector.

(f)    A plumbing inspector.

(2)     A person who becomes employed by an enforcing agency as a building official, plan reviewer, or inspector shall, within 30 days of employment, make application to the commission for provisional registration pursuant to the provisions of section 12(2) of the act.

(3)     An application for provisional registration shall be made on a form prepared and furnished by the department. The department shall charge a fee pursuant to the published rates of the commission.

(4)       A person whose registration is provisional shall become registered upon the completion of the first full 3-year registration cycle.

(5)     An applicant for provisional registration shall provide, along with an application and fee, written verification of completing not less than the required number of hours of education in approved educational or training programs as provided by R 408.30055(4), and as prescribed in Table 31 of this rule in all of the following categories:

(a)      Administration, which shall include programs and courses designed to enhance an applicant’s understanding of laws and rules, as well as the administration and enforcement of related statutes and regulations.

(b)       Technical, which shall include programs and courses designed to discuss the code and various technical code provisions.

(c)     Communication, which shall include courses intended to enhance an applicant’s communication skills with the public and may include technical writing, public speaking, training on interpersonal skills when working with people, and other areas of communications.

(d)        Specialty, which shall include courses designed to increase an applicant’s knowledge of inspections and construction techniques in the various registration classifications.

(e)       Plan review, which shall include courses designed to enhance an applicant’s understanding of the review of construction documents, plan review methodology and coordination.

(6)     Table 31 reads as follows:

Electrical	Building	Inspector or       Plan Reviewer
1	1	1972 PA 230	Administration   4 hrs
2	1	Licensing
.5	1	1980 PA 299
.5	1	School Site Plan
20 min	20 min	Inspection Report	Communication 1 hr
20 min	20 min	Violation Notice
20 mi n	20 mi n	Complaint Investigation
. 5	3	Michigan Building Code	Technical  8 hrs
1.5	3	Michigan Residential Code
.5	1	Michigan Rehab Code
.5	1	Michigan Energy Code
5	0	Michigan Electrical Code
0	0	Michigan                 Mechanical
0	0	Michigan Plumbing Code
40 mi n	40 mi n	Construction Documents	Plan  Review 2 hrs
40 min	40 min	Methodology
40 min	40 min	Coordination
.5	.5	Inspection Procedures	Specialty   3 hrs
.5	.5	Material & Equipment
.5	.5	Special Inspection
.5	.5	Manufacturer Installation Inst.
.5	.5	Product Acceptance
.5	.5	Alternate Approvals

Mechanic al	1.5	1.5	.5	.5	20 min	20 min	20 mi n	0	1.5	.5	.5	0	5.5	0	1.0	.5	.5	1.0	20 min	20 min	20 mi n	.5	.5
Plumbing	1.5	1.5	.5	.5	20 min	20 min	20 mi n	. 5	1	.5	0	.5	.5	5.5	1.0	.5	.5	1.0	20 min	20 min	20 mi n	.5	.5

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History: 1991 AACS; 2013 AACS.