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Michigan Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 16, 2016) |
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Department LR. Licensing and Regulatory Affairs |
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Bureau of Construction Codes |
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Chapter Building Officials, Plan Reviewers, and Inspectors |
Section 408.30055. Registration; required hours of training; training categories; effective date.
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(1) An applicant for re-registration shall complete not less than the required number of hours of continuing education in approved educational or training programs, as prescribed in table 55A and table 55B 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, rules, and 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)
Communications, which shall include courses intended to enhance an applicant’s communication skills with the public and may include technical writing, public speaking, working with people, and communications.(d) Specialty, which shall include courses designed to increase an applicant’s knowledge of inspection and construction techniques in the various registration classifications.
(2) Continuing education shall be valid for re-registration only when accrued during the applicant’s current 3-year registration period, except as provided for in subrule (3) of this rule.
(3) When an applicant’s original registration is for a period of less than a full 3-year cycle, the number of hours of continuing education required for re-registration at the end of that period shall be reduced in accordance with table 55A. Continuing education shall be valid only when accrued during the period in which the applicant was registered.
(4) The bureau may approve any of the following types of educational or training programs:
(a) Association programs that are sponsored by any of the following entities:
(i) Inspector organizations.
(ii) Township, municipal, and county organizations.
(iii) Professional and trade organizations.
(b) Home study courses, such as videotapes, audiocassettes, and correspondence courses.
(c) Private contractor technical update courses.
(d) University, college, and community college courses.
(e) Department sponsored training programs.
(f) Training sponsored by nationally recognized model code promulgating organizations, such as the international code council. The commission may approve other educational or training programs offered by a provider which address the educational categories listed in subrule (1) of this rule and which meet the standards and criteria for an approvable educational or training program listed in these rules.
(5) Table 55A reads as follows: Table 55A
HOURS REQUIRED FOR RE-REGISTRATION
Training
Registration Classifications
Category Building Official
Inspector
Bldg. Elect. Mech. Plumb.
Plan Reviewer
Administration(a) 16 4 4 4 4 4
Technical 24(d) 24(b) 24(b) 24(b) 24(b) 24(d) Communication(a) 2 1 1 1 1 1Specialty 8(d) 18(b) 18(b) 18(b) 18(b) 18(c)Total 50 47 47 47 47 47
(a)When applying
for re-registration in more than 1 classification, the number
of hours in these training
categories may be applied
to more than 1 registration classification.
For example, an applicant
for re-registration as an electrical inspector and a plan reviewer would need only 1 hour in the communication category; an applicant
for re-registration as a building
official and a mechanical inspector would need only 16 hours in the administration
category.(b)The number of hours listed for technical and specialty topics shall be accomplished for each inspector registration classification. For example, an applicant for re-registration as a building official and a plumbing inspector would need 24 hours in the technical categories (in plumbing); an applicant for re-registration as a mechanical inspector and a plumbing inspector would need 36 hours in the specialty categories 18 related to mechanical codes and 18 more related to plumbing codes.
(c)Re-registration as a plan reviewer shall require 12 hours in plan review technique and 6 hours in 1 or more of the other registration classifications listed under this category.
(d)For re-registration as a building official or plan reviewer, training in these categories may be achieved in any single inspector registration classification or any combination of inspector registration classifications.
TABLE 55B
Prorated hours, by category, based upon the date the application is received by the bureau of construction codes:
Cycle
Through
Maximum Hours in Category:
Month
16th of:
24
18
16
8
4
2
1
1
October
24
18
16
8
4
2
1
2
November
23
18
16
8
4
2
1
3
December
23
17
15
8
4
2
1
4
January
22
17
15
8
4
2
1
5
February
21
16
14
7
4
2
1
6
March
20
16
14
7
4
2
1
7
April
20
15
13
7
4
2
1
8
May
19
14
13
7
4
2
1
9
June
18
14
12
6
3
2
1
10
July
17
13
12
6
3
2
1
11
August
17
13
11
6
3
2
1
12
September
16
12
11
6
3
2
1
13
October
15
12
10
5
3
2
1
14
November
14
11
10
5
3
2
1
15
December
14
10
9
5
3
2
1
16
January
13
10
9
5
3
2
1
17
February
12
9
8
4
2
1
1
18
March
11
9
8
4
2
1
1
19
April
11
8
7
4
2
1
1
20
May
10
8
7
4
2
1
1
21
June
9
7
6
3
2
1
1
22
July
8
6
6
3
2
1
1
23
August
8
6
5
3
2
1
1
24
September
7
5
5
3
2
1
1
25
October
6
5
4
2
1
1
1
26
November
5
4
4
2
1
1
1
27
December
5
4
3
2
1
1
1
28
January
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
29
February
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
30
March
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
31
April
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
32
May
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
33
June
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
34
July
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
35
August
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
September
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
(7) This rule takes effect September 18, 1991.
History: 1991 AACS; 2013 AACS.