Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Professional Licensing › Board of Residential Builders' and Maintenance And Alterations › Residential Builders and Maintenance and Alteration Contractors › Part 6 - EDUCATION › Section R. 338.1564 - Continuing competency; activities; courses; alternate activities; proof of compliance

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 64.
(1)
					 Activities demonstrating continuing competency as required under section 2404b
					 of the Occupational Code, MCL 339.2404b, such as courses and alternate
					 activities, may include any of the following:
Activity and Proof Required
Number of Hours Earned for Activity
a.
Completing any construction code update course
									 approved by the bureau of construction codes and any fire safety or workplace
									 safety course approved or sponsored by the department, and any continuing
									 competency course or activity, regardless of the format in which it is offered,
									 if it is approved or offered for continuing competency credit by either of the
									 following:
* Another state board of residential builders
									 or alteration and maintenance contractors, other than this state.
* Any national, regional or local home builder
									 association or home builder professional organization.
If audited, a licensee shall submit a copy of a
									 letter or a certificate of completion issued by the course or activity sponsor
									 or organization showing the licensees name, number of hours attended, sponsor
									 name, or the name of the organization that approved the continuing competency
									 course or activity, and the date or dates on which the course was held or the
									 activity completed.
One continuing competency hour may be earned
									 for each qualifying hour of attendance satisfactorily documented by the sponsor
									 or organization.
b.
Successful completion of a college or
									 university course.
If audited, a licensee shall submit a copy of
									 the transcript issued by the college or university showing the number of
									 completed credit hours for the academic course.
A minimum of 15 continuing competency hours may
									 be earned for each semester credit hour earned and a minimum of 12 continuing
									 competency hours earned for each quarter credit hour earned.
c.
Successful completion of a comprehensive
									 examination being administered by the department or by a third party under
									 contract with the department to offer prelicensure examinations.
If audited, a licensee shall submit proof of a
									 passing score on the examination.
Five continuing competency hours may be earned
									 for proof of a passing score on the examination.
d.
Participation in a school-sponsored mentoring
									 program.
If audited, a licensee shall submit a copy of a
									 letter or a certificate of completion issued by the school showing the
									 licensees name, name of the school, the date or dates on which the mentoring
									 program was held and attended by the licensee.
Two continuing competency hours may be earned
									 for each qualifying hour of attendance satisfactorily documented by the sponsor
									 or organization.
e.
Presenting or attending a seminar, in-house
									 course, workshop, or technical presentation made at a meeting, convention, or
									 conference by a trade association, research institute, risk management entity,
									 manufacturer, supplier, governmental agency, consulting agency, or other
									 entity.
If audited, a licensee shall submit a copy of a
									 letter or a certificate of completion issued by the sponsor or organizer of the
									 seminar, in-house course, workshop, or technical presentation made at a
									 meeting, convention or conference showing the licensees name, sponsor name, or
									 the name of the organization, and the date or dates on which the activity was
									 held and attended by the licensee.
One continuing competency hour may be earned
									 for each qualifying hour of attendance satisfactorily documented by the sponsor
									 or organization.
f.
Successfully completing a distance learning
									 course, consistent with the requirements of
									 R 338.1566.
If audited, a licensee shall submit a copy of a
									 letter or a certificate of completion issued by the sponsor or organization of
									 the distance learning course, showing the licensees name, number of hours
									 attended, sponsor name or the name of the organization that approved the
									 distance learning course, and the date or dates on which the course was held,
									 or the course was completed by the licensee.
One continuing competency hour may be earned
									 for each qualifying hour of attendance satisfactorily documented by the sponsor
									 or organization.
g.
Teaching, instructing, or presenting a
									 department approved prelicensure course or other course approved under this
									 rule, which is not a part of the licensees regular job description.
If audited, a licensee shall submit a letter
									 issued by the course or activity sponsor or organization confirming a licensee
									 as the teacher, instructor, or presenter of a course, together with a copy of
									 the course syllabus, or other program documentation, showing that licensee is
									 the instructor, the name of the course, and the date or dates the course took
									 place.
One continuing competency hour may be earned
									 for each qualifying hour of attendance satisfactorily documented by the sponsor
									 or organization.
h.
Publication of an article in a trade journal or
									 a regional magazine as an expert in the field.
If audited, a licensee shall submit a copy of
									 the publication that identifies the licensee as the author of the publication
									 and the publication acceptance letter showing licensees name, article name, and
									 date of publication.
Five continuing competency hours may be earned
									 for publishing an article as an expert in the field.
i.
Active participation in an occupational or
									 technical society, state advisory, or review committee.
If audited, a licensee shall submit
									 documentation, satisfactory to the department, verifying the licensees active
									 participation at the meeting.
One continuing competency hour may be earned
									 for each qualifying hour of satisfactorily documented attendance.
j.
Serving as a member or attending a state
									 residential builders and maintenance and alteration contractors board
									 meeting.
If audited, a licensee shall submit
									 documentation, satisfactory to the department, verifying the licensees
									 attendance at the board meeting.
One continuing competency hour may be earned
									 for each qualifying hour of satisfactorily documented attendance at a state
									 residential builders and maintenance and alteration contractors board
									 meeting.
k.
Serving as a member or attending a state
									 construction code commission meeting.
If audited, a licensee shall submit
									 documentation, satisfactory to the department, verifying the licensees
									 attendance at the commission meeting.
One continuing competency hour may be earned
									 for each qualifying hour of satisfactorily documented attendance at a state
									 construction code commission meeting.
l.
Participating in a company-sponsored seminar or
									 training that is designed to enhance professional development in the licensees
									 area of professional practice.
If audited, a licensee shall submit a copy of a
									 letter or a certificate of completion issued by the company or organization
									 presenting the seminar or training on its behalf, showing the licensees name,
									 company name or the name of the organization presenting the seminar or training
									 on behalf of the company, subject of the seminar or training, and the date or
									 dates on which the above-referenced seminar or training was held and completed
									 by the licensee.
One continuing competency hour may be earned
									 for each qualifying hour of attendance satisfactorily documented by the sponsor
									 or organization.
m.
Participating in research conducted in
									 conjunction with a college or university, trade association, or
									 manufacturer.
If audited, a licensee shall submit
									 documentation, satisfactory to the department, verifying the licensees
									 participation in research conducted in conjunction with a college or
									 university, trade association, or manufacturer.
One continuing competency hour may be earned
									 for each qualifying hour of attendance certified by the sponsor or
									 organization.
n.
Participating in a code hearing conducted by
									 the International Code Council or bureau of construction codes.
If audited, a licensee shall submit
									 documentation, satisfactory to the department, verifying the licensees
									 participation in the code hearing.
One continuing competency hour may be earned
									 for each qualifying hour of attendance at the code hearing.
(2) The subject matter of courses and
					 alternate activities chosen by a licensee must meet the minimum requirements of
					 section 2404b(2) of the Occupational Code, MCL 339.2404b(2), and must be
					 relevant to the licensed occupation, and may include any of the following:
(a) Prelicensure courses in the areas of
					 competency listed in section 2404b(1)(c) of the Occupational Code, MCL
					 339.2404b(1)(c).
(b) The
					 residential maintenance and alteration contractor crafts and trades listed in
					 section 2404(3) of the Occupational Code, MCL 339.2404(3).
(c) Accounting and safekeeping for monies
					 received from a customer, including requirements of section 1 of 1931 PA 259,
					 MCL 570.151, regarding building contract fund.
(d) Accounting, finance, and taxes.
(e) Personnel management.
(f) Communication and customer
					 service.
(g) Environmental or land
					 use analysis.
(h) Life
					 safety.
(i) Green or sustainable
					 building practices; the practice of creating structures and using processes
					 that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a
					 building's life-cycle from siting to design, which may include construction,
					 operation, maintenance, renovation and deconstruction.
(j) Zoning and governance policies and
					 procedures.
(k) Mold, lead,
					 asbestos, or other hazardous material mitigation.