Rule 264.
(1) An
individual who is applying for renewal or reregistration shall complete not
less than the required number of hours of continuing education in an approved
educational or training program, as described in table 264 of this rule, in all
the following categories:
(a) State public
acts and state administrative rules, which must include programs and courses
designed to enhance an individuals understanding of technical writing, public
speaking, laws, rules, and the administration and enforcement of related
statutes and regulations.
(b)
Technical, which must include programs and courses designed to enhance an
individuals understanding of state laws, state rules, and the state
administration and enforcement of related statutes and regulations.
(c) Plan review, which must include programs
to enhance an individuals ability to review and approve residential and
commercial construction documents to determine compliance with applicable
codes, standards, and statutes.
(d)
Specialty, which must include courses designed to increase an individuals
knowledge of inspection and construction techniques in the various registration
classifications.
(2)
Continuing education is valid for reregistration only when accrued during an
individuals current 3-year registration period, except as provided in subrule
(3) of this rule.
(3) The department
may approve any of the following types of educational or training programs for
the purpose of satisfying registration or reregistration requirements by the
individual.
(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 online
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.
(4) The department of the commission may
approve the following educational or training association programs that are
sponsored by any of the following entities to satisfy an individuals
registration or reregistration requirements:
(a) Inspector organizations.
(b) Township, municipal, and county
organizations.
(c) Professional and
trade organizations.
(5)
Table 264 reads as follows:
Table 264
Hours Required for Reregistration
|
Training
|
Registration Classifications
|
|
Category
|
Building
|
Inspector
|
Plan Reviewer
|
|
Official
|
Building
|
Electrical
|
Mechanical
|
Plumbing
|
Building
|
Electrical
|
Mechanical
|
Plumbing
|
|
Rules and Acts
|
18 hrs (b)
|
4 hrs (b)
|
4 hrs (b)
|
4 hrs (b)
|
4 hrs (b)
|
4 hrs (b)
|
4 hrs (b)
|
4 hrs (b)
|
4 hrs (b)
|
|
Technical
|
16 hrs (a)
|
16 hrs (a)
|
16 hrs (a)
|
16 hrs (a)
|
16 hrs (a)
|
16 hrs (a)
|
16 hrs (a)
|
16 (a)
|
16 hrs (a)
|
|
Plan Review
|
2 hrs
|
2 hrs
|
2 hrs
|
2 hrs
|
2 hrs
|
8 hrs
|
8 hrs
|
8 hrs
|
8 hrs
|
|
Specialty
|
8 hrs (a)
|
12 hrs (a)
|
12 hrs (a)
|
12 hrs (a)
|
12 hrs(a)
|
12 hrs (a)
|
12 hrs (a)
|
12 hrs (a)
|
12 hrs (a)
|
|
Total
|
44 hrs
|
34 hrs
|
34 hrs
|
34 hrs
|
34 hrs
|
40 hrs
|
40 hrs
|
40 hrs
|
40 rs
|
(6)
When applying for reregistration in 1 or more review classifications, including
building, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing, the number of technical and
specialty hours is per classification. If an individual is also a plan reviewer
and is also applying for reregistration as either a building, electrical,
mechanical, or plumbing inspector, the number of hours for a technical and
specialty may be applied to the same plan reviewer classification, refer to
table 264 subrule (5) of these rules.
(7) When applying for reregistration in more
than 1 plan reviewer or inspector classification, the number of acts and rules
hours may be applied to more than 1 registration classification, refer to table
264 subrule (5) of these rules.
