Terms Used In Michigan Laws 338.2205a

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. See Michigan Laws 338.2202
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Occupational code: means 1980 PA 299, MCL 339. See Michigan Laws 338.2202
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • third party exam administrator: means a person outside of the department with which the department has entered into an agreement to administer an examination or test required under an article of the occupational code. See Michigan Laws 338.2205a
  (1) The department shall submit a report each year to the house and senate appropriations committees and the house and senate fiscal agencies for the preceding fiscal year concerning the fees charged by each third party exam administrator for each examination or test conducted by that administrator pursuant to an agreement with the department.
  (2) The department shall utilize a competitive selection process that meets the requirements of article 2 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1201 to 18.1299, when selecting a third party exam administrator to administer an examination or test. The contract with the third party exam administrator shall state the examination fee an individual is required to pay to take the examination or test.
  (3) As used in this act, “third party exam administrator” means a person outside of the department with which the department has entered into an agreement to administer an examination or test required under an article of the occupational code.