Michigan Laws 338.3703 – Continuing education as license renewal requirement; credit earned through on-line or electronic media
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 338.3703
- Continuing education: means instructional courses designed to bring participants up to date on a particular area of knowledge or skills. See Michigan Laws 338.3702
- in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- License: means a certificate, registration, accreditation, or license issued by an occupational regulatory agency that allows an individual to engage in a regulated occupation or that allows an individual to use a specific title or professional designation in the practice of an occupation, profession, or vocation. See Michigan Laws 338.3702
- Occupational regulatory agency: means a department, bureau, or agency of this state that has regulatory authority over a regulated occupation. See Michigan Laws 338.3702
- Regulated occupation: means an occupation, profession, or vocation that requires a license as a predicate for the practice of the occupation, profession, or vocation or that provides for the use of a specific title or professional designation in the practice of the occupation, profession, or vocation. See Michigan Laws 338.3702
(1) Except as otherwise provided for in a specific act, or as otherwise required by a rule promulgated before the effective date of this act, concerning a regulated occupation, the occupational regulatory agency requiring a program of continuing education as part of a program of continuing professional competency for renewal of a license shall, to the extent practicable, allow at least 1/2 of the required credit hours of continuing education to be earned through an on-line or electronic media meeting standards acceptable to the occupational regulatory agency.
(2) If the occupational regulatory agency does not allow at least 1/2 of the required credit hours of continuing education to be earned through an on-line or electronic media, the director shall notify the legislative committee of the senate and house of representatives having jurisdiction over licensing matters. The notification shall be in writing and shall explain why on-line or electronic media is not practicable.
(3) This act does not apply to continuing education or training programs offered as part of a licensure, registration, certification, or accreditation program that must be approved by an agency of the federal government.