Bill > HB5284

This bill amends the Michigan Occupational Code to modify continuing education requirements and create a new process for vacating certain disciplinary records for licensed professionals in multiple occupational areas. For licensed professionals like public accountants, real estate appraisers, and others, the bill clarifies existing continuing education requirements, including specific mandates for auditing, accounting, and professional ethics training, and allows professionals to carry over excess education hours within certain limits. Most significantly, the bill introduces a new procedure enabling licensees to apply to have a disciplinary record set aside if the record stems from a one-time failure to complete continuing education during an audit, provided certain conditions are met. These conditions include waiting at least 5 years after sanctions are no longer in force, successfully completing the missed continuing education, having no subsequent disciplinary actions, and having not previously had a record set aside. If approved, the department will remove the disciplinary record from its public licensing website, allowing the licensee to represent that no such record exists. The bill applies this provision across different licensing sections, including those for public accountants, general occupational licenses, and real estate appraisers, providing a standardized approach to addressing minor, isolated continuing education compliance issues.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-5284