Agency Report to JCAR
AGENCY REPORT TO THE
JOINT COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES (JCAR)
Under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), 1969 PA 306, the agency that has the statutory authority
to promulgate the rules must complete and submit this form electronically to the Michigan Office of
1. Agency Information:
Agency name: Department of Insurance and Financial Services
Division/Bureau/Office: Office of General Counsel
Name, title, phone number, and e-mail of person completing this form: Sarah Wohlford, Deputy
General Counsel, 517-284-
8743,
Name of Departmental Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form: Sarah Wohlford
2. Rule Set Information:
MOAHR assigned rule set number: 2019-038 IF
Title of proposed rule set: Pre-Licensure Education
3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:
These rules set forth requirements related to pre-licensure education for insurance producers (i.e.,
agents). The rules are mandatory under MCL 500.1204a(1)(d), which requires the Director of the
Department of Insurance and Financial Services to promulgate rules prescribing the criteria that
must be met by a person to render instruction in a registered insurance producer program of study;
and MCL 500.1204a(3), which requires the Director to promulgate rules prescribing the subject
matter that a program of study must possess to qualify for registration for an insurance producer
program of study. MCL 500.1204a was amended in Public Act 575 of 2008 to substantially adopt
the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Uniform Producer Licensing Model
Act, which was itself amended to comply with the 1999 federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which
required that states enact uniform provisions for licensing insurance agents (producers) and
businesses.
4. Summary of proposed rules:
The proposed amendments are necessary to reflect statutory amendments, primarily the elimination
of the Agent Education Advisory Council by PA 67 of 2017. The other amendments are: updating
the number of hours required for certain programs of study, as necessitated by 2009 amendments to
Section 1204a of the Insurance Code, MCL 500.1204a; providing for online courses; and
establishing reporting requirements for education providers.
5. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and publication
dates (attach copies of affidavits from each newspaper as proof of publication).
The Daily Press (Escanaba): August 2, 2019
Lansing State Journal: August 2, 2019
Oakland Press: August 7, 2019
6. Date of publication of rules and notice of public hearing in Michigan Register:
August 15, 2019 (No. 14)
Revised: June 21, 2019
MCL 24.242 and 24.245
