State Budget Office
Office of Regulatory Reinvention
111 S. Capitol Avenue; 8th Floor, Romney Building,
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: (517) 335-8658 FAX: (517) 335-9512
REQUEST FOR RULEMAKING (RFR)
Under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), 1969 PA 306, the agency that has the statutory authority
to promulgate rules must electronically file a RFR with the Office of Regulatory Reinvention (ORR)
before initiating any changes or additions to the rules. Submit copy to the ORR at orr@michigan.gov.
1. Agency Information
Agency name: Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Division/Bureau/Office: Bureau of Professional Licensing
Name, title, phone number, and e-mail of person Rick Roselle, Senior Policy Analyst, 517-335-
completing this form:
2. Rule Set Information
Title of proposed rule set: Architects – General Rules
Rule number(s) or range of numbers: R 339.15101 to R 339.15507
Included in agency’s annual regulatory plan as rule to be processed in current year? Yes.
3. Estimated timetable for completion, or statutory deadline, if applicable:
The estimate time for completion is 1 year.
4. Describe the general purpose of these rules, including any problem(s) the changes are intended to
address:
The general purpose of the proposed rules is to amend the previously adopted rules to eliminate
outdated language, create consistency with 1980 PA 299, known as the occupational code, and
provide clarity regarding the requirements for licensure, renewal, relicensure, and the standards of
practice and professional conduct.
The proposed rules are intended to revise the definitions used in the rules, revise the education,
experience, and examination requirements that must be satisfied to receive a license, adopt by
reference a standard of professional conduct that is acceptable to the board, and update the
requirements pertaining to the seal of an architect. In addition, a new rule will be added that
pertains to relicensure and the requirements pertaining to continuing education will be updated to
reflect subjects and activities that are acceptable to the board.
5. Cite the specific rule promulgation authority (i.e. agency director, commission, board, etc.,
listing all applicable statutory references. If the rule(s) are mandated by any applicable
constitutional or statutory provision, please explain.
MCL 339.205, MCL 339.308, MCL 339.2009 and Executive Reorganization Order Nos. 1991-9,
1996-2, 2003-1, and 2011-4, being MCL 338.3501, 445.2001, 445.2011, and 445.2030.
6. Describe the extent to which the rule(s) conflict with, duplicate, or exceed similar regulations,
compliance requirements, or other standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.
Include applicable public act and statutory references.
The proposed rules do not conflict with, duplicate, or exceed similar rules or regulations adopted
by the state or federal government.
Revised: February 1, 2019
MCL 24.239