Public Act 285 of 2004

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• Introduced by Rep. Gary Newell (R) on May 12, 2004, to require that the various licenses and permits required under the Adult Foster Care Facility Licensing Act be either granted or denied within six months of a person filing an application. The state would have to notify an applicant within 10 days if an application requires additional information or is not “administratively complete.” If the deadline is not met, the application fee would be waived, and the applicant would be granted a 15-percent discount on fees required in the following year. The bill is part of a permit streamlining package comprised of House Bills 5876 to 5904.
  • Referred to the House Government Operations Committee on May 12, 2004.
  • Reported in the House on June 2, 2004, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Gary Newell (R) on June 29, 2004, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that transfers the permit deadlines to Senate Bill 1215, and makes techcical changes to the same public act to accomodate the expedited deadlines. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on June 29, 2004.
• Passed 90 to 1 in the House on June 29, 2004, to make techcical changes to the Adult Foster Care Facility Licensing Act to accomodate the expedited deadlines proposed by Senate Bill 1215 for the processing of various licenses and permits required under the act.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on June 30, 2004.
  • Referred to the Senate Economic Development, Small Business and Regulatory Reform Committee on June 30, 2004.
    • Reported in the Senate on July 1, 2004, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on July 6, 2004, to make techcical changes to the Adult Foster Care Facility Licensing Act to accomodate the expedited deadlines proposed by Senate Bill 1215 for the processing of various licenses and permits required under the act.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on July 22, 2004.