Construction: asbestos; public contracts for asbestos abatement projects; require under certain circumstances background investigation, public posting of certain information, and public hearings. Creates new act.

This bill establishes the Public Entity Asbestos Removal Verification Act, which requires Michigan public entities to conduct background investigations on contractors before hiring them for asbestos removal projects. Under the new rules, government agencies must check online databases to see if a contractor has received environmental or safety violation notices, and they must hold a public hearing if a contractor has five or more such violations in the past five years. The law also mandates that public entities investigate the details of any major violations and publicly share their findings to ensure contractors are capable of complying with regulations. Additionally, the act prohibits a primary public contractor from hiring a subcontractor for asbestos work without first conducting a similar background investigation on that subcontractor. These provisions directly affect state and local governments, school districts, and other public authorities responsible for managing asbestos abatement contracts.