Occupations: individual licensing and registration; procedure for vacating disciplinary records of certain licensees or registrants; provide for. Amends sec. 539 of 2016 PA 407 (MCL 339.5539).

This bill amends Michigan's Skilled Trades Regulation Act to create a formal process for vacating disciplinary citations from the records of licensed individuals. It allows those who accept the terms of a citation to have it automatically removed from their public record if no further disciplinary action is taken within five years, while citations for missing continuing education are cleared after four years or immediately upon proof of completion. The legislation also permits individuals who contest a violation to trigger a standard administrative hearing process instead of accepting the citation's conditions. Additionally, once a citation is removed, the affected person may legally state that no such citation exists regarding that specific issue.