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House bill 4913 would let apprentices count toward architects' licensure experience

6402371 · October 20, 2025
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Summary

Speaker testimony split over House Bill 4913, which would allow apprenticeships to satisfy part of the professional experience requirement for architecture licensure; sponsors say degrees and exams remain required, architecture groups warn the bill lacks detail.

House Bill 4913 would amend section 2004 of Michigan's Occupational Code of 1980 to allow documented apprenticeships to satisfy the professional-experience requirement for architect licensure while keeping existing degree and examination requirements.

The bill's sponsor, Representative Bonac, told the committee the measure "expands flexibility in how that experience can be obtained while maintaining the same high standards for professional practice." He said a candidate "would still be required to meet all the same key licensing requirements, such as holding a professional degree in architecture or equivalent…

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