Definitions.

Sec. 1. (1) The phrase "good moral character", when used as a requirement for an occupational or professional license or when used as a requirement to establish or operate an organization or facility regulated by this state in a statute of this state or administrative rules promulgated under a statute of this state, means the propensity on the part of an individual to serve the public in the licensed area in a fair, honest, and open manner. (2) As used in this act: (a) "Felony" means a violation of a penal law of this state for which the offender may be punished by imprisonment for more than 1 year or an offense expressly designated by law as a felony. (b) "License" includes a registration. (c) "Licensing board or agency" means a principal department, or a board or agency within a principal department, that issues occupational or professional licenses. (d) "Principal department" means a department that has jurisdiction over a licensing board or agency.