(1) The department is authorized to:(a) Create a process for the bulk renewal of licenses which will allow licensees the ability, upon request, to submit all license applications of the same type, notwithstanding any provisions of law applicable to each application process.
(b) Create a process that will allow licensees, upon request, to align the expiration dates of licenses within a statutory program.
(c) Change the expiration dates for current licensees for the purpose of reducing large numbers of license expirations that occur during the same month.
(2) The department shall prorate any licensing fee for which the term of the license was reduced for the purposes of alignment.
(3) The department shall adopt rules to implement this section.
