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Chapter 380 — SCHOOL CODE OF 1976
Act 451 of 1976 — THE REVISED SCHOOL CODE (380.1 - 380.1853)***** 380.692 THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY AFTER DECEMBER 31, 1988: See (6) of 380.692 ***** ***** 380.4.amended THIS AMENDED SECTION IS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2012 ***** ***** 380.4 THIS SECTION IS AMENDED EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2012: See 380.4.amended *****
451-1976-2 — ARTICLE 2 (380.805...380.1644)
451-1976-2-16 — PART 16 BOARDS OF EDUCATION; POWERS AND DUTIES GENERALLY (380.1201... 380.1349)
- Section 380.1201 — Board; business to be conducted at public meetings; validity of board actions; closed sessions; legal meetings; notice of meetings; signing of minutes; vice-president to act in absence of president.
- Section 380.1202 — Record of proceedings, accounts, and business; public records; inspection.
- Section 380.1202a-380.1204 — Repealed. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996.
- Section 380.1204a — Annual educational report.
- Section 380.1204b — Repealed. 1990, Act 25, Eff. Apr. 13, 1990.
- Section 380.1205 — Repealed. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996.
- Section 380.1206 — Conduct of elections under MCL 168.301 to 168.315.
- Section 380.1210 — Repealed. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996.
- Section 380.1211 — Mills levied for school operating purposes; limitation; reduction of mills from which homestead, qualified agricultural property, qualified forest property, supportive housing property, and industrial personal property are exempt; effect of insufficient mills allowed to be levied under subsection (1); additional mills; number of mills school district may levy after 1994; exemption of commercial personal property; approval by school electors; excess tax revenue; shortfall; allocation under property tax limitation act; reducing number of mills; definitions.
- Section 380.1211a — Certifications by department of treasury; appeal of determinations; appeal conference; final decision.
- Section 380.1211b — Repealed. 1994, Act 258, Imd. Eff. July 5, 1994.
- Section 380.1211c — Additional mills; limitation; presentation to school electors as separate questions; school district not described in MCL 388.1620.
- Section 380.1211d — Repealed. 2003, Act 126, Eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
- Section 380.1211e — Affidavit claiming exemption on qualified agricultural property; filing.
- Section 380.1212 — Sinking fund; creation; purpose; tax levy; audit; submission of proposition to school electors; election; ballot; approval.
- Section 380.1213 — Filing certified copy of resolution certifying taxes to be levied; time.
- Section 380.1214 — Additional millage; authorization by resolution; levy, collection, and enforcement procedure; proceedings as to first debt retirement fund tax; proceedings as to separate tax rate limitations.
- Section 380.1215 — Accounting for moneys; fund designations.
- Section 380.1216 — Use of money raised by tax.
- Section 380.1217 — Support and maintenance of sectarian schools prohibited; transportation of nonpublic school pupils.
- Section 380.1217a — Purchase, rental, or lease of cars for board members or for chauffeurs for board members prohibited.
- Section 380.1218 — Assessment, levy, and collection of school taxes; budgets; provisions governing school districts.
- Section 380.1221 — Deposit of district or academy funds; designation of financial institution; limitation on deposit or investment of additional funds; deposit and financial institution defined.
- Section 380.1222 — Deposit of district funds; limitation.
- Section 380.1223 — Investment of funds; authorization; restrictions; deposit of obligations; commingling prohibited; exceptions; earnings; deposit of funds accumulated under deferred compensation program; security; limitation on deposit or investment of additional funds; deposit and financial institution defined.
- Section 380.1224 — Tax-deferred investments for employees; purchase; payroll allocations; ownership; rights nonforfeitable; liability for purchase; nondiscriminatory application of section; tax-deferred investment defined.
- Section 380.1225 — Power of board to borrow money and issue notes; purpose; pledging money to be received from state school aid; notes as full faith and credit obligations; due date; limitation; school district not able to redeem notes within 372 days of issuance; multi-year repayment agreement; notes issued for next succeeding fiscal year; maturity; failure to receive state school aid; number of borrowings; obtaining line of credit.
- Section 380.1226 — Statement of assessed valuation of school district.
- Section 380.1227 — Estimates of necessary taxes; insurance reserve funds; adoption of budget; apportionment of school taxes.
- Section 380.1228 — Contract between school or intermediate district and public school academy to provide services.
- Section 380.1229 — Employment of superintendent and administrators; notification of contract nonrenewal; meeting with board; contract with intermediate school district.
- Section 380.1229a — Removal of person as superintendent of public instruction; settlement prohibited; limitations.
- Section 380.1230 — Offer of full-time, part-time, or contract employment; criminal history check; employment as conditional employee; conditions; voiding contract and terminating employment; position as substitute teacher or substitute bus drivers; report received by another district; consent; request; conducting criminal history check; report; disclosure of conviction of listed offense or felony; verification; use; disclosure; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; exception; verification information; definitions.
- Section 380.1230a — Criminal records check through federal bureau of investigation; employment as conditional employee; voiding contract and terminating employment; application as substitute teacher or substitute bus drivers; obtaining copy of results from another district, public school academy, or nonpublic school; consent; form and manner of request; use and disclosure of results; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; definition; initiation of criminal records check by department of state police; disclosure that individual convicted of listed offense or other felony; verification; exception; verification information; definitions.
- Section 380.1230b — Applicant for employment; information regarding unprofessional conduct to be provided by previous employer; signed statement authorizing disclosure; request; immunity from civil liability; prohibition; use of information; violation of subsection (5) as misdemeanor; effect of contract or agreement; other information; definitions.
- Section 380.1230c — Notice of conviction of listed offense; report to department; employment prohibited; definitions.
- Section 380.1230d — Employee or applicant for employment of school district, intermediate school district, public school academy, or nonpublic school charged with crime; requirements; violation of subsection (1) or (2); person not convicted of crime; forwarding of form; development and implementation of automated program; report; definitions.
- Section 380.1230e — List of registered educational personnel; definitions.
- Section 380.1230f — Fingerprints submitted under MCL 380.1230a and 380.1230g; maintenance in AFIS database.
- Section 380.1230g — Individual employed or working under contract; criminal history check or records check; use of results received by another district; consent; request; use of results for limited purpose; "misdemeanor conviction involving sexual or physical abuse" defined; duties of department of state police; verification; disclosure of conviction for listed offense or other felony; exception; definitions.
- Section 380.1230h — Disclosure.
- Section 380.1231 — Hiring of teachers; teachers' contracts generally.
- Section 380.1232 — Repealed. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996.
- Section 380.1233 — Teaching or counseling by noncertificated teacher; prohibition; exceptions; notice to superintendent of public instruction; waiving student teaching as requirement for vocational certification; competency test; employment as substitute teacher; requirements for service as counselor without valid teaching certificate.
- Section 380.1233a — Employment counseling and placement services; agreement to establish joint or cooperative service; assistance; MCL 338.2006 inapplicable.
- Section 380.1233b — Teaching of certain courses by noncertificated, nonendorsed teacher; requirements; effect of ability to engage certificated, endorsed teacher; waiving student teaching.
- Section 380.1234 — Exchange teachers; compensation, rights, and privileges.
- Section 380.1235 — Sabbatical leave.
- Section 380.1236 — Substitute teachers; leave time, salary, and privileges; applicability of subsections (1) and (2); contract; day defined.
- Section 380.1236a — Person or entity furnishing substitute teachers; contract; entity defined.
- Section 380.1237 — Employment of person who does not hold teaching certificate to provide speech and language services.
- Section 380.1240 — Law enforcement agency; creation.
- Section 380.1246 — Superintendent, principal, assistant principal, administrator of instructional programs, or chief business official; conditions for employment; continuing education; rules; time period to meet certification requirements.
- Section 380.1247, 380.1248 — Repealed. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996.
- Section 380.1248 — Personnel decisions resulting in elimination of position; policies; collective bargaining agreement; expiration; action brought by teacher; remedy.
- Section 380.1249 — Performance evaluation system for teachers and school administrators; requirements; governor's council on educator effectiveness; recommendations on evaluation processes; compliance with subsection (2) or (3) not required; effect of collective bargaining agreement; effectiveness label.
- Section 380.1249a — Assignment of pupil to teacher rated as ineffective; notification.
- Section 380.1250 — Compensation including job performance and accomplishments as factors; effect if collective bargaining agreement.
- Section 380.1251 — School psychological service; rules; reports and information.
- Section 380.1252 — Professional nursing services; rules; reports; section inapplicable to certain nursing services.
- Section 380.1253 — Repealed. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996.
- Section 380.1254 — Expenses of board members and employees; expenditures as public record; payment; credit or debit card.
- Section 380.1255 — School district; compliance with public employees health benefit act.
- Section 380.1255a — Medical benefit plan for 100 or more public employees; contract provisions; medical benefit plan for fewer than 100 employees; effect of subsection (1); "medical benefit plan" defined.
- Section 380.1256 — Inspecting, monitoring, removing, or treating asbestos or material containing asbestos; contractual agreement to provide legal representation against civil liability.
- Section 380.1260 — Deed restrictions or other prohibitions; lease or rent of property.
- Section 380.1261-380.1262a — Repealed. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996.
- Section 380.1263 — Building schools; requirements; compliance; review and approval; submission of site plan to local zoning authority; "high school building" and "local zoning authority" defined.
- Section 380.1263a — Repealed. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996.
- Section 380.1264, 380.1264a — Repealed. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996.
- Section 380.1265, 380.1266 — Repealed. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996.
- Section 380.1267 — School buildings; construction, addition, repair, or renovation; bids; exception; advertising; security; opening and reading of bids; rejection of bids; readvertising; local policy giving preference to Michigan-based business; applicability of section; adjustment of maximum amount; "Michigan-based business" defined.
- Section 380.1268 — Repealed. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996.
- Section 380.1269 — Insuring school district or public school academy property.
- Section 380.1270 — Repealed. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996.
- Section 380.1272 — Meal program for pupils.
- Section 380.1272a — Lunch program; breakfast program.
- Section 380.1272b — Nutritional standards; fees; free and reduced price meals; free milk; confidentiality; discrimination; planning and evaluation of meals and other foods.
- Section 380.1272c — Applicability of MCL 380.1272a.
- Section 380.1272d — Duties of department of education.
- Section 380.1273 — Meal program.
- Section 380.1274 — Procurement of supplies, materials, and equipment; written policies; competitive bids; approval of purchase; adjustment of maximum amount; local policy giving preference to Michigan-based business; items purchased through cooperative bulk purchasing program; acquisition of equipment; payment; purchase of heating and cooking equipment; "Michigan-based business" defined.
- Section 380.1274a — Energy conservation improvements; payment; bond; contract terms; removal or treatment of asbestos or other material injurious to health; issuance of bonds; competitive bidding requirements; reports; forms; definitions.
- Section 380.1274b — Purchase, storage, or use of free flowing elemental mercury or instrument that contains mercury; restrictions; absence of mercury-free alternative for instrument; disposal of mercury and instruments containing mercury.
- Section 380.1275 — Repealed. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996.
- Section 380.1276 — Pedestrian overpasses; acquisition or construction; payment of costs; contracts; approval.
- Section 380.1277 — School improvement plan.
- Section 380.1277a — Accreditation of schools in school district; requirements.
- Section 380.1278 — Core academic curriculum.
- Section 380.1278a — Requirements for high school diploma.
- Section 380.1278b — Award of high school diploma; credit requirements; personal curriculum; annual report.
- Section 380.1279 — State assessments to high school pupils.
- Section 380.1279a — Report of irregularities; notice to school district or public school academy.
- Section 380.1279b — Credit awarded to pupil not enrolled in course.
- Section 380.1279c — Use of tests to measure pupils' values or attitudes prohibited.
- Section 380.1279d — Report of irregularities to any person or entity involved in scoring or administration.
- Section 380.1279e — High school credit in foreign language.
- Section 380.1279f — Repealed. 1997, Act 177, Eff. June 30, 2001.
- Section 380.1279g — Michigan merit examination; definitions.
- Section 380.1280 — Accreditation.
- Section 380.1280a — Specialized or alternative school or program.
- Section 380.1280b — Grades 1 to 5; yearly test or assessment.
- Section 380.1280c — Identification of lowest achieving 5% of public schools; list; placement under supervision of reform/redesign officer; submission of redesign plan; implementation; creation of state school reform/redesign school district; appointment of chief executive officer to control multiple schools; implementation of restart, turnaround, or transformation models; release of public school from measures imposed by subsection (6) or (7); report; posting of certain information; issuance of order placing school under supervision of state school reform/redesign officer; prohibition.
- Section 380.1281 — State board; duties generally; examination and audit of official records and accounts; action to compel accounting; waiver from compliance with rules.
- Section 380.1282 — Grades, schools, and departments; courses of study; opportunity to achieve state endorsement; special assistance.
- Section 380.1282a — Repealed. 2001, Act 121, Imd. Eff. Sept. 28, 2001.
- Section 380.1283 — Repealed. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996.
- Section 380.1284 — Length of school year; certification; strikes or teachers' conferences; rules.
- Section 380.1284a — Common school calendar; exceptions; definitions.
- Section 380.1284b — School in session before Labor day; prohibition; effect of collective bargaining agreement; year-round school or program; waiver; exception; "Labor day" defined.
- Section 380.1285 — Repealed. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996.
- Section 380.1285a — Child care center subject to fire prevention or fire safety requirements; requirements for operation of before- or after-school program.
- Section 380.1286, 380.1287 — Repealed. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996.
- Section 380.1288 — Courses requiring wearing of industrial quality eye protective devices; rules; definition.
- Section 380.1289 — Participation of female pupils in interscholastic athletic activities.
- Section 380.1291 — Local school security task force.
- Section 380.1291[1] — Michigan information network.
- Section 380.1293 — Repealed. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996.
- Section 380.1294 — Parent involvement plan; adoption; distribution; review.
- Section 380.1295 — Parental involvement contracts.
- Section 380.1296 — Auxiliary services for pupils in nonpublic schools; use of state school aid; scope of auxiliary services; rules.
- Section 380.1297 — Educational program for certain children; board as agent for federal government; payment of per capita operation and capital outlay costs; deduction of allotments; approval; section inapplicable to land attached under MCL 380.1298.
- Section 380.1298 — Attachment of land under exclusive federal jurisdiction; hearing; rights and privileges of pupils.
- Section 380.1299 — Limited open forum; equal access and opportunity; definitions.
- Section 380.1300 — Repealed. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996.
- Section 380.1300a — Sexual harassment policy.
- Section 380.1301 — Pregnant persons; expulsion or exclusion from public school prohibited; withdrawal; alternative educational program or program of special services; rules.
- Section 380.1302 — Repealed. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996.
- Section 380.1303 — Pocket pager, electronic communication device, or other personal communication device; applicability of subsection (1).
- Section 380.1305 — Bomb threat; search by school employee.
- Section 380.1306 — School lockers; no presumption of privacy; search policy; assistance of law enforcement agency; model policy; admissibility of evidence.
- Section 380.1308 — Statewide school safety information policy.
- Section 380.1309 — Conduct constituting suspension; action by teacher; report; supervision; conference; return by student; adoption of local policy by school board; definitions.
- Section 380.1310 — Physical assault at school against another pupil; expulsion required; alternative education; definitions.
- Section 380.1310a — Report.
- Section 380.1310b — Policy prohibiting bullying; adoption and implementation by board of school district or intermediate school district or board of directors of public school academy; public hearing; submission of policy to department; report; contents of policy; reporting act of bullying; definitions; section to be known as "Matt's Safe School Law."
- Section 380.1311 — Suspension or expulsion of pupils.
- Section 380.1311a — Assault by pupil against employee, volunteer, or contractor; expulsion required; alternative services; referral; reinstatement; immunity from liability; petition for reinstatement form; rights of pupils eligible for special education programs and services; eligibility of school for prorated share of foundation allowance; report of assaults; responsibility for enrollment in educational program; definitions.
- Section 380.1311b — Strict discipline academy; powers; definitions.
- Section 380.1311c — Strict discipline academy; report; evaluation; contents.
- Section 380.1311d — Strict discipline academy; organization of corporation; authorizing body; application; oversight; suspension of power; fees; presumption of legal organization.
- Section 380.1311e — Strict discipline academy; issuance of contract by authorizing body; placement of question on ballot; submission of contract and application to state board; selection, term, and number of members of board of directors; contract requirements; compliance with applicable law; immunity; exemption from tax; property acquisition and condemnation.
- Section 380.1311f — Levy of taxes or issuance of bonds by school district.
- Section 380.1311g — Strict discipline academy; location; tuition; admission policies or practices; enrollment; types of pupils; special education pupils; individuals committed to high-security or medium-security juvenile facility; residence requirements; grades.
- Section 380.1311h — Strict discipline academy; additional powers.
- Section 380.1311i — School district subject to court desegregation order.
- Section 380.1311j — Use of certificated and noncertificated teachers; teaching techniques or methods.
- Section 380.1311k — Personnel.
- Section 380.1311l — Authorizing body as fiscal agent; revocation of contract.
- Section 380.1311m — Strict discipline academy; compliance with public employees health benefit act.
- Section 380.1312 — Corporal punishment defined; infliction of corporal punishment by employee, volunteer, or contractor; exercise of necessary reasonable physical force; liability; violation; deference given to reasonable good-faith judgments; development, implementation, and enforcement of code of student conduct; model list of alternatives to use of corporal punishment; authority permitting corporal punishment void.
- Section 380.1313 — Dangerous weapon found in possession of pupil; report; confiscation by school official; determination of legal owner; dangerous weapon defined.
- Section 380.1316 — Public school fraternity, sorority, or secret society prohibited; definition.
- Section 380.1317 — Public school employee or volunteer; prohibited conduct; exceptions; penalties; definitions.
- Section 380.1318 — Use of performance-enhancing substances in interscholastic athletics; eligibility policy; list of drugs to be provided by department of community health.
- Section 380.1321 — Transportation for pupils; requirements; payment.
- Section 380.1322 — Transportation for pupils; routes; rules; construction of section; vehicles.
- Section 380.1323 — Transportation of nonpublic school pupils to and from auxiliary service sites; payment of costs; applicability of subsection (1).
- Section 380.1324 — Transportation for pupils; contracts; price.
- Section 380.1325 — School district, intermediate school district, or consortium of districts contracting with other districts to provide transportation for pupils.
- Section 380.1331 — Repealed. 1990, Act 189, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990.
- Section 380.1332 — Transportation for pupils; nonmandatory and noncredit events; fees; rules; additional school buses; insurance.
- Section 380.1333 — Transportation of senior citizens, retired or disabled persons, or members of nonprofit organization to activities, events, or outings; cost; transportation of persons other than pupils to school-sponsored events; fee; insurance; priority; purchase of additional school buses; agreement; definition; rules.
- Section 380.1334 — Repealed. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996.
- Section 380.1335 — Boarding schools; licensing and regulation.
- Section 380.1336 — Repealed. 1990, Act 189, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990.
- Section 380.1341 — Repealed. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996.
- Section 380.1341a, 380.1341b — Repealed. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996.
- Section 380.1342 — Repealed. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996.
- Section 380.1343, 380.1344 — Repealed. 1990, Act 189, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990.
- Section 380.1346 — Repealed. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996.
- Section 380.1347 — United States flag; purchase; size; appliances; display.
- Section 380.1348, 380.1349 — Repealed. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996.
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