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Mich. Comp. Laws § 16.405 (2026)
Superintendent of public instruction; appointment; term.
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EXECUTIVE ORGANIZATION ACT OF 1965
Act 380 of 1965
16.405 Superintendent of public instruction; appointment; term.
Sec. 305.
The principal executive officer of the department of education is the superintendent of public instruction. The state board of education shall appoint the superintendent of public instruction whose term of office shall be determined by the board.
History: 1965, Act 380, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
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case, 1999–1999 · leading case: Straus v. Governor, 592 N.W.2d 53 (Mich. 1999).
Straus v. Governor, 592 N.W.2d 53 (Mich. 1999). “Article 5, § 3 states that "[w]hen a board or commission is at the head of a principal department, unless elected or appointed as otherwise provided in this constitution, the members thereof shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate.”
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