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Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.1401 (2026)

“Educational institution” defined.

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PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CIVIL RIGHTS ACT


Act 220 of 1976


37.1401 “Educational institution” defined.

Sec. 401.

    As used in this article, "educational institution" means a public or private institution or a separate school or department of a public or private institution, includes an academy, college, elementary or secondary school, extension course, kindergarten, nursery, school system, school district, or university, and a business, nursing, professional, secretarial, technical, or vocational school, and includes an agent of an educational institution.

History: 1976, Act 220, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 478, Imd. Eff. Jan. 20, 1981

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2023 · leading case: Bettina Winkler v. Marist Fathers of Detroit Inc, 909 N.W.2d 311 (Mich. Ct. App. 2017).
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Bettina Winkler v. Marist Fathers of Detroit Inc, 909 N.W.2d 311 (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 18× “Plaintiff responded that the PWDCRA was clearly applicable to religious schools given the definition of an educational institution in MCL 37.1401, demonstrating the Legislature's decision to not exempt such schools.”
Snyder v. Charlotte Pub. Sch. Dist., 333 N.W.2d 542 (Mich. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 2× “See generally MCL 37.1401 et seq.; MSA 3.550(401) et seq.”
One v. MacOmb Intermediate Sch. Dist., No. 360958 (Mich. Ct. App. Mar. 23, 2023). “” MCL 37.1401. Thus, plaintiffs’ PWDCRA claim is not barred by governmental immunity because the Legislature specifically provided that a school district, such as MISD, could be liable if it denied the full and equal utilization of MISD’s educational facility on account of a…”
shefke v. Macomb Intermediate Sch. Dist., No. 2:20-cv-10049 (E.D. Mich. Aug. 19, 2020). “LAWS § 37.1401 et seq. claims in the Macomb County Circuit Court.”
Bettina Winkler v. Marist Fathers of Detroit Inc, No. 323511 (Mich. Ct. App. Nov. 12, 2015). “Approximately two months after being denied admission to Notre Dame, plaintiff was diagnosed with certain learning disabilities.”
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