THE REVISED SCHOOL CODE
Act 451 of 1976
380.1284 Length of school year; certification; strikes or teachers' conferences; rules.
Sec. 1284.
(1) The board of a school district or of a public school academy shall determine the length of the school year. However, if the board does not want the school district's or public school academy's state school aid payments to be withheld as described in section 101 of the state school aid act of 1979, MCL 388.1701, the board shall ensure that the school district or public school academy provides at least the minimum amount of pupil instruction during each school year required under section 101 of the state school aid act of 1979, MCL 388.1701.
(2) Not later than August 1 of each year, the board of each school district and the board of directors of each public school academy shall certify to the state board the number of hours of pupil instruction in the previous school year.
(3) Time during which there is no pupil instruction because of strikes or teachers' conferences shall not be counted as pupil instruction.
(4) The superintendent of public instruction shall promulgate rules for the implementation of this section.
History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 143, Imd. Eff. July 15, 1992 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 335, Imd. Eff. Dec. 31, 1993 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996 ;-- Am. 1997, Act 53, Imd. Eff. July 1, 1997 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 534, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006
PopularName Notes:
Act 451
AdminRule Notes:
R 340.1 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
16
cases, 1983–2004 · leading case:
Adair v. State, 680 N.W.2d 386 (Mich. 2004).
Adair v. State, 680 N.W.2d 386 (Mich. 2004).
· cites it 4× “§ 380.1284, school districts were required to increase annually the hours of pupil instruction without increased state funding.”
State Bd. of Educ. v. Houghton Lake Cmty. Schs., 425 N.W.2d 80 (Mich. 1988).
· cites it 6× “The present § 1284 of the School Code of 1976, MCL 380.1284; MSA 15.41284, was originally enacted as 1881 PA 164 , ch 2, § 20, which provided: At the first and the annual meetings only, to determine the length of time a school shall be taught in their district during the ensuing…”
Durant v. State Bd. of Educ., 381 N.W.2d 662 (Mich. 1986).
· cites it 4× “Is a free education required by state statute or state agency rule? Anticipating our conclusion that "state law" does not encompass constitutional provisions, plaintiffs argue that the 180 days of school contemplated for students in MCL 380.”
Clonlara, Inc v. State Bd. of Educ., 501 N.W.2d 88 (Mich. 1993).
· cites it 4× “Further, while there is a statutory requirement that certain subjects are to be taught, these subjects do not include social studies and science, which the procedures require. Furthermore, the requirement under the procedures that instruction by a certified teacher encompass 900…”
Adair v. State of Michigan, 651 N.W.2d 393 (Mich. Ct. App. 2002).
· cites it 2× “§ 380.1284, the state has increased the level of existing activities and services required of plaintiff districts and agencies by increasing the number of hours of pupil instruction required for each school year.”
Durant v. Dep't of Educ., 342 N.W.2d 591 (Mich. Ct. App. 1983).
“However, the plaintiffs argue that because each school district is required by the School Code of 1976 to provide a minimum of 180 days instruction annually, MCL 380.1284; MSA 15.41284, and only the few aforementioned courses are required by *527 state law or regulation, a…”
Slocum v. Holton Bd. of Educ., 429 N.W.2d 607 (Mich. Ct. App. 1988).
“41561, which provides that every child between the ages of six and sixteen shall attend a public or approved nonpublic school continuously and consecutively during the entire school year.”
Clonlara, Inc v. State Bd. of Educ., 469 N.W.2d 66 (Mich. Ct. App. 1991).
“Furthermore, the requirement under the procedures that instruction by a certified teacher encompass 900 hours or 180 days of instruction each school year is not a mere explanation of the nonpublic school act.”
Kellerman v. Bd. of Educ. of the Bay City Pub. Schs., 141 Mich. App. 276 (Mich. Ct. App. 1985).
· cites it 7× “* * *” MCL 380.1284; MSA 15.41284. Appellee Bay City Board of Education employed appellant adult education instructors during the 1976-1977 and 1977-1978 school years for two 16-week semesters per year.”
Breuhan v. Plymouth-Canton Cmty. Schs., 359 N.W.2d 566 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984).
· cites it 2× “" MCL 380.1284; MSA 15.41284. The State Tenure Commission computes the probationary period by using the "anniversary date" method.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1284(1) — 6 cases
Clonlara, Inc v. State Bd. of Educ., 501 N.W.2d 88 (Mich. 1993).
“Further, while there is a statutory requirement that certain subjects are to be taught, these subjects do not include social studies and science, which the procedures require. Furthermore, the requirement under the procedures that instruction by a certified teacher encompass 900…”
State Bd. of Educ. v. Houghton Lake Cmty. Schs., 425 N.W.2d 80 (Mich. 1988).
“The present § 1284 of the School Code of 1976, MCL 380.1284; MSA 15.41284, was originally enacted as 1881 PA 164 , ch 2, § 20, which provided: At the first and the annual meetings only, to determine the length of time a school shall be taught in their district during the ensuing…”
Durant v. State Bd. of Educ., 381 N.W.2d 662 (Mich. 1986).
“Is a free education required by state statute or state agency rule? Anticipating our conclusion that "state law" does not encompass constitutional provisions, plaintiffs argue that the 180 days of school contemplated for students in MCL 380.”
Clonlara, Inc v. State Bd. of Educ., 469 N.W.2d 66 (Mich. Ct. App. 1991).
“Furthermore, the requirement under the procedures that instruction by a certified teacher encompass 900 hours or 180 days of instruction each school year is not a mere explanation of the nonpublic school act.”
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