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Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.381 (2026)

School district organized as community district; political subdivision and public body corporate; name; jurisdiction; definitions.

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THE REVISED SCHOOL CODE


Act 451 of 1976


380.381 School district organized as community district; political subdivision and public body corporate; name; jurisdiction; definitions.

Sec. 381.

    (1) A school district organized as a community district shall be governed by this part, by the provisions of article 2 not inconsistent with this part, and by articles 3 and 4.

    (2) A community district is a political subdivision and public body corporate separate and distinct from this state and other school districts in this state.

    (3) The name of a school district governed by this part shall include the name of the city, village, or township with the greatest population located within the geographic boundaries of the community district, the word "school" or "schools", and the word "community" or "district", or both.

    (4) Subject to section 12b, a school district governed by this part shall be under the jurisdiction of and governed by the school board of the community district provided for by section 384.

    (5) As used in this part:

    (a) "Authorizing body" means that term as defined in section 501, 521, or 551, as applicable.

    (b) "Transfer date" means that term as defined in section 12b.

History: Add. 2016, Act 192, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2016 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 601, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2019–2026 · leading case: Detroit Pub. Schs. Cmty. Dist. v. Dept of Treasury (Mich. Ct. App. 2026).
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a Felon's Crusade for Equality Honesty & Truth v. Detroit Bd of Ed (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “MCL 380.381(4) provides that a community school district like DPSCD is “governed by” its school board.”
Detroit Pub. Schs. Cmty. Dist. v. Dept of Treasury (Mich. Ct. App. 2026). “12b(1)], except as otherwise provided in this section, all records, funds, and property of the qualifying school district are transferred on the transfer date to a community district created with the same geographic boundaries of the qualifying school district under [MCL 380.381…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.381(4) — 1 case
a Felon's Crusade for Equality Honesty & Truth v. Detroit Bd of Ed (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “MCL 380.381(4) provides that a community school district like DPSCD is “governed by” its school board.”
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