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Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1010 (2026)

Additional powers and duties.

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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION


Act 287 of 1964


388.1010 Additional powers and duties.

Sec. 10.

    The state board of education shall have the following powers and duties:

    (a) Jurisdiction and control of the Michigan school for the deaf at Flint, the Michigan school for the blind at Lansing, and the Michigan rehabilitation institute for veterans and disabled adults at Pine lake, including power to make rules for the schools necessary to enforce discipline, preserve health, and provide for proper physical, intellectual, and moral training of their pupils.

    (b) Regulation of school bus transportation, review of the annexation or attachment of nonoperating school districts to operating school districts, and the hearing of appeals from decisions on alterations of boundaries of school districts as may be provided by law. The board may appoint a hearing officer to hear the appeals from decisions on alterations of boundaries of school districts who shall prepare a written report for consideration of the board. A copy of the written report shall be furnished to the designated appellant and appellee, who within 20 days may file written objections to the report with the state board of education for its consideration. After considering the report of the hearing officer and any objections filed by interested parties, the board may determine the appeal or order a hearing by it of the appeal from the decision on alterations of boundaries of school districts.

    (c) Inspection of educational corporations as may be provided by law.

    (d) The appointment of the members of the state board for public community and junior colleges, as provided by law.

History: 1964, Act 287, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1965, Act 382, Imd. Eff. Aug. 18, 1965 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 229, Eff. July 1, 1971 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 374, Eff. Jan. 13, 1977

Compiler's Notes:

    For transfer of certain powers and duties vested in the department of career development or its director, relating to powers and duties of state board of education or superintendent of public instruction to the department of labor and economic growth, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.

AdminRule Notes:

    R 390.1101 et seq. and R 390.1301 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1974–1997 · leading case: Council of Organizations & Others for Educ. About Parochiaid, Inc. v. Governor, 566 N.W.2d 208 (Mich. 1997).
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Council of Organizations & Others for Educ. About Parochiaid, Inc. v. Governor, 566 N.W.2d 208 (Mich. 1997). · cites it 2× “§ 388.1010; M.S.A. § 15.1023(10). D The parochiaid amendment does not limit the definition of public schools to exclude public school academies.”
Rochester Cmty. Schs. Bd. of Educ. v. State Bd. of Educ., 305 N.W.2d 541 (Mich. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 5× “Those two statutes, in fact, dominate the procedure to be employed in property transfer cases.”
Van Buren Pub. Sch. Dist. v. Wayne Circuit Judge, 232 N.W.2d 278 (Mich. Ct. App. 1975). “The superintendent of public instruction is granted the authority to regulate school bus transportation, MCLA 388.1010(c); MSA 15.1023(10)(c), in particular the routes, number of vehicles, and equipment.”
Nat'l Ass'n for Advancement of Colored People v. Lansing Bd. of Educ., 429 F. Supp. 583 (W.D. Mich. 1976). “§§ 388.1010(a), 340.570. 4 M.S.A. §§ 15.1951, 15.”
Price v. Manistique Area Pub. Schs., 220 N.W.2d 325 (Mich. Ct. App. 1974). “MCLA 388.1010(c); MSA 15.1023(10)(c). It *131 may "prescribe rules and regulations” to implement its powers and duties.”
Grand Rapids Sch. Employees Benefit Ass'n v. Bd. of Educ., 290 N.W.2d 105 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). “But the state board has greater powers. Const 1963, art 8, § 3, gives the state board "leadership and general supervision over all public education”.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1010(a) — 1 case
Nat'l Ass'n for Advancement of Colored People v. Lansing Bd. of Educ., 429 F. Supp. 583 (W.D. Mich. 1976). “§§ 388.1010(a), 340.570. 4 M.S.A. §§ 15.1951, 15.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1010(b) — 2 cases
Rochester Cmty. Schs. Bd. of Educ. v. State Bd. of Educ., 305 N.W.2d 541 (Mich. Ct. App. 1981). “Those two statutes, in fact, dominate the procedure to be employed in property transfer cases.”
Grand Rapids Sch. Employees Benefit Ass'n v. Bd. of Educ., 290 N.W.2d 105 (Mich. Ct. App. 1980). “But the state board has greater powers. Const 1963, art 8, § 3, gives the state board "leadership and general supervision over all public education”.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.1010(c) — 2 cases
Van Buren Pub. Sch. Dist. v. Wayne Circuit Judge, 232 N.W.2d 278 (Mich. Ct. App. 1975). “The superintendent of public instruction is granted the authority to regulate school bus transportation, MCLA 388.1010(c); MSA 15.1023(10)(c), in particular the routes, number of vehicles, and equipment.”
Price v. Manistique Area Pub. Schs., 220 N.W.2d 325 (Mich. Ct. App. 1974). “MCLA 388.1010(c); MSA 15.1023(10)(c). It *131 may "prescribe rules and regulations” to implement its powers and duties.”
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