Mich. Comp. Laws § 388.551

Private, denominational, and parochial schools; supervision by superintendent of public instruction; assistants; compensation; removal; intent of act.

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PRIVATE, DENOMINATIONAL, AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS


Act 302 of 1921


388.551 Private, denominational, and parochial schools; supervision by superintendent of public instruction; assistants; compensation; removal; intent of act.

Sec. 1.

    The superintendent of public instruction has supervision of all the private, denominational, and parochial schools of this state in such matters and manner as provided in this act. The superintendent of public instruction shall employ assistants and employees as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of this act. The number of assistants and employees is subject to the approval of the state administrative board. The salaries and expenses shall be paid by the state treasurer from the fund designated in this act at the time and in the manner as other state officers and employees are paid. The superintendent of public instruction may remove any appointee under this act at any time that the superintendent of public instruction considers advisable. It is the intent of this act that the sanitary conditions of the schools subject to this act, the courses of study in those schools, and the qualifications of the teachers in those schools shall be of the same standard as provided by the general school laws of this state.

History: 1921, Act 302, Eff. Aug. 18, 1921 ;-- CL 1929, 8151 ;-- CL 1948, 388.551 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 701, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2002

Constitutionality Notes:

    Requiring all teachers in the state to be certified is not unconstitutional. Sheridan Road Baptist Church v Department of Education, 426 Mich 462; 396 NW2d 373 (1986).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1971–2024 · leading case: Clonlara, Inc v. State Board of Education
Clonlara, Inc v. State Board of Education (1993) mich · cites it 8× “[1] I On October 8, 1986, defendant State Board of Education adopted guidelines entitled "Nonpublic School and Home School Compliance Procedures" *254 by which to enforce the nonpublic school act, MCL 388.551 et seq.; MSA 15.1921 et seq. The procedures were not promulgated…”
Sheridan Road Baptist Church v. Department of Education (1986) mich · cites it 8× “FACTS In September, 1979, the Department of Education, acting under the authority of the state's nonpublic school statute, 1921 PA 302 , MCL 388.551 et seq.; MSA 15.1921 et seq., [4] sought to *469 *470 obtain information about student enrollment and teacher qualifications from…”
Advisory Opinion Re Constitutionality of Pa 1970, No 100 (1971) mich · cites it 4× “3360). [28] MCLA § 340.738 (Stat Ann 1968 Rev § 15.”
People v. DeJonge (1993) mich · cites it 2× “41233(3), provides an exception for vocational instructors. Through June 30, 1995, the local school board may renew an annual vocational authorization of a noncertified vocational instructor, provided that the instructor is enrolled and completing credit in an approved…”
People v. Bennett (1993) mich · cites it 4× “41561[3][a]); (3) children schooled at home must be provided with a minimum of 180 days and 900 hours of instruction, with adjustments allowed to provide adequate supervision of work; schools with six or more students must comply with school fire safety standards; attendance…”
Snyder v. Charlotte Public School District (1985) mich · cites it 2× “MCL 380.1166; MSA 15.41166. There are no other courses, however, which a nonpublic school is statutorily required to offer.”
Sheridan Road Baptist Church v. Department of Education (1984) michctapp · cites it 2× “” MCL 388.551; MSA 15.1921. A person employed as a teacher in such a school is required to hold "a certificate such as would qualify him or her to teach in like grades of the public schools of the state”.”
Bettina Winkler v. Marist Fathers of Detroit Inc (2017) michctapp · cites it 2× “, and the private, denominational, and parochial schools act, MCL 388.551 et seq. First addressing the CRA, MCL 37.”
Council of Organizations & Others for Ed v. State of Michigan (2018) michctapp · cites it 2× “520; private, denominational, and parochial schools, MCL 388.551 to MCL 388.557; school building construction, MCL 388.”
Falk v. State Bar of Mich. (1981) mich “Falk’s pleading stated a claim in First Amendment terms which *106 required development of an appropriate factual record.”
Clonlara, Inc. v. Runkel (1989) mied · cites it 2× “§ 388.551. Additionally, Michigan Attorney General Opinion No.”
Clonlara, Inc v. State Board of Education (1991) michctapp · cites it 3× “The present action revolves around the State Board of Education’s publication of procedures which set forth the manner by which the Department of Education and its agents are to collect and process information necessary to the department’s enforcement of the private,…”
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