Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 389.51 (2026)

Formation of community college district by intermediate school districts; designation of territory; approval of superintendent of public instruction; submission of language for propositions to county clerk.

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COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACT OF 1966

Act 331 of 1966

389.51 Formation of community college district by intermediate school districts; designation of territory; approval of superintendent of public instruction; submission of language for propositions to county clerk.

Sec. 51.

The board of an intermediate school district or the boards of 2 or more intermediate school districts acting as a single board may form a community college district under this chapter. The board of the intermediate school district or joint board of the intermediate school districts shall designate the territory of the proposed community college district and refer the questions of organizing the community college district and the proposed annual tax rate to the superintendent of public instruction for approval. If the superintendent of public instruction approves, he or she shall notify the board of the intermediate school district or joint board, which shall, subject to section 646a of the Michigan election law, MCL 168.646a, submit the language for the propositions to the clerk of the county in which the designated territory is located.

History: 1966, Act 331, Eff. Oct. 1, 1966 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 306, Eff. Jan. 1, 2005 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 374, Eff. Mar. 22, 2017

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1977–2022 · leading case: Doan v. Kellogg Cmty. Coll., 263 N.W.2d 357 (Mich. Ct. App. 1977).

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Doan v. Kellogg Cmty. Coll., 263 N.W.2d 357 (Mich. Ct. App. 1977). “MCLA 389.51; MSA 15.615(151). Additionally, the board of trustees of the community college are elected locally.”

Lansing Cmty. Coll. v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins., 681 F. Supp. 2d 868 (W.D. Mich. 2010). “§ 389.51. The ultimate decision to create a community college district is thus made at the local level.”

O Taxpayers for Michigan Constitutional Govt v. State of Michigan (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “MCLA 389.51; MSA 15.615(151). Additionally, the board of trustees of the community college are elected locally.”

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