Michigan · statute · 287 of 1964, Mich. Comp. Laws · 20 active provisions
The state board of education provided for in the constitution of 1908, hereinafter referred to as the "old board", shall continue to function until 12 noon on January 1, 1965, at which time it is abolished and the terms of its members shall expire. The old board shall then be succeeded by the state board of education p…
Members of the state board shall be nominated and elected and vacancies in their offices shall be filled in accordance with the election laws of this state. The governor shall be ex officio a member of the state board, and the superintendent of public instruction appointed under the constitution of 1963 shall be its ch…
The state board of education shall elect a president, a secretary, a treasurer and such other officers as it deems necessary. The treasurer shall furnish a corporate surety bond in a sum determined by the board as adequate to cover the funds to be handled by him and conditioned upon the faithful discharge of his duties…
A quorum of the state board of education shall consist of a majority of the board's members. An affirmative vote by the majority of the members serving on the board shall be required to transact business. The business which the board may perform shall be conducted in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 19…
The per diem compensation of members of the board and the schedule for reimbursement of expenses shall be established annually by the legislature.
A member of the state board of education shall not act as the agent of any publisher of school books or school library books or be interested in the publication or sale of any such book as agent or otherwise.
The state board of education is a body corporate and may purchase, have, hold, possess, enjoy, grant, alien, invest, sell, and dispose of real and personal property of every kind; may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in all the courts in this state; may have, use, alter and renew a seal; and may make such ordina…
The state board of education may take by gift, grant from federal or other sources, devise, bequest, or in any other lawful manner, property, money, pledges or promises to pay money for the purpose of carrying on any of its powers and duties and may, with the approval of the legislature, use the same for the purposes f…
(1) The state board of education may take any necessary action consistent with state law to comply with the provisions of Public Law 85-864 (1958), as amended, being 20 U.S.C. sections 401 et seq., and known as the "federal national defense education act of 1958", and to accept and expend federal funds available under…
The superintendent of public instruction may take by gift, grant from federal or other sources, devise, bequest, or in any other lawful manner, property, money, pledges, or promises to pay money for the benefit of students who are blind. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 8, the state treasurer shall transmit to…
The state board of education has leadership and general supervision of all public education, including adult education and instructional programs of the state institutions, except as to institutions of higher education granting baccalaureate degrees. The board serves as the general planning and coordinating body for al…
The special education advisory committee is created in the department of education and shall consist of not less than 9 and not more than 33 members appointed by the state board of education for terms of 3 years. The person within the department directly responsible for special education programs and other persons as a…
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…
The state board of education shall report to the legislature at each regular session as to its operations and recommendations including an itemized statement of its receipts and expenditures for its preceding fiscal year, and advise as to the financial requirements of all public education, including higher education.
The superintendent of public instruction elected under the 1908 constitution shall serve as superintendent of public instruction until June 30, 1965.
The state board by the affirmative vote of a majority of its members shall appoint and may remove a superintendent of public instruction and determine the term of office.
After June 30, 1965, a reference in any law to the powers and duties of the superintendent of public instruction is deemed to be made to the state board unless the law names the superintendent as a member of another governmental agency or provides for an appeal to the state board of education from a decision of the sup…
(1) The trustees or officers of a college or other institution of learning, whether incorporated or not, upon going out of existence or ceasing to function as an educational institution, shall turn over the records of all grades attained by its students to the state board of education. The office of the superintendent…
The state board of education shall prescribe rules and regulations that it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this act, in accordance with Act No. 88 of the Public Acts of 1943, as amended, being sections 24.71 to 24.82 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, and subject to Act No. 197 of the Public Acts of 1952, as…
All contracts and obligations of the old board shall continue and have the same effect under the state board as they had under the old board, except as otherwise provided by law.