DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
TEACHERS' TENURE ACT DEFINITION OF CERTIFICATED
(By authority conferred on the superintendent of public instruction by section 2 of
article I of 1937 (Ex. Sess.) PA 4, MCL 38.72, and Executive Reorganization Order No.
1996-7, MCL 388.994)
R 390.661 Definition of “certificated” under teachers' tenure act.
Rule 1. (1) For the purposes of serving the probationary period under article II of
1937 (Ex. Sess.) PA 4, MCL 38.81 to 38.84, "certificated" means 1 or more of the
following:
(a) Holding a Michigan teaching certificate, as that term is defined in R 390.1101,
that is valid for the position to which the teacher is assigned.
(b) Being employed in a school counselor position and holding a Michigan teaching
certificate, as that term is defined in R 390.1101, with a school counselor endorsement.
(c) Being a teacher of students with speech and language impairment who provides
speech and language services and holds a Michigan teaching certificate, as that term is
defined in R 390.1101, with an endorsement in speech and language impairment.
(2) For the purposes of continuing tenure under article III of 1937 (Ex. Sess.) PA 4,
MCL 38.91 to 38.93, "certificated" means holding a Michigan teaching certificate, as that
term is defined in R 390.1101.
History: 1979 AC; 1990 AACS; 2005 AACS; 2007 AACS; 2024 MR 3, Eff. February 16, 2024.
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