Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules

MOAHR-Rules@michigan.gov

AGENCY REPORT TO THE

JOINT COMMITEE ON ADMNINISTRATIVE RULES (JCAR)

1. Agency Information

Agency name:

Education

Division/Bureau/Office:

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Name of person completing this form:

Mary Fielding

Phone number of person completing this form:

517-241-6986

E-mail of person completing this form:

FieldingM@michigan.gov

Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:

Mary Fielding

2. Rule Set Information

MOAHR assigned rule set number:

2023-79 ED

Title of proposed rule set:

Teacher Certification Code

3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:

General purposes of the proposed amendments include: to add, clarify, and update definitions and

terminology; to clarify and add flexibility to certification requirements, including requirements

relevant to individuals holding out-of-state credentials; to incorporate the concept of appropriate

placement; to align the rules with the new certification structure and to incorporate current career and

technical education certificates into the general certification structure; to provide flexibility and

benefits for members of the military and their dependents; to update permit requirements; and to

provide procedures for the denial, rescission, reinstatement, and removal of suspension of teaching

certificates.

4. Summary of proposed rules:

The general purposes of the proposed Teacher Certification Code rules are to incorporate the concept

of appropriate placement; to align the rules with the new certification structure; to integrate career

and technical education certificates into the general certification structure; to provide benefits for

members of the military, veterans, and their dependents; to update permit requirements; to provide

procedures for the denial, rescission, reinstatement, and removal of suspension of teaching

certificates; to add clarity and flexibility; and to update definitions.

Online Public Written Comment Tool: https://mde.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_73asZyiBl1OCezk

MCL 24.242 and 24.245

Agency Report to JCAR-Page 2

5. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and

publication dates:

Detroit Free Press – March 22, 2024

Grand Rapids Press – March 26, 2024

Marquette Mining Journal – March 23, 2024

6. Date of publication of rules and notice of public hearing in Michigan Register:

4/1/2024

7. Date, time, and location of public hearing:

4/9/2024 01:00 PM at 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Michigan Library & Historical Center, 1st Floor Forum or

http://tinyurl.com/5cpy55vu , 702 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing, MI 48915 or

http://tinyurl.com/5cpy55vu

8. Provide the link the agency used to post the regulatory impact statement and cost-benefit

analysis on its website:

https://ARS.apps.lara.state.mi.us/Transaction/RFRTransaction?TransactionID=1506

9. List of the name and title of agency representative(s) who attended the public hearing:

Michigan Department of Education Office of Educator Excellence:

Krista Ried, Manager, Certification Unit

Scott Wertheim, Technician, Strategic Implementation Unit

Katie Schmiedeknecht, Analyst, Data and Accountability Unit

Beatrice Harrison, Higher Education Consultant, Certification Unit

Allison Sandbrook, Technician, Certification Unit

10. Persons submitting comments of support:

None.

11. Persons submitting comments of opposition:

None.

12. Persons submitting other comments:

None.

13. Identify any changes made to the proposed rules based on comments received during the

public comment period:

Name &

Organization public hearing

Comments made at Written

Comments

Agency Rationale Rule number

for Rule Change & citation

and Description changed

of Change(s)

Made

14.Date report completed:

5/15/2024

MCL 24.242 and 24.245