Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules
Administrative Rules Division (ARD)
AGENCY REPORT TO THE
JOINT COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES (JCAR)
AGENCY INFORMATION:
Agency name:
Education
Division/Bureau/Office:
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Name of person completing this form:
Jennifer Cook
Phone number of person completing this form:
517-241-6986
Email of person completing this form:
Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:
Mary Fielding
RULE SET INFORMATION:
MOAHR assigned rule set number:
2025-37 ED
Title of the proposed rule set:
School Administrator Certification Code
1. Purpose of the proposed rules and background:
A general purpose of the proposed rules is to align them with the Teacher Certification Code (R 390.1101 to R
390.1216), which was amended in 2024. Significant areas of alignment include: 1) the extension of benefits to
members of the military, veterans, and their dependents, and 2) the revision of rules related to action taken against
school administrator certificates, including removal of the expectation of the right to a hearing upon denial of an
application for initial certification because there is no statutory or constitutional right to a hearing in that circumstance.
Another purpose of the proposed amendments is to add a requirement that applicants for school administrator
certificates pass appropriate available examinations, which will provide an independent quality assurance for school
administrators, as is required for other Michigan professional educators. Other purposes of the proposed rules are to
add clarity for out-of-state individuals to obtain school administrator certification, clarify who is required to hold school
administrator certification, and clarify procedures for rescission of endorsements for which holders of school
administrator certificates are not eligible.
2. Summary of the proposed rules:
The purposes of the proposed rules include: 1) alignment with teacher certification rules in extending benefits to
members of the military, veterans, and their dependents and in prescribing procedures related to action against
certificates, 2) addition of a requirement that applicants for certification pass appropriate available examinations, as is
required for other Michigan professional educators, 3) clarification of certification for out-of-state applicants, 4)
clarification of who is required to hold certification, and 5) clarification of procedures for rescission of endorsements for
which holders of certificates are not eligible.
Online Public Written Comment Tool:
https://mde.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aaWpw0nAFTB9FqK
3. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and publication
dates:
MCL 24.242 and 24.245