State Tenure Commission
Michigan Department of Education
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The State Tenure Commission, a type I agency in the Michigan Department of Education, will
conduct public hearings to receive oral and written public comments on proposed State Tenure
Commission Rules (2018-053 ED). The State Tenure Commission will review and consider all
comments in preparation of the final version of the rules.
The proposed rules are promulgated by the authority conferred on the State Tenure Commission
by section 4 of article IV, section 1 of article VI, and section 10 of article VII of 1937 (Ex. Sess.)
PA 4 (commonly known as the Teachers’ Tenure Act), MCL 38.104, 38.121, and 38.140, and
section 63 of the Administrative Procedures Act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.263. The
purposes of the proposed rules, which address procedures in appeals to the State Tenure
Commission by tenured teachers, include, but are not limited to, expansion of electronic filing
options and methods for service of a claim of appeal and removal of the requirement for six
copies of various pleadings. The rules will take effect upon filing with the Secretary of State.
The proposed rules are available in the August 1 edition of the Michigan Register and online at
The public hearings will take place on Wednesday, August 14, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. to
noon and from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Michigan Library and Historical Center, 1st
Floor Forum, 702 West Kalamazoo Street, Lansing, MI 48915. The hearing site is accessible
but, if special accommodations are needed to participate in the hearings, please contact Jennifer
Written comments about the proposed rules may also be submitted in the following ways if
they are received by the State Tenure Commission by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 30,
2019:
• By mail to: Public Comment, State Tenure Commission, Michigan Department of
Education, P.O. Box 30008, Lansing, Michigan 48909