Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules  
Administrative Rules Division (ARD)  
611 W. Ottawa Street  
Lansing, MI 48909  
Phone: 517-335-8658 Fax: 517-335-9512  
REQUEST FOR RULEMAKING (RFR)  
1. Department:  
Education  
2. Bureau:  
Superintendent of Public Instruction  
3. Promulgation type:  
MCL 24.244 (1)  
4. Title of proposed rule set:  
School Administrator Certification Code  
5. Rule numbers or rule set range of numbers:  
R 380.101 to R 380.136  
6. Estimated time frame:  
3 months  
Name of person filling out RFR:  
Mary Fielding  
E-mail of person filling out RFR:  
FieldingM@michigan.gov  
Phone number of person filling out RFR:  
517-241-6986  
Address of person filling out RFR:  
608 W. Allegan  
P.O. Box 30008  
Lansing, MI 48909  
7. Describe the general purpose of these rules, including any problems the changes are intended  
to address.  
R 380.107 and R 380.109  
These rules are amended to align with similar amendments to the Teacher Certification Code and  
other certification codes that consolidate in one rule all provisions about the validity periods of  
educator credentials.  
R 380.124(f) and (g) and R 380.136(2)  
These rules are amended to align with Executive Order 2019-06, which, effective April 22, 2019,  
abolished the Michigan Administrative Hearings System and transferred its authority to the newly  
created Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules.  
8. Please cite the specific promulgation authority for the rules (i.e. department director,  
commission, board, etc.).  
Specific promulgation authority is conferred on the superintendent of public instruction.  
A. Please list all applicable statutory references (MCLs, Executive Orders, etc.).  
MCL 24.239  
RFR-Page 2  
Specific rule promulgation authority is conferred on the superintendent of public instruction by  
sections 1246 and 1536 of the Revised School Code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1246 and 380.1536,  
and Executive Reorganization Order No. 1996-6, MCL 388.993.  
B. Are the rules mandated by any applicable constitutional or statutory provision? If so, please  
explain.  
Rules related to school administrator qualifications are mandated by sections 1246 and 1536 of the  
Revised School Code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1246 and 380.1536.  
9. Please describe the extent to which the rules conflict with or duplicate similar rules,  
compliance requirements, or other standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.  
The rules do not conflict with, duplicate, or exceed similar regulations, compliance requirements,  
or other standards at the state, regional, or federal level.  
10. Is the subject matter of the rules currently contained in any guideline, handbook, manual,  
instructional bulletin, form with instructions, or operational memoranda?  
The subject matter of the rules is currently contained in documents that are available on the  
Department of Education web site, including:  
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/AdminCertRenewal_530857_7.pdf  
https://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-5683_14795_83462---,00.html  
11. Are the rules listed on the department’s annual regulatory plan as rules to be processed  
for the current year?  
Yes, the rules are listed on the Department of Education's annual regulatory plan as rules to be  
processed for the current year.  
12. Will the proposed rules be promulgated under Section 44 of the Administrative Procedures  
Act, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.244, or under the full rulemaking process?  
MCL 24.244 (1)  
A. Explain why the rules are being promulgated under 24.244.  
The rules will be promulgated under section 44(1) of the Administrative Procedures Act because  
the purposes of the amendments are: 1) to consolidate provisions about the validity periods of  
school administrator credentials in one rule, as is proposed for the Teacher Certification Code and  
other certification codes, and 2) to align with Executive Order No. 2019-06, which, effective April  
22, 2019, abolished the Michigan Administrative Hearings System and transferred its authority to  
the newly created Michigan Office on Administrative Hearings and Rules.  
MCL 24.239  
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