Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules  
Administrative Rules Division (ARD)  
[email protected]  
REQUEST FOR RULEMAKING (RFR)  
1. Department:  
State Police  
2. Bureau:  
Grants and Community Services Division  
3. Promulgation type:  
Full Process  
4. Title of proposed rule set:  
Standardized Response Terminology for School Emergencies  
5. Rule numbers or rule set range of numbers:  
R 30.101 - R 30.199  
6. Estimated time frame:  
3 months  
Name of person filling out RFR:  
Joseph Ernst  
E-mail of person filling out RFR:  
ErnstJ@michigan.gov  
Phone number of person filling out RFR:  
517-643-3666  
Address of person filling out RFR:  
7150 Harris Dr., Dimondale, MI 48821  
7. Describe the general purpose of these rules, including any problems the changes are intended  
to address.  
These rules will establish standardized response terminology to be utilized statewide by all K-12  
(public and private) schools and law enforcement agencies.  
8. Please cite the specific promulgation authority for the rules (i.e. department director,  
commission, board, etc.).  
Department Director.  
A. Please list all applicable statutory references (MCLs, Executive Orders, etc.).  
MCL 380.1308c, which states, in part, “[b]y not later than July 1, 2026, the department of state  
police … shall promulgate rules … establishing standardized response terminology and provide  
the terminology, as established in rule, to public schools, nonpublic schools, and local law  
enforcement agencies.”  
B. Are the rules mandated by any applicable constitutional or statutory provision? If so, please  
explain.  
MCL 380.1308c mandates the promulgation of these rules.  
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.  
There are no existing rules, compliance requirements, or standards for the underlying subject  
matter, and therefore no conflicts.  
MCL 24.239  
RFR-Page 2  
10. Is the subject matter of the rules currently contained in any guideline, handbook, manual,  
instructional bulletin, form with instructions, or operational memoranda?  
There are no existing guidelines, handbooks, manuals, or instruction bulletins for the underlying  
subject matter, and therefore no conflicts.  
11. Are the rules listed on the department’s annual regulatory plan as rules to be processed  
for the current year?  
Yes.  
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?  
Full Process  
13. Please describe the extent to which the rules exceed similar regulations, compliance  
requirements, or other standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.  
No current rules exist; therefore, the proposed rules exceed no similar regulations, compliance  
requirements, or other standards adopted at the state, regional, or federal level.  
14. Do the rules incorporate the recommendations received from the public regarding any  
complaints or comments regarding the rules? If yes, please explain.  
No.  
15. If amending an existing rule set, please provide the date of the last evaluation of the rules  
and the degree, if any, to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors have changed  
the regulatory activity covered by the rules since the last evaluation.  
The proposed rules are not amending an existing rule set.  
16. Are there any changes or developments since implementation that demonstrate there is no  
continued need for the rules, or any portion of the rules?  
No.  
17. Is there an applicable decision record (as defined in MCL 24.203(6) and required by MCL  
24.239(2))? If so, please attach the decision record.  
No  
Based on the information provided in this RFR, MOAHR concludes that there are sufficient  
policy and legal bases for approving the RFR. The RFR satisfies the requirements of the  
Administrative Procedures Act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, and Executive  
Order No. 2019-6.  
MCL 24.239  
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