Sec. 1.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 1a of this article, discharge or demotion of a teacher on continuing tenure may be made only for a reason that is not arbitrary or capricious and only as provided in this act.
(2) This act does not prevent any controlling board from establishing a reasonable policy for retirement to apply equally to all teachers who are eligible for retirement under the public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to 38.1437, or, having established a reasonable retirement age policy, from temporarily continuing on a year-to-year basis on criteria equally applied to all teachers the contract of any teacher whom the controlling board might wish to retain beyond the established retirement age for the benefit of the school system.
History: 1937, Ex. Sess., Act 4, Eff. Sept. 1, 1937 ;-- Am. 1941, Act 119, Imd. Eff. May 23, 1941 ;-- CL 1948, 38.101 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 15, Imd. Eff. Apr. 6, 1966 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 60, Eff. Oct. 1, 1993 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 136, Eff. Jan. 1, 2006 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 100, Imd. Eff. July 19, 2011 Popular Name: Teachers' Tenure Act
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 38 - Civil Service and Retirement
Act 4 of 1937 (Ex. Sess.) - Teachers' Tenure (38.71 - 38.191)
Article IV - Discharge, Demotion or Retirement. (38.101...38.105)
Section 38.101a - Teacher Rights Subject to MCL 380.1230d and 380.1535a.
Section 38.103 - Suspension of Teacher Pending Certain Conditions; Compensation.
Section 38.105 - Repealed. 2011, Act 101, Imd. Eff. July 19, 2011.