Michigan Compiled Laws
Article I - Definitions. (38.71...38.75)
Section 38.74 - “Demote” Defined.

Sec. 4.
The word "demote" means to suspend without pay for 15 or more consecutive days or reduce compensation for a particular school year by more than an amount equivalent to 30 days' compensation or to transfer to a position carrying a lower salary. However, demote does not include discontinuance of salary pursuant to section 3 of article IV, the discontinuance or reduction of performance-based compensation paid pursuant to section 1250 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1250, or a reduction in personnel, including, but not limited to, a reduction in workweeks or workdays.
History: 1937, Ex. Sess., Act 4, Eff. Sept. 1, 1937 ;-- CL 1948, 38.74 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 60, Eff. Oct. 1, 1993 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 124, Eff. Jan. 1, 2006 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 100, Imd. Eff. July 19, 2011 Popular Name: Teachers' Tenure Act