Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 287 of 1964 - State Board of Education (388.1001 - 388.1017)
Section 388.1014a - Records of Grades Attained by Students at Former Educational Institutions; Central Depository; Availability to Public of Records and Other Writings; Custody of Records; Transcripts.

Sec. 14a.
(1) The trustees or officers of a college or other institution of learning, whether incorporated or not, upon going out of existence or ceasing to function as an educational institution, shall turn over the records of all grades attained by its students to the state board of education. The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall be the central depository for these records.
(2) The records and any other writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the board in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(3) The superintendent of public instruction shall have the supervision, care, custody, and control of these records, and shall, when requested, prepare transcripts necessary for a former student. The transcripts shall be certified by the superintendent of public instruction and shall be considered and accepted as evidence for all purposes, the same as the original record.
History: Add. 1976, Act 374, Eff. Jan. 13, 1977 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 244, Imd. Eff. Dec. 6, 1977

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