Current through Public Act 156 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 380.1538a - Teacher preparation institution and subject area specialty programs; approval; fees; periodic review; frequency(1) A teacher preparation institution and its subject area specialty programs shall be approved by the state as provided under R 390.1151 to R 390.1156 of the Michigan administrative code. As provided under R 390.1151 of the Michigan administrative code, and subject to subsection (3), the teacher preparation program and subject area specialty programs of a state-approved teacher preparation institution are subject to periodic review for conformance with state board standards and procedures.(2) A state-approved teacher preparation institution shall pay the following fees to the department for approval and periodic review under subsection (1):(a) For approval or periodic review of a teacher preparation program, the following: (i) If the college or university of which the teacher preparation institution is part has a total student enrollment of less than 2,000, a fee of $2,000.00.(ii) If the college or university of which the teacher preparation institution is part has a total student enrollment of 2,000 or more, a fee of $3,500.00.(b) For approval or periodic review of a subject area specialty program, a fee of $300.00.(3) The department shall not conduct a periodic review of a particular teacher preparation program or subject area specialty program more frequently than once every 5 years. However, if the content standards for a subject area specialty program are revised, the department may conduct a periodic review of that subject area specialty program before the 5-year review period has expired.Added by 2007, Act 144,s 3 , eff. 11/19/2007.