Michigan § 388.712 - Emergency school district; reorganization; applicability; determination of emergency.
Full text of Michigan Michigan Compiled Laws § 388.712 — Emergency school district; reorganization; applicability; determination of emergency., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 388.712. Emergency school district; reorganization; applicability; determination of emergency.
This act applies only to school districts lying wholly in, or the major part of the territory of which lies wholly in, a county having a population of more than 1,000,000. The board of education or 5% of the school electors, but not less than 5 electors in a primary school district or less than 25 electors in a school district of the fourth class, of any primary school district or school district of the fourth class not reorganized under the provisions of Act No. 289 of the Public Acts of 1964, may petition the state board of education to determine if an emergency warranting immediate reorganization exists within the district.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 388.712 ("Emergency school district; reorganization; applicability; determination of emergency.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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