{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-380.1538a","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1538a","heading":"Teacher preparation institution and subject area specialty programs; approval; fees; periodic review; frequency.","body":"Sec. 1538a.\n\n(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.\n\n(2) A state-approved teacher preparation institution shall pay the following fees to the department for approval and periodic review under subsection (1):\n\n(a) For approval or periodic review of a teacher preparation program, the following:\n\n( 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.\n\n( 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.\n\n(b) For approval or periodic review of a subject area specialty program, a fee of $300.00.\n\n(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.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 380","Act Act-451-of-1976"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-380-1538a","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"29be6fdb414afa1c9fa38aefc31f8d3a4db9bd6ebcd5edf54a19e4602bdd201d","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-380.1538","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-380.1539"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}