{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-380.627","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.627","heading":"Board; additional duties; cooperative programs for information technology systems; comprehensive school improvement support services; cost-effective business services.","body":"Sec. 627.\n\nAn intermediate school board shall do all of the following:\n\nUpon request of the board of a constituent district, furnish services on a management, consultant, or supervisory basis to the district. The intermediate school board may charge a constituent district for the costs of services furnished under this subdivision.\n\nUpon request of the board of a constituent district, direct, supervise, and conduct cooperative educational programs on behalf of the district. The intermediate school board may utilize available funds not otherwise obligated by law and accept contributions from other sources for the purpose of financing the programs. The funds shall be deposited with the treasurer in a cooperative education fund and shall be disbursed as the intermediate school board directs. The intermediate school board may employ personnel and take other action necessary to direct, supervise, and conduct cooperative educational programs.\n\nConduct cooperative programs mutually agreed upon by 2 or more intermediate school boards.\n\nConduct cooperative programs mutually agreed upon with 1 or more public school academies.\n\nAn intermediate school board may conduct or participate in cooperative programs for information technology systems which may include, but are not limited to, equipment for storage, retrieval, processing, and transmission of voice, data, or video communications; contract with public schools or other educational institutions, government agencies, public broadcasting stations or systems, or information technology service providers in conducting the programs; and acquire and install the equipment, software, and training necessary for the programs in the manner and at the places the intermediate school board considers appropriate.\n\nUpon request of the board of a constituent school district or public school academy located within the intermediate school district, an intermediate school board may provide, either solely or as part of a consortium of intermediate school districts, comprehensive school improvement support services to the district or public school academy. These services may include, but are not limited to, all of the following:\n\nThe development of a core curriculum.\n\nThe evaluation of a core curriculum.\n\nThe preparation of 1 or more school improvement plans.\n\nThe dissemination of information concerning 1 or more school improvement plans.\n\nThe preparation of an annual educational report.\n\nProfessional development.\n\nEducational research.\n\nThe compilation of instructional objectives, instructional resources, pupil demographics, and pupil academic achievement.\n\nAssistance in obtaining school accreditation.\n\nThe provision of general technical assistance.\n\nTo the extent allowed by law, if the most cost-effective business services are not available to constituent districts, an intermediate school board shall offer to provide for constituent districts and public school academies located within the intermediate school district business services that can be accomplished more cost-effectively by an intermediate school district. An intermediate school district may charge a fee for these services, and may contract with a third party for provision of some or all of these services. These services may include, but are not limited to, any of the following:\n\nData processing.\n\nPayroll.\n\nClass scheduling.\n\nDistance learning coordination and delivery.\n\nTransportation services.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 380","Act Act-451-of-1976"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-380-627","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"5c4fb2f6db3b365511f099ce1f09a38ca076a7e2e7a3b7c68203d3ce294dd04c","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-380.626","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-380.627a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}