{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-395.101a","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 395.101a","heading":"Short title; definitions.","body":"Sec. 1a.\n\n(1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the \"proprietary schools act\".\n\n(2) As used in this act:\n\n(a) \"Department\" means the department of labor and economic opportunity.\n\n(b) \"Person\" means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, organization, or other legal entity.\n\n(c) \"Proprietary school\" means a school that uses a certain plan or method to teach a trade, occupation, or vocation for a consideration, reward, or promise of any kind. Proprietary school includes, but is not limited to, a private business, trade, or home study school. Proprietary school does not include any of the following:\n\n( i ) A school or college possessing authority to grant degrees.\n\n( ii ) A school licensed by law through another board or department of this state.\n\n( iii ) A school maintained or a program conducted, without profit, by a person for that person's employees.\n\n( iv ) A school or program within a school that exclusively provides yoga instruction, yoga teacher training, or both.\n\n( v ) A school that exclusively offers 1 or both of the following:\n\n(A) Apprenticeship programs registered under the national apprenticeship act, 29 USC 50 to 50c, and approved through the Office of Apprenticeship in the United States Department of Labor.\n\n(B) Pre-apprenticeship or apprentice readiness programs administered by a registered apprenticeship program under the national apprenticeship act, 29 USC 50 to 50c, and approved through the Office of Apprenticeship in the United States Department of Labor.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 395","Act Act-148-of-1943"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-395-101a","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"b06beb77336373b403481adb0309f7105e2b33b066bdac45ce5de791cca30baf","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-395.101","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-395.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}