Section 388.1763 - Prohibited conduct; deduction; notice; misdemeanor; penalty.
THE STATE SCHOOL AID ACT OF 1979 (EXCERPT)
Act 94 of 1979
388.1763 Prohibited conduct; deduction; notice; misdemeanor; penalty.
Sec. 163.
(1) Except as provided in the revised school code, the board of a district or intermediate district shall not permit any of the following:
(a) A noncertificated teacher to teach in an elementary or secondary school or in an adult basic education or high school completion program.
(b) A noncertificated counselor to provide counseling services to pupils in an elementary or secondary school or in an adult basic education or high school completion program.
(2) Except as provided in the revised school code, a district or intermediate district employing teachers or counselors not legally certificated shall have deducted the sum equal to the amount paid the teachers or counselors for the period of noncertificated or illegal employment. Each intermediate superintendent shall notify the department of the name of the noncertificated teacher or counselor, and the district employing that individual and the amount of salary the noncertificated teacher or counselor was paid within a constituent district.
(3) If a school official is notified by the department that he or she is employing a nonapproved noncertificated teacher or counselor in violation of this section and knowingly continues to employ that teacher or counselor, the school official is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of $1,500.00 for each incidence.
History: 1979, Act 94, Eff. Oct. 1, 1979 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 207, Eff. Oct. 1, 1990 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 300, Eff. Oct. 1, 1996 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 297, Imd. Eff. July 26, 2000 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 351, Eff. Oct. 1, 2004 ;-- Am. 2007, Act 137, Imd. Eff. Nov. 8, 2007
Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 1 of Act 351 of 2004 provides:“Enacting section 1. In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending in this amendatory act from state sources for fiscal year 2004-2005 is estimated at $11,173,900,000.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2004-2005 are estimated at $11,113,650,400.00.”Enacting section 1 of Act 137 of 2007 provides:"Enacting section 1. In accordance with section 30 of article I of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending in this amendatory act from state sources for fiscal year 2007-2008 is estimated at $11,527,973,800.00 and state appropriations to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2007-2008 are estimated at $11,458,493,300.00."