Chapter 13: PA Act No. 362 Public Acts of 1994: The People of the State of Michigan Enact: Sections Added; School Code of 1976

This chapter presents an annotated version of Public Act 362 of 1994, the statute that established Michigan’s public school academies. This act is significant because it addressed perceived constitutional deficiencies in the state’s original charter schools law. The delegation of authorizing power to universities redefined public education governance and how the act’s constitutional language anticipated judicial scrutiny. The chapter positions Michigan’s statutory model as a benchmark in the national evolution of charter school law.