Chapter 12: PA Act No. 284 Public Acts of 1993: Approved by the Governor December 22, 1993

This chapter presents an annotated version of Public Act 284 of 1993, the statute that established Michigan’s public school academies. This act’s passage, repeal, and reenactment demonstrates that the act is an instrument of statutory innovation. 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.