Sec. 392.

The board of a community district shall not open a new school if both of the following circumstances exist:

(a) The proposed school would operate at the same location as a public school that currently is on the list under section 1280c(1) or 1280g(3), as applicable, of the public schools in this state that determined to be among the lowest achieving public schools in this state or has been on the list under section 1280c(1) or 1280g(3), as applicable, during the immediately preceding 3-year period.

(b) The proposed school would have substantially the same leadership and substantially the same curriculum offerings as the school that previously operated at that location.

History: Add. 2016, Act 192, Imd. Eff. June 21, 2016 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 601, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019 Compiler's Notes: In subdivision (a), the phrase “the public schools in this state that determined” evidently should read “the public schools in this state that the department determined.”For transfer of state school reform/redesign school district and state school reform/redesign officer from department of education to state school reform office created as an autonomous entity within department of technology, management, and budget, see E.R.O. No. 2015-2, compiled at MCL 18.445.For transfer of certain powers and duties of department of education and superintendent of public instruction under MCL 380.1280c and 423.215 to state school reform/redesign office, see E.R.O. No. 2015-2, compiled at MCL 18.445.Popular Name: Act 451