• About the Office of Administrative Law

  The Office of Administrative Law is responsible for providing final decisions in administrative appeals to the agency. The primary responsibility of the Office of Administrative Law is to review the proposed decisions of administrative law judges of the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs' Michigan Administrative Hearing System in cases involving the Department of Education. These cases include appeals to the State Tenure Commission in teacher tenure matters; appeals to the Superintendent of Public Instruction in cases involving property transfers, educator certification revocations and denials, and pupil membership audits; and other complaint and compliance matters. Failure to provide these services would result in the denial of statutory due process rights.

  Click here for decisions of the Superintendent of Public Instruction in cases involving educator certification, property transfer, certification penalty, child and adult food care, and audit; decisions of the State Tenure Commission; and decisions of administrative law judges in teacher tenure cases.

• Contact information for teacher tenure cases is:

  State Tenure Commission
  608 W. Allegan Street
  P.O. Box 30008
  Lansing, MI 48909
  Phone: 517-241-6986
  Fax: 517-241-6987
  Email: MDE-AdminLaw@michigan.gov

  Contact information for cases involving the Superintendent of Public Instruction is:

  Superintendent of Public Instruction
  608 W. Allegan Street
  P.O. Box 30008
  Lansing, MI 48909
  Phone: 517-241-6986
  Fax: 517-241-6987
  Email: MDE-SuperintendentAppeals@michigan.gov

• State Tenure Commission Members
• Tenure Case Checklist
• Property Transfer Handbook
• Tenure Rules
• Proof of Service
• Appearance
• Teachers' Tenure Act

Administrative Rules

• Proposed State Tenure Commission administrative rules
• Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS)
• Current administrative rules of the Department of Education and State Tenure Commission
• Notice of Public Hearing on administrative rules