Mich. Admin. Code R. 340.1001

Current through Vol. 24-22, December 15, 2024

Section R. 340.1001 - Definitions

Rule 1.

(1) As used in these rules:

(a) "Accredited" means accredited by an accreditation agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or by the United States Department of Education.

(b) "Act" means the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 to 380.1852, unless otherwise indicated.

(c) "Approved school social worker preparation program" means a state-approved program in an institution that prepares school social workers, or their equivalent, in accordance with the state law of the program's location.

(d) "Department" means the department of education, unless otherwise indicated.

(e) "Education-related professional learning" means an educational opportunity that improves a school social worker's practice and capacity to perform the work within the profession of education that is 1 or more of the following:

(i) Satisfactory college semester credit hours at an accredited college or university, with 1 semester credit hour being equivalent to 25 education-related professional learning hours.

(ii) State continuing education clock hours.

(iii) Michigan annual district provided professional development hours.

(f) "Individualized education program" means a program described in R 340.1721e.

(g) "Listed offense" means that term as defined in section 2 of the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.722.

(h) "Michigan annual district provided professional development" means Michigan annual district provided professional development as required by sections 1526 and 1527 of the act, MCL 380.1526 and 380.1527.

(i) "Out-of-state" means of a political subdivision of the United States, other than this state, of a federally recognized Native American tribe, or of a foreign country or a political subdivision of a foreign country.

(j) "School social worker credential" means 1 of the following issued under these rules:

(i) Preliminary school social worker certificate.

(ii) Professional school social worker certificate.

(iii) School social worker permit.

(k) "State board" means the Michigan state board of education.

(l) "State continuing education clock hours" means hours of professional development issued through a process established and approved by the superintendent of public instruction.

(m) "Valid" means within the time period of the credential and not suspended, revoked, rescinded, or nullified.

(2) A term defined in the act has the same meaning when used in these rules.

Mich. Admin. Code R. 340.1001

1979 AC; 2024 MR 12, Eff. 6/27/2024