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Chapter 393 - DEAF AND BLIND
Act 263 of 1937 ‑ ABOLITION OF STATE INSTITUTE COMMISSION (393.1 - 393.3)
     Section 393.1 ‑ State institute commission; transfer of powers and duties relative to school for blind and school for deaf to state board of education; superintendents; employees; assistants.
     Section 393.2 ‑ State institute commission; transfer of powers and duties relative to employment institution for blind to state department of public assistance; superintendent; employees; assistants.
     Section 393.3 ‑ State institute commission; transfer of records, files, and papers to board of education.
Act 148 of 1917 ‑ STATE SCHOOLS FOR DEAF AND BLIND AS PUBLIC SCHOOLS (393.21 - 393.21)
     Section 393.21 ‑ State schools for the deaf and blind; public schools; object.
Act 116 of 1893 ‑ MICHIGAN SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (393.51 - 393.69)
     Section 393.51 ‑ Michigan school for the deaf; continuation.
     Section 393.52‑393.58 ‑ Repealed. 1964, Act 287, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964.
     Section 393.59 ‑ School for deaf; board of trustees; report to governor; contents.
     Section 393.60 ‑ Repealed. 2002, Act 703, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2002.
     Section 393.61 ‑ School for deaf; accounts.
     Section 393.62 ‑ Repealed. 2002, Act 703, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2002.
     Section 393.63 ‑ School for deaf; money drawn considered an advance.
     Section 393.64 ‑ Repealed. 2002, Act 703, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2002.
     Section 393.65 ‑ School for deaf; pupils; eligibility; treatment; transportation; non-residents.
     Section 393.66 ‑ Repealed. 2002, Act 703, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2002.
     Section 393.67 ‑ Deaf and dumb; education of public charges at school for deaf.
     Section 393.68 ‑ Deaf and dumb; suitable clothing; necessaries; expenses.
     Section 393.69 ‑ Superintendents of poor; expenses; payment.
Act 123 of 1893 ‑ MICHIGAN SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND (393.101 - 393.111)
     Section 393.101 ‑ School for blind; maintenance.
     Section 393.102, 393.103 ‑ Repealed. 1964, Act 287, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964.
     Section 393.104 ‑ School for blind; object; education of pupils.
     Section 393.105 ‑ School for blind; pupils; eligibility.
     Section 393.106 ‑ School for blind; pupils; nonresidents.
     Section 393.107 ‑ School for blind; pupils; period of residence at school; dismissal; transfer.
     Section 393.108 ‑ County charges; superintendents of poor; duties; expenses.
     Section 393.109, 393.110 ‑ Repealed. 2002, Act 702, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 2002.
     Section 393.111 ‑ Repealed. 2018, Act 303, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2018.
Act 169 of 1903 ‑ Repealed-MICHIGAN EMPLOYMENT INSTITUTION FOR BLIND (393.201 - 393.216)
Act 226 of 1925 ‑ Repealed-MICHIGAN EMPLOYMENT INSTITUTION FOR BLIND; EMPLOYMENT BUREAU (393.241 - 393.242)
Act 140 of 1911 ‑ Repealed-MICHIGAN INDUSTRIES FOR BLIND (393.251 - 393.258)
Act 14 of 1939 ‑ Repealed-CONCESSIONS ON STATE PROPERTY; OPERATION BY BLIND PERSONS (393.271 - 393.276)
Act 273 of 1941 ‑ Repealed-BLIND-MADE PRODUCTS (393.291 - 393.294)
Act 95 of 1967 ‑ Repealed-IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR BLIND PERSONS (393.301 - 393.303)
Act 260 of 1978 ‑ BLIND AND VISUALLY DISABLED PERSONS (393.351 - 393.369)
     Section 393.351 ‑ Definitions.
     Section 393.352 ‑ Commission for blind; creation; appointment of members; chairperson; appointment and evaluation of director of commission; terms, compensation, and expenses of members; officers; quorum.
     Section 393.353 ‑ Services for determining cause and prevention of blindness; examination to certify statutory blindness; treatment; cost; contract to provide eye examinations.
     Section 393.354 ‑ Services to assist persons with visual disability; fee; duties of commission generally.
     Section 393.355 ‑ Additional duties of commission.
     Section 393.356 ‑ Employment and duties of educational consultants; assistance to students with visual disabilities; liaison and program coordination.
     Section 393.357 ‑ Contributions or gifts; acceptance; expenditure; stipulation of donor.
     Section 393.358 ‑ Powers of commission pursuant to state-federal agreements.
     Section 393.359 ‑ Concessions in state building or on state property; operation by blind person; plans; location of concessions.
     Section 393.360 ‑ Act inapplicable to certain concessions; sighted person operating concession under contract or lease, or operating concession not applied for by blind person.
     Section 393.360a ‑ Building larger than 1,000,000 square feet; automated vending machine; rental rate.
     Section 393.361 ‑ Concessions; qualifications of applicant; limitation on number.
     Section 393.362 ‑ Contract or lease of veteran with service-connected disability not affected.
     Section 393.363 ‑ Implementation of Randolph-Sheppard vending stand act.
     Section 393.364 ‑ Repealed. 1984, Act 335, Eff. Oct. 1, 1985.
     Section 393.365 ‑ Conducting business at public meeting; notice; availability of writings to public.
     Section 393.366 ‑ Transfer of personnel, equipment, and unexpended appropriations; transfer of powers, duties, and functions.
     Section 393.367 ‑ Repeal of MCL 393.251 to 393.258, 393.271 to 393.276, and 393.301 to 393.303.
     Section 393.368 ‑ Effective date.
     Section 393.369 ‑ Repealed. 1983, Act 141, Imd. Eff. July 18, 1983.
Act 18 of 1954 ‑ Repealed-SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN (393.401 - 393.420)
Act 204 of 1982 ‑ DEAF PERSONS' INTERPRETERS ACT (393.501 - 393.509)
***** 393.508b SUBSECTION (1) TAKES EFFECT OCTOBER 1, 2007: See compiler's note following this section; SUBSECTION (3) BECAME EFFECTIVE ON JULY 5, 2014 PURSUANT TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF R 393.5001 TO R 393.5095.
     Section 393.501 ‑ Short title.
     Section 393.502 ‑ Definitions.
     Section 393.503 ‑ Right of deaf or deaf-blind person to qualified interpreter in proceeding before court, grand jury, or appointing authority; appointment of qualified interpreter; waiver; preliminary determination; intermediary or deaf interpreter.
     Section 393.503a ‑ Interpreter required as accommodation; qualified interpreter required.
     Section 393.504 ‑ Notification of need for or right to interpreter; proof of deafness.
     Section 393.505 ‑ Arrest of deaf or deaf-blind person; procuring interpreter; inadmissibility of statements made without interpreter.
     Section 393.506 ‑ Oath or affirmation of interpreter; recess periods; information gathered by interpreter pertaining to pending proceeding confidential and privileged; waiver.
     Section 393.507 ‑ Fee and expenses of interpreter; payment; schedule of fees; duration of interpreter's availability.
     Section 393.508 ‑ Channeling requests for interpreters through division; listing of interpreters.
     Section 393.508a ‑ Rules.
     Section 393.508b ‑ Qualified interpreter; misrepresentation as misdemeanor; violation of MCL 393.503a; fine; effective date of subsection (3).
     Section 393.508c ‑ State certification; issuance; application; fee.
     Section 393.508d ‑ Possession of Michigan quality assurance certification; expiration; renewal.
     Section 393.508e ‑ Fees.
     Section 393.508f ‑ Deposit of money received under MCL 393.508c and 393.508e.
     Section 393.509 ‑ Conditional effective date.

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