MEMBERS:
SEN. PETER J. LUCIDO, VICE CHAIR
SEN. LANA THEIS
SEN. MICHAEL MACDONALD
SEN. JEFF IRWIN, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
SENATOR ED MCBROOM
CHAIR
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COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
January 28, 2020
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Oversight was scheduled for Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at 2:00 p.m., in
the 1300 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
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The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Presentation by the Levin Center at Wayne Law.
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The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:03 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair McBroom, Sen.(s) Lucido, Theis, MacDonald and Irwin, a quorum was
present.
The Chair invited the committee to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Lucido to adopt the meeting minutes from January 21, 2020. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair introduced the meeting presenters: Jim Townsend of the Levin Center at Wayne Law, Dr. Lyke
Thompson, Director of the Center for Urban Studies and Professor of Political Science at Wayne State
University, and Dr. Marjorie Sarbaugh-Thompson, Professor of Political Science at Wayne State University.
A presentation entitled "Bipartisan, Solution-Driven State Legislative Oversight of the Executive Branch" was
delivered to the committee. Member questions and conversation followed.
The Chair requested additional information from the presenters relative to examples of how other states provide
year end reports to the legislature, how administrative rules are managed and how monitoring of state contract
performance is conducted.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Lucido to adjourn
the meeting. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 2:58 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 03/03/2020