HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND SENIORS
REP. STEPHANIE A YOUNG
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
12:00 PM
Room 326, House Office Building
The House Committee on Families, Children and Seniors was called to order by Chair Young.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Young, Coffia, Glanville, Arbit, Edwards, MacDonell, Wozniak, Fox,
Johnsen, Thompson.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Arbit moved to adopt the meeting minutes from May 16, 2023. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4676, HB 4677 and HB 4678 before the committee:
HB 4676
(Rep. Young)
A bill to amend 1994 PA 203, entitled "Foster care
and adoption services act," by amending section
8b (MCL 722.958b), as added by 2018 PA 489.
HB 4677
(Rep. Young)
A bill to amend 1994 PA 203, entitled "Foster care
and adoption services act," (MCL 722.951 to
722.960) by adding section 8e.
HB 4678
(Rep. Edwards)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The
revised school code," (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by
adding section 1281c.
At 12:02 PM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 12:03 PM, Majority Vice Chair Coffia called the committee back to order.
Chair Young and Representative Edwards testified in support of HB 4676, HB 4677 and HB
4678. Questions and discussion followed.
At 12:21 PM, Majority Vice Chair Coffia laid the committee at ease.
At 12:22 PM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
Michelle Williams and Dr. Delsa Chapman, representing the Michigan Department of
Education, testified in support of HB 4676, HB 4677 and HB 4678. Questions and discussion
followed.
Saba Gebrai, representing the Park West Foundation Program, testified in support of HB
4676, HB 4677 and HB 4678. Questions and discussion followed.
Christian Randle, a Youth Leader of Empowering Foster Youth Through Technology, testified
in support of HB 4676, HB 4677 and HB 4678.
Raymond Miller, a Youth Leader of Empowering Foster Youth Through Technology, testified
in support of HB 4676, HB 4677 and HB 4678.
Ov'Var'Shia Gray-Woods, representing the President of Empowering Foster Youth Through
Technology, testified in support of HB 4676, HB 4677 and HB 4678.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4676, HB 4677 and HB 4678, but
did not wish to speak:
Mark McWilliams, representing Disability Rights Michigan.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Young adjourned the meeting at
1:06 PM.
Representative Stephanie A. Young, Chair
Elaine Kupiec
Committee Clerk
ekupiec@house.mi.gov