COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
June 20, 2019
A joint meeting of the Senate Committee on Economic and Small Business Development and the Senate
Appropriations Subcommittee on Talent and Economic Development/MEDC was scheduled for Thursday, June
20, 2019, at 12:00 noon, in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Building.
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The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Presentations regarding MI Reconnect and MI Opportunity Scholarship proposals, and filling
Michigan's talent gap.
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The Chairman called the meeting to order at 12:02 p.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chairman Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, MacGregor, Theis, Lauwers, Schmidt,
McMorrow, Geiss, and Moss; a quorum was present.
The Chairman moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 13, 2019. Without objection, the minutes were
adopted.
The Chairman invited the following individuals to present regarding MI Reconnect and MI Opportunity
Scholarship proposals, and filling Michigan's talent gap:
Sen. Jim Ananich
Rich Studley and Wendy Block, Michigan Chamber of Commerce
Sandy Baruah, Detroit Chamber of Commerce
Kevin Stotts, Talent 2025
Michelle Miller-Adams, Upjohn Institute
Doug Ross, The office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer
There being no further business before the committee, the Chairman moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:04 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: September 12, 2019
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MEMBERS:
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL, VICE CHAIR
SEN. PETER MACGREGOR
SEN. LANA THEIS
SEN. DAN LAUWERS
SEN. WAYNE SCHMIDT
SEN. MALLORY MCMORROW, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. ERIKA GEISS
SEN. JEREMY MOSS
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND SMALL
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
SENATOR KEN HORN
CHAIR
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