MEMBERS:
SEN. KEN HORN, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. JON C. BUMSTEAD
SEN. JIM RUNESTAD
SEN. KEVIN DALEY
SEN. DAYNA POLEHANKI, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. ERIKA GEISS
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND
CAREER READINESS
SENATOR LANA THEIS
CHAIR
7400 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-2420
FAX: (517) 373-2764
**DRAFT**
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
December 1, 2020
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Education and Career Readiness was scheduled for Tuesday, December
1, 2020, at 12:00 noon, in the 403 Room of the Capitol Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported SB 41 (S-1) (Sen. Santana) with recommendation and immediate effect.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:04 p.m. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Bumstead, Daley and Polehanki, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Bumstead to adopt the meeting minutes from November 12, 2020.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair made a motion to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen.(s) Horn,
Runestad and Geiss were excused from the meeting.
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 41:
Gretchen Ascher, Citizen – Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Polehanki to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 41. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Bumstead, Daley, and Polehanki.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Polehanki to report the (S-1) version of SB 41 to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Bumstead, Daley, and Polehanki.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for SB 41. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
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There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 12:08 p.m.
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