HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, CHILDREN, AND SENIORS
REP. KATHY CRAWFORD
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
9:00 a.m.
Room 308, House Office Building
The House Standing Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors was called to order by the
Chair.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Crawford, Rendon, Hoitenga, Meerman, Wozniak, Liberati, Brenda Carter,
Cynthia Johnson.
Absent/Excused: Rep. Garrett.
Representative Rendon moved to adopt the meeting minutes from October 30, 2019. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid SB 466, SB 467, SB 468, SB 469 and SB 539 before the committee:
SB 466
(Sen. Bizon)
A bill to amend 1973 PA 116, entitled “An
act to provide for the protection of children through the
licensing and regulation of child care organizations; to
provide for the establishment of standards of care for child
care organizations; to prescribe powers and duties of certain
departments of this state and adoption facilitators; to provide
penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending
section 1 (MCL 722.111), as amended by 2018 PA 431.
SB 467
(Sen. Bullock) A bill to amend 1973 PA 116, entitled “An
act to provide for the protection of children through the
licensing and regulation of child care organizations; to
provide for the establishment of standards of care for child
care organizations; to prescribe powers and duties of certain
departments of this state and adoption facilitators; to provide
penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending
section 8b (MCL 722.118b), as amended by 2017 PA 257.
SB 468
(Sen. Bizon)
A bill to amend 1973 PA 116, entitled “An
act to provide for the protection of children through the
licensing and regulation of child care organizations; to
provide for the establishment of standards of care for child
care organizations; to prescribe powers and duties of certain
departments of this state and adoption facilitators; to provide
penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,"(MCL 722.111
to 722.128) by adding section 13a.
SB 469
(Sen. Bullock) A bill to amend 1939 PA 288, entitled
“Probate code of 1939,"by amending sections 19 and 19a of
chapter XIIA (MCL 712A.19 and 712A.19a), as amended by
2018 PA 58.
SB 539
(Sen. Bizon)
A bill to amend 1973 PA 116, entitled “An
act to provide for the protection of children through the
licensing and regulation of child care organizations; to
provide for the establishment of standards of care for child
care organizations; to prescribe powers and duties of certain
departments of this state and adoption facilitators; to provide
penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending
sections 5d and 5k (MCL 722.115d and 722.115k), as
amended by 2017 PA 256.
Representative Meerman moved to refer Senate Bill No. 466 to the committee on Ways and
Means. The motion prevailed 7-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Crawford, Rendon, Hoitenga, Meerman, Wozniak, Liberati, Brenda Carter.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Liberati moved to refer Senate Bill No. 467 to the committee on Ways and
Means. The motion prevailed 7-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Crawford, Rendon, Hoitenga, Meerman, Wozniak, Liberati, Brenda Carter.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Rendon moved to refer Senate Bill No. 468 to the committee on Ways and
Means. The motion prevailed 8-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Crawford, Rendon, Hoitenga, Meerman, Wozniak, Liberati, Brenda Carter,
Cynthia Johnson.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Brenda Carter moved to refer Senate Bill No. 469 to the committee on Ways and
Means. The motion prevailed 8-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Crawford, Rendon, Hoitenga, Meerman, Wozniak, Liberati, Brenda Carter,
Cynthia Johnson.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Senator Bizon, the bill sponsor, introduced Stacie Bladen, Deputy Director at Children's Services
Agency at Michigan Department of Health and Human Service, who submitted a card in support
of SB 539, and explained the (H-1) for SB 539.
Representative Liberati moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to SB 539. The motion prevailed 8-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Crawford, Rendon, Hoitenga, Meerman, Wozniak, Liberati, Brenda Carter,
Cynthia Johnson.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Hoitenga moved to refer Senate Bill No. 539 to the committee on Ways and
Means, with recommendation as substitute (H-1). The motion prevailed 8-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Crawford, Rendon, Hoitenga, Meerman, Wozniak, Liberati, Brenda Carter,
Cynthia Johnson.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid before the committee a presentation given by the Area Agencies on Aging.
Ryan Cowmeadow, Executive Director at Area Agencies on Aging Association of Michigan
(4AM), introduced Dr. Tomas B. Jankowski, PhD from Wayne State University Institute of
Gerontology, and Jim McGuire, Director of Research, Policy Development and Advocacy for
Area Agency on Aging 1-B, and proceeded with a joint PowerPoint presentation. Questions
followed. Copies of the presentation and handout is attached.
Representative Liberati moved to excuse Representative Garrett from the meeting. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Representative Rendon moved to adjourn
the Committee. There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. The
Chair adjourned the meeting at 10:11 a.m.
Representative Kathy Crawford, Chair
Joy Brewer
Committee Clerk
joybrewer@house.mi.gov