MEMBERS:
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. DAN LAUWERS
SEN. WAYNE A. SCHMIDT
SEN. KIMBERLY A. LASATA
SEN. MICHAEL D. MACDONALD
SEN. MARK HUIZENGA
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
S-132 CAPITOL BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-1760
FAX: (517) 373-3487
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
February 24, 2022
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Economic and Small Business Development was scheduled for
Thursday, February 24, 2022, at 12:00 noon, in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Presentation by Graduation Alliance on Michigan's 23+ Program
2. Presentation by Economic Development Leaders for Michigan on "What's Next."
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:01 p.m.. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Horn, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Lauwers, Schmidt, LaSata, MacDonald,
Huizenga, McMorrow and Moss, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McMorrow to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without
objection, Sen. Geiss was excused from the meeting.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the meeting minutes from February 10, 2022.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited Erin Luper, Senior Vice President of Graduation Alliance for a presentation on Michigan's
23+ Program.
The Chair invited the following members from Economic Development Leaders of Michigan to testify on
"What's Next":
Jennifer Owens, President, Lakeshore Alliance
Jim McBryde, President and CEO, Middle Michigan Development Corporation
Rob Cleveland, President, Cornerstone Alliance
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 12:52 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: March 3, 2022
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