MEMBERS:
SEN. KEN HORN, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
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
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
November 9, 2021
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Education and Career Readiness was scheduled for Tuesday, November
9, 2021, at 12:00 noon, in the 1300 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 380 (Sen. Irwin), SB 381 (Sen. Theis), SB 382 (Sen. Polehanki) and SB 383
(Sen. Runestad).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:05 p.m.. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Horn, Daley, Polehanki and Geiss, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Horn to adopt the meeting minutes from October 26, 2021. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair made a motion to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. Runestad was
excused from the meeting.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 380, SB 381, SB 382 and SB
383:
Sen. Jeff Irwin – Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Horn to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 380. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Horn, Daley, Polehanki, and Geiss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Daley to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 381. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Horn, Daley, Polehanki, and Geiss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Polehanki to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 382. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Horn, Daley, Polehanki, and Geiss.
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Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Geiss to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 383. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Horn, Daley, Polehanki, and Geiss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 380, SB 381, SB 382 and SB
383:
Anri Haglund – Support
Asher Suter – Support
Deon Butler – Support
Anne Kloth – Support
Susan Schmidt – Support
Amy Barto – Support
Joe DeVault, Rachael Gabriel, Justin Michalak, and Kris Griffor, Special Education Alliance – Opposition
Dr. David Winters – Support
Dr. Nikolai Vitti, Detroit Public Schools Community District – Support
Dr. Lauren Katz – Support
Amy Campbell, Michigan Association of School Psychologists – Support
Kymyona Burk, ExcelInEd – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 380, SB
381, SB 382 and SB 383:
Brian Love, Education Trust Midwest – Support
John Hood, Okemos Public Schools – Support
Kerry Sanders, Autism Alliance of Michigan – Support
Jenell Mansfield, AFT-MI – Support
Heather Eckner, Michigan Parent Advocate and Attorney Coalition – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 383:
Sheryl Kennedy, Michigan Department of Education – Support
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 380, SB 381 and SB 382:
Sheryl Kennedy, Michigan Department of Education – No Position
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:39 p.m.
Date adopted by committee: 11/30/21
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