HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
REP. BRANDT IDEN
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
11:00 AM
Room 519, House Office Building
The House Standing Committee on Ways and Means was called to order by the Chair.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd,
Neeley, Hertel.
Absent/Excused: None.
Representative Warren moved to adopt the meeting minutes from April 23, 2019. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid SB 0122 and SB 0202 before the committee:
SB 0122
(Sen. Horn)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled” The
revised school code,” by amending section 1249 (MCL
380.1249), as amended by 2018 PA 235.
SB 0202
(Sen. Horn)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The
revised school code,” by amending section 1249b (MCL
380.1249b), as added by 2015 PA 173.
Senator Horn testified in support of SB 0122 and SB 0202. Questions and discussion followed.
Representative Warren moved to report out Senate Bill No. 122 with recommendation. The
motion prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd,
Neeley, Hertel.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Lilly moved to report out Senate Bill No. 202 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Iden, Lilly, Leutheuser, Griffin, Hauck, Kahle, Wentworth, Warren, Byrd,
Neeley, Hertel.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 0122 and SB 0202, but did not wish to
speak:
Jennifer Smith, representing the Michigan Association of School Boards.
Peter Spadafore, representing the Michigan Association of Superintendents and
Administrators.
Bob Kefgen, representing the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals.
Caroline Liethen, representing the Michigan Department of Education.
Jerry Johnson, representing the Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Jackson, Lenawee, and Monroe
Intermediate School District's.
The following people submitted a card in opposition of SB 0122 and SB 0202, but did not wish
to speak:
Brian Gutman, representing the Education Trust Midwest.
Beth DeShone, representing the Great Lakes Education Project.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Brandt Iden adjourned the meeting at
11:15 AM.
Representative Brandt Iden, Chair
Edward Sleeper
Committee Clerk
esleeper@house.mi.gov