MEMBERS:
SEN. KEN HORN, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. JIM RUNESTAD
SEN. KEVIN DALEY
SEN. MARK HUIZENGA
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
December 14, 2021
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Education and Career Readiness was scheduled for Tuesday, December
14, 2021, at 8:50 a.m., in the 1300 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported HB 4294 (S-1) (Rep. Paquette) with recommendation and immediate effect.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 8:50 a.m.. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Horn, Daley and Huizenga, a quorum was present.
The Chair made a motion to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen.(s) Runestad,
Polehanki and Geiss were excused from the meeting.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Daley to adopt the meeting minutes from December 7, 2021. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 4294:
David Randels, Oakland Schools – Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Horn to adopt the (S-1) version of HB 4294. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Horn, Daley, and Huizenga.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Horn to report the (S-1) version of HB 4294 to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Horn, Daley, and Huizenga.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for HB 4294. 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 8:52 a.m.
Date adopted by committee: 1/18/22
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