HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
REP. PAMELA HORNBERGER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
9:00 AM
Room 521, House Office Building
The House Committee on Education was called to order by the Chair Hornberger.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Hornberger, Paquette, Green, Markkanen, O'Malley, Beeler, Damoose,
Posthumus, Camilleri, Brenda Carter, Koleszar, Shannon, Stone.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Markkanen moved to adopt the meeting minutes from October 5, 2021. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4953 before the committee:
HB 4953
(Rep. Martin)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The
revised school code," (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by
adding section 1293.
Representative Paquette moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 4953. The motion prevailed
13-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hornberger, Paquette, Green, Markkanen, O'Malley, Beeler, Damoose,
Posthumus, Camilleri, Brenda Carter, Koleszar, Shannon, Stone.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Markkanen moved to report out HB 4953 with recommendation, as substitute
(H-2). The motion prevailed 13-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hornberger, Paquette, Green, Markkanen, O'Malley, Beeler, Damoose,
Posthumus, Camilleri, Brenda Carter, Koleszar, Shannon, Stone.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 5404 and HB 5405 before the committee:
HB 5404
(Rep. Posthumus)
A bill to establish a student opportunity
scholarship program for eligible students; to
provide for the certification of scholarship-
granting organizations; to provide for student
opportunity scholarship accounts; to prescribe
conditions for use of the funds in the scholarship
accounts; to provide for the administration of the
student opportunity scholarship program; to
prescribe certain powers and duties of certain state
officers, agencies, and departments; to provide
appropriations for the implementation of this act;
and to allow certain tax credits and deductions.
HB 5405
(Rep. Green)
A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled "Income tax
act of 1967," by amending sections 30 and 697
(MCL 206.30 and 206.697), section 30 as
amended by 2020 PA 65 and section 697 as added
by 2011 PA 38, and by adding sections 279 and
679.
Representative Posthumus moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5404. The motion
prevailed 13-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hornberger, Paquette, Green, Markkanen, O'Malley, Beeler, Damoose,
Posthumus, Camilleri, Brenda Carter, Koleszar, Shannon, Stone.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Green moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5405. The motion prevailed 13-
0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hornberger, Paquette, Green, Markkanen, O'Malley, Beeler, Damoose,
Posthumus, Camilleri, Brenda Carter, Koleszar, Shannon, Stone.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Green, testified in support of HB 5404 and HB 5405.
Representative Posthumus, testified in support of HB 5404 and HB 5405.
Traci Lambert, testified in support of HB 5404 and HB 5405.
Jessi Bagos, testified in support of HB 5404 and HB 5405.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5404 and HB 5405, but did not wish
to speak:
Beth DeShone, representing the Great Lakes Education Project Education Fund.
Wendy Block, representing the Michigan Chamber of Commerce.
Alicia Urbain, representing the Michigan Association of Public School Academies.
John Kennedy, representing the West Michigan Policy Forum.
Andy Dunlap, representing the Parent Advocates for Choice in Education.
Jimmy Greene, representing the Associated Builders and Contractors of Michigan.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 5404 and HB 5405, but did not
wish to speak:
Jennifer Smith, representing the Michigan Association of School Boards.
Andy Neumann, representing the Michigan Education Association.
Abby Cypher, representing the Michigan Association of Administrators of Special
Education.
Peter Spadafore, representing the Michigan Association of Superintendents and
Administrators.
Jerry Johnson, representing the Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Jackson, Lenawee, and Monroe
County of Intermediate School Districts.
Representative Markkanen moved to report out HB 5404 with recommendation, as substitute
(H-1). The motion prevailed 8-5-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hornberger, Paquette, Green, Markkanen, O'Malley, Beeler, Damoose,
Posthumus.
Nays: Reps. Camilleri, Brenda Carter, Koleszar, Shannon, Stone.
Pass: None.
Representative Paquette moved to report out HB 5405 with recommendation, as substitute
(H-1). The motion prevailed 8-5-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hornberger, Paquette, Green, Markkanen, O'Malley, Beeler, Damoose,
Posthumus.
Nays: Reps. Camilleri, Brenda Carter, Koleszar, Shannon, Stone.
Pass: None.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Pamela Hornberger adjourned the
meeting at 9:40 AM.
Representative Pamela Hornberger, Chair
Edward Sleeper
Committee Clerk
esleeper@house.mi.gov
Date Adopted: October 26,
2021