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MEMBERS:
SEN. ERIKA GEISS, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG
SEN. DARRIN CAMILLERI
SEN. JEFF IRWIN
SEN. JOHN DAMOOSE, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. RUTH JOHNSON
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
SENATOR DAYNA POLEHANKI
CHAIR
S-310 CAPITOL BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-7350
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
June 10, 2025
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Education was scheduled for Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. in the
Room 1100 of the Binsfeld Office Building
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Adopted SB 349 (S-1) (Sen. Polehanki).
2. Adopted SB 350 (S-1) (Sen. Polehanki).
3. Testimony regarding SB 204 (Sen. Chang).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:05 p.m.. The Chair instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time,
the following members were present: Chair Polehanki, Sen.(s) Geiss, Chang, Camilleri, Irwin, Damoose and
Johnson.
The Chair entertained a motion by Senator Geiss to adopt the meeting minutes from April 29, 2025. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Senator Geiss to adopt the (S-1) version of SB349. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Polehanki, Sen.(s) Geiss, Chang, Camilleri, Damoose and Johnson
Nays: None
Excused: None
Not Voting: Sen. Irwin
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Senator Geiss to adopt the (S-1) version of SB350. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Polehanki, Sen.(s) Geiss, Chang, Camilleri, Damoose and Johnson
Nays: None
Excused: None
Not Voting: Sen. Irwin
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 349 and SB 350:
Sen. Dayna Polehanki – Support
Jesse Davis, Operating Engineers Local 324 – Support
John Hartwell, Operating Engineers Local 324 – Support
Howard Hipes, Michigan Bricklayers – Support
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Brad Pierce, Ironworkers Local 25 – Support
Mary Lefebvre, ACT – Opposition
The Chair read the card of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 349 and
SB 350:
William Miller, Oakland County Board of Commissioners – Support
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB204:
Sen. Stephanie Chang – Support
Arlyssa Heard and Dawn Wilson-Clark, 482Forward – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB204:
Jenell Mansfield, AFT Michigan – Support
Jennifer Smith, Michigan Association of School Boards – Support
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair made a motion to adjourn the committee at
2:58 p.m. Without objection, the committee was adjourned.
Date adopted by committee: 06/17/25