HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
REP. PAMELA HORNBERGER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
12:00
PM
Senate Hearing Room, Ground Floor, Boji
Tower
The House Committee on Education was meeting jointly with the Senate Committee on
Education and Career Readiness.
The House Committee on Education was called to order by 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 Shannon joined the meeting remotely.
Representative O'Malley moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 2, 2021. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
Chair Theis laid the following before the committee:
Discussion regarding the impact of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services'
restrictions on student athletics.
Elizabeth Hertel, Director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
testified before the committee. Questions and discussion followed.
Dr. Nikolai Vitti, the Detroit Public Schools Superintendent, testified before the committee.
Questions and discussion followed.
John Thompson, representing the Michigan High School Athletic Association, testified before
the committee. Questions and discussion followed.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Pamela Hornberger adjourned the
meeting at 1:17 PM.
Representative Pamela Hornberger, Chair
Taylor Thrush
Committee Clerk
tthrush@house.mi.gov