HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
REP. PAMELA HORNBERGER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
9:00 AM
Room 521, House Office Building
The House Standing Committee on Education was called to order by Chair Hornberger.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Hornberger, Paquette, Crawford, Vaupel, Reilly, Hall, Markkanen, O'Malley,
Wakeman, Camilleri, Sowerby, Brenda Carter, Tyrone Carter, Koleszar, Stone.
Absent/Excused: None.
Representative O'Malley moved to adopt the meeting minutes from October 29, 2019. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4826 before the committee:
HB 4826
(Rep. Brann)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The
revised school code," by amending section 1278 (MCL
380.1278), as amended by 2016 PA 170, and by adding
section 1166b.
Substitute (H-1) of HB 4856 was adopted on October 29, 2019.
Representative Vaupel moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4826. The motion prevailed 15-0-
0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hornberger, Paquette, Crawford, Vaupel, Reilly, Hall, Markkanen, O'Malley,
Wakeman, Camilleri, Sowerby, Brenda Carter, Tyrone Carter, Koleszar, Stone.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Wakeman moved to refer House Bill No. 4826 to the committee on Ways and
Means, with recommendation as substitute (H-1). The motion prevailed 8-7-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hornberger, Paquette, Crawford, Vaupel, Hall, Markkanen, O'Malley, Wakeman.
Nays: Reps. Reilly, Camilleri, Sowerby, Brenda Carter, Tyrone Carter, Koleszar, Stone.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card with a support of HB 4826, but did not wish to speak:
George Moroz, representing the Henry Ford Center.
Michael J Guthrie, representing Detroit Chassis, LLC.
Jim Nicholson, representing PVS Chemicals.
Jason Lee, representing the Junior Achievement of South East Michigan.
Bill Codere, representing the Junior Achievement West, Mid, and Northern Michigan.
Alexa Kramer, representing the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4826, but did not wish to speak:
Jeff Cobb, representing the Michigan Association of School Boards.
Bob Kefgen, representing the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals.
Caroline Liethen, representing the Michigan Department of Education.
Peter Spadafore, representing the Michigan Association of Superintendents and
Administrators.
The Chair laid HB 4856 before the committee:
HB 4856
(Rep. Miller)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The
revised school code," by amending section 1532 (MCL
380.1532), as amended by 2006 PA 619.
Representative Markkanen moved to refer House Bill No. 4856 to the committee on Ways and
Means, with recommendation as substitute (H-1). The motion prevailed 14-1-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hornberger, Paquette, Crawford, Vaupel, Reilly, Hall, Markkanen, O'Malley,
Camilleri, Sowerby, Brenda Carter, Tyrone Carter, Koleszar, Stone.
Nays: Rep. Wakeman.
Pass: None.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4856, but did not wish to speak:
Peter Spadafore, representing the Michigan Association of Superintendents and
Administrators.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Pamela Hornberger adjourned the
meeting at 9:07 AM.
Representative Pamela Hornberger, Chair
Taylor Thrush
Committee Clerk
tthrush@house.mi.gov