MEMBERS:
SEN. ERIKA GEISS, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG
SEN. DARRIN CAMILLERI
SEN. KRISTEN MCDONALD RIVET
SEN. JOHN DAMOOSE, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. RUTH JOHNSON
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
SENATOR DAYNA POLEHANKI
CHAIR
310 CAPITOL BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-7350
FAX: (517) 373-9228
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
October 31, 2023
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Education was scheduled for Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at 1:30 p.m., in
the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported HB 5021 (Rep. Matt Koleszar) with recommendation.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:33 p.m.. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Polehanki, Sen.(s) Geiss, Chang, Camilleri, McDonald Rivet, Damoose
and Johnson, a quorum was present.
The Chair instructed the clerk to read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee
regarding HB 5021:
Tammy Daenzer, MEA – Support
Jenell Manskeld, AFT Michigan – Support
Peter Spadafore, MI Alliance for Student Opportunity – Support
David Randels, Oakland Schools – Support
Neil DeSouza, Office of Retirement Services/DTMB – Support
James Hohman, Mackinac Center for Public Policy – Opposition
Trevor Kubatzke, Lake Michigan College – Opposition
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Geiss to report HB 5021 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Polehanki, Sen.(s) Geiss, Chang, Camilleri, and McDonald Rivet.
Nays: Sen.(s) Damoose and Johnson.
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:36 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 02/06/24
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