HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE
REP. NANCY DEBOER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
The House Committee on Education and Workforce was called to order by Chair DeBoer.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Paquette, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine, Pavlov, Wilson,
Koleszar, Weiss and Byrnes.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Linting moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 04, 2026. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid a presentation on student programs by SME before the committee.
Rob Luce, Vice President of the SME Education Foundation, Dr. Shelley Wooley, the Director of
Education Programs at SME, & Dr. Debra Volzer the Vice President of Workforce Development
at SME gave a presentation on the student programs by SME. Questions and discussion
followed.
The Chair laid HB 5364 before the committee:
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 5364, but did not wish to speak:
Brenda Pilgrim, representing the Michigan Association of School Boards.
Annie Monaweck, representing the Calhoun ISD.
Dr. David Michelson, representing the Michigan Education Association.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5364, but did not wish to speak:
Katherine Bussard , representing herself.
Wednesday, February 18,
2026
10:30 AM
Room 327, House Office
Building
HB 5364
(Rep. Johnsen)
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.
Representative Linting moved to report out HB 5364 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 7-4-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Paquette, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine and Pavlov.
Nays: Reps. Wilson, Koleszar, Weiss and Byrnes.
Pass: None.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair DeBoer adjourned the meeting at
11:07 AM.
Representative Nancy DeBoer, Chair
Brittany Middaugh
Committee Clerk
bmiddaugh@house.mi.gov