HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE
REP. NANCY DEBOER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
10:30 AM
Room 327, House Office
Building
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, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine, Pavlov, Wilson, Koleszar, Weiss
and Byrnes.
Absent: Rep. Paquette.
Excused: Rep. Paquette.
Representative Linting moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 18, 2026. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4477 before the committee:
HB 4477
(Rep. Steele)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The
revised school code," (MCL 380.1 to
380.1852) by adding section 1170c.
Representative Linting moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4477. The motion prevailed 10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine, Pavlov, Wilson, Koleszar, Weiss and
Byrnes.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
At 10:35 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 10:35 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
Representative Steele testified in support of HB 4477. Questions and discussions followed.
Joseph Matulis, representing St. Johns Public School and an aquatic expert, testified in support of
HB 4477. Questions and discussions followed.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4477, but did not wish to speak:
Kate Dorsey, representing the Michigan State Medical Society.
Representative Linting moved to excuse Representative Paquette from the meeting. There being
no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair DeBoer adjourned the meeting at
10:57 AM.
Representative Nancy DeBoer, Chair
Brittany Middaugh
Committee Clerk
bmiddaugh@house.mi.gov