HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
REP. MATT KOLESZAR
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
4:42 PM
Room 521, House Office Building
The House Committee on Education was called to order by Chair Koleszar.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Koleszar, Churches, Shannon, Stone, Weiss, Glanville, Conlin, Edwards,
Wegela, Paquette, Wendzel, Johnsen.
Absent: Reps. Greene, Markkanen.
Excused: Reps. Greene, Markkanen.
Representative Shannon moved to adopt the meeting minutes from October 17, 2023. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid SB 395 and SB 396 before the committee:
SB 395
(Sen. Polehanki)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The
revised school code," by amending sections
1230b, 1249, 1249a, 1249b, and 1280f (MCL
380.1230b, 380.1249, 380.1249a, 380.1249b, and
380.1280f), section 1230b as added by 1996 PA
189, section 1249 as amended by 2019 PA 6,
section 1249a as amended by 2015 PA 173,
section 1249b as amended by 2019 PA 5, and
section 1280f as amended by 2023 PA 7; and to
repeal acts and parts of acts.
SB 396
(Sen. McDonald Rivet)
A bill to amend 1937 (Ex Sess) PA 4, entitled "An
act relative to continuing tenure of office of
certificated teachers in public educational
institutions; to provide for probationary periods; to
regulate discharges or demotions; to provide for
resignations and leaves of absence; to create a
state tenure commission and to prescribe the
powers and duties thereof; and to prescribe
penalties for violation of the provisions of this
act," by amending section 4 of article I, sections
2a and 3b of article II, and section 3 of article III
(MCL 38.74, 38.82a, 38.83b, and 38.93), section 4
of article I as amended by 2011 PA 100 and
sections 2a and 3b of article II as added and
section 3 of article III as amended by 2011 PA
101.
The Chair introduced a (H-1) substitute for SB 395.
Representative Churches moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to SB 395. The motion prevailed
10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Koleszar, Churches, Shannon, Stone, Weiss, Glanville, Edwards, Wegela,
Paquette, Johnsen.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Senators Polehanki and McDonald-Rivet testified in support of SBs 395 and 396. Questions
and discussion followed.
Tammy Daenzer, representing the Michigan Education Association, and Leah Porter,
representing the Holt Education Association, testified in support of SB 395 and 396.
Questions and discussion followed.
The following person submitted a card in support of SB 395, but did not wish to speak:
Jennifer Smith, representing the Michigan Association of School Boards.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 395 and SB 396, but did not wish to
speak:
Sheryl Kennedy, representing the Michigan Department of Education.
Paul Liabenow, representing the Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals
Association.
Bob Kefgen, representing the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals.
Jenell Mansfield, representing the AFT-Michigan.
Lindsey Miller, representing the Dearborn Federation- Teachers.
Tiffany Thomas, representing the Dearborn Federation of School Employees.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to SB 395 and SB 396, but did not wish
to speak:
Matt Schueller, representing the Michigan Association of Superintendents and
Administrators.
Mike Latvis, representing the Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency.
David Randels, representing Oakland Schools.
Katherine Bussard, representing the Great Lakes Justice Center.
Jeff Cobb, representing the Education Trust Midwest.
Beth DeShone, representing the Great Lakes Education Project Education Fund.
West Michigan Policy Forum.
Representative Johnsen moved to excuse Representatives Greene and Markkanen from the
meeting. There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Koleszar adjourned the meeting
at 5:40 PM.
Representative Matt Koleszar, Chair
Legan Rose
Committee Clerk
LRose@house.mi.gov