HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
REP. MATT KOLESZAR
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
2:00 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, Weiss, Glanville, Conlin, Edwards, Wegela,
Xiong, Markkanen, Paquette, Wendzel, Johnsen.
Absent: Rep. Greene.
Excused: Rep. Greene.
Representative Shannon moved to adopt the meeting minutes from December 3, 2024. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4095, HB 4096, HB 5549, HB 5659 and HB 5660 before the committee:
HB 4095
(Rep. Young)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The
revised school code," (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by
adding section 1308d.
HB 4096
(Rep. Puri)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The
revised school code," (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by
adding section 1308c.
HB 5549
(Rep. Breen)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The
revised school code," (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by
adding section 1308c.
HB 5659
(Rep. Meerman)
A bill to amend 2018 PA 548, entitled
"Comprehensive school safety plan act," by
amending the title and section 3 (MCL 28.803)
and by adding section 6; and to repeal acts and
parts of acts.
HB 5660
(Rep. DeBoer)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The
revised school code," by amending sections 6,
1241, and 1308a (MCL 380.6, 380.1241, and
380.1308a), section 6 as amended by 2016 PA
192, section 1241 as added by 2018 PA 549, and
section 1308a as added by 2018 PA 551.
Representative Conlin moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 5549. The motion prevailed 13-
0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Koleszar, Churches, Shannon, Weiss, Glanville, Conlin, Edwards, Wegela,
Xiong, Markkanen, Paquette, Wendzel, Johnsen.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Glanville moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 4095. The motion prevailed
13-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Koleszar, Churches, Shannon, Weiss, Glanville, Conlin, Edwards, Wegela,
Xiong, Markkanen, Paquette, Wendzel, Johnsen.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Weiss moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 4096. The motion prevailed 13-
0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Koleszar, Churches, Shannon, Weiss, Glanville, Conlin, Edwards, Wegela,
Xiong, Markkanen, Paquette, Wendzel, Johnsen.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Edwards moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5659. The motion prevailed
13-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Koleszar, Churches, Shannon, Weiss, Glanville, Conlin, Edwards, Wegela,
Xiong, Markkanen, Paquette, Wendzel, Johnsen.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Xiong moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5660. The motion prevailed 13-
0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Koleszar, Churches, Shannon, Weiss, Glanville, Conlin, Edwards, Wegela,
Xiong, Markkanen, Paquette, Wendzel, Johnsen.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Glanville moved to report out HB 4095 with recommendation, as substitute
(H-2). The motion prevailed 12-1-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Koleszar, Churches, Shannon, Weiss, Glanville, Conlin, Edwards, Wegela,
Xiong, Markkanen, Wendzel, Johnsen.
Nays: Rep. Paquette.
Pass: None.
Representative Weiss moved to report out HB 4096 with recommendation, as substitute (H-
2). The motion prevailed 12-1-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Koleszar, Churches, Shannon, Weiss, Glanville, Conlin, Edwards, Wegela,
Xiong, Markkanen, Wendzel, Johnsen.
Nays: Rep. Paquette.
Pass: None.
Representative Conlin moved to report out HB 5549 with recommendation, as substitute (H-
2). The motion prevailed 8-3-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Koleszar, Churches, Shannon, Weiss, Glanville, Conlin, Edwards, Xiong.
Nays: Reps. Wegela, Markkanen, Johnsen.
Pass: Reps. Paquette, Wendzel.
Representative Edwards moved to report out HB 5659 with recommendation, as substitute
(H-1). The motion prevailed 9-3-1:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Koleszar, Churches, Shannon, Weiss, Glanville, Conlin, Edwards, Xiong,
Wendzel.
Nays: Reps. Wegela, Markkanen, Johnsen.
Pass: Rep. Paquette.
Representative Xiong moved to report out HB 5660 with recommendation, as substitute (H-
1). The motion prevailed 9-3-1:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Koleszar, Churches, Shannon, Weiss, Glanville, Conlin, Edwards, Xiong,
Wendzel.
Nays: Reps. Wegela, Markkanen, Johnsen.
Pass: Rep. Paquette.
Representative Wendzel moved to excuse Representative Greene 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 3:52 PM.
Representative Matt Koleszar, Chair
Legan Rose
Committee Clerk
LRose@house.mi.gov