HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, CHILDREN, AND SENIORS
REP. RODNEY WAKEMAN
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
12:15 p.m.
Room 519, House Office Building
The House Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors was called to order by the Chair.
The Chair laid before the committee the Speaker's appointment letter.
June 9, 2021
Mr. Gary L. Randall, Clerk
Michigan House of Representatives
State Capitol Buildings
Lansing, MI 48913
Dear Clerk Randall,
This letter is to notify you that I am removing Representative Steve Marino from the
following committee:
Families, Children and Seniors.
I am also making the following appointment:
Representative John Roth to the committee on Families, Children and Seniors.
Sincerely,
Jason Wentworth, Speaker
Michigan House of Representatives
The Chair requested attendance be called. The Clerk called the attendance and announced a
quorum was present.:
Present: Reps. Wakeman, Wozniak, Rendon, Roth, Tisdel, Pohutsky, Brenda Carter,
Aiyash.
Absent: Rep. Camilleri.
Excused: Rep. Camilleri.
Representative Aiyash joined the committee remotely.
Representative Wozniak moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 8, 2021. There being
no objections, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4543 before the committee:
HB 4543
(Rep. Mueller)
A bill to amend 1973 PA 116, entitled "An act to
provide for the protection of children through the
licensing and regulation of child care
organizations; to provide for the establishment of
standards of care for child care organizations; to
prescribe powers and duties of certain departments
of this state and adoption facilitators; to provide
penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,"
(MCL 722.111 to 722.128) by adding section 3i.
Representative Mike Mueller, the bill sponsor, explained HB 4543. Questions followed. A
copy of his handout is attached.
Shelly Schupback, a constituent of Representative Mueller, testified in support of HB 4543.
Discussion followed.
Seth Johnson, Executive Director for the United Way of Northwest Michigan, submitted a
card and written testimony in opposition to HB 4543, but did not wish to speak. A question
followed.
Marlon Brown, Director of the Office of Policy and Legislative Affairs for the Michigan
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, submitted a card in opposition to HB 4543,
but did not wish to speak.
The Chair laid HB 4880 before the committee:
HB 4880
(Rep. Hauck)
A bill to amend 1975 PA 238, entitled "Child
protection law," by amending section 3 (MCL
722.623), as amended by 2016 PA 35.
Representative Roger Hauck, the bill sponsor, explained HB 4880.
Dr. Jena Colon, PT, DPT, Legislative Director for the American Physical Therapy Association
of Michigan, testified in support of HB 4880. A question followed.
The following individuals submitted a card in support of HB 4880, but did not wish to speak:
Cathleen Johnson, Board Leader for the Michigan Occupational Therapy Association;
Amy Zaagman, Executive Director for the Michigan Council for Maternal Child Health;
Tom Hickson, Vice President for Public Policy for Michigan Catholic Conference; and
Samuel Olsen, representing Mark Stonerock with the Michigan Athletic Trainers Society.
Representative Pohutsky moved to excuse Representative Camilleri from the meeting. There
being no objections, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Representative Roth moved to adjourn
the committee meeting. Hearing no objections, the Chair adjourned the meeting at 12:54 p.m.
Representative Rodney Wakeman, Chair
Joy Brewer
Committee Clerk
joybrewer@house.mi.gov