HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE
REP. NANCY DEBOER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, June 17, 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, Paquette, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine, Pavlov, Wilson,
Koleszar and Byrnes.
Absent: Rep. Weiss.
Excused: Rep. Weiss.
Representative Paquette moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 10, 2026. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 5648 before the committee:
HB 5648
(Rep. Woolford)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The
revised school code," by amending section
1278a (MCL 380.1278a), as amended by 2022
PA 105, and by adding section 1279i.
Representative Woolford testified in support of HB 5648.
Ron Kendall, representing the Associated Builders and Contractors of Michigan, testified in
support of HB 5648.
Steve Grownow, representing Chestnut Homebuilders, testified in support of HB 5648. Questions
and discussions followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5648, but did not wish to speak:
Mike Van Beek, representing the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
Dawn Crandall, representing the Home Builders Association of Michigan.
The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 5648, but did not wish to speak:
Bob Kefgen, representing the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals.
The Chair laid HB 5803 before the committee:
HB 5803
(Rep. Bierlein)
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," by amending
section 1 (MCL 722.111), as amended by 2024
PA 50.
Representative Bierlein testified in support of HB 5803.
Diane Martindale, Superintendent of Birch Run Area Schools, testified in support of HB 5803
Kris Paquette, principal of North Elementary in Birch Run, testified in support of HB 5803.
Questions and discussions followed.
Tricia Grifka, representing the Michigan Head Start Association, testified in opposition to HB
5803. Questions and discussions followed.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 5803, but did not wish to speak:
Melissa Horste, representing MiLEAP.
Alicia Guerara, representing the Early Childhood Investment Corp.
The following person submitted a card wishing to speak in opposition to HB 5803, but due to the
time constraints were unable to speak:
Dr. Eddie Manuszak, representing the Washtenaw ISD.
The Chair laid HB 6080 before the committee:
HB 6080
(Rep. DeBoer)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The
revised school code," by amending section
1248 (MCL 380.1248), as amended by 2023
PA 116.
Representative DeBoer testified in support of HB 6080.
Mike Smith, representing the K-12 Coalition, testified in support of HB 6080. Questions and
discussions followed.
The following person submitted a card wishing to speak in support of HB 6080, but due to the time
constraints were unable to speak:
Anne Tapp, representing the Michigan Association of Colleges of Teacher Education.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 6080, but did not wish to speak:
Olivia Ponte, representing the Michigan Department of Education.
The Chair laid HB 5358 before the committee:
HB 5358
(Rep. Prestin)
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The
revised school code," by amending section
1531 (MCL 380.1531), as amended by 2023
PA 110.
Representative Linting moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 5358. The motion prevailed 10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Paquette, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine, Pavlov, Wilson, Koleszar
and Byrnes.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Prestin testified in support of HB 5358.
Anne Tapp and Darlene Groomes, representing the Michigan Association of Colleges of Teacher
Education and Michigan Association of Public Education Deans, testified in opposition to HB
5358. Questions and discussions followed.
Vince Dean, representing the Educational Testing Service (ETS), testified in support of HB 5358.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5358, but did not wish to speak:
Beth DeShone, representing Michigan Forward.
Mike Van Beek, representing the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 5358, but did not wish to speak:
Olivia Ponte, representing the Michigan Department of Education.
Representative Linting moved to excuse Representative Weiss 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
11:58 AM.
Representative Nancy DeBoer, Chair
Brittany Middaugh
Committee Clerk
bmiddaugh@house.mi.gov