HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, CHILDREN, AND SENIORS
REP. KATHY CRAWFORD
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
9:00 a.m.
Room 308, House Office Building
The House Standing Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors was called to order by the
Chair.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Crawford, Rendon, Hoitenga, Meerman, Wozniak, Liberati, Brenda Carter,
Cynthia Johnson.
Absent/Excused: Rep. Garrett.
Representative Hoitenga moved to adopt the meeting minutes from September 18, 2019. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4082 before the committee:
HB 4082
(Rep. Rendon) 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 Rendon moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4082. The motion prevailed 7-0-
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FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Crawford, Rendon, Hoitenga, Meerman, Liberati, Brenda Carter, Cynthia
Johnson.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Rendon explained the (H-1) substitute for HB 4082. Questions and discussion
followed. A copy of her handout is attached.
Marnie Wills, Deputy Director in the Office of Policy and Legislative Affairs in the Department
of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, submitted a testimony card in support of the (H-1)
substitute, but did not wish to speak.
The Chair laid before the committee a presentation on the Office of Children's Ombudsman.
Lisa McCormick, Director, and Randy Speidel, Deputy Director of the Office of Children’s
Ombudsman (OCO), did a PowerPoint presentation on the mission and role of their office.
Questions and discussion followed. A copy of the presentation is attached.
There being no further business before the committee, Representative Meerman moved to
adjourn the Committee. The motion prevailed. The Chair adjourned the meeting at 9:50 a.m.
.
Representative Kathy Crawford, Chair
Joy Brewer
Committee Clerk
joybrewer@house.mi.gov