MEMBERS:
SEN. KEN HORN, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. JIM RUNESTAD
SEN. KEVIN DALEY
SEN. MARK HUIZENGA
SEN. DAYNA POLEHANKI, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. ERIKA GEISS
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND
CAREER READINESS
SENATOR LANA THEIS
CHAIR
7400 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-2420
FAX: (517) 373-2764
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
March 1, 2022
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Education and Career Readiness was scheduled for Tuesday, March 1,
2022, at 12:00 noon, in the 1300 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Adopted (S-1) substitute and testimony regarding SB 925 (Sen. Bizon).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:02 p.m.. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Horn, Runestad, Daley, Huizenga, Polehanki and Geiss, a
quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Horn to adopt the meeting minutes from February 22, 2022. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Horn to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 925. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Horn, Runestad, Daley, Huizenga, Polehanki, and Geiss.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 925:
Sen. John Bizon – Support
Rep. Julie Alexander – Support
Karie Denig, Resident – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 925:
Diana Prichard, Americans for Prosperity – Support
Ben DeGrow, Mackinac Center – Support
Peter Spadafore, Middle Cities Education Association – Opposition
Bob Kefgen, Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals – Opposition
Matt Scheuller, Michigan Association of Superintendents and Administrators – Opposition
Jennifer Smith, Michigan Association of School Boards – Opposition
Sheryl Kennedy, Michigan Department of Education – Opposition
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There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 12:42 p.m.
Date adopted by committee: 03/08/22
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