HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON FAMILIES, CHILDREN, AND SENIORS
REP. KATHY CRAWFORD
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
9:00 AM
Room 308, House Office
Building
The House Standing Committee on Families, Children, and Seniors was called to order by
Chairman Crawford.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Crawford, Rendon, Hoitenga, Meerman, Wozniak, Garrett, Liberati, Carter,
Johnson.
Absent/Excused: None.
The Chair opened a discussion on Global Age-friendly Cities. Copies of her handouts are
attached.
Representative Meerman moved to adopt the meeting minutes from 02/27/2019 09:00 AM. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid before the committee a presentation on Child Care Licensing.
Mark C. Jansen, Director of the Child Care Licensing Division in the Bureau of Community and
Health Systems in the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs,
introducedKatrice Sweet, M.A., Area Manager in the Child Care Licensing Division. Director
Jansen provided an overview of his division. Questions followed. Ms. Sweet addressed a
member’s question. A copy of the department’s PowerPoint is attached.
The Chair laid before the committee presentation by the Michigan Department of Education on
Child Care Programs.
Lisa Brewer Walraven, Director of Child Development and Care in the Office of Great Start in
theMichigan Department of Education, introduced Scott M. Koenigsknecht, Deputy
Superintendent of P-20 System and Student Transitions in the Superintendent’s Office of the
Michigan Department of Education, who updated the committee on the department’s childcare
programs. Ms. Brewer-Walraven provided an overview of child and development and care
funding. A copy of her PowerPoint presentation is attached. Questions followed.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair adjourned the meeting at 10:15
AM.
Representative Kathy Crawford, Chair
Joy Brewer
Committee Clerk
joybrewer@house.mi.gov