MEMBERS:
SEN. KEN HORN, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. JIM RUNESTAD
SEN. KEVIN DALEY
SEN. DAYNA POLEHANKI, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. ERIKA GEISS
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND
CAREER READINESS
SENATOR LANA THEIS
CHAIR
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P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-2420
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**DRAFT**
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
May 25, 2021
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Education and Career Readiness was scheduled for Tuesday, May 25,
2021, at 12:00 noon, in the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 218 (Sen. Theis).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:03 p.m.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:03 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, Polehanki and Geiss, a quorum
was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Horn to adopt the meeting minutes from March 17, 2021 and March 16,
2021. Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 218:
Sen. Lana Theis – Support
Dr. Gabriel Higerd, Azusa Pacific University – Support
Mary Rice Hasson, Catholic Women's Forum – Support
Jeanne Hess, Kalamazoo City Commision – Opposition
Mary Higgins, National Champion Cyclist – Support
Maureen Connolly, Detroit Pediatricians – Opposition
Evie Edwards, Resident – Support
Rep. Barbara Ehardt, Idaho Legislature – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 218:
Emily Snider, Anti-Defamation League – Opposition
Shakti Rambarran, Michigan Organization on Adolescent Sexual Health – Opposition
Courtney Simmons and Kerrin Kramer, Equality Michigan – Opposition
Todd Tennis, American Federation of Teachers – Opposition
Amy Hunter, OutFront Kalamazoo – Opposition
Amanda West, Planned Parenthood Michigan – Opposition
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Mitch Albers, Department of the Attorney General – Opposition
Scott Ellis, Great Lakes Bay Pride – Opposition
Jennifer Smith, Michigan Association of School Boards – Opposition
Algeria Wilson, National Association of Social Workers MI – Opposition
Amy Campbell, Michigan Association of School Psychologists – Opposition
Quena Gongaleng, Family Research Council – Support
Dan Jarvis, Michigan Family Forum – Support
James Muffett, Citizens for Traditional Values – Support
TJ Rogers, Resident – Opposition
Jay Kaplan, ACLU of Michigan – Opposition
Michelle Fox-Phillips, Gender Identity Network Alliance – Opposition
Sharon Swindell, Michigan Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics – Opposition
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:27 p.m.
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