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MEMBERS:
SEN. DAYNA POLEHANKI, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. KEVIN HERTEL
SEN. VERONICA KLINEFELT
SEN. MARY CAVANAGH
SEN. ROSEMARY BAYER
SEN. LANA THEIS, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. THOMAS ALBERT
THE SENATE
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON
PREK-12
SENATOR DARRIN CAMILLERI
CHAIR
S-2 CAPITOL BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-7918
DRAFT
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
March 18, 2025
A meeting of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Appropriations Subcommittee on PreK-12 was
scheduled for Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at 12:00 noon in the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room of the 3rd
Floor
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:00 noon. The Chair instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that
time, the following members were present: Chair Camilleri, Sen.(s) Polehanki, Hertel, Klinefelt, Cavanagh,
Bayer, Theis and Albert
The Chair entertained a motion by Senator Polehanki, supported by Senator Hertel, to adopt the meeting
minutes from March 6, 2025. Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding Federal Title I funding:
Michelle Williams, Michael Powell, Shoua Vang, and Olivia Ponte, from the Michigan Department of
Education
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding At-Risk funding and the Opportunity
Index:
Jeff Cobb, from Education Trust-Midwest
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair made a motion, supported by Senator Klinefelt,
to adjourn the committee at 1:00 p.m. Without objection, the committee was adjourned.