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Meeting date: 2025-11-05
Scheduled start: 2025-11-05 10:30:00.000000
Documented start: Not recorded
Documented end: 2025-11-05 11:53:00.000000
Location: Room 327, House Office Building
Official minutes: Open official source ↗

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Actual end: 2025-11-05 11:53:00.000000
Actual start: Not recorded
Chamber: house
Committee id: committee-22
Committee name: Education and Workforce
Evidence text: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE REP. NANCY DEBOER CHAIR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, November 5, 2025 10:30 AM Room 327, House Office Building The House Committee on Education and Workforce was called to order by Chair DeBoer. The Chair requested attendance to be called: Present: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Paquette, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine, Pavlov, Wilson, Koleszar, Weiss and Byrnes. Absent: None. Excused: None. Representative Linting moved to adopt the meeting minutes from October 22, 2025. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 4813 before the committee: HB 4813 (Rep. Pavlov) A bill to amend 2008 PA 160, entitled "An act entering into the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children: and for related purposes," by amending sections 1 and 2 (MCL 3.1041 and 3.1042). A substitute (H-1) for HB 4813 was adopted at the September 24th, 2025, meeting. Representative Pavlov moved to report out HB 4813 with recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted. The committee further recommended that the bill and substitute (H-1) be referred to the Committee on Rules. The motion prevailed 11-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Paquette, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine, Pavlov, Wilson, Koleszar, Weiss and Byrnes. Nays: None. Pass: None. The Chair laid HB 4895 before the committee: HB 4895 (Rep. Linting) A bill to amend 1980 PA 299, entitled "Occupational code," by amending section 314 (MCL 339.314). The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4895, but did not wish to speak: Jarrett Skorup, representing the Mackinac Center. Representative Linting moved to report out HB 4895 with recommendation that the bill be referred to the Committee on Rules. The motion prevailed 11-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Paquette, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine, Pavlov, Wilson, Koleszar, Weiss and Byrnes. Nays: None. Pass: None. The Chair laid HB 4922 before the committee: HB 4922 (Rep. Kelly) A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The revised school code," (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1531k. The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4922, but did not wish to speak: Bethany Harnden. Susan Arslanian. Melissa McDermid Wiercinski. Kay Taylor. Hannah VanDuinen. Justine Keuning-LaFrence. Sandra Fields. Candi Wilson. Deanna Swartout-Corbeil. Amanda Davies. April Johnson. Karen Lawrence. Rebecca Lowe. Carol Kravetz. Travis E.. Katherine Lawrence. Julie Barile. Diane Henderson. Jared Mattfolk. Ellen Robinette. Skylar Buchan. Betty Ong. Margaret Lincoln. Angela Biske. Kelly Hincks. Al Lanning. Mary Johns. Alexandra Stamm, representing the Michigan League for Public Policy. Brad Neff. Representative Kunse moved to report out HB 4922 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 7-4-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Paquette, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine and Pavlov. Nays: Reps. Wilson, Koleszar, Weiss and Byrnes. Pass: None. The Chair laid HB 5049, HB 5050, HB 5051, HB 5052, HB 5053 and HB 5054 before the committee: HB 5049 (Rep. Weiss) A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The revised school code," by amending section 1179a (MCL 380.1179a), as added by 2013 PA 187. HB 5050 (Rep. Snyder) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," by amending sections 17744a and 17744d (MCL 333.17744a and 333.17744d), as amended by 2020 PA 311. HB 5051 (Rep. DeBoer) A bill to amend 2020 PA 312, entitled "Law enforcement and firefighter access to epinephrine act," by amending the title and sections 1, 2, and 3 (MCL 28.821, 28.822, and 28.823). HB 5052 (Rep. DeBoer) 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," by amending section 17a (MCL 722.127a), as added by 2005 PA 120. HB 5053 (Rep. DeBoer) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," by amending section 20919 (MCL 333.20919), as amended by 2019 PA 37. HB 5054 (Rep. DeBoer) A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The revised school code," by amending sections 1178 and 1179 (MCL 380.1178 and 380.1179), section 1178 as amended by 2020 PA 320 and section 1179 as amended by 2018 PA 243. Representative Weiss moved to report out HB 5049 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 11-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Paquette, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine, Pavlov, Wilson, Koleszar, Weiss and Byrnes. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Linting moved to report out HB 5050 with recommendation that the bill be referred to the Committee on Rules. The motion prevailed 11-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Paquette, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine, Pavlov, Wilson, Koleszar, Weiss and Byrnes. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Linting moved to report out HB 5051 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 11-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Paquette, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine, Pavlov, Wilson, Koleszar, Weiss and Byrnes. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Linting moved to report out HB 5052 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 11-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Paquette, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine, Pavlov, Wilson, Koleszar, Weiss and Byrnes. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Linting moved to report out HB 5053 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 11-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Paquette, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine, Pavlov, Wilson, Koleszar, Weiss and Byrnes. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Linting moved to report out HB 5054 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 11-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Paquette, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine, Pavlov, Wilson, Koleszar, Weiss and Byrnes. Nays: None. Pass: None. The Chair laid HB 5044 before the committee: HB 5044 (Rep. Wendzel) A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The revised school code," (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1178b. Eric Hoppstock, representing the Michigan Association of Administrators of Special Education, and Kelly Rogers, representing the Michigan Association of Administrators of Special Education and Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District, testified in opposition to HB 5044. Questions and discussions followed. Abby Cypher and Kirsten Myers, both representing the Michigan Association of Administrators of Special Education, testified in opposition to HB 5044. Dan Unumb, representing the Autism Legal Resource Center, testified in support of HB 5044. Questions and discussions followed. The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 5044, but did not wish to speak: John Kleff. Luke Scholten, representing the Kenowa Hills Public Schools. Shanna Spickard, representing Michigan Elementary & Middle School Principals Association. Shelley Dickerson. Andy Neumann, representing the Michigan Education Association. Dan Behm, representing the Education Advocates of West Michigan. Maegan Sprow. Robin Meldrum. Anna Novak. Renee Thelen. Nicole West. Kari King. Shawna Dippman. Keith Giacoma, representing Livonia Public Schools. Stephanie Dyer. Tonya Jesweak. Kristy Orosco. Sarah Igonin. Sarah Vander Baan. Joe Manzella. Caitlin VerMeer. Marci Moloney. Katie Dodge. Michelle Proulx, representing Lapeer County ISD. Molly Garcia. Elena Girolamo. Krysandra Phelan. Deanna Basha. Maureen Keene, representing Jackson County Intermediate School District. Deana Tuczek. William Parrinello. Daniel Preston , representing the Detroit Public Schools Community District. Megan Perreault. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5044, but did not wish to speak: Massiel Soriano, representing Centria Autism. Rob Payne, representing Centria Autism. Bryce Kitzmiller. Sara Grezlik. The Chair laid a presentation by the University of Michigan on Michigan’s Workforce Data and Outlook before the committee. Ashlee Breitner & Mengjie Lyu, representing the University of Michigan Economic Growth Institute, gave a presentation on Michigan’s Workforce Data and Outlook. Questions and discussions followed. There being no further business before the committee, Chair DeBoer adjourned the meeting at 11:53 AM. Representative Nancy DeBoer, Chair Brittany Middaugh Committee Clerk bmiddaugh@house.mi.gov
Location: Room 327, House Office Building
Media count: 2
Meeting date: 2025-11-05
Meeting id: meeting-274
Meeting state: held
Minutes url: Open official source ↗
Quorum state: quorum not determined
Scheduled start: 2025-11-05 10:30:00.000000
Session name: 2025-2026

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