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Meeting date: 2025-12-10
Scheduled start: 2025-12-10 10:30:00.000000
Documented start: Not recorded
Documented end: 2025-12-10 11:03:00.000000
Location: Room 327, House Office Building
Official minutes: Open official source ↗

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Actual end: 2025-12-10 11:03:00.000000
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, December 10, 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 November 12, 2025. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 5154 before the committee: HB 5154 (Rep. Smit) A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The revised school code," (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1290. Representative Smit testified in support of HB 5154. Questions and discussions followed. The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 5154, but did not wish to speak: David Randels, representing Oakland Schools. The Chair laid HB 4836 and SB 349 before the committee: HB 4836 (Rep. Paquette) A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled "The state school aid act of 1979," by amending section 104b (MCL 388.1704b), as amended by 2018 PA 265. SB 349 (Sen. Polehanki) A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The revised school code," by amending section 1279g (MCL 380.1279g), as amended by 2016 PA 170. Representative Paquette moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to SB 349. The motion prevailed 10-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Paquette, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine, Pavlov, Wilson, Koleszar and Byrnes. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Paquette moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4836. The motion prevailed 10-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Paquette, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine, Pavlov, Wilson, Koleszar and Byrnes. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Paquette and Senator Polehanki testified in support of HB 4836 and SB 349. Questions and discussions followed. Grace Roberts, representing Operating Engineers of Local 324, testified in support of HB 4836 and SB 349. Questions and discussions followed. Robert Mead, representing the UA Local 85 Plumbers, steamfitters, & HVACR, testified in support of HB 4836 and SB 349. Questions and discussions followed. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4836 and SB 349, but did not wish to speak: Brad Pierce, representing the Ironworkers Local 25 Labor Management. Dawn Crandell, representing the Home Builders Association of Michigan. Jeremy Garza, representing the Michigan Pipe Trades Association. Mike Johnston, representing the Michigan Manufacturers Association. Ryan Fewins-Bliss, representing the Michigan College Access Network. Tim Hicks, representing the UA Local 333. Randy Gross, representing the MI Chamber of Commerce. William Miller, representing the Oakland County Board of Commissioners. David Michelson, representing the Michigan Education Association. Eli Isaguirre, representing the Michigan Reginal Council of Carpenters. Representative DeBoer moved to report out HB 4836 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1). 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 DeBoer moved to report out SB 349 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1). 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. There being no further business before the committee, Chair DeBoer adjourned the meeting at 11:03 AM. Representative Nancy DeBoer, Chair Brittany Middaugh Committee Clerk bmiddaugh@house.mi.gov
Location: Room 327, House Office Building
Media count: 2
Meeting date: 2025-12-10
Meeting id: meeting-296
Meeting state: held
Minutes url: Open official source ↗
Quorum state: quorum not determined
Scheduled start: 2025-12-10 10:30:00.000000
Session name: 2025-2026

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