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Education and Career Readiness
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- Meeting date
- 2021-06-23
- Scheduled start
- 2021-06-23 09:00:00.000000
- Documented start
- 2021-06-23 09:07:00.000000
- Documented end
- 2021-06-23 09:29:00.000000
- Location
- the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
- Official minutes
- Open official source ↗
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- Actual end
- 2021-06-23 09:29:00.000000
- Actual start
- 2021-06-23 09:07:00.000000
- Chamber
- senate
- Committee id
- committee-219
- Committee name
- Education and Career Readiness
- Evidence text
- 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 7400 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-2420 FAX: (517) 373-2764 COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES June 23, 2021 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Education and Career Readiness was scheduled for Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at 9:00 a.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Reported HB 4945 (S-1) (Rep. Hornberger) with recommendation and immediate effect. 2. Testimony regarding SB 380 (Sen. Irwin). 3. Testimony regarding SB 381 (Sen. Theis). 4. Testimony regarding SB 382 (Sen. Polehanki). 5. Testimony regarding SB 383 (Sen. Runestad). The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:07 a.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. At 9:08 a.m., the Chair recessed the committee. At 9:08 a.m., the Chair reconvened the committee. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Horn to adopt the meeting minutes from June 16, 2021. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 380: Sen. Jeff Irwin – Support The Chair testified in support of SB 381. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 382: Sen. Dayna Polehanki – Support The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 383: Sen. Jim Runestad – Support Page 1 of 4 The Chair read the cards of those individuals not willing to testify regarding SB 380, SB 381, SB 382, and SB 383: Sherri Boyd, Arc Michigan – Support Suzanne Carreker, Lexia Learning – Support Susan Medendorp, Cathy Jones, and Arlene Harry, Michigan Dyslexia Institute – Support Brian Gutman, Education Trust Midwest – Support Heather Eckner, Michigan Parent, Advocate, and Attorney Coalition – Support Meredith Schindler, Michigan Learning Disabilities Association – Support Michigan Association of Administrators of Special Education – Opposition Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators – Opposition Michigan Association of Superintendents and Administrators – Opposition Michigan Association of School Boards – Opposition Stephen Keskes, Clio Area School District – Support Justin Michalak, Special Education Alliance – Opposition Joe DeVault, Macomb Intermediate School District – Opposition Jenell Mansfield, AFT Michigan – Support Amy Gulley, Institute for Multi-Sensory Education – Support Noah Smith, Michigan Association of School Psychologists – Support Zach Eckert, ExcelinEd in Action – Support Kymyona Burk, ExcelinEd – No Position Susan Schmidt, Resident – Support Anne Mair, Resident – Support Maeve Janssens, Resident – Support Amy Janssens, Resident – Support Regina Kolarchick, Resident – Support Scott Kolarchick, Resident – Support Nicole Segura-Nowell, Resident – Support Nicole Ely-Bigelow, Resident – Support Dan Bigelow, Resident – Support .com Christina Jabow, Resident – Support Milad Jabow, Resident – Support Amy Roberts Perry, Resident – Support Jenny GoodCourage, Resident – Support Bill GoodCourage, Resident – Support Cindy Carene Mendenhall, Resident – Support Cindy Desmon, Resident – Support Matthew Desmon, Resident – Support Chris Zemke, Resident – Support Sheryl Scully, Resident – Support Annette O'Herron, Resident – Support Meghan Miller, Resident – Support Heidi Gatto, Resident – Support Cheryl Zablocki, Resident – Support David Zablocki, Resident – Support Kimberly Swaneck, Resident – Support Vinata Iyer, Resident, Resident – Support Mahadevan Iyer, Resident – Support Julie Sullivan, Resident – Support Amir Nawar, Resident – Support Amie Kellett Oliveira, Resident – Support Page 2 of 4 Phillip Oliveira, Resident – Support Christen Koenigsknecht, Resident – Support Jason Koenigsknecht, Resident – Support Kristin Hughes, Resident – Support Steve Hughes, Resident – Support Tom McGonegal, Resident – Support Sarah Sivier, Resident – Support Casey Sivier, Resident – Support Mark Najarian, Resident – Support Danielle Najarian, Resident – Support Kristen Rondeau, Resident – Support Missy Hansen Sawicke, Resident – Support Mark Sawicke, Resident – Support Curtis Noon, Resident – Support Cindy Bliss, Resident – Support Mike Bliss, Resident – Support Michael Galli, Resident – Support Kate Galli, Resident – Support Courtney Monigold, Resident – Support John Monigold, Resident – Support Jennifer Kaschner, Resident – Support David Kaschner, Resident – Support Guy Suter, Resident – Support Erin Cramer-Erbes, Resident – Support Jamie Krupp, Resident – Support Cheryle Erbes, Resident – Support Judith New, Resident – Support Amy Westphal, Resident – Support Susan McGonegal, Resident – Support Joanna Marttila Pierson, Resident – Support Denise and David Sokol, Residents – Support Ann Cramer, Resident – Support Sarah Zagar, Resident – Support Elizabeth Abdnour, Resident – Support Kana Osaki-Greenawalt, Resident – Support Amanda Maher, Resident – Support Autumn Schneider, Resident – Support Judith Freedman, Resident – Support David Winters, Resident – Support Sean Holly, Resident – Support Dina Schneider, Resident – Support Kathy Winters, Resident – Support Amy Booth-Kemmerling, Resident – Support Susan Kolarchick, Resident – Support Patrick Kolarchick, Resident – Support Julie Henning, Resident – Support Marie Havens, Resident – Support Terra Walters, Resident – Support Anne Kloth, Resident – Support Laura Katz, Resident – Support Page 3 of 4 Heidi Turchan, Resident – Support Reed Olmstead, Resident – Support Caroline Kaganov, Resident – Support Alex Schmidt, Resident – Support Michele Khouli, Resident – Support Allan Blankenship, Resident – Support Renita Linkner, Resident – Support Greg Gage, Resident – Support Sarah Cornett, Resident – Support Paula and Elvis Tucek, Residents – Support Constance Crump, Resident – Support Denise Henderson, Resident – Support Ellen Elkins, Resident – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify regarding SB 380, SB 382, and SB 383: Elizabeth Richardson, Washtenaw Learning Disabilities Association – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify regarding SB 380 and SB 382: Jennifer Smith, Michigan Association of School Boards – Opposition The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify regarding SB 383: Sheryl Kennedy, Michigan Department of Education – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify regarding SB 380, SB 381, and SB 382: Sheryl Kennedy, Michigan Department of Education – No Position The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Daley to adopt the (S-1) version of HB 4945. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Runestad, Daley, Polehanki, and Geiss. Nays: Sen.(s) Horn. The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted. The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify regarding HB 4945: Sherri Boyd, Arc Michigan – Oppositon Sheryl Kennedy, Michigan Department of Education – Opposition Mark McWilliams, Disability Rights Michigan – Opposition Alicia Urbain, MAPSA – Support The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Horn to report the (S-1) version of HB 4945 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Theis, Sen.(s) Horn, Runestad, Daley, Polehanki, and Geiss. Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair made a motion to recommend immediate effect for HB 4945. Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 9:29 a.m. Date adopted by committee: 9/14/21 Page 4 of 4
- Location
- the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
- Media count
- 1
- Meeting date
- 2021-06-23
- Meeting id
- meeting-3438
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum confirmed
- Scheduled start
- 2021-06-23 09:00:00.000000
- Session name
- 2021-2022
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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Education and Career Readiness,” /meetings/meeting-3438.
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