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Meeting date: 2026-03-18
Scheduled start: 2026-03-18 10:30:00.000000
Documented start: Not recorded
Documented end: 2026-03-18 10:58:00.000000
Location: Room 327, House Office Building
Official minutes: Open official source ↗

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Actual end: 2026-03-18 10:58:00.000000
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, March 18, 2026 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 and Byrnes. Absent: Rep. Weiss. Excused: Rep. Weiss. Representative Linting moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 11, 2026. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 4477 before the committee: HB 4477 (Rep. Steele) A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The revised school code," (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1170c. A substitute (H-1) for HB 4477 was adopted at the March 4th, 2026, meeting. Representative Linting moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 4477. 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. The Chair laid HB 5646 and HB 5697 before the committee: HB 5646 (Rep. Kelly) A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The revised school code," (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1531k. HB 5697 (Rep. DeBoer) A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The revised school code," (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1531k. Representative Linting moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5646. 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 Linting moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5697. 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 Kelly testified in support of HB 5646. Questions and discussion followed. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5646, but did not wish to speak: Robert LeFevre & Colby Cesaro, representing MI Independent Colleges & Universities. Molly Macek, representing the Mackinac Center. Mike Latvis, representing Wayne RESA. John Severson, representing the Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5697, but did not wish to speak: Brian Shoaf, representing the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. Venessa Keesler, representing Launch Michigan. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5646 and HB 5697, but did not wish to speak: Steve Liedel, representing the Business Leaders for Michigan. Jeff Cobb, representing EDTrust Midwest. Beth DeShone, representing the MI Forward Network. Melissa Horste, representing Mi LEAP. The committee returned to consideration of HB 4477. The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4477, but did not wish to speak: Matt Schueller, representing the MI Association of Superintendents and Administrators. Bob Kefgen, representing the MI Association of Secondary School Principals. Representative Linting moved to report out HB 4477 with recommendation, as substitute (H-2). 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 Linting moved to excuse Representative Weiss from the meeting. There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. There being no further business before the committee, Chair DeBoer adjourned the meeting at 10:58 AM. Representative Nancy DeBoer, Chair Brittany Middaugh Committee Clerk bmiddaugh@house.mi.gov
Location: Room 327, House Office Building
Media count: 2
Meeting date: 2026-03-18
Meeting id: meeting-393
Meeting state: held
Minutes url: Open official source ↗
Quorum state: quorum not determined
Scheduled start: 2026-03-18 10:30:00.000000
Session name: 2025-2026

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