Michigan Legislative Activity Ledger

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Appropriations Subcommittee on Corrections and Judiciary

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Meeting date
2025-04-10
Scheduled start
2025-04-10 13:30:00.000000
Documented start
2025-04-10 13:30:00.000000
Documented end
2025-04-10 14:55:00.000000
Location
the Room 1300 of the Binsfeld Office Building
Official minutes
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Actual end
2025-04-10 14:55:00.000000
Actual start
2025-04-10 13:30:00.000000
Chamber
senate
Committee id
committee-355
Committee name
Appropriations Subcommittee on Corrections and Judiciary
Evidence text
Page 1 of 2 MEMBERS: SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. JEFF IRWIN SEN. RICK OUTMAN, MINORITY VICE CHAIR THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON CORRECTIONS AND JUDICIARY SENATOR SUE SHINK CHAIR 4200 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-2426 DRAFT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES April 10, 2025 A meeting of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Corrections and Judiciary was scheduled for Thursday, April 10, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. in the Room 1300 of the Binsfeld Office Building. The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m.. The Chair instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair Shink, Sen.(s) Irwin and Outman The Chair entertained a motion by Senator Irwin to adopt the meeting minutes from March 20, 2025. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Senator Irwin to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Senator Santana was temporarily excused from the meeting. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding Nation Outside and expansion of their reentry programs:  Cecilia Zavala – Executive Director  Scott Dane - Director of Administration Senator Santana asked about the impact on their programs if funding was reduced. Senator Outman asked about the average gap between release from prison and gainful employment. At 1:37 p.m., Senator Santana entered the meeting. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding reentry programs provided by Flip the Script:  Dan Varner – President and CEO  Greg Anderson – Vice President for Workforce Development Senator Shink asked questions regarding the new opportunities being offered. Senator Outman asked about the types of offenses committed by their program participants. Senator Santana asked about the reduction of services in Wayne County if program is expanded into other areas. Page 2 of 2 The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding programs provided by Chance for Life:  Thomas Adams - President  Felicia Dyer and Julio Martinez – Program Participants No questions were asked by members. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding nonpayment for ambulance services provided to the MDOC:  Ron Slagell – President and CEO, Huron Valley Ambulance  Jeff White – Chief, Richmond and Lenox Township EMS No questions were asked by members. The Chair invited Kyle Kaminski from the Department of Corrections to answer member questions regarding nonpayment for ambulance services provided to the MDOC. He discussed how the Department of Corrections is currently in litigation over the matter. There being no further business before the committee, the Chair made a motion, supported by Senator Santana, to adjourn the committee at 2:55 p.m. Without objection, the committee was adjourned.
Location
the Room 1300 of the Binsfeld Office Building
Media count
1
Meeting date
2025-04-10
Meeting id
meeting-4351
Meeting state
held
Minutes url
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Quorum state
quorum not determined
Scheduled start
2025-04-10 13:30:00.000000
Session name
2025-2026

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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Appropriations Subcommittee on Corrections and Judiciary,” /meetings/meeting-4351.

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