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- Meeting date
- 2025-03-26
- Scheduled start
- 2025-03-26 10:30:00.000000
- Documented start
- Not recorded
- Documented end
- 2025-03-26 11:26:00.000000
- Location
- Room 327, House Office Building
- Official minutes
- Open official source ↗
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- Actual end
- 2025-03-26 11:26:00.000000
- 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 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 March 19, 2025. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 4155, HB 4156, HB 4157, HB 4158 and HB 4159 before the committee: Wednesday, March 26, 2025 10:30 AM Room 327, House Office Building HB 4155 (Rep. St. Germaine) A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The revised school code," (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1278e. HB 4156 (Rep. Jaime Greene) A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The revised school code," by amending sections 1278a and 1278b (MCL 380.1278a and 380.1278b), as amended by 2022 PA 105, and by adding section 1278e. HB 4157 (Rep. Jaime Greene) A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled "The state school aid act of 1979," by amending sections 11, 104, 104b, and 104c (MCL 388.1611, 388.1704, 388.1704b, and 388.1704c), section 11 as amended by 2024 PA 148, section 104 as amended by 2024 PA 120, section 104b as amended by 2018 PA 265, and section 104c as amended by 2021 PA 48, and by adding section 104d. HB 4158 (Rep. Thompson) A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The revised school code," by amending sections Substitute (H-1) for HB 4159 was previously adopted on March 19th, 2025. Representative Linting moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 4156. The motion prevailed 7-0-4: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Paquette, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine and Pavlov. Nays: None. Pass: Reps. Wilson, Koleszar, Weiss and Byrnes. Representative DeBoer moved to report out HB 4155 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 7-1-3: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Paquette, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine and Pavlov. Nays: Rep. Weiss. Pass: Reps. Wilson, Koleszar and Byrnes. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4156, but did not wish to speak: Dawn Crandall, representing the Home Builders Association of Michigan. Representative Linting moved to report out HB 4156 with recommendation, as substitute (H-2). The motion prevailed 6-4-1: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine and Pavlov. Nays: Reps. Wilson, Koleszar, Weiss and Byrnes. Pass: Rep. Paquette. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4157, HB 4158, HB 4159, but did not wish to speak: Beth DeShone, representing the GLEP Education Fund. Representative Linting moved to report out HB 4157 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 6-4-1: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine and Pavlov. Nays: Reps. Wilson, Koleszar, Weiss and Byrnes. 502, 503, 522, 552, and 1279g (MCL 380.502, 380.503, 380.522, 380.552, and 380.1279g), sections 502, 522, and 552 as amended by 2023 PA 34, section 503 as amended by 2024 PA 210, and section 1279g as amended by 2016 PA 170. HB 4159 (Rep. Linting) A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The revised school code," by amending section 1278 (MCL 380.1278), as amended by 2016 PA 170. Pass: Rep. Paquette. Representative Linting moved to report out HB 4158 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 6-4-1: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine and Pavlov. Nays: Reps. Wilson, Koleszar, Weiss and Byrnes. Pass: Rep. Paquette. Representative Linting moved to report out HB 4159 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1). The motion prevailed 7-2-2: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Paquette, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine and Pavlov. Nays: Reps. Wilson and Weiss. Pass: Reps. Koleszar and Byrnes. The Chair laid HB 4222, HB 4226, HB 4227, HB 4228 and HB 4258 before the committee: Representative Linting moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4227. 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 Schmaltz testified in support of HB 4222. Questions and discussion followed. HB 4222 (Rep. Schmaltz) A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The revised school code," by amending section 1308b (MCL 380.1308b), as added by 2018 PA 436. HB 4226 (Rep. Linting) A bill to amend 1941 PA 207, entitled "Fire prevention code," by amending section 19 (MCL 29.19), as amended by 2024 PA 36. HB 4227 (Rep. Fairbairn) A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The revised school code," (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1308g. HB 4228 (Rep. Glanville) A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The revised school code," (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1308f. HB 4258 (Rep. Rigas) A bill to amend 2013 PA 183, entitled "Student safety act," by amending section 3 (MCL 752.913), as amended by 2020 PA 401. Representative Linting testified in support of HB 4226. Questions and discussion followed. Representative Glanville testified in support of HB 4228. Questions and discussion followed. Representative Rigas testified in support of HB 4258. Questions and discussion followed. Representative Fairbairn testified in support of HB 4227. Questions and discussion followed. Representative Breen testified on HB 4222, HB 4226, HB 4227, HB 4228, and HB 4258. Questions and discussion followed. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4226, but did not wish to speak: Jennifer Smith, representing the Michigan Association of School Boards. The following person submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 4227, but did not wish to speak: Dave Ladd, representing the Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4226, HB 4228 and HB 4258, but did not wish to speak: Brian Broderick, representing the Michigan Association of Nonpublic Schools. Paul Stankewitz, representing the Michigan Catholic Conference. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4222, HB 4226, HB 4227, HB 4228 and HB 4258, but did not wish to speak: Noah Smith, representing the Michigan Association of School Psychologists. Noah Smith, representing the Michigan Association of School Social Workers. There being no further business before the committee, Chair DeBoer adjourned the meeting at 11:26 AM. Representative Nancy DeBoer, Chair Matthew Carnagie Acting Committee Clerk mcarnagie@house.mi.gov
- Location
- Room 327, House Office Building
- Media count
- 2
- Meeting date
- 2025-03-26
- Meeting id
- meeting-75
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum not determined
- Scheduled start
- 2025-03-26 10:30:00.000000
- Session name
- 2025-2026
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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Education and Workforce,” /meetings/meeting-75.
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