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Meeting date: 2025-04-16
Scheduled start: 2025-04-16 10:30:00.000000
Documented start: Not recorded
Documented end: 2025-04-16 10:51:00.000000
Location: Room 327, House Office Building
Official minutes: Open official source ↗

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Actual end: 2025-04-16 10:51:00.000000
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 26, 2025. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 4225 and HB 4229 before the committee: Representative Linting moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4229. 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. Wednesday, April 16, 2025 10:30 AM Room 327, House Office Building HB 4225 (Rep. Steele) A bill to amend 2020 PA 211, entitled "Save our students act," by amending the title and sections 3 and 5 (MCL 380.1893 and 380.1895). HB 4229 (Rep. Neeley) A bill to amend 2018 PA 435, entitled "An act to create the office of school safety and prescribe its powers and duties; and to provide for the powers and duties of certain state entities," by amending section 3 (MCL 28.683). Representative Steele and Gabrielle Mundy from Representative Neeley's office, testified together in support of HB 4225 and HB 4229. Questions and discussion followed. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4222, HB 4225, HB 4226, HB 4227, HB 4229, HB 4258 and HB 4259, but did not wish to speak: Jenn Garland, representing the Michigan Parent Teacher Association. Paul Stankewitz, representing the Michigan Catholic Conference. Brian Broderick, representing the MI Association of Non-Public Schools. The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 4227, but did not wish to speak: Jennifer Smith, representing the Michigan Association of School Boards. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4227, but did not wish to speak: Mike Wisniewski, representing the Michigan Athletic Trainers' Society. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4226 and HB 4229, but did not wish to speak: Hannah Sweeney, representing the Michigan Association of Superintendents and Administration. The Chair laid HB 4222, HB 4226, HB 4227, HB 4258 and HB 4259 before the committee: Representative Linting moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 4222. 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. 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 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. HB 4259 (Rep. Steckloff) A bill to amend 2013 PA 183, entitled "Student safety act," by amending section 2 (MCL 752.912), as amended by 2020 PA 401. Representative Linting moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4226. 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 Linting moved to adopt substitute (H-2) 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 Linting moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4258. 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 Linting moved to report out HB 4222 with recommendation, as substitute (H-2). The motion prevailed 6-0-5: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine and Pavlov. Nays: None. Pass: Reps. Paquette, Wilson, Koleszar, Weiss and Byrnes. Representative Linting moved to report out HB 4226 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1). The motion prevailed 6-1-4: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine and Pavlov. Nays: Rep. Weiss. Pass: Reps. Paquette, Wilson, Koleszar and Byrnes. Representative Linting moved to report out HB 4227 with recommendation, as substitute (H-2). The motion prevailed 6-2-3: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine and Pavlov. Nays: Reps. Koleszar and Weiss. Pass: Reps. Paquette, Wilson and Byrnes. Representative Linting moved to report out HB 4258 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1). The motion prevailed 9-0-2: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Paquette, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine, Pavlov, Wilson and Koleszar. Nays: None. Pass: Reps. Weiss and Byrnes. Representative Linting moved to report out HB 4259 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 9-0-2: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Paquette, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine, Pavlov, Wilson and Koleszar. Nays: None. Pass: Reps. Weiss and Byrnes. There being no further business before the committee, Chair DeBoer adjourned the meeting at 10:51 AM. Representative Nancy DeBoer, Chair Brittany Middaugh Committee Clerk bmiddaugh@house.mi.gov
Location: Room 327, House Office Building
Media count: 2
Meeting date: 2025-04-16
Meeting id: meeting-78
Meeting state: held
Minutes url: Open official source ↗
Quorum state: quorum not determined
Scheduled start: 2025-04-16 10:30:00.000000
Session name: 2025-2026

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