- Activity date
- 2025-10-22
- Activity key
- committee vote:2301713
- Activity role
- yea
- Activity type
- committee vote
- Bill id
- Not recorded
- Canonical name
- Alicia St. Germaine
- Chamber sitting id
- Not recorded
- Committee meeting id
- 245
- Confidence
- 1.0
- Evidence text
- Representative Linting moved to report out HB 4665 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 8-0-2: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. DeBoer, Linting, Paquette, Fox, Kunse, St. Germaine, Pavlov and Koleszar. Nays: None. Pass: Reps. Weiss and Byrnes. The Chair laid HB 5044 before the committee: HB 5044 (Rep. Wendzel) A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The revised school code," (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1178b. Representative Wendzel and Kristin Wier, a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst from LOGAN Community Resources, testified in support of HB 5044. Maggie Moore, representing MiBap & Hope Network, testified in support of HB 5044. Angela Khater, a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst, testified in support of HB 5044. Heather Eckner & Nicole Hamp, representing the Autism Alliance of Michigan, testified in support of HB 5044. Questions and discussions followed. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5044, but did not wish to speak: Skyler Partee. Paul Doher, representing Acorn Health. Dylan Weber, representing the Rebound Home and Community Therapy. Maliya Seelbinder. Brian Harrison, representing Rebound Home and Community Therapy. Madeline Tousley, representing Merakey. Melissa Poff, representing Mercy Plus Healthcare Services. Christiane Mondroski. Angela Khater. Ella Mondroski. Kris La Turno, representing Hope Network-Holland Center for Autism. Abigail Edick, representing Mercy Plus Healthcare Services. Veronica Webster, representing Mercy Plus Healthcare Services. Holly McKee, PhD. Olivia Kleinhardt. Ryan Pelon, representing Mercy Plus Healthcare Services. Kailin Reid, representing Mercy Plus Healthcare Services. Sarah Walsh, representing Hope Network Center for Autism-Holland. Mickaela Perez, representing Mercy Plus Healthcare Services. Krystal Reeves, representing Mercy Plus Healthcare Services. Brianna Dunham. Kayla Hooper. Candice Lake. Sara Larner. Carter St. John. Laila Manning. Jessica Groce. Jystine Lupo. Samantha Miller. Sarah Rousseau, representing Spectrum Autism Center-Saginaw. Jennifer Ward-Kolka, representing Spectrum Autism Center. Mari-Lena Samohin. Katie LaVielle, representing Spectrum Autism Center. Michelle Pickvet, representing Rebound Therapies. Melanie Swisher, representing Rebound Home & Community Therapies. Lindsay Croghan, representing the College of Education, Health & Human Services. LeAnne Large, representing Rebound Therapies. Evan Karatkiewicz, representing Rebound Therapies. Lorraine Zorbo, representing Advisa Care. Bailey Wegener, representing Spectrum Autism Center. Paloma Mireles, representing Spectrum Autism Center- Paw Paw. Jenna Kuhn, representing Rebound Therapies. Massi Soriano, representing Centria Autism. Victoria Hetcel. Chivon Jones, representing Rebound Therapies. Amber Simons, representing Rebound Therapies. Courtney Geer, representing Rebound Home and Community Therapy. Nicole Mooney, representing Rebound Home and Community Therapy. Mary Ruble, representing Spectrum Autism Center. Lisa Lovell, representing Rebound Home and Community Therapy. Heather Burleson, representing Rebound Home and Community Therapy. Olivia Ramirez-Roberts. Julie Swan, representing Rebound Home and Community Therapy. Michelle Blevins. Betsy Reighard. Tara Lundstrom, representing Spectrum Autism Center. Anna Woodhams, representing LOGAN Center. David Eisenhart, representing LOGAN Center. Kaylee Tomak, representing LOGAN Autism Learning Center. Elizabeth Bliesener, representing Encompass Therapy Center. Megan Retherford. Makayla Bauer, representing Encompass Therapy Center. Katie Burgett, representing Encompass Therapy Center. Peyton Grice. Julia Johnson. Mark Jacobs, representing Encompass Therapy Center. Shana Silverstein. Nicole Schultz, representing LOGAN Center. Stacie Kussro, representing Encompass Therapy Center. Jennifer LaBo, representing Encompass Therapy Center. Brooklynn Tackett, representing Encompass Therapy Center. Kalie Auernhamer, representing Encompass Therapy Center. Alexandria Perez, representing Spectrum Autism Center. Skyler Ficek. Savanah Diaz, representing Mercy Plus Healthcare Services. Krista Corroin, representing Encompass Therapy Center. Claudia Leandres, representing Journey Therapy Center. Sara Grezlik, representing Friends of Different Learners. Tammy Neely. Colin Furd, representing the Michigan Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics. Barbara Byers. Lisa-Marie Bailey, representing the Michigan Parent, Advocate & Attorney Coalition. The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 5044, but did not wish to speak: Joe DeVault, representing Macomb ISD. John Severson, representing the Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators. Abby Cypher, representing the Michigan Association of Administrators of Special Education. Olivia Ponte, representing the Michigan Department of Education. The Chair laid HB 5049, HB 5050, HB 5051, HB 5052, HB 5053 and HB 5054 before the committee: HB 5049 (Rep. Weiss) A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The revised school code," by amending section 1179a (MCL 380.1179a), as added by 2013 PA 187. HB 5050 (Rep. Snyder) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," by amending sections 17744a and 17744d (MCL 333.17744a and 333.17744d), as amended by 2020 PA 311. HB 5051 (Rep. DeBoer) A bill to amend 2020 PA 312, entitled "Law enforcement and firefighter access to epinephrine act," by amending the title and sections 1, 2, and 3 (MCL 28.821, 28.822, and 28.823). HB 5052 (Rep. DeBoer) A bill to amend 1973 PA 116, entitled "An act to provide for the protection of children through the licensing and regulation of child care organizations; to provide for the establishment of standards of care for child care organizations; to prescribe powers and duties of certain departments of this state and adoption facilitators; to provide penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts," by amending section 17a (MCL 722.127a), as added by 2005 PA 120. HB 5053 (Rep. DeBoer) A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public health code," by amending section 20919 (MCL 333.20919), as amended by 2019 PA 37. HB 5054 (Rep. DeBoer) A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled "The revised school code," by amending sections 1178 and 1179 (MCL 380.1178 and 380.1179), section 1178 as amended by 2020 PA 320 and section 1179 as amended by 2018 PA 243. David Andriasiak and Jake Jelsema, representing the Office of Representative DeBoer, gave a presentation on EpiPen usage. Questions and discussion followed. Hendrina Cupery, representing the Michigan Association of School Nurses, testified in support of HB 5049, HB 5050, HB 5051, HB 5052, HB 5053 and HB 5054. Amy Zaagman, representing the Michigan Council for Maternal & Child Wealth, testified in support of HB 5049, HB 5050, HB 5051, HB 5052, HB 5053 and HB 5054. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5049, HB 5050, HB 5051, HB 5052, HB 5053 and HB 5054, but did not wish to speak: Tonya Whitehead, representing the Michigan Parent Teacher Association. Olivia Ponte, representing the Michigan Department of Education. Kathleen Slonager, representing the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America.
- Roll call id
- Not recorded
- Source kind
- committee member vote