Education and Career Readiness Committee, Michigan State Senate
The Education and Career Readiness Committee (formerly the Education Committee) is a standing committee of the Michigan State Senate.
Per Rule 1.105 of the Senate Rules, committees in the Michigan State Senate are appointed by the Majority Leader unless otherwise called for by the Senate. Committees are appointed at the beginning of every two-year legislative session. All appointments to standing committees and subcommittees made by the Majority Leader must be approved by the Senate. The Majority Leader shall make appointments of minority members from a list submitted by the Minority Leader; while the Majority Leader can partially reject the list, the Minority Leader shall submit other nominations.[1] The first person named to a committee will serve as chair; the second will serve as majority vice chair, and all others shall rank in the order they were named. The first minority member named shall serve as minority vice chair. In the absence of the chair and the majority vice chair, the highest ranking member present will preside as acting chair. A committee member, but not a chairperson, who has been absent for a significant period of time may be replaced by the Majority Leader until he or she returns.[2]
See rules: Senate Rules
Function
The rules of the Senate and House do not describe the jurisdiction of the individual standing committees except that all Senate bills involving an appropriation must be referred either directly to the appropriations committee or to an appropriate standing committee and then to the appropriations committee. Traditionally, the assignment of bills follows topical lines.[3]
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Education and Career Readiness Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Education and Career Readiness Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Education and Career Readiness Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Hoon-Yung Hopgood | • Phil Pavlov, Chair | |||
| • Marty Knollenberg, Vice chair | ||||
| • Darwin Booher | ||||
| • Patrick Colbeck | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (1) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • David Knezek, Vice chair | • Phil Pavlov, Chair | |||
| • Marty Knollenberg, Vice chair | ||||
| • Darwin Booher | ||||
| • Patrick Colbeck | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Hoon-Yung Hopgood, Vice chair | • Phil Pavlov, Chair | |||
| • Coleman Young | • Judy Emmons, Vice chair | |||
| • Patrick Colbeck | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Hoon-Yung Hopgood, Vice chair | • Phil Pavlov, Chair | |||
| • Coleman Young | • Judy Emmons, Vice chair | |||
| • Patrick Colbeck | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • Gretchen Whitmer, Vice chair | • Wayne Kuipers, Chair | |||
| • John Gleason | • Gerald VanWoerkom, Vice chair | |||
| • Nancy Cassis | ||||
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