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Sponsor urges constitutional change to let governor appoint state superintendent; committee hears testimony
Summary
Representative Schutte presented House Joint Resolution E to allow the governor to appoint the state superintendent. Supporters argue it would increase accountability; opponents and several members raised concerns about increased partisanship and frequent policy shifts.
Representative Schutte testified in favor of House Joint Resolution E, which would amend the state constitution to allow the governor to appoint the state superintendent. Schutte said Michigan’s education outcomes justify the change and argued that a governor-appointed superintendent would be more directly accountable to voters.
"We are one of the only states that has a so called independent head of its…
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