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Committee adopts K–8 water-safety instruction substitute despite opposition from school leaders
Summary
The committee adopted an H-2 substitute to HB 4477 limiting the bill’s scope to K–8 grades. Several school-administration organizations submitted written opposition and the committee reported the substitute with a recommendation.
The House Education and Workforce Committee voted to report an H-2 substitute to House Bill 4477 that applies the bill’s water-safety instruction provisions to K–8 grades. Representative Steel was identified as the bill sponsor when the substitute was introduced.
During the meeting the clerk read cards from opponents who did not wish to speak, including representatives from the Michigan Association of Superintendents and Administrators and the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals, who registered opposition to the bill’s current form. The transcript records the presence of both supportive and opposing organizational submissions, though opponents of the water-safety provision were specifically noted in the record.
Vice Chair Linton moved to report HB 4477 as substitute H-2 with recommendation and the clerk called the roll. The motion prevailed and the committee reported the substitute; no nays or passes were recorded on the roll call announcement. The committee then excused absent members and adjourned.
