20744 Energy and Technology 519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/17/2011 Tuesday SCR 6 (Green) A concurrent resolution to memorialize the United States Congress to take immediate steps to impose a moratorium on greenhouse gas, air quality, and other regulatory actions by the Environmental Protection Agency. SCR 7 (Proos) A concurrent resolution to urge the United States Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to fulfill their obligation to establish a permanent repository for high-level nuclear waste. H094A 517-373-8538 20747 Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation 307 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/17/2011 Tuesday HB 4379 (Kowall) Natural resources; inland lakes; procedure for dissolution of lake improvement boards; expand to include a petition of property owners being assessed by the lake board for 2/3 of cost. H107A 517-373-2013 20753 Redistricting and Elections 521 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/17/2011 Tuesday Public Testimony on Redistricting Written testimony will be accepted from anyone. Public comment will be allowed to the extent time permits H036A 517-373-1260 20748 Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation: Forestry and Mining 307 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/17/2011 Tuesday HB 4554 (MacMaster) Natural resources; Great Lakes; submerged log permits; modify requirements. H110A 517-373-2013 20755 Families, Children, and Seniors 327 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/17/2011 Tuesday HB 4384 (Kurtz) Children; protection; central repository pertaining to death of a child; create. HB 4385 (Hooker) Children; protection; notification to children's ombudsman regarding death of a child who is a ward of the state; require. HB 4386 (Haines) Children; protection; access to documents referencing death of a child who was a ward of the state; allow. HB 4387 (O'Brien) Children; protection; sharing of case-specific information related to child deaths while in state care; require. HB 4003 (Opsommer) Labor; public service employment; definition of public employee; clarify regarding recognition of union based on receipt of government subsidy or interlocal agreement. SB 220 (Emmons) Children; guardians; Michigan children's institute superintendent's designee to consent to guardianship; allow. H058A 517-373-5795 Updated 05/13/2011 20750 Commerce 519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/17/2011 Tuesday HB 4584 (Opsommer) Occupations; business licensing and regulation; professional employer organizations; revise effective and implementation dates in regulatory act. SB 12 (Jansen) Employment security; employers; certain practices in the calculation of contribution rate; prohibit. HB 4563 (Nesbitt) State; escheats; business-to-business exemption; provide for. H104A 517-373-7256 20730 Military and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security, Joint Meeting with House Appropriations: Community Colleges Room 352, House Appropriations, 3rd Floor, State Capitol 05/17/2011 Tuesday Joint Meeting also with Appropriations-Higher Education Hearing presentations on Veterans and Higher Education in the State of Michigan. H084A 517-373-2002 20757 Oversight, Reform, and Ethics 326 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/17/2011 Tuesday HB 4458 (Muxlow) Public employees and officers; ethics; dual positions in municipalities of 3,000 or less; permit for fire chief. Testimony: Todd Heywood with The Michigan Messenger on FOIA H045A 517-373-2013 20775 Conference Committee on SB 176 Senate Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, State Capitol Building 05/18/2011 Wednesday Members: Sen. Green,Sen. Kahn,Rep. Kowall,Rep. Bumstead,Sen. Hopgood,Rep. McCann SB 176 (Green) Appropriations; zero budget; department of environmental quality; provide for fiscal year 2011-2012. S031A (517) 373-2768 New 05/17/2011 12:20:07 PM 20766 Education 519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/18/2011 Wednesday HB 4625 (Rogers) Education; teachers; standards for achieving and retaining teacher tenure; revise, and make certain revisions to hearing procedures. HB 4626 (Scott) Education; teachers; discharge or demotion of a teacher on continuing tenure; revise permissible grounds for, change definition of demote, and limit length of time salary continues during suspension. HB 4627 (O'Brien) Education; teachers; effectiveness as determining factor when reduction of teachers is required; establish, and require mutual consent policy for teacher placement. HB 4628 (Yonker) Education; employees; additional prohibited subjects of bargaining for public school employees; provide for. H051A 517-373-2002 20733 Agriculture 307 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/18/2011 Wednesday For testimony and discussion: HB 4503 (McBroom) Agriculture; animals; sporting swine livestock operations; regulate. HB 4504 (Tyler) Agriculture; animals; certain sporting swine; exclude from regulation as game. HB 4505 (Tyler) Agriculture; animals; ability of registrant under privately owned cervidae producers marketing act to operate sporting swine estate; provide for. HB 4506 (McBroom) Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for sporting swine marketing act violations; enact. HB 4507 (McBroom) Agriculture; animals; cervidae livestock facilities; transfer regulatory responsibility to the department of agriculture and rural development. H082A 517-373-8538 20740 Regulatory Reform 521 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/18/2011 Wednesday HB 4307 (Bumstead) Labor; health and safety; definition of agricultural operations in MIOSHA; modify to include Christmas trees. HB 4553 (MacMaster) Occupations; landscape architects; requirement for continuing education for renewal of license; establish. Testimony Only: HB 4240 (Goike) Administrative procedure; rules; use of certain orders, bulletins, and guidelines; establish limit and provide for regulatory flexibility for small businesses. HB 4326 (Farrington) Administrative procedure; rules; adoption of rules by state agencies; prohibit from being more stringent than federal regulations. HB 4573 (Haines) Administrative procedure; rules; use of certain orders, bulletins, and guidelines; establish limit and provide for regulatory flexibility for small businesses. HB 4500 (Kowall) Administrative procedure; rules; review of existing and new rules; provide for on a periodic basis. H038A 517-373-5795 Updated 05/12/2011 20768 Tax Policy 519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/18/2011 Wednesday Testimony only: HB 4138 (Scott) Sales tax; collections; sales tax on difference between trade-in and purchase price of new or used car, titled watercraft, or heavy moving equipment; provide for. HB 4623 (Nathan) Cities; income tax; population requirements for eligibility; revise. HB 4624 (Santana) Taxation; utility users; population requirements for eligibility; revise. For referral to the Committee on Agriculture: HB 4582 (Daley) Property tax; exemptions; tax incentive for use of certain equipment for agricultural purposes; provide for. HB 4583 (Santana) Property tax; exemptions; equipment to install or implement soil and water conservation techniques on qualified agricultural property; exempt. H081A 517-373-2013 20728 Transportation 307 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/18/2011 Wednesday HB 4316 (Huuki) Vehicles; equipment; requirement for brakes; exempt log slasher units. Presentation by Michigan Petroleum Association on "Issues related to petroleum pricing and marketing" A continuation of the Michigan Department of Treasury presentation on pre-paid gas taxes H093A 517-373-1260 Updated 05/16/2011 20767 Government Operations 327 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/18/2011 Wednesday HB 4522 (Farrington) Labor; arbitration; arbitration award factors and arbitration procedures; revise. H098A 517-373-2002 20770 Conference Committee on SB 185 Senate Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, State Capitol Building 05/19/2011 Thursday Members: Sen. Pappageorge,Sen. Kahn,Rep. Agema,Rep. Goike,Sen. Anderson,Rep. Dillon SB 185 (Pappageorge) Appropriations; zero budget; department of transportation; provide for fiscal year 2011-2012. S013A (517) 373-2768 20769 Conference Committee on SB 177 Senate Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, State Capitol Building 05/19/2011 Thursday Members: Sen. Pappageorge,Sen. Kahn,Rep. Poleski,Rep. Lori,Sen. Johnson,Rep. Durhal Jr. SB 177 (Pappageorge) Appropriations; zero budget; general government; provide for fiscal year 2011-2012. S013A (517) 373-2768 20781 Conference Committee on SB 181 402/403 State Capitol Building 05/19/2011 Thursday Members: Sen. Colbeck,Sen. Kahn,Rep. MacGregor,Rep. Jenkins,Sen. Gregory,Rep. LeBlanc SB 181 (Colbeck) Appropriations; zero budget; department of military and veterans affairs; provide for fiscal year 2011-2012. S007A (517) 373-2768 New 05/17/2011 01:31:32 PM 20780 Conference Committee on SB 184 402/403 State Capitol Building 05/19/2011 Thursday Members: Sen. Colbeck,Sen. Kahn,Rep. MacGregor,Rep. Jenkins,Sen. Gregory,Rep. LeBlanc SB 184 (Colbeck) Appropriations; zero budget; department of state police; provide for fiscal year 2011-2012. S007A (517) 373-2768 New 05/17/2011 01:31:33 PM 20777 Health Policy 519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/19/2011 Thursday A DISCUSSION ON OBESITY H043A 517-373-7256 New 05/17/2011 15:51:42 20737 Local, Intergovernmental, and Regional Affairs 307 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/19/2011 Thursday Testimony only: HB 4148 (Denby) Property tax; special assessments; revolving loan fund to pay bonds funded by delinquent special assessments; create. HB 4149 (Denby) Property tax; payment and collection; interest rate on uncollected taxes returned to county for collection; provide option to adjust interest rate. HB 4150 (Rogers) Property tax; payment and collection; interest rate on uncollected taxes returned to county for collection; provide option to adjust interest rate. HB 4538 (Denby) Environmental protection; water pollution; Great Lakes water quality bonds; deposit a portion of the proceeds into the delinquent special assessment revolving loan fund. H052A 517-373-1260 20752 Insurance 519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/19/2011 Thursday Presentation from Kevin Clinton, Commissioner of the Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation H036A 517-373-8538 20772 Judiciary, Joint Meeting with House Banking and Financial Services Room 352, House Appropriations, 3rd Floor, State Capitol 05/19/2011 Thursday Discussion on Mortgage Fraud H019A 517-373-5795 New 05/16/2011 04:58:39 PM 20776 Conference Committee on SB 182 Senate Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, State Capitol Building 05/19/2011 Thursday Members: Sen. Green,Sen. Kahn,Rep. Bumstead,Rep. Kowall,Sen. Hopgood,Rep. Lindberg SB 182 (Green) Appropriations; zero budget; department of natural resources; provide for fiscal year 2011-2012. S031A (517) 373-2768 New 05/17/2011 12:20:12 PM