21502 Appropriations Room 352, House Appropriations, 3rd Floor, State Capitol 10/25/2011 Tuesday HB 4701 (Rogers) Retirement; state employees; option to remain in Tier 1 defined benefit system and make contributions; provide to current members and provide for health reimbursement account transfers in lieu of health coverage premiums for Tier 2 defined contribution participants. H040A 517-373-1988 Cancelled 21480 Energy and Technology 519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 10/25/2011 Tuesday Presentation on Energy Theft Presenters: DTE Consumers Energy H094A 517-373-8538 21466 Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation 307 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 10/25/2011 Tuesday HB 4845 (Foster) Watercraft; safety; boating safety certificate and watercraft endorsement; define, and allow operation of motorboat by person less than 12 years of age under certain circumstances. HB 4846 (Wayne Schmidt) Watercraft; violations; vessel operated without required marine safety equipment; allow peace officer to issue citation to owner or operator, require observer when vessel is towing a person, and revise definition of passenger. HB 4847 (Haugh) Watercraft; other; identification and lighting requirements for barges; enact and provide penalties and remedies. HB 4848 (LaFontaine) Watercraft; violations; fleeing and eluding police or conservation officer while operating a vessel; prohibit. Testimony Only HB 5109 (Jenkins) Watercraft; safety; requirement for persons riding on or being towed behind a personal watercraft to wear certain personal flotation devices; eliminate. HB 5110 (LeBlanc) Watercraft; traffic control; criteria for investigatory stops of moving vessels; clarify. SB 508 (Casperson) Natural resources; nonnative species; federal ballast water standard; require advisory council to recommend. SB 509 (Walker) Natural resources; nonnative species; multistate aquatic nuisance species compact; establish. SB 510 (Hansen) Natural resources; nonnative species; aquatic invasive species introduction through trade pathways; require advisory council to recommend laws to prevent. HB 4826 (Foster) Natural resources; nonnative species; aquatic invasive species introduction through trade pathways; require advisory council to recommend laws to prevent. HB 4827 (Pettalia) Natural resources; nonnative species; federal ballast water standard; require advisory council to recommend. HB 4828 (Price) Natural resources; nonnative species; multistate aquatic nuisance species compact; establish. H107A 517-373-2013 21487 Redistricting and Elections 521 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 10/25/2011 Tuesday HB 4115 (Jenkins) Townships; employees and officers; administering oath of office; allow township supervisor to perform. SB 427 (Colbeck) Elections; school; technical amendments to revised school code concerning school board elections; provide for. Testimony only: HB 4907 (Tyler) Elections; other; filing deadline for local ballot question; modify. HB 4909 (Tyler) Townships; other; filing deadline for local ballot question; modify. HB 4910 (Denby) Local government; authorities; filing deadline for local ballot question involving community swimming pool authority; modify. HB 4911 (Horn) Local government; authorities; filing deadline for local ballot question involving building authority; modify. HB 4912 (Knollenberg) Local government; intergovernmental affairs; filing deadline for local ballot question involving a metropolitan council; modify. HB 4992 (Kowall) Elections; ballots; ballot instructions; revise to require placement in voting booth and include with absentee ballots. H036A 517-373-1260 21461 Appropriations: Community Health Room 352, House Appropriations, 3rd Floor, State Capitol 10/25/2011 Tuesday Public Testimony on Integrated Care for Dual Eligibles Planning H059A 517-373-8080 21477 Commerce 519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 10/25/2011 Tuesday HB 4820 (Wayne Schmidt) Economic development; obsolete property and rehabilitation; issuance of an amended certificate for tax abatement on certain projects; allow. HB 5002 (Jacobsen) Worker's compensation; definitions; definition of disability and conditions on compensation for covered injuries; modify. SB 556 (Proos) State financing and management; funds; Michigan business development program; create. SB 566 (Pappageorge) State financing and management; funds; community revitalization program; provide for. SB 567 (Kowall) State financing and management; funds; community revitalization program; provide for. SB 568 (Hansen) State financing and management; funds; community revitalization program; provide for. SB 644 (Schuitmaker) State financing and management; funds; use of 21st century jobs trust fund for new brownfield replacement program; allow. H104A 517-373-7256 21475 Families, Children, and Seniors 327 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 10/25/2011 Tuesday HB 5114 (Horn) Human services; employment and training; sunset on certain exemptions and sanctions; remove. H058A 517-373-5795 21465 Oversight, Reform, and Ethics 326 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 10/25/2011 Tuesday HB 4242 (Opsommer) Higher education; research; exemption of certain intellectual property created for a state university or community college from freedom of information act; revise. H045A 517-373-2013 21473 Appropriations: Corrections, Joint Meeting with Senate Appropriations: Corrections Room 352, House Appropriations, 3rd Floor, State Capitol 10/26/2011 Wednesday Testimony from Prison Fellowship on prison ministry programs H090A 517-373-8080 21488 Education 519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 10/26/2011 Wednesday SB 618 (Pavlov) Education; public school academies; revisions to provisions concerning formation, operation, and termination of public school academies, urban high school academies, and schools of excellence; provide for, and allow school districts to contract with outside entity for provision of teachers. H051A 517-373-2002 21468 Appropriations Room 352, House Appropriations, 3rd Floor, State Capitol 10/26/2011 Wednesday HB 4701 (Rogers) Retirement; state employees; option to remain in Tier 1 defined benefit system and make contributions; provide to current members and provide for health reimbursement account transfers in lieu of health coverage premiums for Tier 2 defined contribution participants. HB 4702 (Moss) Retirement; state employees; creation of individual health reimbursement accounts; amend the health care funding act to accommodate. H040A 517-373-1988 Updated 10/25/2011 21500 Commerce 326 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 10/26/2011 Wednesday HB 5002 (Jacobsen) Worker's compensation; definitions; definition of disability and conditions on compensation for covered injuries; modify. H104A 517-373-7256 Updated 10/25/2011 21489 Tax Policy 519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 10/26/2011 Wednesday HB 4940 (Gilbert) Income tax; administration; definition of partnership and publicly traded partnership; include. HB 4961 (Walsh) Income tax; administration; treatment of disregarded entities; clarify. Testimony Only HB 4446 (O'Brien) Property tax; principal residence exemption; filing deadline and proration exemption; provide for. SB 335 (Pappageorge) Sales tax; definitions; definition of prewritten computer software; revise. SB 336 (Proos) Use tax; definitions; definition of prewritten computer software; revise. H081A 517-373-2013 Updated 10/25/2011 21472 Appropriations: Higher Education Room 352, House Appropriations, 3rd Floor, State Capitol 10/26/2011 Wednesday Business community input on Higher Education needs H088A 517-373-8080 21484 Transportation 307 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 10/26/2011 Wednesday HB 4608 (Pettalia) Vehicles; motorcycles; motorcycle helmet requirement; abolish under certain circumstances. HB 4754 (Foster) Transportation; railroads; sale of certain state-owned rail lines; prohibit. SB 166 (Caswell) Traffic control; other; driver responsibility fees; eliminate. SB 291 (Pavlov) Vehicles; motorcycles; motorcycle helmet requirement; abolish under certain circumstances. H093A 517-373-1260 Updated 10/25/2011 21497 Government Operations 327 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 10/26/2011 Wednesday HB 5066 (Stamas) Michigan business tax; credits; credit for certain personal property taxes; revise. HB 5067 (Stamas) Education; financing; exemption for certain personal property taxes; revise. HB 5068 (Stamas) Property tax; state education tax; exemption for certain personal property taxes; revise. HB 5069 (Stamas) Economic development; plant rehabilitation; exemption for certain personal property taxes; revise. HB 5031 (Gilbert) Property tax; classification; classification of industrial property; clarify. H098A 517-373-2002 New 10/25/2011 10:18:01 AM 21365 Families, Children, and Seniors, Joint Meeting with House Appropriations: Human Services Senate Hearing Room, 1st Floor, Boji Tower, 124 W. Allegan, Lansing 10/27/2011 Thursday Joint Meeting with Senate Committee on Families, Seniors and Human Services and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Human Services Department of Human Services and Office of Auditor General testimony on DHS's Single Audit H058A 517-373-5795 21493 Health Policy 519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 10/27/2011 Thursday Presentation on a Michigan Health Insurance Exchange: Leavitt Partners Group H043A 517-373-7256 Updated 10/25/2011 21446 Appropriations: Joint Capital Outlay Room 352, House Appropriations, 3rd Floor, State Capitol 10/27/2011 Thursday Meeting #4 --SBA Leases Western Michigan University (HCR 36) Henry Ford Community College (HCR 37) Washtenaw Community College (HCR 38) H044A 517-373-1988 21494 Commerce: Economic Development and Trade 327 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 10/27/2011 Thursday Presentations by Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) on the recent trip to Asia for economic development and trade. Deanna Richeson, Managing Director, Export Office from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) Jamie Zmitko-Somers, International Marketing Program Manager, Office of Agriculture Development from the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development C. Peter Theut, CEO from Bridges International (China Bridge) Sonja Johnson, Executive Director from the Van Andel Global Trade Center at Grand Valley State University Noel Nevshehir, Director from the International Business Services (Automation Alley) H078A 517-373-7256 New 10/24/2011 04:18:19 PM 21476 Local, Intergovernmental, and Regional Affairs 307 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 10/27/2011 Thursday Presentation by the Michigan Township Association - Bill Anderson and Tom Frazier Discussion of municipalities transitioning to digital systems H052A 517-373-1260 21486 Judiciary 521 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 10/27/2011 Thursday HB 5073 (Cotter) Courts; judges; certain district court judgeships; reduce in number. HB 5093 (Segal) Courts; judges; certain probate court and district court judgeships; reduce in number. HB 5103 (Rutledge) Courts; judges; district court judgeships; reduce, and reorganize certain district court districts. HB 5105 (Cotter) Courts; judges; certain circuit court and district court judgeships; reduce in number. H019A 517-373-5795 Updated 10/25/2011 21456 Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation, Joint Meeting with House Appropriations: Natural Resources Room 352, House Appropriations, 3rd Floor, State Capitol 10/27/2011 Thursday DNR Presentation Overview of Program Fees and Revenues H107A 517-373-2013 21504 Appropriations: Community Health Room 352, House Appropriations, 3rd Floor, State Capitol 11/01/2011 Tuesday -10:30 a.m. - Public Testimony on Waiting List for MIChoice Waiver Program -11:30 a.m. - Public Testimony on Integrated Care for Dual Eligibles Planning H059A 517-373-8080 New 10/25/2011 03:03:32 PM