22505 Energy and Technology 519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/22/2012 Tuesday Presentation by: Michigan Association of Broadcasters Larry Estlack, MAB Director of Technology On EMnet, Michigan's Emergency Management Communications System H094A 517-373-8538 22511 Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation 307 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/22/2012 Tuesday SB 1090 (Casperson) Environmental protection; cleanups; criteria for venting groundwater in environmental contamination cleanups; modify. HB 5249 (Lori) Natural resources; hunting; use of certain firearms during firearm deer season; allow. H107A 517-373-2013 22518 Redistricting and Elections 521 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/22/2012 Tuesday Testimony and Voting: SB 751 (Robertson) Elections; qualified voter file; active and inactive qualified voter files; create, require ballot tracker program to be used by local governments, and require the secretary of state to send notice to an elector when receiving a surrendered state driver license of that elector. SB 752 (Hansen) Elections; other; absent voting counting board; revise procedure, and require minor political parties to provide notice of county caucus or state convention to nominate candidates. SB 753 (Brandenburg) Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for certain campaign finance crimes; create. SB 754 (Jansen) Elections; registration; photograph identification for in-person voter registration applicants; require, and provide registration and training of third-party voter registration organizations. SB 803 (Booher) Elections; voters; declaration of United States citizenship when voting or applying for an absent voter ballot; require. SB 823 (Robertson) Elections; other; general amendments; provide for. SB 824 (Robertson) Campaign finance; campaign practices; multisection revisions; provide for. SB 825 (Robertson) Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for certain Michigan election law violations; enact. H036A 517-373-1260 22506 Education: Teacher Certification and Continuing Education 308 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/22/2012 Tuesday Presentations on HB 4645, HB 5013, HB 5241, and HB 5393 as they relate to the new rules by: Dr. Susan Wilson, Chair of the Department of Teacher Education and the Director of the College of Education's Center for the Scholarship of Teachers, Michigan State University. Dale Linton, Spring Arbor College, and Dr. Linda Sherrill, Dean of the Spring Arbor College School of Education. Craig Schmidt, founder of the Personal Improvement Institute at University of St. Francis. H061A 517-373-2002 22529 Commerce 519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/22/2012 Tuesday - Presentation by Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institute HR 195 (Pscholka) A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to enact legislation to ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used solely for the dredging, infrastructure, operation, and maintenance of federally authorized ports. HB 5646 (Wayne Schmidt) Economic development; other; exemption of certain parcels from the eligible tax reverted property specific tax; provide for. SB 1119 (Kowall) Housing; housing development authority; oversight for the administration of state and federal housing programs; clarify. HB 5577 (Nesbitt) State; escheats; uniform unclaimed property act; modify look-back period to 5 years. SB 1085 (Moolenaar) Labor; fair employment practices; fair and open competition in government contracts act; clarify that the state is acting as a market participant. H104A 517-373-7256 Updated 05/21/2012 22491 Families, Children, and Seniors 327 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/22/2012 Tuesday Testimony Only: HB 5572 (Lyons) Human services; other; support for certain voluntary home visiting programs for new and expectant families; clarify. H058A 517-373-5795 22515 Military and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security 308 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/22/2012 Tuesday Presentation by: Timothy Nelson, President Northwestern Michigan College, on best practices and veteran friendliness. H101A 517-373-2002 22527 Local, Intergovernmental, and Regional Affairs 307 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/23/2012 Wednesday HB 5566 (Denby) Local government; other; authorized loan amounts under the emergency municipal loan act; revise and make other general revisions. HB 5567 (Pscholka) Education; financing; permissible uses for school operating millages and repayment of hardship advances and emergency loans; amend revised school code regarding. HB 5568 (Hughes) School aid; other; provisions regarding hardship advances and repayment of emergency loans; amend state school aid act to provide for. HB 5569 (Ouimet) State financing and management; funds; disposition of surplus funds from emergency municipal loan act; clarify. HB 5570 (Rogers) State financing and management; bonds; municipal bond authority; allow to create an emergency loan board loan. H052A 517-373-1260 22537 Appropriations Room 352, House Appropriations, 3rd Floor, State Capitol 05/23/2012 Wednesday SB 1040 (Kahn) Retirement; public school employees; member contributions; increase contribution to member investment plan and require all Tier 1 members to contribute at least 5% of compensation. H040A 517-373-1988 New 05/22/2012 02:40:17 PM 22540 Education 519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/23/2012 Wednesday HB 5267 (Genetski) School aid; membership; special pupil membership count and seat time exception for qualifying dropout recovery program; provide for. HB 5422 (Haveman) Corrections; employees; new employee training for corrections officers; allow to be provided by certain colleges under certain circumstances. SB 637 (Kahn) Education; school districts; public school students to recite the "Pledge of Allegiance"; mandate. Pending referral to the committee: HB 5659 (Yonker) Education; school districts; third-party accrediting of schools; allow, and provide that department establish list of approved private accreditors. H086A 517-373-2002 New 05/22/2012 01:03:05 PM 22536 Banking and Financial Services 326 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/23/2012 Wednesday SB 937 (Hune) Insurance; other; receivers; limit powers related to secured instruments. H041A 517-373-7256 New 05/22/2012 09:29:03 AM 22510 Regulatory Reform 521 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/23/2012 Wednesday HB 5611 (Ouimet) Liquor; licenses; sale of alcohol at certain sporting events held at a university's outdoor stadium; allow. HB 5660 (Stamas) Trade; containers; biodegradable containers and certain containers made of aluminum and plastic or paper; exempt from bottle deposit. HB 5604 (Pscholka) Higher education; graduate schools; state-supported school of osteopathic medicine; eliminate osteopathic medicine advisory board. HB 5606 (Genetski) Legislature; committees; 1966 PA 277; repeal. HB 5607 (Farrington) Environmental protection; toxic substances or products; electronic waste advisory council; repeal. H038A 517-373-5795 Updated 05/22/2012 22522 Government Operations 327 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/23/2012 Wednesday SB 1077 (Casperson) Gaming; bingo and charitable gaming; raffle license; allow to be issued to a fraternal organization that is not affiliated with a national organization. HB 5548 (LaFontaine) Retirement; legislative; retirement health care benefits; limit to 80% of premium. H098A 517-373-2002 Updated 05/22/2012 22534 Transportation 519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/23/2012 Wednesday SB 265 (Casperson) Traffic control; violations; weight restriction during frost restriction periods; provide exemption for trucks transporting heating fuel under certain circumstances. Testimony only: SB 582 (Casperson) Traffic control; traffic regulation; access to designated highways for unloaded lowboys; allow. SB 1030 (Caswell) Traffic control; traffic regulation; certain requirements for stopping for school bus; revise. SB 1034 (Hildenbrand) Vehicles; registration; multiple reinstatements of license suspended for nonpayment of driver responsibility fee; allow under certain circumstances. H093A 517-373-1260 22546 Health Policy 519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/24/2012 Thursday A Presentation on the Impact of Prescription Drug Adherence in Michigan from CVS Caremark Presenters: Mary Kay Crosson - Clinical Director for the Government Business Unit Anthony Palmieri - Vice President of Clinical Account Services H043A 517-373-7256 New 05/22/2012 02:18:29 PM 22530 Commerce 326 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/24/2012 Thursday HB 5246 (Wayne Schmidt) Economic development; local development financing; number of smart zones; increase. HB 4710 (Kurtz) Trade; vehicles; motor vehicle sales finance act; expand to include nonmotorized recreational vehicles. HB 4711 (Kurtz) Trade; vehicles; application of retail installment sales act; exclude nonmotorized recreational vehicles. HB 5646 (Wayne Schmidt) Economic development; other; exemption of certain parcels from the eligible tax reverted property specific tax; provide for. SB 1085 (Moolenaar) Labor; fair employment practices; fair and open competition in government contracts act; clarify that the state is acting as a market participant. SB 1119 (Kowall) Housing; housing development authority; oversight for the administration of state and federal housing programs; clarify. H104A 517-373-7256 Updated 05/22/2012 22523 Judiciary 521 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/24/2012 Thursday HB 5124 (Cotter) Courts; circuit court; concurrent jurisdiction in certain courts; establish. HB 5128 (Walsh) Courts; other; business court; create. HB 5225 (Opsommer) Weapons; firearms; certain procedures for purchase and possession of pistols; revise. HB 5498 (LeBlanc) Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for certain firearm violations; revise to reflect changes in substantive laws. HB 5499 (Franz) Crimes; weapons; certain procedures for purchase and possession of pistols; revise. SB 551 (Hansen) Corrections; other; possession or use of cellular telephone or wireless device by prisoner in correctional facility; prohibit, and provide penalties. SB 552 (Hansen) Corrections; other; distribution, possession, or use of cellular telephone or other wireless communication device in a jail; amend 1981 PA 7 to prohibit and provide a penalty. SB 698 (Hansen) Family law; marriage and divorce; persons authorized to solemnize marriage; allow district judges, district court magistrates, and probate judges to perform marriages anywhere in the state. SB 699 (Hansen) Courts; probate court; fee charged by probate judge to perform marriages; authorize and require fee to be paid to probate court in county where ceremony is performed. SB 700 (Hansen) Courts; district court; fee charged by district judges and magistrates to perform marriages; authorize state court administrative office to set fee and require fee to be paid to district court in the district where wedding is performed. Presentation on the Anatomy of a Lawsuit H019A 517-373-5795 22532 Insurance 519 House Office Building, Lansing, MI 05/24/2012 Thursday HB 4993 (Kowall) Insurance; no-fault; personal protection benefits; prohibit undocumented aliens from receiving. HB 5587 (Denby) Insurance; no-fault; eligibility for personal injury protection; prohibit for individuals injured during the commission of a felony. HB 5588 (O'Brien) Insurance; no-fault; eligibility for personal injury protection; prohibit for individuals operating a motor vehicle under the influence. HB 5589 (Glardon) Insurance; no-fault; PIP coverage for certain persons; eliminate. H036A 517-373-8538