March 4, 2021 By Jessica Mathews & Jon King / news@whmi.com
An education committee chaired by a local lawmaker has been granted subpoena power to obtain state records and files by the GOP-controlled Senate.
Along party lines, the Senate on Wednesday adopted a resolution granting subpoena power to the Senate Education and Career Readiness Committee. It s been more than 15 years since legislative education committees have been granted such powers.
However, Committee Chair Lana Theis said the move is a natural progression from recent committee hearings, where lawmakers heard from students, athletes, parents, educators, administrators and government officials on the impact of what the Brighton Township Republican called âforced virtual learningâ and the need to return students to in-person education. âThrough no fault of their own, too many students are struggling academically, falling behind or, in some cases, have stopped participa