Bill Text: MI HR0166 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution to urge the prosecuting attorneys in Dickinson and Iron counties to refuse to enforce the Dickinson-Iron District Health Department mask order.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 14-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-09-28 - Referred To Committee On Government Operations [HR0166 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2021-HR0166-Introduced.html
house resolution no.166
Reps. LaFave, Markkanen, Steven Johnson, Rendon, O'Malley, Outman, Borton, Damoose, Reilly, Calley, Allor, Maddock, Carra and Meerman offered the following resolution:
Whereas, On September 16, 2021, the Dickinson-Iron District Health Department Health Officer, Daren Deyaert, issued an Emergency Order for Control and Prevention of COVID-19 Transmission in Educational Settings within Dickinson and Iron Counties, Michigan. The order took effect September 20, 2021, and remains in effect until six weeks past the date the COVID-19 vaccine is authorized and available to persons aged five to eleven years old, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention transmission levels reach "Low" in the counties, or until further notice from the Health Officer; and
Whereas, The order requires that, within educational institutions, children in kindergarten through grade six must consistently and properly wear a facial mask covering both nose and mouth while inside any enclosed building or structure of the institution. The order also requires all persons, regardless of vaccination status, providing service to any child in kindergarten through grade six to properly and consistently wear a face mask while inside any enclosed building or structure of the institution; and
Whereas, There is no justification for a sweeping mask mandate that takes personal safety decisions out of the hands of children and their parents. COVID-19 poses a lower risk to children, and adults have access to a vaccine that dramatically reduces the risk of hospitalization and death; and
Whereas, The people of Dickinson and Iron counties do not support a mask mandate in educational settings. Acting to impose such a mandate against the public will does not serve to protect the health of the community and will be detrimental to the learning process; and
Whereas, Instituting a mask mandate that does little to protect the health of the public and will lead to significant problems in educational settings is not consistent with the role of a local health officer; and
Whereas, County prosecuting attorneys have a duty to enforce the law in a manner that is consistent with public safety. Enforcing the mask mandate would divert resources away from more pressing issues and would do nothing to protect the people of Dickinson and Iron counties; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we urge the prosecuting attorneys in Dickinson and Iron counties to refuse to enforce the Dickinson-Iron District Health Department mask order; and be it further
Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the Dickinson County and Iron County prosecuting attorneys.
