Plans state Rep. Jack O’Malley developed to improve the child welfare system, promote adoption and shore up areas where the adoption and foster care system have fallen short are now law. House Bill 6070, now Public Act 207 of 2022, will let more employers provide paid time off for workers following the adoption of a […]

State Rep. Jack O’Malley today highlighted a new law that will make critical investments in Michigan’s ability to attract and keep jobs.

State Rep. Jack O’Malley, of Lake Ann, today issued the following statement after voting to advance House Bill 5880, which requires licensed medical professionals to gain consent from parents before providing non-emergency medical care to their child, and voting to approve House Resolution 349, which condemns training videos from the Michigan Department of Education that encourages teachers to withhold information from a parent regarding their child:

Rep. O’Malley talks about final House passage this week of his HB 6070, which would allow Michigan employers to voluntarily offer employees adopting a child to claim a credit on state taxes. Rep. O’Malley was a member of the Michigan House Adoption and Foster Care Task Force, which in 2021 issued a number of recommendations […]

Rep. O’Malley says that he is concerned that children’s advocacy centers in northern Michigan will see cuts in funding due to changes at the federal level, adding the drop will also impact other victim service programs across the state.

State Rep. Jack O’Malley, of Lake Ann, today issued the following statement after being informed that children’s advocacy centers in northern Michigan will see cuts in funding due to changes at the federal level. This drop will also impact other victim service programs across the state. O’Malley has previously voted for budget measures providing funding […]

A new school year is upon us, and I have been working in the Michigan House to give our future generations across northern Michigan the resources they need to thrive.

Rep. O’Malley talks about HB 6013, which would create a grant program administered through the Michigan Department of Education to provide $90-per day stipends for student teachers in Michigan. Rep. O’Malley says the bill, which has been approved by the House and is pending in the Senate, would be especially helpful for school districts in […]

Rep. O’Malley says Michigan students return to class this fall with a record-high base foundation grant of $9150, and an increased emphasis on helping kids with pandemic-related learning loss.

Rep. O’Malley talks about school bus safety legislation that takes full effect for the first time this coming school year. The laws, which Rep. O’Malley helped author, prohibit an individual other than an authorized person from entering a school bus without the bus driver’s permission, allow a sticker to be affixed to the side of […]

State Rep. Jack O’Malley today highlighted a signed budget plan for the upcoming fiscal year that will allow for students, families and communities throughout northern Michigan to thrive.

State Rep. Jack O’Malley, of Lake Ann, today issued the following statement after a resolution was introduced by a pair of House Democrats calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate a group of House Republicans who signed on to an amicus brief filed by the state of Texas following the November 2020 election: […]