FY 2001-02 CORRECTIONS BUDGET - H.B. 4255 (S-1): COMMITTEE SUMMARY

House Bill 4255 (S-1)

Committee: Appropriations

FY 2000-01 Year-to-Date Gross Appropriation $1,703,858,400
Changes from FY 2000-01 Year-to-Date:
1. Prison Bed Capacity. The Executive recommendation decreased appropriations by $10,341,700 for the mothballed Bellemy Creek Facility, but increased appropriations by $5,866,000 for three drop-in units that will open in FY 2001-01. Also, the recommendation included $525,500 for 58 additional beds at the Cooper Street Prison. ($3,950,200)
2. Personnel Costs. The Governor's budget recognized increases in seniority with pay step raises for correctional facility personnel of $5,109,800, prison camp personnel of $600,000, Project RESTART and CHANGE personnel of $91,700, field operations personnel of $4,000,000, and special alternative incarceration of $224,100. Also, $500,000 is included for a new leadership training program. $10,525,600
3. Reductions. The Executive recommendation decreased appropriations by $845,600 for new employee training, $299,800 to reflect the security level changes at Western Wayne, $1,020,100 for prison rehabilitation education program, $740,800 for two vocational programs turned over to Michigan State Industries, $410,400 for the elimination of two defunct computer systems, and $119,400 to correct an error in the public works deduct. ($3,436,100)
4. Facilities Operations. Increases to appropriations include $26,000 for canine searches, $196,900 for a Pugsley sallyport, $198,100 for waste water treatment at Ojibway and Pugsley, $287,500 for utilities at the Youth Correctional Facility, $137,000 for academic/vocational positions, and $345,400 for a grievance coordinator, investigators, and victims notification. $1,190,900
5. Health Care. The recommendation included an additional $2,779,700 for contractual increases to the managed care contract, $985,000 for psychotropic medications, $51,500 for dialysis costs, and $393,800 for a new secure status outpatient program at Standish. $4,210,000
6. Parole Board. The Executive recommended an additional $166,100 for parole board step increases, travel expenses and information system maintenance. Additionally, the recommendation included $264,300 for new "prescreeners" to assist with caseload concerns and an increase for parolee loans of $60,600. $491,000
7. Community Corrections and Field Operations. The House added $800,400 for probation residential centers. The recommendation included $418,500 in one-time costs to relocate Detroit Parole and Tether Offices. $1,218,900
8. Budgetary Reductions and Items of Difference. All line items were increased by $100 and an unspecified reduction to the budget of $1,000,000 is included. ($990,700)
9. Economic Adjustments. $44,963,900
10. Comparison to Governor's Recommendation. The Senate Substitute exceeds the Governor's Recommendation by $709,300.
Total Changes $54,223,300
FY 2001-02 Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Gross Appropriation $1,758,081,700


FY 2001-02 CORRECTIONS BUDGET - BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS
Changes from FY 2000-01 Year to Date:
1. Internet Reports. The Governor's recommendation required all budget act reports to be placed on the Internet. (Sec. 206)
2. Budgetary Savings. The budgetary savings in Part 1 may be satisfied with savings resulting from the hiring freeze and the savings can be transferred. (Sec. 208)
3. Buy Michigan. In addition to buy American language, the House included buy Michigan language. (Sec. 209a)
4. Reimbursement. The Governor and the House added offender services and programs to the section allowing the Department to charge fees and collect revenues in excess of the appropriation. (Sec. 212)
5. Clinical Complexes Roll up. The House required a report on expenditures at each of the clinical complexes. (Sec. 214a)
6. Milk Products. The amount of raw milk purchased was added to the reporting requirements on milk products by the Houses and the source of purchase was included by the Senate Substitute. (Sec. 217)
7. Hepatitis C. The House required Hepatitis C education for prisoners returning to the community. The Senate Substitute includes dissemination of information at intake and on an annual basis as well. (Sec. 218)
8. Academic/vocational Programs. The House required a report on academic/vocational programs, and an evaluation design developed by a third party with costs estimates for the review of academic/vocational programs. (Sec. 219)
9. Balances. The House included a new report requiring restricted fund balances, and projected revenues and expenditures. (Sec. 220)
10. Substance Abuse Pilot Projects. The carryforward language for pilot was eliminated in the Senate Substitute. (Sec. 306)
11. Public Education Grants. The recommendation removed a report on the plans for use of the public education grant funds. (Sec. 704)
11. Absconder Apprehension Pilot Projects. The Senate Substitute includes boilerplate language to fund absconder apprehension pilot projects. (Sec. 709)
12. Land Conveyance Reimbursement. The Senate Substitute includes funds to reimburse Blackman Township for the purchase of land for a fire barn. (Sec. 710)
13. Nursing Overtime. The Senate Substitute states the legislative intent that nurses work primarily regular pay hours. (Sec. 903)
14. Pharmacy Services Privatization. The Senate Substitute includes a 5-year cost/benefit analysis at least 120 days prior to any effort to privatize pharmacy services. (Sec. 904)
15. Re-approving or Retraining Volunteers. The Senate Substitute indicates the Legislature's intent that volunteers who have been previously approved be re-approved or retrained with the minimum of time expenditure and difficulty. (Sec. 1002 (2))
16. Academic/vocational Programs Reports. The Senate Substitute indicates that one report is required on academic/vocational programs. (Sec. 1007)
17. Deleted Sections. The Governor and the House removed sections involving prisoner lottery winnings, prison industries seeking strategic partnerships with private industry, restriction of community corrections comprehensive plans and services grants to jurisdictions whose plans are accepted by the local and State community corrections boards, the prisoner rehabilitation education program, prisoner co-pay for nonemergency services, prisoner personal property, prisoner use of interdepartmental mail, and a report on suits brought against Departmental employees. (Secs. 214, 502, 706, 802, 803, 902 , 1003, 1004, 1007)

Date Completed: 5-21-01 - Fiscal Analyst: K. Firestone