Summary: Conference Report

STATE POLICE

FY 2004-05 House Bill 5526(H-1) CR-1

HFA Analyst: Hannah Lee

SFA Analyst: Bruce Baker

	FY 2003-04 YTD (as of 2/12/04)		House			*Difference: Conference* *from FY 2003-04 YTD*
	FY 2003-04 YTD (as of 2/12/04)	Executive	House	Senate	Conference	*Amount*	%
IDG/IDT	$17,885,100	$19,916,800	$19,916,800	$19,916,800	$19,916,800	$2,031,700	11.4
Federal	103,892,300	106,255,100	106,255,100	106,255,100	106,255,100	2,362,800	2.3
Local	4,506,600	4,681,100	4,681,100	4,681,100	4,681,100	174,500	3.9
Private	10,000	10,700	10,700	10,700	10,700	700	7.0
Restricted	93,063,400	100,602,000	100,602,000	100,602,000	100,602,000	7,538,600	8.1
GF/GP	234,765,229	244,679,600	245,458,500	245,608,700	244,380,200	9,614,971	4.1
Gross	$454,122,629	$476,145,300	$476,924,200	$477,074,400	$475,845,900	*$21,723,271*	*4.9*
FTEs	2,990.0	2,951.0	2,951.0	2,959.0	2951.0	(39.0)	(1.3)

Overview

The Department of State Police provides a wide range of law enforcement services—including highway patrol, criminal investigations, forensic sciences, motor carrier enforcement, emergency management, highway safety planning, fire investigation, criminal justice data processing, and various specialized law enforcement services. The Department’s responsibilities also include oversight of law enforcement standards in the state through the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and administration of several law enforcement-related grant programs.

Major Budget Changes from FY 2003-04 YTD Appropriations:	FY 2003-04 YTD (as of 2/12/04)	Conference Change
*1. Overstated FTEs* House:Reduced $150,000 GF/GP proportional to overstated FTEs in various line items. Senate:Restored funding to current-year level. Conference Report: Concurred with House.	Gross GF/GP	$0 $0	($150,000) ($150,000)
*2. Public Safety Officers Benefit Program* House: Appropriated $150,000 GF/GP to support Public Safety Officers Benefit Act, which would provide $25,000 survivor benefit to the spouse, dependents, estate, or care-giver of a public safety officer who dies or is permanently and totally disabled in the line of duty. Senate:Concurred with House. Conference Report: Concurred with House.	Gross GF/GP	$0 $0	$150,000 $150,000
*3. At-Post Troopers* Exec. Rec., House and Senate: Included $1.5 million new restricted revenue due to the elimination of the Drivers Education Program in 2004. These funds offset $1.5 million GF/GP reduction to the At-Post Troopers line item. Conference Report: Concurred.	Gross Restricted GF/GP	$107,685,300 39,384,700 $68,300,600	$0 1,500,000 ($1,500,000)
*4. DNA Funding* Exec. Rec., House and Senate:Included $1.0 million GF/GP to assist processing backlogs of DNA samples. Conference Report: Concurred.	Gross Federal Restricted GF/GP	$7,393,800 3,383,200 1,746,400 $2,264,200	$1,000,000 0 0 $1,000,000
*5. Emergency Management Performance Grant* Exec. Rec., House and Senate: Increased federal authorizationfor the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) to be used for State Police homeland security efforts. Conference Report: Concurred.	Gross Federal GF/GP	$2,832,300 1,519,700 $1,312,600	$929,400 929,400 $0
*6. Emergency Management Performance Grant to Locals* Exec. Rec., House and Senate: Increased federal authorization for the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPB) to be distributed to local units of government. Conference Report: Concurred.	Gross Federal	$2,182,100 2,182,100	$300,000 300,000
*7. Uniform Services - 9-1-1 Reimbursement Revenue* Exec. Rec., House and Senate: Included reimbursement revenue from the Commercial Mobile Radio Service Emergency Telephone Fund to support facility upgrades to the regional dispatch centers. Conference Report: Concurred.	Gross IDG	$0 0	$800,000 800,000
*8. Consolidation of Regional Dispatch Centers* Exec. Rec., House and Senate: Included savings of $430,000 GF/GP through the consolidation of four regional dispatch centers into two dispatch centers. Conference Report: Concurred.	Gross Federal GF/GP	$44,636,800 1,500,000 $43,136,800	($430,000) 0 ($430,000)
*9. Information Technology – Base Reduction and Budgetary Savings* Exec. Rec., House and Senate: Included reduction in operating costs and employee-related savings. Conference Report: Concurred.	Gross IDG Federal Local Restricted GF/GP	$18,591,800 105,300 29,600 2,661,500 14,200 $15,781,200	($536,100) (2,500) (24,600) (63,600) (300) ($445,100)
*10. Economic Adjustments* Exec. Rec., House and Senate: Included economic adjustments for salary and wage costs (positive $11,465,900), retirement costs (positive $15,825,600), insurance costs (positive $3,812,400), worker’s compensation (negative $179,000), building occupancy charges (negative $827,600), and DIT Economics (positive $1,138,900). Conference Report: Concurred.	Gross IDG Federal Local Private Restricted GF/GP	N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A	$31,236,200 1,435,600 1,858,900 248,100 1,000 6,756,400 $20,936,800
*11. Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards* Exec. Rec., House and Senate: Included state restricted revenues of $129,700 to support the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) portion of the Secondary Road Patrol and Training Fund as a result of the enhancement to the fund created by the Judiciary fee consolidation package. These resources reimburse local law enforcement agencies for the costs of mandatory basic police training. Conference Report: Concurred.	Gross Restricted	$690,000 690,000	$129,700 129,700
*12. Fire Fighters Training Council and Fire Investigation* Exec. Rec., House and Senate: Included transfer of a portion of the Fire Marshal programs and the Fire Fighters Training Council from State Police to the Department of Labor and Economic Growth. Conference Report: Concurred.	Gross Federal Restricted GF/GP	$5,214,100 235,000 0 $4,979,100	($1,943,300) (235,000) 0 ($1,708,300)
*13. BOC Cost Allocation* Exec. Rec., House and Senate: Includedcost allocation for building occupancy and various salary and wage line items reducing GF/GP and shifting to available restricted revenue. Conference Report: Concurred.	Gross Restricted GF/GP	N/A N/A	$0 1,000,000 ($1,000,000)
*14. Employee-related Savings* Exec. Rec., House and Senate: Included 5% employee-related savings to help fund FY 2004-05 economic costs. Conference Report: Concurred.	Gross IDG Federal Local Private Restricted GF/GP	$454,122,600 17,885,100 103,892,300 4,506,600 10,000 93,063,400 $234,765,200	($8,625,700) (440,400) (529,900) (10,000) (300) (1,541,900) ($6,103,200)
*15. Human Resource Optimization* Exec. Rec., House and Senate: Included savings through increased efficiency in performing human resource. Conference Report: Concurred.	Gross Restricted GF/GP	$2,163,900 63,600 $2,100,300	($58,600) (1,700) ($56,900)
*16. FTE Adjustments* Exec. Rec. and House: Reduced 39.0 appropriated full-time equated positions (FTEs) throughout budget. Senate:Reduced 31.0 FTEs. Conference Report: Concurred with Exec. Rec. and House.	FTEs	2,990.0	(31.0)
*17. Executive Budget Revision* Exec. Rec.: Reduced GF/GP to reflect the change in methodology for allocating year-end salary and fringe benefit costs between fiscal years and to reflect the savings from the recent actuarial experience study for the State Employees Retirement System. Conference Report: Concurred with Exec. Rec.	Gross GF/GP	N/A N/A	($778,900) ($778,900)
*18.Target Agreement: DIT GF/GP Reduction* Conference Report: Reduced $299,400 GF/GP to reflect FY 2004-05 target setting reductions for DIT.	Gross GF/GP	N/A N/A	($299,400) ($299,400)

Major Budget Changes

from FY 2003-04 YTD Appropriations:

FY 2003-04 YTD

(as of 2/12/04)

Conference

Change

1. Overstated FTEs

House:Reduced $150,000 GF/GP proportional to overstated FTEs in various line items.

Senate:Restored funding to current-year level.

Conference Report: Concurred with House.

Gross

GF/GP

($150,000)

($150,000)

2. Public Safety Officers Benefit Program

House: Appropriated $150,000 GF/GP to support Public Safety Officers Benefit Act, which would provide $25,000 survivor benefit to the spouse, dependents, estate, or care-giver of a public safety officer who dies or is permanently and totally disabled in the line of duty.

Senate:Concurred with House.

Conference Report: Concurred with House.

Gross

GF/GP

$150,000

$150,000

3. At-Post Troopers

Exec. Rec., House and Senate: Included $1.5 million new restricted revenue due to the elimination of the Drivers Education Program in 2004. These funds offset $1.5 million GF/GP reduction to the At-Post Troopers line item.

Conference Report: Concurred.

Gross

Restricted

GF/GP

$107,685,300

39,384,700

$68,300,600

1,500,000

($1,500,000)

4. DNA Funding

Exec. Rec., House and Senate:Included $1.0 million GF/GP to assist processing backlogs of DNA samples.

Conference Report: Concurred.

Gross

Federal

Restricted

GF/GP

$7,393,800

3,383,200

1,746,400

$2,264,200

$1,000,000

$1,000,000

5. Emergency Management Performance Grant

Exec. Rec., House and Senate: Increased federal authorizationfor the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) to be used for State Police homeland security efforts.

Conference Report: Concurred.

Gross

Federal

GF/GP

$2,832,300

1,519,700

$1,312,600

$929,400

929,400

6. Emergency Management Performance Grant to Locals

Exec. Rec., House and Senate: Increased federal authorization for the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPB) to be distributed to local units of government.

Conference Report: Concurred.

Gross

Federal

$2,182,100

2,182,100

$300,000

300,000

7. Uniform Services - 9-1-1 Reimbursement Revenue

Exec. Rec., House and Senate: Included reimbursement revenue from the Commercial Mobile Radio Service Emergency Telephone Fund to support facility upgrades to the regional dispatch centers.

Conference Report: Concurred.

Gross

IDG

$800,000

800,000

8. Consolidation of Regional Dispatch Centers

Exec. Rec., House and Senate: Included savings of $430,000 GF/GP through the consolidation of four regional dispatch centers into two dispatch centers.

Conference Report: Concurred.

Gross

Federal

GF/GP

$44,636,800

1,500,000

$43,136,800

($430,000)

($430,000)

9. Information Technology – Base Reduction and Budgetary Savings

Exec. Rec., House and Senate: Included reduction in operating costs and employee-related savings.

Conference Report: Concurred.

Gross

IDG

Federal

Local

Restricted

GF/GP

$18,591,800

105,300

29,600

2,661,500

14,200

$15,781,200

($536,100)

(2,500)

(24,600)

(63,600)

(300)

($445,100)

10. Economic Adjustments

Exec. Rec., House and Senate: Included economic adjustments for salary and wage costs (positive $11,465,900), retirement costs (positive $15,825,600), insurance costs (positive $3,812,400), worker’s compensation (negative $179,000), building occupancy charges (negative $827,600), and DIT Economics (positive $1,138,900).

Conference Report: Concurred.

Gross

IDG

Federal

Local

Private

Restricted

GF/GP

N/A

N/A

$31,236,200

1,435,600

1,858,900

248,100

1,000

6,756,400

$20,936,800

11. Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards

Exec. Rec., House and Senate: Included state restricted revenues of $129,700 to support the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) portion of the Secondary Road Patrol and Training Fund as a result of the enhancement to the fund created by the Judiciary fee consolidation package. These resources reimburse local law enforcement agencies for the costs of mandatory basic police training.

Conference Report: Concurred.

Gross

Restricted

$690,000

690,000

$129,700

129,700

12. Fire Fighters Training Council and Fire Investigation

Exec. Rec., House and Senate: Included transfer of a portion of the Fire Marshal programs and the Fire Fighters Training Council from State Police to the Department of Labor and Economic Growth.

Conference Report: Concurred.

Gross

Federal

Restricted

GF/GP

$5,214,100

235,000

$4,979,100

($1,943,300)

(235,000)

($1,708,300)

13. BOC Cost Allocation

Exec. Rec., House and Senate: Includedcost allocation for building occupancy and various salary and wage line items reducing GF/GP and shifting to available restricted revenue.

Conference Report: Concurred.

Gross

Restricted

GF/GP

N/A

1,000,000

($1,000,000)

14. Employee-related Savings

Exec. Rec., House and Senate: Included 5% employee-related savings to help fund FY 2004-05 economic costs.

Conference Report: Concurred.

Gross

IDG

Federal

Local

Private

Restricted

GF/GP

$454,122,600

17,885,100

103,892,300

4,506,600

10,000

93,063,400

$234,765,200

($8,625,700)

(440,400)

(529,900)

(10,000)

(300)

(1,541,900)

($6,103,200)

15. Human Resource Optimization

Exec. Rec., House and Senate: Included savings through increased efficiency in performing human resource.

Conference Report: Concurred.

Gross

Restricted

GF/GP

$2,163,900

63,600

$2,100,300

($58,600)

(1,700)

($56,900)

16. FTE Adjustments

Exec. Rec. and House: Reduced 39.0 appropriated full-time equated positions (FTEs) throughout budget.

Senate:Reduced 31.0 FTEs.

Conference Report: Concurred with Exec. Rec. and House.

FTEs

2,990.0

(31.0)

17. Executive Budget Revision

Exec. Rec.: Reduced GF/GP to reflect the change in methodology for allocating year-end salary and fringe benefit costs between fiscal years and to reflect the savings from the recent actuarial experience study for the State Employees Retirement System.

Conference Report: Concurred with Exec. Rec.

Gross

GF/GP

N/A

N/A

($778,900)

($778,900)

18.Target Agreement: DIT GF/GP Reduction

Conference Report: Reduced $299,400 GF/GP to reflect FY 2004-05 target setting reductions for DIT.

Gross

GF/GP

N/A

N/A

($299,400)

($299,400)

Major Boilerplate Changes from FY 2003-04
*Sec. 205. State Classified Civil Service Hiring Freeze* Imposes hiring freeze on the state classified civil service. Exec. Rec.: deleted. House: retained. Senate: updated language on criteria for exceptions. Conference Report: Concurred with House.
*Sec. 218. At-Post Trooper Strength* Restricts expenditure of funds appropriated for At-Post Troopers to specified trooper-related expenses, calling for one or more trooper schools to be conducted during fiscal year with goal of maintaining minimum at-post trooper strength of 1,075, directing that a DROP program may be utilized to help achieve that goal, and requiring report on Department’s plan to accomplish stated goal, including a statement of additional funds necessary if insufficient funding exists. Exec. Rec.: deleted. House: retained but deleted subsection (4) on deferred retirement option plan (DROP). Senate: concurred with House and added language designed to give flexibility to the Department to maintain trooper strength and also to require a quarterly report of trooper strength and school status. Conference Report: concurred with Senate.
*Sec. 220. Highland Park Law Enforcement Assistance* Calls for Department to provide general law enforcement assistance to City of Highland Park until such services can be provided by other means. Exec. Rec.: deleted. House: concurred with Exec. Rec. Senate: retained. Conference Report: concurred with Senate, but directed enforcement assistance to all communities that lack enforcement resources or are seriously underserved.
*Sec. 221. Marshall Posts* Provides for funds to be used for the rental costs of a State Police Post in Marshall. Exec. Rec.: deleted. House: retained. Senate: concurred with House. Conference Report: concurred with House and Senate, but added subsection (2), which requires the State Police and the Management and Budget to conduct a study regarding the feasibility of a new State Police post in Battle Creek, and to communicate findings to the Senate and House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittees on State Police by November 15, 2004.
*Sec. 222. Contingency Funds* Appropriates federal, restricted, local, and private contingency funds that can be expended upon legislative transfer to a specific line item. Exec. Rec.: added new section. House: concurred with Executive. Senate: deleted. Conference Report: concurred with Senate.
*Sec. 223. Travel Language* Imposes restrictions on out-of-state travel. Conference Report: added new language.
*Sec. 307 Communication Towers* Requires the Department to act as a liaison between local units of government and DIT to foster local use of Michigan public safety communications system (MPSCS) towers. Exec. Rec.: did not include this section. House: did not include this section. Senate: added new language. Conference Report: concurred with Senate.
*Sec. 501. DNA Protocol* Subsection (1) requires department to distribute department’s protocol for retaining and purging DNA analysis and samples and records to each police agency in this state and subsection (2) requires department to report when any changes to the department’s DNA protocol are made. Exec. Rec.: deleted. House: retained but deleted subsection (1). Senate: retained and included subsection (1). Conference Report: concurred with Senate.

Major Boilerplate Changes from FY 2003-04

Sec. 205. State Classified Civil Service Hiring Freeze

Imposes hiring freeze on the state classified civil service.

Exec. Rec.: deleted. House: retained. Senate: updated language on criteria for exceptions. Conference Report: Concurred with House.

Sec. 218. At-Post Trooper Strength

Restricts expenditure of funds appropriated for At-Post Troopers to specified trooper-related expenses, calling for one or more trooper schools to be conducted during fiscal year with goal of maintaining minimum at-post trooper strength of 1,075, directing that a DROP program may be utilized to help achieve that goal, and requiring report on Department’s plan to accomplish stated goal, including a statement of additional funds necessary if insufficient funding exists.

Exec. Rec.: deleted. House: retained but deleted subsection (4) on deferred retirement option plan (DROP). Senate: concurred with House and added language designed to give flexibility to the Department to maintain trooper strength and also to require a quarterly report of trooper strength and school status. Conference Report: concurred with Senate.

Sec. 220. Highland Park Law Enforcement Assistance

Calls for Department to provide general law enforcement assistance to City of Highland Park until such services can be provided by other means.

Exec. Rec.: deleted. House: concurred with Exec. Rec. Senate: retained. Conference Report: concurred with Senate, but directed enforcement assistance to all communities that lack enforcement resources or are seriously underserved.

Sec. 221. Marshall Posts

Provides for funds to be used for the rental costs of a State Police Post in Marshall.

Exec. Rec.: deleted. House: retained. Senate: concurred with House. Conference Report: concurred with House and Senate, but added subsection (2), which requires the State Police and the Management and Budget to conduct a study regarding the feasibility of a new State Police post in Battle Creek, and to communicate findings to the Senate and House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittees on State Police by November 15, 2004.

Sec. 222. Contingency Funds

Appropriates federal, restricted, local, and private contingency funds that can be expended upon legislative transfer to a specific line item.

Exec. Rec.: added new section. House: concurred with Executive. Senate: deleted. Conference Report: concurred with Senate.

Sec. 223. Travel Language

Imposes restrictions on out-of-state travel.

Conference Report: added new language.

Sec. 307 Communication Towers

Requires the Department to act as a liaison between local units of government and DIT to foster local use of Michigan public safety communications system (MPSCS) towers.

Exec. Rec.: did not include this section. House: did not include this section. Senate: added new language. Conference Report: concurred with Senate.

Sec. 501. DNA Protocol

Subsection (1) requires department to distribute department’s protocol for retaining and purging DNA analysis and samples and records to each police agency in this state and subsection (2) requires department to report when any changes to the department’s DNA protocol are made.

Exec. Rec.: deleted. House: retained but deleted subsection (1). Senate: retained and included subsection (1). Conference Report: concurred with Senate.