Summary: House Recommendation

STATE POLICE

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

Analyst: Hannah Lee

	FY 2003-04 YTD (as of 2/12/04)		House			*Difference: House* *from FY 2003-04 YTD*
	FY 2003-04 YTD (as of 2/12/04)	Executive	House	Senate	Enacted	*Amount*	%
IDG/IDT	$17,885,100	$19,916,800	$19,916,800			$2,031,700	11.4
Federal	103,892,300	106,255,100	106,255,100			2,362,800	2.3
Local	4,506,600	4,681,100	4,681,100			174,500	3.9
Private	10,000	10,700	10,700			700	7.0
Restricted	93,063,400	100,602,000	100,602,000			7,538,600	8.1
GF/GP	234,765,229	245,458,500	245,458,500			10,693,271	4.6
Gross	$454,122,629	$476,924,200	$476,924,200			*$22,801,571*	*5.0*
FTEs	2,990.0	2,951.0	2,951.0			(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)	House Change
*1. Overstated FTEs* House: Reduces GF/GP proportional to overstated FTEs. Executive change: $0	Gross GF/GP	N/A N/A	($150,000) ($150,000)
*2. Public Safety Officers Benefit Program* House:Appropriates $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. Executive change: $0	Gross GF/GP	$0 $0	$150,000 $150,000
*3. At-Post Troopers* House: Per Executive Recommendation, includes new restricted revenue due to the elimination of the Drivers Education Program in 2004. These funds offset GF/GP reduction to the At-Post Troopers line item. Executive change: $0 Gross; 1,500,000 restricted; ($1,500,000) GF/GP	Gross Restricted GF/GP	$107,685,300 39,384,700 $68,300,600	$0 1,500,000 ($1,500,000)
*4. DNA Funding* House: Per Executive Recommendation, includes $1.0 million GF/GP to assist processing backlogs of DNA samples. Executive change:$1,000,000	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* House:Per Executive Recommendation, increases federal authorizationfor the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) to be used for State Police homeland security efforts. Executive change: $929,400	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* House: Per Executive Recommendation, increases federal authorization for the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPB) to be distributed to local units of government. Executive:$300,000	Gross Federal	$2,182,100 2,182,100	$300,000 300,000
*7. Uniform Services - 9-1-1 Reimbursement Revenue* House: Per Executive Recommendation, includes reimbursement revenue from the Commercial Mobile Radio Service Emergency Telephone Fund to support facility upgrades to the regional dispatch centers. Executive: $800,000	Gross IDG	$0 0	$800,000 800,000
*8. Consolidation of Regional Dispatch Centers* House: Per Executive Recommendation, includes savings of $430,000 GF/GP through the consolidation of four regional dispatch centers into two dispatch centers. Executive change:($430,000)	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* House: Per Executive Recommendation, includes reduction in operating costs and employee-related savings. Executive change: ($536,100)	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* House: Per Executive Recommendation, includes 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). Executive change: $31,236,200	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* House: Per Executive Recommendation, includes 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. Executive change: $129,700	Gross Restricted	$690,000 690,000	$129,700 $129,700
*12. Fire Fighters Training Council and Fire Investigation* House: Per Executive Recommendation, includes 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. Executive change: ($1,943,300)	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* House: Per Executive Recommendation, includes cost allocation for building occupancy and various salary and wage line items reducing GF/GP and shifting to available restricted revenue. Executive change: $0	Gross Restricted GF/GP	N/A N/A N/A	$0 1,000,000 (1,000,000)
*14. Employee-related Savings* House: Per Executive Recommendation, includes 5% employee-related savings to help fund FY 2004-05 economic costs. Executive change: ($8,625,700)	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* House: Per Executive Recommendation, includes savings through increased efficiency in performing human resource. Executive change: ($58,600)	Gross Restricted GF/GP	$2,163,900 63,600 $2,100,300	($58,600) (1,700) ($56,900)
*16. FTE Adjustments* House: Per Executive Recommendation, reduces appropriated full-time equated positions (FTEs) throughout budget. Executive change: (39.0) FTEs	FTEs	2,990.0	(39.0)

Major Budget Changes from FY 2003-04 YTD Appropriations:

FY 2003-04 YTD

(as of 2/12/04)

House

Change

1. Overstated FTEs

House: Reduces GF/GP proportional to overstated FTEs.

Executive change: $0

Gross

GF/GP

N/A

($150,000)

($150,000)

2. Public Safety Officers Benefit Program

House:Appropriates $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.

Executive change: $0

Gross

GF/GP

$150,000

$150,000

3. At-Post Troopers

House: Per Executive Recommendation, includes new restricted revenue due to the elimination of the Drivers Education Program in 2004. These funds offset GF/GP reduction to the At-Post Troopers line item.

Executive change: $0 Gross; 1,500,000 restricted; ($1,500,000) GF/GP

Gross

Restricted

GF/GP

$107,685,300

39,384,700

$68,300,600

1,500,000

($1,500,000)

4. DNA Funding

House: Per Executive Recommendation, includes $1.0 million GF/GP to assist processing backlogs of DNA samples.

Executive change:$1,000,000

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

House:Per Executive Recommendation, increases federal authorizationfor the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) to be used for State Police homeland security efforts.

Executive change: $929,400

Gross

Federal

GF/GP

$2,832,300

1,519,700

$1,312,600

$929,400

929,400

6. Emergency Management Performance Grant to Locals

House: Per Executive Recommendation, increases federal authorization for the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPB) to be distributed to local units of government.

Executive:$300,000

Gross

Federal

$2,182,100

2,182,100

$300,000

300,000

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

House: Per Executive Recommendation, includes reimbursement revenue from the Commercial Mobile Radio Service Emergency Telephone Fund to support facility upgrades to the regional dispatch centers.

Executive: $800,000

Gross

IDG

$800,000

800,000

8. Consolidation of Regional Dispatch Centers

House: Per Executive Recommendation, includes savings of $430,000 GF/GP through the consolidation of four regional dispatch centers into two dispatch centers.

Executive change:($430,000)

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

House: Per Executive Recommendation, includes reduction in operating costs and employee-related savings.

Executive change: ($536,100)

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

House: Per Executive Recommendation, includes 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).

Executive change: $31,236,200

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

House: Per Executive Recommendation, includes 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.

Executive change: $129,700

Gross

Restricted

$690,000

690,000

$129,700

$129,700

12. Fire Fighters Training Council and Fire Investigation

House: Per Executive Recommendation, includes 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.

Executive change: ($1,943,300)

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

House: Per Executive Recommendation, includes cost allocation for building occupancy and various salary and wage line items reducing GF/GP and shifting to available restricted revenue.

Executive change: $0

Gross

Restricted

GF/GP

N/A

1,000,000

(1,000,000)

14. Employee-related Savings

House: Per Executive Recommendation, includes 5% employee-related savings to help fund FY 2004-05 economic costs.

Executive change: ($8,625,700)

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

House: Per Executive Recommendation, includes savings through increased efficiency in performing human resource.

Executive change: ($58,600)

Gross

Restricted

GF/GP

$2,163,900

63,600

$2,100,300

($58,600)

(1,700)

($56,900)

16. FTE Adjustments

House: Per Executive Recommendation, reduces appropriated full-time equated positions (FTEs) throughout budget.

Executive change: (39.0) FTEs

FTEs

2,990.0

(39.0)

Major Boilerplate Changes from FY 2003-04:

Sec. 205. State Classified Civil Service Hiring Freeze –RETAINED

Imposes hiring freeze on the state classified civil service.

Executive: deleted. House: retained.

Sec. 207. Privatization Plans –RETAINED

Requires the department to submit a complete project plan to the appropriate senate and house of representatives appropriations subcommittees and the senate and house fiscal agencies sixty days before beginning any effort to privatize; and to provide completed evaluation of privatization initiative within 30 months.

Executive: deleted. House: retained.

Sec. 210. Deprived and Depressed Communities –RETAINED

Requires the director of each department receiving appropriations to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies for the department and to encourage those firms to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities.

Executive: deleted. House: retained.

Sec. 215. Casino Gaming Oversight Report –RETAINED

Requires reports regarding the department’s activities related to casino gaming oversight.

Executive: deleted. House: retained and changed date.

Sec. 216. Vehicle Identification Numbers –RETAINED

Requires department to collect and computerize the vehicle identification number of all vehicles that are entered into the state accident data collection system and make this and other vehicle information available to the public at cost.

Executive: deleted. House: retained.

Sec. 217. School Violence Hotline –RETAINED

Requires department to maintain a toll-free hotline in collaboration with the department of education and to expend appropriated funds for the promotion of the hotline if needed.

Executive: deleted. House: retained.

Sec. 218. At-Post Trooper Strength –RETAINED

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.

Executive: deleted. House: retained but deleted subsection (4) on deferred retirement option plan (DROP).

Sec. 219. Closing or Consolidation State Police Posts –RETAINED

Requires the department to notify the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on state police and military and veterans affairs and the house and senate fiscal agencies before recommending to close or consolidate any state police posts.

Executive: deleted. House: retained.

Sec. 222. Contingency Funds –NEW

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

Executive: added new section. House: concurred with Executive.

Sec. 306. Probation Information on LEIN System –RETAINED

Requires department, working with the criminal justice information system policy council, to implement procedures by which all probation information is placed on the LEIN system.

Executive: deleted. House: retained.

Sec. 401. Secondary Road Patrol and Training to Locals –RETAINED

Requires department to report on a quarterly basis to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on state police and military affairs on the status of assessments collected and authorized for the purposes of supporting the secondary road patrol grant program.

Executive: deleted. House: retained.

Sec. 501. DNA Protocol –RETAINED

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 to report when any changes to the department’s DNA protocol are made.

Executive: deleted. House: retained but deleted subsection (1).

Sec. 701. Fire Marshal –DELETED

Requires department to submit a detailed report including information about the quality and adequacy of service from the state fire investigation, education, and training under the reorganization of the fire marshal division responsibilities, to the senate and house subcommittees on the state police not later than January 15, 2004.

Executive: deleted. House: Concurred with Executive.

Sec. 1002. Canine Unit Donations –MODIFIED

Provides for private donations to canine unit to be used for purchases to enhance the operation of the unit; states legislative intent that private donations not supplant general fund appropriations.

Executive: deleted languages on canine unit and the legislative intent. House: retained and added new language on private donations.

Sec. 1101. Areas Near a State Prison –RETAINED

Stating that there is sufficient money appropriated in section 113 to criminal investigations to ensure that the citizens in a service area of any state police post in the vicinity of a state prison do not experience a downgrading of state police services in their area, requiring criminal investigations to be available by temporary or permanent assignment of a detective when either a temporary or permanent prison facility is opened, and requiring department to provide troopers to serve as investigators on an interim basis if the department is unable to comply with subsection (1).

Executive: deleted. House: retained.

Sec. 1201. School Bus Inspections –RETAINED

Requires department to report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on state police and the house and senate fiscal agencies by March 1, 2004 regarding the inspection of school buses and other motor vehicles under section 715a of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.715a, and section 39 of the pupil transportation act, 1990 PA 187, MCL 257.1839.

Executive: deleted. House: retained.