FY 2005-06 STATE POLICE BUDGET S.B. 280 (CR-2): CONFERENCE REPORT







Amount Over/(Under) GF/GP Target: $ 0
FY 2004-05 Year-to-Date Gross Appropriation $483,073,700
Changes from FY 2004-05 Year-to-Date:
  Items Included by the Senate and House
1. Federal Grant Increases. The budget includes $60.0 (Federal) million for Homeland Security, $1.7 million for Motor Carrier Border grants, $1.0 million for Michigan Crash data collection, and $717,800 for drunk driving reduction efforts. 63,453,700
2. Fund Shifts from GF/GP to Restricted Revenue. The Governor recommends a shift from GF/GP to restricted funds for $200,000 for the Law Enforcement Information Network, $450,000 for Forensic Sciences and $387,000 for At-Post Troopers. 0
3. Program Increases from Recently Adjusted Fees. Restricted revenue increases due to a recent increase in LEIN operation fees totaling $563,000 and a newly enacted fee for sex offenders registrants totaling $250,000. 813,000
4. Operational Reductions. The Governor recommends GF/GP operational savings. (3,095,800)
5. Other Savings. The Governor recommends savings in various operational lines. (2,990,300)
6. Economic Adjustments. 14,486,000
7. Adjustments. An adjustment is made for E.O. 2005-5, P.A. 11 and 109 of 2005. (7,227,800)
Conference Agreement on Items of Difference
8. Post Closures. The Governor recommends a reduction to uniform services, which would result in the closure of the Groveland, Grand Haven and Iron River State Police posts. The Conference Committee concurred with the Governor. (1,050,000)
9. School Bus Inspections. The Governor recommends the elimination of mandatory inspections by the State and to provide for optional state inspections available to school districts at a cost. This would eliminate GF/GP and replace it with a potential $1,284,800 in restricted revenue from inspection fee collection. The Conference Committee included full GF/GP funding for the program, and reduced other line items to meet GF/GP Target. (1,284,800)
10. Fire Investigation. The Governor recommends the elimination of a separate Fire Investigation Unit and transferring the responsibility to the Criminal Investigations Unit, resulting in the elimination of 24.0 enlisted and 2.0 civilian FTE positions. The Conference Committee concurred. (3,381,000)
11. Fund Shifts from GF/GP to Restricted Revenue. The Governor and Conference Committee include a shift from GF/GP to existing restricted sources of $2,018,600 for MCOLES. 0
12. Fund Shift. The Conference Committee rejected the Governor's recommendation to charge non-profits a $3 fee for criminal records name checks and maintain the $500,000 GF/GP funding for the service, and reduced other line items to stay within the GF/GP Target. (500,000)
13. Insurance and Contractual Savings. The Conference Committee included savings from reduced costs for insurance and contractual obligations. (3,606,600)
14. Traffic Services. The Conference Committee added new restricted revenue for alcohol kits. 120,000
15. Katrina Disaster Funds. The Conference Committee included Federal disaster assistance. 12,000,000
Total Changes $67,736,400
  FY 2005-06 Conference Report Gross Appropriation $550,810,100
FY 2004-05 STATE POLICE BUDGET BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS

Changes from FY 2004-05 Year to Date:
  Items Included by the Senate and House
1. Post Closure. The Senate and House added language to a section requiring a 180 day legislative notice for plans to close or consolidate a Post to include an impact study with that notification. (Sec. 219)
2. Employee Discipline. The Senate and House added language which would require the department not to take disciplinary action against an employee for communicating with a member of the legislature or his or her staff. (Sec. 213)
3. Homeland Security. The Senate and House added language which requires the Department to make an effort to ensure the highest percentage possible of Federal homeland security grants goes to first responders and that any such grant awarded to the City of Detroit shall not be used to supplant city general funds already in place in support of first responder responsibilities. (Sec. 803)
Conference Agreement on Items of Difference
4. Deprived and Depressed. The Senate version included current-year language requiring departmental steps to encourage business in deprived and depressed communities to compete for departmental services and supplies. The Conference Committee included the language. (Sec. 210)
5. State Police Posts. The House version included language requiring funds to be used for maintaining the operation of the Groveland, Grand Haven, and Iron River State Police Posts. The Conference Committee did not include the language.
6. Aircraft Sale Revenue. The Conference Committee included the Governor's language which adds uses for revenue to include "...cost of enhancing and maintaining existing aircraft, pilot training and reimbursement for use of other State aircraft." (Sec. 1001)
7. Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES). The Conference Committee added language requiring the Department to take steps to earmark all Justice Training Funds to be used solely for Justice Training Fund Grants. (Sec. 225)
8. Fire Investigation. The Conference Committee added language requiring the Department to make every effort to restore the long standing statewide Fire Investigation Unit with a sufficient number of career fire investigation specialists to provide the highest quality service to every area of the State. (Sec. 1102)
9. Post Closings. The Conference Committee added language that, pursuant to the Executive Budget Recommendations, after December 1, 2005, no funds appropriated under Part One shall be spent for operations or rent and building occupancy charges for the State Police Posts in Groveland Township, Grand Haven or Iron River. (Sec. 226)

Date Completed: 9-27-05 Fiscal Analyst: Bruce Baker Bill Analysis @ http://www.senate.michigan.gov/sfa September 28, 2005 This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations. histp_cr.doc