| FY 2005-06 Year-to-Date Gross Appropriation | $1,860,106,400 |
| Changes from FY 2005-06 Year-to-Date: | |
| 1. New Employee Schools. The Governor proposed training 695 new corrections officers. Training includes the cost of a corrections officers initial clothing issue, salary for the training, and training materials. As training functions are now consolidated with the Michigan State Police, the Governor also provided funding to pay the MSP for meals, room usage, security, and lodging costs. | 8,824,400 |
| 2. Health Care. The Governor added $457,300 for additional Nurse Practitioners for acute case review, $1,018,800 for compliance with the Hadix consent decree, $471,400 to the DOJ psychiatric consent decree for a new Department of Community Health Mental Health Outpatient Team at the Thumb Correctional Facility (TCF), and $331,500 for additional clinical staffing at TCF. | 2,279,000 |
| 3. Information Technology. The Governor recommended $1,098,700 to replace the current servers housing the Offender Management Network Information (OMNI) system, and $660,000 for completing the migration of the Department's older database, CMIS, to the new OMNI application. | 1,758,700 |
| 4. GPS Electronic Tethers. The Governor proposed implementing Global Positioning System (GPS) tethers to passively monitor parolees who have committed serious criminal violations and have high rates of recidivism. Target offender groups include burglars and sex offenders. | 1,670,500 |
| 5. Jail Capacity Grants. The Governor removed funding for county jail capacity grants, which will not be used because expected statute changes were not made in the sentencing guidelines. | (4,000,000) |
| 6. Corrections Security Inspectors. The Governor reduced the number of Inspectors at correctional facilities to one per facility. | (1,500,000) |
| 7. Jail Services. The Governor restored funding for the Jail Services Unit, which was not moved to the Department of Labor and Economic Growth because expected statue changes were not made. | 612,000 |
| 8. Equipment and Special Maintenance. The Governor reduced funding for equipment and special maintenance and replaced it in Capital Outlay. | (2,000,000) |
| 9. Sheriff's Coordinating and Training Office. The Governor aligned funding with actual collections, which were less than $130,000 in FY 2004-05. | (1,500,000) |
| 10. Efficiencies. The Governor recognized a savings of $2,731,000 for Field Operations due to the implementation of a reorganization plan. Egeler Correctional Facility also achieved organizational efficiencies for a reduction of $268,700. | (2,999,700) |
| 11. Economic Adjustments. The Governor recommended increases for salaries, insurances, retirement, building occupancy charges, food, and fuel as well as savings in workers compensation. | 84,026,400 |
| 12. Other Changes. The Governor proposed other changes, resulting in a net increase. | 143,800 |
| Total Changes | $87,315,100 |
| FY 2006-07 Governor's Recommendation | $1,947,421,500 |
| Changes from FY 2005-06 Year to Date: |
| 1. Deletions. The Governor's budget eliminated a number of sections including:
* ???Section 206 - Prohibits disciplinary action against any employee for communicating with a legislator. * ???Section 207 - Requires plans 120 days prior to start of a privatization initiative and evaluation within 30 months. * ???Section 407(1) - Requires that the DOC continue the reentry programs at Cooper Street, Huron Valley, and Macomb. * ???Section 510 - Requires a statewide list of offenders waiting for Assaultive Offender Programs, and transferring prisoners to facilities with available program space in order to assure completion prior to parole eligibility hearings. * ???Section 607 - Requires the DOC to revise parole agent/parolee contact to protect agent personal information. * ???Section 905 - Requires timely payment to local ambulance service providers. * ???Section 906 - Encourages the DOC to identify and manage prisoners who abuse off-site medical services. * ???Section 909 - Requires that prisoner prescription medications follow prisoners when they are transferred. * ???Section 1001 - Requires designated smoking areas for prisoners and staff except within 20 feet of each facility. * ???Section 1012 - Requires that DOC maintain the Braille transcribing service at its current location in Jackson. * ???Section 1013(1) - Ensures a sufficient number of custody staff to maintain the safety and security of facilities. * ???Section 1014 - Requires the removal of male staff from housing units in female facilities, a staff person in each facility to assist prisoners in filing a complaint of sexual assault or harassment, and that the DOC contact the MSP regarding any complaint of criminal conduct. * ???Reporting Requirements - Reports on the collection and expenditure of all restricted revenues (216), correctional facility staffing ratios (404), offenders who have served their maximum sentence and have been released (409), the expansion of MSI into the private textile market (410), mental health and substance abuse services with DCH (504), youth in the juvenile and adult corrections systems (511), parole agent caseloads (606), health care services and payments (902(1)), academic/vocational programs (1009), prisoner educational status and impact of vocational education on recidivism (1010), and critical incidents and assaults (1013(2)). * ???Legislative Intent - Intent that the DOC purchase produce from Michigan growers and producers when competitive priced and of comparable quality (214), the DOC work with the Attorney General and local law enforcement in assigning the field agents for Project Joshua (608(2)), local health care providers have the opportunity to bid on future managed care contracts (902(2)), enough nurses be hired to limit overtime expenditures (903), the DOC provide at least one voluntary cognitive restructuring program (1008), and Supplementary Operation Expenditures be used to offset costs of salary increases, contractual obligations to pay dry cleaning allowances, and jail capacity grants (1015). |
| 2. Deprived and Depressed Communities. The Governor added language encouraging the DOC to contract with businesses in deprived and depressed communities. (Sec. 210) |
| 3. Contingency Fund Language. The Governor added language allowing the DOC to use contingency fund transfers for up to $20 million in Federal funds, $5 million in State restricted funds, and $1 million each in local and private funds. (Sec. 213) |
| 4. Population Projections. The Governor postponed the population projection report date from February 1 to February 5. (Sec. 401) |
| 5. MPRI Status Reports. The Governor changed the monthly reports on the status and recidivism of released offenders who participated in the MPRI to annual reports due April 1. (Sec. 407(2)) |
| 6. Recidivism Rates. The Governor deleted language providing for reports in subsequent years and deleted some language regarding what must be included in the recidivism rates report. (Sec. 411) |
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. sb1084/0506