FY 2006-07 STATE POLICE BUDGET S.B. 1096: GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION






Senate Bill 1096 (as introduced)
Committee: Appropriations

FY 2005-06 Year-to-Date Gross Appropriation $550,810,100
Changes from FY 2005-06 Year-to-Date:
  1. Uniform Services. Continue operations of Groveland Township, Grand Haven and Iron River State Police posts (with 9.0 FTE), funded during FY 2005-06 via FY 2004-05 supplemental appropriations (P.A. 200 of 2005). 1,050,000
2. Fire Investigation. Continue operation of statewide fire investigations (with 11.0 FTE) funded during FY 2005-06 via FY 2004-05 supplemental appropriations (P.A. 200 of 2005) 1,200,000
3. Michigan Justice Training Fund (MJTF). Shift of MJTF revenue used to support FY 2005-06 administrative costs of Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards to GF/GP ($1,900,000) for FY 2006-07. 0
4. Reimbursed Services. Additional funds are anticipated for FY 2006-07 for reimbursed department services including those for Bomb Squad Services ($60,000), training for the Department of Corrections ($1,000,000) and for general police services ($600,000). 1,660,000
5. Dispatch Consolidation. The consolidation of the Gaylord and Bridgeport Regional Dispatch Centers has been proposed, resulting in the reduction of 4.0 FTE. (240,000)
6. School Bus Inspections. A shift of GF/GP funds ($1,284,800) to school aid revenue. 0
7. At-post Troopers. A shift from Traffic Law Enforcement and Safety Funds to GF/GP to cover an anticipated restricted revenue shortfall ($2,000,000) for FY 2006-07. 0
8. Increase in Restricted Revenues. Certain restricted revenues are anticipated to increase for FY 2006-07, including $3,565,300 for Auto Theft Prevention Grants and $3,500,000 for the Criminal Justice Information Center, primarily due to an increase in legislative-mandated fingerprint analysis of various job categories. Local subscriber fees for the Michigan Public Safety Communication System ($1,000,000) are also included. 8,065,300
9. Adjustments to Federal Revenues. The bill reflects reductions reflecting the completion of federal grants previously appropriated and amounts actually expected to be received, including a toxicology grant ($728,500), Violence Against Women Grant ($216,200), COPS Grants ($1,000,000) and a Commercial Vehicle Information Systems grant ($1,074,000) (3,018,700)
10. Attrition Savings. The budget contains the projected savings from the anticipated attrition of 17.0 FTE departmentwide employees for FY 2006-07, including a total of $1,661,000 GF/GP. (1,721,700)
11. Economic Adjustments. 20,308,500
12. Other Changes. Other adjustments include a reduction in restricted funds to reflect actual licensing revenue received ($49,300), a reduction in civilian retirement rates ($92,700) and increases to reflect donations for Amber Alert and Michigan Youth Leadership Academy ($63,800), the receipt of fees for crash reports ($75,000) additional support for Human Resources ($101,500), Federal funds for traffic safety (3.0FTE and $200,000) and funds for HR Service Center User Charges ($85,000 gross, $68,000 GF/GP). 383,300
Total Changes $27,686,700
  FY 2006-07 Governor's Recommendation $578,496,800
FY 2006-07 STATE POLICE BUDGET BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS

Changes from FY 2005-06 Year to Date:
DELETED BOILERPLATE SECTIONS
  1. Privatization. Requires privatization plan notice. (Sec. 207)
2. Personnel Reimbursement. Requires reimbursement of personnel expenses to be in accordance with Management and Budget Act. (Sec. 211)
3. Contractual Services. Prohibits subsidization of any contractual services supplied by the Department. (Sec. 213)
4. Report Requirements. Requires the Department to create and retain reports. (Sec. 214)
5. Casino Oversight Report. Requires report of the Department casino oversight activity. (Sec. 215)
6. School Violence Hotline. Requires funds to be spent on toll-free school violence hotline. (Sec. 217)
7. Trooper School. Requires Trooper School to maintain strength at 1075 on September 30, 2005 and a report. (Sec. 218)
8. Post Closing Notice. Requires legislative notice of 180 days prior to post closing or consolidation. (Sec. 219)
9. Community Assistance. Requires MSP to assist communities underserved by local law enforcement. (Sec. 220)
10. Marshall Post. Requires funding for rental cost for Marshall State Police Post. (Sec. 221)
11. Disciplinary Actions. Prohibits action against employees for communicating with Legislature. (Sec. 224)
12. MCOLES. Requires restoring MJTF revenue only for grants. (Sec. 225)
13. LEIN Report. Requires report on security of information from LEIN system. (Sec. 304)
14. LEIN Monitoring. Requires department to monitor misuse of LEIN system. (Sec. 305)
15. LEIN Probation Information. Requires inclusion of probation information on LEIN system. (Sec. 306)
16. Local Tower Usage. Requires department to act as liaison between DIT and locals to foster local use of 800MHZ State radio system towers. (Sec. 307)
17. Evidence Collection. Requires department to ensure proper collection of evidence in sexual assault cases. (Sec. 502)
18. Gun Law Education. Requires department to include gun law instruction curriculum in training. (Sec. 602)
19. Emergency Computer Network. Prohibits expenditure for network unless authorized by Director of the DIT. (Sec. 802)
20. Homeland Security. Requires grants primarily for first responders. (Sec. 803)
21. Prison Policing. Requires that prison areas do not experience a downgrading of MSP services. (Sec. 1101)
22. Fire Investigation. Requires efforts to maintain fire investigation Statewide. (Sec. 1102)
23. School Bus Inspections. Requires annual inspections of each school bus in the State, plus a report. (Sec. 1201)
  AMENDED BOILERPLATE SECTIONS
  24. Hiring Freeze. The Governor changed the interval of hiring freeze reports from monthly to quarterly. (Sec 205-Gov)
25. Secondary Road Patrol Grants. The Governor changed the interval of required reports to the Legislature from quarterly to annually. (Sec. 401-Gov)
26. DNA Protocol. The Governor changed the requirement that the MSP must distribute its protocol for retaining and purging DNA analysis samples and records to only requiring notification if it changes. (Sec. 501-Gov)
27. VIN Information. Requires sharing of crash data and adds provision for use of fees for data. (Sec. 216-Gov)
  NEW BOILERPLATE SECTION
  28. Contingency Funds. The Governor included language allowing for the expenditure of certain funds listed in boilerplate by the transfer process. The list includes a total of $10.0 million federal, $3.5 million restricted, $1.0 million local and $0.2 million in private funds. (Sec. 212)
Date Completed: 2-16-06 Fiscal Analyst: Bruce Baker Bill Analysis @ http://www.senate.michigan.gov/sfa This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations. histp_gr.doc