SB-1117, As Passed Senate, March 27, 2008

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 1117

(As amended, March 26, 2008)

     A bill to amend 1984 PA 431, entitled

"The management and budget act,"

(MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594) by adding section 365.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 365. (1) Each year after the revenue estimating

conference in May, but not later than May 30, the governor, the

senate majority leader, <<the senate minority leader,>> the chairperson

of the senate

appropriations committee, <<the minority vice-chairperson of the senate

appropriations committee,>> the speaker of the house of

representatives, <<the minority leader of the house of

representatives,>> the chairperson of the house of

representatives appropriations committee<<, and the minority vice

-chairperson of the house of representatives appropriations committee>>

shall meet and determine

the budget target for each individual department budget based on

available revenues determined at the immediately preceding revenue

Senate Bill No. 1117 as amended March 26, 2008

estimating conference.

     (2) If the budget targets for each individual department

budget are not determined by the time provided in subsection (1),

the governor, the senate majority leader, <<the senate minority

leader,>> the chairperson of the

senate appropriations committee, <<the minority vice-chairperson of the

senate appropriations committee,>> the speaker of the house of

representatives, <<the minority leader of the house of representatives,>>

the chairperson of the house of

representatives appropriations committee<<, and the minority vice

-chairperson of the house of representatives appropriations committee>>

shall meet in continuous

session until those determinations are made.

     (3) Once the budget targets are determined, a document

delineating each individual department budget target shall be

signed by the governor, the senate majority leader, the chairperson

of the senate appropriations committee, the speaker of the house of

representatives, and the chairperson of the house of

representatives appropriations committee. Copies of that document

shall then be made available to all members of the legislature and

published on the website of the state budget office.

<<(4) The senate majority leader, the senate minority leader, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the minority leader of the house of representatives shall meet not less than 1 time each calendar quarter to discuss budget and other legislative issues.>>

(5)>> As used in this section:

     (a) "Budget target" means the amount of general fund revenue

allocated in a department budget bill. For department budgets that

include state school aid fund revenues, the budget target shall

include the amount of state school aid fund revenue allocated in

that budget bill.

     (b) "Department budget" means a budget that proposes to fund a

state department, state agency, institution of higher education, or

public school.