February 14, 2008, Introduced by Senators PAPPAGEORGE, BISHOP, JELINEK, PATTERSON, KAHN, BIRKHOLZ, HARDIMAN and ALLEN and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
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 chairperson of the senate
appropriations committee, the speaker of the house of
representatives, and the 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
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 chairperson of the
senate appropriations committee, the speaker of the house of
representatives, and the 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) As used in this section, "budget target" means the amount
allocated to fund 1 or more departments in a budget bill.