FY 2019-20 JUDICIARY BUDGET S.B. 142 (S-1): SENATE APPROPRIATIONS REC.
Senate Bill 142 (S-1 as reported) Throughout this document Senate means Appropriations Committee.
Committee: Appropriations
*As of March 5, 2019.
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Gross |
GF/GP |
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FY 2018-19 Year-to-Date Appropriation............................................... |
$304,079,100 |
$196,079,500 |
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1. Cybersecurity for Michigan Supreme Court Website. The Governor included additional funding for cybersecurity for the supreme court website, as well as new customer relationship management software. The bulk of the additional funding was included as one-time, $1,475,000, with the remaining amount, $454,100, added to the Judicial Information Systems line item. The Senate concurred. |
1,929,100 |
1,929,100 |
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2. Increased Spending Authority from the E-Filing Fund. The Senate authorized increased restricted fund spending authority to accommodate greater expense projections at the request of the State Court Administrative Office. |
1,676,100 |
0 |
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3. State Appellate Defender Office Public Defender Caseload Enhancement. The Governor included a 5% increase the Appellate Public Defender program. The Senate concurred. |
457,200 |
457,200 |
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4. Expansion of Online Dispute Resolution. The Governor included a 16% increase in Community Dispute Resolution funding for the expansion of online dispute resolution from 17 counties to 83 counties. The Senate concurred. |
450,000 |
450,000 |
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5. Judicial Tenure Commission. The Governor included a 17% increase in funding for the Commission to address backlog reduction, ongoing investigations, and salary adjustments. Half of the increase is one-time funding. The Senate concurred. |
200,000 |
200,000 |
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6. SADO Funding for Montgomery v. Louisiana Compliance. The Governor included a slight increase in funding for the resentencing of Michigan's juvenile lifers, as required by the Supreme Court. The line for this funding was also moved from the one-time section to the Indigent Defense - Criminal section of the budget. The Senate concurred in the amount of the increase, but moved the funding back to one-time. |
141,900 |
141,900 |
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7. Increased Restricted Fund Revenue for Criminal Defense. The Senate added an additional $75,000 of restricted funds for Appellate Public Defender program due to a projected increase in Criminal Defense Resource Center services subscriptions. |
75,000 |
0 |
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8. Pretrial Risk Assessment Tool. The Governor included a slight increase in funding for development of the pretrial risk assessment tool. The funding was moved from one-time for the current fiscal year to the State Court Administrative Office line-item of the ongoing budget. The Senate concurred in the amount of the increase, but moved the funding back to one-time. |
20,000 |
20,000 |
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9. Additional FTEs in Anticipation of Federal Grant Funding. The Senate authorized an additional 2 FTEs for the Appellate Public Defender Program line item in anticipation of federal grant funding. |
0 |
0 |
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10. Removal of One-time Funding for Problem Solving Courts. The Governor removed current year one-time for drug treatment, mental health, and veterans problem solving courts. Despite the reduction, those programs are still funded in the ongoing section of the budget at $18.2 million. The Senate concurred. |
(750,000) |
(750,000) |
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11. Judicial Position Adjustments. The Governor included the elimination of two Court of Appeals Judge positions in District 3 and District 4, the elimination of two District Court Judge positions in Livingston and Wayne Counties, and the addition of two part-time Circuit Court Judge positions in Oakland and Macomb Counties and one full-time Circuit Court Judge position in Livingston County. The Senate concurred. |
(436,300) |
(451,900) |
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12. Program Elimination. The Governor did not include funding for the current year's pilot program: Youthful Sex Offender Treatment. The Senate concurred. |
(75,000) |
(75,000) |
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13. Economic Adjustments. Includes $3,325,000 Gross and $3,141,400 GF/GP for total economic adjustments, of which an estimated negative $189,800 Gross and $115,300 GF/GP is for legacy retirement costs (pension and retiree health). The Senate concurred. |
3,325,000 |
3,141,400 |
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14. Comparison to Governor's Recommendation. The Senate is $1,751,100 Gross and $0 GF/GP over the Governor. |
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Total Changes...................................................................................... |
$7,013,000 |
$5,062,700 |
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FY 2019-20 Senate Appropriations Committee Gross Appropriation.. |
$311,092,100 |
$201,142,200 |
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Boilerplate Changes from FY 2018-19 Year-to-Date: |
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1. Definitions. The Governor removed boilerplate definitions for the following terms: "DOJ", "DOT", "HHS", "SADO", "Title IV D", "Title IV E". The Senate retained. (Sec. 203) |
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2. Depressed Communities - New. The Governor added a section directing the Judicial branch to take reasonable steps to contract or subcontract with businesses in deprived and depressed communities. The Senate removed. (Sec. 206) |
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3. Disciplinary Action - Removed. The Governor removed a section prohibiting the Judicial branch from taking disciplinary action against an employee for communicating with the Legislature. The Senate retained. (Sec. 215) |
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4. Foster Parent Input - Removed. The Governor removed a section requiring judges to publicly request the input of foster parents during foster care hearings. The Senate retained. (Sec. 216) |
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5. Explanation of Foster Care Service Plan Changes - Removed. The Governor removed a section requiring judges to provide an explanation of changes to a foster care family service plan. The Senate retained. (Sec. 217) |
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6. Interagency Collaboration for Swift & Sure - Removed. The Governor removed a requirement that the State Court Administrative Office (SCAO) identify programs available for Swift & Sure participants. The Senate retained. (Sec. 218) |
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7. Report Retention - Removed. The Governor removed a requirement that the Judicial branch retain copies of all reports funded from appropriations. The Senate retained. (Sec. 219) |
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8. Reporting on Restitution Payments - Removed. The Governor removed an SCAO reporting requirement regarding collected and uncollected restitution payments, court fees and applicable judgments. The Senate retained. (Sec. 306) |
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9. Reporting on the Parental Rights Restoration Act - Removed. The Governor removed a report requiring the State court administrator to report on the number of petitions filed and granted of minors seeking a waiver of parental consent. The Senate retained. (Sec. 312) |
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10. Veterans Courts Pilot Program. The Senate added a section requiring the State Court Administrative Office to conduct a pilot program within a single Veteran court to evaluate the effectiveness of saliva testing as a measure of compliance regarding medical prescriptions or requirements. |
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11. Juvenile Lifers Compliance and Reporting - Removed. The Governor removed one-time funding and reporting language associated with the State's required compliance with the Supreme Court's Montgomery v. Louisiana decision. Funding for compliance in part 1 of the recommendation was moved to ongoing. The Senate retained. (Sec. 402) |
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12. Youthful Sex Offender Treatment Pilot Program - Removed. The Governor removed language regarding the one-time funding for the pilot program. The program was not funded in part 1 of the budget recommendation. The Senate concurred. (Sec. 403) |
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13. Second Year Appropriations - Removed. The Governor removed language expressing legislative intent to provide appropriations for the upcoming two fiscal years. The Senate retained. (Sec. 1201) |
Date Completed: 5-1-19 Fiscal Analyst: Michael Siracuse
This 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.