HOUSE BILL NO. 4348

March 13, 2019, Introduced by Rep. Hoadley and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

A bill to make appropriations for various state departments and agencies; the judicial branch, and the legislative branch for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2020; to provide anticipated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021; to provide for certain conditions on appropriations; to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

PART 1

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS

                                                   For Fiscal        For Fiscal

                                                                 Year Ending       Year Ending

                                                              Sept. 30, 2020    Sept. 30, 2021

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $ 60,203,856,400  $ 61,345,358,900

  Total interdepartmental grants and interdepartmental

   transfers..............................................    1,122,308,100     1,118,287,600

  ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION............................ $ 59,081,548,300  $ 60,227,071,300

  Total federal revenues...................................   23,125,396,800    22,910,358,400

  Total local revenues.....................................      251,901,400       249,035,400

  Total private revenues...................................      163,233,300       163,128,800

  Total other state restricted revenues...................   24,876,289,000    26,322,042,000

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $ 10,664,727,800  $ 10,582,506,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Article 1

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

PART 1

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS AND ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS

       Sec. 1-101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this article, the amounts listed in this part for the department of agriculture and rural development are appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and are anticipated to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, from the funds indicated in this part. The following is a summary of the appropriations and anticipated appropriations in this part:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              6.0               6.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................            503.5             503.5

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    109,830,500  $    107,186,500

  Total interdepartmental grants and interdepartmental

   transfers..............................................          318,400           316,200

  ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION............................ $    109,512,100  $    106,870,300

  Total federal revenues...................................       11,836,400        11,800,300

  Total local revenues.....................................                0                 0

  Total private revenues...................................          101,800           101,800

  Total other state restricted revenues...................       39,653,700        39,491,200

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     57,920,200  $     55,477,000

       State general fund/general purpose schedule:

     Ongoing state general fund/general purpose...........       55,920,200        55,477,000

     One-time state general fund/general purpose..........        2,000,000                 0

   Sec. 1-102.  DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              6.0               6.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................             27.0              27.0

  Unclassified salaries-6.0 FTE positions................. $        596,700  $        585,000

  Accounting service center................................        1,011,300         1,010,400

  Commissions and boards...................................           23,800            23,800

  Emergency management-5.0 FTE positions..................        1,301,300         1,293,500

  Executive direction-22.0 FTE positions..................        2,958,700         2,928,800

  Property management......................................          738,100          738,100

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      6,629,900  $      6,579,600

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................          440,000           438,100

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................          182,800           182,800

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      6,007,100  $      5,958,700

   Sec. 1-103.  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

  Information technology services and projects............ $      1,812,800  $      1,812,800

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      1,812,800  $      1,812,800

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of licensing and regulatory

   affairs................................................            3,200             3,200

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................          187,600           187,600

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      1,622,000  $      1,622,000

   Sec. 1-104.  FOOD AND DAIRY

   Full-time equated classified positions................            132.0             132.0

  Food safety and quality assurance-96.0 FTE positions.... $     16,824,500  $     16,690,300

  Milk safety and quality assurance-36.0 FTE positions....        5,510,700        5,467,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     22,335,200  $     22,157,300

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        2,551,400         2,542,100

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        5,841,100         5,803,600

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     13,942,700  $     13,811,600

   Sec. 1-105.  ANIMAL INDUSTRY

   Full-time equated classified positions................             61.0              61.0

  Animal disease prevention and response-61.0 FTE

   positions.............................................. $      9,465,100  $      9,388,000

  Indemnification - livestock depredation.................           50,000           50,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      9,515,100  $      9,438,000

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................          619,000           618,100

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................           30,500           30,500

  Other state restricted revenues.........................          220,300           220,300

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      8,645,300  $      8,569,100

   Sec. 1-106.  PESTICIDE AND PLANT PEST MANAGEMENT

   Full-time equated classified positions................             89.0              89.0

  Pesticide and plant pest management-89.0 FTE positions.. $     14,512,100  $     14,401,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     14,512,100  $     14,401,000

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        1,703,500         1,694,700

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................           21,300           21,300

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        6,805,400         6,765,900

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      5,981,900  $      5,919,100

   Sec. 1-107.  ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

   Full-time equated classified positions................             65.5              65.5

  Agriculture preservation easement grants fund........... $      2,000,000  $      2,000,000

  Environmental stewardship - MAEAP-25.0 FTE positions....       10,239,000        10,207,500

  Farmland and open space preservation-10.0 FTE

   positions..............................................        1,566,600         1,552,900

  Intercounty drain-6.0 FTE positions.....................          822,000           815,300

  Migrant labor housing-9.0 FTE positions.................        1,298,600         1,286,200

  Qualified forest program-9.0 FTE positions..............        2,681,100         2,669,500

  Right-to-farm-6.5 FTE positions.........................          974,700          967,100

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     19,582,000  $     19,498,500

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of environmental quality............           91,400            90,500

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        1,480,200         1,479,400

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       12,107,900        12,076,200

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      5,902,500  $      5,852,400

   Sec. 1-108.  LABORATORY SERVICES

   Full-time equated classified positions................            107.0             107.0

  Central licensing and customer service call center-

   12.0 FTE positions..................................... $      1,355,600  $      1,345,300

  Consumer protection program-42.0 FTE positions..........        6,868,300         6,819,100

  Laboratory services-41.0 FTE positions..................        7,226,900         7,177,100

  USDA monitoring-12.0 FTE positions......................        1,647,900        1,640,400

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     17,098,700  $     16,981,900

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of licensing and regulatory

   affairs................................................          223,800           222,500

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        2,767,500         2,753,900

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        6,852,900         6,809,800

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      7,254,500  $      7,195,700

   Sec. 1-109.  AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT

   Full-time equated classified positions................             22.0              22.0

  Agriculture development-13.0 FTE positions.............. $      4,323,900  $      4,309,100

  Fair food network - double up food bucks................        2,000,000         2,000,000

  Food and agriculture investment program.................        2,477,900         2,476,300

  Michigan craft beverage council-3.0 FTE positions.......          940,100           937,200

  Producer security/grain dealers-5.0 FTE positions.......          729,300           722,900

  Rural development fund grant program-1.0 FTE position...        2,006,300        2,004,700

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     12,477,500  $     12,450,200

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        2,274,800         2,274,000

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................           50,000            50,000

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        3,788,500         3,777,800

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      6,364,200  $      6,348,400

   Sec. 1-110.  FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS

  County fairs, shows, and expositions grants............. $        200,000  $        200,000

  Fairs and racing.........................................          256,600           256,600

  Licensed tracks - light horse racing....................           40,300            40,300

  Light horse racing - breeders' awards...................           20,000            20,000

  Purses and supplements - fairs/licensed tracks..........          708,300          708,300

  Standardbred breeders' awards...........................          345,900           345,900

  Standardbred purses and supplements - licensed tracks...          671,800           671,800

  Standardbred sire stakes.................................          275,000           275,000

  Thoroughbred breeders' awards...........................          368,600           368,600

  Thoroughbred sire stakes.................................          378,800           378,800

  Thoroughbred supplements - licensed tracks..............          601,900          601,900

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      3,867,200  $      3,867,200

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        3,667,200         3,667,200

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $        200,000  $        200,000

   Sec. 1-111.  ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS

  Fair food network - double up food bucks................ $      2,000,000  $               0

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      2,000,000  $              0

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      2,000,000  $              0

 

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

FISCAL YEAR 2020

 

GENERAL SECTIONS

       Sec. 1-201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1 for the fiscal year 2020 is $97,573,900.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2020 is $8,450,000.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

   Agriculture preservation easement grants fund.......................... $        1,900,000

   Environmental stewardship - MAEAP......................................          4,250,000

   Qualified forest program...............................................          1,500,000

   Rural development fund grant program...................................            800,000

  TOTAL.................................................................... $        8,450,000

       Sec. 1-202. The appropriations authorized under this article are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

       Sec. 1-203. As used in this article:

       (a) "Department" means the department of agriculture and rural development.

       (b) "Director" means the director of the department.

       (c) "Fiscal agencies" means the Michigan house fiscal agency and the Michigan senate fiscal agency.

       (d) "FTE" means full-time equated.

       (e) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant

       (f) "MAEAP" means the Michigan agriculture environmental assurance program.

       (g) "Subcommittees" means all members of the subcommittees of the house and senate appropriations committees with jurisdiction over the budget for the department.

       (h) "TB" means tuberculosis.

       (i) "USDA" means the United States Department of Agriculture.

       Sec. 1-204. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall use the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this article. This requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.

       Sec. 1-205. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality. In addition, preference should be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

       Sec. 1-206. The director shall take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. Each director shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services, supplies, or both.

       Sec. 1-207. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's budget. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:

       (a) The dates of each travel occurrence.

       (b) The transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.

       Sec. 1-208. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by a principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those outside services that the attorney general authorizes.

       Sec. 1-209. Not later than November 30, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

       Sec. 1-210. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $6,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       Sec. 1-211. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for each department or agency:

       (a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.

       (b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.

       (c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.

       (d) The number of active department employees by job classification.

       (e) Job specifications and wage rates.

       Sec. 1-212. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees chairs, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2020.

       Sec. 1-213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department's performance.

       Sec. 1-214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 are estimated at $12,028,500.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $5,847,300.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $6,181,200.00.

 

DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT

       Sec. 1-301. (1) The department may establish a fee schedule and collect fees for the following work activities and services:

       (a) Pesticide and plant pest management propagation and certification of virus-free foundation stock.

       (b) Fruit and vegetable inspection and grading services at shipping and termination points and processing plants.

       (c) Laboratory support analyses of food, livestock, and agricultural products for disease, foreign products for disease, toxic materials, foreign substances, and quality standards.

       (d) Laboratory support test samples for other state and local agencies and public or private organizations.

       (2) The department may receive and expend revenue from the fees authorized under subsection (1), subject to appropriation, for the purpose of recovering expenses associated with the work activities and services described in subsection (1). Fee revenue collected by the department under subsection (1) shall not lapse to the state general fund at the end of the fiscal year but shall carry forward for appropriation by the legislature in the subsequent fiscal year.

       (3) The department shall notify the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office 30 days prior to proposing changes in fees authorized under this section or under section 5 of 1915 PA 91, MCL 285.35.

       (4) On or before February 1 of each year, the department shall provide a report to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office detailing all the fees charged by the department under the authorization provided in this section, including, but not limited to, rates, number of individuals paying each fee, and the revenue generated by each fee in the previous fiscal year.

       Sec. 1-302. (1) The department may contract with or provide to local units of government, institutions of higher education, or nonprofit organizations to support activities authorized by appropriations in part 1. As used in this section, contracts and grants include, but are not limited to, contracts for delivery of groundwater/freshwater programs, MAEAP technical assistance, forest management, invasive species monitoring, wildlife risk mitigation, grants promoting proper pesticide disposal, and research grants for the purpose of enhancing the agricultural industries in this state.

       (2) The department shall provide notice of contracts or grants from line items not specifically authorized to award grants under this section to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office not later than 7 days before the department notifies contract or grant recipients.

 

FOOD AND DAIRY

       Sec. 1-401. (1) The department shall report on the previous fiscal year's activities of the food and dairy division. The report shall include information on activities and outcomes of the dairy safety and inspection program, the food safety inspection program, the foodborne illness and emergency response program, and the food service program.

       (2) The report shall include information on significant foodborne outbreaks and emergencies, including any significant enforcement actions taken related to food safety during the prior calendar year.

       (3) The report shall be transmitted to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and posted to the department's website on or before April 1 of each year.

 

ANIMAL INDUSTRY

       Sec. 1-452. (1) The department shall report on the previous calendar year's activities of the animal industry division. The report shall be transmitted to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and posted to the department's website on or before April 1 of each year.

       (2) The department shall include in the report all indemnification payments for livestock depredation made in the previous calendar year and shall include all of the following:

       (a) The reason for the indemnification.

       (b) The amount of the indemnification.

       (c) The person for whom the indemnification was paid.

       Sec. 1-454. The department shall use its resources to collaborate with the USDA to monitor bovine TB, consistent with the May 2016 memorandum of understanding between the department and the USDA.

 

PESTICIDE AND PLANT PEST MANAGEMENT

       Sec. 1-501. The department shall report on the previous calendar year's activities of the pesticide and plant pest management division. The report shall be transmitted to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and posted to the department's website on or before April 1 of each year.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

       Sec. 1-601. The funds appropriated in part 1 for environmental stewardship/MAEAP shall be used to support department agriculture pollution prevention programs, including groundwater and freshwater protection programs under part 87 of the Michigan natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.8701 to 324.8717, and technical assistance in implementing conservation grants available under the federal farm bill of 2014.

       Sec. 1-602. The department shall report on the previous calendar year's activities of the environmental stewardship division. The report shall be transmitted to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and posted to the department's website on or before April 1 of each year.

       Sec. 1-604. The department may receive and expend federal revenues in excess of the federal revenue appropriated in section 107 of part 1 for environmental stewardship and MAEAP activities. The department shall notify the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office prior to expending federal revenues authorized under this section.

       Sec. 1-608. (1) The appropriations in part 1 for the qualified forest affidavit program are for the purpose of increasing the knowledge of nonindustrial private forestland owners of sound forest management practices and increasing the amount of commercial timber production from those lands.

       (2) The department shall work in partnership with stakeholder groups and other state and federal agencies to increase the active management of nonindustrial private forestland to foster the growth of Michigan's timber product industry.

       Sec. 1-651. The department shall report on the previous calendar year's activities of the laboratory division. The report shall be transmitted to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and posted to the department's website on or before April 1 of each year.

 

AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT

       Sec. 1-701. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the food and agriculture investment program, the department shall establish and administer a food and agriculture investment program.

       (2) The food and agriculture investment program shall expand the Michigan food and agriculture sector, grow Michigan exports, promote the development of value-added agricultural production, food hubs, food incubators, and community-based processing facilities, and the expansion of farm markets and urban agriculture, and increase food processing activities within the state by accelerating projects and infrastructure development that support growth in the food and agriculture processing industry.

       (3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the department may receive and expend funds received from outside sources for the food and agriculture investment program.

       (4) Before the allocation of funding, all projects shall receive approval from the Michigan commission of agriculture and rural development, except for projects selected through a competitive process by a joint evaluation committee selected by the director and consisting of representatives that have agriculture, business, and economic development expertise. Projects funded through the food and agriculture investment program will be required to have a grant agreement that outlines milestones and activities that must be met in order to receive a disbursement of funds. Projects must also identify measurable project outcomes.

       (5) The department shall include in the agriculture development annual report a report on the food and agriculture investment program for the previous fiscal year that includes a listing of the grantees, award amounts, match funding, project locations, and project outcomes.

       (6) The food and agriculture investment program shall be administered by the department and provide support for food and agriculture projects that will enable growth in the industry and this state's economy.

       (7) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for the food and agriculture investment program are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

       (a) The purpose of the project is to promote and expand the Michigan food and agriculture sector, grow Michigan exports, and increase food processing activities within the state.

       (b) The project will be funded in accordance with this section and the project guidelines approved by the Michigan agriculture commission prior to an award.

       (c) The estimated cost of this project is identified in the appropriation line item.

       (d) The tentative completion date for the work project is September 30, 2022.

       (8) The department may expend money from the funds appropriated in part 1 for the food and agriculture investment program, including all of the following activities:

       (a) Grants.

       (b) Loans or loan guarantees.

       (c) Infrastructure development.

       (d) Other economic assistance.

       (e) Program administration.

       (f) Export assistance.

       (9) The department shall expend no more than 10% from the funds appropriated in part 1 for the food and agriculture investment program for administrative purposes.

       Sec. 1-706. (1) The department shall report on the previous calendar year's activities of the agriculture development division. The report shall be transmitted to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and posted to the department's website on or before April 1 of each year.

       (2) The report shall include the following information on any grants awarded during the prior fiscal year:

       (a) The name of the grantee.

       (b) The amount of the grant.

       (c) The purpose of the grant, including measurable outcomes.

       (d) Additional state, federal, private, or local funds contributed to the grant project.

       (e) The completion date of grant-funded activities.

       (3) The report shall include the following information on the Michigan craft beverage council established under section 303 of the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1303:

       (a) Council activities and accomplishments for the previous fiscal year.

       (b) Council expenditures for the previous fiscal year by category of administration, industry support, research and education grants, and promotion and consumer education.

       (c) Grants awarded during the previous fiscal year and the results of research grant projects completed during the previous fiscal year.

 

FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS

       Sec. 1-801. All appropriations from the agriculture equine industry development fund shall be spent on equine-related purposes. No funds from the agriculture equine industry development fund shall be expended for nonequine-related purposes without prior approval of the legislature.

       Sec. 1-802. From the funds appropriated in part 1 from agriculture equine industry development funds, available revenue shall be allocated in the following priority order:

       (a) To support all administrative, contractual, and regulatory costs incurred by the department and the Michigan gaming control board

       (b) Any remaining funds collected through September 30, 2020, after the obligations in subdivisions (a) have been met, shall be prorated equally among the supplements, including the fairs and licensed tracks breeders' awards, and sire stakes awards to eligible race meeting licensees in accordance with section 20 of the horse racing law of 1995, PA 279, MCL 431.320.

       Sec. 1-805. (1) The department shall establish and administer a county fairs, shows, and expositions grant program. The program shall have the following objectives:

       (a) Assist in the promotion of building improvements or other capital improvements at county fairgrounds of the state.

       (b) Provide financial support, promotion, prizes, and premiums of equine, livestock, and other agricultural commodity expositions in the state.

       (2) The department shall award grants on a competitive basis to county fairs or other organizations from the funds appropriated in part 1 for county fairs, shows, and expositions grants. Grantees will be required to provide a 50% cash match with grant awards and identify measurable project outcomes. A county fair organization that received a county fair capital improvement grant in the prior fiscal year shall not receive a grant from the appropriation in part 1.

       (3) From the amount appropriated in part 1 for county fairs, shows, and expositions, up to $25,000.00 shall be expended for the purpose of financial support, promotion, prizes, and premiums of equine, livestock, and other agricultural commodity expositions in this state, and festivals.

       (4) All fairs receiving grants under this section shall provide a report to the department on the financial impact resulting from the capital improvement project on both fair and nonfair events. These reports are due for 3 years immediately following the completion of the capital improvement project.

       (5) The department shall identify criteria, evaluate applications, and provide recommendations to the director for final approval of grant awards.

       (6) The department may expend money from the funds appropriated in part 1 for the county fairs, shows, and expositions grants for administering the program.

       (7) The unexpended portion of the county fairs, shows, and expositions grants is considered a work project appropriation in accordance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a. The following apply to the project:

       (a) The purpose of the project is to support building improvements or other capital improvements at county fairgrounds of the state.

       (b) All grants will be distributed in accordance with this section and the grant guidelines published prior to the request for proposals.

       (c) The estimated cost of the project is identified in the appropriation line item.

       (d) The tentative completion date for the work project is September 30, 2021.

       (8) The department shall provide a year-end report on the county fairs, shows, and expositions grants no later than December 1, 2020 to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget director that includes a listing of the grantees, award amounts, match funding, and project outcomes.

Article 2

DEPARTMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL

PART 1

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS AND ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS

       Sec. 2-101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this article, the amounts listed in this part for the department of attorney general are appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and are anticipated to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, from the funds indicated in this part. The following is a summary of the appropriations and anticipated appropriations in this part:

DEPARTMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              6.0               6.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................            539.0             539.0

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    106,517,800  $    105,616,200

  Total interdepartmental grants and interdepartmental

   transfers..............................................       34,908,000        34,596,500

  ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION............................ $     71,609,800  $     71,019,700

  Total federal revenues...................................        9,713,700         9,651,000

  Total local revenues.....................................                0                 0

  Total private revenues...................................                0                 0

  Total other state restricted revenues...................       20,159,800        20,007,600

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     41,736,300  $     41,361,100

       State general fund/general purpose schedule:

     Ongoing state general fund/general purpose...........       41,736,300        41,361,100

     One-time state general fund/general purpose..........                0                 0

   Sec. 2-102.  ATTORNEY GENERAL OPERATIONS

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              6.0               6.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................            539.0             539.0

  Attorney general-1.0 FTE position....................... $        112,500  $        112,500

  Unclassified salaries-5.0 FTE positions.................          824,100           807,900

  Attorney general operations-494.0 FTE positions.........       94,046,500        93,215,600

  Child support enforcement-25.0 FTE positions............        3,622,700         3,590,500

  OK2SAY-2.0 FTE positions.................................        1,472,300         1,470,500

  Prosecuting attorneys coordinating council-12.0 FTE

   positions..............................................        2,212,400         2,193,100

  Public safety initiative-1.0 FTE position...............          906,200           906,200

  Sexual assault law enforcement-5.0 FTE positions........        1,722,900        1,721,700

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    104,919,600  $    104,018,000

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of corrections......................          686,100           680,100

  IDG from department of education........................          765,500           758,500

  IDG from department of environmental quality............        2,077,200         2,056,600

  IDG from department of health and human services........        8,240,100         8,167,800

  IDG from department of insurance and financial

   services...............................................        1,191,300         1,181,000

  IDG from department of licensing and regulatory

   affairs................................................        7,558,200         7,501,200

  IDG from department of military and veterans affairs....          170,000           169,700

  IDG from department of state............................           45,000            45,000

  IDG from department of state police.....................          269,100           266,500

  IDG from department of talent and economic development..        1,472,100         1,462,200

  IDG from department of technology, management and

   budget.................................................        2,903,600         2,882,600

  IDG from department of transportation...................        2,368,300         2,345,400

  IDG from department of treasury.........................        7,161,500         7,079,900

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        9,713,700         9,651,000

   Special revenue funds:

  Michigan merit award trust fund.........................          515,600           510,800

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       19,644,200        19,496,800

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     40,138,100  $     39,762,900

   Sec. 2-103.  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

  Information technology services and projects............ $      1,598,200  $      1,598,200

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      1,598,200  $      1,598,200

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      1,598,200  $      1,598,200

 

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

FISCAL YEAR 2020

GENERAL SECTIONS

       Sec. 2-201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1 for the fiscal year 2020 is $61,896,100.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2020 is $0.00.

       Sec. 2-202. The appropriations authorized under this article are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

       Sec. 2-203. As used in this article:

       (a) "Department" means the department of attorney general.

       (b) "Director" means the director of the department.

       (c) "FTE" means full-time equated.

       (d) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.

       (e) "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid.

       Sec. 2-204. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall use the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this article. This requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.

       Sec. 2-205. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality. In addition, preference should be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

       Sec. 2-206. The director shall take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. Each director shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services, supplies, or both.

       Sec. 2-207. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's budget. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:

       (a) The dates of each travel occurrence.

       (b) The transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.

       Sec. 2-208. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by a principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those outside services that the attorney general authorizes.

       Sec. 2-209. Not later than November 30, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

       Sec. 2-210. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       Sec. 2-211. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for each department or agency:

       (a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.

       (b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.

       (c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.

       (d) The number of active department employees by job classification.

       (e) Job specifications and wage rates.

       Sec. 2-212. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees chairs, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2020.

       Sec. 2-213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department's performance.

       Sec. 2-214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 are $17,223,800.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $8,372,900.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $8,850,900.00.

 

DEPARTMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL

       Sec. 2-302. (1) The attorney general shall perform all legal services, including representation before courts and administrative agencies rendering legal opinions and providing legal advice to a principal executive department or state agency. A principal executive department or state agency shall not employ or enter into a contract with any other person for services described in this section.

       (2) The attorney general shall defend judges of all state courts if a claim is made or a civil action is commenced for injuries to persons or property caused by the judge through the performance of the judge's duties while acting within the scope of his or her authority as a judge.

       (3) The attorney general shall perform the duties specified in 1846 RS 12, MCL 14.28 to 14.35, and 1919 PA 232, MCL 14.101 to 14.102, and as otherwise provided by law.

       Sec. 2-303. The attorney general may sell copies of the biennial report in excess of the 350 copies that the attorney general may distribute on a gratis basis. Gratis copies shall not be provided to members of the legislature. Electronic copies of biennial reports shall be made available on the department of attorney general's website. The attorney general shall sell copies of the report at not less than the actual cost of the report and shall deposit the money received into the general fund.

       Sec. 2-304. The department of attorney general is responsible for the legal representation for state of Michigan state employee worker's disability compensation cases. The risk management revolving fund revenue appropriation in part 1 is to be satisfied by billings from the department of attorney general for the actual costs of legal representation, including salaries and support costs.

       Sec. 2-305. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, not more than $400,000.00 shall be reimbursed per fiscal year for food stamp fraud cases heard by the third circuit court of Wayne County that were initiated by the department of attorney general pursuant to the existing contract between the department of health and human services, the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan, and the department of attorney general. The source of this funding is money earned by the department of attorney general under the agreement after the allowance for reimbursement to the department of attorney general for costs associated with the prosecution of food stamp fraud cases. It is recognized that the federal funds are earned by the department of attorney general for its documented progress on the prosecution of food stamp fraud cases according to the United States Department of Agriculture regulations and that, once earned by this state, the funds become state funds.

       Sec. 2-306. Any proceeds from a lawsuit initiated by or settlement agreement entered into on behalf of this state against a manufacturer of tobacco products by the attorney general are state funds and are subject to appropriation as provided by law.

       Sec. 2-307. (1) In addition to the antitrust revenues in part 1, antitrust, securities fraud, consumer protection or class action enforcement revenues, or attorney fees recovered by the department, not to exceed $250,000.00, are appropriated to the department for antitrust, securities fraud, and consumer protection or class action enforcement cases.

       (2) Any unexpended funds from antitrust, securities fraud, or consumer protection or class action enforcement revenues at the end of the fiscal year, including antitrust funds in part 1, may be carried forward for expenditure in the following fiscal year up to the maximum authorization of $250,000.00.

       (3) The attorney general's office shall make available upon request information detailing the amount of revenue from subsection (1) recovered by the attorney general, including a description of the source of the revenue and the carryforward amount.

       Sec. 2-308. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated up to $1,000,000.00 from litigation expense reimbursements awarded to the state.

       (2) The funds may be expended for the payment of court judgments, settlements, arbitration awards or other administrative and litigation decisions, attorney fees, and litigation costs, assessed against the office of the governor, the department of the attorney general, the governor, or the attorney general when acting in an official capacity as the named party in litigation against the state. The funds may also be expended for the payment of state costs incurred under section 16 of chapter X of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 770.16.

       (3) Unexpended funds at the end of the fiscal year may be carried forward for expenditure in the following year, up to a maximum authorization of $250,000.00.

       Sec. 2-309. (1) From the prisoner reimbursement funds appropriated in part 1, the department may spend up to $542,000.00 on activities related to the state correctional facility reimbursement act, 1935 PA 253, MCL 800.401 to 800.406. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, if the department collects in excess of $1,131,000.00 in gross annual prisoner reimbursement receipts provided to the general fund, the excess, up to a maximum of $1,000,000.00, is appropriated to the department of attorney general and may be spent on the representation of the department of corrections and its officers, employees, and agents, including, but not limited to, the defense of litigation against the state, its departments, officers, employees, or agents in civil actions filed by prisoners.

       (2) The attorney general's office shall make available upon request information on the dollar amount of prisoner reimbursements collected from subsection (1) as well as descriptions of all expenditures made from the reimbursements, including what activities related to the state correctional facility reimbursement act, 1935 PA 253, MCL 800.401 to 800.406, funds were spent on.

       Sec. 2-310. (1) For the purposes of providing title IV-D child support enforcement funding, the attorney general shall maintain a cooperative agreement with the department of health and human services, as the state IV-D agency, for federal IV-D funding to support the child support enforcement activities within the office of the attorney general.

       (2) The attorney general or his or her designee shall, to the extent allowable under federal law, have access to any information used by the state to locate parents who fail to pay court-ordered child support.

       Sec. 2-312. The department of attorney general shall not receive and expend funds in addition to those authorized in part 1 for legal services provided specifically to other state departments or agencies except for costs for expert witnesses, court costs, or other nonsalary litigation expenses associated with a pending legal action.

       Sec. 2-314. (1) From the lawsuit settlement proceeds fund appropriated in part 1, the department may spend the funds for the costs of all associated expenses related to the declaration of emergency due to drinking water contamination up to $2,600,000.00.

       (2) The attorney general's office must submit a quarterly report to the house and senate standing committees on appropriations, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director, detailing how funds in subsection (1) and all other currently and previously budgeted funds associated with legal costs pertaining to the Flint water declaration of emergency were expended. The report must itemize expenditures by case, purpose, hourly rate of retained attorney, and department involved.

       (3) As a condition of receiving funds appropriated in part 1, the attorney general must not retain the services of an outside counsel associated with the declaration of emergency due to drinking water contamination at an hourly rate of more than $250.00 unless all reporting requirements under subsection (2) are satisfied.

       Sec. 2-316. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for sexual assault law enforcement efforts, the department shall use the funds for testing of backlogged sexual assault kits across this state. The funding provided in part 1 shall be distributed in the following order of priority:

       (a) To eliminate all county sexual assault kit backlogs across this state.

       (b) To assist local prosecutors with investigations and prosecutions of viable cases.

       (c) To provide victim services.

       (2) The department of the attorney general shall provide a report by February 1. The report shall include the following information:

       (a) The number of sexual assault kits across this state that remain untested as of January 31.

       (b) A detailed work plan outlining the department's action plan to eliminate all outstanding sexual assault kits and the time frame for completion of testing of all untested sexual assault kits.

       (c) A detailed work and spending plan outlining anticipated litigation action and expenditures resulting from findings of the sexual assault kit testing. The report shall be submitted to the state budget office, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government.

       (3) Any funds remaining after the department has met the obligations required under subsection (1) may be used for the purpose of retesting any previously tested sexual assault kits across this state using currently available DNA testing. Funds only may be used for DNA testing on previously tested kits that were not tested for DNA. If there are remaining untested sexual assault kits on January 31, 2020, funds appropriated in part 1 shall only be used for the testing of those kits.

       Sec. 2-317. (1) The department of attorney general shall report all legal costs and associated expenses related to the declaration of emergency due to drinking water contamination, and the investigations and any resulting prosecutions, for publication in the Flint water emergency-financial and activities tracking and reporting document that is posted by the state budget director on the public website, michigan.gov/flintwater. The tracking and reporting documents shall include the budget line item source for each expenditure.

       (2) At the conclusion of all attorney general investigations related to the declaration of emergency due to drinking water contamination, all materials related to any investigations shall be preserved pursuant to applicable document retention policies.

       Sec. 2-319. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the attorney general shall provide a quarterly report on the wrongful imprisonment compensation fund to the chairpersons of the appropriations subcommittees on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include at least the following:

       (a) All payments made from the wrongful imprisonment fund in the previous quarter, including if the payment is part of a new settlement or part of an installment plan.

       (b) Any settlements that have been decided, but have yet to receive a payment.

       (c) The number of known cases seeking a settlement, but do not have a final judgment, and the dollar amount of each potential payment for these known cases.

       (d) The balance of the wrongful imprisonment fund at the end of the previous quarter.


 

Article 3

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS

PART 1

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS AND ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS

       Sec. 3-101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this article, the amounts listed in this part for the department of civil rights are appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and are anticipated to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, from the funds indicated in this part. The following is a summary of the appropriations and anticipated appropriations in this part:

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              6.0               6.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................            110.0             110.0

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     16,388,300  $     16,248,700

  Total interdepartmental grants and interdepartmental

   transfers..............................................          298,500           298,500

  ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION............................ $     16,089,800  $     15,950,200

  Total federal revenues...................................        2,816,900         2,804,700

  Total local revenues.....................................                0                 0

  Total private revenues...................................           18,700            18,700

  Total other state restricted revenues...................           58,500            58,500

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     13,195,700  $     13,068,300

       State general fund/general purpose schedule:

     Ongoing state general fund/general purpose...........       13,195,700        13,068,300

     One-time state general fund/general purpose..........                0                 0

   Sec. 3-102.  CIVIL RIGHTS OPERATIONS

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              6.0               6.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................            110.0             110.0

  Unclassified salaries-6.0 FTE positions................. $        721,800  $        707,600

  Civil rights operations-104.0 FTE positions.............       14,208,000        14,087,500

  Division on deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing-6.0

   FTE positions..........................................          722,100          717,200

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     15,651,900  $     15,512,300

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of technology, management and

   budget.................................................          298,500           298,500

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        2,801,900         2,789,700

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................           18,700            18,700

  Other state restricted revenues.........................           58,500            58,500

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     12,474,300  $     12,346,900

   Sec. 3-103.  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

  Information technology services and projects............ $        736,400  $        736,400

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $        736,400  $        736,400

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................           15,000            15,000

   Special revenue funds:

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $        721,400  $        721,400

 

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

FISCAL YEAR 2020

 

GENERAL SECTIONS

       Sec. 3-201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1 for the fiscal year 2020 is $13,254,200.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2020 is $0.00.

       Sec. 3-202. The appropriations authorized under this article are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

       Sec. 3-203. As used in this article:

       (a) "Department" means the department of civil rights.

       (b) "Director" means the director of the department.

       (c) "FTE" means full-time equated.

       (d) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.

       Sec. 3-204. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall use the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this article. This requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.

       Sec. 3-205. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality. In addition, preference should be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

       Sec. 3-206. The director shall take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. Each director shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services, supplies, or both.

       Sec. 3-207. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's budget. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:

       (a) The dates of each travel occurrence.

       (b) The transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.

       Sec. 3-208. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by a principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those outside services that the attorney general authorizes.

       Sec. 3-209. Not later than November 30, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

       Sec. 3-210. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $750,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       Sec. 3-211. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for each department or agency:

       (a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.

       (b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.

       (c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.

       (d) The number of active department employees by job classification.

       (e) Job specifications and wage rates.

       Sec. 3-212. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees chairs, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2020.

       Sec. 3-213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department's performance.

       Sec. 3-214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 are estimated at $2,516,500.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $1,223,300.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $1,293,200.00.

 

CIVIL RIGHTS OPERATIONS

       Sec. 3-402. (1) In addition to the appropriations contained in part 1, the department of civil rights may receive and expend funds from local or private sources for all of the following purposes:

       (a) Developing and presenting training for employers on equal employment opportunity law and procedures.

       (b) The publication and sale of civil rights related informational material.

       (c) The provision of copy material made available under freedom of information requests.

       (d) Other copy fees, subpoena fees, and witness fees.

       (e) Developing, presenting, and participating in mediation processes for certain civil rights cases.

       (f) Workshops, seminars, and recognition or award programs consistent with the programmatic mission of the individual unit sponsoring or coordinating the programs.

       (g) Staffing costs for all activities included in this subsection.

       (2) The department of civil rights shall annually report to the state budget director, the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the chairpersons of the relevant appropriations subcommittees, and the senate and house fiscal agencies the amount of funds received and expended for purposes authorized under this section.

       Sec. 3-403. The department of civil rights may contract with local units of government to review equal employment opportunity compliance of potential contractors and may charge for and expend amounts received from local units of government for the purpose of developing and providing these contractual services.

       Sec. 3-404. (1) The department of civil rights shall prepare and transmit a detailed report that includes, but is not limited to, the following information for the most recent fiscal year:

       (a) A detailed description of the department operations.

       (b) A detailed description of all subunits within the department, including FTE positions associated with each subunit, responsibilities of each subunit, and all revenues and expenditures for each subunit.

       (c) The number of complaints by type of complaint.

       (d) The average cost of, and time expended, investigating complaints.

       (e) The percentage of complaints that are meritorious and worthy of investigation or settlement and the percentage of complaints that have no merit.

       (f) A listing of amounts awarded to claimants.

       (g) Expenditures associated with complaint investigation and enforcement.

       (h) A listing of complaint investigations closed per FTE position for each of the past 5 years.

       (i) A listing of complaint evaluations completed per FTE position for each of the past 5 years.

       (j) Productivity projections for the current fiscal year, including investigations closed per FTE, complaint evaluations completed per FTE, and average time expended investigating complaints.

       (k) Revenues and expenditures associated with section 403 of this part by local unit.

       (2) The report required under subsection (1) shall be posted online and transmitted electronically not later than November 30 to the state budget director, the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on general government, and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

       Sec. 3-405. The department of civil rights shall notify the state budget office, senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the chairpersons of the appropriations subcommittees on general government, and senate and house fiscal agencies prior to submitting a report or complaint to the United States Commission on Civil Rights or other federal departments.


 

Article 4

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

PART 1

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS AND ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS

       Sec. 4-101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this article, the amounts listed in this part for the department of corrections are appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and are anticipated to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, from the funds indicated in this part. The following is a summary of the appropriations and anticipated appropriations in this part:

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............             16.0              16.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................         13,793.8          13,793.8

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $  2,049,998,200  $  2,018,009,500

  Total interdepartmental grants and interdepartmental

   transfers..............................................                0                 0

  ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION............................ $  2,049,998,200  $  2,018,009,500

  Total federal revenues...................................        5,323,700         5,317,200

  Total local revenues.....................................       11,687,200         9,040,400

  Total private revenues...................................                0                 0

  Total other state restricted revenues...................       41,112,500        41,022,000

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $  1,991,874,800  $  1,962,629,900

       State general fund/general purpose schedule:

     Ongoing state general fund/general purpose...........    1,976,490,900     1,962,629,900

     One-time state general fund/general purpose..........       15,383,900                 0

   Sec. 4-102.  DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............             16.0              16.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................            322.0             322.0

  Unclassified salaries-16.0 FTE positions................ $      1,960,700  $      1,922,300

  Administrative hearings officers........................        3,336,800         3,336,800

  Budget and operations administration-241.0 FTE

   positions..............................................       33,667,000        33,408,400

  Compensatory buyout and union leave bank................              100               100

  County jail reimbursement program.......................       15,064,600        15,064,600

  Equipment and special maintenance.......................        1,559,700         1,559,700

  Executive direction-20.0 FTE positions..................        4,299,400         4,269,500

  Judicial data warehouse user fees.......................           50,600            50,600

  New custody staff training...............................        9,491,100         9,491,100

  Prison industries operations-61.0 FTE positions.........        9,989,100         9,927,700

  Property management......................................        2,455,100         2,455,100

  Prosecutorial and detainer expenses.....................        4,901,000         4,901,000

  Sheriffs' coordinating and training office..............          100,000           100,000

  Worker's compensation....................................       10,052,900       10,052,900

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     96,928,100  $     96,539,800

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................          674,700           674,700

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       16,710,800        16,649,400

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     79,542,600  $     79,215,700

   Sec. 4-103.  OFFENDER SUCCESS ADMINISTRATION

   Full-time equated classified positions................            344.4             344.4

  Community corrections comprehensive plans and services.. $     12,058,000  $     12,058,000

  Education/skilled trades/career readiness programs-

   278.4 FTE positions....................................       40,331,600        40,019,100

  Felony drunk driver jail reduction and community

   treatment program......................................        1,440,100         1,440,100

  Offender success federal grants.........................          751,000           751,000

  Offender success community partners.....................       14,500,000        14,500,000

  Offender success programming............................       11,772,800        11,772,800

  Offender success services-66.0 FTE positions............       31,061,400        30,964,200

  Public safety initiative.................................        4,000,000         4,000,000

  Residential probation diversions........................       17,825,500       17,825,500

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    133,740,400  $    133,330,700

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        2,291,800         2,288,300

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       10,213,200        10,213,200

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $    121,235,400  $    120,829,200

   Sec. 4-104.  FIELD OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION

   Full-time equated classified positions................          2,181.5           2,181.5

  Criminal justice reinvestment........................... $      5,498,400  $      5,498,400

  Detroit Detention Center-69.1 FTE positions.............       11,412,200         8,765,400

  Detroit Reentry Center-237.9 FTE positions..............       30,561,100        30,313,100

  Field operations-1,843.5 FTE positions..................      218,084,600       215,812,500

  Parole board operations-31.0 FTE positions..............        3,793,300         3,756,800

  Parole/probation services................................          940,000           940,000

  Residential alternative to prison program...............        1,500,000        1,500,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    271,789,600  $    266,586,200

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................       11,687,200         9,040,400

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        7,580,500         7,580,500

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $    252,521,900  $    249,965,300

   Sec. 4-105.  CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ADMINISTRATION

   Full-time equated classified positions................            664.0             664.0

  Central records-35.0 FTE positions...................... $      4,646,800  $      4,609,000

  Correctional facilities administration-31.0 FTE

   positions..............................................        5,991,400         5,943,200

  Housing inmates in federal institutions.................          611,000           611,000

  Inmate housing fund......................................              100               100

  Inmate legal services....................................          490,900           490,900

  Leased beds and alternatives to leased beds.............              100               100

  Prison food service-352.0 FTE positions.................       71,131,100        71,131,100

  Prison store operations-34.0 FTE positions..............        3,331,400         3,302,300

  Public works programs....................................        1,000,000         1,000,000

  Transportation-212.0 FTE positions......................       30,267,200       30,034,300

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    117,470,000  $    117,122,000

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................          683,000           683,000

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        4,915,300         4,886,200

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $    111,871,700  $    111,552,800

   Sec. 4-106.  HEALTH CARE

   Full-time equated classified positions................          1,487.8           1,487.8

  Clinical complexes-1,047.8 FTE positions................ $    148,162,800  $    147,129,300

  Health care administration-20.0 FTE positions...........        3,815,200         3,791,600

  Healthy Michigan plan administration-12.0 FTE

   positions..............................................        1,132,700         1,126,700

  Hepatitis C treatment....................................       13,700,700        13,700,700

  Interdepartmental grant to health and human services,

   eligibility specialists................................          121,500           121,500

  Mental health and substance abuse treatment services-

   408.0 FTE positions....................................       51,146,300        50,702,200

  Prisoner health care services...........................       91,554,100        91,554,100

  Vaccination program......................................          691,200          691,200

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    310,324,500  $    308,817,300

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................          639,400           636,400

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................          257,200           257,200

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $    309,427,900  $    307,923,700

   Sec. 4-107.  CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES

   Full-time equated classified positions................          8,794.1           8,794.1

  Alger Correctional Facility - Munising-259.0 FTE

   positions.............................................. $     31,510,900  $     31,268,600

  Baraga Correctional Facility - Baraga-295.8 FTE

   positions..............................................       36,622,100        36,314,900

  Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility - Ionia-391.2 FTE

   positions..............................................       45,578,500        45,175,700

  Carson City Correctional Facility - Carson City-423.4

   FTE positions..........................................       50,103,600        49,695,400

  Central Michigan Correctional Facility - St. Louis-

   388.6 FTE positions....................................       47,665,900        47,278,300

  Charles E. Egeler Correctional Facility - Jackson-

   386.6 FTE positions....................................       47,136,400        46,765,900

  Chippewa Correctional Facility - Kincheloe-443.6 FTE

   positions..............................................       52,687,300        52,239,000

  Cooper Street Correctional Facility - Jackson-262.1

   FTE positions..........................................       30,716,700        30,453,800

  Earnest C. Brooks Correctional Facility - Muskegon-

   248.2 FTE positions....................................       31,058,100        30,776,200

  G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility - Jackson-393.0

   FTE positions..........................................       46,141,700        45,762,900

  Gus Harrison Correctional Facility - Adrian-443.6 FTE

   positions..............................................       51,430,500        51,022,300

  Ionia Correctional Facility - Ionia-287.3 FTE

   positions..............................................       35,236,300        34,954,000

  Kinross Correctional Facility - Kincheloe-258.6 FTE

   positions..............................................       33,574,700        33,309,600

  Lakeland Correctional Facility - Coldwater-275.4 FTE

   positions..............................................       33,883,000        33,620,700

  Macomb Correctional Facility - New Haven-292.8 FTE

   positions..............................................       35,755,800        35,455,300

  Marquette Branch Prison - Marquette-319.7 FTE

   positions..............................................       39,115,100        38,820,800

  Michigan Reformatory - Ionia-317.8 FTE positions........       36,388,100        36,099,900

  Muskegon Correctional Facility - Muskegon-206.0 FTE

   positions..............................................       26,478,300        26,231,100

  Newberry Correctional Facility - Newberry-198.1 FTE

   positions..............................................       24,989,900        24,778,100

  Oaks Correctional Facility - Eastlake-289.4 FTE

   positions..............................................       35,358,300        35,036,000

  Parnall Correctional Facility - Jackson-264.1 FTE

   positions..............................................       29,818,600        29,564,700

  Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility - Ionia-252.7

   FTE positions..........................................       31,116,300        30,853,000

  Saginaw Correctional Facility - Freeland-276.9 FTE

   positions..............................................       34,390,100        34,099,800

  Special alternative incarceration program – Camp

   Cassidy Lake-120.0 FTE positions.......................       14,325,300        14,220,000

  St. Louis Correctional Facility - St. Louis-303.6 FTE

   positions..............................................       38,496,600        38,166,200

  Thumb Correctional Facility - Lapeer-283.6 FTE

   positions..............................................       34,269,200        33,966,000

  Womens Huron Valley Correctional Complex - Ypsilanti-

   504.1 FTE positions....................................       61,141,400        60,696,900

  Woodland Correctional Facility - Whitmore Lake-277.9

   FTE positions..........................................       33,516,900        33,252,100

  Northern region administration and support-43.0 FTE

   positions..............................................        4,406,900         4,366,500

  Southern region administration and support-88.0 FTE

   positions..............................................       20,640,500       20,561,100

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $  1,073,553,000  $  1,064,804,800

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        1,034,800         1,034,800

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................          102,100           102,100

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $  1,072,416,100  $  1,063,667,900

   Sec. 4-108.  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

  Information technology services and projects............ $     30,808,700  $     30,808,700

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     30,808,700  $     30,808,700

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        1,333,400         1,333,400

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     29,475,300  $     29,475,300

   Sec. 4-109.  ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS

  Aging prison population.................................. $        350,000  $              0

  New custody staff training...............................       10,466,800                 0

  Tether replacement.......................................        4,567,100                 0

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     15,383,900  $              0

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     15,383,900  $              0

 

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

FISCAL YEAR 2020

 

GENERAL SECTIONS

       Sec. 4-201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1 for the fiscal year 2020 is $2,032,987,300.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2020 is $123,385,700.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

   County jail reimbursement program...................................... $       15,064,600

   Prosecutorial and detainer expenses....................................          4,901,000

   Community corrections comprehensive plans and services................         12,058,000

   Felony drunk driver jail reduction and community treatment program....          1,440,100

   Public safety initiative...............................................          4,000,000

   Residential probation diversions.......................................         17,825,500

   Field operations.......................................................         66,596,400

   Residential alternative to prison program..............................          1,500,000

   Leased beds and alternatives to leased beds............................                100

  TOTAL.................................................................... $      123,385,700

       Sec. 4-202. The appropriations authorized under this article are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

       Sec. 4-203. As used in this article:

       (a) "Administrative segregation" means confinement for maintenance of order or discipline to a cell or room apart from accommodations provided for inmates who are participating in programs of the facility.

       (b) "Department" or "MDOC" means the Michigan department of corrections.

       (c) "Evidence-based" means a decision-making process that integrates the best available research, clinician expertise, and client characteristics.

       (d) "FTE" means full-time equated.

       (e) "Goal" means the intended or projected result of a comprehensive corrections plan or community corrections program to reduce repeat offending, criminogenic and high-risk behaviors, prison commitment rates, the length of stay in a jail, or to improve the utilization of a jail.

       (f) "Jail" means a facility operated by a local unit of government for the physical detention and correction of persons charged with or convicted of criminal offenses.

       (g) "MDHHS" means the Michigan department of health and human services.

       (h) "Objective risk and needs assessment" means an evaluation of an offender's criminal history; the offender's noncriminal history; and any other factors relevant to the risk the offender would present to the public safety, including, but not limited to, having demonstrated a pattern of violent behavior, and a criminal record that indicates a pattern of violent offenses.

       (i) "Offender eligibility criteria" means particular criminal violations, state felony sentencing guidelines descriptors, and offender characteristics developed by advisory boards and approved by local units of government that identify the offenders suitable for community corrections programs funded through the office of community corrections.

       (j) "Offender success" means that an offender has, with the support of the community, intervention of the field agent, and benefit of any participation in programs and treatment, made an adjustment while at liberty in the community such that he or she has not been sentenced to or returned to prison for the conviction of a new crime or the revocation of probation or parole.

       (k) "Offender target populations" means felons or misdemeanants who would likely be sentenced to imprisonment in a state correctional facility or jail, who would not likely increase the risk to the public safety based on an objective risk and needs assessment that indicates that the offender can be safely treated and supervised in the community.

       (l) "Recidivism" means that term as defined in section 1 of 2017 PA 5, MCL 798.31.

       (m) "Serious emotional disturbance" means that term as defined in section 100d(2) of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1100d.

       (n) "Serious mental illness" means that term as defined in section 100d(3) of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1100d.

       Sec. 4-204. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall use the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this article. This requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.

       Sec. 4-205. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality. In addition, preference should be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

       Sec. 4-206. The director shall take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. Each director shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services, supplies, or both.

       Sec. 4-207. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's budget. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:

       (a) The dates of each travel occurrence.

       (b) The transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.

       Sec. 4-208. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by a principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those outside services that the attorney general authorizes.

       Sec. 4-209. Not later than November 30, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

       Sec. 4-210. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       Sec. 4-211. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for each department or agency:

       (a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.

       (b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.

       (c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.

       (d) The number of active department employees by job classification.

       (e) Job specifications and wage rates.

       Sec. 4-212. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees chairs, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2020.

       Sec. 4-213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department's performance.

       Sec. 4-214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 are estimated at $295,107,000.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $143,458,300.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $151,648,700.00.

       Sec. 4-219. (1) Any contract for prisoner telephone services entered into after the effective date of this section shall include a condition that fee schedules for prisoner telephone calls, including rates and any surcharges other than those necessary to meet program and special equipment costs, be the same as fee schedules for calls placed from outside of correctional facilities.

       (2) Revenues appropriated and collected for program and special equipment funds shall be considered state restricted revenue. Funding shall be used for prisoner programming, special equipment, and security projects. Unexpended funds remaining at the close of the fiscal year shall not lapse to the general fund but shall be carried forward and be available for appropriation in subsequent fiscal years.

       (3) The department shall submit a report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the legislative corrections ombudsman, and the state budget office by February 1 outlining revenues and expenditures from program and special equipment funds. The report shall include all of the following:

       (a) A list of all individual projects and purchases financed with program and special equipment funds in the immediately preceding fiscal year, the amounts expended on each project or purchase, and the name of each vendor from which the products or services were purchased.

       (b) A list of planned projects and purchases to be financed with program and special equipment funds during the current fiscal year, the amounts to be expended on each project or purchase, and the name of each vendor from which the products or services will be purchased.

       (c) A review of projects and purchases planned for future fiscal years from program and special equipment funds.

       Sec. 4-220. The department may charge fees and collect revenues in excess of appropriations in part 1 not to exceed the cost of offender services and programming, employee meals, parolee loans, academic/vocational services, custody escorts, compassionate visits, union steward activities, and public works programs and services provided to local units of government or private nonprofit organizations. The revenues and fees collected are appropriated for all expenses associated with these services and activities.

       Sec. 4-247. In cooperation with the state court administrative office, the department shall assist with the data compilation for the swift and sure sanctions program.

 

DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT

       Sec. 4-301. For 3 years after a felony offender is released from the department's jurisdiction, the department shall maintain the offender's file on the offender tracking information system and make it publicly accessible in the same manner as the file of the current offender. However, the department shall immediately remove the offender's file from the offender tracking information system upon determination that the offender was wrongfully convicted and the offender's file is not otherwise required to be maintained on the offender tracking information system.

       Sec. 4-305. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for prosecutorial and detainer expenses, the department shall reimburse counties for housing and custody of parole violators and offenders being returned by the department from community placement who are available for return to institutional status and for prisoners who volunteer for placement in a county jail.

       Sec. 4-306. Funds included in part 1 for the sheriffs' coordinating and training office are appropriated for and may be expended to defray costs of continuing education, certification, recertification, decertification, and training of local corrections officers, the personnel and administrative costs of the sheriffs' coordinating and training office, the local corrections officers advisory board, and the sheriffs' coordinating and training council under the local corrections officers training act, 2003 PA 125, MCL 791.531 to 791.546.

       Sec. 4-307. The department shall issue a biannual report for all vendor contracts to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the legislative corrections ombudsman, and the state budget office. The report shall cover service contracts with a value of $500,000.00 or more and include all of the following:

       (a) The original start date and the current expiration date of each contract.

       (b) The number, if any, of contract compliance monitoring site visits completed by the department for each vendor.

       (c) The number and amount of fines, if any, for service-level agreement noncompliance for each vendor broken down by area of noncompliance.

       Sec. 4-311. By December 1, the department shall provide a report on the Michigan state industries program to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the legislative corrections ombudsman, and the state budget office. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the locations of the programs, the total number of participants at each location, description of job duties and typical inmate schedules, what products are produced, and how the program provides marketable skills that lead to employable outcomes after release from a department facility.

 

OFFENDER SUCCESS ADMINISTRATION

       Sec. 4-401. The department shall submit 3-year and 5-year prison population projection updates concurrent with submission of the executive budget recommendation to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the legislative corrections ombudsman, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office. The report shall include explanations of the methodology and assumptions used in developing the projection updates.

       Sec. 4-403. The department shall partner with nonprofit faith-based, business and professional, civic, and community organizations for the purpose of providing offender success services. Offender success services include, but are not limited to, counseling, providing information on housing and job placement, and money management assistance.

       Sec. 4-404. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for offender success services, the department, when reasonably possible, shall ensure that inmates have potential employer matches in the communities to which they will return prior to each inmate's initial parole hearing.

       Sec. 4-407. By June 30, the department shall place the statistical report from the immediately preceding calendar year on an internet site. The statistical report shall include, but not be limited to, the information as provided in the 2004 statistical report.

       Sec. 4-408. The department shall measure the reincarceration recidivism rate of offenders based on available state data.

       Sec. 4-409. (1) The department shall engage with the talent investment agency within the department of talent and economic development and local entities to design services and shall use appropriations provided in part 1 for offender success and vocational education programs. The department shall ensure that the collaboration provides relevant professional development opportunities to prisoners to ensure that the programs are high quality, demand driven, locally receptive, and responsive to the needs of communities where the prisoners are expected to reside after their release from correctional facilities. The programs shall begin upon the intake of the prisoner into a department facility.

       (2) The department shall continue to offer workforce development programming through the entire duration of the prisoner's incarceration to encourage employment upon release.

       (3) By March 1, the department shall provide a report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the legislative corrections ombudsman, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office detailing the results of the workforce development program.

       Sec. 4-410. (1) The funds included in part 1 for community corrections comprehensive plans and services are to encourage the development through technical assistance grants, implementation, and operation of community corrections programs that enhance offender success and that also may serve as an alternative to incarceration in a state facility or jail. The comprehensive corrections plans shall include an explanation of how the public safety will be maintained, the goals for the local jurisdiction, offender target populations intended to be affected, offender eligibility criteria for purposes outlined in the plan, and how the plans will meet the following objectives, consistent with section 8(4) of the community corrections act, 1988 PA 511, MCL 791.408:

       (a) Reduce admissions to prison of offenders who would likely be sentenced to imprisonment, including probation violators.

       (b) Improve the appropriate utilization of jail facilities, the first priority of which is to open jail beds intended to house otherwise prison-bound felons, and the second priority being to appropriately utilize jail beds so that jail crowding does not occur.

       (c) Open jail beds through the increase of pretrial release options.

       (d) Reduce the readmission to prison of parole violators.

       (e) Reduce the admission or readmission to prison of offenders, including probation violators and parole violators, for substance abuse violations.

       (f) Contribute to offender success.

       (2) The award of community corrections comprehensive plans and residential services funds shall be based on criteria that include, but are not limited to, the prison commitment rate by category of offenders, trends in prison commitment rates and jail utilization, historical trends in community corrections program capacity and program utilization, and the projected impact and outcome of annual policies and procedures of programs on offender success, prison commitment rates, and jail utilization.

       (3) Funds awarded for residential services in part 1 shall provide for a per diem reimbursement of not more than $52.50.

       Sec. 4-414. (1) The department shall administer a county jail reimbursement program from the funds appropriated in part 1 for the purpose of reimbursing counties for housing in jails certain felons who otherwise would have been sentenced to prison.

       (2) The county jail reimbursement program shall reimburse counties for convicted felons in the custody of the sheriff if the conviction was for a crime committed on or after January 1, 1999 and 1 of the following applies:

       (a) The felon's sentencing guidelines recommended range upper limit is more than 18 months, the felon's sentencing guidelines recommended range lower limit is 12 months or less, the felon's prior record variable score is 35 or more points, and the felon's sentence is not for commission of a crime in crime class G or crime class H or a nonperson crime in crime class F under chapter XVII of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 777.1 to 777.69.

       (b) The felon's minimum sentencing guidelines range minimum is more than 12 months under the sentencing guidelines described in subdivision (a).

       (c) The felon was sentenced to jail for a felony committed while he or she was on parole and under the jurisdiction of the parole board and for which the sentencing guidelines recommended range for the minimum sentence has an upper limit of more than 18 months.

       (3) State reimbursement under this subsection shall be $65.00 per diem per diverted offender for offenders with a presumptive prison guideline score, $55.00 per diem per diverted offender for offenders with a straddle cell guideline for a group 1 crime, and $40.00 per diem per diverted offender for offenders with a straddle cell guideline for a group 2 crime. Reimbursements shall be paid for sentences up to a 1-year total.

       (4) As used in this subsection:

       (a) "Group 1 crime" means a crime in 1 or more of the following offense categories: arson, assault, assaultive other, burglary, criminal sexual conduct, homicide or resulting in death, other sex offenses, robbery, and weapon possession as determined by the department of corrections based on specific crimes for which counties received reimbursement under the county jail reimbursement program in fiscal year 2007 and fiscal year 2008, and listed in the county jail reimbursement program document titled "FY 2007 and FY 2008 Group One Crimes Reimbursed", dated March 31, 2009.

       (b) "Group 2 crime" means a crime that is not a group 1 crime, including larceny, fraud, forgery, embezzlement, motor vehicle, malicious destruction of property, controlled substance offense, felony drunk driving, and other nonassaultive offenses.

       (c) "In the custody of the sheriff" means that the convicted felon has been sentenced to the county jail and is either housed in the county jail or has been released from jail and is being monitored through the use of the sheriff's electronic monitoring system.

       (5) County jail reimbursement program expenditures shall not exceed the amount appropriated in part 1 for the county jail reimbursement program. Payments to counties under the county jail reimbursement program shall be made in the order in which properly documented requests for reimbursements are received. A request shall be considered to be properly documented if it meets MDOC requirements for documentation. By October 15, the department shall distribute the documentation requirements to all counties.

       (6) Any county that receives funding under this section for the purpose of housing in jails certain felons who otherwise would have been sentenced to prison shall, as a condition of receiving the funding, report by September 30 an annual average jail capacity and annual average jail occupancy for the immediately preceding fiscal year.

       (7) Not later than February 1, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections all of the following information:

       (a) The number of inmates sentenced to the custody of the sheriff and eligible for the county jail reimbursement program.

       (b) The total amount paid to counties under the county jail reimbursement program.

       (c) The total number of days inmates were in the custody of the sheriff and eligible for the county jail reimbursement program.

       (d) The number of inmates sentenced to the custody of the sheriff under each of the 3 categories: presumptive prison, group 1 crime, and group 2 crime in subsection (3).

       (e) The total amount paid to counties under each of the 3 categories: presumptive prison, group 1 crime, and group 2 crime in subsection (3).

       (f) The total number of days inmates were in the custody of the sheriff under each of the 3 categories: presumptive prison, group 1 crime, and group 2 crime in subsection (3).

       (g) The estimated cost of housing inmates sentenced to the custody of the sheriff and eligible for the county jail reimbursement program as inmates of a state prison.

       Sec. 4-416. Allowable uses of felony drunk driver jail reduction and community treatment program funding shall include reimbursing counties for transportation, treatment costs, and housing felony drunk drivers during a period of assessment for treatment and case planning. Reimbursements for housing during the assessment process shall be at the rate of $43.50 per day per offender, up to a maximum of 5 days per offender.

       Sec. 4-418. (1) The department shall collaborate with the state court administrative office on facilitating changes to Michigan court rules that would require the court to collect at the time of sentencing the state operator's license, state identification card, or other documentation used to establish the identity of the individual to be admitted to the department. The department shall maintain those documents in the prisoner's personal file.

       (2) The department shall cooperate with MDHHS to create and maintain a process by which prisoners can obtain their Michigan birth certificates if necessary. The department shall describe a process for obtaining birth certificates from other states, and in situations where the prisoner's effort fails, the department shall assist in obtaining the birth certificate.

       (3) The department shall collaborate with the department of military and veterans affairs to create and maintain a process by which prisoners can obtain a copy of their DD Form 214 or other military discharge documentation if necessary.

       Sec. 4-419. The department shall provide monthly electronic mail reports to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the legislative corrections ombudsman, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office. The reports shall include information on end-of-month prisoner populations in county jails, the net operating capacity according to the most recent certification report, identified by date, and end-of-month data, year-to-date data, and comparisons to the prior year for the following:

       (a) Community residential program populations, separated by centers and electronic monitoring.

       (b) Parole populations.

       (c) Probation populations, with identification of the number in special alternative incarceration.

       (d) Prison and camp populations, with separate identification of the number in special alternative incarceration and the number of lifers.

       (e) Prisoners classified as past their earliest release date.

       (f) Parole board activity, including the numbers and percentages of parole grants and parole denials.

       (g) Prisoner exits, identifying transfers to community placement, paroles from prisons and camps, paroles from community placement, total movements to parole, prison intake, prisoner deaths, prisoners discharging on the maximum sentence, and other prisoner exits.

       (h) Prison intake and returns, including probation violators, new court commitments, violators with new sentences, escaper new sentences, total prison intake, returns from court with additional sentences, community placement returns, technical parole violator returns, and total returns to prison and camp.

       Sec. 4-423. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for offender success administration, the department shall collaborate with the Michigan Restaurant Association for job placement for individuals on probation and parole.

       Sec. 4-425. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for offender success programming, $1,000,000.00 shall be used by the department to establish medication-assisted treatment offender success pilot programs to provide prerelease treatment and postrelease referral for opioid-addicted and alcohol-addicted offenders who voluntarily participate in the medication-assisted treatment offender success pilot programs. The department shall collaborate with residential and nonresidential substance abuse treatment providers and with community-based clinics to provide postrelease treatment. The programs shall employ a multifaceted approach to treatment, including a long-acting nonaddictive medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of opioid and alcohol dependence, counseling, and postrelease referral to community-based providers.

       (2) The manufacturer of a long-acting nonaddictive medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration for opioid and alcohol dependence shall provide the department with samples of the medication, at no cost to the department, during the duration of the medication-assisted treatment offender success pilot programs. Offenders shall receive 1 injection prior to being released from custody and shall be connected with an aftercare plan and assistance with obtaining insurance to cover subsequent injections.

       (3) Participants of the programs shall be required to attend substance abuse treatment programming as directed by their agent, including coordination of both direct or indirect services through federally qualified health centers in Wayne, Washtenaw, Genesee, Berrien, Van Buren, and Allegan Counties, but not limited to only those counties, shall be subject to routine drug and alcohol testing, shall not be allowed to consume drugs or alcohol, and shall possess a strong will to overcome addiction.

       (4) The department shall submit a report by September 30 to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the legislative corrections ombudsman, and the state budget office on the number of offenders who received injections upon release, the number of offenders who received injections and tested positive for drugs or alcohol, the number of offenders who received injections in the community for a duration of at least 3 months, and the number of offenders who received injections and were subsequently returned to prison.

       Sec. 4-426. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall ensure that any inmate with a diagnosed mental illness is referred to a local mental health care provider that is able and willing to treat the inmate upon parole or discharge. The department shall ensure that the provider is informed of the inmate's current treatment plan including any medications that are currently prescribed to the inmate.

 

FIELD OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION

       Sec. 4-603. (1) All prisoners, probationers, and parolees involved with the curfew monitoring program shall reimburse the department for costs associated with their participation in the program. The department may require community service work reimbursement as a means of payment for those able-bodied individuals unable to pay for the costs of the equipment.

       (2) Program participant contributions and local program reimbursement for the curfew monitoring program appropriated in part 1 are related to program expenditures and may be used to offset expenditures for this purpose.

       (3) Included in the appropriation in part 1 is adequate funding to implement the curfew monitoring program to be administered by the department. The curfew monitoring program is intended to provide sentencing judges and county sheriffs in coordination with local community corrections advisory boards access to the state's curfew monitoring program to reduce prison admissions and improve local jail utilization. The department shall determine the appropriate distribution of the curfew monitor units throughout the state based upon locally developed comprehensive corrections plans under the community corrections act, 1988 PA 511, MCL 791.401 to 791.414.

       (4) For a fee determined by the department, the department shall provide counties with the curfew monitor equipment, replacement parts, administrative oversight of the equipment's operation, notification of violators, and periodic reports regarding county program participants. Counties are responsible for curfew monitor equipment installation and service. For an additional fee as determined by the department, the department shall provide staff to install and service the equipment. Counties are responsible for the coordination and apprehension of program violators.

       (5) Any county with curfew monitor charges outstanding over 60 days shall be considered in violation of the community curfew monitor program agreement and lose access to the program.

       Sec. 4-604. The funds appropriated in part 1 for criminal justice reinvestment shall be used only to fund data collection and evidence-based programs designed to reduce recidivism among probationers and parolees.

       Sec. 4-615. (1) The department shall submit a report detailing the number of prisoners who have received life imprisonment sentences with the possibility of parole and who are currently eligible for parole to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the legislative corrections ombudsman, and the state budget office by April 30.

       (2) The report shall include the following information on parolable lifers who have served more than 25 years: prisoner name, MDOC identification number, prefix, offense for which life term is being served, county of conviction, age at time offense was committed, current age, race, gender, true security classification, dates of parole board file reviews, dates of parole board interviews, parole guideline scores, and reason for decision not to release.

       Sec. 4-617. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the residential alternative to prison program, the department shall provide vocational, educational, and cognitive programming in a secure environment to enhance existing alternative sentencing options, increase employment readiness and successful placement rates, and reduce new criminal behavior for the west Michigan probation violator population. The department shall measure and set the following metric goals:

       (a) 85% of participants successfully complete the program.

       (b) Of the participants that complete the program, 75% will earn a nationally recognized credential for career and vocational programs.

       (c) Of the participants that complete the program, 100% will earn a certificate of completion for cognitive programming.

       (d) The prison commitment rate for probation violators will be reduced by 5% within the impacted geographical area after the first year of program operation.

 

HEALTH CARE

       Sec. 4-804. The department shall report quarterly to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the legislative corrections ombudsman, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office on prisoner health care utilization. The report shall include the number of inpatient hospital days, outpatient visits, emergency room visits, and prisoners receiving off-site inpatient medical care in the previous quarter, by facility.

       Sec. 4-807. The funds appropriated in part 1 for Hepatitis C treatment shall be used only to purchase specialty medication for Hepatitis C treatment in the prison population. In addition to the above appropriation, any rebates received from the medications used shall be used only to purchase specialty medication for Hepatitis C treatment. On a bi-annual basis, the department shall issue a report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the legislative corrections ombudsman, and the state budget office, providing the total amount spent on specialty medication for the treatment of Hepatitis C, the number of prisoners that were treated, the amount of any rebates that were received from the purchase of specialty medication, and what outstanding rebates are expected to be received.

 

CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ADMINISTRATION

       Sec. 4-903. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for prison food service, the department shall report biannually to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the legislative corrections ombudsman, and the state budget office on the following:

       (a) Average per-meal cost for prisoner food service. Per-meal cost shall include all costs directly related to the provision of food for the prisoner population, and shall include, but not be limited to, actual food costs, total compensation for all food service workers, including benefits and legacy costs, and inspection and compliance costs for food service.

       (b) Food service-related contracts, including goods or services to be provided and the vendor.

       (c) Major sanitation violations.

       Sec. 4-904. The department shall calculate the per prisoner/per day cost for each prisoner security custody level. This calculation shall include all actual direct and indirect costs for the previous fiscal year, including, but not limited to, the value of services provided to the department by other state agencies and the allocation of statewide legacy costs. To calculate the per prisoner/per day costs, the department shall divide these direct and indirect costs by the average daily population for each custody level. For multilevel facilities, the indirect costs that cannot be accurately allocated to each custody level can be included in the calculation on a per-prisoner basis for each facility. A report summarizing these calculations and the direct and indirect costs included in them shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the legislative corrections ombudsman, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office not later than December 15.

       Sec. 4-906. Any local unit of government or private nonprofit organization that contracts with the department for public works services shall be responsible for financing the entire cost of such an agreement.

       Sec. 4-907. The department shall report by March 1 to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the legislative corrections ombudsman, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office on academic and vocational programs. The report shall provide information relevant to an assessment of the department's academic and vocational programs, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

       (a) The number of instructors and the number of instructor vacancies, by program and facility.

       (b) The number of prisoners enrolled in each program, the number of prisoners completing each program, the number of prisoners who do not complete each program and are not subsequently reenrolled, and the reason for not completing the program, the number of prisoners transferred to another facility while enrolled in a program and not subsequently reenrolled, the number of prisoners enrolled who are repeating the program, and the number of prisoners on waiting lists for each program, all itemized by facility.

       (c) The steps the department has undertaken to improve programs, track records, accommodate transfers and prisoners with health care needs, and reduce waiting lists.

       (d) The number of prisoners paroled without a high school diploma and the number of prisoners paroled without a high school equivalency.

       (e) An explanation of the value and purpose of each program, for example, to improve employability, reduce recidivism, reduce prisoner idleness, or some combination of these and other factors.

       (f) An identification of program outcomes for each academic and vocational program.

       (g) The number of prisoners not paroled at their earliest release date due to lack of a high school equivalency, and the reason those prisoners have not obtained a high school equivalency.

       Sec. 4-910. The department shall allow the Michigan Braille transcribing fund program to operate at its current location. The donation of the building by the Michigan Braille transcribing fund at the G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility in Jackson is acknowledged and appreciated. The department shall continue to encourage the Michigan Braille transcribing fund program to produce high-quality materials for use by the visually impaired.

       Sec. 4-911. By March 1, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the legislative corrections ombudsman, and the state budget office the number of critical incidents occurring each month by type and the number and severity of assaults, escape attempts, suicides, and attempted suicides occurring each month at each facility during the immediately preceding calendar year.

       Sec. 4-912. The department shall report annually to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the legislative corrections ombudsman, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office on the ratio of correctional officers to prisoners for each correctional institution, the ratio of shift command staff to line custody staff, and the ratio of noncustody institutional staff to prisoners for each correctional institution.

       Sec. 4-913. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall focus on providing required programming to prisoners who are past their earliest release date because of not having received the required programming. Programming includes, but is not limited to, violence prevention programming, assaultive offender programming, sexual offender programming, substance abuse treatment programming, thinking for a change programming, and any other programming that is required as a condition of parole.

       (2) The department shall submit a quarterly report to the members of the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the state budget office, and the legislative corrections ombudsman detailing enrollment in sex offender programming, assaultive offender programming, violent offender programming, and thinking for a change programming. At a minimum, the report shall include the following:

       (a) A full accounting, from the date of entrance to prison, of the number of individuals who are required to complete the programming, but have not yet done so.

       (b) The number of individuals who have reached their earliest release date, but who have not completed required programming.

       (c) A plan of action for addressing any waiting lists or backlogs for programming that may exist.

       Sec. 4-924. The department shall evaluate all prisoners at intake for substance abuse disorders, serious developmental disorders, serious mental illness, and other mental health disorders. Prisoners with serious mental illness or serious developmental disorders shall not be removed from the general population as a punitive response to behavior caused by their serious mental illness or serious developmental disorder. Due to persistent high violence risk or severe disruptive behavior that is unresponsive to treatment, prisoners with serious mental illness or serious developmental disorders may be placed in secure residential housing programs that will facilitate access to institutional programming and ongoing mental health services. A prisoner with serious mental illness or serious developmental disorder who is confined in these specialized housing programs shall be evaluated or monitored by a medical professional at a frequency of not less than every 12 hours.

       Sec. 4-925. By March 1, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the legislative corrections ombudsman, and the state budget office on the annual number of prisoners in administrative segregation between October 1, 2018 and September 30, 2019, and the annual number of prisoners in administrative segregation between October 1, 2018 and September 30, 2019 who at any time during the current or prior prison term were diagnosed with serious mental illness or have a developmental disorder and the number of days each of the prisoners with serious mental illness or a developmental disorder have been confined to administrative segregation.

       Sec. 4-929. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do all of the following:

       (a) Ensure that any inmate care and control staff in contact with prisoners less than 18 years of age are adequately trained with regard to the developmental and mental health needs of prisoners less than 18 years of age. By April 1, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the legislative corrections ombudsman, and the state budget office on the training curriculum used and the number and types of staff receiving annual training under that curriculum.

       (b) Provide appropriate placement for prisoners less than 18 years of age who have serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or a serious developmental disorder and need to be housed separately from the general population. Prisoners less than 18 years of age who have serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or a serious developmental disorder shall not be removed from an existing placement as a punitive response to behavior caused by their serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or a serious developmental disorder. Due to persistent high violence risk or severe disruptive behavior that is unresponsive to treatment, prisoners less than 18 years of age with serious emotional disturbance, serious mental illness, or serious developmental disorders may be placed in secure residential housing programs that will facilitate access to institutional programming and ongoing mental health services. A prisoner less than 18 years of age with serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or a serious developmental disorder who is confined in these specialized housing programs shall be evaluated or monitored by a medical professional at a frequency of not less than every 12 hours.

       (c) Implement a specialized offender success program that recognizes the needs of prisoners less than 18 years old for supervised offender success.

       Sec. 4-930. The department shall submit an annual report to the senate and house subcommittees on corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the legislative corrections ombudsman, and the state budget office on the number of youth in prison. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:

       (a) The total number of inmates under age 18 who are not on Holmes youthful trainee act status.

       (b) The total number of inmates under age 18 who are on Holmes youthful trainee act status.

       (c) The total number of inmates aged 18 to 23 who are on Holmes youthful trainee act status.

 

ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS

       Sec. 4-1100. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for new custody staff training, the department shall increase the training capacity for new custody staff. The purpose of additional academies is to address higher than normal attrition of correction officers and to decrease overtime costs.


 

Article 5

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

PART 1

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS AND ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS

       Sec. 5-101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this article, the amounts listed in this part for the department of education are appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and are anticipated to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, from the funds indicated in this part. The following is a summary of the appropriations and anticipated appropriations in this part:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              6.0               6.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................            614.5             614.5

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    436,344,500  $    446,743,900

  Total interdepartmental grants and interdepartmental

   transfers..............................................                0                 0

  ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION............................ $    436,344,500  $    446,743,900

  Total federal revenues...................................      332,152,900       342,869,100

  Total local revenues.....................................        5,893,400         5,860,600

  Total private revenues...................................        2,036,200         2,035,900

  Total other state restricted revenues...................        9,050,000         9,003,100

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     87,212,000  $     86,975,200

       State general fund/general purpose schedule:

     Ongoing state general fund/general purpose...........       87,212,000        86,975,200

     One-time state general fund/general purpose..........                0                 0

   Sec. 5-102.  STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION/OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              6.0               6.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................             11.0              11.0

  Unclassified salaries-6.0 FTE positions................. $        904,000  $        886,300

  Education commission of the states......................          120,800           120,800

  State board of education, per diem payments.............           24,400            24,400

  State board/superintendent operations-11.0 FTE

   positions..............................................        2,224,400        2,208,700

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      3,273,600  $      3,240,200

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................          242,200           239,600

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................           28,100            28,100

  Other state restricted revenues.........................          792,100           785,300

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      2,211,200  $      2,187,200

   Sec. 5-103.  DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT

   Full-time equated classified positions................             47.6              47.6

  Central support operations-38.6 FTE positions........... $      5,987,800  $      5,935,500

  Federal and private grants...............................        3,000,000         3,000,000

  Grant and contract operations-9.0 FTE positions.........        2,711,900         2,697,500

  Property management......................................        3,499,800         3,499,800

  Terminal leave payments..................................          353,300           353,300

  Training and orientation workshops......................          150,000           150,000

  Worker's compensation....................................           27,800           27,800

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     15,730,600  $     15,663,900

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        8,999,000         8,961,100

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................        1,000,000         1,000,000

  Other state restricted revenues.........................          716,700           714,000

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      5,014,900  $      4,988,800

   Sec. 5-104.  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

  Information technology services and projects............ $      4,651,000  $      4,651,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      4,651,000  $      4,651,000

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        2,533,400         2,533,400

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................          712,500           712,500

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      1,405,100  $      1,405,100

   Sec. 5-105.  SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES

   Full-time equated classified positions................             47.0              47.0

  Special education operations-47.0 FTE positions......... $      9,153,000  $      9,093,200

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      9,153,000  $      9,093,200

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        8,561,200         8,505,100

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................          110,100           110,100

  Other state restricted revenues.........................           45,900            45,400

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $        435,800  $        432,600

   Sec. 5-106.  MICHIGAN SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND

   Full-time equated classified positions................             82.0              82.0

  Camp Tuhsmeheta-1.0 FTE position........................ $        298,000  $        297,700

  Low incidence outreach program..........................          750,000           750,000

  Michigan schools for the deaf and blind operations-

   81.0 FTE positions.....................................       13,515,900        13,451,400

  Private gifts - blind....................................          200,000           200,000

  Private gifts - deaf.....................................          150,000          150,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     14,913,900  $     14,849,100

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        7,529,200         7,497,500

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................        5,893,400         5,860,600

  Private revenues.........................................          648,000           647,700

  Other state restricted revenues.........................          843,300           843,300

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 5-107.  EDUCATOR EXCELLENCE

   Full-time equated classified positions................             48.0              48.0

  Educator excellence operations-48.0 FTE positions....... $     10,836,700  $     10,779,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     10,836,700  $     10,779,000

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        4,654,300         4,645,700

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        4,165,600         4,133,200

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      2,016,800  $      2,000,100

   Sec. 5-108.  MICHIGAN OFFICE OF GREAT START

   Full-time equated classified positions................             66.0              66.0

  Child development and care external support............. $     29,072,800  $     29,072,800

  Child development and care public assistance............      232,000,000       242,000,000

  Head start collaboration office-1.0 FTE position........          316,600           314,600

  Office of great start operations-65.0 FTE positions.....       32,569,600       33,679,300

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    293,959,000  $    305,066,700

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................      251,692,200       262,816,700

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................          250,000           250,000

  Other state restricted revenues.........................           64,600            64,600

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     41,952,200  $     41,935,400

   Sec. 5-109.  SYSTEMS, EVALUATION, AND TECHNOLOGY

   Full-time equated classified positions................             10.0              10.0

  Office of systems, evaluation, and technology

   operations-10.0 FTE positions.......................... $      1,993,000  $      1,976,300

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      1,993,000  $      1,976,300

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        1,117,400         1,109,500

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................           10,500            10,400

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $        865,100  $        856,400

   Sec. 5-110.  STRATEGIC PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

   Full-time equated classified positions................              6.0               6.0

  Strategic planning and implementation operations-6.0

   FTE positions.......................................... $      1,061,500  $      1,050,100

  GROSS APPROPRIATION................................... . $      1,061,500  $      1,050,100

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................          541,800           536,200

   Special revenue funds:

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $        519,700  $        513,900

   Sec. 5-111.  ADMINISTRATIVE LAW SERVICES

   Full-time equated classified positions................              2.0               2.0

  Administrative law operations-2.0 FTE positions......... $      1,402,300  $      1,396,600

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      1,402,300  $      1,396,600

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................          573,800           573,800

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................          724,700           720,300

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $        103,800  $        102,500

   Sec. 5-112.  ACCOUNTABILITY SERVICES

   Full-time equated classified positions................             63.6              63.6

  Accountability services operations-63.6 FTE positions... $     14,710,600  $     14,619,500

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     14,710,600  $     14,619,500

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       12,511,400        12,439,300

   Special revenue funds:

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      2,199,200  $      2,180,200

   Sec. 5-113.  SCHOOL SUPPORT SERVICES

   Full-time equated classified positions................             74.6              74.6

  Adolescent and school health............................ $        320,000  $        320,000

  School support services operations-74.6 FTE positions...       13,563,900       13,460,500

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     13,883,900  $     13,780,500

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       12,448,500        12,360,700

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................           71,700            71,700

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      1,363,700  $      1,348,100

   Sec. 5-114.  EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTS

   Full-time equated classified positions................             82.7              82.7

  Educational supports operations-82.7 FTE positions...... $     15,164,000  $     15,070,100

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     15,164,000  $     15,070,100

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       11,048,800        10,972,200

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................          602,400           602,400

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      3,512,800  $      3,495,500

   Sec. 5-115.  CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

   Full-time equated classified positions................             28.0              28.0

  Career and technical education operations-28.0 FTE

   positions.............................................. $      5,360,200  $      5,327,800

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      5,360,200  $      5,327,800

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        3,972,600         3,952,100

   Special revenue funds:

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      1,387,600  $      1,375,700

   Sec. 5-116.  LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN

   Full-time equated classified positions................             33.0              33.0

  Library of Michigan operations-31.0 FTE positions....... $      4,958,800  $      4,915,100

  Library services and technology program-1.0 FTE

   position...............................................        5,612,600         5,611,700

  Michigan eLibrary-1.0 FTE position......................        1,761,700         1,758,200

  Renaissance zone reimbursements.........................        2,200,000         2,200,000

  State aid to libraries...................................       12,067,700       12,067,700

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     26,600,800  $     26,552,700

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        5,612,600         5,611,700

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................          300,000           300,000

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     20,688,200  $     20,641,000

   Sec. 5-117.  PARTNERSHIP DISTRICT SUPPORT

   Full-time equated classified positions................             13.0              13.0

  Partnership district support operations-13.0 FTE

   positions............................................ . $      3,650,400  $      3,627,200

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      3,650,400  $      3,627,200

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................          114,500           114,500

   Special revenue funds:

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      3,535,900  $      3,512,700

 

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

FISCAL YEAR 2020

 

GENERAL SECTIONS

       Sec. 5-201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1 for the fiscal year 2020 is $96,262,000.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2020 is $14,267,700.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

   Renaissance zone reimbursements........................................ $        2,200,000

   State aid to libraries.................................................         12,067,700

  TOTAL.................................................................... $       14,267,700

       Sec. 5-202. The appropriations authorized under this article are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

       Sec. 5-203. As used in this article:

       (a) "Department" means the Michigan department of education.

       (b) "District" means a local school district as that term is defined in section 6 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.6, or a public school academy as that term is defined in section 5 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.5.

       (c) "FTE" means full-time equated.

       Sec. 5-204. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall use the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this article. This requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.

       Sec. 5-205. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality. In addition, preference should be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

       Sec. 5-206. The state superintendent of public instruction shall take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. The state superintendent of public instruction shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services, supplies, or both.

       Sec. 5-207. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's budget. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:

       (a) The dates of each travel occurrence.

       (b) The transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.

       Sec. 5-208. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by a principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those outside services that the attorney general authorizes.

       Sec. 5-209. Not later than November 30, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

       Sec. 5-210. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $700,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $250,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       Sec. 5-211. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for each department or agency:

       (a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.

       (b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.

       (c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.

       (d) The number of active department employees by job classification.

       (e) Job specifications and wage rates.

       Sec. 5-212. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees chairs, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2020.

       Sec. 5-213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department's performance.

       Sec. 5-214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 are estimated at $14,654,400.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $7,123,800.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $7,530,600.00.

       Sec. 5-215. The department shall provide through the internet the state board of education agenda and all supporting documents, and shall notify the state budget director and the senate and house fiscal agencies that the agenda and supporting documents are available on the internet, at the time the agenda and supporting documents are provided to state board of education members.

       Sec. 5-217. The department may assist the department of health and human services, other departments, and local school districts to secure reimbursement for eligible services provided in Michigan schools from the federal Medicaid program. The department may submit reports of direct expenses related to this effort to the department of health and human services for reimbursement.

       Sec. 5-219. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall ensure that kindergarten benchmark data include a method for information to be provided regarding a child's participation in the great start readiness program.

       Sec. 5-220. The department shall post on its website a link to the federal Institute of Education Sciences' What Works Clearinghouse. The department also shall work to disseminate knowledge about the What Works Clearinghouse to districts and intermediate districts so that it may be used to improve reading proficiency for pupils in grades K to 3.

       Sec. 5-226. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall coordinate with the other departments to streamline state services and resources, reduce duplication, and increase efficiency. This includes, but is not limited to, working with the department of treasury to coordinate with the financial independence team and overseeing deficit districts and working with the department of health and human services and department of licensing and regulatory affairs to coordinate with early childhood programs and overseeing child care providers.

       Sec. 5-231. The department shall collect information from all school districts, intermediate school districts, and public school academies that have adopted policies that were recommended in the final task force for reducing child sexual abuse in this state report specified by section 12b of the child protection law, 1975 PA 238, MCL 722.632b. The information collected shall be reported to the house and senate appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget office. The report shall include a list of each school district, intermediate school district, and public school academy that has adopted each policy specified by section 12b of the child protection law, 1975 PA 238, MCL 722.632b.

       Sec. 5-232. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall ensure that the most recently issued report of regional in-demand occupations issued by the department of technology, management and budget is distributed in electronic or paper form to all high schools in each school district, intermediate school district, and public school academy.

       Sec. 5-233. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall develop and implement a training program to provide resources and programming to pupils in grades 9 to 12 who are interested in a career in teaching and who are members of groups that are underrepresented in the teaching profession in this state.

       (2) The department shall do all of the following with respect to the training program developed and implemented under subsection (1):

       (a) Create a process for nomination and admission of pupils to the program.

       (b) Advertise the program.

       (c) Invite postsecondary institutions in this state that operate a teacher preparation program to participate in the training program.

       (d) Connect pupils participating in the program to representatives of teacher preparation programs at postsecondary institutions in this state.

       (e) At least once, conduct conferences for pupils participating in the program in locations that are geographically convenient for the majority of pupils attending each conference.

       (f) Provide all available research and resources to pupils and postsecondary institutions participating in the training program on at least all of the following:

       (i) Successful activities and programs for recruiting and retaining pupils who are members of groups that are underrepresented in the teaching profession for participation in postsecondary teacher preparation programs.

       (ii) Teacher certification.

       (iii) Employment as a teacher.

 

STATE BOARD/OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT

       Sec. 5-301. (1) The appropriations in part 1 may be used for per diem payments to the state board for meetings at which a quorum is present or for performing official business authorized by the state board. The per diem payments shall be at a rate as follows:

       (a) State board of education - president - $110.00 per day.

       (b) State board of education - member other than president - $100.00 per day.

       (2) A state board of education member shall not be paid a per diem for more than 30 days per year.

 

SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES

       Sec. 5-350. From the funds in part 1 for special education operations, the department shall use $100,000.00 to design and distribute to all parents and legal guardians of a student with a disability information about federal and state mandates regarding the rights and protections of students with disabilities, including, but not limited to, individualized education programs to ensure that parents and legal guardians are fully informed about laws, rules, procedural safeguards, problem-solving options, and any other information the department determines is necessary so that parents and legal guardians may be able to provide meaningful input in collaboration with districts to develop and implement an individualized education program.

 

MICHIGAN SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND

       Sec. 5-401. The employees at the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind who work on a school-year basis are considered annual employees for purposes of service credits, retirement, and insurance benefits.

       Sec. 5-402. For each student enrolled at the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind, the department shall assess the intermediate school district of residence 100% of the cost of operating the student's instructional program. The amount shall exclude room and board related costs and the cost of weekend transportation between the school and the student's home.

       Sec. 5-406. (1) The Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind may promote its residential program as a possible appropriate option for children who are deaf or hard of hearing or who are blind or visually impaired. The Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind shall distribute information detailing its services to all intermediate school districts in this state.

       (2) Upon knowledge of or recognition by an intermediate school district that a child in the district is deaf or hard of hearing or blind or visually impaired, the intermediate school district shall provide to the parents of the child the literature distributed by the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind to intermediate school districts under subsection (1).

       (3) Parents will continue to have a choice regarding the educational placement of their deaf or hard-of-hearing children.

       Sec. 5-407. Revenue received by the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind from gifts, bequests, and donations that is unexpended at the end of the state fiscal year may be carried over to the succeeding fiscal year and shall not revert to the general fund.

       Sec. 5-408. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the department may receive and expend the funds collected by the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind and the low incidence outreach program for providing qualified services and may be used for any expenses necessary to provide the qualified services. Any money that is unexpended at the end of the current fiscal year may be carried forward into the succeeding fiscal year.

       (2) As used in this section, "qualified services" means document reproduction and services; conducting conferences, workshops, and training classes; and providing specialized equipment, facilities, and software.

 

EDUCATOR EXCELLENCE

       Sec. 5-501. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for educator excellence, the department shall maintain certificate revocation/felony conviction files of educational personnel.

       Sec. 5-503. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall, upon request, consult with the Michigan Virtual Research Institute and external stakeholders in connection with the department's implementation and administration of professional development training described in section 35a of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1635a, including, but not limited to, the online training of educators of pupils in grades K to 3 described in that section.

       Sec. 5-506. Revenue received from teacher testing fees that is unexpended at the end of the current fiscal year may be carried over to the succeeding fiscal year and shall not revert to the general fund.

       Sec. 5-507. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall adopt a teacher certification test that ensures that all newly certified elementary teachers have the skills to deliver evidence-based literacy instruction. The department may use teacher certification or teacher testing fee revenue to the extent allowable under law to implement this section, or may pass along increased testing fees to teachers as allowable and appropriate.

 

SCHOOL SUPPORT SERVICES

       Sec. 5-601. From the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for implementation costs associated with programs for early childhood literacy funded under section 35a of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1635a.

 

EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTS

       Sec. 5-701. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for educational supports, the department shall produce a report detailing the progress made by districts with grades K to 12 receiving at-risk funding under section 31a of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1631a, in implementing multitiered systems of supports in the prior school fiscal year for grades K to 12, and in providing reading intervention services described in section 1280f of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1280f, for pupils in grades K to 12.

       (2) The report described in subsection (1) shall include, at a minimum:

       (a) A description of the training, coaching, and technical assistance offered by the department to districts to support the implementation of effective multitiered systems of supports and reading intervention programs.

       (b) A list of districts determined by the department to have successfully implemented multitiered systems of supports and reading intervention programs.

       (c) A list of best practices that the department has identified that may be used by districts to implement multitiered systems of supports and reading intervention programs.

       (d) Other information the department determines would be useful to understanding the status of districts' implementation of effective multitiered systems of supports and reading intervention programs.

       (3) The department shall provide the report described in subsection (1) to the state budget director, the house and senate subcommittees that oversee the department of education and school aid budgets, and the house and senate fiscal agencies by September 30, 2020.

 

LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN

       Sec. 5-801. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for library fees are appropriated from money collected by the Library of Michigan for providing qualified services and may be used for any expenses necessary to provide the qualified services. Any money that is unexpended at the end of the current fiscal year may be carried forward into the succeeding fiscal year.

       (2) As used in this section, "qualified services" means document reproduction and services; conducting conferences, workshops, and training classes; and providing specialized equipment, facilities, and software.

       Sec. 5-804. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for renaissance zone reimbursements shall be used to reimburse public libraries under section 12 of the Michigan renaissance zone act, 1996 PA 376, MCL 125.2692, for taxes levied in 2019. The allocations shall be made not later than 60 days after the department of treasury certifies to the department and to the state budget director that the department of treasury has received all necessary information to properly determine the amounts due to each eligible recipient.

       (2) If the amount appropriated under this section is not sufficient to fully pay obligations under this section, payments shall be prorated on an equal basis among all eligible public libraries.

 

MICHIGAN OFFICE OF GREAT START

       Sec. 5-1002. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for child development and care public assistance, there is allocated $16,400,000.00 for the following purposes:

       (a) To increase the provider reimbursement rates for child care centers under the following guidelines:

       (i) Increase the reimbursement rate for providers with an empty star, 1-star, or 2-star rating by $0.40 per hour for each child ages 0-5.

       (ii) Increase the reimbursement rate for providers with an empty star, 1-star, or 2-star rating by $0.20 per hour for each child 5 years and older.

       (iii) Increase the reimbursement rate for providers with a 3-star, 4-star rating, or 5-star rating by $0.50 per hour for each child ages 0-5.

       (iv) Increase the reimbursement rate for providers with a 3-star, 4-star rating, or 5-star rating by $0.30 per hour for each child 5 years and older.

       (b) To increase the provider reimbursement rates for group home providers under the following guidelines:

       (i) Increase the reimbursement rate for providers with an empty star, 1-star, or 2-star rating by $0.40 per hour for each child ages 0-5.

       (ii) Increase the reimbursement rate for providers with an empty star, 1-star, or 2-star rating by $0.20 per hour for each child 5 years and older.

       (iii) Increase the reimbursement rate for providers with a 3-star, 4-star rating, or 5-star rating by $0.50 per hour for each child ages 0-5.

       (iv) Increase the reimbursement rate for providers with a 3-star, 4-star rating, or 5-star rating by $0.30 per hour for each child 5 years and older.

       (c) To increase the provider reimbursement rates for registered family homes under the following guidelines:

       (i) Increase the reimbursement rate for providers with an empty star, 1-star, or 2-star rating by $0.40 per hour for each child ages 0-5.

       (ii) Increase the reimbursement rate for providers with an empty star, 1-star, or 2-star rating by $0.20 per hour for each child 5 years and older.

       (iii) Increase the reimbursement rate for providers with a 3-star, 4-star rating, or 5-star rating by $0.50 per hour for each child ages 0-5.

       (iv) Increase the reimbursement rate for providers with a 3-star, 4-star rating, or 5-star rating by $0.30 per hour for each child 5 years and older.

       (d) To increase the provider reimbursement rates for unlicensed providers under the following guidelines:

       (i) Increase the reimbursement rate for unlicensed providers with a tier 1 rating by $0.20 per hour for each child.

       (ii) Increase the reimbursement rate for unlicensed providers with a tier 2 rating by $0.20 per hour for each child.

       (e) Rate increases funded under this subsection are effective January 1, 2020.

       (2) The department shall ensure that the final provider reimbursement rates determined under this section are published on the department and great start to quality webpages.

       (3) The department shall reimburse providers with a biweekly block schedule.

       (a) The block segment for a biweekly block reimbursement rate schedule for child care centers, group homes, and registered family homes, for paid hours between 1 to 30 hours, shall be reimbursed at the hourly reimbursement rate.

       (b) The block segment for a biweekly block reimbursement rate schedule for child care centers, group homes, and registered family homes, for paid hours between 31 to 60 hours, shall be reimbursed as 60 hours.

       (c) The block segment for a biweekly block reimbursement rate schedule for child care centers, group homes, and registered family homes, for paid hours between 61 to 80 hours, shall be reimbursed as 80 hours.

       (d) The block segment for a biweekly block reimbursement rate schedule for child care centers, group homes, and registered family homes, for paid hours between 81 to 90 hours, shall be reimbursed as 90 hours.

       (e) The block segment for a biweekly block reimbursement rate schedule for unlicensed providers shall be reimbursed at their current hourly reimbursement rates.

       Sec. 5-1004. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the office of great start operations, the department shall enter into contracts for the TEACH scholarship program. The program shall give preference to the following providers:

       (a) Providers that currently have a great start to quality star rating or are in the process to receive a star rating.

       (b) Providers that are seeking to increase their great start to quality star rating and are only restricted from receiving the increased rating because they lack employees with the proper education level.

       Sec. 5-1007. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for child development and care - external support, the department shall create progress reports that shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

       (a) Both the on-site and off-site activities that are intended to improve child care provider quality and the number of times those activities are performed by the licensing consultants.

       (b) How many on-site visits a single licensing consultant has made since the start of the current fiscal year.

       (c) The types of on-site visits and the number of visits for each type that a single consultant has made since the start of the current fiscal year.

       (d) The number of providers that have improved their quality rating since the start of the current fiscal year compared to the same time period in the preceding fiscal year, reported as the number of providers in each regional prosperity zone.

       (e) The types of activities that are intended to improve licensing consultant performance and child care provider quality and the number of times those activities are performed by the managers and administrators.

       (2) The progress reports shall be sent to the state budget director, the house and senate subcommittees that oversee the department of education, and the house and senate fiscal agencies by April 1, 2020 and September 30, 2020.

       Sec. 5-1008. From the amount appropriated in part 1 for office of great start operations, the department shall work with the department of health and human services to coordinate services provided to families for home visits, reduce duplication of state services and spending, and increase efficiencies including the home visits funded under section 32p of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1632p.

       Sec. 5-1009. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for child development and care public assistance, there is allocated $13,600,000.00 to raise the income entrance threshold for the child development and care program, effective January 1, 2020, from 130% of the federal poverty guidelines to 140% of the federal poverty guidelines.


 

Article 6

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

PART 1

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS AND ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS

       Sec. 6-101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this article, the amounts listed in this part for the department of environmental quality are appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and are anticipated to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, from the funds indicated in this part. The following is a summary of the appropriations and anticipated appropriations in this part:

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              6.0               6.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................          1,281.0           1,279.0

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    478,273,300  $    472,626,400

  Total interdepartmental grants and interdepartmental

   transfers..............................................        3,176,600         3,153,500

  ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION............................ $    475,096,700  $    469,472,900

  Total federal revenues...................................      160,895,300       160,506,200

  Total local revenues.....................................                0                 0

  Total private revenues...................................        1,061,800         1,060,500

  Total other state restricted revenues...................      259,346,600       258,475,400

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     53,793,000  $     49,430,800

       State general fund/general purpose schedule:

     Ongoing state general fund/general purpose...........       49,793,000        49,430,800

     One-time state general fund/general purpose..........        4,000,000                 0

   Sec. 6-102.  DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              6.0               6.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................             83.0              83.0

  Unclassified salaries-6.0 FTE positions................. $        824,100  $        808,000

  Accounting service center................................        1,438,000         1,438,000

  Administrative hearings officers........................          396,000           396,000

  Central support services-39.0 FTE positions.............        5,239,500         5,189,100

  Communications and community outreach-31.0 FTE

   positions..............................................        4,659,000         4,618,600

  Environmental support projects..........................        5,000,000         5,000,000

  Executive direction-13.0 FTE positions..................        2,133,600         2,126,200

  Facilities management....................................        1,000,000         1,000,000

  Property management......................................        7,630,200        7,630,200

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     28,320,400  $     28,206,100

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of state police.....................           76,500            76,500

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................           29,800            29,800

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................          364,100           364,100

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       20,461,800        20,401,300

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      7,388,200  $      7,334,400

   Sec. 6-103.  WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

   Full-time equated classified positions................            312.0             312.0

  Aquatic nuisance control program-6.0 FTE positions...... $        948,400  $        937,700

  Expedited water/wastewater permits-1.0 FTE position.....           52,200            51,600

  Federal - Great Lakes remedial action plan grants.......          583,800           583,800

  Federal - nonpoint source water pollution grants........        4,083,300         4,083,300

  Fish contaminant monitoring..............................          316,100           316,100

  Great Lakes restoration initiative......................        6,252,100         6,252,100

  Groundwater discharge permit program-22.0 FTE positions         3,286,400         3,265,200

  Land and water interface permit programs-82.0 FTE

   positions..............................................       12,037,700        11,924,900

  Nonpoint source pollution prevention and control

   Project program........................................        2,000,000         2,000,000

  NPDES nonstormwater program-83.0 FTE positions..........       13,467,800        13,338,000

  Program direction and project assistance-27.0 FTE

   positions..............................................        3,164,500         3,131,100

  Surface water-86.0 FTE positions........................       15,351,900        15,239,100

  Technology advancements for water monitoring............          500,000           500,000

  Water quality protection grants.........................          100,000           100,000

  Water withdrawal assessment program-5.0 FTE positions...          829,200           822,300

  Wetlands program.........................................        1,000,000        1,000,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     63,973,400  $     63,545,200

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of transportation...................        1,296,900         1,286,100

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       26,967,200        26,833,000

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       18,309,600        18,199,000

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     17,399,700  $     17,227,100

   Sec. 6-104.  LAW ENFORCEMENT

   Full-time equated classified positions................             15.0              15.0

  Environmental investigations-15.0 FTE positions......... $      3,035,700  $      3,019,900

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      3,035,700  $      3,019,900

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................          575,800           575,800

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        1,894,900         1,882,700

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $        565,000  $        561,400

   Sec. 6-105.  AIR QUALITY DIVISION

   Full-time equated classified positions................            187.0             187.0

  Air quality programs-187.0 FTE positions................ $     27,944,100  $     27,691,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     27,944,100  $     27,691,000

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        7,392,300         7,328,500

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       14,535,600        14,410,100

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      6,016,200  $      5,952,400

   Sec. 6-106.  RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION

   Full-time equated classified positions................            329.0             329.0

  Drinking water and environmental health-125.0 FTE

   positions.............................................. $     18,703,300  $     18,533,800

  Drinking water program grants...........................          830,000           830,000

  Hazardous waste management program-45.0 FTE positions...        6,727,000         6,655,200

  Low-level radioactive waste authority-2.0 FTE

   positions..............................................          238,700           237,300

  Medical waste program-2.0 FTE positions.................          313,600           310,600

  Municipal assistance-29.0 FTE positions.................        4,919,800         4,894,000

  Noncommunity water grants................................        1,905,700         1,905,700

  Oil, gas, and mineral services-57.0 FTE positions.......       11,011,900        10,935,400

  Pollution prevention-7.0 FTE positions..................        2,289,400         2,283,600

  Radiological protection program-12.0 FTE positions......        2,004,600         1,990,800

  Recycling initiative-3.0 FTE positions..................        1,000,000           992,200

  Scrap tire grants........................................        3,500,000         3,500,000

  Scrap tire regulatory program-10.0 FTE positions........        1,356,900         1,348,400

  Septage waste compliance grants.........................          275,000           275,000

  Solid waste management program-37.0 FTE positions.......        5,292,400         5,240,000

  Water state revolving funds..............................      120,000,000      120,000,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    180,368,300  $    179,932,000

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of state police.....................        1,691,300         1,679,000

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................      117,635,200       117,479,500

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................          505,200           505,200

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       46,890,800        46,690,900

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     13,645,800  $     13,577,400

   Sec. 6-107.  REMEDIATION AND REDEVELOPMENT DIVISION

   Full-time equated classified positions................            308.0             308.0

  Contaminated site investigations, cleanup and

   revitalization-130.0 FTE positions..................... $     15,173,500  $     14,994,800

  Emergency cleanup actions................................        2,000,000         2,000,000

  Environmental cleanup support...........................        1,000,000         1,000,000

  Federal cleanup project management-40.0 FTE positions...        7,163,300         7,111,300

  Laboratory services-39.0 FTE positions..................        6,471,000         6,429,100

  Refined petroleum product cleanup program-99.0 FTE

   positions..............................................       34,849,000        34,749,100

  Superfund cleanup........................................        1,000,000        1,000,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     67,656,800  $     67,284,300

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        6,480,300         6,444,900

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................          192,500           191,200

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       60,984,000        60,648,200

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 6-108.  UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK AUTHORITY

   Full-time equated classified positions................              5.0               5.0

  Underground storage tank cleanup program-5.0 FTE

   positions.............................................. $     20,044,300  $     20,034,800

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     20,044,300  $     20,034,800

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       20,044,300        20,034,800

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 6-109.  RENEWING MICHIGAN'S ENVIRONMENT

   Full-time equated classified positions................             40.0              40.0

  Mapping and other support-5.0 FTE positions............. $      4,300,000  $      4,300,000

  Renewing Michigan's environment-35.0 FTE positions......       69,000,000       68,982,900

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     73,300,000  $     73,282,900

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       69,000,000        68,982,900

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      4,300,000  $      4,300,000

   Sec. 6-110.  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

  Information technology services and projects............ $      9,630,200  $      9,630,200

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      9,630,200  $      9,630,200

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of state police.....................           25,800            25,800

  IDG from department of transportation...................           86,100            86,100

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        1,814,700         1,814,700

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        7,225,500         7,225,500

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $        478,100  $        478,100

   Sec. 6-111.  ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS

   Full-time equated classified positions................              2.0               0.0

  Drinking water declaration of emergency................. $            100  $              0

  Drinking water infrastructure-2.0 FTE positions.........        4,000,000                 0

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      4,000,100  $              0

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................              100                 0

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      4,000,000  $              0

 

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

FISCAL YEAR 2020

 

GENERAL SECTIONS

       Sec. 6-201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1 for the fiscal year 2020 is $313,139,600.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2020 is $23,346,000.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

   Surface water.......................................................... $          160,000

   Technology advancements for water monitoring...........................            500,000

   Drinking water program grants..........................................            600,000

   Medical waste program..................................................             70,000

   Noncommunity water grants..............................................          1,830,000

   Pollution prevention...................................................            250,000

   Recycling initiative...................................................            500,000

   Scrap tire grants......................................................            500,000

   Septage waste compliance grants........................................            120,000

   Emergency cleanup actions..............................................            116,000

   Renewing Michigan's environment........................................         15,000,000

   Drinking water infrastructure..........................................          3,700,000

  TOTAL.................................................................... $       23,346,000

       Sec. 6-202. The appropriations authorized under this article are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

       Sec. 6-203. As used in this article:

       (a) "Department" means the department of environmental quality.

       (b) "Director" means the director of the department.

       (c) "FTE" means full-time equated.

       (d) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.

       (e) "NPDES" means national pollution discharge elimination system.

       Sec. 6-204. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall use the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this article. This requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.

       Sec. 6-205. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality. In addition, preference should be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

       Sec. 6-206. The director shall take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. Each director shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services, supplies, or both.

       Sec. 6-207. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's budget. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:

       (a) The dates of each travel occurrence.

       (b) The transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.

       Sec. 6-208. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by a principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those outside services that the attorney general authorizes.

       Sec. 6-209. Not later than November 30, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

       Sec. 6-210. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $30,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       Sec. 6-211. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for each department or agency:

       (a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.

       (b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.

       (c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.

       (d) The number of active department employees by job classification.

       (e) Job specifications and wage rates.

       Sec. 6-212. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees chairs, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2020.

       Sec. 6-213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department's performance.

       Sec. 6-214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 are estimated at $31,893,100.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $15,504,000.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $16,389,100.00.

       Sec. 6-216. (1) The department shall report all of the following information relative to allocations made from appropriations for the environmental cleanup and redevelopment program, state cleanup, emergency actions, superfund cleanup, the revitalization revolving loan program, the brownfield grants and loans program, the leaking underground storage tank cleanup program, the contaminated lake and river sediments cleanup program, the refined petroleum product cleanup program, and the environmental protection bond projects under section 19508(7) of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.19508, to the state budget director, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on environmental quality, and the senate and house fiscal agencies:

       (a) The name and location of the site for which an allocation is made.

       (b) The nature of the problem encountered at the site.

       (c) A brief description of how the problem will be resolved if the allocation is made for a response activity.

       (d) The estimated date that site closure activities will be completed.

       (e) The amount of the allocation, or the anticipated financing for the site.

       (f) A summary of the sites and the total amount of funds expended at the sites at the conclusion of the fiscal year.

       (g) The number of brownfield projects that were successfully redeveloped.

       (2) The report prepared under subsection (1) shall also include all of the following:

       (a) The status of all state-owned facilities that are on the list compiled under part 201 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.20101 to 324.20142.

       (b) The report shall include the total amount of funds expended during the fiscal year and the total amount of funds awaiting expenditure.

       (c) The total amount of bonds issued for the environmental protection bond program pursuant to part 193 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.19301 to 324.19306, and bonds issued pursuant to the clean Michigan initiative act, 1998 PA 284, MCL 324.95101 to 324.95108.

       (3) The report shall be made available by April 30 of each year.

       Sec. 6-217. (1) The department may expend amounts remaining from the current and prior fiscal year appropriations to meet funding needs of legislatively approved sites for the environmental cleanup and redevelopment program, the refined petroleum product cleanup program, brownfield grants and loans, waterfront grants, and the environmental bond site reclamation program.

       (2) Unexpended and unencumbered amounts remaining from appropriations from the environmental protection bond fund contained in 2012 PA 236 are appropriated for expenditure for any site listed in this part and part 1 and any site listed in the public acts referenced in this section.

       (3) Unexpended and unencumbered amounts remaining from appropriations from the clean Michigan initiative fund-response activities contained in 2004 PA 309, 2007 PA 121, 2011 PA 63, 2013 PA 59, 2014 PA 252, 2015 PA 84, and 2016 PA 268 are appropriated for expenditure for any site listed in this part and part 1 and any site listed in the public acts referenced in this section.

       (4) Unexpended and unencumbered amounts remaining from appropriations from the refined petroleum fund activities contained in 2010 PA 189, 2012 PA 200, 2013 PA 59, 2014 PA 252, 2015 PA 84, 2016 PA 268, 2017 PA 107, and 2018 PA 207 are appropriated for expenditure for any site listed in this part and part 1 and any site listed in the public acts referenced in this section.

       (5) Unexpended and unencumbered amounts remaining from the appropriations from the strategic water quality initiatives fund contained in 2011 PA 50, 2011 PA 63, 2012 PA 200, 2013 PA 59, 2014 PA 252, 2015 PA 84, 2016 PA 268, 2017 PA 107, and 2018 PA 207 are appropriated for expenditure for any site listed in this part and part 1 and any site listed in the public acts referenced in this section.

       Sec. 6-219. Unexpended settlement revenues at the end of the fiscal year may be carried forward into the settlement fund in the succeeding fiscal year up to a maximum carryforward of $2,500,000.00.

       Sec. 6-235. The department shall prepare an annual report to the legislature by April 30 that details all of the following for each of the allocations from the clean Michigan initiative bond fund as described in section 19607(1)(a) to (i) of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.19607:

       (a) The progress of projects funded in each category.

       (b) The current cost to date of all projects funded in each category.

       (c) The estimated remaining cost of all projects funded in each category.

       (d) The remaining balance of money in the fund allocated for each category.

       (e) The total debt obligation on all clean Michigan initiative bonds and the length of time remaining until full bond repayment is achieved.

       Sec. 6-236. The department shall provide a report detailing the expenditure of departmental funds appropriated in 2015 PA 143, 2016 PA 3, 2016 PA 268, and 2016 PA 340. The report shall include the following:

       (a) The names and locations of entities receiving funds.

       (b) The purpose for each expenditure.

       (c) The status of programs supported by this funding.

       (d) A brief description of how related problems have been or will be resolved if expenditures are made for immediate response.

       (e) The job titles and number of departmental FTEs engaged in the Flint declaration of emergency response effort.

       Sec. 6-237. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall be responsible for the necessary and reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred by private and independent legal counsel chosen by current and former classified and unclassified department employees in the defense of the department employees named as a party in any state or federal lawsuits or investigations related to the city of Flint municipal water system.

 

REMEDIATION AND REDEVELOPMENT DIVISION

       Sec. 6-301. Revenues remaining in the laboratory services fees fund at the end of the fiscal year shall carry forward into the succeeding fiscal year.

       Sec. 6-302. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for emergency cleanup actions are designated as a work project appropriation and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

       (a) The purpose of the project to is to provide contaminated site cleanup.

       (b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.

       (c) The total estimated cost of the project is $2,000,000.00.

       (d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2024.

       Sec. 6-303. Effective October 1, 2019, surplus funds not to exceed $1,000,000.00 in the cleanup and redevelopment trust fund are appropriated to the environmental protection fund created in section 503a of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.503a.

       Sec. 6-304. Effective October 1, 2019, surplus funds not to exceed $1,000,000.00 in the community pollution prevention fund created in section 3f of 1976 IL 1, MCL 445.573f, are appropriated to the environmental protection fund created in section 503a of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.503a.

       Sec. 6-306. (1) Subject to section 314 of this part, the funds appropriated in part 1 for the refined petroleum cleanup program shall be used to fund corrective actions performed by the department pursuant to section 21320 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.21320.

       (2) By January 1, the department shall provide a report to the house and senate subcommittees on environmental quality and the state budget director on the refined petroleum product cleanup program containing the following information:

       (a) A list of sites the department intends to work on during the current fiscal year, including the fiscal year the project began.

       (b) A list of sites at which the department performed corrective actions during the previous fiscal year.

       (c) A list of sites the department closed during the previous fiscal year.

       Sec. 6-308. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for the refined petroleum product cleanup program are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

       (a) The purpose of the project is to provide contaminated site cleanup.

       (b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.

       (c) The total estimated cost of the project is $34,849,000.

       (d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2024.

       Sec. 6-310. (1) Upon approval by the state budget director, the department may expend from the general fund of the state an amount to meet the cash-flow requirements of projects funded under any of the following that are financed from bond proceeds and for which bonds have been authorized but not yet issued:

       (a) Part 52 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.5201 to 324.5206.

       (b) Part 193 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.19301 to 324.19306.

       (c) Part 196 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.19601 to 324.19616.

       (2) Upon the sale of bonds for projects described in subsection (1), the department shall credit the general fund of the state an amount equal to that expended from the general fund.

 

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

       Sec. 6-405. If a certified health department does not exist in a city, county, or district or does not fulfill its responsibilities under part 117 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.11701 to 324.11720, then the department may spend funds appropriated in part 1 under the septage waste compliance program in accordance with section 11716 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.11716.

       Sec. 6-410. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall compile a report on the status of the implementation plan for the western Lake Erie basin collaborative agreement. In an effort to learn more about the presence and timing of harmful algal blooms, the report shall contain all of the following:

       (a) An estimated cost of removal of total phosphorus per pound at the 4 major wastewater treatment plants.

       (b) A description of the grants that have been awarded.

       (c) A description of the work that has commenced on the issue of dissolved reactive phosphorus, the expected objectives and outcomes of that work, and a list of the parties involved in that effort.

       (d) A description of the efforts and outcomes aimed at the total phosphorus reduction for the River Raisin watershed.

 

RENEWING MICHIGAN'S ENVIRONMENT

       Sec. 6-501. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for the renewing Michigan's environment program are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

       (a) The purpose of the project is to provide contamination cleanup, waste management and recycling.

       (b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.

       (c) The total estimated cost of the project is $69,000,000.00.

       (d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2024.

 

UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK AUTHORITY

       Sec. 6-701. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for the underground storage tank cleanup program are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

       (a) The purpose of the project is to provide contaminated site cleanup.

       (b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.

       (c) The total estimated cost of the project is $20,044,300.00.

       (d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2024.

 

ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS

       Sec. 6-801. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for drinking water infrastructure are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

       (a) The purpose of the project is to support infrastructure for drinking water systems.

       (b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.

       (c) The total estimated cost of the project is $4,000,000.00.

       (d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2024.

       Sec. 6-802. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for drinking water infrastructure, grants shall be awarded to drinking water systems for contaminant remediation efforts or connection to an alternate system. The level of funding provided for each grant shall be determined based on the population served by the system. A grant to an individual system shall not exceed $2,000,000.00 and shall include a 20% local match unless waived by the water asset management council based on affordability criteria established by the water asset management council.


 

Article 7

EXECUTIVE OFFICE

PART 1

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS AND ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS

       Sec. 7-101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this article, the amounts listed in this part for the executive office are appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and are anticipated to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, from the funds indicated in this part. The following is a summary of the appropriations and anticipated appropriations in this part:

EXECUTIVE OFFICE

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............             10.0              10.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................             79.2              79.2

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      7,114,300  $      7,114,300

  Total interdepartmental grants and interdepartmental

   transfers..............................................                0                 0

  ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION............................ $      7,114,300  $      7,114,300

  Total federal revenues...................................                0                 0

  Total local revenues.....................................                0                 0

  Total private revenues...................................                0                 0

  Total other state restricted revenues...................                0                 0

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      7,114,300  $      7,114,300

       State general fund/general purpose schedule:

     Ongoing state general fund/general purpose...........        7,114,300         7,114,300

     One-time state general fund/general purpose..........                0                 0

   Sec. 7-102.  DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............             10.0              10.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................             79.2              79.2

  Governor-1.0 FTE position................................ $        159,300  $        159,300

  Lieutenant governor-1.0 FTE position....................          111,600           111,600

  Unclassified salaries-8.0 FTE positions.................        1,360,200         1,360,200

  Executive office-79.2 FTE positions.....................        5,483,200        5,483,200

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      7,114,300  $      7,114,300

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      7,114,300  $      7,114,300

 

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

FISCAL YEAR 2020

GENERAL SECTIONS

       Sec. 7-201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1 for the fiscal year 2020 is $7,114,300.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2020 is $0.00.


 

Article 8

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

PART 1

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS AND ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS

       Sec. 8-101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this article, the amounts listed in this part for the department of health and human services are appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and are anticipated to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, from the funds indicated in this part. The following is a summary of the appropriations and anticipated appropriations in this part:

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              6.0               6.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................         16,001.0          16,001.0

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $ 26,178,757,500  $ 25,928,874,100

  Total interdepartmental grants and interdepartmental

   transfers..............................................       13,857,600        13,843,100

  ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION............................ $ 26,164,899,900  $ 25,915,031,000

  Total federal revenues...................................   18,221,270,400    17,999,181,000

  Total local revenues.....................................      155,806,100       155,744,600

  Total private revenues...................................      143,535,100       143,445,400

  Total other state restricted revenues...................    2,864,946,300     2,864,726,200

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $  4,779,342,000  $  4,751,933,800

       State general fund/general purpose schedule:

     Ongoing state general fund/general purpose...........    4,707,713,500     4,751,933,800

     One-time state general fund/general purpose..........       71,628,500                 0

   Sec. 8-102.  DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              6.0               6.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................            830.6             830.6

  Unclassified salaries-6.0 FTE positions................. $      1,223,600  $      1,199,500

  Administrative hearings officers........................       11,340,000        11,340,000

  Demonstration projects-7.0 FTE positions................        7,358,400         7,358,400

  Departmental administration and management-602.6 FTE

   positions..............................................       95,712,800        94,774,600

  Michigan community service commission-14.0 FTE positions       11,669,300        11,655,600

  Office of inspector general-207.0 FTE positions.........       25,961,600        25,751,600

  Property management......................................       71,013,700        71,013,700

  Terminal leave payments..................................        7,302,700         7,302,700

  Worker's compensation....................................        7,532,300        7,532,300

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    239,114,400  $    237,928,400

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of education........................        1,943,300         1,943,300

  IDG from department of technology, management and

   budget.................................................              600               600

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................      125,925,500       125,580,000

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................           86,000            86,000

  Private revenues.........................................        3,887,300         3,887,300

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        1,270,100         1,270,100

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $    106,001,600  $    105,161,100

   Sec. 8-103.  CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT

   Full-time equated classified positions................            185.7             185.7

  Child support enforcement operations-179.7 FTE

   positions.............................................. $     23,471,500  $     23,254,300

  Child support incentive payments........................       24,409,600        24,409,600

  Legal support contracts..................................      113,607,100       113,607,100

  State disbursement unit-6.0 FTE positions...............        8,148,600        8,139,700

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    169,636,800  $    169,410,700

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................      142,584,500       142,435,200

   Special revenue funds:

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     27,052,300  $     26,975,500

    Sec. 8-104.  COMMUNITY SERVICES AND OUTREACH

   Full-time equated classified positions................             65.6              65.6

  Bureau of community services and outreach-32.0 FTE

   positions.............................................. $      5,111,500  $      5,077,300

  Campus sexual assault prevention and education

   initiative.............................................        1,321,700         1,321,700

  Child advocacy centers-0.5 FTE position.................        1,407,000         1,407,000

  Community services block grant..........................       25,840,000        25,840,000

  Crime victim administration and services-17.0 FTE

   positions..............................................      120,385,300       120,367,000

  Domestic violence prevention and treatment-15.6 FTE

   positions..............................................       17,915,700        17,896,800

  Homeless and housing programs...........................       35,663,700        35,663,700

  Rape prevention and services-0.5 FTE position...........        5,097,300         5,097,300

  Uniform statewide sexual assault evidence kit tracking

   system.................................................          800,000           800,000

  Weatherization assistance................................       15,505,000       15,505,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    229,047,200  $    228,975,800

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................      187,192,600       187,155,700

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       23,938,100        23,926,200

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     17,916,500  $     17,893,900

   Sec. 8-105.  CHILDREN'S SERVICES AGENCY - CHILD WELFARE

   Full-time equated classified positions................          4,052.2           4,052.2

  Adoption subsidies....................................... $    198,618,200  $    198,618,200

  Adoption support services-10.0 FTE positions............       33,338,800        33,324,100

  Attorney general contract................................        5,341,100         5,341,100

  Child abuse and neglect - children's justice act-1.0

   FTE position...........................................          626,400           624,900

  Child care fund..........................................      234,861,600       234,861,600

  Child protection.........................................          800,300           800,300

  Child welfare field staff-3,506.5 FTE positions.........      368,692,700       364,932,200

  Child welfare institute-52.0 FTE positions..............        9,445,000         9,387,800

  Child welfare licensing-59.0 FTE positions..............        7,120,300         7,053,400

  Child welfare medical/psychiatric evaluations...........       10,435,500        10,435,500

  Children's protective services staffing enhancement-

   175.0 FTE positions....................................       18,618,000        18,618,000

  Children's services administration-173.2 FTE positions..       21,336,900        21,101,100

  Children's trust fund-12.0 FTE positions................        4,367,900         4,358,500

  Contractual services, supplies, and materials...........       10,163,600        10,163,600

  Family preservation and prevention services

   administration-9.0 FTE positions.......................        1,342,900         1,329,000

  Family preservation programs-15.0 FTE positions.........       48,179,900        48,164,700

  Foster care payments.....................................      255,092,900       255,092,900

  Guardianship assistance program.........................       10,534,500        10,534,500

  Performance based funding implementation-3.0 FTE

   positions..............................................        1,454,500         1,451,000

  Permanency resource managers-28.0 FTE positions.........        3,317,600         3,284,100

  Prosecuting attorney contracts..........................        3,879,500         3,879,500

  Settlement monitor.......................................        2,034,100         2,034,100

  Strong families/safe children...........................       12,600,000        12,600,000

  Title IV-E compliance and accountability office-4.0

   FTE positions..........................................          435,700           432,200

  Youth in transition-4.5 FTE positions...................       15,825,100       15,818,700

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $  1,278,463,000  $  1,274,241,000

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of education........................           90,300            90,300

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................      714,606,500       714,032,700

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................       40,914,500        40,914,500

  Private revenues.........................................        1,770,700         1,770,700

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        2,897,300         2,895,400

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $    518,183,700  $    514,537,400

   Sec. 8-106.  CHILDREN'S SERVICES AGENCY - JUVENILE JUSTICE

   Full-time equated classified positions................            120.5             120.5

  Bay pines center-47.0 FTE positions..................... $      5,755,100  $      5,717,000

  Committee on juvenile justice-2.5 FTE positions.........        3,356,300         3,354,700

  Community support services-3.0 FTE positions............        2,129,400         2,125,800

  County juvenile officers.................................        3,904,300         3,904,300

  Juvenile justice, administration and maintenance-21.0

   FTE positions..........................................        3,997,500         3,975,600

  Shawono center-47.0 FTE positions.......................        5,804,100        5,759,700

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     24,946,700  $     24,837,100

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        8,593,400         8,592,600

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................        6,053,700         6,013,000

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     10,299,600  $     10,231,500

   Sec. 8-107.  PUBLIC ASSISTANCE

   Full-time equated classified positions................              3.0               3.0

  Emergency services local office allocations............. $      9,007,500  $      9,007,500

  Family independence program..............................       65,774,800        65,774,800

  Food assistance program benefits........................    1,760,805,700     1,760,805,700

  Food Bank Council of Michigan...........................        2,045,000         2,045,000

  Indigent burial..........................................        4,375,000         4,375,000

  Low-income home energy assistance program...............      174,951,600       174,951,600

  Michigan energy assistance program-1.0 FTE position.....       50,000,000        50,000,000

  Multicultural integration funding.......................       15,303,800        15,303,800

  Refugee assistance program-2.0 FTE positions............        3,050,400         3,047,100

  State disability assistance payments....................        6,567,500         6,567,500

  State supplementation....................................       58,903,400        58,903,400

  State supplementation administration....................        1,806,100        1,806,100

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $  2,152,590,800  $  2,152,587,500

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................    1,991,272,200     1,991,268,900

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       69,446,900        69,446,900

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     91,871,700  $     91,871,700

   Sec. 8-108.  FIELD OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT SERVICES

   Full-time equated classified positions................          5,814.5           5,814.5

  Adult services field staff-520.0 FTE positions.......... $     58,058,800  $     57,475,700

  Field services contractual services, supplies,

   materials, and travel..................................       25,049,000        25,049,000

  Elder law of Michigan MiCAFE contract...................          350,000           350,000

  Electronic benefit transfer (EBT).......................        8,509,000         8,509,000

  Employment and training support services................        4,219,100         4,219,100

  Field policy and administration-66.0 FTE positions......       11,464,100        11,370,600

  Medical/psychiatric evaluations.........................        1,420,100         1,420,100

  Nutrition education-2.0 FTE positions...................       33,050,400        33,047,900

  Public assistance field staff-5,206.5 FTE positions.....      540,708,400       534,885,600

  Training and program support-20.0 FTE positions.........        2,516,600         2,492,700

  Volunteer services and reimbursement....................          942,400          942,400

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    686,287,900  $    679,762,100

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of corrections......................          121,500           120,200

  IDG from department of education........................        7,873,100         7,873,100

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................      392,826,100       390,596,700

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................        4,102,000         4,081,200

  Private revenues.........................................        9,395,600         9,317,800

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $    271,969,600  $    267,773,100

   Sec. 8-109.  DISABILITY DETERMINATION SERVICES

   Full-time equated classified positions................            575.4             575.4

  Disability determination operations-571.3 FTE

   positions.............................................. $    112,880,800  $    112,250,500

  Retirement disability determination-4.1 FTE positions...          623,300          619,500

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    113,504,100  $    112,870,000

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of technology, management and

   budget.................................................          799,900           796,100

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................      108,388,000       107,801,100

   Special revenue funds:

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      4,316,200  $      4,272,800

   Sec. 8-110.  BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND SPECIAL PROJECTS

   Full-time equated classified positions................            108.0             108.0

  Behavioral health program administration-86.0 FTE

   positions.............................................. $     54,836,700  $     54,714,000

  Family support subsidy...................................       14,137,300        14,137,300

  Federal and other special projects......................        2,535,600         2,535,600

  Gambling addiction-1.0 FTE position.....................        4,511,000         4,509,400

  Office of recipient rights-21.0 FTE positions...........        2,804,700         2,777,500

  Protection and advocacy services support................          194,400          194,400

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     79,019,700  $     78,868,200

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       53,316,500        53,283,300

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................        1,004,700         1,004,700

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        4,511,000         4,509,400

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     20,187,500  $     20,070,800

   Sec. 8-111.  BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES

   Full-time equated classified positions................             11.0              11.0

  Autism services.......................................... $    221,718,600  $    221,718,600

  Children with serious emotional disturbance waiver......       10,000,000        10,000,000

  Children's waiver home care program.....................       20,241,100        20,241,100

  Civil service charges....................................          399,300           399,300

  Community mental health non-Medicaid services...........      125,578,200       125,578,200

  Community substance use disorder prevention, education,

   and treatment..........................................      107,754,700       107,754,700

  Federal mental health block grant-4.0 FTE positions.....       20,573,800        20,569,600

  Health homes.............................................        3,369,000         3,369,000

  Healthy Michigan plan - behavioral health...............      346,548,100       346,548,100

  Medicaid mental health services.........................    2,478,086,100     2,478,086,100

  Medicaid substance use disorder services................       66,200,100        66,200,100

  Nursing home PAS/ARR-OBRA-7.0 FTE positions.............       12,291,300        12,284,300

  State disability assistance program substance use

   disorder services......................................        2,018,800        2,018,800

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $  3,414,779,100  $  3,414,767,900

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................    2,241,492,600     2,236,002,600

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................       25,475,800        25,475,800

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       34,018,100        34,018,100

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $  1,113,792,600  $  1,119,271,400

   Sec. 8-112.  STATE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS AND FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

   Full-time equated classified positions................          2,380.6           2,380.6

  Caro Regional Mental Health Center – psychiatric

   hospital - adult-542.3 FTE positions................... $     63,059,100  $     62,673,300

  Center for forensic psychiatry-613.1 FTE positions......       98,244,400        97,524,700

  Developmental disabilities council and projects-10.0

   FTE positions..........................................        3,108,100         3,096,700

  Gifts and bequests for patient living and treatment

   environment............................................        1,000,000         1,000,000

  Hawthorn Center - psychiatric hospital - children and

   adolescents-276.0 FTE positions........................       32,624,400        32,345,500

  IDEA, federal special education.........................          120,000           120,000

  Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital - adult-533.8 FTE

   positions..............................................       70,169,400        69,695,100

  Purchase of medical services for residents of

   hospitals and centers..................................          445,600           445,600

  Revenue recapture........................................          750,100           750,100

  Special maintenance......................................          924,600           924,600

  Walter P. Reuther Psychiatric Hospital - adult-405.4

   FTE positions..........................................       58,426,600       57,979,100

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    328,872,300  $    326,554,700

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       43,450,200        43,239,800

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................       23,118,500        23,118,500

  Private revenues.........................................        1,000,000         1,000,000

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       15,101,200        15,101,200

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $    246,202,400  $    244,095,200

   Sec. 8-113.  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES POLICY AND INITIATIVES

   Full-time equated classified positions................            609.7             609.7

  Certificate of need program administration-11.8 FTE

   positions.............................................. $      2,770,900  $      2,754,900

  Health policy administration-33.9 FTE positions.........       14,517,200        14,478,500

  Human trafficking intervention services.................          200,000           200,000

  Independent living.......................................       14,031,600        14,031,600

  Michigan essential health provider......................        3,521,200         3,521,200

  Michigan rehabilitation services-555.0 FTE positions....      131,109,200       130,317,300

  Minority health grants and contracts-3.0 FTE positions..        1,127,900         1,124,400

  Nurse education and research program-3.0 FTE positions..          798,900           794,000

  Primary care services-2.0 FTE positions.................        3,481,000         3,479,800

  Rural health services-1.0 FTE position..................        1,555,500        1,555,500

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    173,113,400  $    172,257,200

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of education........................            2,400             2,400

  IDG from department of licensing and regulatory

   affairs................................................          837,200           832,300

  IDG from department of treasury.........................          117,700           117,700

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................      129,260,700       128,718,800

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................        5,300,000         5,300,000

  Private revenues.........................................        1,396,500         1,396,500

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        3,143,000         3,124,400

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     33,055,900  $     32,765,100

   Sec. 8-114.  LABORATORY SERVICES

   Full-time equated classified positions................            102.0             102.0

  Laboratory services-102.0 FTE positions................. $     23,776,100  $     23,655,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     23,776,100  $     23,655,000

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of environmental quality............        1,004,600         1,000,100

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        4,338,600         4,338,600

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       11,147,200        11,114,700

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      7,285,700  $      7,201,600

   Sec. 8-115.  EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH

   Full-time equated classified positions................            252.5             252.5

  Childhood lead program-4.5 FTE positions................ $      2,062,200  $      2,058,600

  Epidemiology administration-94.1 FTE positions..........       29,588,500        29,507,400

  Healthy homes program-12.0 FTE positions................       27,768,000        27,756,900

  Newborn screening follow-up and treatment services-

   10.5 FTE positions.....................................        7,825,900         7,811,600

  PFAS and environmental contamination response-50.0 FTE

   positions..............................................       24,468,100        24,468,100

  Vital records and health statistics-81.4 FTE positions..       10,439,500       10,363,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    102,152,200  $    101,965,600

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       41,504,900        38,494,700

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................          347,000           344,500

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       14,529,500        14,446,700

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     45,770,800  $     48,679,700

   Sec. 8-116.  LOCAL HEALTH AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

   Full-time equated classified positions................            137.3             137.3

  AIDS prevention, testing, and care programs-37.7 FTE

   positions.............................................. $     63,752,200  $     63,700,600

  Cancer prevention and control program-16.0 FTE

   positions..............................................       15,632,300        15,605,900

  Chronic disease control and health promotion

   administration-31.4 FTE positions......................       14,695,400        14,651,500

  Essential local public health services..................       45,419,300        45,419,300

  Local health services-3.3 FTE positions.................        7,229,100         7,225,000

  Medicaid outreach cost reimbursement to local health

   departments............................................       12,500,000        12,500,000

  Public health administration-9.0 FTE positions..........        1,998,200         1,981,100

  Sexually transmitted disease control program-20.0 FTE

   positions..............................................        6,376,500         6,348,900

  Smoking prevention program-15.0 FTE positions...........        3,818,000         3,801,200

  Violence prevention-4.9 FTE positions...................        3,315,800        3,311,200

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    174,736,800  $    174,544,700

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       73,049,200        72,991,300

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................        5,150,000         5,150,000

  Private revenues.........................................       33,789,800        33,783,200

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        9,919,500         9,855,700

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     52,828,300  $     52,764,500

   Sec. 8-117.  FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES

   Full-time equated classified positions................            133.6             133.6

  Dental programs-3.8 FTE positions....................... $      2,764,800  $      2,761,400

  Family planning local agreements........................        8,310,700         8,310,700

  Family, maternal, and child health administration-55.0

   FTE positions..........................................        9,738,300         9,693,100

  Immunization program-15.8 FTE positions.................       19,046,200        19,028,500

  Local MCH services.......................................        7,018,100         7,018,100

  Pregnancy prevention program............................        1,464,600         1,464,600

  Prenatal care outreach and service delivery support-

   14.0 FTE positions.....................................       20,053,300        20,016,400

  Special projects.........................................       11,486,000        11,486,000

  Sudden and unexpected infant death and suffocation

   prevention program.....................................          321,300           321,300

  Women, infants, and children program administration

   and benefits-45.0 FTE positions........................      249,471,600      249,429,800

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    329,674,900  $    329,529,900

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................      243,388,500       243,340,600

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................           75,000            75,000

  Private revenues.........................................       62,202,400        62,202,400

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        4,053,900         4,046,900

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     19,955,100  $     19,865,000

   Sec. 8-118.  EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA, AND PREPAREDNESS

   Full-time equated classified positions................             76.0              76.0

  Bioterrorism preparedness-53.0 FTE positions............ $     30,588,900  $     30,516,800

  Emergency medical services program-23.0 FTE positions...        6,594,100        6,566,800

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     37,183,000  $     37,083,600

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       31,532,200        31,460,100

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        4,004,900         4,004,900

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      1,645,900  $      1,618,600

   Sec. 8-119.  CHILDREN'S SPECIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES

   Full-time equated classified positions................             46.8              46.8

  Bequests for care and services-2.8 FTE positions........ $      1,841,400  $      1,838,600

  Children's special health care services administration-

   44.0 FTE positions.....................................        6,173,400         6,129,100

  Medical care and treatment...............................      228,477,000       228,477,000

  Nonemergency medical transportation.....................          905,900           905,900

  Outreach and advocacy....................................        5,510,000        5,510,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    242,907,700  $    242,860,600

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................      130,414,400       130,394,900

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................        1,019,800         1,017,000

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        3,683,400         3,683,400

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $    107,790,100  $    107,765,300

   Sec. 8-120.  AGING AND ADULT SERVICES AGENCY

   Full-time equated classified positions................             47.0              47.0

  Aging and adult services administration-47.0 FTE

   positions.............................................. $      8,727,600  $      8,676,500

  Community services.......................................       46,067,300        46,067,300

  Employment assistance....................................        3,500,000         3,500,000

  Nutrition services.......................................       42,254,200        42,254,200

  Respite care program.....................................        6,468,700         6,468,700

  Senior volunteer service programs.......................        4,765,300        4,765,300

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    111,783,100  $    111,732,000

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       59,343,900        59,343,900

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................          520,000           520,000

  Michigan merit award trust fund.........................        4,068,700         4,068,700

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        2,000,000         2,000,000

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     45,850,500  $     45,799,400

   Sec. 8-121.  MEDICAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

   Full-time equated classified positions................            406.0             406.0

  Electronic health record incentive program.............. $     37,501,000  $     37,501,000

  Healthy Michigan plan administration-36.0 FTE

   positions..............................................       45,654,100        50,784,200

  Healthy Michigan plan work supports.....................       10,000,000        10,000,000

  Medical services administration-370.0 FTE positions.....       79,621,500       79,123,900

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    172,776,600  $    177,409,100

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................      118,936,900       120,845,100

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................           37,700            37,700

  Private revenues.........................................          101,300           101,300

  Other state restricted revenues.........................          336,300           336,300

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     53,364,400  $     56,088,700

   Sec. 8-122.  MEDICAL SERVICES

  Adult home help services................................. $    389,359,100  $    389,359,100

  Ambulance services.......................................       10,220,000       10,220,000

  Auxiliary medical services...............................        7,717,000         7,717,000

  Dental clinic program....................................        1,000,000         1,000,000

  Dental services..........................................      330,631,700       330,631,700

  Federal Medicare pharmaceutical program.................      293,038,500       293,038,500

  Health plan services.....................................    5,242,661,300     5,242,661,300

  Healthy Michigan plan....................................    3,753,457,400     3,753,457,400

  Home health services.....................................        6,427,000         6,427,000

  Hospice services.........................................      161,243,000       161,243,000

  Hospital disproportionate share payments................       45,000,000        45,000,000

  Hospital services and therapy...........................      736,715,400       736,715,400

  Integrated care organizations...........................      250,392,300       250,392,300

  Long-term care services..................................    2,009,590,300     2,009,590,300

  Maternal and child health................................       32,279,600        32,279,600

  Medicaid home- and community-based services waiver......      343,613,000       343,613,000

  Medicare premium payments................................      645,422,100       645,422,100

  Personal care services...................................        8,437,000         8,437,000

  Pharmaceutical services..................................      355,456,000       355,456,000

  Physician services.......................................      210,585,000       210,585,000

  Program of all-inclusive care for the elderly...........      128,210,000       128,210,000

  School-based services....................................      109,937,200       109,937,200

  Special Medicaid reimbursement..........................      309,957,300       309,957,300

  Transportation...........................................       16,966,400       16,966,400

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $ 15,398,316,600  $ 15,398,316,600

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................   10,878,251,000    10,833,392,600

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................       45,492,900        45,492,900

  Private revenues.........................................        2,100,000         2,100,000

  Michigan merit award trust fund.........................       45,700,000        45,700,000

  Other state restricted revenues.........................    2,609,177,400     2,609,177,400

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $  1,817,595,300  $  1,862,453,700

   Sec. 8-123.  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

   Full-time equated classified positions................             43.0              43.0

  Child support automation................................. $     44,425,600  $     44,425,600

  Information technology services and projects............      236,470,200       236,470,200

  Michigan Medicaid information system....................      104,287,600       104,287,600

  Technology supporting integrated service delivery-43.0

   FTE positions..........................................       73,533,000       73,533,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    458,716,400  $    458,716,400

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of education........................        1,067,000         1,067,000

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................      335,871,800       335,871,800

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................       25,000,000        25,000,000

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        1,999,800         1,999,800

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     94,777,800  $     94,777,800

   Sec. 8-124.  ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS

  Drinking water declaration of emergency................. $      2,858,700  $              0

  Federal health insurance fee............................      180,500,000                 0

  Information technology services and projects............       47,000,000                 0

  State innovation model continuation.....................        7,000,000                 0

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    237,358,700  $              0

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................      165,730,200                 0

   Special revenue funds:

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     71,628,500  $              0

 

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

FISCAL YEAR 2020

 

GENERAL SECTIONS

       Sec. 8-201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1 for the fiscal year 2020 is $7,644,288,300.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2020 is $1,554,203,600.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

   Departmental administration and management............................. $          344,000

   Michigan community service commission..................................              2,300

   Child support incentive payments.......................................          9,465,000

   Legal support contracts................................................          3,511,000

   Crime victim administration and services...............................          7,796,300

   Domestic violence prevention and treatment.............................            164,500

   Homeless and housing programs..........................................            501,200

   Child care fund........................................................        168,267,500

   Child welfare licensing................................................             76,700

   Child welfare medical/psychiatric evaluations..........................             32,700

   Children's trust fund..................................................            150,200

   Contractual services, supplies, and materials..........................              5,600

   Foster care payments...................................................          2,485,800

   Youth in transition....................................................              2,700

   Bay pines center.......................................................             26,900

   Community support services.............................................            412,800

   Juvenile justice, administration and maintenance......................             26,500

   Shawono center.........................................................              1,300

   Emergency services local office allocations............................            557,800

   Family independence program............................................              1,300

   Indigent burial........................................................              4,300

   Multicultural integration funding......................................          1,387,100

   State disability assistance payments...................................            243,400

   Field services contractual services, supplies, materials, and travel..             46,500

   Employment and training support services...............................              7,600

   Volunteer services and reimbursement...................................              7,000

   Behavioral health program administration...............................          4,252,000

   Autism services........................................................         77,750,000

   Children with serious emotional disturbance waiver....................          3,594,000

   Children's waiver home care program....................................          7,274,700

   Community mental health non-Medicaid services..........................        125,578,200

   Community substance use disorder prevention, education, and treatment.         14,735,900

   Health homes............................................................             50,800

   Healthy Michigan plan - behavioral health..............................         32,396,000

   Medicaid mental health services........................................        852,130,400

   Medicaid substance use disorder services...............................         23,381,300

   Nursing home PAS/ARR-OBRA..............................................          2,485,800

   State disability assistance program substance use disorder services...          1,807,600

   Caro Regional Mental Health Center - psychiatric hospital - adult.....            182,900

   Center for forensic psychiatry.........................................            643,600

   Hawthorn Center - psychiatric hospital - children and adolescents.....             93,600

   Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital - adult.................................             33,300

   Walter P. Reuther Psychiatric Hospital - adult.........................             48,000

   Michigan rehabilitation services.......................................            262,600

   Primary care services..................................................             88,900

   Epidemiology administration............................................            233,200

   Healthy homes program..................................................             99,200

   Vital records and health statistics....................................              5,100

   AIDS prevention, testing, and care programs............................          2,323,800

   Cancer prevention and control program..................................            463,000

   Chronic disease control and health promotion administration...........          2,189,400

   Essential local public health services.................................         40,269,300

   Local health services..................................................          3,184,300

   Sexually transmitted disease control program...........................            442,700

   Family planning local agreements.......................................            187,700

   Family, maternal, and child health administration.....................             52,300

   Immunization program...................................................          1,247,900

   Prenatal care outreach and service delivery support...................          3,809,100

   Special projects.......................................................            760,000

   Emergency medical services program.....................................              8,200

   Medical care and treatment.............................................            368,800

   Outreach and advocacy..................................................          2,617,900

   Aging and adult services administration................................            716,400

   Community services.....................................................         21,589,100

   Nutrition services.....................................................         12,597,200

   Respite care program...................................................          6,375,300

   Senior volunteer service programs......................................          1,000,400

   Adult home help services...............................................            269,100

   Ambulance services.....................................................            441,400

   Auxiliary medical services.............................................              1,100

   Dental services........................................................          1,166,900

   Health plan services...................................................            658,300

   Healthy Michigan plan..................................................            463,800

   Home health services...................................................             15,500

   Hospice services.......................................................             51,700

   Hospital disproportionate share payments...............................              9,000

   Hospital services and therapy..........................................          2,032,000

   Long-term care services................................................         90,155,600

   Medicaid home- and community-based services waiver....................         11,666,900

   Personal care services.................................................             28,900

   Pharmaceutical services................................................             16,400

   Physician services.....................................................          3,320,300

   Special Medicaid reimbursement.........................................            112,900

   Transportation.........................................................            235,900

   Drinking water declaration of emergency................................            700,000

  TOTAL.................................................................... $    1,554,203,600

       Sec. 8-202. The appropriations authorized under this article are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

       Sec. 8-203. As used in this article:

       (a) "AIDS" means acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

       (b) "CMHSP" means a community mental health services program as that term is defined in section 100a of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1100a.

       (c) "CMS" means the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

       (d) "Current fiscal year" means the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.

       (e) "Department" means the department of health and human services.

       (f) "Director" means the director of the department.

       (g) "DSH" means disproportionate share hospital.

       (h) "EPSDT" means early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment.

       (i) "Federal poverty level" means the poverty guidelines published annually in the Federal Register by the United States Department of Health and Human Services under its authority to revise the poverty line under 42 USC 9902.

       (j) "FTE" means full-time equated.

       (k) "GME" means graduate medical education.

       (l) "Health plan" means, at a minimum, an organization that meets the criteria for delivering the comprehensive package of services under the department's comprehensive health plan.

       (m) "HEDIS" means healthcare effectiveness data and information set.

       (n) "HMO" means health maintenance organization.

       (o) "IDEA" means the individuals with disabilities education act, 20 USC 1400 to 1482.

       (p) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.

       (q) "MCH" means maternal and child health.

       (r) "Medicaid" means subchapter XIX of the social security act, 42 USC 1396 to 1396w-5.

       (s) "Medicare" means subchapter XVIII of the social security act, 42 USC 1395 to 1395lll.

       (t) "MiCAFE" means Michigan's coordinated access to food for the elderly.

       (u) "MIChild" means the program described in section 1670 of this part.

       (v) "MiSACWIS" means Michigan statewide automated child welfare information system.

       (w) "PAS/ARR-OBRA" means the preadmission screening and annual resident review required under the omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1987, section 1919(e)(7) of the social security act, 42 USC 1396r.

       (x) "PFAS" means perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

       (y) "PIHP" means an entity designated by the department as a regional entity or a specialty prepaid inpatient health plan for Medicaid mental health services, services to individuals with developmental disabilities, and substance use disorder services. Regional entities are described in section 204b of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1204b. Specialty prepaid inpatient health plans are described in section 232b of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1232b.

       (z) "Previous fiscal year" means the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.

       (aa) "Quarterly reports" means 4 reports shall be submitted to the required recipients by the following dates: February 1, April 1, July 1, and September 30 of the current fiscal year.

       (bb) "Semiannual basis" means March 1 and September 30 of the current fiscal year.

       (cc) "Settlement" means the settlement agreement entered in the case of Dwayne B. v Snyder, docket no. 2:06-cv-13548 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

       (dd) "Temporary assistance for needy families" or "TANF" or "title IV-A" means part A of subchapter IV of the social security act, 42 USC 601 to 619.

       (ee) "Title IV-B" means part B of title IV of the social security act, 42 USC 620 to 629m.

       (ff) "Title IV-D" means part D of title IV of the social security act, 42 USC 651 to 669b.

       (gg) "Title IV-E" means part E of title IV of the social security act, 42 USC 670 to 679c.

       (hh) "Title X" means subchapter VIII of the public health service act, 42 USC 300 to 300a-8, which establishes grants to states for family planning services.

       Sec. 8-204. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall use the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this article. This requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.

       Sec. 8-205. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality. In addition, preference should be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

       Sec. 8-206. The director shall take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. Each director shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services, supplies, or both.

       Sec. 8-207. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's budget. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:

       (a) The dates of each travel occurrence.

       (b) The transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.

       Sec. 8-208. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by a principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those outside services that the attorney general authorizes.

       Sec. 8-209. Not later than November 30, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

       Sec. 8-210. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $400,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393. These funds shall not be made available to increase TANF authorization.

       (2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $90,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $40,000,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $60,000,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       Sec. 8-211. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for each department or agency:

       (a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.

       (b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.

       (c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.

       (d) The number of active department employees by job classification.

       (e) Job specifications and wage rates.

       Sec. 8-212. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees chairs, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2020.

       Sec. 8-213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department's performance.

       Sec. 8-214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the current fiscal year are estimated at $350,330,100.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $170,303,500.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $180,026,600.00.

       Sec. 8-215. If either of the following events occur, within 30 days the department shall notify the state budget director, the chairs of the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, and the house and senate fiscal agencies and policy offices of that fact:

       (a) A legislative objective of this part or of a bill or amendment to a bill to amend the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1 to 400.119b, cannot be implemented because implementation would conflict with or violate federal regulations.

       (b) A federal grant, for which a notice of an award has been received, cannot be used, or will not be used.

       Sec. 8-216. (1) In addition to funds appropriated in part 1 for all programs and services, there is appropriated for write-offs of accounts receivable, deferrals, and for prior year obligations in excess of applicable prior year appropriations, an amount equal to total write-offs and prior year obligations, but not to exceed amounts available in prior year revenues.

       (2) The department's ability to satisfy appropriation fund sources in part 1 shall not be limited to collections and accruals pertaining to services provided in the current fiscal year, but shall also include reimbursements, refunds, adjustments, and settlements from prior years.

       Sec. 8-217. (1) By February 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on the detailed name and amounts of estimated federal, restricted, private, and local sources of revenue that support the appropriations in each of the line items in part 1.

       (2) Upon the release of the next fiscal year executive budget recommendation, the department shall report to the same parties in subsection (1) on the amounts and detailed sources of federal, restricted, private, and local revenue proposed to support the total funds appropriated in each of the line items in part 1 of the next fiscal year executive budget proposal.

       Sec. 8-218. The department shall include, but not be limited to, the following in its annual list of proposed basic health services as required in part 23 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.2301 to 333.2321:

       (a) Immunizations.

       (b) Communicable disease control.

       (c) Sexually transmitted disease control.

       (d) Tuberculosis control.

       (e) Prevention of gonorrhea eye infection in newborns.

       (f) Screening newborns for the conditions listed in section 5431 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.5431, or recommended by the newborn screening quality assurance advisory committee created under section 5430 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.5430.

       (g) Health and human services annex of the Michigan emergency management plan.

       (h) Prenatal care.

       Sec. 8-219. (1) The department may contract with the Michigan Public Health Institute for the design and implementation of projects and for other public health-related activities prescribed in section 2611 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.2611. The department may develop a master agreement with the Michigan Public Health Institute to carry out these purposes for up to a 3-year period. The department shall report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on or before January 1 of the current fiscal year all of the following:

       (a) A detailed description of each funded project.

       (b) The amount allocated for each project, the appropriation line item from which the allocation is funded, and the source of financing for each project.

       (c) The expected project duration.

       (d) A detailed spending plan for each project, including a list of all subgrantees and the amount allocated to each subgrantee.

       (2) On or before December 30 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide to the same parties listed in subsection (1) a copy of all reports, studies, and publications produced by the Michigan Public Health Institute, its subcontractors, or the department with the funds appropriated in the department's budget in the previous fiscal year and allocated to the Michigan Public Health Institute.

       Sec. 8-220. The department shall ensure that faith-based organizations are able to apply and compete for services, programs, or contracts that they are qualified and suitable to fulfill. The department shall not disqualify faith-based organizations solely on the basis of the religious nature of their organization or their guiding principles or statements of faith.

       Sec. 8-221. According to section 1b of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1b, the department shall treat part 1 and this part as a time-limited addendum to the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1 to 400.119b.

       Sec. 8-222. The department shall make the entire policy and procedures manual available and accessible to the public via the department website.

       Sec. 8-223. The department may establish and collect fees for publications, videos and related materials, conferences, and workshops. Collected fees are appropriated when received and shall be used to offset expenditures to pay for printing and mailing costs of the publications, videos and related materials, and costs of the workshops and conferences. The department shall not collect fees under this section that exceed the cost of the expenditures. When collected fees are appropriated under this section in an amount that exceeds the current fiscal year appropriation, within 30 days the department shall notify the chairs of the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies and policy offices, and the state budget director of that fact.

       Sec. 8-224. The department may retain all of the state's share of food assistance overissuance collections as an offset to general fund/general purpose costs. Retained collections shall be applied against federal funds deductions in all appropriation units where department costs related to the investigation and recoupment of food assistance overissuances are incurred. Retained collections in excess of such costs shall be applied against the federal funds deducted in the departmental administration and support appropriation unit.

       Sec. 8-225. (1) Sanctions, suspensions, conditions for provisional license status, and other penalties shall not be more stringent for private service providers than for public entities performing equivalent or similar services.

       (2) Neither the department nor private service providers or licensees shall be granted preferential treatment or considered automatically to be in compliance with administrative rules based on whether they have collective bargaining agreements with direct care workers. Private service providers or licensees without collective bargaining agreements shall not be subjected to additional requirements or conditions of licensure based on their lack of collective bargaining agreements.

       Sec. 8-226. If the revenue collected by the department from fees and collections exceeds the amount appropriated in part 1, the revenue may be carried forward with the approval of the state budget director into the subsequent fiscal year. The revenue carried forward under this section shall be used as the first source of funds in the subsequent fiscal year.

       Sec. 8-227. The state departments, agencies, and commissions receiving tobacco tax funds and Healthy Michigan fund revenue from part 1 shall report by April 1 of the current fiscal year to the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on the following:

       (a) Detailed spending plan by appropriation line item including description of programs and a summary of organizations receiving these funds.

       (b) Description of allocations or bid processes including need or demand indicators used to determine allocations.

       (c) Eligibility criteria for program participation and maximum benefit levels where applicable.

       (d) Outcome measures used to evaluate programs, including measures of the effectiveness of these programs in improving the health of Michigan residents.

       Sec. 8-228. If the department is authorized under state or federal law to collect an overpayment owed to the department, the department may assess a penalty of 1% per month beginning 60 days after notification. If caused by department error, a penalty may not be assessed until 6 months after the initial notification date of the overpayment amount. The department shall not collect penalty interest in an amount that exceeds the amount of the original overpayment. The state share of any funds collected under this section shall be deposited in the state general fund.

       Sec. 8-229. (1) The department shall extend the interagency agreement with the Michigan talent investment agency for the duration of the current fiscal year, which concerns TANF funding to provide job readiness and welfare-to-work programming. The interagency agreement shall include specific outcome and performance reporting requirements as described in this section. TANF funding provided to the Michigan talent investment agency in the current fiscal year is contingent on compliance with the data and reporting requirements described in this section. The interagency agreement must require the Michigan talent investment agency to provide all the following items by January 1 of the current fiscal year for the previous fiscal year to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget and state budget office:

       (a)    An itemized spending report on TANF funding, including all of the following:

       (i)    Direct services to recipients.

       (ii)   Administrative expenditures.

       (b)    The number of family independence program (FIP) recipients served through the TANF funding, including all of the following:

       (i)    The number and percentage who obtained employment through Michigan Works!

       (ii)   The number and percentage who fulfilled their TANF work requirement through other job readiness programming.

       (iii)  Average TANF spending per recipient.

       (iv)   The number and percentage of recipients who were referred to Michigan Works! but did not receive a job or job readiness placement and the reasons why.

       (2) By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office an annual report on the following matters itemized by Michigan Works! agency: the number of referrals to Michigan Works! job readiness programs, the number of referrals to Michigan Works! job readiness programs who became a participant in the Michigan Works! job readiness programs, the number of participants who obtained employment, and the cost per participant case.

       Sec. 8-230. By December 31 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies and policy offices, and the state budget office on the status of the implementation of any noninflationary, noncaseload, programmatic funding increases from the previous fiscal year. The report shall confirm the implementation of already implemented funding increases and provide explanations for any planned implementation of funding increases that have not yet occurred. For any planned implementation of funding increases that have not yet occurred, the department shall provide an expected implementation date and the reasons for delayed implementation.

       Sec. 8-231. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for travel reimbursements to employees, the department shall allocate up to $100,000.00 toward reimbursing counties for the out-of-pocket travel costs of the local county department board members and county department directors to attend 1 meeting per year of the Michigan County Social Services Association.

       Sec. 8-232. (1) The department shall provide the approved spending plan for each line item receiving an appropriation in the current fiscal year to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget and the senate and house fiscal agencies within 60 days of approval by the department but not later than January 15 of the current fiscal year. The spending plan shall include the following information regarding planned expenditures for each category: allocation in the previous period, change in the allocation, and new allocation. The spending plan shall include the following information regarding each revenue source for the line item: category of the fund source indicated by general fund/general purpose, state restricted, local, private or federal. Figures included in the approved spending plan shall not be assumed to constitute the actual final expenditures, as line items may be updated on an as-needed basis to reflect changes in projected expenditures and projected revenue. For amounts listed in the other contracts category of each spending plan, the department shall provide a list of all active contracts and grants and amounts for the current fiscal year, and include the name of the line item and the name of the fund source related to each contract or grant and amount. For amounts listed in the all other costs category of each spending plan, the department shall provide a list detailing known planned expenditures and amounts for the current fiscal year, and include the name of the line item and the name of the fund source related to each amount and expenditure.

       (2) Notwithstanding any other appropriation authority granted in part 1, the department shall not appropriate any additional general fund/general purpose funds or any related federal and state restricted funds without providing a written 30-day notice to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the senate and house policy offices.

       Sec. 8-250. (1) On October 1, 2019, February 1, 2020, and May 1, 2020, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriation subcommittees on health and human services, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office on all of the following:

       (a) Year-to-date information technology spending for the current fiscal year by service and project and by line item appropriation.

       (b) Planned information technology spending for the remainder of the current fiscal year by service and project and by line item appropriation.

       (c) Planned information technology spending for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021 by service and project and by line item appropriation.

       (2) As used in subsection (1), "project" means all of, but not limited to, the following major projects:

       (a) Community health automated Medicaid processing system (CHAMPS).

       (b) Bridges and MiBridges eligibility determination.

       (c) Michigan statewide automated child welfare information system (MiSACWIS).

       (d) Integrated service delivery.

       (3) By April 30 of the current fiscal year the department, in coordination with the department of technology, management and budget, shall provide to the senate and house appropriation subcommittees on health and human services, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office any changes to the 5-year strategic plan detailed in the supplemental appropriation for the department of health and human services in section 468 of P.A. 618 of 2018, Part 2.

       Sec. 8-252. The appropriations in part 1 for Healthy Michigan plan - behavioral health, Healthy Michigan plan administration, and Healthy Michigan plan are contingent on the provisions of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1 to 400.119b, that were contained in 2013 PA 107 not being amended, repealed, or otherwise altered to eliminate the Healthy Michigan plan. If that occurs, then, upon the effective date of the amendatory act that amends, repeals, or otherwise alters those provisions, the remaining funds in the Healthy Michigan plan - behavioral health, Healthy Michigan plan administration, and Healthy Michigan plan line items shall only be used to pay previously incurred costs and any remaining appropriations shall not be allotted to support those line items.

       Sec. 8-256. If funds become available, the department shall, in consultation with the Michigan department of education, the Michigan domestic and sexual violence prevention and treatment board, and the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence, redraft the curriculum for the "Growing Up & Staying Healthy" and "Healthy & Responsible Relationships" modules to include age-appropriate information about the importance of consent, setting and respecting personal boundaries, and the prevention of child sexual abuse as outlined in MCL 380.1505 and consistent with the recommendations and guidelines set by the task force on the prevention of sexual abuse of children created under section 12b of the child protection law, 1975 PA 238, MCL 722.632b, and the prevention of sexual assault and dating violence.

       Sec. 8-263. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, before submission of a waiver, a state plan amendment, or a similar proposal to CMS or other federal agency, the department shall provide written notification of the planned submission to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies and policy offices, and the state budget office. This subsection does not apply to the submission of a waiver, a state plan amendment, or similar proposal that does not propose a material change or is outside of the ordinary course of waiver, state plan amendment, or similar proposed submissions.

       (2) The department shall provide written reports on a semiannual basis to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office summarizing the status of any new or ongoing discussions with CMS or the United States Department of Health and Human Services or other federal agency regarding potential or future waiver applications as well as the status of submitted waivers that have not yet received federal approval. If, at the time a semiannual report is due, there are no reportable items, then no report is required to be provided.

       Sec. 8-270. The department shall advise the legislature of the receipt of a notification from the attorney general's office of a legal action in which expenses had been recovered pursuant to section 106(4) of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.106. By February 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall submit a written report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget office that includes, at a minimum, all of the following:

       (a) The total amount recovered from the legal action.

       (b) The program or service for which the money was originally expended.

       (c) Details on the disposition of the funds recovered such as the appropriation or revenue account in which the money was deposited.

       (d) A description of the facts involved in the legal action.

       Sec. 8-274. (1) The department, in collaboration with the state budget office, shall submit to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the house and senate policy offices 1 week after the day the governor submits to the legislature the budget for the ensuing fiscal year a report on spending and revenue projections for each of the capped federal funds listed below. The report shall contain actual spending and revenue in the previous fiscal year, spending and revenue projections for the current fiscal year as enacted, and spending and revenue projections within the executive budget proposal for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2019 for each individual line item for the department budget. The report shall also include federal funds transferred to other departments. The capped federal funds shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

       (a) TANF.

       (b) Title XX social services block grant.

       (c) Title IV-B part I child welfare services block grant.

       (d) Title IV-B part II promoting safe and stable families funds.

       (e) Low-income home energy assistance program.

       (2) It is the intent of the legislature that the department, in collaboration with the state budget office, not utilize capped federal funding for economics adjustments for FTEs or other economics costs that are included as part of the budget submitted to the legislature by the governor for the ensuing fiscal year, unless there is a reasonable expectation for increased federal funding to be available to the department from that capped revenue source in the ensuing fiscal year.

       Sec. 8-275. (1) The department, with the approval of the state budget director, is authorized to realign sources between other federal, TANF, and capped federal financing authorizations in order to maximize federal revenues. This realignment of financing shall not produce a gross increase or decrease in the department's total individual line item authorizations, nor will it produce a net increase or decrease in total federal revenues, or a net increase in TANF authorization.

       (2) Within 30 days of the date on which year-end book closing is completed, the department shall submit to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the house and senate policy offices a report on the realignment of federal fund sources that took place as part of the year-end closing process for the previous fiscal year.

       Sec. 8-279. (1) All master contracts relating to foster care and adoption services as funded by the appropriations in section 105 of part 1 shall be performance-based contracts that employ a client-centered results-oriented process that is based on measurable performance indicators and desired outcomes and includes the annual assessment of the quality of services provided.

       (2) By February 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies and policy offices, and the state budget office a report detailing measurable performance indicators, desired outcomes, and an assessment of the quality of services provided by the department during the previous fiscal year.

       Sec. 8-280. By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide a report to the house and senate appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the house and senate policy offices, and the state budget director that provides all of the following for each line item in part 1 containing personnel-related costs, including the specific individual amounts for salaries and wages, payroll taxes, and fringe benefits:

       (a) FTE authorization.

       (b) Spending authorization for personnel-related costs, by fund source, under the spending plan.

       (c) Actual year-to-date expenditures for personnel-related costs, by fund source, through the end of the prior month.

       (d) The projected year-end balance or shortfall for personnel-related costs, by fund source, based on actual monthly spending levels through the end of the prior month.

       (e) A specific plan for addressing any projected shortfall for personnel-related costs at either the gross or fund source level.

       Sec. 8-288. (1) Beginning October 1 of the current fiscal year, no less than 90% of a new department contract supported solely from state restricted funds or general fund/general purpose funds and designated in this part or part 1 for a specific entity for the purpose of providing services to individuals shall be expended for such services after the first year of the contract.

       (2) The department may allow a contract to exceed the limitation on administrative and services costs if it can be demonstrated that an exception should be made to the provision in subsection (1).

       (3) By September 30 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, house and senate fiscal agencies, and state budget office on the rationale for all exceptions made to the provision in subsection (1) and the number of contracts terminated due to violations of subsection (1).

       Sec. 8-289. By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the senate and house policy offices an annual report on the supervisor-to-staff ratio by department divisions and subdivisions.

       Sec. 8-290. Any public advertisement for public assistance shall also inform the public of the welfare fraud hotline operated by the department.

       Sec. 8-295. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 to agencies providing physical and behavioral health services to multicultural populations, the department shall award grants in accordance with the requirements of subsection (2). The state is not liable for any spending above the contract amount. Funds shall not be released until reporting requirements under section 295 of article X of 2018 PA 207 are satisfied.

       (2) The department shall require each contractor described in subsection (1) that receives greater than $1,000,000.00 in state grant funding to comply with performance-related metrics to maintain their eligibility for funding. The organizational metrics shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

       (a) Each contractor or subcontractor shall have accreditations that attest to their competency and effectiveness as behavioral health and social service agencies.

       (b) Each contractor or subcontractor shall have a mission that is consistent with the purpose of the multicultural agency.

       (c) Each contractor shall validate that any subcontractors utilized within these appropriations share the same mission as the lead agency receiving funding.

       (d) Each contractor or subcontractor shall demonstrate cost-effectiveness.

       (e) Each contractor or subcontractor shall ensure their ability to leverage private dollars to strengthen and maximize service provision.

       (f) Each contractor or subcontractor shall provide timely and accurate reports regarding the number of clients served, units of service provision, and ability to meet their stated goals.

       (3) The department shall require an annual report from the contractors described in subsection (2). The annual report, due 60 days following the end of the contract period, shall include specific information on services and programs provided, the client base to which the services and programs were provided, information on any wraparound services provided, and the expenditures for those services. The department shall provide the annual reports to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on health and human services, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office.

       Sec. 8-296. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department is responsible for the necessary and reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred by private and independent legal counsel chosen by current and former classified and unclassified department employees in the defense of the employees in any state or federal lawsuit or investigation related to the water system in a city or community in which a declaration of emergency was issued because of drinking water contamination.

       Sec. 8-297. On a semiannual basis, the department shall report on the number of FTEs in pay status by type of staff. The report shall include a comparison by line item of the number of FTEs authorized from funds appropriated in part 1 to the actual number of FTEs employed by the department at the end of the reporting period.

       Sec. 8-298. (1) The department shall continue to work with a willing CMHSP in Kent County and all willing Medicaid health plans in the county to pilot a full physical and behavioral health integrated service demonstration model. The department shall ensure that the demonstration model described in this subsection is implemented in a manner that ensures at least all of the following:

       (a) That any changes made to a Medicaid waiver or Medicaid state plan to implement the demonstration model described in this subsection must only be in effect for the duration of the demonstration model described in this subsection.

       (b) That the demonstration model described in this subsection is consistent with the stated core values as identified in the final report of the workgroup established in section 298 of article X of 2016 PA 268.

       (c) That updates are provided to the medical care advisory council, behavioral health advisory council, and developmental disabilities council.

       (2) In addition to the pilot project described in subsection (1), the department shall continue to implement up to 3 pilot projects to achieve fully financially integrated Medicaid behavioral health and physical health benefit and financial integration demonstration models. These demonstration models shall use single contracts between the state and each licensed Medicaid health plan that is currently contracted to provide Medicaid services in the geographic area of the pilot project. The department shall ensure that the pilot projects described in this subsection are implemented in a manner that ensures at least all of the following:

       (a) That allows the CMHSP in the geographic area of the pilot project to be a provider of behavioral health supports and services.

       (b) That any changes made to a Medicaid waiver or Medicaid state plan to implement the pilot projects described in this subsection must only be in effect for the duration of the pilot programs established under section 298 of article X of 2016 PA 268.

       (c) That the project is consistent with the stated core values as identified in the final report of the workgroup described in subsection (1).

       (d) That updates are provided to the medical care advisory council, behavioral health advisory council, and developmental disabilities council.

       (3) It is the intent of the legislature that each pilot project and demonstration model shall be designed to last at least 2 years.

       (4) For the duration of any pilot projects and demonstration model, the department shall require that contracts between CMHSPs and the Medicaid health plans within their pilot region mandate that any and all realized benefits and cost savings of integrating the physical health and behavioral health systems shall be reinvested in services and supports for individuals having or at risk of having a mental illness, an intellectual or developmental disability, or a substance use disorder. Any and all realized benefits and cost savings shall be specifically reinvested in the pilot site where the savings occurred in accordance with the Medicaid state plan and any applicable Medicaid waiver.

       (5) It is the intent of the legislature that the primary purpose of the pilot projects and demonstration model is to test how the state may better integrate behavioral and physical health delivery systems in order to improve behavioral and physical health outcomes, maximize efficiencies, minimize unnecessary costs, and achieve material increases in behavioral health services without increases in overall Medicaid spending.

       (6) The department shall continue to partner with 1 of the state's research universities at least 6 months before the completion of each pilot project or demonstration model authorized under this section to evaluate the pilot project or demonstration model. The evaluation must include all of the following:

       (a) Information on the pilot project's or demonstration model's success in meeting the performance metrics developed in this subsection and information on whether the pilot project could be replicated into other geographic areas with similar performance metric outcomes.

       (b) Performance metrics, at a minimum, from each of the following categories:

       (i) Improvement of the coordination between behavioral health and physical health.

       (ii) Improvement of services available to individuals with mental illness, intellectual or developmental disabilities, or substance use disorders.

       (iii) Benefits associated with full access to community-based services and supports.

       (iv) Customer health status.

       (v) Customer satisfaction.

       (vi) Provider network stability.

       (vii) Treatment and service efficacies before and after the pilot projects and demonstration model.

       (viii) Use of best practices.

       (ix) Financial efficiencies.

       (x) Barriers to clinical data sharing with Medicaid health plans.

       (xi) Any other relevant categories.

       (c) A requirement that the evaluation shall be completed within 6 months after the end of each pilot project or demonstration model and will be provided to the department, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the house and senate policy offices, and the state budget office.

       (7) Upon completion of any pilot project or demonstration model advanced under this section, the managing entity of the pilot project or demonstration model shall submit a report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office within 30 days of completion of that pilot project or demonstration model detailing their experience, lessons learned, efficiencies and savings revealed, increases in investment on behavioral health services, and recommendations for extending pilot projects to full implementation or discontinuation.

 

DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT

       Sec. 8-307. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for demonstration projects, $950,000.00 shall be distributed as provided in subsection (2). The amount distributed under this subsection shall not exceed 50% of the total operating expenses of the program described in subsection (2), with the remaining 50% paid by local United Way organizations and other nonprofit organizations and foundations.

       (2) Funds distributed under subsection (1) shall be distributed to Michigan 2-1-1, a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of this state that is exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 501, and whose mission is to coordinate and support a statewide 2-1-1 system. Michigan 2-1-1 shall use the funds only to fulfill the Michigan 2-1-1 business plan adopted by Michigan 2-1-1 in January 2005.

       (3) Michigan 2-1-1 shall refer to the department any calls received reporting fraud, waste, or abuse of state administered public assistance.

       (4) Michigan 2-1-1 shall report annually to the department and the house and senate standing committees with primary jurisdiction over matters relating to human services and telecommunications on 2-1-1 system performance, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, and the senate and house fiscal agencies, including, but not limited to, call volume by health and human service needs and unmet needs identified through caller data and customer satisfaction metrics.

       Sec. 8-316. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for terminal leave payments, the department shall not spend in excess of its annual gross appropriation unless it identifies and requests a legislative transfer from another budgetary line item supporting administrative costs, as provided by section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431,MCL 18.1393.

 

CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT

       Sec. 8-401. (1) The appropriations in part 1 assume a total federal child support incentive payment of $26,000,000.00.

       (2) From the federal money received for child support incentive payments, $11,500,000.00 shall be retained by the state and expended for child support program expenses.

       (3) From the federal money received for child support incentive payments, $14,500,000.00 shall be paid to counties based on each county's performance level for each of the federal performance measures as established in 45 CFR 305.2.

       (4) If the child support incentive payment to the state from the federal government is greater than $26,000,000.00, then 100% of the excess shall be designated for a child support innovation program. The child support innovation program funds shall be awarded on a grant basis to counties or used by the state for performance-based projects designed to increase the state's share of federal child support incentive payments.

       (5) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for child support incentive payments are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

       (a) The purpose of the project is for performance-based projects awarded to counties or used by the state designated to increase the state's share of federal child support incentive payments.

       (b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.

       (c) The total estimated cost of the project is $750,000.00.

       (d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2024.

       (6) If the child support incentive payment to the state from the federal government is less than $26,000,000.00, then the state and county share shall each be reduced by 50% of the shortfall.

       Sec. 8-409. (1) If statewide retained child support collections exceed $38,300,000.00, 75% of the amount in excess of $38,300,000.00 is appropriated to legal support contracts. This excess appropriation may be distributed to eligible counties to supplement and not supplant county title IV-D funding.

       (2) Each county whose retained child support collections in the current fiscal year exceed its fiscal year 2004-2005 retained child support collections, excluding tax offset and financial institution data match collections in both the current fiscal year and fiscal year 2004-2005, shall receive its proportional share of the 75% excess.

       Sec. 8-410. (1) If title IV-D-related child support collections are escheated, the state budget director is authorized to adjust the sources of financing for the funds appropriated in part 1 for legal support contracts to reduce federal authorization by 66% of the escheated amount and increase general fund/general purpose authorization by the same amount. This budget adjustment is required to offset the loss of federal revenue due to the escheated amount being counted as title IV-D program income in accordance with federal regulations at 45 CFR 304.50.

       (2) The department shall notify the chairs of the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget and the house and senate fiscal agencies within 15 days of the authorization adjustment in subsection (1).

 

COMMUNITY SERVICES AND OUTREACH

       Sec. 8-451. (1) Funding appropriated in part 1 for campus sexual assault prevention and education initiative shall be used to provide and administer grants to public or nonpublic community colleges, colleges, universities, and high schools with a physical presence in this state to address campus sexual assault issues in order to improve the safety and security of students, faculty, and staff in campus environments in this state.

       (2) Grant funds awarded shall support sexual assault programs, including education, awareness, prevention, reporting, bystander intervention programs, peer advocacy groups, and student organizations dedicated to campus sexual assault prevention and other actions covered by title IX protections.

       (3) The department of health and human services shall report on grant activities to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on health and human services, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on higher education, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office by February 28, 2020.

       (4) The unexpended portion of funds appropriated in part 1 for the campus sexual assault prevention and education initiative is designated as a work project appropriation. Any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditure for the project under this section until the project has been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

       (a) The purpose of the project is to provide grants for sexual assault education, awareness, prevention, reporting, bystander intervention programs, peer advocacy groups, and student organizations dedicated to campus sexual assault prevention and other actions covered by title IX protections. The student organizations may be provided funds to support and develop advocacy groups and act on issues related to prevention of sexual assault, including, but not limited to, student outreach, supporting survivors of sexual assault, and advocating for campus improvements such as additional lighting.

       (b) The project will be accomplished by grants to eligible community colleges, colleges, universities, and high schools.

       (c) The total estimated cost of the project is $1,321,700.00.

       (d) The estimated completion date is September 30, 2024.

       Sec. 8-452. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for crime victim administration and services, the department shall continue to support forensic nurse examiner programs to facilitate training for improved evidence collection for the prosecution of sexual assault. The funds shall be used for program coordination and training.

       Sec. 8-453. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for homeless and housing programs, the department shall maintain emergency shelter program per diem rates at $18.00 per bed night to support efforts of shelter providers to move homeless individuals and households into permanent housing as quickly as possible.

       Sec. 8-454. The department shall allocate the full amount of funds appropriated in part 1 for homeless and housing programs to provide services for homeless individuals and families, including, but not limited to, third-party contracts for emergency shelter services.

       Sec. 8-455. As a condition of receipt of federal TANF funds, homeless shelters and human services agencies shall collaborate with the department to obtain necessary TANF eligibility information on families as soon as possible after admitting a family to the homeless shelter. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for homeless and housing programs, the department is authorized to make allocations of TANF funds only to the homeless shelters and human services agencies that report necessary data to the department for the purpose of meeting TANF eligibility reporting requirements. Homeless shelters or human services agencies that do not report necessary data to the department for the purpose of meeting TANF eligibility reporting requirements will not receive reimbursements that exceed the per diem amount they received in fiscal year 2000. The use of TANF funds under this section is not an ongoing commitment of funding.

       Sec. 8-456. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for homeless and housing programs, the department shall allocate $90,000.00 to reimburse public service agencies that provide documentation of paying birth certificate fees on behalf of category 1 homeless clients at county clerk's offices. Public service agencies shall be reimbursed for the cost of the birth certificate fees quarterly until this allocation is fully spent.

       Sec. 8-457. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the uniform statewide sexual assault evidence kit tracking system, in accordance with the final report of the Michigan sexual assault evidence kit tracking and reporting commission, $800,000.00 is allocated from the sexual assault evidence tracking fund to contract for implementation of a uniform statewide sexual assault evidence kit tracking system. The system shall include the following:

       (a) A uniform statewide system to track the submission and status of sexual assault evidence kits.

       (b) A uniform statewide system to audit untested kits that were collected on or before March 1, 2015 and were released by victims to law enforcement.

       (c) Secure electronic access for victims.

       (d) The ability to accommodate concurrent data entry with kit collection through various mechanisms, including web entry through computer or smartphone, and through scanning devices.

       (2) By March 30 of the current fiscal year, the department shall submit to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office a status report on implementation and operation of the uniform statewide sexual assault evidence kit tracking system, including operational status and any known issues regarding implementation.

       (3) The sexual assault evidence tracking fund established in section 1451 of 2017 PA 158 shall continue to be maintained in the department of treasury. Money in the sexual assault evidence tracking fund at the close of a fiscal year shall remain in the sexual assault evidence tracking fund and shall not revert to the general fund and shall be appropriated as provided by law for the development and implementation of a uniform statewide sexual assault evidence kit tracking system as described in subsection (1).

       (4) By September 30 of the current fiscal year, the department shall submit to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office a report on the findings of the annual audit of the proper submission of sexual assault evidence kits as required by the sexual assault kit evidence submission act, 2014 PA 227, MCL 752.931 to 752.935. The report must include, but is not limited to, a detailed county-by-county compilation of the number of sexual assault evidence kits that were properly submitted and the number that met or did not meet deadlines established in the sexual assault kit evidence submission act, 2014 PA 227, MCL 752.931 to 752.935, the number of sexual assault evidence kits retrieved by law enforcement after analysis, and the physical location of all released sexual assault evidence kits collected by health care providers in that year, as of the date of the annual draft report for each reporting agency.

       Sec. 8-458. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for crime victim administration and services, the department shall allocate $2,000,000.00 of crime victim's rights fund to increase grant funding to support the further use of crime victim advocates in the criminal justice system. The purpose of the additional funding is to increase available grant funding for crime victim advocates to ensure that the advocates have the resources, training, and funding needed to respond to the physical and emotional needs of crime victims and to provide victims with the necessary services, information, and assistance in order to help them understand and participate in the criminal justice system and experience a measure of safety and security throughout the legal process.

 

CHILDREN'S SERVICE AGENCY - CHILD WELFARE

       Sec. 8-501. A goal is established that not more than 25% of all children in foster care at any given time during the current fiscal year, if in the best interest of the child, will have been in foster care for 24 months or more.

       Sec. 8-502. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for foster care, the department shall provide 50% reimbursement to Indian tribal governments for foster care expenditures for children who are under the jurisdiction of Indian tribal courts and who are not otherwise eligible for federal foster care cost sharing.

       Sec. 8-503. (1) In accordance with the final report of the Michigan child welfare performance-based funding task force issued in response to section 503 of article X of 2013 PA 59, the department shall continue to review, update, or develop actuarially sound case rates for necessary child welfare foster care case management services that achieve permanency by the department and private child placing agencies in a prospective payment system under a performance-based funding model.

       (2) By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide to the senate and house appropriations committees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies and policy offices, and the state budget office a report on the full cost analysis of the performance-based funding model. The report shall include background information on the project and give details about the contractual costs covered through the case rate.

       (3) In accordance with the final report of the Michigan child welfare performance-based funding task force issued in response to section 503 of article X of 2013 PA 59, the department shall continue an independent, third-party evaluation of the performance-based funding model.

       (4) The department shall only implement the performance-based funding model into additional counties where the department, private child welfare agencies, the county, and the court operating within that county have signed a memorandum of understanding that incorporates the intentions of the concerned parties in order to implement the performance-based funding model.

       (5) The department, in conjunction with members from both the house of representatives and senate, private child placing agencies, the courts, and counties shall continue to implement the recommendations that are described in the workgroup report that was provided in section 503 of article X of 2013 PA 59 to establish a performance-based funding for public and private child welfare services providers. The department shall provide quarterly reports on the status of the performance-based contracting model to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house standing committees on families and human services, and the senate and house fiscal agencies and policy offices.

       (6) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the performance-based funding model pilot, the department shall continue to work with the West Michigan Partnership for Children Consortium on the implementation of the performance-based funding model pilot. The consortium shall accept and comprehensively assess referred youth, assign cases to members of its continuum or leverage services from other entities, and make appropriate case management decisions during the duration of a case. The consortium shall operate an integrated continuum of care structure, with services provided by both private and public agencies, based on individual case needs. The consortium shall demonstrate significant organizational capacity and competencies, including experience with managing risk-based contracts, financial strength, experienced staff and leadership, and appropriate governance structure.

       Sec. 8-504. (1) The department may continue a master agreement with the West Michigan Partnership for Children Consortium for a performance-based child welfare contracting pilot program. The consortium shall consist of a network of affiliated child welfare service providers that will accept and comprehensively assess referred youth, assign cases to members of its continuum or leverage services from other entities, and make appropriate case management decisions during the duration of a case.

       (2) The consortium shall operate an integrated continuum of care structure, with services provided by private or public agencies, based on individual case needs.

       (3) By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the consortium shall provide to the department and the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget a report on the consortium, including, but not limited to, actual expenditures, number of children placed by agencies in the consortium, fund balance of the consortium, and the status of the consortium evaluation.

       Sec. 8-505. By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies and policy offices, and the state budget office a report for youth referred or committed to the department for care or supervision in the previous fiscal year and in the first quarter of the current fiscal year outlining the number of youth served by the department within the juvenile justice system, the type of setting for each youth, performance outcomes, and financial costs or savings.

       Sec. 8-507. The department's ability to satisfy appropriation deducts in part 1 for foster care private collections shall not be limited to collections and accruals pertaining to services provided only in the current fiscal year but may include revenues collected during the current fiscal year for services provided in prior fiscal years.

       Sec. 8-508. (1) In addition to the amount appropriated in part 1 for children's trust fund grants, money granted or money received as gifts or donations to the children's trust fund created by 1982 PA 249, MCL 21.171 to 21.172, is appropriated for expenditure.

       (2) The department and the child abuse and neglect prevention board shall collaborate to ensure that administrative delays are avoided and the local grant recipients and direct service providers receive money in an expeditious manner. The department and board shall make available the children's trust fund contract funds to grantees within 31 days of the start date of the funded project.

       Sec. 8-511. The department shall provide reports on a semiannual basis to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house standing committees on families and human services, and the senate and house fiscal agencies and policy offices on the number and percentage of children who received timely physical and mental health examinations after entry into foster care. The goal of the program is that at least 85% of children shall have an initial medical and mental health examination within 30 days of entry into foster care.

       Sec. 8-512. (1) As required by the settlement, by March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office on the following information for cases of child abuse or child neglect from the previous fiscal year:

       (a) The total number of relative care placements.

       (b) The total number of relatives with a placement who became licensed.

       (c) The number of waivers of foster care licensure granted to relative care providers.

       (d) The number of waivers of foster care denied to relative care providers.

       (e) A list of the reasons from a sample of cases the department denied granting a waiver of foster care licensure for a relative care provider.

       (f) A list of the reasons from a sample of cases where relatives were declined foster care licensure as documented by the department.

       (2) The caseworker shall request a waiver of foster care licensure if both of the following apply:

       (a) The caseworker has fully informed the relative of the benefits of licensure and the option of a licensure waiver.

       (b) The caseworker has assessed the relative and the relative's home using the department's initial relative safety screen and the department's relative home assessment and has determined that the relative's home is safe and placement there is in the child's best interest.

       Sec. 8-513. (1) The department shall not expend funds appropriated in part 1 to pay for the direct placement by the department of a child in an out-of-state facility unless all of the following conditions are met:

       (a) There is no appropriate placement available in this state as determined by the department interstate compact office.

       (b) An out-of-state placement exists that is nearer to the child's home than the closest appropriate in-state placement as determined by the department interstate compact office.

       (c) The out-of-state facility meets all of the licensing standards of this state for a comparable facility.

       (d) The out-of-state facility meets all of the applicable licensing standards of the state in which it is located.

       (e) The department has done an on-site visit to the out-of-state facility, reviewed the facility records, reviewed licensing records and reports on the facility, and believes that the facility is an appropriate placement for the child.

       (2) The department shall not expend money for a child placed in an out-of-state facility without approval of the executive director of the children's services agency.

       (3) The department shall submit an annual report to the state court administrative office, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the house and senate policy offices, and the state budget office on the number of Michigan children residing in out-of-state facilities on the last day of the previous fiscal year, the total cost and average per diem cost of these out-of-state placements to this state, and a list of each such placement arranged by the Michigan county of residence for each child.

       Sec. 8-514. The department shall make a comprehensive report concerning children's protective services (CPS) to the legislature, including the senate and house policy offices and the state budget director, by March 1 of the current fiscal year, that shall include all of the following:

       (a) Statistical information including, but not limited to, all of the following:

       (i) The total number of reports of child abuse or child neglect investigated under the child protection law, 1975 PA 238, MCL 722.621 to 722.638, and the number of cases classified under category I or category II and the number of cases classified under category III, category IV, or category V.

       (ii) The mandatory reporter category in which the individual who made the report fits, or other categorization if the individual is not within a group required to report under the child protection law, 1975 PA 238, MCL 722.621 to 722.638.

       (iii) For the reported complaints of child abuse or child neglect by teachers, school administrators, and school counselors, the number of cases classified under category I or category II and the number of cases classified under category III, category IV, or category V.

       (b) New policies related to children's protective services including, but not limited to, major policy changes and court decisions affecting the children's protective services system during the immediately preceding 12-month period.

       (c) Statistical information regarding families that were classified in category III, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

       (i) The total number of cases classified in category III.

       (ii) The number of cases in category III referred to voluntary community services and closed with no additional monitoring.

       (iii) The number of cases in category III referred to voluntary community services and monitored for up to 90 days.

       (iv) The number of cases in category III for which the department entered more than 1 determination that there was evidence of child abuse or child neglect.

       (v) The number of cases in category III that the department reclassified from category III to category II.

       (vi) The number of cases in category III that the department reclassified from category III to category I.

       (vii) The number of cases in category III that the department reclassified from category III to category I that resulted in a removal.

       (d) The department policy, or changes to the department policy, regarding children who have been exposed to the production or manufacture of methamphetamines.

       Sec. 8-516. From funds appropriated in part 1 for county child care fund, the administrative or indirect cost payment equal to 10% of a county's total monthly gross expenditures shall be distributed to the county on a monthly basis and a county is not required to submit documentation to the department for any of the expenditures that are covered under the 10% payment as described in section 117a(4)(b)(ii) and (iv) of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.117a.

       Sec. 8-519. The department shall permit any private agency that has an existing contract with this state to provide foster care services to be also eligible to provide treatment foster care services.

       Sec. 8-522. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for youth in transition, the department shall allocate $750,000.00 for scholarships through the fostering futures scholarship program in the Michigan education trust to youths who were in foster care because of child abuse or child neglect and are attending a college or a career technical educational institution located in this state. Of the funds appropriated, 100% shall be used to fund scholarships for the youths described in this section.

       (2) By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide a report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office that includes the number of youths who received scholarships and the amount of each scholarship, and the total amount of funds spent or encumbered in the current fiscal year.

       Sec. 8-523. (1) By February 15 of the current fiscal year, the department shall submit to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office a report on the families first, family reunification, and families together building solutions family preservation programs. The report shall provide population and outcome data based on contractually required follow-up evaluations for families who received family preservation services and shall include information for each program on any innovations that may increase child safety and risk reduction.

       (2) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for youth in transition and domestic violence prevention and treatment, the department is authorized to make allocations of TANF funds only to agencies that report necessary data to the department for the purpose of meeting TANF eligibility reporting requirements.

       Sec. 8-524. As a condition of receiving funds appropriated in part 1 for strong families/safe children, counties must submit the service spending plan to the department by October 1 of the current fiscal year for approval. The department shall approve the service spending plan within 30 calendar days after receipt of a properly completed service spending plan.

       Sec. 8-525. The department shall implement the same on-site evaluation processes for privately operated child welfare and juvenile justice residential facilities as is used to evaluate state-operated facilities. Penalties for noncompliance shall be the same for privately operated child welfare and juvenile justice residential facilities and state-operated facilities.

       Sec. 8-533. The department shall make payments to child placing facilities for in-home and out-of-home care services and adoption services within 30 days of receiving all necessary documentation from those agencies. It is the intent of the legislature that the burden of ensuring that these payments are made in a timely manner and no payments are in arrears is upon the department.

       Sec. 8-534. The department shall submit to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office by March 1 of the current fiscal year a report on the adoption subsidies expenditures from the previous fiscal year. The report shall include, but is not limited to, the range of annual adoption support subsidy amounts, for both title IV-E eligible cases and state-funded cases, paid to adoptive families, the number of title IV-E and state-funded cases, the number of cases in which the adoption support subsidy request of adoptive parents for assistance was denied by the department, and the number of adoptive parents who requested a redetermination of adoption support subsidy.

       Sec. 8-540. If a physician or psychiatrist who is providing services to state or court wards placed in a residential facility submits a formal request to the department to change the psychotropic medication of a ward, the department shall, if the ward is a state ward, make a determination on the proposed change within 7 business days after the request or, if the ward is a temporary court ward, seek parental consent within 7 business days after the request. If parental consent is not provided within 7 business days, the department shall petition the court on the eighth business day.

       Sec. 8-546. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for foster care payments and from child care fund, the department shall pay providers of general foster care, independent living, and trial reunification services not less than a $46.20 administrative rate.

       (2) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall pay providers of independent living plus services statewide per diem rates for staff-supported housing and host-home housing based on proposals submitted in response to a solicitation for pricing. The independent living plus program provides staff-supported housing and services for foster youth ages 16 through 19 who, because of their individual needs and assessments, are not initially appropriate for general independent living foster care.

       (3) If required by the federal government to meet title IV-E requirements, providers of foster care services shall submit quarterly reports on expenditures to the department to identify actual costs of providing foster care services.

       (4) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall maintain the rates in place on September 30, 2019 for each private provider of residential services.

       Sec. 8-547. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the guardianship assistance program, the department shall pay a minimum rate that is not less than the approved age-appropriate payment rates for youth placed in family foster care.

       (2) The department shall report quarterly to the state budget office, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the senate and house policy offices on the number of children enrolled in the guardianship assistance and foster care - children with serious emotional disturbance waiver programs.

       Sec. 8-550. (1) The department shall not offset against reimbursement payments to counties or seek reimbursement from counties for charges that were received by the department more than 12 months before the department seeks to offset against reimbursement. A county shall not request reimbursement for and reimbursement payments shall not be paid for a charge that is more than 12 months after the date of service or original status determination when initially submitted by the county.

       (2) All service providers shall submit a request for payment within 12 months after the date of service. Any request for payment submitted 12 months or more after the date of service requires the provider to submit an exception request to the county or the department for approval or denial.

       (3) The county is not subject to any offset, chargeback, or reimbursement liability for prior expenditures resulting from an error in foster care fund source determinations.

       Sec. 8-551. The department shall respond to counties within 30 days regarding any request for a clarification requested through the department's child care fund management unit electronic mail address.

       Sec. 8-552. Sixty days after a county's child care fund on-site review is completed, the department shall provide the results of the review to the county. The department shall not evaluate the relevancy, quality, effectiveness, efficiency, or impact of the services provided to youth of the county's child care fund programs in the review. Pursuant to state law, the department shall not release the results of the review to a third-party without the permission of the county being reviewed.

       Sec. 8-558. Based on the results of the study of issues related to the modernization of the child welfare training program undertaken in the previous fiscal year, the department shall make a payment to private child placing agencies upon the completion of the child welfare caseworker training.

       Sec. 8-562. The department shall provide time and travel reimbursements for foster parents who transport a foster child to parent-child visitations. As part of the foster care parent contract, the department shall provide written confirmation to foster parents that states that the foster parents have the right to request these reimbursements for all parent-child visitations. The department shall provide these reimbursements within 60 days of receiving a request for eligible reimbursements from a foster parent.

       Sec. 8-564. (1) The department shall develop a clear policy for parent-child visitations. The local county offices, caseworkers, and supervisors shall meet an 85% success rate, after accounting for factors outside of the caseworkers' control.

       (2) Per the court-ordered number of required meetings between caseworkers and a parent, the caseworkers shall achieve a success rate of 85%, after accounting for factors outside of the caseworkers' control.

       (3) By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office a report on the following:

       (a) The percentage of success rate for parent-child visitations and court-ordered required meetings between caseworkers referenced in subsections (1) and (2) for the previous year.

       (b) The barriers to achieve the success rates in subsections (1) and (2) and how this information is tracked.

       Sec. 8-567. The department shall submit to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office by March 1 of the current fiscal year a report on transfer of medical passports for children in foster care, including the following:

       (a) From the total medical passports transferred, the percentage that transferred within 2 weeks from the date of placement or return to the home.

       (b) From the total school records, the percentage that transferred within 2 weeks from the date of placement or return to the home.

       (c) The implementation steps that have been taken to improve the outcomes for the measures in subdivision (a).

       Sec. 8-569. The department shall reimburse private child placing agencies that complete adoptions at the rate according to the date on which the petition for adoption and required support documentation was accepted by the court and not according to the date the court's order placing for adoption was entered.

       Sec. 8-573. The department may pay providers of foster care services a per diem daily administrative rate for every case on a caseworker's caseload for the duration of a case from referral acceptance to the discharge of wardship.

       Sec. 8-574. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for foster care payments, $2,000,000.00 is allocated to support performance-based contracts with child placing agencies to facilitate the licensure of relative caregivers as foster parents. Agencies shall receive $4,500.00 for each facilitated licensure if completed within 180 days after case acceptance, or, if a waiver was previously approved, 180 days from the referral date. If the facilitated licensure, or approved waiver, is completed after 180 days, the agency shall receive up to $3,500.00. The agency facilitating the licensure would retain the placement and continue to provide case management services for the newly licensed cases for which the placement was appropriate to the agency.

       (2) From the funds appropriated for foster care payments, $375,000.00 is allocated to support family incentive grants to private and community-based foster care service providers to assist with home improvements or payment for physical exams for applicants needed by foster families to accommodate foster children.

       Sec. 8-583. By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house standing committees on families and human services, the senate and house fiscal agencies and policy offices, and the state budget office a report that includes:

       (a) The number and percentage of foster parents that dropped out of the program in the previous fiscal year and the reasons the foster parents left the program and how those figures compare to prior fiscal years.

       (b) The number and percentage of foster parents successfully retained in the previous fiscal year and how those figures compare to prior fiscal years.

       Sec. 8-585. The department shall make available at least 1 pre-service training class each month in which new caseworkers for private foster care and adoption agencies can enroll.

       Sec. 8-588. Concurrently with public release, the department shall transmit all reports from the court-appointed settlement monitor, including, but not limited to, the needs assessment and period outcome reporting, to the state budget office, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, and the senate and house fiscal agencies and policy offices, without revision.

       Sec. 8-589. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for child care fund, the department shall pay 100% of the administrative rate for all new cases referred to providers of foster care services.

       (2) On a quarterly basis, the department shall report on the number of all foster care cases administered by the department and all foster care cases administered by private providers.

       Sec. 8-593. The department may allow residential service providers for child abuse and child neglect cases to implement a staff ratio during working hours of 1 staff to 5 children.

       Sec. 8-594. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for foster care payments, the department shall support regional resource teams to provide for the recruitment, retention, and training of foster and adoptive parents and shall expand the Michigan youth opportunities initiative to all Michigan counties. The purpose of this funding is to increase the number of annual inquiries from prospective foster parents, increase the number of nonrelative foster homes that achieve licensure each year, increase the annual retention rate of nonrelative foster homes, reduce the number of older foster youth placed outside of family settings, and provide older youth with enhanced support in transitioning to adulthood.

       Sec. 8-598. Partial child care fund reimbursements to counties for undisputed charges shall be made within 45 business days of the receipt of the required forms and documentation. The department shall notify a county within 15 business days of a disputed reimbursement request. The department shall reimburse for corrected charges within 45 business days of a properly corrected submission by the county.

 

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE

       Sec. 8-601. Whenever a client agrees to the release of his or her name and address to the local housing authority, the department shall request from the local housing authority information regarding whether the housing unit for which vendoring has been requested meets applicable local housing codes. Vendoring shall be terminated for those units that the local authority indicates in writing do not meet local housing codes until such time as the local authority indicates in writing that local housing codes have been met.

       Sec. 8-602. The department shall conduct a full evaluation of an individual's assistance needs if the individual has applied for disability more than 1 time within a 1-year period.

       Sec. 8-604. (1) The department shall operate a state disability assistance program. Except as provided in subsection (3), persons eligible for this program shall include needy citizens of the United States or aliens exempted from the supplemental security income citizenship requirement who are at least 18 years of age or emancipated minors meeting 1 or more of the following requirements:

       (a) A recipient of supplemental security income, social security, or medical assistance due to disability or 65 years of age or older.

       (b) A person with a physical or mental impairment that meets federal supplemental security income disability standards, except that the minimum duration of the disability shall be 90 days. Substance use disorder alone is not defined as a basis for eligibility.

       (c) A resident of an adult foster care facility, a home for the aged, a county infirmary, or a substance use disorder treatment center.

       (d) A person receiving 30-day postresidential substance use disorder treatment.

       (e) A person diagnosed as having acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

       (f) A person receiving special education services through the local intermediate school district.

       (g) A caretaker of a disabled person who meets the requirements specified in subdivision (a), (b), (e), or (f).

       (2) Applicants for and recipients of the state disability assistance program shall be considered needy if they:

       (a) Meet the same asset test as is applied for the family independence program.

       (b) Have a monthly budgetable income that is less than the payment standards.

       (3) Except for a person described in subsection (1)(c) or (d), a person is not disabled for purposes of this section if his or her drug addiction or alcoholism is a contributing factor material to the determination of disability. "Material to the determination of disability" means that, if the person stopped using drugs or alcohol, his or her remaining physical or mental limitations would not be disabling. If his or her remaining physical or mental limitations would be disabling, then the drug addiction or alcoholism is not material to the determination of disability and the person may receive state disability assistance. Such a person must actively participate in a substance abuse treatment program, and the assistance must be paid to a third party or through vendor payments. For purposes of this section, substance abuse treatment includes receipt of inpatient or outpatient services or participation in alcoholics anonymous or a similar program.

       Sec. 8-605. The level of reimbursement provided to state disability assistance recipients in licensed adult foster care facilities shall be the same as the prevailing supplemental security income rate under the personal care category.

       Sec. 8-606. County department offices shall require each recipient of family independence program and state disability assistance who has applied with the social security administration for supplemental security income to sign a contract to repay any assistance rendered through the family independence program or state disability assistance program upon receipt of retroactive supplemental security income benefits.

       Sec. 8-607. (1) The department's ability to satisfy appropriation deductions in part 1 for state disability assistance/supplemental security income recoveries and public assistance recoupment revenues shall not be limited to recoveries and accruals pertaining to state disability assistance, or family independence assistance grant payments provided only in the current fiscal year, but may include revenues collected during the current year that are prior year related and not a part of the department's accrued entries.

       (2) The department may use supplemental security income recoveries to satisfy the deduct in any line in which the revenues are appropriated, regardless of the source from which the revenue is recovered.

       Sec. 8-608. Adult foster care facilities providing domiciliary care or personal care to residents receiving supplemental security income or homes for the aged serving residents receiving supplemental security income shall not require those residents to reimburse the home or facility for care at rates in excess of those legislatively authorized. To the extent permitted by federal law, adult foster care facilities and homes for the aged serving residents receiving supplemental security income shall not be prohibited from accepting third-party payments in addition to supplemental security income if the payments are not for food, clothing, shelter, or result in a reduction in the recipient's supplemental security income payment.

       Sec. 8-609. The state supplementation level under the supplemental security income program for the personal care/adult foster care and home for the aged categories shall not be reduced during the current fiscal year. The legislature shall be notified not less than 30 days before any proposed reduction in the state supplementation level.

       Sec. 8-610. (1) In developing good cause criteria for the state emergency relief program, the department shall grant exemptions if the emergency resulted from unexpected expenses related to maintaining or securing employment.

       (2) For purposes of determining housing affordability eligibility for state emergency relief, a group is considered to have sufficient income to meet ongoing housing expenses if their total housing obligation does not exceed 75% of their total net income.

       (3) State emergency relief payments shall not be made to individuals who have been found guilty of fraud in regard to obtaining public assistance.

       (4) State emergency relief payments shall not be made available to persons who are out-of-state residents or illegal immigrants.

       (5) State emergency relief payments for rent assistance shall be distributed directly to landlords and shall not be added to Michigan bridge cards.

       Sec. 8-611. The state supplementation level under the supplemental security income program for the living independently or living in the household of another categories shall not exceed the minimum state supplementation level as required under federal law or regulations.

       Sec. 8-613. (1) The department shall provide reimbursements for the final disposition of indigent persons. The reimbursements shall include the following:

       (a) The maximum allowable reimbursement for the final disposition is $800.00.

       (b) The adult burial with services allowance is $725.00.

       (c) The adult burial without services allowance is $490.00.

       (d) The infant burial allowance is $170.00.

       (2) Reimbursement for a cremation permit fee of up to $75.00 and for mileage at the standard rate will be made available for an eligible cremation. The reimbursements under this section shall take into consideration religious preferences that prohibit cremation.

       Sec. 8-614. The department shall report to the senate and house of representatives appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the senate and house policy offices by January 15 of the current fiscal year on the number and percentage of state disability assistance recipients who were determined to be eligible for federal supplemental security income benefits in the previous fiscal year.

       Sec. 8-615. Except as required by federal law or regulations, funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used to provide public assistance to a person who is an illegal alien. This section shall not prohibit the department from entering into contracts with food banks, emergency shelter providers, or other human services agencies who may, as a normal part of doing business, provide food or emergency shelter.

       Sec. 8-616. The department shall require retailers that participate in the electronic benefits transfer program to charge no more than $2.50 in fees for cash back as a condition of participation.

       Sec. 8-618. By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office the quarterly number of supervised individuals who have absconded from supervision and whom a law enforcement agency, the department of corrections, or the department is actively seeking according to section 84 of the corrections code of 1953, 1953 PA 232, MCL 791.284.

       Sec. 8-619. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the department shall not deny title IV-A assistance and food assistance benefits under 21 USC 862a to any individual who has been convicted of a single felony that included the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance, for which the act that resulted in the conviction occurred after August 22, 1996, if the individual is not in violation of his or her probation or parole requirements. Benefits shall be provided to an individual, if the individual is the grantee (head of household), as follows:

       (a) Family independence program benefits must be paid in the form of restricted payments when the grantee has been convicted, for conduct occurring after August 22, 1996, of a felony for the use, possession, or distribution of a controlled substance.

       (b) An authorized representative shall be required for food assistance receipt. If the individual with the conviction is not the grantee, the food assistance shall be provided to the grantee.

       (2) Subject to federal approval, an individual is not entitled to the exemption in this section if the individual was convicted of 2 or more separate felony acts that included the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance and both acts occurred after August 22, 1996.

       Sec. 8-620. (1) The department shall make a determination of Medicaid eligibility not later than 90 days if disability is an eligibility factor. For all other Medicaid applicants, including patients of a nursing home, the department shall make a determination of Medicaid eligibility within 45 days of application.

       (2) The department shall provide quarterly reports to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house standing committees on families and human services, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office on the average Medicaid eligibility standard of promptness for each of the required standards of promptness under subsection (1) and for medical review team reviews achieved statewide and at each local office.

       Sec. 8-645. An individual or family is considered homeless, for purposes of eligibility for state emergency relief, if living temporarily with others in order to escape domestic violence. For purposes of this section, domestic violence is defined and verified in the same manner as in the department's policies on good cause for not cooperating with child support and paternity requirements.

       Sec. 8-653. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for food assistance, an individual who is the victim of domestic violence and does not qualify for any other exemption may be exempt from the 3-month in 36-month limit on receiving food assistance under 7 USC 2015. This exemption can be extended an additional 3 months upon demonstration of continuing need.

       Sec. 8-654. The department shall notify recipients of food assistance program benefits that their benefits can be spent with their bridge cards at many farmers' markets in the state. The department shall also notify recipients about the Double Up Food Bucks program that is administered by the Fair Food Network. Recipients shall receive information about the Double Up Food Bucks program, including information that when the recipient spends $20.00 at participating farmers' markets through the program, the recipient can receive an additional $20.00 to buy Michigan produce.

       Sec. 8-655. Within 14 days after the spending plan for low-income home energy assistance program is approved by the state budget office, the department shall provide the spending plan, including itemized projected expenditures, to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office.

       Sec. 8-660. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Food Bank Council of Michigan, the department is authorized to make allocations of TANF funds only to the agencies that report necessary data to the department for the purpose of meeting TANF eligibility reporting requirements. The agencies that do not report necessary data to the department for the purpose of meeting TANF eligibility reporting requirements will not receive allocations in excess of those received in fiscal year 2000. The use of TANF funds under this section is not an ongoing commitment of funding.

       Sec. 8-669. The department shall allocate $7,230,000.00 for the annual clothing allowance. The allowance shall be granted to all eligible children in a family independence program group.

       Sec. 8-672. (1) The department's office of inspector general shall report to the senate and house of representatives appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the senate and house policy offices by February 15 of the current fiscal year on department efforts to reduce inappropriate use of Michigan bridge cards. The department shall provide information on the number of recipients of services who used their electronic benefit transfer card inappropriately and the current status of each case, the number of recipients whose benefits were revoked, whether permanently or temporarily, as a result of inappropriate use, and the number of retailers that were fined or removed from the electronic benefit transfer program for permitting inappropriate use of the cards. The report shall distinguish between savings and cost avoidance. Savings include receivables established from instances of fraud committed. Cost avoidance includes expenditures avoided due to front-end eligibility investigations and other preemptive actions undertaken in the prevention of fraud.

       (2) It shall be the policy of the department that the department shall require an explanation from a recipient if a bridge card is replaced more than 2 times over any 3-month period.

       (3) As used in this section, "inappropriate use" means not used to meet a family's ongoing basic needs, including food, clothing, shelter, utilities, household goods, personal care items, and general incidentals.

       Sec. 8-677. (1) The department shall establish a state goal for the percentage of family independence program cases involved in employment activities. The percentage established shall not be less than 50%. The goal for long-term employment shall be 15% of cases for 6 months or more.

       (2) The department shall provide quarterly reports to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies and policy offices, and the state budget director on the number of cases referred to Partnership. Accountability. Training. Hope. (PATH), the current percentage of family independence program cases involved in PATH employment activities, an estimate of the current percentage of family independence program cases that meet federal work participation requirements on the whole, and an estimate of the current percentage of the family independence program cases that meet federal work participation requirements for those cases referred to PATH.

       (3) The department shall submit to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office quarterly reports that include all of the following:

       (a) The number and percentage of nonexempt family independence program recipients who are employed.

       (b) The average and range of wages of employed family independence program recipients.

       (c) The number and percentage of employed family independence program recipients who remain employed for 6 months or more.

       Sec. 8-686. (1) The department shall ensure that program policy requires caseworkers to confirm that individuals presenting personal identification issued by another state seeking assistance through the family independence program, food assistance program, state disability assistance program, or medical assistance program are not receiving benefits from any other state.

       (2) The department shall require caseworkers to confirm the address provided by any individual seeking family independence program benefits or state disability assistance benefits.

       (3) The department shall prohibit individuals with property assets assessed at a value higher than $200,000.00 from accessing assistance through department-administered programs, unless such a prohibition would violate federal rules and guidelines.

       (4) The department shall require caseworkers to obtain an up-to-date telephone number during the eligibility determination or redetermination process for individuals seeking medical assistance benefits.

       Sec. 8-687. (1) The department shall, in quarterly reports, compile and make available on its website all of the following information about the family independence program, state disability assistance, the food assistance program, Medicaid, and state emergency relief:

       (a) The number of applications received.

       (b) The number of applications approved.

       (c) The number of applications denied.

       (d) The number of applications pending and neither approved nor denied.

       (e) The number of cases opened.

       (f) The number of cases closed.

       (g) The number of cases at the beginning of the quarter and the number of cases at the end of the quarter.

       (2) The information provided under subsection (1) shall be compiled and made available for the state as a whole and for each county and reported separately for each program listed in subsection (1).

       (3) The department shall, in quarterly reports, compile and make available on its website the family independence program information listed as follows:

       (a) The number of new applicants who successfully met the requirements of the 21-day assessment period for PATH.

       (b) The number of new applicants who did not meet the requirements of the 21-day assessment period for PATH.

       (c) The number of cases sanctioned because of the school truancy policy.

       (d) The number of cases closed because of the 48-month and 60-month lifetime limits.

       (e) The number of first-, second-, and third-time sanctions.

       (f) The number of children ages 0-5 living in FIP-sanctioned households.

       Sec. 8-688. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the low-income home energy assistance program, the department shall make an additional $20.01 payment to each food assistance program case that is not currently eligible for the standard utility allowance to enable each case to receive expanded food assistance benefits through the program commonly known as the heat and eat program.

 

CHILDREN'S SERVICES AGENCY - JUVENILE JUSTICE

       Sec. 8-701. Unless required from changes to federal or state law or at the request of a provider, the department shall not alter the terms of any signed contract with a private residential facility serving children under state or court supervision without written consent from a representative of the private residential facility.

       Sec. 8-706. Counties shall be subject to 50% chargeback for the use of alternative regional detention services, if those detention services do not fall under the basic provision of section 117e of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.117e, or if a county operates those detention services programs primarily with professional rather than volunteer staff.

       Sec. 8-707. In order to be reimbursed for child care fund expenditures, counties are required to submit department-developed reports to enable the department to document potential federally claimable expenditures. This requirement is in accordance with the reporting requirements specified in section 117a(11) of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.117a.

       Sec. 8-708. (1) As a condition of receiving funds appropriated in part 1 for the child care fund line item, by October 15 of the current fiscal year, counties shall have an approved service spending plan for the current fiscal year. Counties must submit the service spending plan for the following fiscal year to the department by August 15 of the current fiscal year for approval. Upon submission of the county service spending plan, the department shall approve within 30 calendar days after receipt of a properly completed service plan that complies with the requirements of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1 to 400.119b. The department shall notify and submit county service spending plan revisions to any county whose county service spending plan is not accepted upon initial submission. The department shall not request any additional revisions to a county service spending plan outside of the requested revision notification submitted to the county by the department. The department shall notify a county within 30 days after approval that its service plan was approved.

       (2) Counties must submit amendments to current fiscal year county service plans no later than August 30. Counties must submit current fiscal year payable estimates to the department no later than September 15.

       (3) The department shall submit a report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the house and senate policy offices, and the state budget office by February 15 of the current fiscal year on the number of counties that fail to submit a service spending plan by August 15 of the previous fiscal year and the number of service spending plans not approved by October 15. The report shall include the number of county service spending plans that were not approved as first submitted by the counties, as well as the number of plans that were not approved by the department after being resubmitted by the county with the first revisions that were requested by the department.

       Sec. 8-709. The department's master contract for juvenile justice residential foster care services shall prohibit contractors from denying a referral for placement of a youth, or terminating a youth's placement, if the youth's assessed treatment needs are in alignment with the facility's residential program type, as identified by the court or the department. In addition, the master contract shall require that youth placed in juvenile justice residential foster care facilities must have regularly scheduled treatment sessions with a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist, or both, and access to the licensed psychologist or psychiatrist as needed.

 

FIELD OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT SERVICES

       Sec. 8-807. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Elder Law of Michigan MiCAFE contract, the department shall allocate not less than $350,000.00 to the Elder Law of Michigan MiCAFE to assist this state's elderly population in participating in the food assistance program. Of the $350,000.00 allocated under this section, the department shall use $175,000.00, which are general fund/general purpose funds, as state matching funds for not less than $175,000.00 in United States Department of Agriculture funding to provide outreach program activities, such as eligibility screening and information services, as part of a statewide food assistance hotline.

       Sec. 8-808. By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide a report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office on the nutrition education program. The report shall include planned allocation and actual expenditures for the supplemental nutrition assistance program education funding, planned and actual grant amounts for the supplemental nutrition assistance program education funding, the total amount of expected carryforward balance at the end of the current fiscal year for the supplemental nutrition assistance program education funding, a list of all supplemental nutrition assistance program education funding programs by implementing agency, and the stated purpose of each program.

       Sec. 8-809. (1) The purpose of the pathways to potential program is to reduce chronic absenteeism and decrease the number of students who repeat grades for schools that are current or future participants in the pathways to potential program. Before any deployment of resources into a participant school, the department and the participant school shall establish performance objectives for each participant school based on a 2-year baseline prior to pathways to potential being established in the participant school and shall evaluate the progress made in the above categories from the established baseline. By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the senate and house policy offices a report listing all participant schools, the number of staff assigned to each school by participant school, and the percentage of participating schools that achieved improved performance in each of the 4 outcomes listed above compared to the previous year, by each individual outcome. It is the intent of the legislature that after a 2-year period without attaining an increase in success in meeting the 4 listed outcomes from the established baseline, the department shall work with the participant school to examine the cause of the lack of progress and shall seek to implement a plan to increase success in meeting the identified outcomes. It is the intent of the legislature that progress or the lack of progress made in meeting the performance objectives shall be used as a determinant in future pathways to potential resource allocation decisions.

       (2) As used in this section, "baseline" means the initial set of data from the center for educational performance and information in the department of technology, management, and budget of the 4 measured outcomes as described in subsection (1).

       Sec. 8-825. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide individuals not more than $500.00 for vehicle repairs, including any repairs done in the previous 12 months. However, the department may in its discretion pay for repairs up to $900.00. Payments under this section shall include the combined total of payments made by the department and work participation program.

       Sec. 8-850. (1) The department shall maintain out-stationed eligibility specialists in community-based organizations, community mental health agencies, nursing homes, adult placement and independent living settings, federally qualified health centers, and hospitals unless a community-based organization, community mental health agency, nursing home, adult placement and independent living setting, federally qualified health centers, or hospital requests that the program be discontinued at its facility.

       (2) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for public assistance field staff, the department shall enter into contracts with agencies that are able and eligible under federal law to provide the required matching funds for federal funding, as determined by federal statute and regulations.

       (3) A contract for an assistance payments donated funds position must include, but not be limited to, the following performance metrics:

       (a) Meeting a standard of promptness for processing applications for Medicaid and other public assistance programs under state law.

       (b) Meeting required standards for error rates in determining programmatic eligibility as determined by the department.

       (4) The department shall only fill additional donated funds positions after a new contract has been signed. That position shall also be abolished when the contract expires or is terminated.

       (5) The department shall classify as limited-term FTEs any new employees who are hired to fulfill the donated funds position contracts or are hired to fill any vacancies from employees who transferred to a donated funds position.

       (6) By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall submit a report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies and policy offices, and the state budget office detailing information on the donated funds positions, including the total number of occupied positions, the total private contribution of the positions, and the total cost to the state for any nonsalary expenditure for the donated funds position employees.

 

DISABILITY DETERMINATION SERVICES

       Sec. 8-890. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for disability determination services, the department shall maintain the unit rates in effect on September 30, 2019 for medical consultants performing disability determination services, including physicians, psychologists, and speech-language pathologists.

 

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND SPECIAL PROJECTS

       Sec. 8-901. Except for the pilot projects and demonstration models described in section 298 of this part, the funds appropriated in part 1 are intended to support a system of comprehensive community mental health services under the full authority and responsibility of local CMHSPs or PIHPs in accordance with the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106, the Medicaid provider manual, federal Medicaid waivers, and all other applicable federal and state laws.

       Sec. 8-902. (1) Except for the pilot projects and demonstration models described in section 298 of this part, from the funds appropriated in part 1, final authorizations to CMHSPs or PIHPs shall be made upon the execution of contracts between the department and CMHSPs or PIHPs. The contracts shall contain an approved plan and budget as well as policies and procedures governing the obligations and responsibilities of both parties to the contracts. Each contract with a CMHSP or PIHP that the department is authorized to enter into under this subsection shall include a provision that the contract is not valid unless the total dollar obligation for all of the contracts between the department and the CMHSPs or PIHPs entered into under this subsection for the current fiscal year does not exceed the amount of money appropriated in part 1 for the contracts authorized under this subsection.

       (2) The department shall immediately report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director if either of the following occurs:

       (a) Any new contracts the department has entered into with CMHSPs or PIHPs that would affect rates or expenditures.

       (b) Any amendments to contracts the department has entered into with CMHSPs or PIHPs that would affect rates or expenditures.

       (3) The report required by subsection (2) shall include information about the changes and their effects on rates and expenditures.

       Sec. 8-904. (1) By May 31 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide a report on the CMHSPs, PIHPs, and designated regional entities for substance use disorder prevention and treatment to the members of the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director that includes the information required by this section.

       (2) The report shall contain information for each CMHSP, PIHP, and designated regional entity for substance use disorder prevention and treatment, and a statewide summary, each of which shall include at least the following information:

       (a) A demographic description of service recipients that, minimally, shall include reimbursement eligibility, client population, age, ethnicity, housing arrangements, and diagnosis.

       (b) Per capita expenditures in total and by client population group and cultural and ethnic groups of the services area, including the deaf and hard of hearing population.

       (c) Financial information that, minimally, includes a description of funding authorized; expenditures by diagnosis group, service category, and reimbursement eligibility; and cost information by Medicaid, Healthy Michigan plan, state appropriated non-Medicaid mental health services, local funding, and other fund sources, including administration and funds specified for all outside contracts for services and products. Financial information must include the amount of funding, from each fund source, used to cover clinical services and supports. Service category includes all department-approved services.

       (d) Data describing service outcomes that include, but are not limited to, an evaluation of consumer satisfaction, consumer choice, and quality of life concerns including, but not limited to, housing and employment.

       (e) Information about access to CMHSPs and designated regional entities for substance use disorder prevention and treatment that includes, but is not limited to, the following:

       (i) The number of people receiving requested services.

       (ii) The number of people who requested services but did not receive services.

       (f) The number of second opinions requested under the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106, and the determination of any appeals.

       (g) Lapses and carryforwards during the previous fiscal year for CMHSPs, PIHPs, and designated regional entities for substance use disorder prevention and treatment.

       (h) Performance indicator information required to be submitted to the department in the contracts with CMHSPs, PIHPs, and designated regional entities for substance use disorder prevention and treatment.

       (i) Administrative expenditures of each CMHSP, PIHP, and designated regional entity for substance use disorder prevention and treatment that include a breakout of the salary, benefits, and pension of each executive-level staff and shall include the director, chief executive, and chief operating officers and other members identified as executive staff.

       (3) The report shall contain the following information from the previous fiscal year on substance use disorder prevention, education, and treatment programs:

       (a) Expenditures stratified by department-designated community mental health entity, by central diagnosis and referral agency, by fund source, by subcontractor, by population served, and by service type.

       (b) Expenditures per state client, with data on the distribution of expenditures reported using a histogram approach.

       (c) Number of services provided by central diagnosis and referral agency, by subcontractor, and by service type. Additionally, data on length of stay, referral source, and participation in other state programs.

       (d) Collections from other first- or third-party payers, private donations, or other state or local programs, by department-designated community mental health entity, by subcontractor, by population served, and by service type.

       (4) The department shall include data reporting requirements listed in subsections (2) and (3) in the annual contract with each individual CMHSP, PIHP, and designated regional entity for substance use disorder treatment and prevention.

       (5) The department shall take all reasonable actions to ensure that the data required are complete and consistent among all CMHSPs, PIHPs, and designated regional entities for substance use disorder prevention and treatment.

       Sec. 8-905. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for behavioral health program administration, the department shall maintain a psychiatric transitional unit and children's behavioral action team. These services will augment the continuum of behavioral health services for high-need youth and provide additional continuity of care and transition into supportive community-based services.

       (2) Outcomes and performance measures for this initiative include, but are not limited to, the following:

       (a) The rate of rehospitalization for youth served through the program at 30 and 180 days.

       (b) Measured change in the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale for children served through the program.

       Sec. 8-906. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for the state disability assistance substance use disorder services program shall be used to support per diem room and board payments in substance use disorder residential facilities. Eligibility of clients for the state disability assistance substance use disorder services program shall include needy persons 18 years of age or older, or emancipated minors, who reside in a substance use disorder treatment center.

       (2) The department shall reimburse all licensed substance use disorder programs eligible to participate in the program at a rate equivalent to that paid by the department to adult foster care providers. Programs accredited by department-approved accrediting organizations shall be reimbursed at the personal care rate, while all other eligible programs shall be reimbursed at the domiciliary care rate.

       Sec. 8-907. (1) The amount appropriated in part 1 for community substance use disorder prevention, education, and treatment shall be expended to coordinate care and services provided to individuals with severe and persistent mental illness and substance use disorder diagnoses.

       (2) The department shall approve managing entity fee schedules for providing substance use disorder services and charge participants in accordance with their ability to pay.

       (3) The managing entity shall continue current efforts to collaborate on the delivery of services to those clients with mental illness and substance use disorder diagnoses with the goal of providing services in an administratively efficient manner.

       Sec. 8-909. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for community substance use disorder prevention, education, and treatment, the department shall use available revenue from the marihuana regulatory fund established in section 604 of the medical marihuana facilities licensing act, 2016 PA 281, MCL 333.27604, to improve physical health; expand access to substance use disorder prevention and treatment services; and strengthen the existing prevention, treatment, and recovery systems.

       Sec. 8-910. The department shall ensure that substance use disorder treatment is provided to applicants and recipients of public assistance through the department who are required to obtain substance use disorder treatment as a condition of eligibility for public assistance.

       Sec. 8-911. (1) The department shall ensure that each contract with a CMHSP or PIHP requires the CMHSP or PIHP to implement programs to encourage diversion of individuals with serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or developmental disability from possible jail incarceration when appropriate.

       (2) Each CMHSP or PIHP shall have jail diversion services and shall work toward establishing working relationships with representative staff of local law enforcement agencies, including county prosecutors' offices, county sheriffs' offices, county jails, municipal police agencies, municipal detention facilities, and the courts. Written interagency agreements describing what services each participating agency is prepared to commit to the local jail diversion effort and the procedures to be used by local law enforcement agencies to access mental health jail diversion services are strongly encouraged.

       Sec. 8-915. (1) By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report the following information on the mental health and wellness commission to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the house and senate policy offices, and the state budget office:

       (a) Previous fiscal year expenditures by actionable recommendation of the mental health and wellness commission.

       (b) Programs utilized during the previous fiscal year to address each actionable recommendation of the mental health and wellness commission.

       (c) Outcomes and performance measures achieved during the previous fiscal year by actionable recommendation of the mental health and wellness commission.

       (d) Current fiscal year funding by actionable recommendation of the mental health and wellness commission.

       (e) Current fiscal year funding by program utilized to address each actionable recommendation of the mental health and wellness commission.

       (2) By April 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report on funding within the executive budget proposal for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, by actionable recommendation of the mental health and wellness commission to the same report recipients listed in subsection (1).

       Sec. 8-918. On or before the twenty-fifth of each month, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on the amount of funding paid to PIHPs to support the Medicaid managed mental health care program in the preceding month. The information shall include the total paid to each PIHP, per capita rate paid for each eligibility group for each PIHP, and number of cases in each eligibility group for each PIHP, and year-to-date summary of eligibles and expenditures for the Medicaid managed mental health care program.

       Sec. 8-920. As part of the Medicaid rate-setting process for behavioral health services, the department shall work with PIHP network providers and actuaries to include any state and federal wage and compensation increases that directly impact staff who provide Medicaid-funded community living supports, personal care services, respite services, skill-building services, and other similar supports and services as part of the Medicaid rate.

       Sec. 8-924. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for autism services, for the purposes of actuarially sound rate certification and approval for Medicaid behavioral health managed care programs, the department shall maintain a fee schedule for autism services reimbursement rates for direct services. Expenditures used for rate setting shall not exceed those identified in the fee schedule. The rates for behavioral technicians shall be maintained at the hourly rate in place in the previous fiscal year.

       Sec. 8-928. Each PIHP shall provide, from internal resources, local funds to be used as a part of the state match required under the Medicaid program in order to increase capitation rates for PIHPs. These funds shall not include either state funds received by a CMHSP for services provided to non-Medicaid recipients or the state matching portion of the Medicaid capitation payments made to a PIHP.

       Sec. 8-935. A county required under the provisions of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106, to provide matching funds to a CMHSP for mental health services rendered to residents in its jurisdiction shall pay the matching funds in equal installments on not less than a quarterly basis throughout the fiscal year, with the first payment being made by October 1 of the current fiscal year.

       Sec. 8-940. (1) According to section 236 of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1236, the department shall review expenditures for each CMHSP to identify CMHSPs with projected allocation surpluses and to identify CMHSPs with projected allocation shortfalls. The department shall encourage the board of a CMHSP with a projected allocation surplus to concur with the department's recommendation to reallocate those funds to CMHSPs with projected allocation shortfalls.

       (2) A CMHSP that has its funding allocation transferred out during the current fiscal year as described in subsection (1) is not eligible for any additional funding reallocations during the remainder of the current fiscal year, unless that CMHSP is responding to a public health emergency as determined by the department.

       (3) CMHSPs shall report to the department on any proposed reallocations described in this section at least 30 days before any reallocations take effect.

       (4) The department shall notify the chairs of the appropriation subcommittees on the department budget when a request is made and when the department grants approval for reallocation as described in subsection (1). By September 30 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide a report on the amount of funding reallocated to the senate and house appropriation subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office.

       Sec. 8-942. A CMHSP shall provide at least 30 days' notice before reducing, terminating, or suspending services provided by a CMHSP to CMHSP clients, with the exception of services authorized by a physician that no longer meet established criteria for medical necessity.

       Sec. 8-961. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for behavioral health program administration, the department shall allocate $150,000.00 to administer an electronic inpatient psychiatric bed registry consistent with the requirements in section 151 of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1151.

       Sec. 8-995. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for behavioral health program administration, $4,350,000.00 is intended to address the recommendations of the mental health diversion council.

       Sec. 8-996. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for family support subsidy, the department shall make monthly payments of $229.31 to the parents or legal guardians of children approved for the family support subsidy by a CMHSP.

       Sec. 8-997. The population data used in determining the distribution of substance use disorder block grant funds shall be from the most recent federal census.

       Sec. 8-998. For distribution of state general funds to CMHSPs, if the department decides to use census data, the department shall use the most recent federal census data available.

       Sec. 8-999. Within 30 days after the completion of a statewide PIHP reimbursement audit, the department shall provide the audit report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the house and senate policy offices, and the state budget office.

 

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES

       Sec. 8-1001. By December 31 of the current fiscal year, each CMHSP shall submit a report to the department that identifies populations being served by the CMHSP broken down by program eligibility category. The report shall also include the percentage of the operational budget that is related to program eligibility enrollment. By February 15 of the current fiscal year, the department shall submit the report described in this section to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office.

       Sec. 8-1003. The department shall notify the Community Mental Health Association of Michigan when developing policies and procedures that will impact PIHPs or CMHSPs.

       Sec. 8-1004. The department shall provide the senate and house appropriations subcommittee on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office any rebased formula changes to either Medicaid behavioral health services or non-Medicaid mental health services 90 days before implementation. The notification shall include a table showing the changes in funding allocation by PIHP for Medicaid behavioral health services or by CMHSP for non-Medicaid mental health services.

       Sec. 8-1005. For the purposes of special projects involving high-need children or adults, including the not guilty by reason of insanity population, the department may contract directly with providers of services to these identified populations.

       Sec. 8-1008. PIHPs and CMHSPs shall do all of the following:

       (a) Work to reduce administration costs by ensuring that PIHP and CMHSP responsible functions are efficient in allowing optimal transition of dollars to those direct services considered most effective in assisting individuals served. Any consolidation of administrative functions must demonstrate, by independent analysis, a reduction in dollars spent on administration resulting in greater dollars spent on direct services. Savings resulting from increased efficiencies shall not be applied to PIHP and CMHSP net assets, internal service fund increases, building costs, increases in the number of PIHP and CMHSP personnel, or other areas not directly related to the delivery of improved services.

       (b) Take an active role in managing mental health care by ensuring consistent and high-quality service delivery throughout its network and promote a conflict-free care management environment.

       (c) Ensure that direct service rate variances are related to the level of need or other quantifiable measures to ensure that the most money possible reaches direct services.

       (d) Whenever possible, promote fair and adequate direct care reimbursement, including fair wages for direct service workers.

       Sec. 8-1009. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Medicaid mental health services and Healthy Michigan plan - behavioral health, the department shall maintain the hourly wage for direct care workers from the previous fiscal year.

       (2) Each PIHP shall report to the department by February 1 of the current fiscal year the range of wages paid to direct care workers, including information on the number of direct care workers at each wage level.

       (3) The department shall report the information required to be reported according to subsection (2) to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office by March 1 of the current fiscal year.

       Sec. 8-1010. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for behavioral health program administration, up to $2,000,000.00 shall be allocated to address the implementation of court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment as provided under chapter 4 of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1400 to 330.1490.

 

STATE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS AND FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

       Sec. 8-1051. The department shall continue a revenue recapture project to generate additional revenues from third parties related to cases that have been closed or are inactive. A portion of revenues collected through project efforts may be used for departmental costs and contractual fees associated with these retroactive collections and to improve ongoing departmental reimbursement management functions.

       Sec. 8-1052. The purpose of gifts and bequests for patient living and treatment environments is to use additional private funds to provide specific enhancements for individuals residing at state-operated facilities. Use of the gifts and bequests shall be consistent with the stipulation of the donor. The expected completion date for the use of gifts and bequests donations is within 3 years unless otherwise stipulated by the donor.

       Sec. 8-1055. (1) The department shall not implement any closures or consolidations of state hospitals, centers, or agencies until CMHSPs or PIHPs have programs and services in place for those individuals currently in those facilities and a plan for service provision for those individuals who would have been admitted to those facilities.

       (2) All closures or consolidations are dependent upon adequate department-approved CMHSP and PIHP plans that include a discharge and aftercare plan for each individual currently in the facility. A discharge and aftercare plan shall address the individual's housing needs. A homeless shelter or similar temporary shelter arrangements are inadequate to meet the individual's housing needs.

       (3) Four months after the certification of closure required in section 19(6) of the state employees' retirement act, 1943 PA 240, MCL 38.19, the department shall provide a closure plan to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget and the state budget director.

       (4) Upon the closure of state-run operations and after transitional costs have been paid, the remaining balances of funds appropriated for that operation shall be transferred to CMHSPs or PIHPs responsible for providing services for individuals previously served by the operations.

       Sec. 8-1056. The department may collect revenue for patient reimbursement from first- and third-party payers, including Medicaid and local county CMHSP payers, to cover the cost of placement in state hospitals and centers. The department is authorized to adjust financing sources for patient reimbursement based on actual revenues earned. If the revenue collected exceeds current year expenditures, the revenue may be carried forward with approval of the state budget director. The revenue carried forward shall be used as a first source of funds in the subsequent year.

       Sec. 8-1058. Effective October 1 of the current fiscal year, the department, in consultation with the department of technology, management, and budget, may maintain a bid process to identify 1 or more private contractors to provide food service and custodial services for the administrative areas at any state hospital identified by the department as capable of generating savings through the outsourcing of such services.

       Sec. 8-1059. The department shall identify specific outcomes and performance measures for state-operated hospitals and centers, including, but not limited to, the following:

       (a) The average wait time for persons determined incompetent to stand trial before admission to the center for forensic psychiatry.

       (b) The average wait time for persons determined incompetent to stand trial before admission to other state-operated psychiatric facilities.

       (c) The number of persons waiting to receive services at the center for forensic psychiatry.

       (d) The number of persons waiting to receive services at other state-operated hospitals and centers.

       (e) The number of persons determined not guilty by reason of insanity or incompetent to stand trial through probate order that have been deemed ready for discharge to the community, and the average wait time between being deemed ready for discharge to the community and actual community placement.

       Sec. 8-1062. The department shall continue to identify and implement efforts to address staffing shortages in the state psychiatric hospital system. By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide a report on:

       (a) The measures being implemented to hire qualified trained staff, address staff overtime and staff turnover, and improve staff retention.

       (b) The number of direct care and clinical staff positions that are currently vacant.

 

HEALTH POLICY

       Sec. 8-1140. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for primary care services, $250,000.00 shall be allocated to free health clinics operating in the state. The department shall distribute the funds equally to each free health clinic. For the purpose of this appropriation, "free health clinics" means nonprofit organizations that use volunteer health professionals to provide care to uninsured individuals.

       Sec. 8-1142. The department shall continue to seek means to increase retention of Michigan medical school students for completion of their primary care residency requirements within this state and ultimately, for some period of time, to remain in this state and serve as primary care physicians. The department is encouraged to work with Michigan institutions of higher education.

       Sec. 8-1144. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for health policy administration, the department shall allocate the federal state innovation model grant funding that supports implementation of the health delivery system innovations detailed in this state's "Reinventing Michigan's Health Care System: Blueprint for Health Innovation" document. This initiative will test new payment methodologies, support improved population health outcomes, and support improved infrastructure for technology and data sharing and reporting. The funds will be used to provide financial support directly to regions participating in the model test and to support statewide stakeholder guidance and technical support.

       (2) Outcomes and performance measures for the initiative under subsection (1) include, but are not limited to, the following:

       (a) Increasing the number of physician practices fulfilling patient-centered medical home functions.

       (b) Reducing inappropriate health utilization, specifically reducing preventable emergency department visits, reducing the proportion of hospitalizations for ambulatory sensitive conditions, and reducing this state's 30-day hospital readmission rate.

       (3) On a semiannual basis, the department shall submit a written report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget office on the status of the program and progress made since the prior report.

       Sec. 8-1145. The department will take steps necessary to work with Indian Health Service, tribal health program facilities, or Urban Indian Health Program facilities that provide services under a contract with a Medicaid managed care entity to ensure that those facilities receive the maximum amount allowable under federal law for Medicaid services.

       Sec. 8-1150. The department shall coordinate with the department of licensing and regulatory affairs, the department of the attorney general, all appropriate law enforcement agencies, and the Medicaid health plans to reduce fraud related to opioid prescribing within Medicaid, and to address other appropriate recommendations of the prescription drug and opioid abuse task force outlined in its report of October 2015. By October 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall submit a report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office on steps the department has taken to coordinate with the entities listed in this section and other stakeholders to reduce fraud related to opioid prescribing, and to address other appropriate recommendations of the task force.

       Sec. 8-1151. The department shall coordinate with the department of licensing and regulatory affairs, the department of the attorney general, all appropriate law enforcement agencies, and the Medicaid health plans to work with local substance use disorder agencies and addiction treatment providers to help inform Medicaid beneficiaries of all medically appropriate treatment options for opioid addiction when their treating physician stops prescribing prescription opioid medication for pain, and to address other appropriate recommendations of the prescription drug and opioid abuse task force outlined in its report of October 2015. By October 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall submit a report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office on how the department is working with local substance use disorder agencies and addiction treatment providers to ensure that Medicaid beneficiaries are informed of all available and medically appropriate treatment options for opioid addiction when their treating physician stops prescribing prescription opioid medication for pain, and to address other appropriate recommendations of the task force. The report shall include any potential barriers to medication-assisted treatment, as recommended by the Michigan medication-assisted treatment guidelines, for Medicaid beneficiaries in both office-based opioid treatment and opioid treatment program facility settings.

       Sec. 8-1152. The Michigan rehabilitation services shall work collaboratively with the bureau of services for blind persons, service organizations, and government entities to identify qualified match dollars to maximize use of available federal vocational rehabilitation funds.

       Sec. 8-1153. The department shall provide an annual report by February 1 to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the house and senate policy offices, and the state budget office on efforts taken to improve the Michigan rehabilitation services. The report shall include all of the following items:

       (a) Reductions and changes in administration costs and staffing.

       (b) Service delivery plans and implementation steps achieved.

       (c) Reorganization plans and implementation steps achieved.

       (d) Plans to integrate Michigan rehabilitative services programs into other services provided by the department.

       (e) Quarterly expenditures by major spending category.

       (f) Employment and job retention rates from both Michigan rehabilitation services and its nonprofit partners.

       (g) Success rate of each district in achieving the program goals.

       Sec. 8-1154. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan rehabilitation services, the department shall allocate $50,000.00 along with available federal match to support the provision of vocational rehabilitation services to eligible agricultural workers with disabilities. Authorized services shall assist agricultural workers with disabilities in acquiring or maintaining quality employment and independence.

       (2) By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office on the total number of clients served and the total amount of federal matching funds obtained throughout the duration of the program.

       Sec. 8-1155. It is the intent of the legislature that Michigan rehabilitation services shall not implement an order of selection for vocational and rehabilitative services. If the department is at risk of entering into an order of selection for services, the department shall notify the chairs of the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget and the senate and house fiscal agencies and policy offices within 2 weeks of receiving notification.

       Sec. 8-1156. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan rehabilitation services, the department shall allocate $6,100,300.00, including federal matching funds, to service authorizations with community-based rehabilitation organizations for an array of needed services throughout the rehabilitation process.

       Sec. 8-1158. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 for independent living shall be used to support the general operations of centers for independent living in delivering mandated independent living services in compliance with federal rules and regulations for the centers, by existing centers for independent living to serve underserved areas, and for projects to build the capacity of centers for independent living to deliver independent living services. Applications for the funds shall be reviewed in accordance with criteria and procedures established by the department. The funds appropriated in part 1 may be used to leverage federal vocational rehabilitation innovation and expansion funds consistent with 34 CFR 361.35 up to $5,543,000.00, if available. If the possibility of matching federal funds exists, the centers for independent living network will negotiate a mutually beneficial contractual arrangement with Michigan rehabilitation services. Funds shall be used in a manner consistent with the state plan for independent living. Services provided should assist people with disabilities to move toward self-sufficiency, including support for accessing transportation and health care, obtaining employment, community living, nursing home transition, information and referral services, education, youth transition services, veterans, and stigma reduction activities and community education. This includes the independent living guide services that specifically focus on economic self-sufficiency.

       (2) The Michigan centers for independent living shall provide a report by March 1 of the current fiscal year to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the house and senate policy offices, and the state budget office on direct customer and system outcomes and performance measures.

 

DISEASE CONTROL, PREVENTION, AND EPIDEMIOLOGY

       Sec. 8-1180. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for epidemiology administration and for childhood lead program, the department shall maintain a public health drinking water unit and maintain enhanced efforts to monitor child blood lead levels. The public health drinking water unit shall ensure that appropriate investigations of potential health hazards occur for all community and noncommunity drinking water supplies where chemical exceedances of action levels, health advisory levels, or maximum contaminant limits are identified. The goals of the childhood lead program shall include improving the identification of affected children, the timeliness of case follow-up, and attainment of nurse care management for children with lead exposure, and to achieve a long-term reduction in the percentage of children in this state with elevated blood lead levels.

       Sec. 8-1181. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for epidemiology administration, the department shall maintain a vapor intrusion response unit. The vapor intrusion response unit shall assess risks to public health at vapor intrusion sites and respond to vapor intrusion risks where appropriate. The goals of the vapor intrusion response unit shall include reducing the number of residents of this state exposed to toxic substances through vapor intrusion and improving health outcomes for individuals that are identified as having been exposed to vapor intrusion.

       Sec. 8-1182. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the healthy homes program, no less than $1,750,000.00 of general fund/general purpose funds and $23,480,000.00 of federal funds shall be allocated for lead abatement of homes.

       (2) By January 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide a report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget office on the expenditures and activities undertaken by the lead abatement program in the previous fiscal year from the funds appropriated in part 1 for the healthy homes program. The report shall include, but is not limited to, a funding allocation schedule, expenditures by category of expenditure and by subcontractor, revenues received, description of program elements, and description of program accomplishments and progress.

 

LOCAL HEALTH AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

       Sec. 8-1220. The amount appropriated in part 1 for implementation of the 1993 additions of or amendments to sections 9161, 16221, 16226, 17014, 17015, and 17515 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.9161, 333.16221, 333.16226, 333.17014, 333.17015, and 333.17515, shall be used to reimburse local health departments for costs incurred related to implementation of section 17015(18) of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.17015.

       Sec. 8-1221. If a county that has participated in a district health department or an associated arrangement with other local health departments takes action to cease to participate in such an arrangement after October 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall have the authority to assess a penalty from the local health department's operational accounts in an amount equal to no more than 6.25% of the local health department's essential local public health services funding. This penalty shall only be assessed to the local county that requests the dissolution of the health department.

       Sec. 8-1222. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 for essential local public health services shall be prospectively allocated to local health departments to support immunizations, infectious disease control, sexually transmitted disease control and prevention, hearing screening, vision services, food protection, public water supply, private groundwater supply, and on-site sewage management. Food protection shall be provided in consultation with the department of agriculture and rural development. Public water supply, private groundwater supply, and on-site sewage management shall be provided in consultation with the department of environmental quality.

       (2) Local public health departments shall be held to contractual standards for the services in subsection (1).

       (3) Distributions in subsection (1) shall be made only to counties that maintain local spending in the current fiscal year of at least the amount expended in fiscal year 1992-1993 for the services described in subsection (1).

       (4) By December 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide a report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on the planned allocation of the funds appropriated for essential local public health services.

       Sec. 8-1225. The department shall work with the Michigan health endowment fund corporation established under section 653 of the nonprofit health care corporation reform act, 1980 PA 350, MCL 550.1653, to explore ways to fund and evaluate current and future policies and programs.

       Sec. 8-1226. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for chronic disease control and health promotion administration, $1,000,000.00 shall be allocated for a school children's healthy exercise program to promote and advance physical health for school children in kindergarten through grade 8. The department shall recommend model programs for sites to implement that incorporate evidence-based best practices. The department shall grant no less than 1/2 of the funds appropriated in part 1 for before- and after-school programs. The department shall establish guidelines for program sites, which may include schools, community-based organizations, private facilities, recreation centers, or other similar sites. The program format shall encourage local determination of site activities and shall encourage local inclusion of youth in the decision-making regarding site activities. Program goals shall include children experiencing improved physical health and access to physical activity opportunities, the reduction of obesity, providing a safe place to play and exercise, and nutrition education. To be eligible to participate, program sites shall provide a 20% match to the state funding, which may be provided in full, or in part, by a corporation, foundation, or private partner. The department shall seek financial support from corporate, foundation, or other private partners for the program or for individual program sites.

       Sec. 8-1227. The department shall establish criteria for all funds allocated for health and wellness initiatives. The criteria must include a requirement that all programs funded be evidence-based and supported by research, include interventions that have been shown to demonstrate outcomes that lower cost and improve quality, and be designed for statewide impact. Preference must be given to programs that utilize the funding as match for additional resources, including, but not limited to, federal sources.

       Sec. 8-1231. From the funds appropriated for local health services, up to $4,750,000.00 shall be allocated for grants to local public health departments to support PFAS response and emerging public health threat activities. A portion of the funding shall be allocated by the department in a collaborative fashion with local public health departments in jurisdictions experiencing PFAS contamination. The remainder of the funding shall be allocated to address infectious and vector-borne disease threats, and other environmental contamination issues such as vapor intrusion, drinking water contamination, and lead exposure. The funding shall be allocated to address issues including, but not limited to, staffing, planning and response, and creation and dissemination of materials related to PFAS contamination issues and other emerging public health issues and threats.

       Sec. 8-1232. It is the intent of the legislature that the United States Department of Defense shall reimburse the state for costs associated with PFAS and environmental contamination response at military training sites and support facilities.

       Sec. 8-1233. General fund and state restricted fund appropriations in part 1 shall not be expended for PFAS and environmental contamination response where federal funding or private grant funding is available for the same expenditures.

 

FAMILY, MATERNAL, AND CHILD HEALTH

       Sec. 8-1301. (1) Before April 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate fiscal agencies and the state budget director on planned allocations from the amounts appropriated in part 1 for local MCH services, prenatal care outreach and service delivery support, family planning local agreements, and pregnancy prevention programs. Using applicable federal definitions, the report shall include information on all of the following:

       (a) Funding allocations.

       (b) Actual number of women, children, and adolescents served, and amounts expended for each group for the immediately preceding fiscal year.

       (c) A breakdown of the expenditure of these funds between urban and rural communities.

       (2) The department shall ensure that the distribution of funds through the programs described in subsection (1) takes into account the needs of rural communities.

       (3) For the purposes of this section, "rural" means a county, city, village, or township with a population of 30,000 or less, including those entities if located within a metropolitan statistical area.

       Sec. 8-1302. Each family planning program receiving federal title X family planning funds under 42 USC 300 to 300a-8 shall be in compliance with all performance and quality assurance indicators that the office of population affairs within the United States Department of Health and Human Services specifies in the program guidelines for project grants for family planning services. An agency not in compliance with the indicators shall not receive supplemental or reallocated funds.

       Sec. 8-1304. The department shall not use state restricted funds or state general funds appropriated in part 1 in the pregnancy prevention program or family planning local agreements appropriation line items for abortion counseling, referrals, or services.

       Sec. 8-1308. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for prenatal care outreach and service delivery support, not less than $500,000.00 of funding shall be allocated for evidence-based programs to reduce infant mortality including nurse family partnership programs. The funds shall be used for enhanced support and education to nursing teams or other teams of qualified health professionals, client recruitment in areas designated as underserved for obstetrical and gynecological services and other high-need communities, strategic planning to expand and sustain programs, and marketing and communications of programs to raise awareness, engage stakeholders, and recruit nurses.

       Sec. 8-1309. The department shall allocate funds appropriated in section 117 of part 1 for family, maternal, and child health according to section 1 of 2002 PA 360, MCL 333.1091.

       Sec. 8-1311. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for prenatal care outreach and service delivery support, not less than $2,750,000.00 state general fund/general purpose funds shall be allocated for a rural home visit program. Equal consideration shall be given to all eligible evidence-based providers in all regions in contracting for rural home visitation services.

       Sec. 8-1313. (1) The department shall continue developing an outreach program on fetal alcohol syndrome services, targeting health promotion, prevention, and intervention as described in the Michigan fetal alcohol spectrum disorders 5-year plan 2015-2020.

       (2) The department shall explore federal grant funding to address prevention services for fetal alcohol syndrome and reduce alcohol consumption among pregnant women.

       Sec. 8-1314. The department shall seek to enhance education and outreach efforts that encourage women of childbearing age to seek confirmation at the earliest indication of possible pregnancy and initiate continuous and routine prenatal care upon confirmation of pregnancy. The department shall seek to ensure that department programs, policies, and practices promote prenatal and obstetrical care by doing the following:

       (a) Supporting access to care.

       (b) Reducing and eliminating barriers to care.

       (c) Supporting recommendations for best practices.

       (d) Encouraging optimal prenatal habits such as prenatal medical visits, use of prenatal vitamins, and cessation of use of tobacco, alcohol, or drugs.

       (e) Tracking of birth outcomes to study improvements in prevalence of fetal drug addiction, fetal alcohol syndrome, and other preventable neonatal disease.

       (f) Tracking of maternal increase in healthy behaviors following childbirth.

       Sec. 8-1315. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for dental programs, $150,000.00 shall be allocated to the Michigan Dental Association for the administration of a volunteer dental program that provides dental services to the uninsured.

       (2) By December 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house standing committees on health policy, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office the number of individual patients treated, number of procedures performed, and approximate total market value of those procedures from the previous fiscal year.

       Sec. 8-1316. The department shall use revenue from mobile dentistry facility permit fees received under section 21605 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.21605, to offset the cost of the permit program.

       Sec. 8-1317. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for dental programs, $550,000.00 shall be distributed to local health departments who partner with a qualified nonprofit provider of dental services for the purpose of providing high-quality dental homes for seniors, children, and adults enrolled in Medicaid, and low-income uninsured.

       (2) In order to be considered a qualified nonprofit provider of dental services, the provider must demonstrate an effective health insurance enrollment process for uninsured patients and demonstrate to the department an effective process of charging patients on a sliding scale based on the patient's ability to pay.

       (3) Providers shall report to the department by September 30 of the current fiscal year on outcomes and performance measures for the program under this section including, but not limited to, the following:

       (a) The number of uninsured patients who visited a participating dentist over the prior year, broken down between adults and children.

       (b) The number of patients assisted with health insurance enrollment, broken down between adults and children.

       (c) A 5-year trend of the number of uninsured patients being served, broken down between adults and children.

       Sec. 8-1318. By October 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide a report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget office on estimated costs and timeline to implement a school-based pilot program for children up to grade 7 that may include, but is not limited to, oral health assessments, primary dental services, and referrals. The school-based pilot program shall track the number of children offered and receiving services at the school sites. Program goals shall include improving oral and physical health outcomes for children, improving rates of children receiving dental sealants, and reduction of rates of childhood tooth decay.

       Sec. 8-1340. The department shall include national brand peanut butter on the list of approved women, infants, and children special supplemental nutrition program basket items.

       Sec. 8-1341. The department shall utilize income eligibility and verification guidelines established by the Food and Nutrition Service agency of the United States Department of Agriculture in determining eligibility of individuals for the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) as stated in current WIC policy.

 

CHILDREN'S SPECIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES

       Sec. 8-1360. The department may do 1 or more of the following:

       (a) Provide special formula for eligible clients with specified metabolic and allergic disorders.

       (b) Provide medical care and treatment to eligible patients with cystic fibrosis who are 21 years of age or older.

       (c) Provide medical care and treatment to eligible patients with hereditary coagulation defects, commonly known as hemophilia, who are 21 years of age or older.

       (d) Provide human growth hormone to eligible patients.

       Sec. 8-1361. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for medical care and treatment, the department may spend those funds for the continued development and expansion of telemedicine capacity to allow families with children in the children's special health care services program to access specialty providers more readily and in a more timely manner. The department may spend funds to support chronic complex care management of children enrolled in the children's special health care services program to minimize hospitalizations and reduce costs to the program while improving outcomes and quality of life.

 

AGING AND ADULT SERVICES AGENCY

       Sec. 8-1402. The department may encourage the Food Bank Council of Michigan to collaborate directly with each area agency on aging and any other organizations that provide senior nutrition services to secure the food access of vulnerable seniors.

       Sec. 8-1403. (1) By February 1 of the current fiscal year, the aging and adult services agency shall require each region to report to the aging and adult services agency and to the legislature home-delivered meals waiting lists based upon standard criteria. Determining criteria shall include all of the following:

       (a) The recipient's degree of frailty.

       (b) The recipient's inability to prepare his or her own meals safely.

       (c) Whether the recipient has another care provider available.

       (d) Any other qualifications normally necessary for the recipient to receive home-delivered meals.

       (2) Data required in subsection (1) shall be recorded only for individuals who have applied for participation in the home-delivered meals program and who are initially determined as likely to be eligible for home-delivered meals.

       Sec. 8-1417. The department shall provide to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, senate and house fiscal agencies, and state budget director a report by March 30 of the current fiscal year that contains all of the following:

       (a) The total allocation of state resources made to each area agency on aging by individual program and administration.

       (b) Detail expenditure by each area agency on aging by individual program and administration including both state-funded resources and locally funded resources.

       Sec. 8-1421. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for community services, $1,100,000.00 shall be allocated to area agencies on aging for locally determined needs.

       Sec. 8-1422. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for aging and adult services administration, not less than $300,000.00 shall be allocated for the department to contract with the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan to provide the support and services necessary to increase the capability of the state's prosecutors, adult protective service system, and criminal justice system to effectively identify, investigate, and prosecute elder abuse and financial exploitation.

       (2) By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan shall provide a report on the efficacy of the contract to the state budget office, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the house and senate policy offices.

       Sec. 8-1425. The department shall coordinate with the department of licensing and regulatory affairs to ensure that, upon receipt of the order of suspension of a licensed adult foster care home, home for the aged, or nursing home, the department of licensing and regulatory affairs shall provide notice to the department, to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, and to the members of the house and senate that represent the legislative districts of the county in which the facility lies.

 

MEDICAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

       Sec. 8-1501. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for the electronic health records incentive program are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

       (a) The purpose of the work project is to implement the Medicaid electronic health record program that provides financial incentive payments to Medicaid health care providers to encourage the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records to improve quality, increase efficiency, and promote safety.

       (b) The projects will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both, and according to the approved federal advanced planning document.

       (c) The total estimated cost of the work project is $37,501,000.00.

       (d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2024.

       Sec. 8-1505. By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office the actual reimbursement savings and cost offsets that have resulted from the funds appropriated in part 1 for the office of inspector general and third party liability efforts in the previous fiscal year.

       Sec. 8-1506. The department shall submit to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office quarterly reports on the implementation status of the public assistance call center that include all of the following information:

       (a) Call volume during the prior quarter.

       (b) Percentage of calls resolved through the public assistance call center.

       (c) Percentage of calls transferred to a local department office or other office for resolution.

       Sec. 8-1508. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for medical services administration, $500,000.00 is appropriated for the operation and maintenance of the Michigan dental registry in support of the enhanced dental benefit for the Healthy Kids Dental program. Additionally, the department shall explore the expansion of the scope of the Michigan dental registry to enhance the Medicaid adult dental benefit for pregnant women.

       Sec. 8-1509. (1) By September 30 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office on the implementation of employment-related activity requirements for medical assistance. The report shall include, but is not limited to, the number of recipients who are noncompliant with the required self-sufficiency goals, an explanation of the actions undertaken, and the number of recipients subject to employment-related activity requirements.

       (2) The department may satisfy the reporting requirements of this section by sharing one or more reports required by CMS showing the number of recipients who are noncompliant with the required self-sufficiency goals, an explanation of the actions undertaken, and the number of recipients subject to employment-related activity requirements.

       Sec. 8-1511. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Healthy Michigan plan work supports, funds shall be allocated for employment and training-related services and supports to assist Healthy Michigan plan beneficiaries to secure and maintain training and employment. The department may engage the department of talent and economic development to complement existing employment-related services for the new population. Funds may also be used for additional department field staff to educate impacted clients on requirements and available services, make referrals, assess and address barriers to employment, and manage other caseload-related impacts resulting from the implementation of work requirements.

 

MEDICAL SERVICES

       Sec. 8-1601. The cost of remedial services incurred by residents of licensed adult foster care homes and licensed homes for the aged shall be used in determining financial eligibility for the medically needy. Remedial services include basic self-care and rehabilitation training for a resident.

       Sec. 8-1603. (1) The department may establish a program for individuals to purchase medical coverage at a rate determined by the department.

       (2) The department may receive and expend premiums for the buy-in of medical coverage in addition to the amounts appropriated in part 1.

       (3) The premiums described in this section shall be classified as private funds.

       Sec. 8-1605. The protected income level for Medicaid coverage determined pursuant to section 106(1)(b)(iii) of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.106, shall be 100% of the related public assistance standard.

       Sec. 8-1606. For the purpose of guardian and conservator charges, the department may deduct up to $83.00 per month as an allowable expense against a recipient's income when determining medical services eligibility and patient pay amounts.

       Sec. 8-1607. (1) An applicant for Medicaid, whose qualifying condition is pregnancy, shall immediately be presumed to be eligible for Medicaid coverage unless the preponderance of evidence in her application indicates otherwise. The applicant who is qualified as described in this subsection shall be allowed to select or remain with the Medicaid participating obstetrician of her choice.

       (2) All qualifying applicants shall be entitled to receive all medically necessary obstetrical and prenatal care without preauthorization from a health plan. All claims submitted for payment for obstetrical and prenatal care shall be paid at the Medicaid fee-for-service rate in the event a contract does not exist between the Medicaid participating obstetrical or prenatal care provider and the managed care plan. The applicant shall receive a listing of Medicaid physicians and managed care plans in the immediate vicinity of the applicant's residence.

       (3) In the event that an applicant, presumed to be eligible pursuant to subsection (1), is subsequently found to be ineligible, a Medicaid physician or managed care plan that has been providing pregnancy services to an applicant under this section is entitled to reimbursement for those services until such time as they are notified by the department that the applicant was found to be ineligible for Medicaid.

       (4) If the preponderance of evidence in an application indicates that the applicant is not eligible for Medicaid, the department shall refer that applicant to the nearest public health clinic or similar entity as a potential source for receiving pregnancy-related services.

       (5) The department shall develop an enrollment process for pregnant women covered under this section that facilitates the selection of a managed care plan at the time of application.

       (6) The department shall mandate enrollment of women, whose qualifying condition is pregnancy, into Medicaid managed care plans.

       (7) The department shall encourage physicians to provide women, whose qualifying condition for Medicaid is pregnancy, with a referral to a Medicaid participating dentist at the first pregnancy-related appointment.

       Sec. 8-1611. (1) For care provided to medical services recipients with other third-party sources of payment, medical services reimbursement shall not exceed, in combination with such other resources, including Medicare, those amounts established for medical services-only patients. The medical services payment rate shall be accepted as payment in full. Other than an approved medical services co-payment, no portion of a provider's charge shall be billed to the recipient or any person acting on behalf of the recipient. Nothing in this section shall be considered to affect the level of payment from a third-party source other than the medical services program. The department shall require a nonenrolled provider to accept medical services payments as payment in full.

       (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), medical services reimbursement for hospital services provided to dual Medicare/medical services recipients with Medicare part B coverage only shall equal, when combined with payments for Medicare and other third-party resources, if any, those amounts established for medical services-only patients, including capital payments.

       Sec. 8-1620. (1) For fee-for-service Medicaid recipients, the professional dispensing fee for drugs indicated as specialty medications on the Michigan pharmaceutical products list is $20.02 or the pharmacy's usual or customary cash charge, whichever is less.

       (2) For fee-for-service Medicaid recipients, for drugs not indicated as specialty drugs on the Michigan pharmaceutical products list, the professional dispensing fee for medications is as follows:

       (a) For medications indicated as preferred on the department's preferred drug list, $10.80 or the pharmacy's usual or customary cash charge, whichever is less.

       (b) For medications not on the department's preferred drug list, $10.64 or the pharmacy's usual or customary cash charge, whichever is less.

       (c) For medications indicated as nonpreferred on the department's preferred drug list, $9.00 or the pharmacy's usual or customary cash charge, whichever is less.

       (3) The department shall require a prescription co-payment for Medicaid recipients not enrolled in the Healthy Michigan plan or with an income less than 100% of the federal poverty level of $1.00 for a generic drug indicated as preferred on the department's preferred drug list and $3.00 for a brand-name drug indicated as nonpreferred on the department's preferred drug list, except as prohibited by federal or state law or regulation.

       (4) The department shall require a prescription co-payment for Medicaid recipients enrolled in the Healthy Michigan plan with an income of at least 100% of the federal poverty level of $4.00 for a generic drug indicated as preferred on the department's preferred drug list and $8.00 for a brand-name drug indicated as nonpreferred on the department's preferred drug list, except as prohibited by federal or state law or regulation.

       Sec. 8-1629. The department shall utilize maximum allowable cost pricing for generic drugs that is based on wholesaler pricing to providers that is available from at least 2 wholesalers who deliver in this state.

       Sec. 8-1631. (1) The department shall require co-payments on dental, podiatric, and vision services provided to Medicaid recipients, except as prohibited by federal or state law or regulation.

       (2) Except as otherwise prohibited by federal or state law or regulation, the department shall require Medicaid recipients not enrolled in the Healthy Michigan plan or with an income less than 100% of the federal poverty level to pay not less than the following co-payments:

       (a) Two dollars for a physician office visit.

       (b) Three dollars for a hospital emergency room visit.

       (c) Fifty dollars for the first day of an inpatient hospital stay.

       (d) Two dollars for an outpatient hospital visit.

       (3) Except as otherwise prohibited by federal or state law or regulation, the department shall require Medicaid recipients enrolled in the Healthy Michigan plan with an income of at least 100% of the federal poverty level to pay the following co-payments:

       (a) Four dollars for a physician office visit.

       (b) Eight dollars for a hospital emergency room visit.

       (c) One hundred dollars for the first day of an inpatient hospital stay.

       (d) Four dollars for an outpatient hospital visit or any other medical provider visit to the extent allowed by federal or state law or regulation.

       Sec. 8-1641. An institutional provider that is required to submit a cost report under the medical services program shall submit cost reports completed in full within 5 months after the end of its fiscal year.

       Sec. 8-1645. (1) For the current fiscal year, the department of health and human services shall establish the class I nursing facility current asset value bed limit based on the rolling 15-year history of new construction.

       (2) For the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2020, the department of health and human services shall modify the class I nursing facility current asset value bed limit based on the rolling 15-year history of new construction. The increase in the current asset value bed limit shall not exceed 4% of the limit for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2019.

       Sec. 8-1657. (1) Reimbursement for medical services to screen and stabilize a Medicaid recipient, including stabilization of a psychiatric crisis, in a hospital emergency room shall not be made contingent on obtaining prior authorization from the recipient's HMO. If the recipient is discharged from the emergency room, the hospital shall notify the recipient's HMO within 24 hours of the diagnosis and treatment received.

       (2) If the treating hospital determines that the recipient will require further medical service or hospitalization beyond the point of stabilization, that hospital shall receive authorization from the recipient's HMO prior to admitting the recipient.

       (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not require an alteration to an existing agreement between an HMO and its contracting hospitals and do not require an HMO to reimburse for services that are not considered to be medically necessary.

       Sec. 8-1659. The following sections of this part are the only ones that shall apply to the following Medicaid managed care programs, including the comprehensive plan, MIChoice long-term care plan, and the mental health, substance use disorder, and developmentally disabled services program: 904, 911, 918, 920, 924, 928, 942, 999, 1008, 1009, 1607, 1657, 1662, 1670, 1673, 1677, 1697, 1699, 1700, 1702, 1704, 1757, 1764, 1775, 1791, 1801, 1806, 1809, 1820, 1846, 1850, 1859, 1862, 1871, 1874, 1875, 1888, and 1894.

       Sec. 8-1662. (1) The department shall ensure that an external quality review of each contracting HMO is performed that results in an analysis and evaluation of aggregated information on quality, timeliness, and access to health care services that the HMO or its contractors furnish to Medicaid beneficiaries.

       (2) The department shall require Medicaid HMOs to provide EPSDT utilization data through the encounter data system, and HEDIS well child health measures in accordance with the National Committee for Quality Assurance prescribed methodology.

       (3) The department shall provide a copy of the analysis of the Medicaid HMO annual audited HEDIS reports and the annual external quality review report to the senate and house of representatives appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director, within 30 days of the department's receipt of the final reports from the contractors.

       Sec. 8-1670. (1) The appropriation in part 1 for the MIChild program is to be used to provide comprehensive health care to all children under age 19 who reside in families with income at or below 212% of the federal poverty level, who are uninsured and have not had coverage by other comprehensive health insurance within 6 months of making application for MIChild benefits, and who are residents of this state. The department shall develop detailed eligibility criteria through the medical services administration public concurrence process, consistent with the provisions of this part and part 1.

       (2) The department may provide up to 1 year of continuous eligibility to children eligible for the MIChild program unless the family fails to pay the monthly premium, a child reaches age 19, or the status of the children's family changes and its members no longer meet the eligibility criteria as specified in the state plan.

       (3) The department may make payments on behalf of children enrolled in the MIChild program as described in the MIChild state plan approved by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, or from other medical services.

       Sec. 8-1673. The department may establish premiums for MIChild eligible individuals in families with income at or below 212% of the federal poverty level. The monthly premiums shall be $10.00 per month.

       Sec. 8-1677. The MIChild program shall provide, at a minimum, all benefits available under the Michigan benchmark plan that are delivered through contracted providers and consistent with federal law, including, but not limited to, the following medically necessary services:

       (a) Inpatient mental health services, other than substance use disorder treatment services, including services furnished in a state-operated mental hospital and residential or other 24-hour therapeutically planned structured services.

       (b) Outpatient mental health services, other than substance use disorder services, including services furnished in a state-operated mental hospital and community-based services.

       (c) Durable medical equipment and prosthetic and orthotic devices.

       (d) Dental services as outlined in the approved MIChild state plan.

       (e) Substance use disorder treatment services that may include inpatient, outpatient, and residential substance use disorder treatment services.

       (f) Care management services for mental health diagnoses.

       (g) Physical therapy, occupational therapy, and services for individuals with speech, hearing, and language disorders.

       (h) Emergency ambulance services.

       Sec. 8-1682. (1) In addition to the appropriations in part 1, the department is authorized to receive and spend penalty money received as the result of noncompliance with medical services certification regulations. Penalty money, characterized as private funds, received by the department shall increase authorizations and allotments in the long-term care accounts.

       (2) Any unexpended penalty money, at the end of the year, shall carry forward to the following year.

       Sec. 8-1692. (1) The department is authorized to pursue reimbursement for eligible services provided in Michigan schools from the federal Medicaid program. The department and the state budget director are authorized to negotiate and enter into agreements, together with the department of education, with local and intermediate school districts regarding the sharing of federal Medicaid services funds received for these services. The department is authorized to receive and disburse funds to participating school districts pursuant to such agreements and state and federal law.

       (2) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for medical services school-based services payments, the department is authorized to do all of the following:

       (a) Finance activities within the medical services administration related to this project.

       (b) Reimburse participating school districts pursuant to the fund-sharing ratios negotiated in the state-local agreements authorized in subsection (1).

       (c) Offset general fund costs associated with the medical services program.

       Sec. 8-1693. The special Medicaid reimbursement appropriation in part 1 may be increased if the department submits a medical services state plan amendment pertaining to this line item at a level higher than the appropriation. The department is authorized to appropriately adjust financing sources in accordance with the increased appropriation.

       Sec. 8-1694. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for special Medicaid reimbursement, $966,700.00 of general fund/ general purpose revenue and any associated federal match shall be distributed for poison control services to an academic health care system that has a high indigent care volume.

       Sec. 8-1697. The department shall require that Medicaid health plans administering Healthy Michigan plan benefits maintain a network of dental providers in sufficient numbers, mix, and geographic locations throughout their respective service areas in order to provide adequate dental care for Healthy Michigan plan enrollees.

       Sec. 8-1699. (1) The department may make separate payments in the amount of $45,000,000.00 directly to qualifying hospitals serving a disproportionate share of indigent patients and to hospitals providing GME training programs. If direct payment for GME and DSH is made to qualifying hospitals for services to Medicaid recipients, hospitals shall not include GME costs or DSH payments in their contracts with HMOs.

       (2) The department shall allocate $45,000,000.00 in DSH funding using the distribution methodology used in fiscal year 2003-2004.

       Sec. 8-1700. By December 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office on the following:

       (1) The distribution of funding provided, and the net benefit if the special hospital payment is not financed with general fund/general purpose revenue, to each eligible hospital during the previous fiscal year from the following special hospital payments:

       (a) DSH, separated out by unique DSH pool.

       (b) GME.

       (c) Special rural hospital payments provided under section 1802 (2) of this part.

       (d) Lump-sum payments to rural hospitals for obstetrical care provided under section 1802 (1) of this part.

       (2) Pending and enacted changes to state and federal law, policy, or lawsuits that will significantly impact future statewide total or individual hospital allocations for the special payments listed in this section.

       Sec. 8-1702. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall maintain the 15% rate increase provided during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017 for private duty nursing services for Medicaid beneficiaries under the age of 21. These additional funds must be used to attract and retain highly qualified registered nurses and licensed practical nurses to provide private duty nursing services so that medically frail children can be cared for in the most homelike setting possible.

       Sec. 8-1704. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for health plan services, the department shall maintain the Medicaid adult dental benefit for pregnant women enrolled in a Medicaid program.

       (2) Outcomes and performance measures for the program change under this section include, but are not limited to, the following:

       (a) The number of pregnant women enrolled in Medicaid who visited a dentist over the prior year.

       (b) The number of dentists statewide who participate in providing dental services to pregnant women enrolled in Medicaid.

       Sec. 8-1730. The department shall continue to maintain enhanced assessment tools established in collaboration with the department of education that promote literacy development of pregnant women and new mothers in the maternal infant health program. When possible, the department shall include new fathers of the infants in the literacy promotion efforts that are included in the assessment tools and in the subsequent services provided. The assessment tools shall expand the assessment of maternal and parental literacy and provide support and referrals to resources to enable program participants to achieve an increase in literacy that may contribute to improvements in family health, economic, and life outcomes.

       Sec. 8-1757. The department shall obtain proof from all Medicaid recipients that they are legal United States citizens or otherwise legally residing in this country and that they are residents of this state before approving Medicaid eligibility.

       Sec. 8-1764. The department shall annually certify whether rates paid to Medicaid health plans and specialty PIHPs are actuarially sound in accordance with federal requirements and shall provide a copy of the rate certification and approval of rates paid to Medicaid health plans and specialty PIHPs within 5 business days after certification or approval to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office. Following the rate certification, the department shall ensure that no new or revised state Medicaid policy bulletin that is promulgated materially impacts the capitation rates that have been certified in a negative manner.

       Sec. 8-1775. (1) By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office on progress in implementing the waiver to implement managed care for individuals who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, known as MI Health Link, including any problems and potential solutions as identified by the ombudsman described in subsection (2).

       (2) The department shall ensure the existence of an ombudsman program that is not associated with any project service manager or provider to assist MI Health Link beneficiaries with navigating complaint and dispute resolution mechanisms and to identify problems in the demonstrations and in the complaint and dispute resolution mechanisms.

       Sec. 8-1782. Subject to federal approval, from the funds appropriated in part 1 for health plan services, the department shall allocate $740,000.00 general fund/general purpose plus any available work project funds and federal match through an administered contract with oversight from Medical Services Administration and Population Health. The funds shall be used to support a statewide media campaign for improving this state's immunization rates.

       Sec. 8-1791. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for health plan services and physician services, the department shall provide Medicaid reimbursement rates for neonatal services at 75% of the Medicare rate received for those services in effect on the date the services are provided to eligible Medicaid recipients. The current procedural terminology (CPT) codes that are eligible for this reimbursement rate increase are 99468, 99469, 99471, 99472, 99475, 99476, 99477, 99478, 99479, and 99480.

       Sec. 8-1801. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for physician services and health plan services, the department shall continue the increase to Medicaid rates for primary care services provided only by primary care providers. For the purpose of this section, a primary care provider is a physician, or a practitioner working under the personal supervision of a physician, who is either licensed under part 170 or part 175 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.17001 to 333.17084 and 333.17501 to 333.17556, and working as a primary care provider in general practice or board-eligible or certified with a specialty designation of family medicine, general internal medicine, or pediatric medicine, or a provider who provides the department with documentation of equivalency. Providers performing a service and whose primary practice is as a non-primary-care subspecialty is not eligible for the increase. The department shall establish policies that most effectively limit the increase to primary care providers for primary care services only.

       Sec. 8-1802. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for hospital services and therapy, $4,978,300.00 in general fund/ general purpose revenue shall be provided as lump-sum payments to hospitals that qualified for rural hospital access payments in fiscal year 2013-2014 and that provide obstetrical care in the current fiscal year. Payment amounts shall be based on the volume of obstetrical care cases and newborn care cases for all such cases billed by each qualified hospital in the most recent year for which data is available. Payments shall be made by January 1 of the current fiscal year.

       (2) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for hospital services and therapy and Healthy Michigan plan, $18,000,000.00 in general fund/general purpose revenue and any associated federal match shall be awarded as rural access payments to hospitals that meet criteria established by the department for services to low-income rural residents. One of the reimbursement components of the distribution formula shall be assistance with labor and delivery services.

       (a) No hospital or hospital system shall receive more than 10.0% of the total funding referenced in subsection (2).

       (b) To allow hospitals to understand their rural payment amounts under subsection (2), the department shall provide hospitals with the methodology for distribution under subsection (2) and provide each hospital with its applicable data that are used to determine the payment amounts by August 1 of the current fiscal year. The department shall publish the distribution of payments for the current fiscal year and the immediately preceding fiscal year.

       Sec. 8-1804. The department, in cooperation with the department of military and veterans affairs, shall work with the federal public assistance reporting information system to identify Medicaid recipients who are veterans and who may be eligible for federal veterans health care benefits or other benefits.

       Sec. 8-1805. Acute care hospitals receiving medical services payments for graduate medical education shall submit fully completed quality data to a nonprofit organization with extensive experience in collecting and reporting hospital quality data on a public website. The reporting must utilize consensus-based nationally endorsed standards that meet National Quality Forum-endorsed safe practices. The organization collecting the data must be an organization that uses severity-adjusted risk models and measures that will help patients and payers identify hospital campuses likely to have superior outcomes. The public website shall provide information to allow consumers to compare safe practices by hospital campus, including, but not limited to, perinatal care, hospital-acquired infection, and serious reportable events. Acute care hospitals receiving medical services payments for graduate medical education shall also make their fully completed quality data available on the hospital's website.

       Sec. 8-1806. (1) The department shall contractually require the Medicaid health plans to report to the department by February 1 of the current fiscal year on the following:

       (a) The progress of implementing the Medicaid health plan common formulary.

       (b) The participation by the Medicaid health plans in the Medicaid health plan common formulary.

       (c) The timeliness of prior authorization approvals or disapprovals.

       (2) By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide the Medicaid health plan report provided in subsection (1) and identify any areas of inconsistency across the Medicaid health plans' implementation and utilization of the Medicaid health plan common formulary to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget office.

       (3) The department shall maintain policies and procedures to govern the operations of the Michigan Medicaid health plan common formulary so that the department is able to receive fair and full public participation.

       Sec. 8-1809. The department shall establish separate contract performance standards for Medicaid health plans that adhere to the requirements of section 105d of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.105d, associated with the 0.75% and 0.25% capitation withhold. The determination of the performance of the 0.75% capitation withhold is at the discretion of the department but must include recognized concepts such as 1-year continuous enrollment and the HEDIS audited data. The determination of the performance of the 0.25% capitation withhold is at the discretion of the department but must include the utilization of high-value services and discouraging the utilization of low-value services.

       Sec. 8-1812. By June 1 of the current fiscal year, and using the most recent available cost reports, the department shall complete a report of all direct and indirect costs associated with residency training programs for each hospital that receives funds appropriated in part 1 for graduate medical education. The report shall be submitted to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget office.

       Sec. 8-1820. (1) In order to avoid duplication of efforts, the department shall utilize applicable national accreditation review criteria to determine compliance with corresponding state requirements for Medicaid health plans that have been reviewed and accredited by a national accrediting entity for health care services.

       (2) The department shall continue to comply with state and federal law and shall not initiate an action that negatively impacts beneficiary safety.

       (3) As used in this section, "national accrediting entity" means the National Committee for Quality Assurance, the URAC, formerly known as the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission, or other appropriate entity, as approved by the department.

       Sec. 8-1837. The department shall continue, and expand where appropriate, utilization of telemedicine and telepsychiatry as strategies to increase access to services for Medicaid recipients in medically underserved areas.

       Sec. 8-1846. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for graduate medical education, the department shall distribute the funds with an emphasis on the following health care workforce goals:

       (a) The encouragement of the training of physicians in specialties, including primary care, that are necessary to meet the future needs of residents of this state.

       (b) The training of physicians in settings that include ambulatory sites and rural locations.

       Sec. 8-1850. The department may allow Medicaid health plans to assist with the redetermination process through outreach activities to ensure continuation of Medicaid eligibility and enrollment in managed care. This may include mailings, telephone contact, or face-to-face contact with beneficiaries enrolled in the individual Medicaid health plan. Health plans may offer assistance in completing paperwork for beneficiaries enrolled in their plan.

       Sec. 8-1858. By April 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget and the senate and house fiscal agencies on all of the following elements related to the current Medicaid pharmacy carve-out of pharmaceutical products as provided for in section 109h of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.109h:

       (a) The number of prescriptions paid by the department during the previous fiscal year.

       (b) The total amount of expenditures for prescriptions paid by the department during the previous fiscal year.

       (c) The number of and total expenditures for prescriptions paid for by the department for generic equivalents during the previous fiscal year.

       Sec. 8-1859. The department shall partner with the Michigan Association of Health Plans (MAHP) and Medicaid health plans to develop and implement strategies for the use of information technology services for Medicaid research activities. The department shall make available state medical assistance program data, including Medicaid behavioral data, to MAHP and Medicaid health plans or any vendor considered qualified by the department for the purpose of research activities consistent with this state's goals of improving health; increasing the quality, reliability, availability, and continuity of care; and reducing the cost of care for the eligible population of Medicaid recipients.

       Sec. 8-1860. By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide a report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office on uncollected co-pays and premiums in the Healthy Michigan plan. The report shall include information on the number of participants who have not paid their co-pays and premiums, the total amount of uncollected co-pays and premiums, and steps taken by the department and health plans to ensure greater collection of co-pays and premiums.

       Sec. 8-1862. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall maintain payment rates for Medicaid obstetrical services at 95% of Medicare levels effective October 1, 2014.

       Sec. 8-1867. The department shall continue a workgroup that includes psychiatrists, other relevant prescribers, and pharmacists to identify best practices and to develop a protocol for psychotropic medications. Any changes proposed by the workgroup shall protect a Medicaid beneficiary's current psychotropic pharmaceutical treatment regimen by not requiring a physician currently prescribing any treatment to alter or adjust that treatment.

       Sec. 8-1870. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for hospital services and therapy, the department shall appropriate $1,300,000.00 in general fund/general purpose revenue plus any contributions from public entities, up to $5,000,000.00, and any associated federal match to the MiDocs consortium to create new primary care residency slots in underserved communities. The new primary care residency slots must be in 1 of the following specialties: family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, general OB-GYN, psychiatry, or general surgery.

       (2) The department shall seek any necessary approvals from CMS to allow the department to implement the program described in this section.

       (3) Assistance with repayment of medical education loans, loan interest payments, or scholarships provided by MiDocs shall be contingent upon a minimum 2-year commitment to practice in an underserved community in this state post-residency and an agreement to forego any sub-specialty training for at least 2 years post-residency.

       (4) The MiDocs shall work with the department to integrate the Michigan inpatient psychiatric admissions discussion (MIPAD) recommendations and, when possible, prioritize training opportunities in state psychiatric hospitals and community mental health organizations.

       (5) The department shall create a MiDocs initiative advisory council to help support implementation of the program described in this section, and provide oversight. The advisory council shall be composed of the MiDocs consortium, the Michigan Area Health Education Centers, the Michigan Primary Care Association, the Michigan Center for Rural Health, the Michigan Academy of Family Physicians, and any other appointees designated by the department.

       (6) By September 1 of the current fiscal year, MiDocs shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office, on the following:

       (a) Audited financial statement of per-resident costs.

       (b) Education and clinical quality data.

       (c) Roster of trainees, including areas of specialty and locations of training.

       (d) Medicaid revenue by training site.

       (7) Outcomes and performance measures for this program include, but are not limited to, the following:

       (a) Increasing this state's ability to recruit, train, and retain primary care physicians and other select specialty physicians in underserved communities.

       (b) Maximizing training opportunities with community health centers, rural critical access hospitals, solo or group private practice physician practices, schools, and other community-based clinics, in addition to required rotations at inpatient hospitals.

       (c) Increasing the number of residency slots for family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, general OB-GYN, psychiatry, and general surgery.

       (8) Unexpended and unencumbered funds up to a maximum $1,300,000.00 in general fund/general purpose revenue plus any contributions from public entities, up to $5,000,000.00, and any associated federal match remaining in accounts appropriated in part 1 for hospital services and therapy are designated as work project appropriations, and any unencumbered or unalloted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for the MiDocs consortium to create new primary care residency slots in underserved communities under this section until the work project has been completed. All of the following are in compliance with section 451a(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

       (a) The purpose of the work project is to fund the cost of the MiDocs consortium to create new primary care residency slots in underserved communities.

       (b) The work project will be accomplished by contracting with the MiDocs consortium to oversee the creation of new primary care residency slots.

       (c) The total estimated completion cost of the work project is $12,600,000.00.

       (d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2024.

       Sec. 8-1871. The funds appropriated in part 1 for the Healthy Michigan plan healthy behaviors incentives program shall only provide reductions in cost-sharing responsibilities and shall not include other financial rewards such as gift cards.

       Sec. 8-1872. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for personal care services, the department shall maintain the monthly Medicaid personal care supplement paid to adult foster care facilities and homes for the aged that provide personal care services to Medicaid recipients in place during the previous fiscal year.

       Sec. 8-1873. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for long-term care services, the department may allocate up to $3,700,000.00 for the purpose of outreach and education to nursing home residents and the coordination of housing in order to move out of the facility. In addition, any funds appropriated shall be used for other quality improvement activities of the program. The department shall consider working with all relevant stakeholders to develop a plan for the ongoing sustainability of the nursing facility transition initiative.

       Sec. 8-1874. The department shall ensure, in counties where program of all-inclusive care for the elderly or PACE services are available, that the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) is included as an option in all options counseling and enrollment brokering for aging services and managed care programs, including, but not limited to, Area Agencies on Aging, centers for independent living, and the MiChoice home and community-based waiver. Such options counseling must include approved marketing and discussion materials.

       Sec. 8-1875. (1) The department and its contractual agents may not subject Medicaid prescriptions to prior authorization procedures during the current fiscal year if that drug is carved out or is not subject to prior authorization procedures as of May 9, 2016, and is generally recognized in a standard medical reference or the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for the Treatment of a Psychiatric Disorder.

       (2) The department and its contractual agents may not subject Medicaid prescriptions to prior authorization procedures during the current fiscal year if that drug is carved out or is not subject to prior authorization procedures as of May 9, 2016 and is a prescription drug that is generally recognized in a standard medical reference for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, epilepsy or seizure disorder, or organ replacement therapy.

       (3) As used in this section, "prior authorization" means a process implemented by the department or its contractual agents that conditions, delays, or denies delivery or particular pharmacy services to Medicaid beneficiaries upon application of predetermined criteria by the department or its contractual agents to those pharmacy services. The process of prior authorization often requires that a prescriber do 1 or both of the following:

       (a) Obtain preapproval from the department or its contractual agents before prescribing a given drug.

       (b) Verify to the department or its contractual agents that the use of a drug prescribed for an individual meets predetermined criteria from the department or its contractual agents for a prescription drug that is otherwise available under the Medicaid program in this state.

       Sec. 8-1878. By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide a report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office on hepatitis C tracking data. At a minimum, the report shall include information on the following for individuals treated with Harvoni or any other treatment used to cure hepatitis C during the current fiscal year or a previous fiscal year:

       (a) The total number of people treated broken down by those treated through traditional Medicaid and those treated through the Healthy Michigan plan.

       (b) The total cost of treatment.

       (c) The total cost of treatment broken down by those treated through traditional Medicaid and those treated through the Healthy Michigan plan.

       (d) The cure rate broken down by Metavir Score, genotype, Medicaid match rate, and drug used during treatment.

       (e) The reinfection rate broken down by Metavir Score, genotype, Medicaid match rate, and drug used during treatment.

       Sec. 8-1888. The department shall establish contract performance standards associated with the capitation withhold provisions for Medicaid health plans at least 3 months in advance of the implementation of those standards. The determination of whether performance standards have been met shall be based primarily on recognized concepts such as 1-year continuous enrollment and the healthcare effectiveness data and information set, HEDIS, audited data.

       Sec. 8-1894. (1) By July 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide a report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office on outcomes and performance measures of the Healthy Kids Dental program.

       (2) Outcomes and performance measures for the Healthy Kids Dental program include, but are not limited to, the following:

       (a) The number of children enrolled in the Healthy Kids Dental program who visited the dentist during the previous fiscal year.

       (b) The number of dentists who will accept payment from the Healthy Kids Dental program.

       (c) The annual change in dental utilization of children enrolled in the Healthy Kids Dental program.

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

       Sec. 8-1901. (1) The department shall provide a report on a semiannual basis to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office all of the following information:

       (a) The process used to define requests for proposals for each expansion of information technology projects, including timelines, project milestones, and intended outcomes.

       (b) If the department decides not to contract the services out to design and implement each element of the information technology expansion, the department shall submit its own project plan that includes, at a minimum, the requirements in subdivision (a).

       (c) A recommended project management plan with milestones and time frames.

       (d) The proposed benefits from implementing the information technology expansion, including customer service improvement, form reductions, potential time savings, caseload reduction, and return on investment.

       (e) Details on the implementation of the integrated service delivery project, and the progress toward meeting the outcomes and performance measures listed in section 1507(2) of this part.

       (2) Once an award for an expansion of information technology is made, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office a projected cost of the expansion broken down by use and type of expense.

       Sec. 8-1902. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the Michigan Medicaid information system (MMIS) line item, private revenue may be received from and allocated for other states interested in participating as part of the broader MMIS initiative. By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide a report on the use of MMIS by other states for the previous fiscal year, including a list of states, type of use, and revenue and expenditures related to the agreements with the other states to use the MMIS. The report shall be provided to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget office.

       Sec. 8-1903. (1) The department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office by November 1 of the current fiscal year the status of an implementation plan regarding the appropriation in part 1 to modernize the MiSACWIS. The report shall include, but not be limited to, efforts to bring the system in compliance with the settlement and other federal guidelines set forth by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families.

       (2) The department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office by November 1 of the current fiscal year a status report on the planning, implementation, and operation, regardless of the current operational status, regarding the appropriation in part 1 to implement the MiSACWIS. The report shall provide details on the planning, implementation, and operation of the system, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

       (a) Areas where implementation went as planned.

       (b) The number of known issues.

       (c) The average number of help tickets submitted per day.

       (d) Any additional overtime or other staffing costs to address known issues and volume of help tickets.

       (e) Any contract revisions to address known issues and volume of help tickets.

       (f) Other strategies undertaken to improve implementation.

       (g) Progress developing cross-system trusted data exchange with MiSACWIS.

       (h) Progress in moving away from a statewide automated child welfare information system (SACWIS) to a comprehensive child welfare information system (CCWIS).

       (i) Progress developing and implementing a program to monitor data quality.

       (j) Progress developing and implementing custom integrated systems for private agencies.

       (k) A list of all change orders, planned or in progress.

       (l) The status of all change orders, planned or in progress.

       (m) The estimated costs for all planned change orders.

       (n) The estimated and actual costs for all change orders in progress.


 

Article 9

DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES

PART 1

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS AND ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS

       Sec. 9-101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this article, the amounts listed in this part for the department of insurance and financial services are appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and are anticipated to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, from the funds indicated in this part. The following is a summary of the appropriations and anticipated appropriations in this part:

DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              6.0               6.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................            346.5             346.5

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     68,889,800  $     68,408,300

  Total interdepartmental grants and interdepartmental

   transfers..............................................          723,100           719,100

  ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION............................ $     68,166,700  $     67,689,200

  Total federal revenues...................................        1,017,600         1,017,300

  Total local revenues.....................................                0                 0

  Total private revenues...................................                0                 0

  Total other state restricted revenues...................       66,999,100        66,521,900

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $        150,000  $        150,000

       State general fund/general purpose schedule:

     Ongoing state general fund/general purpose...........          150,000           150,000

     One-time state general fund/general purpose..........                0                 0

   Sec. 9-102.  DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              6.0               6.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................             22.5              22.5

  Unclassified salaries-6.0 FTE positions................. $        816,200  $        800,100

  Administrative hearings..................................          182,500           182,500

  Department services-19.0 FTE positions..................        3,823,300         3,800,600

  Executive director programs-3.5 FTE positions...........        1,091,900         1,083,700

  Property management......................................        1,283,500         1,283,500

  Worker's compensation....................................            2,900            2,900

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      7,200,300  $      7,153,300

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        7,050,300         7,003,300

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $        150,000  $        150,000

   Sec. 9-103.  INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATION

   Full-time equated classified positions................            324.0             324.0

  Consumer services and protection-70.0 FTE positions..... $      9,402,600  $      9,333,200

  Financial institutions evaluation-133.0 FTE positions...       24,993,600        24,822,200

  Insurance evaluation-121.0 FTE positions................       25,017,300       24,823,600

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     59,413,500  $     58,979,000

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of licensing and regulatory

   affairs................................................          723,100           719,100

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        1,017,600         1,017,300

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       57,672,800        57,242,600

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 9-104.  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

  Information technology services and projects............ $      2,276,000  $      2,276,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      2,276,000  $      2,276,000

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        2,276,000         2,276,000

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

 

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

FISCAL YEAR 2020

 

GENERAL SECTIONS

       Sec. 9-201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1 for the fiscal year 2020 is $67,149,100.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2020 is $0.00.

       Sec. 9-202. The appropriations authorized under this article are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

       Sec. 9-203. As used in this article:

       (a) "Department" means the department of insurance and financial services.

       (b) "Director" means the director of the department.

       (c) "FTE" means full-time equated.

       (d) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.

       Sec. 9-204. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall use the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this article. This requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.

       Sec. 9-205. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality. In addition, preference should be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

       Sec. 9-206. The director shall take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. Each director shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services, supplies, or both.

       Sec. 9-207. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's budget. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:

       (a) The dates of each travel occurrence.

       (b) The transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.

       Sec. 9-208. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by a principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those outside services that the attorney general authorizes.

       Sec. 9-209. Not later than November 30, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

       Sec. 9-210. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       Sec. 9-211. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for each department or agency:

       (a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.

       (b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.

       (c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.

       (d) The number of active department employees by job classification.

       (e) Job specifications and wage rates.

       Sec. 9-212. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees chairs, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2020.

       Sec. 9-213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department's performance.

       Sec. 9-214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 are estimated at $9,068,100.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $4,408,200.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $4,659,900.00.

       Sec. 9-215. Unless prohibited by law, the department may accept credit card or other electronic means of payment for licenses, fees, or permits.

 

INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATION

       Sec. 9-302. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the funds collected by the department in connection with a conservatorship under section 32 of the mortgage brokers, lenders, and servicers licensing act, 1987 PA 173, MCL 445.1682, and funds collected by the department from corporations being liquidated under the insurance code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.100 to 500.8302, must be appropriated for all expenses necessary to provide for the required services. Funds are available for expenditure when they are received by the department of treasury and must not lapse to the general fund at the end of the fiscal year.

       Sec. 9-303. The department may make available to interested entities customized listings of nonconfidential information in its possession. The department may establish and collect a reasonable charge to provide this service. The revenue from this service is appropriated when received and must be used to offset expenses to provide the service. Any balance of this revenue collected and unexpended at the end of the fiscal year must lapse to the appropriate restricted fund.


 

Article 10

JUDICIARY

PART 1

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS AND ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS

       Sec. 10-101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this article, the amounts listed in this part for the judiciary are appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and are anticipated to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, from the funds indicated in this part. The following is a summary of the appropriations and anticipated appropriations in this part:

JUDICIARY

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

   Full-time equated exempted positions...................            503.0             503.0

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    309,341,000  $    307,053,900

  Total interdepartmental grants and interdepartmental

   transfers..............................................        1,551,700         1,551,300

  ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................... . $    307,789,300  $    305,502,600

  Total federal revenues...................................        6,028,400         6,000,500

  Total local revenues.....................................        6,579,500         6,524,500

  Total private revenues...................................          994,300           986,100

  Total other state restricted revenues...................       93,044,900        93,011,300

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $    201,142,200  $    198,980,200

       State general fund/general purpose schedule:

     Ongoing state general fund/general purpose...........      199,567,200       198,980,200

     One-time state general fund/general purpose..........        1,575,000                 0

   Sec. 10-102.  SUPREME COURT

   Full-time equated exempted positions...................            249.0             249.0

  Community dispute resolution-3.0 FTE positions.......... $      3,276,700  $      3,271,700

  Direct trial court automation support-44.0 FTE

   positions..............................................        6,579,500         6,524,500

  Drug treatment courts....................................       11,833,000        11,833,000

  Foster care review board-10.0 FTE positions.............        1,342,500         1,334,600

  Judicial information systems-22.0 FTE positions.........        4,931,600         4,899,500

  Judicial institute-13.0 FTE positions...................        1,876,500         1,857,200

  Mental health courts and diversion services-1.0 FTE

   position...............................................        5,468,500         5,467,000

  Next generation Michigan court system...................        4,116,000         4,116,000

  Other federal grants.....................................          275,100           275,100

  State court administrative office-64.0 FTE positions....       11,574,500        11,484,700

  Supreme court administration-92.0 FTE positions.........       14,379,200        14,229,300

  Swift and sure sanctions program........................        4,000,000         4,000,000

  Veterans courts..........................................          936,400          936,400

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     70,589,500  $     70,229,000

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of corrections......................           51,700            51,300

  IDG from department of state police.....................        1,500,000         1,500,000

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        5,680,900         5,655,900

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................        6,579,500         6,524,500

  Private revenues.........................................          907,300           899,900

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        7,751,700         7,730,400

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     48,118,400  $     47,867,000

   Sec. 10-103.  COURT OF APPEALS

   Full-time equated exempted positions...................            175.0             175.0

  Court of appeals operations-175.0 FTE positions......... $     25,130,300  $     24,875,500

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     25,130,300  $     24,875,500

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     25,130,300  $     24,875,500

   Sec. 10-104.  BRANCHWIDE APPROPRIATIONS

   Full-time equated exempted positions...................              4.0               4.0

  Branchwide appropriations-4.0 FTE positions............. $      8,959,100  $      8,954,100

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      8,959,100  $      8,954,100

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      8,959,100  $      8,954,100

   Sec. 10-105.  JUSTICES' AND JUDGES' COMPENSATION

   Full-time judges positions.............................            587.0             587.0

  Supreme court justices' salaries-7.0 justices........... $      1,152,300  $      1,152,300

  Circuit court judges' state base salaries-217.0 judges..       22,939,900        22,939,900

  Circuit court judicial salary standardization...........        9,922,100         9,922,100

  Court of appeals judges' salaries-25.0 judges...........        4,097,700         4,097,700

  District court judges' state base salaries-235.0

   judges.................................................       24,424,000        24,424,000

  District court judicial salary standardization..........       10,745,200        10,745,200

  Probate court judges' state base salaries-103.0 judges..       10,802,900        10,802,900

  Probate court judicial salary standardization...........        4,669,600         4,669,600

  Judges' retirement system defined contributions.........        4,974,800         4,974,800

  OASI, social security....................................        6,280,000        6,280,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    100,008,500  $    100,008,500

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        3,329,400         3,329,400

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     96,679,100  $     96,679,100

   Sec. 10-106.  JUDICIAL AGENCIES

   Full-time equated exempted positions...................              7.0               7.0

  Judicial tenure commission-7.0 FTE positions............ $      1,276,000  $      1,264,600

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      1,276,000  $      1,264,600

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      1,276,000  $      1,264,600

   Sec. 10-107.  INDIGENT DEFENSE - CRIMINAL

   Full-time equated exempted positions...................             62.0              62.0

  Appellate public defender program-62.0 FTE positions.... $      9,556,400  $      9,487,500

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      9,556,400  $      9,487,500

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................          347,500           344,600

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................           87,000            86,200

  Other state restricted revenues.........................           93,300            92,500

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      9,028,600  $      8,964,200

   Sec. 10-108.  INDIGENT CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE

  Indigent civil legal assistance......................... $      7,937,000  $      7,937,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      7,937,000  $      7,937,000

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        7,937,000         7,937,000

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 10-109.  TRIAL COURT OPERATIONS

   Full-time equated exempted positions...................              6.0               6.0

  Court equity fund reimbursements........................ $     60,815,700  $     60,815,700

  Drug case-flow program...................................          250,000           250,000

  Drunk driving case-flow program.........................        3,300,000         3,300,000

  Judicial technology improvement fund....................        4,815,000        4,815,000

  Juror compensation reimbursement-1.0 FTE position.......        6,604,600         6,602,900

  Statewide e-file system-5.0 FTE positions...............        8,523,900        8,514,100

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     84,309,200  $     84,297,700

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       73,933,500        73,922,000

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     10,375,700  $     10,375,700

   Sec. 10-110.  ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS

  Judicial tenure commission............................... $        100,000  $              0

  Michigan Supreme Court public website upgrade......... .        1,475,000                 0

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      1,575,000  $              0

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      1,575,000  $              0

 

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

FISCAL YEAR 2020

 

GENERAL SECTIONS

       Sec. 10-201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1 for the fiscal year 2020 is $294,187,100.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2020 is $144,425,200.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:

JUDICIARY

   Drug treatment courts.................................................. $        8,158,000

   Mental health courts and diversion services............................          5,468,500

   Next generation Michigan court system..................................          4,116,000

   Swift and sure sanctions program.......................................          4,000,000

   Veterans courts........................................................            936,400

   Court of appeals operations............................................            200,000

   Circuit court judicial salary standardization..........................          9,922,100

   District court judicial salary standardization.........................         10,745,200

   Probate court judges' state base salaries..............................         10,802,900

   Probate court judicial salary standardization..........................          4,669,600

   OASI, social security..................................................          1,097,300

   Court equity fund reimbursements.......................................         60,815,700

   Drug case-flow program.................................................            250,000

   Drunk driving case-flow program........................................          3,300,000

   Judicial technology improvement fund...................................          4,815,000

   Juror compensation reimbursement.......................................          6,604,600

   Statewide e-file system................................................          8,523,900

  TOTAL.................................................................... $      144,425,200

       Sec. 10-202. (1) The appropriations authorized under this part and part 1 are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

       (2) Funds appropriated in part 1 to an entity within the judicial branch shall not be expended or transferred to another account without written approval of the authorized agent of the judicial entity. If the authorized agent of the judicial entity notifies the state budget director of its approval of an expenditure or transfer, the state budget director shall immediately make the expenditure or transfer. The authorized judicial entity agent shall be designated by the chief justice of the supreme court.

       Sec. 10-203. As used in this article:

       (a) "FTE" means full-time equated.

       (b) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.

       (c) "OASI" means old age survivor's insurance.

       Sec. 10-204. The reporting requirements of this part shall be completed with the approval of, and at the direction of, the supreme court, except as otherwise provided in this part. The judicial branch shall use the internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this part. This may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include placement of reports on an internet or intranet site.

       Sec. 10-205. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality. In addition, preference should be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

       Sec. 10-206. The judicial branch shall take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. The judicial branch shall strongly encourage firms with which the judicial branch contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services, supplies, or both.

       Sec. 10-207. Not later than January 1 of each year, the state court administrative office shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel listing all travel by judicial branch employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the budget for the judicial branch. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office. The report shall include the following information:

       (a) The dates of each travel occurrence.

       (b) The transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.

       Sec. 10-209. Not later than November 30, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

       Sec. 10-211. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the judicial branch shall maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes all expenditures made by the judicial branch within a fiscal year. The posting shall include the purpose for which each expenditure is made. The judicial branch shall not provide financial information on its website under this section if doing so would violate a federal or state law, rule, regulation, or guideline that establishes privacy or security standards applicable to that financial information.

       Sec. 10-212. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the judicial branch shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations committee chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittee chairs, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30,2019 and September 30, 2020.

       Sec. 10-213. The judiciary shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a scorecard that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the judiciary's performance.

       Sec. 10-214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 are estimated at $13,102,700.00. From this amount, total judiciary appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $6,369,500.00. Total judiciary appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $6,733,200.00.

 

JUDICIAL BRANCH

       Sec. 10-301. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the direct trial court automation support program of the state court administrative office shall recover direct and overhead costs from trial courts by charging for services rendered. The fee shall cover the actual costs incurred to the direct trial court automation support program in providing the service, including development of future versions of case management systems.

       Sec. 10-302. Funds appropriated within the judicial branch shall not be expended by any component within the judicial branch without the approval of the supreme court.

       Sec. 10-303. Of the amount appropriated in part 1 for the judicial branch, $711,900.00 is allocated for circuit court reimbursement under section 3 of 1978 PA 16, MCL 800.453, and for costs associated with the court of claims.

       Sec. 10-304. A member of the legislature may request a report or data from the data collected in the judicial data warehouse. The report shall be made available to the public upon request, unless disclosure is prohibited by court order or state or federal law. Any data provided under this section shall be public and non-identifying information.

       Sec. 10-305. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for community dispute resolution, community dispute resolution centers shall provide dispute resolution services specified in the community dispute resolution act, 1988 PA 260, MCL 691.1551 to 691.1564, and shall help to reduce suspensions and truancy, and improve school climate. Funding appropriated in part 1 for community dispute resolution may be used to develop or expand juvenile diversion services in cooperation with local prosecutors. Participation in the dispute resolution processes is voluntary for all parties.

       Sec. 10-307. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for mental health courts and diversion services, $1,730,000.00 is intended to address the recommendations of the mental health diversion council.

       Sec. 10-308. If sufficient funds are not available from the court fee fund to pay judges' compensation, the difference between the appropriated amount from that fund for judges' compensation and the actual amount available after the amount appropriated for trial court reimbursement is made shall be appropriated from the state general fund for judges' compensation. If an appropriation is made under this section, the state court administrative office shall notify, within 14 days of the appropriation, the senate and house standing committees on appropriations, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on judiciary, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office.

       Sec. 10-309. By April 1, the state court administrative office shall provide a report on drug treatment, mental health, and veterans court programs in this state. The report shall include information on the number of each type of program that has been established, the number of program participants in each jurisdiction, and the impact of the programs on offender criminal involvement and recidivism. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on judiciary, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office.

       Sec. 10-311. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for drug treatment courts as that term is defined in section 1060 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1060, shall be administered by the state court administrative office to operate drug treatment court programs. A drug treatment court shall be responsible for handling cases involving substance abusing nonviolent offenders through comprehensive supervision, testing, treatment services, and immediate sanctions and incentives. A drug treatment court shall use all available county and state personnel involved in the disposition of cases including, but not limited to, parole and probation agents, prosecuting attorneys, defense attorneys, and community corrections providers. The funds may be used in connection with other federal, state, and local funding sources.

       (2) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the chief justice shall allocate sufficient funds for the Michigan judicial institute to provide in-state training for those identified in subsection (1), including training for new drug treatment court judges.

       (3) For drug treatment court grants, consideration for priority may be given to those courts where higher instances of substance abuse cases are filed.

       (4) The judiciary shall receive $1,500,000.00 in Byrne formula grant funding as an interdepartmental grant from the department of state police to be used for expansion of drug treatment courts, to assist in avoiding prison bed space growth for nonviolent offenders in collaboration with the department of corrections.

       Sec. 10-316. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for pretrial risk assessment, the state court administrative office shall pilot a pretrial risk assessment tool in an effort to provide relevant information to judges so they can make evidence-based bond decisions that will increase public safety and reduce costs associated with unnecessary pretrial detention.

       (2) The state court administrative office shall submit a status report by February 1 to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on judiciary, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office on progress made toward implementing the pretrial risk assessment tool and associated costs.

       Sec. 10-317. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the permanent assignment of state-owned vehicles to justices or judges or any other judicial branch employee. This section does not preclude the use of state-owned motor pool vehicles for state business in accordance with approved guidelines.

       Sec. 10-320. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the swift and sure sanctions program, created under section 3 of chapter XIA of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 771A.3, the state court administrative office shall administer a program to distribute grants to qualifying courts in accordance with the objectives and requirements of the probation swift and sure sanctions act, chapter XIA of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 771A.1 to 771A.8. Of the funds designated for the program, not more than $100,000.00 shall be available to the state court administrative office to pay for employee costs associated with the administration of the program funds. Of the funds designated for the program, $500,000.00 is reserved for programs in counties that had more than 325 individuals sentenced to prison in the previous calendar year. Courts interested in participating in the swift and sure sanctions program may apply to the state court administrative office for a portion of the funds appropriated in part 1 under this section.

       (2) By April 1, the state court administrative office, in cooperation with the department of corrections, shall provide a report on the courts that receive funding under the swift and sure sanctions program described in subsection (1) to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on judiciary, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office. The report shall include all of the following:

       (a) The number of offenders who participate in the program.

       (b) The criminal history of offenders who participate in the program.

       (c) The recidivism rate of offenders who participate in the program, including the rate of return to jail, prison, or both.

       (d) A detailed description of the establishment and parameters of the program.

       (3) As used in this section, "program" means a swift and sure sanctions program described in subsection (1).

       Sec. 10-321. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the judicial branch shall support a statewide legal self-help internet website and local nonprofit self-help centers that use the statewide website to provide assistance to individuals representing themselves in civil legal proceedings. The state court administrative office shall summarize the costs of maintaining the website, provide statistics on the number of people visiting the website, and provide information on content usage, form completion, and user feedback. By March 1, the state court administrative office shall report this information for the preceding fiscal year to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on judiciary, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office.

       Sec. 10-322. If Byrne formula grant funding is awarded to the state appellate defender, the state appellate defender office may receive and expend Byrne formula grant funds in an amount not to exceed $250,000.00 as an interdepartmental grant from the department of state police. If the appellate defender appointed under section 3 of the appellate defender act, 1978 PA 620, MCL 780.713, receives federal grant funding from the United States Department of Justice in excess of the amount appropriated in part 1, the office of appellate defender may receive and expend grant funds in an amount not to exceed $300,000.00 as other federal grants.

       Sec. 10-324. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the medication-assisted treatment program, the judiciary shall maintain a medication-assisted treatment program to provide treatment for opioid-addicted and alcohol-addicted individuals who are referred to and voluntarily participate in the medication-assisted treatment program.


 

Article 11

LEGISLATURE

PART 1

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS AND ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS

       Sec. 11-101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this article, the amounts listed in this part for the legislature are appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and are anticipated to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, from the funds indicated in this part. The following is a summary of the appropriations and anticipated appropriations in this part:

LEGISLATURE

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    192,700,500  $    192,700,500

  Total interdepartmental grants and interdepartmental

   transfers..............................................        5,823,400         5,823,400

  ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION............................ $    186,877,100  $    186,877,100

  Total federal revenues...................................                0                 0

  Total local revenues.....................................                0                 0

  Total private revenues...................................          400,000           400,000

  Total other state restricted revenues...................        6,403,100         6,403,100

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $    180,074,000  $    180,074,000

       State general fund/general purpose schedule:

     Ongoing state general fund/general purpose...........      180,074,000       180,074,000

     One-time state general fund/general purpose..........                0                 0

   Sec. 11-102.  LEGISLATURE

  Senate................................................... $     41,810,700  $     41,810,700

  Senate automated data processing........................        2,678,000         2,678,000

  Senate fiscal agency.....................................        3,971,000         3,971,000

  House of representatives.................................       61,666,900        61,666,900

  House automated data processing.........................        2,678,000         2,678,000

  House fiscal agency......................................        3,971,000        3,971,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    116,775,600  $    116,775,600

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $    116,775,600  $    116,775,600

   Sec. 11-103.  LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

  Legislative corrections ombudsman....................... $        987,200  $        987,200

  Legislative council......................................       13,981,900        13,981,900

  Legislative service bureau automated data processing....        1,740,700         1,740,700

  Michigan veterans facility ombudsman....................          309,000           309,000

  National association dues................................          454,700           454,700

  Worker's compensation....................................          151,400          151,400

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     17,624,900  $     17,624,900

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................          400,000           400,000

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     17,224,900  $     17,224,900

   Sec. 11-104.  LEGISLATIVE RETIREMENT SYSTEM

  General nonretirement expenses.......................... $      5,202,200  $      5,202,200

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      5,202,200  $      5,202,200

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        1,201,300         1,201,300

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      4,000,900  $      4,000,900

   Sec. 11-105.  PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

  Binsfeld Office Building................................. $      8,270,900  $      8,270,900

  Cora Anderson building...................................       12,122,600       12,122,600

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     20,393,500  $     20,393,500

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     20,393,500  $     20,393,500

   Sec. 11-106.  STATE CAPITOL HISTORIC SITE

  Bond/lease obligations................................... $            100  $            100

  General operations.......................................        4,573,200         4,573,200

  Restoration, renewal, and maintenance...................        3,193,000        3,193,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      7,766,300  $      7,766,300

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        3,193,000         3,193,000

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      4,573,300  $      4,573,300

   Sec. 11-107.  OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL

  Unclassified salaries.................................... $        346,000  $        346,000

  Field operations.........................................       24,592,000       24,592,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     24,938,000  $     24,938,000

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of health and human services........           31,200            31,200

  IDG from department of licensing and regulatory

   affairs................................................          158,400           158,400

  IDG from department of military and veterans affairs....           50,000            50,000

  IDG from department of state police.....................           41,700            41,700

  IDG from department of talent and economic development..          270,700           270,700

  IDG from department of technology, management and

   budget.................................................          700,000           700,000

  IDG from department of transportation...................        1,141,100         1,141,100

  IDG from department of treasury.........................          337,400           337,400

  IDG from other restricted funding.......................        3,092,900         3,092,900

   Special revenue funds:

  21st century jobs fund...................................           98,200            98,200

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        1,910,600         1,910,600

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     17,105,800  $     17,105,800

 

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

FISCAL YEAR 2020

 

GENERAL SECTIONS

       Sec. 11-201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1 for the fiscal year 2020 is $186,477,100.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2020 is $0.00.

       Sec. 11-202. The appropriations authorized under this article are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

       Sec. 11-203. As used in this article:

       (a) "FTE" means full-time equated.

       (b) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.

       Sec. 11-214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 are estimated at $27,415,800.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $13,327,500.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $14,088,300.00.

 

LEGISLATURE

       Sec. 11-600. The senate, the house of representatives, or an agency within the legislative branch may receive, expend, and transfer funds in addition to those authorized in part 1.

       Sec. 11-601. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 to an entity within the legislative branch shall not be expended or transferred to another account without written approval of the authorized agent of the legislative entity. If the authorized agent of the legislative entity notifies the state budget director of its approval of an expenditure or transfer before the year-end book-closing date for that legislative entity, the state budget director shall immediately make the expenditure or transfer. The authorized legislative entity agency shall be designated by the speaker of the house of representatives for house entities, the senate majority leader for senate entities, and the legislative council for legislative council entities.

       (2) Funds appropriated within the legislative branch, to a legislative council component, shall not be expended by any agency or other subgroup included in that component without the approval of the legislative council.

       Sec. 11-602. The senate may charge rent and assess charges for utility costs. The amounts received for rent charges and utility assessments are appropriated to the senate for the renovation, operation, and maintenance of the Senate Office Building and other properties.

       Sec. 11-603. (1) From the appropriation contained in part 1 for national association dues, the first $34,800.00 shall be paid to the National Conference of Commissioners of Uniform State Laws. The remaining funds shall be distributed accordingly by the legislative council.

       (2) If any funds remain after all required dues payments have been made as specified in subsection (1), the Legislative Council may approve the use of up to $10,000.00 to pay for the registration fees of any state employees who serve as board members to any of the national associations receiving state funds for annual dues to attend that national association's annual conference. If any of the $10,000.00 remains after national board member's registration fees are paid, the remaining funds may be used to pay for the registration fees for any other state employees to attend the annual conference of any of the national associations receiving state funds for annual dues as prescribed in subsection (1).

       Sec. 11-604. (1) The appropriation in part 1 to the Michigan state capitol historic site includes funds to operate the legislative parking facilities in the capitol area. The Michigan state capitol commission shall establish rules regarding the operation of the legislative parking facilities.

       (2) The Michigan state capitol commission shall collect a fee from state employees and the general public using certain legislative parking facilities. The revenues received from the parking fees are appropriated upon receipt and shall be allocated by the Michigan state capitol commission.

       Sec. 11-605. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for the legislative council are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

       (a) The purpose of the project is publication of the Michigan manual.

       (b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.

       (c) The total estimated cost of the project is $3,000,000.00.

       (d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2024.

       Sec. 11-606. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for property management are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

       (a) The purpose of the project is to purchase equipment and services for building maintenance in order to ensure a safe and productive work environment.

       (b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.

       (c) The total estimated cost of the project is $2,000,000.00.

       (d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2024.

       Sec. 11-607. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for automated data processing are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

       (a) The purpose of the project is to purchase equipment, software, and services in order to support and implement data processing requirements and technology improvements.

       (b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.

       (c) The total estimated cost of the project is $3,000,000.00.

       (d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2024.

       Sec. 11-608. In addition to funds appropriated in part 1, the Michigan capitol committee publications save the flags fund account may accept contributions, gifts, bequests, devises, grants, and donations. Those funds that are not expended in the fiscal year ending September 30 shall not lapse at the close of the fiscal year, and shall be carried forward for expenditure in the following fiscal years.

 

LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR GENERAL

       Sec. 11-620. Pursuant to section 53 of article IV of the state constitution of 1963, the auditor general shall conduct audits of the judicial branch. The audits may include the supreme court and its administrative units, the court of appeals, and trial courts.

       Sec. 11-621. (1) The auditor general shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that certified minority- and women-owned and operated accounting firms, and accounting firms owned and operated by persons with disabilities participate in the audits of the books, accounts, and financial affairs of each principal executive department, branch, institution, agency, and office of this state.

       (2) The auditor general shall strongly encourage firms with which the auditor general contracts to perform audits of the principal executive departments and state agencies to subcontract with certified minority- and women-owned and operated accounting firms, and accounting firms owned and operated by persons with disabilities.

       (3) The auditor general shall compile an annual report regarding the number of contracts entered into with certified minority- and women-owned and operated accounting firms, and accounting firms owned and operated by persons with disabilities. The auditor general shall deliver the report to the state budget director and the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government by November 1 of each year.

       Sec. 11-622. From the funds appropriated in part 1 to the legislative auditor general, the auditor general's salary and the salaries of the remaining 2.0 FTE unclassified positions shall be set by the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate majority leader, the house of representatives minority leader, and the senate minority leader.

       Sec. 11-623. Any audits, reviews, or investigations requested of the auditor general by the legislature or by legislative leadership, legislative committees, or individual legislators shall include an estimate of the additional costs involved and, when those costs exceed $50,000.00, should provide supplemental funding. The auditor general shall determine whether to perform those activities in keeping with Audit Directive No. 29, which describes the office of the auditor general's policy on responding to legislative requests.

       Sec. 11-624. If the auditor general conducts a subsequent audit pursuant to section 229 of this part, the auditor general may charge fees and collect revenues in excess of appropriations in part 1 not to exceed the cost of any audit conducted pursuant to section 229 of this part. Any revenues and fees collected pursuant to this section are appropriated for expenditure for all expenses associated with an audit conducted pursuant to section 229 of this part.


 

Article 12

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

PART 1

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS AND ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS

       Sec. 12-101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this article, the amounts listed in this part for the department of licensing and regulatory affairs are appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and are anticipated to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, from the funds indicated in this part. The following is a summary of the appropriations and anticipated appropriations in this part:

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............             57.5              57.5

   Full-time equated classified positions................          2,347.3           2,347.3

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    572,612,500  $    569,166,100

  Total interdepartmental grants and interdepartmental

   transfers..............................................       49,014,200        48,628,800

  ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION............................ $    523,598,300  $    520,537,300

  Total federal revenues...................................       95,852,500        94,834,700

  Total local revenues.....................................          100,000           100,000

  Total private revenues...................................          251,800           251,800

  Total other state restricted revenues...................      303,125,900       301,408,400

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $    124,268,100  $    123,942,400

       State general fund/general purpose schedule:

     Ongoing state general fund/general purpose...........      124,268,100       123,942,400

     One-time state general fund/general purpose..........                0                 0

   Sec. 12-102.  DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............             57.5              57.5

   Full-time equated classified positions................            104.0             104.0

  Unclassified salaries-57.5 FTE positions................ $      5,314,200  $      5,209,900

  Administrative services-80.0 FTE positions..............        9,361,100         9,270,900

  Executive director programs-24.0 FTE positions..........        3,337,000         3,302,600

  Property management......................................       11,911,900        11,911,900

  Worker's compensation....................................          232,700          232,700

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     30,156,900  $     29,928,000

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of insurance and financial

   services...............................................          150,000           150,000

  IDG from department of talent and economic development..          625,400           613,100

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        2,688,700         2,679,200

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       25,953,900        25,752,100

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $        738,900  $        733,600

    Sec. 12-103.  ENERGY AND UTILITY PROGRAMS

   Full-time equated classified positions................            209.0             209.0

  Michigan agency for energy-27.0 FTE positions........... $      7,329,500  $      7,291,400

  Public service commission-182.0 FTE positions...........       32,171,100       31,917,700

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     39,500,600  $     39,209,100

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        6,043,700         6,018,400

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................          140,000           140,000

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       32,754,500        32,492,600

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $        562,400  $        558,100

   Sec. 12-104.  LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION

   Full-time equated classified positions................            143.0             143.0

  Liquor licensing and enforcement-115.0 FTE positions.... $     16,243,700  $     16,109,800

  Management support services-28.0 FTE positions..........        4,564,100        4,527,600

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     20,807,800  $     20,637,400

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       20,807,800        20,637,400

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 12-105.  OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION

   Full-time equated classified positions................          1,161.9           1,161.9

  Bureau of community and health systems-426.9 FTE

   positions.............................................. $     64,942,800  $     64,323,000

  Bureau of construction codes-189.0 FTE positions........       24,784,200        24,624,800

  Bureau of fire services-79.0 FTE positions..............       12,099,700        12,012,200

  Bureau of marihuana regulation-150.0 FTE positions......       22,008,500        21,925,700

  Bureau of professional licensing-205.0 FTE positions....       40,115,300        39,871,700

  Corporations, securities, and commercial licensing

   bureau-112.0 FTE positions.............................       14,917,400        14,793,700

  Marihuana treatment research............................       20,000,000       20,000,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    198,867,900  $    197,551,100

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of education........................       18,096,700        17,907,400

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       23,744,100        23,510,500

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................      131,267,200       130,600,900

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     25,759,900  $     25,532,300

   Sec. 12-106.  EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

   Full-time equated classified positions................            473.4             473.4

  Bureau of employment relations-22.0 FTE positions....... $      4,357,000  $      4,318,300

  Bureau of services for blind persons-113.0 FTE

   positions..............................................       25,143,000        24,992,900

  Compensation supplement fund............................        1,820,000         1,820,000

  Insurance funds administration-23.0 FTE positions.......        4,665,600         4,640,900

  Michigan occupational safety and health administration-

   218.4 FTE positions....................................       33,199,100        32,912,500

  Office for new Americans-9.0 FTE positions..............       29,249,100        29,246,200

  Wage and hour program-32.0 FTE positions................        3,897,500         3,857,800

  Worker's compensation agency-56.0 FTE positions.........        8,072,300        8,018,600

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    110,403,600  $    109,807,200

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       60,430,400        60,201,300

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................          100,000           100,000

  Private revenues.........................................          111,800           111,800

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       39,141,400        38,830,600

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     10,620,000  $     10,563,500

   Sec. 12-107.  MICHIGAN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING SYSTEM

   Full-time equated classified positions................            236.0             236.0

  Michigan administrative hearing system-218.0 FTE

   positions.............................................. $     38,933,100  $     38,653,900

  Michigan compensation appellate commission-18.0 FTE

   positions..............................................        4,660,500        4,642,100

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     43,593,600  $     43,296,000

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of talent and economic development..        4,317,700         4,300,500

  IDG from other restricted funding.......................       25,824,400        25,657,800

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................          154,200           153,900

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       12,591,800        12,485,500

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $        705,500  $        698,300

   Sec. 12-108.  COMMISSIONS

   Full-time equated classified positions................             20.0              20.0

  Asian Pacific American affairs commission-1.0 FTE

   position............................................... $        137,400  $        137,400

  Commission on Middle Eastern American affairs-1.0 FTE

   position...............................................          125,000           125,000

  Hispanic/Latino commission of Michigan-1.0 FTE

   position...............................................          290,700           288,700

  Michigan indigent defense commission-17.0 FTE

   positions..............................................        2,654,400        2,631,600

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      3,207,500  $      3,182,700

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      3,207,500  $      3,182,700

   Sec. 12-109.  GRANTS

  Firefighter training grants.............................. $      2,300,000  $      2,300,000

  Liquor law enforcement grants...........................        8,400,000         8,400,000

  Medical marihuana operation and oversight grants........        3,000,000         3,000,000

  Michigan indigent defense commission grants.............       80,999,600        80,999,600

  Remonumentation grants...................................        7,300,000         7,300,000

  Subregional libraries state aid.........................          451,800           451,800

  Utility consumer representation.........................          750,000          750,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    103,201,400  $    103,201,400

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       21,950,000        21,950,000

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     81,251,400  $     81,251,400

   Sec. 12-110.  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

  Information technology services and projects............ $     22,353,200  $     22,353,200

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     22,353,200  $     22,353,200

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        2,271,400         2,271,400

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       18,659,300        18,659,300

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      1,422,500  $      1,422,500

   Sec. 12-111.  ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS

  Refugee services database................................ $        520,000  $               0

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $        520,000  $              0

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................          520,000                 0

   Special revenue funds:

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

 

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

FISCAL YEAR 2020

 

GENERAL SECTIONS

       Sec. 12-201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1 for the fiscal year 2020 is $427,394,000.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2020 is $101,999,600.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

   Firefighter training grants............................................ $        2,300,000

   Liquor law enforcement grants..........................................          8,400,000

   Medical marihuana operation and oversight grants......................          3,000,000

   Michigan indigent defense commission grants............................         80,999,600

   Remonumentation grants.................................................          7,300,000

  TOTAL.................................................................... $      101,999,600

       Sec. 12-202. The appropriations authorized under this article are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

       Sec. 12-203. As used in this article:

       (a) "Department" means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs.

       (b) "Director" means the director of the department.

       (c) "FTE" means full-time equated.

       (d) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.

       Sec. 12-204. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall use the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this article. This requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.

       Sec. 12-205. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality. In addition, preference should be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

       Sec. 12-206. The director shall take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. The director shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services, supplies, or both.

       Sec. 12-207. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's budget. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:

       (a) The dates of each travel occurrence.

       (b) The transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.

       Sec. 12-208. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by a principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those outside services that the attorney general authorizes.

       Sec. 12-209. Not later than November 30, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

       Sec. 12-210. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $25,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       Sec. 12-211. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for each department or agency:

       (a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.

       (b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.

       (c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.

       (d) The number of active department employees by job classification.

       (e) Job specifications and wage rates.

       Sec. 12-212. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees chairs, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2020.

       Sec. 12-213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department's performance.

       Sec. 12-214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 are estimated at $54,351,800.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $26,421,700.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $27,930,100.00.

       Sec. 12-215. Unless prohibited by law, the department may accept credit card or other electronic means of payment for licenses, fees, or permits.

       Sec. 12-221. The department may carry into the succeeding fiscal year unexpended federal pass-through funds to local institutions and governments that do not require additional state matching funds. Federal pass-through funds to local institutions and governments that are received in amounts in addition to those included in part 1 and that do not require additional state matching funds are appropriated for the purposes intended. Within 14 days after the receipt of federal pass-through funds, the department shall notify the house and senate chairpersons of the subcommittees on licensing and regulatory affairs and insurance and financial services, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director of pass-through funds appropriated under this section.

       Sec. 12-222. (1) Grants supported with private revenues received by the department are appropriated upon receipt and are available for expenditure by the department, subject to subsection (3), for purposes specified within the grant agreement and as permitted under state and federal law.

       (2) Within 10 days after the receipt of a private grant appropriated in subsection (1), the department shall notify the house and senate chairpersons of the subcommittees on licensing and regulatory affairs and insurance and financial services, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director of the receipt of the grant, including the fund source, purpose, and amount of the grant.

       (3) The amount appropriated under subsection (1) shall not exceed $1,500,000.00.

       Sec. 12-223. (1) The department may charge registration fees to attendees of informational, training, or special events sponsored by the department, and related to activities that are under the department's purview.

       (2) These fees shall reflect the costs for the department to sponsor the informational, training, or special events.

       (3) Revenue generated by the registration fees is appropriated upon receipt and available for expenditure to cover the department's costs of sponsoring informational, training, or special events.

       (4) Revenue generated by registration fees in excess of the department's costs of sponsoring informational, training, or special events shall carry forward to the subsequent fiscal year and not lapse to the general fund.

       (5) The amount appropriated under subsection (3) shall not exceed $500,000.00.

       Sec. 12-224. The department may make available to interested entities otherwise unavailable customized listings of nonconfidential information in its possession, such as names and addresses of licensees. The department may establish and collect a reasonable charge to provide this service. The revenue received from this service is appropriated when received and shall be used to offset expenses to provide the service. Any balance of this revenue collected and unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall lapse to the appropriate restricted fund.

       Sec. 12-225. (1) The department shall sell documents at a price not to exceed the cost of production and distribution. Money received from the sale of these documents shall revert to the department. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, these funds are available for expenditure when they are received by the department of treasury. This subsection applies only for the following documents:

       (a) Corporation and securities division documents, reports, and papers required or permitted by law pursuant to section 1060(5) of the business corporation act, 1972 PA 284, MCL 450.2060.

       (b) The Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1101 to 436.2303.

       (c) The mobile home commission act, 1987 PA 96, MCL 125.2301 to 125.2350; the business corporation act, 1972 PA 284, MCL 450.1101 to 450.2098; the nonprofit corporation act, 1982 PA 162, MCL 450.2101 to 450.3192; and the uniform securities act (2002), 2008 PA 551, MCL 451.2101 to 451.2703.

       (d) Worker's compensation health care services rules.

       (e) Construction code manuals.

       (f) Copies of transcripts from administrative law hearings.

       (2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, funds appropriated for the department under sections 57, 58, and 59 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.257, 24.258, and 24.259, and section 203 of the legislative council act, 1986 PA 268, MCL 4.1203, are appropriated for all expenses necessary to provide for the cost of publication and distribution.

       (3) Unexpended funds at the end of the fiscal year shall carry forward to the subsequent fiscal year and not lapse to the general fund.

 

ENERGY AND UTILITY PROGRAMS

       Sec. 12-301. The public service commission administers the low-income energy assistance grant program on behalf of the Michigan department of health and human services via an interagency agreement. Funds supporting the grant program are appropriated in the department upon awarding of grants and may be expended for grant payments and administrative related expenses incurred in the operation of the program.

 

LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION

       Sec. 12-401. (1) From the appropriations in part 1 from the direct shipper enforcement fund, the liquor control commission shall expend these funds as required under section 203(11) of the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1203, to investigate and audit unlawful direct shipments of wine by unlicensed wineries and retailers, with priority directed toward unlicensed out-of-state retailers and third-party marketers. The commission shall use shipping records available to it under section 203(21) of the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1203, to assist with this effort. The liquor control commission must refer all unlicensed out-of-state retailers and third-party marketers identified with the shipping records to the attorney general.

       (2) By February 1, the liquor control commission shall provide a report to the legislature, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on licensing and regulatory affairs and insurance and financial services, and the state budget director, detailing the commission's activities to investigate and audit the illegal shipping of wine and the results of these activities. The report shall include the following:

       (a) Work hours spent, specific actions undertaken, and the number of FTEs dedicated to identify and stop unlicensed out-of-state retailers, third-party marketers, and wineries that ship illegally in Michigan.

       (b) General overview of expenditures associated with efforts to identify and stop unlicensed out-of-state retailers, third-party marketers, and wineries that ship illegally in Michigan.

       (c) Number of out-of-state entities found to have illegally shipped wine into Michigan and total number of bottles (750 ml), number of cases with 750 ml bottles, number of liters, or number of gallons of illegally shipped wine. These items must be broken down by total number of retailers and total number of wineries.

       (d) Suggested areas of focus on how to address direct shipper enforcement and illegal importation in the future.

       (e) Number of unlicensed out-of-state entities found to have illegally shipped wine into Michigan identified with the shipping records under subsection (1).

       (f) Number of notices sent under subsection (3).

       (3) From the appropriations in part 1 from the direct shipper enforcement fund, the liquor control commission shall send a notice to each unlicensed out-of-state entity found to have illegally shipped wine into Michigan that has been identified via the shipping records under subsection (1). The notice must include all of the following:

       (a) Notification that shipping wine into Michigan by retailers and third-party marketers is illegal, and wineries shipping into Michigan must obtain a direct shipper license.

       (b) Under section 909 of the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1909, making unlawful shipments of wine into Michigan may be a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.

       (c) Notice that the matter has been referred to the attorney general.

 

OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION

       Sec. 12-501. Money appropriated under this part and part 1 for the bureau of fire services shall not be expended unless, in accordance with section 2c of the fire prevention code, 1941 PA 207, MCL 29.2c, inspection and plan review fees will be charged according to the following schedule:

 

Operation and maintenance inspection fee

Facility type                            Facility size                            Fee

Hospitals                                       Any                        $8.00 per bed

Plan review and construction inspection fees for hospitals and schools

Project cost range                                                                Fee

$101,000.00 or less                                                 minimum fee of $155.00

$101,001.00 to $1,500,000.00                                        $1.60 per $1,000.00

$1,500,001.00 to $10,000,000.00                                     $1.30 per $1,000.00

$10,000,001.00 or more                                              $1.10 per $1,000.00

                                                              or a maximum fee of $60,000.00.

       Sec. 12-502. The funds collected by the department for licenses, permits, and other elevator regulation fees set forth in the Michigan Administrative Code and as determined under section 8 of 1976 PA 333, MCL 338.2158, and section 16 of 1967 PA 227, MCL 408.816, that are unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall carry forward to the subsequent fiscal year.

       Sec. 12-503. Not later than February 15, the department shall submit a report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on licensing and regulatory affairs and insurance and financial services, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and state budget director providing the following information:

       (a) The number of veterans who were separated from service in the Armed Forces of the United States with an honorable character of service or under honorable conditions (general) character of service, individually or if a majority interest of a corporation or limited liability company, that were exempted from paying licensure, registration, filing, or any other fees collected under each licensure or regulatory program administered by the bureau of construction codes, the bureau of professional licensing, and the corporations, securities, and commercial licensing bureau during the preceding fiscal year.

       (b) The specific fees and total amount of revenue exempted under each licensure or regulatory program administered by the bureau of construction codes, the bureau of professional licensing, and the corporations, securities, and commercial licensing bureau during the preceding fiscal year.

       (c) The actual costs of providing licensing and other regulatory services to veterans exempted from paying licensure, registration, filing, or any other fees during the preceding fiscal year and a description of how these costs were calculated.

       (d) The estimated amount of revenue that will be exempted under each licensure or regulatory program administered by the bureau of construction codes, the bureau of professional licensing, and the corporations, securities, and commercial licensing bureau in both the current and subsequent fiscal years and a description of how the exempted revenue was estimated.

       Sec. 12-504. Funds remaining in the homeowner construction lien recovery fund are appropriated to the department for payment of court-ordered homeowner construction lien recovery fund judgments entered prior to August 23, 2010. Pursuant to available funds, the payment of final judgments shall be made in the order in which the final judgments were entered and began accruing interest.

       Sec. 12-505. The department shall submit by January 31 to the senate and house appropriations subcommittee on licensing and regulatory affairs and insurance and financial services, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director an annual report for the prior fiscal year regarding the medical marihuana program under the Michigan medical marihuana act, 2008 IL 1, MCL 333.26421 to 333.26430.

       Sec. 12-506. If the revenue collected by the department for health systems administration or radiological health administration and projects from fees and collections exceeds the amount appropriated in part 1, the revenue may be carried forward into the subsequent fiscal year. The revenue carried forward under this section shall be used as the first source of funds in the subsequent fiscal year.

       Sec. 12-507. Not later than February 1, the department shall submit a report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on licensing and regulatory affairs and insurance and financial services, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and state budget director providing the following information:

       (a) The total amount of reimbursements made to local units of government for delegated inspections of fireworks retail locations pursuant to section 11 of the Michigan fireworks safety act, 2011 PA 256, MCL 28.461, from the funds appropriated in part 1 for the bureau of fire services during the preceding fiscal year.

       (b) The amount of reimbursement for delegated inspections of fireworks retail locations for each local unit of government that received reimbursement from the funds appropriated in part 1 for the bureau of fire services during the preceding fiscal year.

       Sec. 12-508. (1) Beginning October 1, for the purpose of defraying the costs associated with responding to false final inspection appointments and to discourage the practice of calling for final inspections when the project is incomplete or noncompliant with a plan of correction previously provided by the bureau of fire services, the bureau of fire services may assess a fee not to exceed $200.00 for responding to a second or subsequent confirmed false inspection appointment. Fees collected under this section shall be deposited into the restricted account referenced by section 2c(2) of the fire prevention code, 1941 PA 207, MCL 29.2c, and explicitly identified within the statewide integrated governmental management applications system.

       (2) Not later than September 30, the department shall prepare a report that provides the amount of the fee assessed under subsection (1), the number of fees assessed and issued per region, the cost allocation for the work performed and reduced as a result of this section, and any recommendations for consideration by the legislature. The department shall submit this information to the state budget director, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on licensing and regulatory affairs and insurance and financial services, and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

       Sec. 12-510. The department shall submit a report on the Michigan automated prescription system to the senate and house appropriations committees on licensing and regulatory affairs and insurance and financial services, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director by November 30. The report shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

       (a) Total number of licensed health professionals registered to the Michigan automated prescription system.

       (b) Total number of dispensers registered to the Michigan automated prescription system.

       (c) Total number of prescribers using the Michigan automated prescription system.

       (d) Total number of dispensers using the Michigan automated prescription system.

       (e) Number of cases related to overprescribing, overdispensing, and drug diversion where the department took administrative action as a result of information and data generated from the Michigan automated prescription system.

       (f) The number of hospitals, doctor's offices, pharmacies, and other health facilities that have integrated the Michigan automated prescription system into their electronic health records systems.

       (g) Total number of delegate users registered to the Michigan automated prescription system.

       Sec. 12-512. The department shall submit a report regarding the medical marihuana facilities licensing and tracking program to the standing committees on appropriations of the senate and house on licensing and regulatory affairs and insurance and financial services, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director by March 1. The report shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

       (a) The number of initial license applications received for each license category.

       (b) The number of initial applications approved and the number of initial license applications denied.

       (c) The average amount of time, from receipt to approval or denial, to process an initial application.

       (d) The total number of license applications approved by license category and by county.

       (e) The total amount collected from application fees.

       (f) The total amount collected from any established regulatory assessment.

       (g) The costs of administering the medical marihuana facilities licensing and tracking program.

 

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

       Sec. 12-701. (1) The appropriation in part 1 for the bureau of services for blind persons includes funds for case services. These funds may be used for tuition payments for blind clients.

       (2) Revenue collected by the bureau of services for blind persons and from private and local sources that is unexpended at the end of the fiscal year may carry forward to the subsequent fiscal year.

       Sec. 12-703. The bureau of services for blind persons may provide and enter into agreements to provide general services, training, meetings, information, special equipment, software, facility use, and technical consulting services to other principal executive departments, state agencies, local units of government, the judicial branch of government, other organizations, and patrons of department facilities. The department may charge fees for these services that are reasonably related to the cost of providing the services. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, funds collected by the department for these services are appropriated for all expenses necessary. The funds appropriated under this section are allotted for expenditure when they are received by the department of treasury.

 

COMMISSIONS

       Sec. 12-801. If Byrne formula grant funding is awarded to the Michigan indigent defense commission, the Michigan indigent defense commission may receive and expend Byrne formula grant funds in an amount not to exceed $250,000.00 as an interdepartmental grant from the department of state police. The Michigan indigent defense commission, created under section 5 of the Michigan indigent defense commission act, 2013 PA 93, MCL 780.985, may receive and expend federal grant funding from the United States Department of Justice in an amount not to exceed $300,000.00 as other federal grants.

       Sec. 12-802. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the Michigan indigent defense commission shall submit a report by September 30 to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on licensing and regulatory affairs and insurance and financial services, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on the incremental costs associated with the standard development process, the compliance plan process, and the collection of data from all indigent defense systems and attorneys providing indigent defense. Particular emphasis shall be placed on those costs that may be avoided after standards are developed and compliance plans are in place.

       Sec. 12-804. The Michigan office for new Americans is to coordinate with the Asian Pacific American affairs commission, the Commission on Middle Eastern American affairs, and the Hispanic/Latino commission of Michigan to produce a report by January 31 that is to be transmitted to the senate and house subcommittee chairpersons on licensing and regulatory affairs and insurance and financial services, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

       (a) Total number of people with whom each commission directly interacts through programming.

       (b) Total number of public events that each commission conducted.

       (c) Description of the activities that the commissions initiated to promote cooperation between the commissions.

       (d) Total number of meetings that each commission held with foreign diplomats.

       (e) Programmatic costs of each commission.

       Sec. 12-805. An expenditure of funds appropriated in part 1 by the Asian Pacific American affairs commission, the Commission on Middle Eastern American affairs, or the Hispanic/Latino commission of Michigan for a commission event must directly relate to the mission statement of that commission.

 

GRANTS

       Sec. 12-901. (1) The department shall expend the funds appropriated in part 1 for medical marihuana operation and oversight grants for grants to counties for education and outreach programs relating to the Michigan medical marihuana program pursuant to section 6(l) of the Michigan medical marihuana act, 2008 IL 1, MCL 333.26426. These grants shall be distributed proportionately based on the number of registry identification cards issued to or renewed for the residents of each county that applied for a grant under subsection (2). For the purposes of this subsection, operation and oversight grants are for education, communication, and outreach regarding the Michigan medical marihuana act, 2008 IL 1, MCL 333.26421 to 333.26430. Grants provided under this section must not be used for law enforcement purposes.

       (2) Not later than December 1, the department shall post a listing of potential grant money available to each county on its website. In addition, the department shall work collaboratively with counties regarding the availability of these grant funds. A county requesting a grant shall apply on a form developed by the department and available on its website. The form shall contain the county's specific projected plan for use of the money and its agreement to maintain all records and to submit documentation to the department to support the use of the grant money.

       (3) In order to be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (1), a county shall apply not later than January 1 and agree to report how the grant was expended and to provide that report to the department not later than September 15. The department shall submit a report not later than October 15 of the subsequent fiscal year to the state budget director, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on licensing and regulatory affairs and insurance and financial services, and the senate and house fiscal agencies detailing the grant amounts by recipient and the reported uses of the grants in the preceding fiscal year.

       Sec. 12-902. (1) The amount appropriated in part 1 for firefighter training grants shall only be expended for payments to counties to reimburse organized fire departments for firefighter training and other activities required under the firefighters training council act, 1966 PA 291, MCL 29.361 to 29.377.

       (2) If the amount appropriated in part 1 for firefighter training grants is expended by the firefighter training council, established in section 3 of the firefighters training council act, 1966 PA 291, MCL 29.363, for payments to counties under section 14 of the firefighters training council act, 1966 PA 291, MCL 29.374:

       (a) The amount appropriated in part 1 for firefighter training grants shall be allocated pursuant to section 14(2) of the firefighters training council act, 1966 PA 291, MCL 29.374.

       (b) If the amount allocated to any county under subdivision (a) is less than $5,000.00, the amounts disbursed to each county under subdivision (a) shall be adjusted to provide for a minimum payment of $5,000.00 to each county.

       (3) Not later than February 1, the department shall submit a financial report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on licensing and regulatory affairs and insurance and financial services, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director identifying the following information for the preceding fiscal year:

       (a) The amount of the payments that would be made to each county if the distribution formula described by the first sentence of section 14(2) of the firefighters training council act, 1966 PA 291, MCL 29.374, would have been utilized to allocate the total amount appropriated in part 1 for firefighter training grants.

       (b) The amount of the payments approved by the firefighter training council for allocation to each county.

       (c) The amount of the payments actually expended or encumbered within each county.

       (d) A description of any other payments or expenditures made under the authority of the firefighter training council.

       (e) The amount of payments approved for allocations to counties that was not expended or encumbered and lapsed back to the fireworks safety fund.

       Sec. 12-903. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for a regional or subregional library shall not be released until a budget for that regional or subregional library has been approved by the department for expenditures for library services directly serving the blind and persons with disabilities.

       (2) In order to receive subregional state aid as appropriated in part 1, a regional or subregional library's fiscal agency shall agree to maintain local funding support at the same level in the current fiscal year as in the fiscal agency's preceding fiscal year. If a reduction in expenditures equally affects all agencies in a local unit of government that is the regional or subregional library's fiscal agency, that reduction shall not be interpreted as a reduction in local support and shall not disqualify a regional or subregional library from receiving state aid under part 1. If a reduction in income affects a library cooperative or district library that is a regional or subregional library's fiscal agency or a reduction in expenditures for the regional or subregional library's fiscal agency, a reduction in expenditures for the regional or subregional library shall not be interpreted as a reduction in local support and shall not disqualify a regional or subregional library from receiving state aid under part 1.


 

Article 13

DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS

PART 1

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS AND ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS

       Sec. 13-101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this article, the amounts listed in this part for the department of military and veterans affairs are appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and are anticipated to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, from the funds indicated in this part. The following is a summary of the appropriations and anticipated appropriations in this part:

DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              9.0               9.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................            924.5             924.5

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    201,102,500  $    200,221,900

  Total interdepartmental grants and interdepartmental

   transfers..............................................          101,800           101,800

  ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION............................ $    201,000,700  $    200,120,100

  Total federal revenues...................................      106,177,200       105,686,300

  Total local revenues.....................................                0                 0

  Total private revenues...................................          630,000           630,000

  Total other state restricted revenues...................       23,908,600        23,794,400

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     70,284,900  $     70,009,400

       State general fund/general purpose schedule:

     Ongoing state general fund/general purpose...........       70,284,900        70,009,400

     One-time state general fund/general purpose..........                0                 0

   Sec. 13-102.  MILITARY

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              9.0               9.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................            353.0             353.0

  Unclassified salaries-9.0 FTE positions................. $      1,558,300  $      1,527,700

  Departmentwide...........................................        1,761,900         1,761,900

  Headquarters and armories-86.0 FTE positions............       20,688,500        20,570,500

  Michigan youth challeNGe academy-50.0 FTE positions.....        7,580,900         7,533,700

  Military family relief fund..............................          600,000           600,000

  Military retirement......................................        1,000,000         1,000,000

  Military training sites and support facilities-215.0

   FTE positions..........................................       36,590,300        36,396,500

  National guard operations................................          398,200           398,200

  National guard tuition assistance fund-2.0 FTE

   positions..............................................        6,509,900         6,507,400

  Starbase grant...........................................        2,322,000        2,322,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     79,010,000  $     78,617,900

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of state police.....................          101,800           101,800

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       53,577,700        53,268,400

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................           90,000            90,000

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        2,434,900         2,434,900

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     22,805,600  $     22,722,800

   Sec. 13-103.  MICHIGAN VETERANS AFFAIRS AGENCY

   Full-time equated classified positions................            253.0             253.0

  Board of managers (veterans homes)...................... $        940,000  $        940,000

  County veteran service fund..............................        2,100,000         2,100,000

  D.J. Jacobetti home for veterans-205.0 FTE positions....       24,918,600        24,720,900

  Michigan veterans affairs agency administration-39.0

   FTE positions..........................................        7,191,600         7,147,700

  Michigan veterans facility authority-3.0 FTE positions..        1,276,900         1,274,900

  Veterans' trust fund administration-6.0 FTE positions...        1,488,300         1,482,400

  Veterans' trust fund grants..............................        3,746,500         3,746,500

  Veterans service grants..................................        3,835,500        3,835,500

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     45,497,400  $     45,247,900

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       10,447,800        10,369,100

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................          540,000           540,000

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       10,947,700        10,882,800

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     23,561,900  $     23,456,000

   Sec. 13-104.  GRAND RAPIDS HOME FOR VETERANS

   Full-time equated classified positions................            318.5             318.5

  Veterans homes operations................................ $      9,038,900  $      9,038,900

  Purchased services.......................................       10,340,000        10,340,000

  Salaries, wages, and fringe benefits-318.5 FTE

   positions..............................................       31,885,400       31,646,400

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     51,264,300  $     51,025,300

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       21,565,000        21,462,100

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        6,800,900         6,751,600

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     22,898,400  $     22,811,600

   Sec. 13-105.  CAPITAL OUTLAY

  Land and acquisitions.................................... $      3,300,000  $      3,300,000

  Special maintenance - National Guard....................       20,000,000        20,000,000

  Special maintenance - veterans' homes...................          500,000          500,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     23,800,000  $     23,800,000

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       20,000,000        20,000,000

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        3,300,000         3,300,000

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $        500,000  $        500,000

   Sec. 13-106.  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

  Information technology services and projects............ $      1,530,800  $      1,530,800

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      1,530,800  $      1,530,800

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................          586,700           586,700

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................          425,100           425,100

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $        519,000  $        519,000

 

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

FISCAL YEAR 2020

 

GENERAL SECTIONS

       Sec. 13-201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1 for the fiscal year 2020 is $94,193,500.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2020 is $2,415,000.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:

DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS

   Military training sites and support facilities......................... $          225,000

   County veteran service fund............................................          2,100,000

   Michigan veterans affairs agency administration........................             90,000

  TOTAL.................................................................... $        2,415,000

       Sec. 13-202. The appropriations authorized under this article are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

       Sec. 13-203. As used in this article:

       (a) "Core services" means that term as defined in section 373 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1373.

       (b) "Department" means the department of military and veterans affairs.

       (c) "Director" means the director of the department.

       (d) "FTE" means full-time equated.

       (e) "HVAC" means heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.

       (f) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.

       (g) "Michigan veterans' facility authority" means the authority created under section 3 of the Michigan veterans' facility authority act, 2016 PA 560, MCL 36.103.

       (h) "MVAA" means the Michigan veterans affairs agency.

       (i) "Subcommittees" means the subcommittees of the senate and house appropriations committees with jurisdiction over the budget of the department.

       (j) "Support services" means an activity, such as information technology, accounting, human resources, legal, and other support functions that are required to support the ongoing delivery of core services.

       (k) "USDVA" means the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

       (l) "USDVA-VHA" means the USDVA Veterans Health Administration.

       (m) "VSO" means veterans service organization.

       (n) "Work project" means that term as defined in section 404 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1404, and that meets the criteria in section 451a(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a.

       Sec. 13-204. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall use the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this article. This requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.

       Sec. 13-205. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality. In addition, preference should be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

       Sec. 13-206. The director shall take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. The director shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services or supplies, or both.

       Sec. 13-207. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's budget. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:

       (a) The dates of each travel occurrence.

       (b) The transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.

       Sec. 13-208. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by a principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those outside services that the attorney general authorizes.

       Sec. 13-209. Not later than November 30, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

       Sec. 13-210. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $12,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       Sec. 13-211. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for each department or agency:

       (a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.

       (b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.

       (c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.

       (d) The number of active department employees by job classification.

       (e) Job specifications and wage rates.

       Sec. 13-212. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees chairs, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2020.

       Sec. 13-213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department's performance.

       Sec. 13-214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 are estimated at $17,277,800.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $8,399,100.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $8,878,700.00.

       Sec. 13-216. The department shall provide biannual reports to the subcommittees on military and veterans affairs, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office, which shall provide the following data:

       (a) A list of all major work projects, including a status report of each project.

       (b) The department's financial status, featuring a report of budgeted versus actual expenditures by part 1 line item including a year-end projection of budget requirements. If projected department budget requirements exceed the allocated budget, the report shall include a plan to reduce overall expenses while still satisfying specified service level requirements.

       (c) A report on the status of performance metrics cited in this part and information required to be reported in this part.

       (d) The number of active employees at the close of the reporting period.

       (e) Evidence of efficiencies and management of funds within established appropriations.

       Sec. 13-217. The appropriations in part 1 are for the core services, support services, and work projects of the department, including, but not limited to, the following core services:

       (a) Armories and joint force readiness.

       (b) National Guard training facilities and air bases.

       (c) Michigan youth challeNGe academy.

       (d) Military family relief fund.

       (e) Starbase grant.

       (f) National Guard tuition assistance program.

       (g) Michigan veterans affairs agency administration.

       (h) Veterans service grants.

       (i) Veterans' trust fund administration.

       (j) Veterans' trust fund grants.

       (k) Board of managers (veterans homes).

       (l) Grand Rapids home for veterans.

       (m) D.J. Jacobetti home for veterans.

       (n) Michigan veterans' facility authority.

       (o) County veteran service fund.

       Sec. 218. The appropriations in part 1 for capital outlay shall be carried forward at the end of the fiscal year consistent with section 248 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1248.

       Sec. 13-219. Sixty days prior to the public announcement of the intention to sell any department real property, the department shall submit notification of that intent to the subcommittees on military and veterans affairs and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

 

MILITARY

       Sec. 13-302. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for military operations, effective and efficient executive direction and administrative leadership shall be provided to the department.

       (2) The department shall operate and maintain National Guard armories.

       (3) The department shall evaluate armories and submit a report as provided under section 216 of this part on the status of the armories.

       (4) The department shall maintain a system to measure the condition and adequacy of the armories.

       (5) The Michigan Army National Guard and Air National Guard shall work to provide a culture that is free of sexual assault, through an environment of prevention, education and training, response capability, victim support, reporting procedures, and appropriate accountability that enhances the safety and well-being of all guard members.

       (6) By December 1, the department shall report the following information to the subcommittees on military and veterans affairs, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office:

       (a) An assessment of the grounds and facilities of each armory to objectively measure and determine the current facility condition and capability to support authorized manpower, unit training, and operations.

       (b) Recommendations for the placement of new armories, the relocation or consolidation of existing armories, or a change in the mission of units assigned to armories to ideally position the National Guard in current or projected population centers.

       (c) Recommendations for the enhanced use of armories to facilitate family support programs during deployments.

       (d) An analysis of the feasibility, potential costs, and benefits of use of armories shared with other local, state, or federal agencies to improve responses to local emergencies as well as the community support provided to armories.

       (e) An investment strategy and proposed funding amounts in a prioritized project list to correct the most critical facility shortfalls across the inventory of armories in this state.

       Sec. 13-303. (1) The department shall maintain the Michigan youth challeNGe academy to provide values, skills, education, and self-discipline instruction for at-risk youth as provided under 32 USC 509.

       (2) The department shall take steps to recruit candidates to the challeNGe academy from economically disadvantaged areas, including those with low-income and high-unemployment backgrounds.

       (3) The department shall partner with the department of health and human services to identify youth who may be eligible for the challeNGe academy from those youth served by department of health and human services programs. These eligible youth shall be given priority for enrollment in the academy.

       (4) The department shall maintain the staffing and resources necessary to train and graduate at least 114 students per cohort (228 annually).

       (5) The department shall ensure individual academic success as measured by the number of individuals who have received a general equivalency diploma, high school diploma, or high school credit recovery or by the improvement of tests of adult basic education scores, or both.

       (6) Any unexpended private donations to support the Michigan youth challeNGe academy at the close of this fiscal year shall not lapse to the general fund but shall be carried forward to the subsequent fiscal year.

       Sec. 13-304. (1) The department shall provide grants for disbursement from the military family relief fund, as provided under the military family relief fund act, 2004 PA 363, MCL 35.1211 to 35.1216, and R 200.5 to R 200.95 of the Michigan Administrative Code.

       (2) The department shall provide information on the revenues, expenditures for advertising and assistance grants, and fund balance of the Michigan military family relief fund, as provided under section 216 of this part.

       (3) The department shall provide sufficient staffing and other resources to provide outreach to the Michigan families of members of the reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States called into active duty and to support the processing and approval of grant applications for this fiscal year under the Michigan military relief fund and report those applications as provided under section 216 of this part.

       Sec. 13-305. (1) The department shall provide Army and Air National Guard forces, when directed, for state and local emergencies and in support of national military requirements.

       (2) The department shall operate and maintain Army National Guard training facilities, including Fort Custer and Camp Grayling.

       (3) The department shall maintain a system that measures the condition and adequacy of air facilities using both quality and functionality criteria.

       (4) The department shall operate and maintain Air National Guard air bases, including Selfridge Air National Guard base, Battle Creek Air National Guard base, and Alpena combat readiness training center.

       (5) The department shall provide the following information as provided under section 216 of this part:

       (a) The apportioned and assigned strength of the Michigan Army National Guard.

       (b) The apportioned and assigned strength of the Michigan Air National Guard.

       (c) Recruiting, retention, and attrition data, including measurement against stated performance goals, for the Michigan Army National Guard.

       (d) Recruiting, retention, and attrition data, including measurement against stated performance goals, for the Michigan Air National Guard.

       Sec. 13-306. There is created and established under the jurisdiction and control of the department a revolving account to be known as the billeting fund account. All of the fees and other revenues generated from the operation of the chargeable transient quarters program shall be deposited in the billeting fund account. Appropriations will be made from the account for the support of program operations and the maintenance and operations of the chargeable transient quarters program and will not exceed the estimated revenues for the fiscal year in which they are made, together with unexpended balances from prior years. The department shall submit an annual report of operations and expenditures regarding the billeting fund account to the appropriations committees of the senate and house of representatives, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office at the end of the fiscal year.

       Sec. 13-307. (1) The department shall maintain a National Guard tuition assistance program for members of the Michigan Army and Air National Guard.

       (2) The objective of the National Guard tuition assistance program is to bolster military readiness by increasing recruitment and retention of Michigan Army and Air National Guard service members, to fill federally authorized strength levels for the state, to improve the Michigan Army and Air National Guard's competitive draw from other military enlistment options in the state, to enhance the ability of the Michigan Army and Air National Guard to compete for members and federal dollars with surrounding states, and to increase the pool of eligible candidates within the Michigan Army and Air National Guard to become commissioned officers.

       (3) The department shall make efforts to increase the number of national guard members who have received a credential or are still in enrolled in the Michigan Tuition Assistance Program after their initial term of enlistment with the goal of 55% of program participants. To evaluate the effectiveness of the program, the department shall monitor the number of new recruits and new reenlistments and the percentage of those who become participants in the program to determine whether the percentage of authorized Michigan Army and Air National Guard strength obtained and retained is competitive in comparison with the neighboring army and air national guards from Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

       (4) The general fund/general purpose funds appropriated in part 1 for the National Guard tuition assistance fund shall be deposited to the restricted Michigan National Guard tuition assistance fund created in section 4 of the Michigan National Guard tuition assistance act, 2014 PA 259, MCL 32.434. All funds in the restricted Michigan National Guard tuition assistance fund are appropriated and available for expenditure to support the Michigan National Guard tuition assistance program.

       Sec. 13-308. The department shall maintain the starbase program at Air National Guard facilities, as provided under 10 USC 2193b, to improve the knowledge, skills, and interest of students, primarily in the fifth grade, in math, science, and technology. The starbase program is to specifically target minority and at-risk students for participation.

 

MICHIGAN VETERANS AFFAIRS AGENCY

       Sec. 13-401. The board of managers and Michigan veterans' facility authority shall exercise certain regulatory and governance authority regarding admission and member affairs at the Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti homes for veterans. The board of managers shall also work to represent the interest of the veterans' community in both advisory and advocacy roles.

       Sec. 13-402. (1) The MVAA, the board of managers, and the Michigan veterans' facility authority shall provide compassionate and quality nursing and domiciliary care services at the Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti homes for veterans so that members can achieve their highest potential of wellness, independence, self-worth, and dignity.

       (2) The department shall provide resources necessary to provide nursing care services to veterans in accordance with federal standards and provide the results of the annual USDVA survey and certification as proof of compliance.

       (3) Appropriations in part 1 for the Grand Rapids and the D.J. Jacobetti homes for veterans shall not be used for any purpose other than for veterans and veterans' families.

       (4) Any contractor providing mental health services to the Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti homes for veterans shall utilize mental health interventions that have been shown to be effective with the conditions they are treating, in accordance with evidence-based best practices supported by the USDVA-VHA, United States Department of Defense, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the American Psychological Association, and the National Association of Social Workers.

       (5) Any contractor providing competency evaluated nursing assistants (CENA) to the Grand Rapids home for veterans shall ensure that each CENA has at least 8 hours of training on information provided by the home.

       (6) Any contractor providing competency evaluated nursing assistants to the Grand Rapids home for veterans shall ensure that each CENA has at least 1 eight-hour shift of shadowing at the veterans' home.

       (7) Any contractor providing competency evaluated nursing assistants to the Grand Rapids home for veterans shall ensure that each CENA is competent in the basic skills needed to perform his or her assigned duties at the home.

       (8) The Grand Rapids home for veterans shall provide each CENA at least 12 hours of in-service training once that individual has been assigned to the home.

       (9) All complaints of abusive or neglectful care at the Grand Rapids and the D.J. Jacobetti homes for veterans by a resident member, a resident member's family or legal guardian, or staff of the veterans' homes received by a supervisor shall be referred to the director of nursing or his or her designee upon receipt of the complaint. The director of nursing or his or her designee shall report on not less than a monthly basis, except that the board of managers may specify a more frequent reporting period to the home administrator, board of managers, agency, subcommittees, senate and house fiscal agencies, and state budget office the following information:

       (a) A description of the process by which resident members and others may file complaints of alleged abuse or neglect at the Grand Rapids and the D.J. Jacobetti homes for veterans.

       (b) Summary statistics on the number and general nature of complaints of abuse or neglect.

       (c) Summary statistics on the final disposition of complaints of abuse or neglect received.

       (10) The Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti homes for veterans shall provide an on-site, board-certified psychiatrist for all resident members with mental health disorders in order to ensure that those resident members receive needed services in a professional and timely manner. The Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti homes for veterans shall provide all members and staff a safe and secure environment.

       (11) The Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti homes for veterans shall ensure that they effectively develop, execute, and monitor all comprehensive care plans in accordance with federal regulations and their internal policies, with a goal that a comprehensive care plan is fully developed for all resident members.

       (12) The Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti homes for veterans shall implement controls over their food, maintenance supplies, pharmaceuticals, and medical supplies inventories.

       (13) The Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti homes for veterans shall establish sufficient controls for calculating resident member maintenance assessments in order to accurately calculate resident member maintenance assessments for each billing cycle. The Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti homes for veterans shall establish sufficient controls to ensure that all past due resident member maintenance assessments are addressed within 30 days.

       (14) The Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti homes for veterans shall establish sufficient controls over monetary donations and donated goods.

       (15) The Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti homes for veterans shall implement sufficient controls over the handling of resident member funds to ensure the release of funds within 30 calendar days upon the resident member leaving the home and to ensure that a representative of a resident member is provided a full accounting of that resident member's funds within within 30 calendar days of the death of that resident member.

       (16) The MVAA shall post on its website all policies adopted by the board of managers, the Michigan veterans' facility authority, and the veterans' homes related to the administrative operations of the veterans' homes.

       (17) The process by which visitors, residents, and employees of the Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti homes for veterans may register complaints shall be displayed in high-traffic areas throughout the home.

       (18) The MVAA shall report its findings regarding the state veterans' homes' compliance with the requirements and standards under this section in a quarterly report to the legislature and the state budget office. The quarterly reports shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following information:

       (a) Quality of care metrics, including:

       (i) The number of patient care hours and staffing levels measured against USDVA-VHA standards.

       (ii) Sentinel events reported to the USDVA.

       (iii) Fall and wound reports.

       (iv) Complaint reports, including abuse and neglect complaints and outcomes of complaint investigations.

       (v) Additional minimum data set quality of care indicators used to measure quality of care in long-term care facilities.

       (b) Quarterly budget update.

       (c) An accounting of resident member populations at the Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti homes for veterans as follows:

       (i) By demographics, including period of service, gender, and age.

       (ii) By care setting, payment source, and associated revenue projections.

       (d) Updates related to the modernization of the Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti homes for veterans, including information related to the following:

       (i) Infrastructure/capital outlay improvements.

       (ii) Information technology updates.

       (iii) Financial management.

       (e) Updates on corrective action status related to any audit and survey findings until those findings have been fully addressed.

       (19) The Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti homes for veterans shall provide to the subcommittees on military and veterans affairs, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office the results of any annual or for-cause survey conducted by the USDVA-VHA and any corresponding corrective action plan. This information shall also be made available publicly through the department's or MVAA's website.

       Sec. 13-405. (1) The MVAA shall provide a report, as provided under section 216 of this part, on the financial status of the Michigan veterans' trust fund, including the number and amount of emergency grants, state program and administrative expenses, and county program and administrative expenses.

       (2) The Michigan veterans' trust fund board together with the agency shall maintain the staffing and resources necessary to process a minimum of 2,000 applications for veterans' trust fund emergency grants.

       (3) No later than February 1, the MVAA shall provide a detailed report of the Michigan Veterans' Trust Fund that includes, for the immediately preceding fiscal year, information on grants provided from the Emergency Grant Program, including details concerning the methodology of allocations, the selection of Emergency Grant Program Authorized Agents, a description of how the Emergency Grant Program is administered in each county, and a detailed breakdown of Trust Fund expenditures for that year, including the amount distributed to each county for administrative costs and emergency grants. The report shall also include the number of approved applications, by category of assistance, and the number of denied applications, by reason of denial. The report shall also provide an update on the department's efforts to reduce program and administrative costs and grow the Michigan Veterans' Trust Fund corpus in order to endow the program to meet the needs of future generations of the veterans but not to fall below its original amount of at least $50,000,000.00.

       Sec. 13-406. (1) The MVAA shall provide outreach services to Michigan veterans to advise them on the benefits to which they are entitled, as provided under Executive Reorganization Order No. 2013-2, MCL 32.92. The MVAA shall also do the following:

       (a) Maintain the staffing partnerships and other resources necessary to develop and operate an outreach program that communicates benefit eligibility information to at least 50% of Michigan's population of veterans, as assessed by annual census estimates, with a goal of reaching 100% and enabling 100% to access benefit information online.

       (b) Communicate veteran benefit information pertaining to the Michigan military family relief fund, Michigan veterans' trust fund, and USDVA health, financial, and memorial benefits to which veterans are entitled.

       (c) Provide sufficient staffing and other resources to approve requests for military discharge certificates (DD-214) annually.

       (d) Continue the process to digitize all medical records, military discharge documents, and burial records that are currently on paper and microfilm.

       (e) Provide a report, as provided under section 216 of this part, on the MVAA's performance on the performance measures, outcomes, and initiatives developed by the agency in the strategic plan required by section 501 of 2013 PA 9.

       (f) Provide a report to the subcommittees on military and veterans affairs, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office no later than April 1 providing, to the extent known, data on the estimated number of homeless veterans, by county, in this state.

       (g) The Veterans Affairs Agency shall provide the percentage of veterans contacted, with a goal of 100%, and report upon those outreach findings to the subcommittees on military and veterans affairs as provided under section 216 of this part on the status of outreach.

       (2) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the MVAA shall provide for the regional coordination of services, as follows:

       (a) Regional coordinators shall be selected by the MVAA through a grant agreement with VSOs or by other means.

       (b) Regional coordinators shall provide the following services:

       (i) Coordinate with veteran benefit counselors throughout a specified region.

       (ii) Coordinate services with the department of health and human services and the department of corrections.

       (iii) Coordinate with regional workforce and economic development agencies.

       (iv) Coordinate activities among local foundations, nonprofit organizations, and community groups to improve accessibility, enrollment, and utilization of the array of health care, education, employment assistance, and quality of life services provided at the local level.

       (c) The MVAA may work with MVAA service officers, regional coordinators, county veteran counselors, VSO service officers, and other service providers to incorporate the provision of information relating to mental health care resources into their daily operations to aid veterans in understanding the mental health care support services they may be eligible to receive.

       (d) The MVAA shall coordinate with the department of health and human services to identify Medicaid recipients who are veterans and who may be eligible for federal veterans health care benefits or other benefits, to the extent that the identification does not violate applicable confidentiality requirements.

       (e) The MVAA shall collaborate with the department of corrections to create and maintain a process by which prisoners can obtain a copy of their DD-214 form or other military discharge documentation if necessary.

       (f) The MVAA shall ensure that all MVAA service officers, VSO service officers, and regional coordinators receive appropriate training in processing applications for benefits payable to veterans due to military sexual trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, or other mental health issues.

       (3) The MVAA shall provide claims processing services to Michigan veterans in support of benefit claims submitted to the USDVA for the health, financial, and memorial benefits for which they are eligible, and shall do all of the following:

       (a) Report the following information as provided in section 216 of this part:

       (i) The number of benefit claims, by type, submitted to the USDVA by MVAA.

       (ii) The number of fully developed claims submitted to the USDVA, with an overall goal of 40% of benefit claims submitted that are considered fully developed by the USDVA.

       (b) Maintain the staffing and resources necessary to process a minimum of 500 claims per year.

       (4) The MVAA shall maintain staffing and resources necessary to develop and implement a process to ensure that all county counselors receive the training and accreditation necessary to provide quality services to veterans. The MVAA shall report information as provided in section 216 of this part on the number and percentage of county veterans counselors trained by the MVAA, and the number and percentage received funding from the MVAA to attend training with an overall goal of 100% of county veterans counselors trained.

       (5) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for MVAA, the MVAA is authorized to expend up to $50,000.00 to hire legal services to represent veterans benefit cases before federal court to maintain accreditation under 38 CFR 14.628(d)(1)(iv).

       Sec. 13-407. (1) The MVAA shall disburse grants to achieve agency goals and performance objectives in partnership with counties and VSOs. Grants will be disbursed to fund programs and projects which are determined by the agency to meet agency performance objectives and ensure that grantees communicate the availability of emergency grants through the Michigan veterans' trust fund. In disbursing grants, the MVAA shall do the following:

       (a) Ensure that each grantee is issued performance standards.

       (b) Ensure that each grantee uses those funds for veteran's advocacy and outreach.

       (c) Monitor the performance of each grantee.

       (d) Require each grantee to report no less than quarterly on services provided to veterans and account for all grant fund expenditures.

       (e) Require that each grantee report no less than quarterly on the following:

       (i) The number and type of claims in their entity that the organization submitted to the USDVA.

       (ii) The number and type of claims included in 407 (1) (e) (i) above which were initiated or begun by an organization other than the submitting the claim to the USDVA.

       (f) Promulgate monthly benchmark requirements, based upon contractual obligations, that each grantee must meet and require each grantee to report on achieving the benchmark requirements no less than quarterly to the MVAA, in order to ensure that each grantee meets MVAA veteran service goals.

       (g) Assess the accuracy rate of claims reported by grantees and the attendance rate of grantees, based upon contractual obligations.

       (h) Ensure that each grantee adheres to the MVAA approved schedule of operations.

       (i) Report to the subcommittees and senate and house fiscal agencies on grantee operations monitored under this subsection, as provided in section 216 of this part.

       (2) Grants awarded to the VSO by the MVAA shall provide for the following, as developed by the MVAA:

       (a) The provision of service to veterans statewide, using a regional service delivery model, with services provided at specified locations and times, including service provided in state correctional facilities.

       (b) The payment of an hourly service rate that shall not exceed $34.00 per hour.

       (c) A specified number of service hours within each geographic region of this state, with a statewide goal based on both appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 for the grant programs and the hourly service rate under subdivision (b). The statewide goal will include service hours provided to eligible incarcerated veterans within 1 year of their earliest release date.

       (d) Use of an MVAA-designated internet-based claims data system.

       (3) The MVAA shall report the following information as provided in section 216 of this part:

       (a) A summary of activities supported through the appropriation in part 1 for grants, including, the amount of expenditures to date, number of service hours, number of claims for benefits submitted by type of claim, and other information deemed appropriate by the MVAA.

       (b) The number and percentage of fully developed claims submitted to the USDVA, and the number and percentage of fully developed claims submitted that are considered fully developed by the USDVA with an overall goal of 40%.

       Sec. 13-409. The general fund/general purpose funds appropriated in part 1 for the County veteran service fund shall be deposited to the restricted county veteran service fund created in 2018 PA 210. All funds in the restricted county veterans service fund are appropriated and available for expenditure to support county veterans' services grants.

 

CAPITAL OUTLAY

       Sec. 13-501. (1) The department shall provide for the acquisition and disposition of National Guard armories, facilities, and lands as provided under sections 368, 382, and 382a of the Michigan military act, 1967 PA 150, MCL 32.768, 32.782, and 32.782a.

       (2) The department shall provide a listing of property sales and acquisitions as provided under section 216 of this part.

       Sec. 13-502. (1) The appropriations in part 1 for special maintenance - National Guard shall be carried forward at the end of the fiscal year consistent with section 248 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1248.

       (2) The appropriations for special maintenance - National Guard shall be expended in accordance with the requirements of sections 302 and 305 of this part and shall be expended according to the maintenance priorities of the department to repair and modernize military training sites and support facilities, including armories, which may include projects such as roof, HVAC, or boiler replacement, interior renovations, facility expansion, improvements to parking facilities, and other projects.

       (3) The department shall provide a report as provided under section 216 of this part providing information on the status, projected costs, and projected completion date of current and planned special maintenance projects at the armories and other National Guard facilities funded from capital outlay appropriations made in part 1 and in prior appropriations years.

       Sec. 13-503. (1) The appropriations in part 1 for special maintenance - veterans homes shall be carried forward at the end of the fiscal year consistent with section 248 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1248.

       (2) The appropriations for special maintenance - veterans homes shall be expended in accordance with the requirements of section 402 of this part and shall be expended according to the maintenance priorities of the department to repair and modernize the state's veterans' homes, which may include projects such as roof, HVAC, or boiler replacement, interior renovations, facility expansion, improvements to parking facilities, and other projects designed to enhance the quality of life and medical care of members.

       (3) The MVAA shall provide a report as provided under section 216 of this part providing information on the status, projected costs, and projected completion date of current and planned special maintenance projects at the Grand Rapids home for veterans and D.J. Jacobetti home for veterans funded from capital outlay appropriations made in part 1 and in prior appropriations years.


 

Article 14

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

PART 1

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS AND ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS

       Sec. 14-101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this article, the amounts listed in this part for the department of natural resources are appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and are anticipated to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, from the funds indicated in this part. The following is a summary of the appropriations and anticipated appropriations in this part:

EPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              6.0               6.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................          2,360.1           2,357.1

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    474,444,700  $    489,773,100

  Total interdepartmental grants and interdepartmental

   transfers..............................................          232,200           232,200

  ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION............................ $    474,212,500  $    489,540,900

  Total federal revenues...................................       86,011,600        85,713,900

  Total local revenues.....................................                0                 0

  Total private revenues...................................        7,431,600         7,431,600

  Total other state restricted revenues...................      329,545,300       348,790,000

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     51,224,000  $     47,605,400

       State general fund/general purpose schedule:

     Ongoing state general fund/general purpose...........       47,874,000       47,605,400

     One-time state general fund/general purpose..........        3,350,000                 0

   Sec. 14-102.  DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              6.0               6.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................            121.1             121.1

  Unclassified salaries-6.0 FTE positions................. $        824,200  $        808,000

  Accounting service center................................        1,528,000         1,528,000

  Executive direction-11.6 FTE positions..................        2,223,100         2,199,800

  Finance and operations-105.5 FTE positions..............       17,014,000        16,877,900

  Gifts and pass-through transactions.....................        5,000,000         5,000,000

  Legal services-4.0 FTE positions........................          657,500           651,800

  Natural resources commission............................           77,100            77,100

  Property management......................................        4,106,400        4,106,400

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     31,430,300  $     31,249,000

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from other restricted funding.......................          232,200           232,200

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................          353,500           349,500

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................        5,000,000         5,000,000

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       22,430,500        22,266,600

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      3,414,100  $      3,400,700

   Sec. 14-103.  DEPARTMENT INITIATIVES

   Full-time equated classified positions................             36.0              36.0

  Great Lakes restoration initiative-11.0 FTE positions . $     11,366,800  $     11,349,000

  Invasive species prevention and control-13.0 FTE

   positions..............................................        5,056,900         5,050,000

  Michigan conservation corps..............................        1,000,000         1,000,000

  Office of the Great Lakes-12.0 FTE positions............        2,263,100        2,246,900

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     19,686,800  $     19,645,900

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       12,182,400        12,158,100

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................          506,600           504,900

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      6,997,800  $      6,982,900

   Sec. 14-104.  COMMUNICATION AND CUSTOMER SERVICES

   Full-time equated classified positions................            137.3             137.3

  Marketing and outreach-80.8 FTE positions............... $     14,316,300  $     14,231,700

  Michigan historical center-56.5 FTE positions...........        7,069,700         7,021,600

  Michigan wildlife council................................        1,600,000        1,600,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     22,986,000  $     22,853,300

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        2,694,800         2,687,400

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues...................................... .          396,200           396,200

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       14,626,400        14,550,000

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      5,268,600  $      5,219,700

   Sec. 14-105.  WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

   Full-time equated classified positions................            230.5             230.5

  Natural resources heritage-9.0 FTE positions............ $        639,500  $        639,500

  Wildlife management-221.5 FTE positions.................       45,581,200       45,349,700

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     46,220,700  $     45,989,200

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       25,581,100        25,449,100

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................          315,700           315,700

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       15,558,000        15,477,200

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      4,765,900  $      4,747,200

   Sec. 14-106.  FISHERIES MANAGEMENT

   Full-time equated classified positions................            223.5             223.5

  Aquatic resource mitigation-2.0 FTE positions........... $        629,300  $        629,300

  Cormorant population mitigation program.................          150,000           150,000

  Fish production-63.0 FTE positions......................       10,419,400        10,360,200

  Fisheries resource management-158.5 FTE positions.......       21,369,700       21,191,900

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     32,568,400  $     32,331,400

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       11,514,300        11,440,600

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................          136,700           136,700

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       20,241,400        20,080,800

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $        676,000  $        673,300

   Sec. 14-107.  LAW ENFORCEMENT

   Full-time equated classified positions................            293.0             293.0

  General law enforcement-293.0 FTE positions............. $     44,784,100  $     44,461,700

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     44,784,100  $     44,461,700

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        6,648,100         6,605,000

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       25,682,400        25,476,200

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     12,453,600  $     12,380,500

   Sec. 14-108.  PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISION

   Full-time equated classified positions................            967.2             967.2

  Forest recreation and trails-61.7 FTE positions......... $      7,131,100  $      7,091,200

  MacMullan conference center-15.0 FTE positions..........        1,178,600         1,172,700

  Recreational boating-174.9 FTE positions................       20,471,600        20,365,300

  State parks-715.6 FTE positions.........................       75,892,400        75,463,500

  State parks improvement revenue bonds - debt service....        1,197,500        1,197,500

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    105,871,200  $    105,290,200

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        1,785,200         1,778,100

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................          428,100           428,100

  Other state restricted revenues.........................      100,117,700        99,565,900

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      3,540,200  $      3,518,100

   Sec. 14-109.  MACKINAC ISLAND STATE PARK COMMISSION

   Full-time equated classified positions................             17.0              17.0

  Historical facilities system-13.0 FTE positions......... $      1,827,100  $      1,812,000

  Mackinac Island State Park operations-4.0 FTE

   positions..............................................          335,000          334,200

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      2,162,100  $      2,146,200

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        1,753,500         1,739,800

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $        408,600  $        406,400

   Sec. 14-110.  FOREST RESOURCES DIVISION

   Full-time equated classified positions................            331.5             331.5

  Adopt-a-forest program................................... $         25,000  $         25,000

  Cooperative resource programs-11.0 FTE positions........        1,580,300         1,570,600

  Forest fire equipment....................................          931,500           931,500

  Forest management and timber market development-178.0

   FTE positions..........................................       35,061,700        34,798,800

  Forest management initiatives-8.5 FTE positions.........          881,400           875,800

  Minerals management-20.0 FTE positions..................        2,915,600         2,889,400

  Wildfire protection-114.0 FTE positions.................       14,320,200       14,208,300

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     55,715,700  $     55,299,400

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        4,308,400         4,303,400

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................        1,054,900         1,054,900

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       43,097,600        42,758,900

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      7,254,800  $      7,182,200

   Sec. 14-111.  GRANTS

  Coastal management grants................................ $      1,250,000  $      1,250,000

  Dam management grant program............................          200,000           200,000

  Deer habitat improvement partnership initiative.........          200,000           200,000

  Federal - clean vessel act grants.......................          400,000           400,000

  Federal - forest stewardship grants.....................        2,000,000         2,000,000

  Federal - land and water conservation fund payments.....        6,000,000         6,000,000

  Federal - rural community fire protection...............          400,000           400,000

  Federal - urban forestry grants.........................          900,000           900,000

  Fisheries habitat improvement grants....................        1,250,000         1,250,000

  Grants to communities - federal oil, gas, and timber

   payments...............................................        3,450,000         3,450,000

  Grants to counties - marine safety......................        3,074,700         3,074,700

  National recreational trails............................        3,901,400         3,900,300

  Nonmotorized trail development and maintenance grants...          200,000           200,000

  Off-road vehicle safety training grants.................           60,000            60,000

  Off-road vehicle trail improvement grants...............        4,656,800         4,656,800

  Recreation improvement fund grants......................          907,100           907,100

  Recreation passport local grants........................        2,000,000         2,000,000

  Snowmobile law enforcement grants.......................          380,100           380,100

  Snowmobile local grants program.........................        8,090,400         8,090,400

  Trail easements..........................................          700,000           700,000

  Wildlife habitat improvement grants.....................        1,500,000        1,500,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     41,520,500  $     41,519,400

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       19,868,800        19,867,700

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................          100,000           100,000

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       21,151,700        21,151,700

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $        400,000  $        400,000

   Sec. 14-112.  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

  Information technology services and projects............ $     10,551,100  $     10,551,100

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     10,551,100  $     10,551,100

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        9,356,700         9,356,700

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      1,194,400  $      1,194,400

   Sec. 14-113. CAPITAL OUTLAY

   (1) RECREATIONAL LANDS AND INFRASTRUCTURE

  Forest development infrastructure....................... $      4,150,000  $      4,150,000

  State parks repair and maintenance......................       21,000,000       21,000,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     25,150,000  $     25,150,000

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       23,650,000        23,650,000

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      1,500,000  $      1,500,000

   (2) WATERWAYS BOATING PROGRAM

  Local boating infrastructure maintenance and

   improvements........................................... $      3,000,000  $      3,000,000

  State boating infrastructure maintenance................        8,075,000        8,075,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     11,075,000  $     11,075,000

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        1,075,000         1,075,000

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       10,000,000        10,000,000

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   (3) RECREATION IMPROVEMENT

  Recreation infrastructure improvement projects.......... $     21,372,800  $     42,211,300

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     21,372,800  $     42,211,300

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       21,372,800        42,211,300

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 14-114.  ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS

   Full-time equated classified positions................              3.0               0.0

  Minerals management-3.0 FTE positions................... $      1,350,000  $              0

  Wildlife management......................................        2,000,000                 0

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      3,350,000  $              0

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      3,350,000  $              0

 

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

FISCAL YEAR 2020

 

GENERAL SECTIONS

       Sec. 14-201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1 for the fiscal year 2020 is $380,769,300.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2020 is $17,921,400.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

   Dam management grant program........................................... $          100,000

   Fisheries habitat improvement grants...................................            125,000

   Grants to counties - marine safety.....................................          1,407,300

   Nonmotorized trail development and maintenance grants.................            100,000

   Off-road vehicle safety training grants................................             60,000

   Off-road vehicle trail improvement grants..............................            634,100

   Recreation improvement fund grants.....................................             90,700

   Recreation passport local grants.......................................          2,000,000

   Snowmobile law enforcement grants......................................            380,100

   Wildlife habitat improvement grants....................................            150,000

   Local boating infrastructure maintenance and improvements.............          3,000,000

   Recreation infrastructure improvement projects.........................          9,874,200

  TOTAL.................................................................... $       17,921,400

       Sec. 14-202. The appropriations authorized under this article are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

       Sec. 14-203. As used in this article:

       (a) "Department" means the department of natural resources.

       (b) "Director" means the director of the department.

       (c) "FTE" means full-time equated.

       (d) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.

       Sec. 14-204. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall use the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this article. This requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.

       Sec. 14-205. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality. In addition, preference should be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

       Sec. 14-206. The director shall take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. Each director shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services, supplies, or both.

       Sec. 14-207. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's budget. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:

       (a) The dates of each travel occurrence.

       (b) The transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.

       Sec. 14-208. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by a principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those outside services that the attorney general authorizes.

       Sec. 14-209. Not later than November 30, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

       Sec. 14-210. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       Sec. 14-211. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for each department or agency:

       (a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.

       (b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.

       (c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.

       (d) The number of active department employees by job classification.

       (e) Job specifications and wage rates.

       Sec. 14-212. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees chairs, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2020.

       Sec. 14-213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department's performance.

       Sec. 14-214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 are estimated at $45,804,600.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $22,266,700.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $23,537,900.00.

       Sec. 14-215. Appropriations of state restricted game and fish protection funds have been made in the following amounts to the following departments and agencies:

       Legislative auditor general................................ $ 32,000

       Attorney general............................................ 640,700

       Department of technology, management and budget............ 491,400

       Department of treasury.................................... 3,010,500

       Sec. 14-216. Pursuant to section 43703(3) of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.43703, there is appropriated from the game and fish protection trust fund to the game and fish protection account of the Michigan conservation and recreation legacy fund, $6,000,000.00 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.

       Sec. 14-221. The department may contract with or provide grants to local units of government, institutions of higher education, or nonprofit organizations to support activities authorized by appropriations in part 1. As used in this section, contracts and grants include, but are not limited to, contracts and grants for research, wildlife and fisheries management, forest management, invasive species monitoring and control, and natural resource related programs.

 

DEPARTMENT INITIATIVES

       Sec. 14-251. From the amounts appropriated in part 1 for invasive species prevention and control, the department shall allocate not less than $3,600,000.00 for grants for the prevention, detection, eradication, and control of invasive species.

 

DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT

       Sec. 14-302. The department may charge land acquisition projects appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for prior fiscal years, a standard percentage fee to recover actual costs, and may use the revenue derived to support the land acquisition service charges provided for in part 1.

       Sec. 14-303. As appropriated in part 1, the department may charge both application fees and transaction fees related to the exchange or sale of state-owned land or rights in land authorized by part 21 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.2101 to 324.2162. The fees shall be set by the director at a rate that allows the department to recover its costs for providing these services.

 

FOREST RESOURCES DIVISION

       Sec. 14-802. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide quarterly reports on the number of acres of state forestland marked or treated for timber harvest to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on natural resources and the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary responsibility for natural resources issues. The department shall complete and deliver these reports by 45 days after the end of the fiscal quarter.

       Sec. 14-803. In addition to the money appropriated in part 1, the department may receive and expend money from federal sources to provide response to wildfires as required by a compact with the federal government. If additional expenditure authorization is required, the department shall notify the state budget office that expenditure under this section is required. The department shall notify the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on natural resources and the house and senate fiscal agencies by November 1 of the expenditures under this section during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.

       Sec. 14-807. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated from the disaster and emergency contingency fund up to $800,000.00 to cover department costs related to any disaster as defined in section 2 of the emergency management act, 1976 PA 390, MCL 30.402.

       (2) Funds appropriated under subsection (1) shall not be expended unless the state budget director recommends the expenditure and the department notifies the house and senate committees on appropriations. By December 1 each year, the department shall provide a report to the senate and house fiscal agencies and the state budget office on the use of the disaster and emergency contingency fund during the prior fiscal year.

       (3) If Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reimbursement is approved for costs paid from the disaster and emergency contingency fund, the federal revenue shall be deposited into the disaster and emergency contingency fund.

       (4) Unexpended and unencumbered funds remaining in the disaster and emergency contingency fund at the close of the fiscal year shall not lapse to the general fund and shall be carried forward and be available for expenditures in subsequent fiscal years.

 

GRANTS

       Sec. 14-1001. Federal pass-through funds to local institutions and governments that are received in amounts in addition to those included in part 1 for grants to communities - federal oil, gas, and timber payments and that do not require additional state matching funds are appropriated for the purposes intended. By November 30, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on natural resources, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on all amounts appropriated under this section during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.

 

CAPITAL OUTLAY

       Sec. 14-1103. The appropriations in part 1 for capital outlay shall be carried forward at the end of the fiscal year consistent with section 248 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1248.

 

ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS

       Sec. 14-1201. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for minerals management (one-time) are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditure for the project under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a(1) of the management and budget act, 1984, PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

       (a) The purpose of the project is to complete an environmental sensitivity inventory of hazardous liquid pipelines.

       (b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.

       (c) The total estimated cost of the project is $1,350,000.

       (d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2022.

       Sec. 14-1202. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for wildlife management (one-time) are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditure for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

       (a) The purpose of the project is to fund wildlife disease research.

       (b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.

       (c) The total estimated cost of the project is $2,000,000.00.

       (d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2022.


 

Article 15

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

PART 1

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS AND ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS

       Sec. 15-101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this article, the amounts listed in this part for the department of state are appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and are anticipated to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, from the funds indicated in this part. The following is a summary of the appropriations and anticipated appropriations in this part:

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              6.0               6.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................          1,586.0           1,586.0

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    255,209,600  $    253,629,600

  Total interdepartmental grants and interdepartmental

   transfers..............................................       20,000,000        19,807,200

  ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION............................ $    235,209,600  $    233,822,400

  Total federal revenues...................................        1,460,000         1,460,000

  Total local revenues.....................................                0                 0

  Total private revenues...................................           50,100            50,100

  Total other state restricted revenues...................      210,732,000       209,471,800

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     22,967,500  $     22,840,500

       State general fund/general purpose schedule:

     Ongoing state general fund/general purpose...........       22,967,500        22,840,500

     One-time state general fund/general purpose..........                0                 0

   Sec. 15-102.  DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              6.0               6.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................            140.0             140.0

  Secretary of state-1.0 FTE position..................... $        112,500  $        112,500

  Unclassified salaries-5.0 FTE positions.................          687,400           673,900

  Executive direction-30.0 FTE positions..................        9,312,800         9,277,100

  Operations-110.0 FTE positions..........................       25,876,700        25,741,400

  Property management......................................        9,966,500         9,966,500

  Worker's compensation....................................          181,100          181,100

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     46,137,000  $     45,952,500

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       36,872,300        36,712,800

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      9,264,700  $      9,239,700

   Sec. 15-103.  LEGAL SERVICES

   Full-time equated classified positions................            105.0             105.0

  Operations-105.0 FTE positions.......................... $     15,542,700  $     15,415,100

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     15,542,700  $     15,415,100

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       13,579,800        13,473,400

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      1,962,900  $      1,941,700

   Sec. 15-104.  CUSTOMER DELIVERY SERVICES

   Full-time equated classified positions................          1,296.0           1,296.0

  Branch operations-925.0 FTE positions................... $     91,450,900  $     90,604,800

  Central operations-369.0 FTE positions..................       53,094,000        52,725,500

  Motorcycle safety education administration-2.0 FTE

   positions..............................................          643,400           641,800

  Motorcycle safety education grants......................        1,800,000         1,800,000

  Organ donor program......................................          129,100          129,100

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    147,117,400  $    145,901,200

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of transportation...................       20,000,000        19,807,200

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        1,460,000         1,460,000

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................           50,100            50,100

  Other state restricted revenues.........................      122,810,400       121,816,100

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      2,796,900  $      2,767,800

   Sec. 15-105.  ELECTION REGULATION

   Full-time equated classified positions................             45.0              45.0

  County clerk education and training fund................ $        100,000  $        100,000

  Election administration and services-45.0 FTE

   positions..............................................        7,577,000         7,525,300

  Fees to local units......................................          109,800          109,800

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      7,786,800  $      7,735,100

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................          443,500           443,500

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      7,343,300  $      7,291,600

   Sec. 15-106.  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

  Information technology services and projects............ $     38,625,700  $     38,625,700

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     38,625,700  $     38,625,700

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       37,026,000        37,026,000

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      1,599,700  $      1,599,700

 

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

FISCAL YEAR 2020

 

GENERAL SECTIONS

       Sec. 15-201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1 for the fiscal year 2020 is $233,699,500.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2020 is $1,127,500.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

   Motorcycle safety education grants..................................... $        1,054,200

   Fees to local units....................................................             73,300

  TOTAL.................................................................... $        1,127,500

       Sec. 15-202. The appropriations authorized under this article are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

       Sec. 15-203. As used in this article:

       (a) "Department" means the department of state.

       (b) "Director" means the secretary of state.

       (c) "FTE" means full-time equated.

       (d) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.

       Sec. 15-204. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall use the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this article. This requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.

       Sec. 15-205. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality. In addition, preference should be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

       Sec. 15-206. The director shall take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. Each director shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services, supplies, or both.

       Sec. 15-207. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's budget. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:

       (a) The dates of each travel occurrence.

       (b) The transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.

       Sec. 15-208. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by a principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those outside services that the attorney general authorizes.

       Sec. 15-209. Not later than November 30, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

       Sec. 15-210. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $7,500,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $50,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       Sec. 15-211. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for each department or agency:

       (a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.

       (b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.

       (c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.

       (d) The number of active department employees by job classification.

       (e) Job specifications and wage rates.

       Sec. 15-212. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees chairs, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2020.

       Sec. 15-213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department's performance.

       Sec. 15-214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 are estimated at $29,065,400.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $14,129,400.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $14,936,000.00.

 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       Sec. 15-703. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department of state shall sell copies of records including, but not limited to, records of motor vehicles, off-road vehicles, snowmobiles, watercraft, mobile homes, personal identification cardholders, drivers, and boat operators and shall charge $11.00 per record sold only as authorized in section 208b of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.208b, section 7 of 1972 PA 222, MCL 28.297, and sections 80130, 80315, 81114, and 82156 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.80130, 324.80315, 324.81114, and 324.82156. The revenue received from the sale of records shall be credited to the transportation administration collection fund created under section 810b of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.810b. The department of state shall provide quarterly reports to the legislature, the chairpersons of the relevant appropriations subcommittees, and the senate and house fiscal agencies. The report shall be provided within 15 days of the close of the quarter and shall include the number of records sold and the revenues collected.

       Sec. 15-704. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the secretary of state may enter into agreements with the department of corrections for the manufacture of vehicle registration plates 15 months before the registration year in which the registration plates will be used.

       Sec. 15-705. (1) The department of state may accept gifts, donations, contributions, and grants of money and other property from any private or public source to underwrite, in whole or in part, the cost of a departmental publication that is prepared and disseminated under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923. A private or public funding source may receive written recognition in the publication and may furnish a traffic safety message, subject to departmental approval, for inclusion in the publication. The department may reject a gift, donation, contribution, or grant. The department may furnish copies of a publication underwritten, in whole or in part, by a private source to the underwriter at no charge.

       (2) The department of state may sell and accept paid advertising for placement in a departmental publication that is prepared and disseminated under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923. The department may charge and receive a fee for any advertisement appearing in a departmental publication and shall review and approve the content of each advertisement. The department may refuse to accept advertising from any person or organization. The department may furnish a reasonable number of copies of a publication to an advertiser at no charge.

       (3) Pending expenditure, the funds received under this section shall be deposited in the Michigan department of state publications fund created by section 211 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.211. Funds given, donated, or contributed to the department from a private source are appropriated and allocated for the purpose for which the revenue is furnished. Funds granted to the department from a public source are allocated and may be expended upon receipt. The department shall not accept a gift, donation, contribution, or grant if receipt is conditioned upon a commitment of state funding at a future date. Revenue received from the sale of advertising is appropriated and may be expended upon receipt.

       (4) Any unexpended revenues received under this section shall be carried over into subsequent fiscal years and shall be available for appropriation for the purposes described in this section.

       (5) On March 1 of each year, the department of state shall file a report with the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the chairpersons of the relevant appropriations subcommittees, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include all of the following information:

       (a) The amount of gifts, contributions, donations, and grants of money received by the department under this section for the prior fiscal year.

       (b) A listing of the expenditures made from the amounts received by the department as reported in subdivision (a).

       (c) A listing of any gift, donation, contribution, or grant of property other than funding received by the department under this section for the prior year.

       (d) The total revenue received from the sale of paid advertising accepted under this section and a statement of the total number of advertising transactions.

       (6) In addition to copies delivered without charge as the secretary of state considers necessary, the department of state may sell copies of manuals and other publications regarding the sale, ownership, or operation or regulation of motor vehicles, with amendments, at prices to be established by the secretary of state. As used in this subsection, the term "manuals and other publications" includes videos and proprietary electronic publications. All funds received from sales of these manuals and other publications shall be credited to the Michigan department of state publications fund.

       Sec. 15-707. Funds collected by the department of state under section 211 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.211, are appropriated for all expenses necessary to provide for the costs of the publication. Funds are allotted for expenditure when they are received by the department of treasury and shall not lapse to the general fund at the end of the fiscal year.

       Sec. 15-708. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department of state shall use available balances at the end of the state fiscal year to provide payment to the department of state police in the amount of $332,000.00 for the services provided by the traffic accident records program as first appropriated in 1990 PA 196 and 1990 PA 208.

       Sec. 15-709. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department of state may restrict funds from miscellaneous revenue to cover cash shortages created from normal branch office operations. This amount shall not exceed $50,000.00 of the total funds available in miscellaneous revenue.

       Sec. 15-711. Collector plate and fund-raising registration plate revenues collected by the department of state are appropriated and allotted for distribution to the recipient university or public or private agency overseeing a state-sponsored goal when received. Distributions shall occur on a quarterly basis or as otherwise authorized by law. Any revenues remaining at the end of the fiscal year shall not lapse to the general fund but shall remain available for distribution to the university or agency in the next fiscal year.

       Sec. 15-712. The department of state may produce and sell copies of a training video designed to inform registered automotive repair facilities of their obligations under Michigan law. The price shall not exceed the cost of production and distribution. The money received from the sale of training videos shall revert to the department of state and be placed in the auto repair facility account.

       Sec. 15-713. (1) The department of state, in collaboration with the gift of life transplantation society or its successor federally designated organ procurement organization, may develop and administer a public information campaign concerning the Michigan organ donor program.

       (2) The department of state may solicit funds from any private or public source to underwrite, in whole or in part, the public information campaign authorized by this section. The department may accept gifts, donations, contributions, and grants of money and other property from private and public sources for this purpose. A private or public funding source underwriting the public information campaign, in whole or in substantial part, shall receive sponsorship credit for its financial backing.

       (3) Funds received under this section, including grants from state and federal agencies, shall not lapse to the general fund at the end of the fiscal year but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes described in this section.

       (4) Funding appropriated in part 1 for the organ donor program shall be used for producing a pamphlet to be distributed with driver licenses and personal identification cards regarding organ donations. The funds shall be used to update and print a pamphlet that will explain the organ donor program and encourage people to become donors by marking a checkoff on driver license and personal identification card applications.

       (5) The pamphlet shall include a return reply form addressed to the gift of life organization. Funding appropriated in part 1 for the organ donor program shall be used to pay for return postage costs.

       (6) In addition to the appropriations in part 1, the department of state may receive and expend funds from the organ and tissue donation education fund for administrative expenses.

       (7) The department must submit a report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director by March 1 that provides the amount of revenue collected by the department of state authorized under this section, the purpose of each expenditure, and the amount of revenue carried forward.

       Sec. 15-714. (1) Except as otherwise provided under subsection (2), at least 180 days before closing a branch office or consolidating a branch office and at least 60 days before relocating a branch office, the department of state shall inform members of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations and legislators who represent affected areas regarding the details of the proposal. The information provided shall be in written form and include all analyses done regarding criteria for changes in the location of branch offices, including, but not limited to, branch transactions, revenue, and the impact on citizens of the affected area. The impact on citizens shall include information regarding additional distance to branch office locations resulting from the plan. The written notice provided by the department of state shall also include detailed estimates of costs and savings that will result from the overall changes made to the branch office structure and the same level of detail regarding costs for new leased facilities and expansions of current leased space.

       (2) If the consolidation of a branch office is with another branch office that is located within the same local unit of government or the relocation of a branch office is to another location that is located within the same local unit of government, the department of state is not required to provide the notification or written information described in subsection (1).

       (3) As used in this section, "local unit of government" means a city, village, township, or county.

       Sec. 15-715. (1) Any service assessment collected by the department of state from the user of a credit or debit card under section 3 of 1995 PA 144, MCL 11.23, may be used by the department for necessary expenses related to that service and may be remitted to a credit or debit card company, bank, or other financial institution.

       (2) The service assessment imposed by the department of state for credit and debit card services may be based either on a percentage of each individual credit or debit card transaction, or on a flat rate per transaction, or both, scaled to the amount of the transaction. However, the department shall not charge any amount for a service assessment which exceeds the costs billable to the department for service assessments.

       (3) If there is a balance of service assessments received from credit and debit card services remaining on September 30, the balance may be carried forward to the following fiscal year and appropriated for the same purpose.

       (4) As used in this section, "service assessment" means and includes costs associated with service fees imposed by credit and debit card companies and processing fees imposed by banks and other financial institutions.

       Sec. 15-717. (1) The department of state may accept nonmonetary gifts, donations, or contributions of property from any private or public source to support, in whole or in part, the operation of a departmental function relating to licensing, regulation, or safety. The department may recognize a private or public contributor for making the contribution. The department may reject a gift, donation, or contribution.

       (2) The department of state shall not accept a gift, donation, or contribution under subsection (1) if receipt of the gift, donation, or contribution is conditioned upon a commitment of future state funding.

       (3) On March 1 of each year, the department of state shall file a report with the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the chairpersons of the relevant appropriations subcommittees, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall list any gift, donation, or contribution received by the department under subsection (1) for the prior calendar year.

       Sec. 15-719. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for election administration and services, the department of state shall make available at least 1 voting machine to at least 1 high school per regional prosperity region for the purpose of allowing pupils to familiarize themselves with the voting procedure through a simulated election to be determined by the high schools receiving a voting machine. The voting machines shall be made available to the selected high schools at no cost to the high school or school district in which the high school is located.

       Sec. 15-722. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for information technology services and projects, the department of state shall continue implementation of a legacy modernization project. The purpose of this project is modernization of the entire system and removal of existing programs from the legacy mainframes.

       (2) The department of state shall provide a report on the status of the legacy modernization project that includes, but is not limited to, itemization of all expenditures made on behalf of the project, anticipated completion date of the project, time frame of each phase of the project, the cost of the project, the number of employees assigned to implement each phase of the project, the contracts entered into for the project, anticipated overall cost of the project, and any other information the department considers necessary. The plan shall be distributed to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government, as well as the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director by January 1.


 

Article 16

DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE

PART 1

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS AND ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS

       Sec. 16-101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this article, the amounts listed in this part for the department of state police are appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and are anticipated to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, from the funds indicated in this part. The following is a summary of the appropriations and anticipated appropriations in this part:

DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              3.0               3.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................          3,541.0           3,541.0

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    718,629,000  $    713,222,500

  Total interdepartmental grants and interdepartmental

   transfers..............................................       24,933,900        24,814,700

  ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION............................ $    693,695,100  $    688,407,800

  Total federal revenues...................................       75,728,500        75,512,200

  Total local revenues.....................................        4,766,200         4,753,400

  Total private revenues...................................           35,000            35,000

  Total other state restricted revenues...................      144,658,200       144,107,900

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $    468,507,200  $    463,999,300

       State general fund/general purpose schedule:

     Ongoing state general fund/general purpose...........      461,469,600       463,999,300

     One-time state general fund/general purpose..........        7,037,600                 0

   Sec. 16-102.  DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              3.0               3.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................             83.0              83.0

  Unclassified salaries-3.0 FTE positions................. $        621,700  $        609,700

  Accounting service center................................        1,456,200         1,456,200

  Department services-58.0 FTE positions..................        9,028,500         8,957,500

  Departmentwide...........................................       41,771,600        42,434,100

  Executive direction-25.0 FTE positions..................        4,301,700        4,261,400

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     57,179,700  $     57,718,900

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of corrections......................           26,000            26,000

  IDG from department of state............................            1,400             1,400

  IDG from department of transportation...................            3,900             3,900

  IDG from department of treasury.........................          116,200           116,100

  IDG from other restricted funding.......................          170,300           170,300

  Interdepartmental transfers..............................           38,200            38,200

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................          353,000           353,000

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................            1,200             1,200

  Michigan merit award trust fund.........................           18,000            18,000

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        3,242,100         3,229,900

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     53,209,400  $     53,760,900

   Sec. 16-103.  LAW ENFORCEMENT

   Full-time equated classified positions................            529.0             529.0

  Biometrics and identification-57.0 FTE positions........ $      9,639,700  $      9,572,900

  Criminal justice information center-132.0 FTE

   positions..............................................       22,456,300        22,274,900

  Forensic science-265.0 FTE positions....................       45,312,700        44,977,200

  Grants and community services-20.0 FTE positions........       15,933,900        15,916,000

  State 9-1-1 administration...............................        1,093,900         1,086,500

  Training-55.0 FTE positions..............................       10,618,300       10,563,200

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    105,054,800  $    104,390,700

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of corrections......................          318,200           318,200

  IDG from department of state............................          378,600           375,300

  IDG from department of transportation...................        1,227,400         1,217,000

  IDG from other restricted funding.......................        2,426,000         2,417,300

  Interdepartmental transfers..............................          750,000           750,000

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       13,325,200        13,294,400

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................          918,300           918,300

  Private revenues.........................................           20,000            20,000

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       40,741,400        40,478,000

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     44,949,700  $     44,602,200

   Sec. 16-104.  MICHIGAN COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS

   Full-time equated classified positions................             18.0              18.0

  Public safety officers benefit program-1.0 FTE

   position............................................... $        302,100  $        301,800

  Standards and training/justice training grants-17.0

   FTE positions..........................................       10,995,500        10,973,800

  Training only to local units............................          654,500          654,500

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     11,952,100  $     11,930,100

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................          250,000           250,000

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       10,128,800        10,115,500

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      1,573,300  $      1,564,600

   Sec. 16-105.  FIELD SERVICES

   Full-time equated classified positions................          2,302.0           2,302.0

  Investigative services-167.5 FTE positions.............. $     33,256,900  $     33,135,300

  Post operations-2,134.5 FTE positions...................      333,097,800      335,580,500

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    366,354,700  $    368,715,800

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of treasury.........................        5,162,100         5,141,400

  Interdepartmental transfers..............................          794,300           790,900

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        6,711,400         6,704,200

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................        1,200,000         1,200,000

  Michigan merit award trust fund.........................          827,400           824,100

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       48,990,100        48,808,200

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $    302,669,400  $    305,247,000

   Sec. 16-106.  SPECIALIZED SERVICES

   Full-time equated classified positions................            609.0             609.0

  Commercial vehicle enforcement-216.0 FTE positions...... $     31,690,400  $     31,465,700

  Emergency management and homeland security-64.0 FTE

   positions..............................................       15,946,100        15,865,700

  Hazardous materials programs-25.0 FTE positions.........       23,759,000        23,733,900

  Highway safety planning-26.0 FTE positions..............       18,101,900        18,067,500

  Intelligence operations-212.0 FTE positions.............       29,271,100        29,054,300

  Secondary road patrol program-1.0 FTE position..........       11,074,300        11,072,600

  Special operations-65.0 FTE positions...................       12,886,800       12,825,500

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    142,729,600  $    142,085,200

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of technology, management and

   budget.................................................          665,100           658,300

  IDG from department of transportation...................       10,413,600        10,358,300

  IDG from department of treasury.........................          100,000           100,000

  Interdepartmental transfers..............................        1,950,600         1,940,100

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       54,128,500       53,950,200

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................        1,742,700         1,729,900

  Private revenues.........................................           15,000            15,000

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       28,602,800        28,526,600

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     45,111,300  $     44,806,800

   Sec. 16-107.  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

  Information technology services and projects............ $     28,320,500  $     28,381,800

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     28,320,500  $     28,381,800

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of state............................            3,800             3,800

  IDG from department of transportation...................          258,400           258,400

  IDG from department of treasury.........................           96,800            96,800

  IDG from other restricted funding.......................           12,200            12,200

  Interdepartmental transfers..............................           20,800            20,800

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................          960,400           960,400

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................          904,000           904,000

  Michigan merit award trust fund.........................            6,100             6,100

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       12,101,500        12,101,500

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     13,956,500  $     14,017,800

   Sec. 16-108.  ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS

  In-car streaming......................................... $      2,300,000  $              0

  Trooper school...........................................        4,737,600                 0

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      7,037,600  $              0

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      7,037,600  $              0

 

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

FISCAL YEAR 2020

 

GENERAL SECTIONS

       Sec. 16-201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1 for the fiscal year 2020 is $613,165,400.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2020 is $14,078,600.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:

DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE

   Standards and training/justice training grants......................... $        2,460,500

   Training only to local units...........................................            654,500

   Secondary road patrol program..........................................         10,963,600

  TOTAL.................................................................... $       14,078,600

       Sec. 16-202. The appropriations authorized under this article are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

       Sec. 16-203. As used in this article:

       (a) "CJIS" means Criminal Justice Information Systems.

       (b) "Core service" means that term as defined in section 373 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1373.

       (c) "Department" means the department of state police.

       (d) "Director" means the director of the department.

       (e) "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid.

       (f) "DTMB" means the department of technology, management, and budget.

       (g) "FTE" means full-time equated.

       (h) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.

       (i) "MCOLES" means the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards.

       (j) "Subcommittees" means the subcommittees of the senate and house standing committees on appropriations with jurisdiction over the budget for the department.

       (k) "Support service" means an activity required to support the ongoing delivery of core services.

       Sec. 16-204. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall use the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this article. This requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.

       Sec. 16-205. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality. In addition, preference should be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

       Sec. 16-206. The director shall take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. The director shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services or supplies, or both.

       Sec. 16-207. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's budget. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:

       (a) The dates of each travel occurrence.

       (b) The transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.

       Sec. 16-208. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by a principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those outside services that the attorney general authorizes.

       Sec. 16-209. Not later than November 30, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

       Sec. 16-210. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $8,500,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       Sec. 16-211. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for each department or agency:

       (a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.

       (b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.

       (c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.

       (d) The number of active department employees by job classification.

       (e) Job specifications and wage rates.

       Sec. 16-212. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees chairs, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2020.

       Sec. 16-213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department's performance.

       Sec. 16-214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 are estimated at $137,272,300.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $74,914,400.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $62,357,900.00.

       Sec. 16-215. Based on the availability of federal funding and the demonstrated need as indicated by applications submitted to the state court administrative office, the department shall provide $1,500,000.00 in Byrne justice assistance grant program funding to the judiciary by interdepartmental grant.

       Sec. 16-217. The department shall provide bi-annual reports to the subcommittees, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office that provide the following data:

       (a) A list of major work projects, including the status of each project.

       (b) The department's financial status, featuring a report of budgeted versus actual expenditures by part 1 line item including a year-end projection of budget requirements. If projected department budget requirements exceed the allocated budget, the report shall include a plan to reduce overall expenses while still satisfying specified service level requirements.

       (c) A report on the performance metrics cited or information required to be reported in this part, reasons for nonachievement of metric targets, and proposed corrective actions.

       Sec. 16-218. The appropriations in part 1 are for the core services, support services, and work projects of the department, including, but not limited to, the following core services:

       (a) State security operations.

       (b) Training.

       (c) MCOLES.

       (d) CJIS.

       (e) Forensic analysis and biometric identification.

       (f) Post operations and investigative services.

       (g) Special operations.

       (h) Intelligence operations.

       (i) Commercial vehicle regulation and enforcement.

       (j) Emergency management and homeland security.

       (k) Highway safety planning.

       (l) Secondary road patrol program.

       Sec. 16-219. The department shall notify the subcommittees, the chairpersons of the senate and house standing committees on appropriations, and the senate and house fiscal agencies not less than 90 days before recommending to close or consolidate any state police posts. The notification shall include a local and state impact study of the proposed post closure or consolidation.

       Sec. 16-221. (1) When the department provides contractual services to a local unit of government, the department shall be reimbursed for all costs incurred in providing the services, including, but not limited to, retirement and overtime costs.

       (2) The department shall define service cost models for those services requiring reimbursement.

       (3) Contractual services provided to an entity other than a local unit of government may be provided by department personnel, but only on an overtime basis outside the normal work schedule of the personnel.

       (4) This section does not apply to services provided to state agencies.

       (5) Revenues received for contractual or reimbursed services in excess of the appropriation in part 1 are appropriated and may be received and expended by the department for the purposes for which funds are received.

       (6) If additional authorization is approved in the statewide integrated governmental management application (SIGMA) by the state budget office under this section, the department shall notify the subcommittees and the senate and house fiscal agencies within 10 days after the approval. The notification shall include the amount and funding source of the additional authorization, the date of its approval, and the projected use of funds to be expended.

       Sec. 16-222. The department shall serve as an active liaison between the DTMB and state, local, regional, and federal public safety agencies on matters pertaining to the Michigan public safety communications system and shall report user issues to the DTMB.

       Sec. 16-223. The department may establish and collect fees for publications, videos, conferences, workshops, and related materials. Collected fees shall be used to offset expenditures for costs of the publications, videos, workshops, conferences, and related materials. The department shall not collect fees under this section that exceed the cost of the expenditures.

       Sec. 16-224. Money privately donated to the department is appropriated under part 1 to be used for the purposes designated by the donor of the money, if specified.

       Sec. 16-225. (1) Federal revenues authorized by and available from the federal government in excess of the appropriation in part 1 are appropriated and may be received and expended by the department for purposes authorized under state law and subject to federal requirements.

       (2) The department shall notify the subcommittees and the senate and house fiscal agencies before expending federal revenues received and appropriated under subsection (1).

       (3) If additional authorization is approved in the statewide integrated governmental management application (SIGMA) by the state budget office under this section, the department shall notify the subcommittees and the senate and house fiscal agencies within 10 days after the approval. The notification shall include the amount and funding source of the additional authorization, the date of its approval, and the projected use of funds to be expended.

 

LAW ENFORCEMENT

       Sec. 16-401. (1) The department shall develop and deliver professional, innovative, and quality training that supports the enforcement and public safety efforts of the criminal justice community.

       (2) The department shall provide performance data as provided under section 217 of this part for average classroom occupancy rate, with an annual goal of at least 55%.

       (3) The department shall submit a report to the subcommittees and the senate and house fiscal agencies within 60 days of the conclusion of any trooper, motor carrier, or state properties security recruit school. The report shall include the following:

       (a) The number of veterans and the number of MCOLES-certified police officers who were admitted to and the number who graduated from the recruit school.

       (b) The total number of recruits who were admitted to the school, the number of recruits who graduated from the school, and the location at which each of these recruits is assigned.

       (4) The department shall distribute and review course evaluations to ensure that quality training is provided.

       Sec. 16-402. (1) In accordance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations, the department shall maintain and ensure compliance with CJIS databases and applications in the support of public safety and law enforcement communities.

       (2) The department shall improve the accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of criminal history information by conducting a minimum of 30 outreach activities targeted to criminal justice agencies.

       (3) The department shall provide for the compilation of crime statistics consistent with the uniform crime reporting (UCR) program and the national incident-based report system (NIBRS).

       (4) The department shall provide for the compilation and evaluation of traffic crash reports and the maintenance of the state accident data collection system.

       (5) The department shall make individual traffic crash reports available for a fee of $10.00 per incident. The department may also sell an extract of electronic traffic crash data for a fee of $0.25 per incident, provided that the name, address, and any other personal identifying information have been excluded.

       (6) In accordance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations, the department shall provide for the maintenance and dissemination of criminal history records and juvenile records, including to the extent necessary to exchange criminal history records information with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other states through the interstate identification index, the National Crime Information Center, and other federal CJIS databases and indices.

       (7) In accordance with applicable state and federal laws, the department shall provide for the maintenance of records, including criminal history records regarding firearms licensure.

       (8) The department shall provide information on the number of background checks processed through the internet criminal history access tool (ICHAT) as provided in section 217 of this part.

       (9) The following unexpended and unencumbered revenues deposited into the criminal justice information center service fees shall not lapse to the general fund, but shall be carried forward into the subsequent fiscal year:

       (a) Fees for fingerprinting and criminal record checks and name-based criminal record checks under 1935 PA 120, MCL 28.271 to 28.274.

       (b) Fees for application and licensing for initial and renewal concealed pistol licenses under 1927 PA 372, MCL 28.421 to 28.435.

       (c) Fees for searching, copying, and providing public records under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.

       (d) Revenue from other sources, including, but not limited to, investment and interest earnings.

       (10) Unexpended and unencumbered revenue generated by state records management system fees shall not lapse to the general fund, but shall be carried forward into the subsequent fiscal year.

       Sec. 16-403. (1) The department shall provide forensic testing services to aid in criminal investigations.

       (2) The department shall ensure its ability to maintain accreditation by a federally designated accrediting agency, as provided under 34 USC 12592.

       (3) The department shall provide forensic science services with an average turnaround time of 55 days, assuming an annual caseload volume commensurate with that received in fiscal year 2012-2013, and shall achieve a goal of a 30-day average turnaround time across all forensic science disciplines.

       (4) The department shall provide the following data as provided in section 217 of this part:

       (a) The average turnaround time for processing forensic evidence across all disciplines.

       (b) Forensic laboratory staffing levels, including scientists in training, and vacancies.

       (c) The number of backlogged cases in each discipline.

       (5) The department shall provide for the forensic testing and analysis/profiling of DNA evidence to aid criminal investigations by law enforcement agencies in this state.

       Sec. 16-404. (1) The biometrics and identification division shall house and manage the automated fingerprint identification system, the statewide network of agency photographs, and combined offender DNA index system biometric databases.

       (2) The department shall provide data on the number of 10-print and palm-print submissions to the database, with a goal of at least 97% of submissions provided electronically as provided in section 217 of this part.

       (3) The department shall maintain the staffing and resources necessary to have a 28-day average wait time for scheduling a polygraph examination, assuming an annual caseload received commensurate with fiscal year 2012-2013, with a goal of achieving a 15-day average wait time.

       (4) If changes are made to the department's protocol for retaining and purging DNA analysis samples and records, the department shall post a copy of the protocol changes on the department's website.

       Sec. 16-405. Not later than December 1, the department shall submit a report to the subcommittees and senate and house fiscal agencies that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following information:

       (a) Sexual assault kit analysis backlog at the beginning of the prior fiscal year.

       (b) The number of sexual assault kits collected or submitted for analysis during the prior fiscal year.

       (c) The number of sexual assault kits analyzed and the number of associated DNA profiles created and uploaded during the prior fiscal year.

       (d) Sexual assault kit analysis backlog at the ending of the prior fiscal year.

       (e) The average turnaround time to analyze sexual assault kits and to create and upload associated DNA profiles for the prior fiscal year.

       Sec. 16-406. The department shall provide administrative support for the following grant and community service programs:

       (a) The operations of the automobile theft prevention authority.

       (b) Administration of the Edward Byrne memorial justice assistance program and other grant programs as well as the department's community policing efforts.

       (c) Administration of School Safety Grants.

 

COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS

       Sec. 16-501. (1) MCOLES shall establish standards for the selection, employment, training, education, licensing, and revocation of all law enforcement officers and provide the basic law enforcement training curriculum for law enforcement training academy programs statewide.

       (2) MCOLES shall maintain staffing and resources necessary to update law enforcement standards within 120 days of the enactment date of any new legislation.

 

FIELD SERVICES

       Sec. 16-601. (1) Department enlisted personnel who are employed to enforce traffic laws as provided in section 629e of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.629e, are not prohibited from responding to crimes in progress or other emergency situations and are responsible for making every effort to protect all residents of this state.

       (2) The department shall maintain the staffing and resources necessary to continually work to enhance traffic safety throughout this state and shall dedicate a minimum of 455,200 hours to statewide patrol, of which a minimum of 40,000 shall be committed to distressed cities in this state. The department shall work to improve public safety efforts within distressed cities by enhancing data analysis capabilities and identifying crime trends and areas with high occurrence of crime.

       (3) The department shall maintain the staffing and resources necessary to perform activities to maintain a 93% compliance rate for reporting by registered sex offenders.

       (4) The department shall submit a report on or before April 15 to the subcommittees and senate and house fiscal agencies regarding the secure cities partnership during the prior calendar year.

       Sec. 16-602. (1) The department shall identify and apprehend criminals through criminal investigations in this state.

       (2) The department shall maintain the staffing and resources necessary to provide a comparable number of hours investigating crimes as those performed in fiscal year 2012-2013.

       (3) The department shall maintain the staffing and resources necessary to annually meet or exceed a case clearance rate of 62%.

       (4) The department shall annually provide 4 training opportunities to local law enforcement partners with the goal of increasing their knowledge of gambling laws, trends, legal issues, and opioid-related investigations.

       (5) The department shall maintain the staffing and resources necessary to increase the number of opioid-related investigations by 20% above the number of those investigations conducted in the 2014-2015 fiscal year conducted by multijurisdictional task forces and hometown security teams. The department shall work to enhance investigative and drug interdiction efforts by enhancing data analysis capabilities and linking investigations among multijurisdictional task forces and hometown security teams.

       Sec. 16-603. (1) The department shall provide protection to this state, its economy, welfare, and vital state-sponsored programs through the prevention and suppression of organized smuggling of untaxed tobacco products in the state, through enforcement of the tobacco products tax act, 1993 PA 327, MCL 205.421 to 205.436, and other laws pertaining to combating criminal activity in this state, by maintaining a tobacco tax enforcement unit.

       (2) The department shall submit an annual report on December 1 to the subcommittees, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office that details expenditures and activities related to tobacco tax enforcement for the prior fiscal year.

       (3) The tobacco tax enforcement unit shall dedicate a minimum of 16,600 hours to tobacco tax enforcement.

       Sec. 16-604. (1) The department shall provide fire investigation services to citizens of this state through training and investigative assistance to public safety agencies in this state.

       (2) The department shall maintain the staffing and resources necessary to maintain readiness to respond appropriately to at least the number of requests for fire investigation services that occurred in fiscal year 2010-2011 and shall be available for call out statewide 100% of the time.

 

SPECIALIZED SERVICES

       Sec. 16-701. (1) The department shall operate the Michigan intelligence operation center for homeland security as the state's primary federally designated fusion center to receive, analyze, gather, and disseminate threat-related information among federal, state, local, tribal, and private sector partners.

       (2) The department shall ensure public safety by providing public and private sector partners with timely and accurate information regarding critical information key resource threats as reported to or discovered by the Michigan intelligence operations center for homeland security and shall increase public awareness on how to report suspicious activity through website or telephone communications.

       (3) The department shall maintain the staffing and resources necessary to support the cyber section, including the Michigan cyber command center, the computer crimes unit, and the internet crimes against children task force. The department shall maintain the staffing and resources necessary to increase the number of cases completed by the computer crimes unit by 40% above the number of cases completed in the 2014-2015 fiscal year. The unit shall pursue process improvement initiatives to effectively utilize staff resources in providing investigatory assistance and evidentiary analysis for law enforcement and criminal justice agencies statewide. The department shall maintain the staffing and resources necessary to increase the Michigan cyber command center casework by 25% above the level of activity in the 2017-2018 fiscal year.

       (4) The department shall maintain the staffing and resources necessary to provide digital forensic analysis services with a goal of decreasing backlogs of digital forensic analysis cases annually until the department maintains a 60-day turnaround time.

       Sec. 16-702. (1) The department shall provide specialized services in support of, and to enhance, local, state, and federal law enforcement operations within this state in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations.

       (2) The department shall maintain the staffing and resources necessary to provide training to maintain readiness to respond appropriately to at least the number of requests for specialty services which occurred in fiscal year 2010-2011.

       (3) The canine unit shall be available for call out statewide 100% of the time.

       (4) The bomb squad unit shall be available for call out statewide 100% of the time.

       (5) The emergency support teams shall be available for call out statewide 100% of the time.

       (6) The marine services team shall be available for call out statewide 100% of the time.

       (7) Aviation services shall be available for call out statewide 100% of the time, unless prohibited by weather or unexpected mechanical breakdowns.

       (8) The department shall maintain the staff and resources necessary to provide security services at the State Capitol Complex facilities and the State Secondary Complex and respond to emergencies at the State Capitol Complex, State Secondary Complex, House Office Building, Binsfeld Office Building, Capitol parking lot, Townsend Parking Ramp, the Roosevelt Parking Ramp, and other areas as directed. The department shall maintain a goal of annually conducting 35,000 property inspections of state owned and leased facilities.

       Sec. 16-703. (1) The department shall maintain commercial vehicle regulation, school bus inspections, and enforcement activities, including enforcement of requirements concerning size, weight, and load restrictions; operating authority; registration; fuel taxes; transportation of hazardous materials; operations of new entrants; and commercial driver's licenses.

       (2) The department shall maintain the staffing and resources necessary to meet inspection goals consistent with the department's federal motor carrier assistance program activities.

       (3) Revenue collected under the motor carrier act, 1933 PA 254, MCL 475.1 to 479.42, shall be expended in accordance with that act. Unexpended and unencumbered revenues shall not lapse to the general fund but shall be carried forward into the subsequent fiscal year.

       Sec. 16-704. (1) The department shall coordinate the mitigation, preparation, response, and recovery activities of municipal, county, state, and federal governments, and other governmental entities, for all hazards, disasters, and emergencies.

       (2) The state director of emergency management may expend money appropriated under part 1 to call upon any agency or department of the state or any resource of the state to protect life or property or to provide for the health or safety of the population in any area of the state in which the governor proclaims a state of emergency or state of disaster under 1945 PA 302, MCL 10.31 to 10.33, or under the emergency management act, 1976 PA 390, MCL 30.401 to 30.421. The state director of emergency management may expend the amounts the director considers necessary to accomplish these purposes. The director shall submit to the state budget director as soon as possible a complete report of all actions taken under the authority of this section. The report shall contain, as a separate item, a statement of all money expended that is not reimbursable from federal money. The state budget director shall review the expenditures and submit recommendations to the legislature in regard to any possible need for a supplemental appropriation.

       (3) In addition to the money appropriated in part 1, the department may receive and expend money from local, private, federal, or state sources for the purpose of providing emergency management training to local or private interests and for the purpose of supporting emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation activity. If additional expenditure authorization in the statewide integrated governmental management application (SIGMA) is approved by the state budget office under this section, the department and the state budget office shall notify the subcommittees and the senate and house fiscal agencies within 10 days after the approval. The notification shall include the amount and source and the additional authorization, the date of its approval, and the projected use of funds to be expended under the authorization.

       (4) The department shall foster, promote, and maintain partnerships to protect this state and homeland from all hazards.

       (5) The department shall maintain the staffing and resources necessary to do all of the following:

       (a) Serve approximately 105 local emergency management preparedness programs and 88 local emergency planning committees in this state.

       (b) Operate and maintain the state's emergency operations center and provide command and control in support of emergency response services.

       (c) Maintain readiness, including training and equipment to respond to civil disorders and natural disasters commensurate with the capabilities of fiscal year 2010-2011.

       (d) Perform hazardous materials response training.

       (6) The department shall conduct a minimum of 3 training sessions to enhance safe response in the event of natural or manmade incidents, emergencies, or disasters.

       (7) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated from the disaster and emergency contingency fund an amount necessary to cover costs related to any disaster or emergency as defined in the emergency management act, 1976 PA 390, MCL 30.401 to 30.421. Funds shall be expended as provided under sections 18 and 19 of the emergency management act, 1976 PA 390, MCL 30.418 and 30.419, and R 30.51 to R 30.61 of the Michigan Administrative Code.

       (8) Funds in the disaster and emergency contingency fund shall not be expended unless the state budget director approves the expenditure and the department and the state budget office notify the senate and house appropriations committees. If expenditures are made from the disaster and emergency contingency fund during a month, the department shall submit monthly reports to the senate and house fiscal agencies detailing the purpose of the expenditures. These monthly reports shall be submitted within 30 days after the end of the month during which funds from the disaster and emergency contingency fund were expended.

       Sec. 16-705. The department shall provide for the planning, administration, and implementation of highway traffic safety programs to save lives and reduce injuries on roads in this state in partnership with other public and private organizations.

       Sec. 16-706. (1) The department shall provide funding to county sheriff departments to patrol secondary roads.

       (2) The sheriffs' duties under the secondary road patrol program, as outlined in section 76(2) of 1846 RS 14, MCL 51.76, are to patrol and monitor traffic violations; to enforce the criminal laws of this state, violations of which are observed by or brought to the attention of the sheriff's department while patrolling and monitoring secondary roads; to investigate accidents involving motor vehicles; and to provide emergency assistance to persons on or near a highway or road the sheriff is patrolling and monitoring.

       (3) The department shall provide the following information on secondary road patrol activities supported by appropriations in part 1:

       (a) The number of funded full-time equivalent county sheriff secondary road patrol deputies.

       (b) The number of hours dedicated to patrol under the secondary road patrol program, with an annual goal of at least 178,000 hours.

       (4) The information required to be reported under subsection (3) shall be reported on an annual basis.


 

Article 17

DEPARTMENT OF TALENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

PART 1

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS AND ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS

       Sec. 17-101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this article, the amounts listed in this part for the department of talent and economic development are appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and are anticipated to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, from the funds indicated in this part. The following is a summary of the appropriations and anticipated appropriations in this part:

DEPARTMENT OF TALENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              6.0               6.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................          1,450.0           1,450.0

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $  1,088,257,000  $  1,086,655,900

  Total interdepartmental grants and interdepartmental

   transfers..............................................                0                 0

  ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION............................ $  1,088,257,000  $  1,086,655,900

  Total federal revenues...................................      762,145,800       761,139,500

  Total local revenues.....................................          500,000           500,000

  Total private revenues...................................        5,628,300         5,624,700

  Total other state restricted revenues...................      175,074,600       174,645,800

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $    144,908,300  $    144,745,900

       State general fund/general purpose schedule:

     Ongoing state general fund/general purpose...........      144,908,300       144,745,900

     One-time state general fund/general purpose..........                0                 0

   Sec. 17-102.  DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              6.0               6.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................             32.0              32.0

  Unclassified salaries-6.0 FTE positions................. $      1,153,200  $      1,130,600

  Executive direction and operations-32.0 FTE positions...        7,120,000        7,083,600

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      8,273,200  $      8,214,200

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        7,460,700         7,411,800

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................          608,500           601,200

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $        204,000  $        201,200

   Sec. 17-103.  MICHIGAN STRATEGIC FUND

   Full-time equated classified positions................            157.0             157.0

  Administrative services-37.0 FTE positions.............. $      3,082,600  $      3,055,400

  Arts and cultural program................................       10,150,000        10,150,000

  Business attraction and community revitalization........      105,379,900       105,379,900

  Community college skilled trades equipment program......        4,600,000         4,600,000

  Community development block grants......................       47,000,000        47,000,000

  Entrepreneurship eco-system..............................       16,400,000        16,400,000

  Facility for rare isotope beams.........................        7,300,000         7,300,000

  Job creation services-120.0 FTE positions...............       22,695,200        22,547,200

  Pure Michigan............................................       31,000,000       31,000,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    247,607,700  $    247,432,500

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       50,823,300        50,784,800

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................          350,000           350,000

  21st century jobs fund...................................       75,000,000        75,000,000

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        9,618,800         9,604,400

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $    111,815,600  $    111,693,300

   Sec. 17-104.  TALENT INVESTMENT AGENCY

   Full-time equated classified positions................            962.0             962.0

  Executive direction-14.0 FTE positions.................. $      3,498,500  $      3,482,900

  Information technology services and projects............       22,721,300        22,721,300

  Going pro................................................       27,920,700        27,920,700

  Unemployment insurance agency-743.0 FTE positions.......      136,006,400       135,275,200

  Unemployment insurance agency - advocacy assistance.....        1,500,000         1,500,000

  Workforce development programs..........................      379,724,900       379,724,900

  Workforce program administration-205.0 FTE positions....       36,262,100       36,051,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    607,633,900  $    606,676,000

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................      536,001,800       535,082,900

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................          500,000           500,000

  Private revenues.........................................        5,278,300         5,274,700

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       34,457,500        34,447,100

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     31,396,300  $     31,371,300

   Sec. 17-105.  LAND BANK FAST TRACK AUTHORITY

   Full-time equated classified positions................              9.0               9.0

  Land bank fast track authority-9.0 FTE positions........ $      4,290,800  $      4,278,500

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      4,290,800  $      4,278,500

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        1,000,000         1,000,000

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        1,798,400         1,798,400

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      1,492,400  $      1,480,100

   Sec. 17-106.  MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

   Full-time equated classified positions................            290.0             290.0

  Housing and rental assistance-290.0 FTE positions....... $     46,022,200  $     45,625,500

  Lighthouse preservation program.........................          307,500           307,500

  Michigan state housing development authority

   technology services and projects.......................        3,651,800         3,651,800

  Payments on behalf of tenants...........................      166,860,000       166,860,000

  Property management......................................        3,609,900        3,609,900

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    220,451,400  $    220,054,700

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................      166,860,000       166,860,000

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       53,591,400        53,194,700

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

 

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

FISCAL YEAR 2020

GENERAL SECTIONS

       Sec. 17-201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1 for the fiscal year 2020 is $319,982,900.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2020 is $37,598,800.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:

DEPARTMENT OF TALENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

   Arts and cultural program.............................................. $        1,000,000

   Going pro...............................................................         25,918,800

   Workforce development programs.........................................         10,680,000

  TOTAL.................................................................... $       37,598,800

       Sec. 17-202. The appropriations authorized under this article are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

       Sec. 17-203. As used in this article:

       (a) "Department" means the department of talent and economic development.

       (b) "Director" means the director of the department.

       (c) "FTE" means full-time equated.

       (d) "Fund" means the Michigan strategic fund.

       (e) "MEDC" means the Michigan economic development corporation, which is the public body corporate created under section 28 of article VII of the state constitution of 1963 and the urban cooperation act of 1967, 1967 (Ex Sess) PA 7, MCL 124.501 to 124.512, by contractual interlocal agreement effective April 5, 1999, between local participating economic development corporations formed under the economic development corporations act, 1974 PA 338, MCL 125.1601 to 125.1636, and the Michigan strategic fund.

       (f) "MEGA" means the Michigan economic growth authority.

       (g) "MSF" means the Michigan strategic fund.

       (h) "PATH" means Partnership. Accountability. Training. Hope.

       (i) "USC" means United States code.

       (j) "USDOL" means the United States department of labor.

       Sec. 17-204. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall use the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this article. This requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.

       Sec. 17-205. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality. In addition, preference should be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

       Sec. 17-206. The director shall take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. Each director shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services, supplies, or both.

       Sec. 17-207. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's budget. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:

       (a) The dates of each travel occurrence.

       (b) The transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.

       Sec. 17-208. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by a principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those outside services that the attorney general authorizes.

       Sec. 17-209. Not later than November 30, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

       Sec. 17-210. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $30,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       Sec. 17-211. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for each department or agency:

       (a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.

       (b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.

       (c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.

       (d) The number of active department employees by job classification.

       (e) Job specifications and wage rates.

       Sec. 17-212. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees chairs, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2020.

       Sec. 17-213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department's performance.

       Sec. 17-214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 are estimated at $28,950,500.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $14,073,500.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $14,877,000.00.

       Sec. 17-215. Federal pass-through funds to local institutions and governments that are received in amounts in addition to those included in part 1 and that do not require additional state matching funds are appropriated for the purposes intended. The department may carry forward into the succeeding fiscal year unexpended federal pass-through funds to local institutions and governments that do not require additional state matching funds. The department shall report the amount and source of the funds to the senate appropriations subcommittee on talent and economic development, the house appropriations subcommittee on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director within 10 business days after receiving any additional pass-through funds.

 

MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

       Sec. 17-994. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the funds collected by state historic preservation programs for document reproduction and services and application fees are appropriated for all expenses necessary to provide the required services. These funds are available for expenditure when they are received and may be carried forward into the succeeding fiscal year.

 

LAND BANK FAST TRACK AUTHORITY

       Sec. 17-995. In addition to the amounts appropriated in part 1, the land bank fast track authority may expend revenues received under the land bank fast track act, 2003 PA 258, MCL 124.751 to 124.774, for the purposes authorized by the act, including, but not limited to, the acquisition, lease, management, demolition, maintenance, or rehabilitation of real or personal property, payment of debt service for notes or bonds issued by the authority, and other expenses to clear or quiet title property held by the authority.

 

MICHIGAN STRATEGIC FUND

       Sec. 17-1005. In addition to the appropriations in part 1, Travel Michigan may receive and expend private revenue related to the use of "Pure Michigan" and all other copyrighted slogans and images. This revenue may come from the direct licensing of the name and image or from the royalty payments from various merchandise sales. Revenue collected is appropriated for the marketing of the state as a travel destination. The funds are available for expenditure when they are received by the department of treasury. If the fund receives revenues from the use of "Pure Michigan", the fund shall provide a report that lists the revenues by source received from the use of "Pure Michigan" and all other copyrighted slogans and images. The report shall provide a detailed list of expenditures of revenues received under this section. The report shall be provided to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the senate appropriations subcommittee on talent and economic development, the house appropriations subcommittee on general government, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director by March 1.

       Sec. 17-1007. (1) As a condition of receiving funds appropriated in part 1, the fund shall request the following information from the MEDC:

       (a) Approved budget from the MEDC executive committee for the current fiscal year and actual budget expenditures for the preceding fiscal years.

       (b) Expenditures and revenues as part of the current and preceding year budgets, including the available fund balance for the current and preceding fiscal years.

       (c) The total number of FTEs, by state and corporate status.

       (d) A reporting of activities, programs, and grants consistent with the preceding fiscal year budget.

       (2) Information received by the MSF pursuant to this section shall be posted online and distributed to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the chairperson of the senate standing committee on appropriations subcommittee on talent and economic development, the chairperson of the house of representatives standing committee on appropriations subcommittee on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director by March 15.

       Sec. 17-1008. As a condition of receiving funds under part 1, any interlocal agreement entered into by the fund shall include language which states that if a local unit of government has a contract or memorandum of understanding with a private economic development agency, the MEDC will work cooperatively with that private organization in that local area.

       Sec. 17-1009. (1) Of the funds appropriated to the fund or through grants to the MEDC, no funds shall be expended for the purchase of options on land or the purchase of land unless at least 1 of the following conditions applies:

       (a) The land is located in an economically distressed area.

       (b) The land is obtained through a purchase or exercise of an option at the invitation of the local unit of government and local economic development agency.

       (2) Consideration may be given to purchases where the proposed use of the land is consistent with a regional land use plan, will result in the redevelopment of an economically distressed area, can be supported by existing infrastructure, and will not cause shifts in population away from the area's population centers.

       (3) As used in this section, "economically distressed area" means an area in a city, village, or township that has been designated as blighted; a city, village, or township that shows negative population change from 1970 and a poverty rate and unemployment rate greater than the statewide average; or an area certified as a neighborhood enterprise zone under the neighborhood enterprise zone act, 1992 PA 147, MCL 207.771 to 207.786.

       (4) If land or options on land are purchased under subsection (1), the fund shall provide a report to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the senate appropriations subcommittee on talent and economic development, the house of representatives appropriations subcommittee on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director that provides a list of all properties purchased, all options on land purchased, the location of the land purchased, and the purchase price if the fund purchases options on land or land. The report must be submitted before March 15.

       Sec. 17-1010. As a condition for receiving funds in part 1, not later than March 15, the fund shall provide a report for the immediately preceding fiscal year on the jobs for Michigan investment fund, created in section 88h of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2088h. The report shall be submitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the chairperson of the senate standing committee on appropriations subcommittee on talent and economic development, the chairperson of the house of representatives standing committee on appropriations subcommittee on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:

       (a) A detailed listing of revenues, by fund source, to the jobs for Michigan investment fund. The listing shall include the manner and reason for which the funds were appropriated to the jobs for Michigan investment fund.

       (b) A detailed listing of expenditures, by project, from the jobs for Michigan investment fund.

       (c) A fiscal year-end balance of the jobs for Michigan investment fund.

       Sec. 17-1011. (1) From the appropriations in part 1 to the fund and granted or transferred to the MEDC, any unexpended or unencumbered balance shall be disposed of in accordance with the requirements in the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594, unless carryforward authorization has been otherwise provided for.

       (2) Any encumbered funds, including encumbered funds subsequently unobligated, shall be used for the same purposes for which funding was originally appropriated in this part and part 1.

       (3) For funds appropriated in part 1 to the fund, any carryforward authorization subsequently created through a work project shall be preserved until a cash or accrued expenditure has been executed or the allowable work project time period has expired.

       Sec. 17-1012. (1) As a condition of receiving funds under part 1, the fund shall ensure that the MEDC and the fund comply with all of the following:

       (a) The freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.

       (b) The open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.

       (c) Annual audits of all financial records by the auditor general or his or her designee.

       (d) All reports required by law to be submitted to the legislature.

       (2) If the MEDC is unable for any reason to perform duties under this part, the fund may exercise those duties.

       Sec. 17-1013. As a condition for receiving the appropriations in part 1, any staff of the MEDC involved in private fundraising activities shall not be party to any decisions regarding the awarding of grants, incentives, or tax abatements from the fund, the MEDC, or the Michigan economic growth authority.

       Sec. 17-1024. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for business attraction and community revitalization, not less than $20,000,000.00 shall be granted by the fund board for brownfield redevelopment and historic preservation projects under the community revitalization program authorized by chapter 8C of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2090 to 125.2090d.

       Sec. 17-1032. (1) The fund shall report to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the senate subcommittee on talent and economic development, the house subcommittee on general government, the state budget director, and the senate and house fiscal agencies on the status of the film incentives at the same time as it submits the annual report required under section 455 of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1455. The department of treasury shall provide the fund with the data necessary to prepare the report. Incentives included in the report shall include all of the following:

       (a) The tax credit provided under section 455 of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1455.

       (b) The tax credit provided under section 457 of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1457.

       (c) The tax credit provided under section 459 of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1459.

       (d) The amount of any tax credit claimed under former section 367 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281.

       (e) Any tax credits provided for film and digital media production under the Michigan economic growth authority act, 1995 PA 24, MCL 207.801 to 207.810.

       (f) Loans to an eligible production company or film and digital media private equity fund authorized under section 88d(3), (4), and (5) of the Michigan strategic fund act, 2005 PA 225, MCL 125.2088d.

       (2) The report shall include all of the following information:

       (a) For each tax credit, the number of contracts signed, the projected expenditures qualifying for the credit, and the estimated value of the credits. For loans, the number of loans made under each section, the interest rate of those loans, the loan amount, the percent of the projected budget of each production financed by those loans, and the estimated interest earnings from the loan.

       (b) For credits authorized under section 455 of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1455, for productions completed by December 31, the expenditures of each production eligible for the credit that has filed a request for certificate of completion with the film office, broken down into expenditures for goods, services, or salaries and wages and showing separately expenditures in each local unit of government, including expenditures for personnel, whether or not they were made to a Michigan entity, and whether or not they were taxable under the laws of this state. For loans, the report shall include the number of loans that have been fully repaid, with principal and interest shown separately, and the number of loans that are delinquent or in default, and the amount of principal that is delinquent or is in default.

       (c) For each of the tax credit incentives and loan incentives listed in subsection (1), a breakdown for each project or production showing each of the following:

       (i) The number of temporary jobs created.

       (ii) The number of permanent jobs created.

       (iii) The number of persons employed in Michigan as a result of the incentive, on a full-time equated basis.

       (3) For any information not included in the report due to the provisions of section 455(6), 457(6), or 459(6) of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1455, 208.1457, and 208.1459, the report shall do all of the following:

       (a) Indicate how the information would describe the commercial and financial operations or intellectual property of the company.

       (b) Attest that the information has not been publicly disseminated at any time.

       (c) Describe how disclosure of the information may put the company at a competitive disadvantage.

       (4) Any information not disclosed due to the provisions of section 455(6), 457(6), or 459(6) of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1455, 208.1457, and 208.1459, shall be presented at the lowest level of aggregation that would no longer describe the commercial and financial operations or intellectual property of the company.

       Sec. 17-1034. Each business incubator or accelerator that received an award from the fund shall maintain and update a dashboard of indicators to measure the effectiveness of the business incubator and accelerator programs. Indicators shall include the direct jobs created, new companies launched as a direct result of business incubator or accelerator involvement, businesses expanded as a direct result of business incubator or accelerator involvement, direct investment in client companies, private equity financing obtained by client companies, grant funding obtained by client companies, and other measures developed by the recipient business incubators and accelerators in conjunction with the MEDC. Dashboard indicators shall be reported for the prior fiscal year and cumulatively, if available. Each recipient shall submit a copy of their dashboard indicators to the fund by March 1. The fund shall transmit the local reports to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the senate appropriations subcommittee on talent and economic development, the house of representatives appropriations subcommittee on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director by March 15.

       Sec. 17-1035. (1) From the appropriations in part 1, the Michigan council for arts and cultural affairs shall administer an arts and cultural grant program that maintains an equitable geographic distribution of funding and utilizes past arts and cultural grant programs as a guideline for administering this program. The council shall do all of the following:

       (a) On or before October 1, the council shall publish proposed application criteria, instructions, and forms for use by eligible applicants. The council shall provide at least a 2-week period for public comment before finalizing the application criteria, instructions, and forms.

       (b) A nonrefundable application fee may be assessed for each application. Application fees shall be deposited in the council for the arts fund and are appropriated for expenses necessary to administer the programs. These funds are available for expenditure when they are received and may be carried forward to the following fiscal year.

       (c) Grants are to be made to public and private arts and cultural entities.

       (d) Within 1 business day after the award announcements, the council shall provide to each member of the legislature and the fiscal agencies a list of all grant recipients and the total award given to each recipient, sorted by county.

       (e) In addition to the information in subdivision (d), the council shall report on the number of applications received, number of grants awarded, total amount requested from applications received, and total amount of grants awarded.

       (2) The appropriation in part 1 for arts and cultural program shall not be used for the administration of the grant program.

       Sec. 17-1036. (1) The general fund/general purpose funds appropriated in part 1 to the fund for business attraction and community revitalization shall be transferred to the 21st century jobs trust fund per section 90b(3) of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2090b.

       (2) Funds transferred to the 21st century jobs trust fund under subsection (1) are appropriated and available for allocation as authorized in the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2001 to 125.2094.

       Sec. 17-1042. For the funds appropriated in part 1 for business attraction and community revitalization, the fund shall report quarterly on the amount of funds considered appropriated, pre-encumbered, encumbered, and expended. The report shall also include a listing of all previous appropriations for business attraction and community revitalization, or a predecessor, that were considered appropriated, pre-encumbered, encumbered, or expended that have lapsed back to the fund for any purpose. The report shall be submitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the chairperson of the senate standing committee on appropriations subcommittee on talent and economic development, the chairperson of the house of representatives standing committee on appropriations subcommittee on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director.

       Sec. 17-1043. (1) The fund, in conjunction with the department of treasury, shall report to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the senate appropriations subcommittee on talent and economic development, the house of representatives appropriations subcommittee on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director by November 1 on the annual cost of the Michigan economic growth authority tax credits. The report shall include for each year the board-approved credit amount, adjusted for credit amendments where applicable, and the actual and projected value of tax credits for each year from 1995 to the expiration of the credit program. For years for which credit claims are complete, the report shall include the total of actual certificated credit amounts. For years for which claims are still pending or not yet submitted, the report shall include a combination of actual credits where available and projected credits. Credit projections shall be based on updated estimates of employees, wages, and benefits for eligible companies.

       (2) In addition to the report under subsection (1), the fund, in conjunction with the department of treasury, shall report to the senate appropriations subcommittee on talent and economic development, the house of representatives appropriations subcommittee on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director by November 1 on the annual cost of all other certificated credits by program, for each year until the credits expire or can no longer be collected. The report shall include estimates on the brownfield redevelopment credit, film credits, MEGA photovoltaic technology credit, MEGA polycrystalline silicon manufacturing credit, MEGA vehicle battery credit, and other certificated credits.

       Sec. 17-1044. As a condition of receiving appropriations in part 1, prior to authorizing the transfer of any previously authorized tax credit that would increase the liability to this state, the fund, on behalf of the Michigan strategic fund board, shall notify the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the chairperson of the senate appropriations subcommittee on talent and economic development, the chairperson of the house appropriations subcommittee on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director not fewer than 30 days prior to the authorization of the tax credit transfer.

       Sec. 17-1050. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for business attraction and community revitalization, the fund shall identify specific outcomes and performance measures, including, but not limited to, the following:

       (a) Total verified jobs created by the business attraction program during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.

       (b) Total private investment obtained through the business attraction and community revitalization programs during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.

       (c) Amount of private and public square footage created and reactivated through the community revitalization program during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.

       (2) The fund must submit a report to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the senate appropriations subcommittee on talent and economic development, the house appropriations subcommittee on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director by March 15. The report must describe the specific outcomes and measures required in subsection (1) and provide the results and data related to these outcomes and measures for the prior fiscal year if related information is available for the prior fiscal year.

 

TALENT INVESTMENT AGENCY

       Sec. 17-1060. The talent investment agency shall administer the PATH training program in accordance with the requirements of section 407(d) of title IV of the social security act, 42 USC 607, the state social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1 to 400.119b, and all other applicable laws and regulations.

       Sec. 17-1061. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for workforce programs subgrantees, the talent investment agency may allocate funding for grants to nonprofit organizations that offer programs pursuant to the workforce innovation and opportunity act, 29 USC 3101 to 3361, eligible youth focusing on apprenticeship readiness, pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship activities, entrepreneurship, work-readiness skills, job shadowing, and financial literacy. Organizations eligible for funding under this section must have the capacity to provide similar programs in urban areas, as determined by the United States Bureau of the Census according to the most recent federal decennial census. Additionally, programs eligible for funding under this section must include the participation of local business partners. The talent investment agency shall develop other appropriate eligibility requirements to ensure compliance with applicable federal rules and regulations.

       Sec. 17-1062. The talent investment agency shall make available, in person or by telephone, 1 disabled veterans outreach program specialist or local veterans employment representative to Michigan Works! service centers, as resources permit, during hours of operation, and shall continue to make the appropriate placement of veterans and disabled veterans a priority.

       Sec. 17-1063. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, any unencumbered and unrestricted federal workforce innovation and opportunity act, 29 USC 3101 to 3361, or trade adjustment assistance funds available from prior fiscal years are appropriated for the purposes originally intended.

       (2) The talent investment agency shall report by February 15 to the senate subcommittee on talent and economic development, the house subcommittee on general government, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on the amount by fiscal year of federal workforce innovation and opportunity act, 29 USC 3101 to 3361, funds appropriated under this section.

       Sec. 17-1064. As a condition of receiving funds appropriated in part 1 for going pro, the talent investment agency shall provide a report on going pro expenditures, by program or grant type, for the prior fiscal year. In addition, the report shall include projected expenditures, by program or grant type, for the current fiscal year. The report shall be posted online and distributed to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the chairperson of the senate standing committee on appropriations subcommittee on talent and economic development, the house of representatives standing committee on appropriations subcommittee on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director by March 15.

       Sec. 17-1065. The talent investment agency shall publish data and reports on March 15 and September 30 on the agency website concerning the status of career technology and going pro funded in part 1. The report shall include the following:

       (a) The number of awardees participating in the program and the names of those awardees organized by major industry group.

       (b) The amount of funding received by each awardee under the program.

       (c) Amount of funding leveraged from each awardee.

       (d) Training models established by each awardee.

       (e) The number of individuals enrolled in classroom training, on-the-job training, or new USDOL registered apprentices.

       (f) The number of individuals who completed the program and were hired by awardee.

       (g) The number of applications received and the number of grants awarded for each region.

       (h) The talent investment agency shall expand workforce training and reemployment services to better connect workers to in-demand jobs and identify specific outcomes with performance metrics for this initiative, including, but not limited to, new apprenticeships, individuals to be hired and trained, current employees trained, training completed, and employment retention rate at 6 months, and hourly wage at 6 months.

       Sec. 17-1066. As a condition of receiving funds in part 1 for going pro, the talent investment agency shall administer the program as follows:

       (a) The talent investment agency shall work cooperatively with grantees to maximize the amount of funds from part 1 that are available for direct training.

       (b) The talent investment agency, workforce development partners, including regional Michigan Works! agencies, and employers shall collaborate and work cooperatively to prioritize and streamline the expenditure of the funds appropriated in part 1. The talent investment agency shall ensure that going pro provides a collaborative statewide network of workforce and employee skill development partners that addresses the employee talent needs throughout the state.

       (c) The talent investment agency shall ensure that grants are utilized for individual skill enhancement and to address in-demand talent needs in Michigan.

       (d) The talent investment agency shall develop program goals and detailed guidance for prospective participants to follow to qualify under the program. The program goals and detailed guidance shall be posted on the talent investment agency website and distributed to workforce development partners, including local Michigan Works! agencies, by October 1. Periodic assessments of employer and employee needs shall be evaluated on a regional basis, and the talent investment agency shall identify solutions and goals to be implemented to satisfy those needs. The talent investment agency shall notify the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the senate standing committee on appropriations subcommittee on talent and economic development, the house of representatives standing committee on appropriations subcommittee on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on any significant program goal, solution, or guidance changes not fewer than 14 days prior to the finalization and publication of the changes. Revenue received by the talent investment agency for going pro may be expended for the purpose of those programs.

       (e) Up to $5,000,000.00 of the funds may be expended to match federal funds. The intent of these funds will involve improving and increasing the skill level of employees in skilled trades in the automotive industry and the manufacturing processes within the changing manufacturing environment.

       Sec. 17-1068. (1) Of the funds appropriated in part 1 for the workforce training programs, the talent investment agency shall provide a report by March 15 to the senate standing committee on appropriations subcommittee on talent and economic development, the house of representatives standing committee on appropriations subcommittee on general government, the state budget director, and the fiscal agencies on the status of the workforce training programs. The report shall include the following:

       (a) The amount of funding allocated to each Michigan Works! agency and the total funding allocated to the workforce training programs statewide by fund source.

       (b) The number of participants enrolled in education or training programs by each Michigan Works! agency.

       (c) The average duration of training for training program participants by each Michigan Works! agency.

       (d) The number of participants enrolled in remedial education programs and the number of participants enrolled in literacy programs.

       (e) The number of participants enrolled in programs at 2-year institutions.

       (f) The number of participants enrolled in programs at 4-year institutions.

       (g) The number of participants enrolled in proprietary schools or other technical training programs.

       (h) The number of participants that have completed education or training programs.

       (i) The number of participants who secured employment in Michigan within 1 year of completing a training program.

       (j) The number of participants who completed a training program and secured employment in a field related to their training.

       (k) The average wage earned by participants who completed a training program and secured employment within 1 year.

       (l) The actual revenues received by the fund source and fund appropriated for each discrete workforce development program area.

       (2) Data collection for the report shall be for the prior state fiscal year.

       Sec. 17-1076. The department shall provide a quarterly report to the members of the senate and house committees on appropriations, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director that includes, but is not limited to, the following:

       (a) The number of new fraudulent and noncompliant cases that have been identified or issued by the unemployment insurance agency, classified by employer or claimant, during the quarter.

       (b) The total amount of penalties and interest issued on fraudulent and noncompliant cases during the quarter.

       (c) The total amount of penalties and interest dollars received during the quarter by employer or claimant.

       (d) The total amount of penalties and interest still owed to the state by employer or claimant.

       (e) The number of fraudulent and noncompliant cases that have been appealed by an employer or claimant during the quarter.

       Sec. 17-1078. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the unemployment insurance agency, the talent investment agency shall maintain customer service standards for employers and claimants making use of the various means by which they can access the system.

       (2) The talent investment agency shall identify specific outcomes and performance metrics for this initiative, including, but not limited to, the following:

       (a) Unemployment benefit fund balance.

       (b) Process improvement - fiscal integrity.

       (c) Process improvement - determination timeliness.

       (d) Process improvement - determination quality.


 

Article 18

DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY, MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

PART 1

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS AND ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS

       Sec. 18-101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this article, the amounts listed in this part for the department of technology, management and budget are appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and are anticipated to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, from the funds indicated in this part. The following is a summary of the appropriations and anticipated appropriations in this part:

DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY, MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              6.0               6.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................          3,135.0           3,135.0

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $  1,580,268,900  $  1,579,204,600

  Total interdepartmental grants and interdepartmental

   transfers..............................................      950,488,800       947,629,500

  ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION............................ $    629,780,100  $    631,575,100

  Total federal revenues...................................        4,968,400         4,933,700

  Total local revenues.....................................        2,321,200         2,311,100

  Total private revenues...................................          131,100           129,700

  Total other state restricted revenues...................      117,916,800       117,150,300

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $    504,442,600  $    507,050,300

       State general fund/general purpose schedule:

     Ongoing state general fund/general purpose...........      493,563,700       507,050,300

     One-time state general fund/general purpose..........       10,878,900                 0

   Sec. 18-102.  DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              6.0               6.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................            850.5             850.5

  Unclassified salaries-6.0 FTE positions................. $        941,500  $        923,100

  Administrative services-139.5 FTE positions.............       19,660,800        19,484,800

  Budget and financial management-203.0 FTE positions.....       41,572,900        41,243,500

  Building operation services-255.0 FTE positions.........       93,554,900        93,265,800

  Bureau of labor market information and strategies-44.0

   FTE positions..........................................        5,784,400         5,743,400

  Business support services-104.0 FTE positions...........       12,911,300        12,804,500

  Design and construction services-40.0 FTE positions.....        6,722,900         6,648,100

  Executive operations-12.0 FTE positions.................        2,435,500         2,414,800

  Legislative retirement...................................       12,400,000        12,400,000

  Motor vehicle fleet-39.0 FTE positions..................       75,949,700        75,910,200

  Office of the state employer-14.0 FTE positions.........        1,749,800         1,737,700

  Property management......................................        8,067,200        8,067,200

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    281,750,900  $    280,643,100

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of health and human services........          731,200           724,800

  IDG from department of licensing and regulatory

   affairs................................................          100,000           100,000

  IDG from other restricted funding.......................      193,320,500       192,774,300

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        4,968,400         4,933,700

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................           57,400            57,400

  Private revenues.........................................          131,100           129,700

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       24,505,600        24,297,000

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     57,936,700  $     57,626,200

   Sec. 18-103.  TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

   Full-time equated classified positions................          1,644.5           1,644.5

  Education services-33.0 FTE positions................... $      4,571,800  $      4,534,400

  General services-354.5 FTE positions....................      124,068,700       123,428,400

  Health and human services-656.5 FTE positions...........      500,055,000       499,038,000

  Public protection-162.5 FTE positions...................       61,836,100        61,554,300

  Resources services-154.5 FTE positions..................       21,593,700        21,459,200

  Transportation services-99.5 FTE positions..............       38,378,900        38,183,200

  Enterprise identity management-22.0 FTE positions.......       13,084,200        13,072,500

  Homeland security initiative/cyber security-25.0 FTE

   positions..............................................       14,755,000        14,740,800

  Information technology investment fund..................       40,000,000        40,000,000

  Michigan public safety communications system-137.0 FTE

   positions..............................................       48,837,400       48,699,300

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    867,180,800  $    864,710,100

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from other restricted funding.......................      750,504,200       748,197,500

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................        2,263,800         2,253,700

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $    114,412,800  $    114,258,900

   Sec. 18-104.  STATEWIDE APPROPRIATIONS

  Professional development fund - AFSCME.................. $         50,000  $         50,000

  Professional development fund - MPE, SEIU, scientific

   and engineering unit...................................          150,000           150,000

  Professional development fund - NEREs...................          200,000           200,000

  Professional development fund - UAW.....................          700,000          700,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      1,100,000  $      1,100,000

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from other restricted funding.......................        1,100,000         1,100,000

   Special revenue funds:

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 18-105.  SPECIAL PROGRAMS

   Full-time equated classified positions................            181.0             181.0

  Office of children's ombudsman-14.0 FTE positions....... $      1,886,900  $      1,867,900

  Property management - executive/legislative.............        1,243,600         1,243,600

  Public private partnership...............................        1,500,000         1,500,000

  Retirement services-167.0 FTE positions.................       24,572,200       24,385,200

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     29,202,700  $     28,996,700

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       25,990,200        25,803,200

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      3,212,500  $      3,193,500

   Sec. 18-106.  STATE BUILDING AUTHORITY RENT

  State building authority rent - community colleges...... $     34,181,600  $     36,161,500

  State building authority rent - department of

   corrections............................................       20,369,400        18,333,700

  State building authority rent - state agencies..........       47,024,300        54,097,600

  State building authority rent - universities............      144,995,300      152,194,200

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    246,570,600  $    260,787,000

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $    246,570,600  $    260,787,000

   Sec. 18-107.  CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

   Full-time equated classified positions................            459.0             459.0

  Agency services-115.0 FTE positions..................... $     17,957,800  $     17,811,500

  Employee benefits-25.0 FTE positions....................        7,732,600         7,703,300

  Executive direction-45.0 FTE positions..................       10,359,600        10,291,400

  Human resources operations-274.0 FTE positions..........       34,578,800        34,205,400

  Information technology services and projects............        3,542,000        3,542,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     74,170,800  $     73,553,600

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       49,757,400        49,386,600

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     24,413,400  $     24,167,000

   Sec. 18-108.  CAPITAL OUTLAY

  Enterprisewide special maintenance for state

   facilities............................................. $     31,000,000  $     31,000,000

  Major special maintenance, remodeling, and additions

   for state agencies.....................................        3,800,000        3,800,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     34,800,000  $     34,800,000

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from other restricted funding.......................        3,800,000         3,800,000

   Special revenue funds:

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     31,000,000  $     31,000,000

   Sec. 18-109.  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

  Information technology services and projects............ $     34,614,100  $     34,614,100

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     34,614,100  $     34,614,100

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from other restricted funding.......................          932,900           932,900

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       17,663,500        17,663,500

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     16,017,700  $     16,017,700

   Sec. 18-110.  ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS

  Drinking water declaration of emergency................. $            100  $              0

  Michigan public safety communications system............        5,878,900                 0

  Enterprisewide special maintenance for state

   facilities.............................................        5,000,000                 0

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     10,879,000  $              0

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................              100                 0

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     10,878,900  $              0

 

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

FISCAL YEAR 2020

 

GENERAL SECTIONS

       Sec. 18-201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1 for the fiscal year 2020 is $622,359,400.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2020 is $0.00.

       Sec. 18-202. The appropriations authorized under this article are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

       Sec. 18-203. As used in this article:

       (a) "AFSCME" means American federation of state, county, and municipal employees.

       (b) "COBRA" means the consolidated omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1985, Public Law 99-272, 100 Stat 82.

       (c) "Department" means the department of technology, management and budget.

       (d) "Director" means the director of the department.

       (e) "FTE" means full-time equated.

       (f) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.

       (g) "JCOS" means the joint capital outlay subcommittee.

       (h) "MPE" means Michigan public employees.

       (i) "NERE" means nonexclusively represented employees.

       (j) "RFP" means request for proposal.

       (k) "SEIU" means Service Employees International Union.

       (l) "SIGMA" means statewide integrated governmental management applications.

       (m) "State building authority" means the authority created under 1964 PA 183, MCL 830.411 to 830.425.

       (n) "UAW" means the United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America.

       Sec. 18-204. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall use the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this article. This requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.

       Sec. 18-205. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality. In addition, preference should be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

       Sec. 18-206. The director of each department and agency receiving appropriations in part 1 shall take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. Each director shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services, supplies, or both.

       Sec. 18-207. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's budget. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:

       (a) The dates of each travel occurrence.

       (b) The transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.

       Sec. 18-208. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by a principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those outside services that the attorney general authorizes.

       Sec. 18-209. Not later than November 30, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

       Sec. 18-210. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $4,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $8,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $150,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       Sec. 18-211. The department shall maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for each department or agency:

       (a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.

       (b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.

       (c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.

       (d) The number of active department employees by job classification.

       (e) Job specifications and wage rates.

       Sec. 18-212. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees chairs, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2020.

       Sec. 18-213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department's performance.

       Sec. 18-214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 are estimated at $83,662,000.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $40,670,000.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $42,992,000.00.

       Sec. 18-235. By April 1, the state budget director shall submit a report to the senate and house appropriations committees, the chairpersons of the relevant appropriations subcommittees, and the senate and house fiscal agencies. The report shall recommend a contingency plan for each federal funding source included in the state budget of $10,000,000.00 or more in the event that the federal government reduces funding to the state through that source by 10% or greater.

 

DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY, MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

       Sec. 18-802. Proceeds in excess of necessary costs incurred in the conduct of transfers or auctions of state surplus, salvage, or scrap property made pursuant to section 267 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1267, are appropriated to the department to offset costs incurred in the acquisition and distribution of surplus property. The department shall provide consolidated Internet auction services through the state's contractors for all local units of government.

       Sec. 18-803. (1) The department may receive and expend funds in addition to those authorized by part 1 for maintenance and operation services provided specifically to other principal executive departments or state agencies, the legislative branch, the judicial branch, or private tenants, or provided in connection with facilities transferred to the operational jurisdiction of the department.

       (2) The department may receive and expend funds in addition to those authorized by part 1 for real estate, architectural, design, and engineering services provided specifically to other principal executive departments or state agencies, the legislative branch, the judicial branch, or private tenants.

       (3) The department may receive and expend funds in addition to those authorized in part 1 for mail pickup and delivery services provided specifically to other principal executive departments and state agencies, the legislative branch, or the judicial branch.

       (4) The department may receive and expend funds in addition to those authorized in part 1 for purchasing services provided specifically to other principal executive departments and state agencies, the legislative branch, or the judicial branch.

       Sec. 18-804. (1) Financing in part 1 for statewide appropriations shall be funded by assessments against longevity and insurance appropriations throughout state government in a manner prescribed by the department. Funds shall be used as specified in joint labor/management agreements or through the coordinated compensation hearings process. Any deposits made under this subsection and any unencumbered funds are restricted revenues, may be carried over into the succeeding fiscal years, and are appropriated.

       (2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1 for statewide appropriations, the department may receive and expend funds in such additional amounts as may be specified in joint labor/management agreements or through the coordinated compensation hearings process in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as prescribed in subsection (1).

       Sec. 18-805. To the extent a specific appropriation is required for a detailed source of financing included in part 1 for the department appropriations financed from special revenue and internal service and pension trust funds, or SIGMA user charges, the specific amounts are appropriated within the special revenue internal service and pension trust funds in portions not to exceed the aggregate amount appropriated in part 1.

       Sec. 18-806. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1 to the department, the department may receive and expend funds from other principal executive departments and state agencies to implement administrative leave bank transfer provisions as may be specified in joint labor/management agreements. The amounts may also be transferred to other principal executive departments and state agencies under the joint agreement and any amounts transferred under the joint agreement are authorized for receipt and expenditure by the receiving principal executive department or state agency. Any amounts received by the department under this section and intended, under the joint labor/management agreements, to be available for use beyond the close of the fiscal year and any unencumbered funds may be carried over into the succeeding fiscal year.

       Sec. 18-807. Financing in part 1 for SIGMA shall be funded by proportionate charges assessed against the respective state funds benefiting from this project in the amounts determined by the department.

       Sec. 18-808. (1) Deposits against the interdepartmental grant from building occupancy and parking charges appropriated in part 1 shall be collected, in part, from state agencies, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch based on estimated costs associated with maintenance and operation of buildings managed by the department. To the extent excess revenues are collected due to estimates of building occupancy charges exceeding actual costs, the excess revenues may be carried forward into succeeding fiscal years for the purpose of returning funds to state agencies.

       (2) Appropriations in part 1 to the department, for management and budget services from building occupancy charges and parking charges, may be increased to return excess revenue collected to state agencies.

       Sec. 18-809. On a quarterly basis, the department shall notify the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on any revisions either individually or in the aggregate that increase or decrease current contracts by more than $500,000.00 for computer software development, hardware acquisition, or quality assurance.

       Sec. 18-810. The department shall maintain an Internet website that contains notice of all solicitations over $50,000.00 issued by the department or by any state agency operating under delegated authority, except in situations where it would be in the best interest of the state and documented by the department. The department shall not set the due date for an invitation for bid or request for proposal in less than 14 days after the notice is made available on the internet website, except in situations where it would be in the best interest of the state and documented by the department. In addition to the requirements of this section, the department may advertise the solicitations in any manner the department determines appropriate, in order to give the greatest number of individuals and businesses the opportunity to respond.

       Sec. 18-811. The department may receive and expend funds from the Vietnam veterans memorial monument fund as provided in the Michigan Vietnam veterans memorial act, 1988 PA 234, MCL 35.1051 to 35.1057. Funds are appropriated and allocated when received and may be expended upon receipt.

       Sec. 18-812. The Michigan veterans' memorial park commission may receive and expend money from any source, public or private, including, but not limited to, gifts, grants, donations of money, and government appropriations, for the purposes described in Executive Order No. 2001-10. Funds are appropriated and allocated when received and may be expended upon receipt. Any deposits made under this section and unencumbered funds are restricted revenues and may be carried over into succeeding fiscal years.

       Sec. 18-813. (1) Funds in part 1 for the motor vehicle fleet are appropriated to the department for administration and for the acquisition, lease, operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and disposal of state motor vehicles.

       (2) The appropriation in part 1 for motor vehicle fleet shall be funded by revenue from rates charged to principal executive departments and agencies for utilizing vehicle travel services provided by the department. Revenue in excess of the amount appropriated in part 1 from the motor transport fund and any unencumbered funds are restricted revenues and may be carried over into the succeeding fiscal year.

       (3) Pursuant to the department's authority under sections 213 and 215 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1213 and 18.1215, the department shall maintain a plan regarding the operation of the motor vehicle fleet. The plan shall include the number of vehicles assigned to, or authorized for use by, state departments and agencies, efforts to reduce travel expenditures, the number of cars in the motor vehicle fleet, the number of miles driven by fleet vehicles, and the number of gallons of fuel consumed by fleet vehicles. The plan shall include a calculation of the amount of state motor vehicle fuel taxes that would have been incurred by fleet vehicles if fleet vehicles were required by law to pay motor fuel taxes. The plan shall include a description of fleet garage operations, the goods sold and services provided by the fleet garage, the cost to operate the fleet garage, the number of fleet garage locations, and the number of employees assigned to each fleet garage. The plan may be adjusted during the fiscal year based on needs and cost savings to achieve the maximum value and efficiency from the state motor fleet. Within 60 days after the close of the fiscal year, the department shall provide a report to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the chairpersons of the relevant appropriations subcommittees, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director detailing the current plan and changes made to the plan during the fiscal year. The plan shall also be posted on the department website.

       (4) The department may charge state agencies for fuel cost increases that exceed $3.04 per gallon of unleaded gasoline. The department shall notify state agencies, in writing or by electronic mail, at least 30 days before implementing additional charges for fuel cost increases. Revenues received from these charges are appropriated upon receipt.

       (5) The state budget director, upon notification to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, may adjust spending authorization and the IDG from motor transport fund in the department in order to ensure that the appropriations for motor vehicle fleet in the department budget equal the expenditures for motor vehicle fleet in the budgets for all executive branch agencies.

       Sec. 18-814. The department shall develop a plan regarding the use of the funds appropriated in part 1 for the information technology investment fund. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, a description of proposed information technology investment projects, the time frame for completion of the information technology investment projects, the proposed cost of the information technology investment projects, the number of employees assigned to implement each information technology investment project, the contracts entered into for each information technology investment project, and any other information the department deems necessary. The plan shall be distributed to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government, as well as the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on a quarterly basis. The submitted plan shall also include anticipated spending reductions or overages for each of the proposed information technology investment projects. The department shall notify the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director when a project funded under an information technology investment project line item in part 1 is expected to require a transfer of dollars from another project in excess of $500,000.00.

       Sec. 18-814a. The funds appropriated in part 1 for the information technology investment fund shall be used for the modernization of state information technology systems, improvement of the state's cyber security framework, and to achieve efficiencies.

       Sec. 18-815. In addition to the general fund/general purpose appropriations for special maintenance, remodeling, and additions for state agencies in part 1, there is also appropriated related federal and state restricted funds up to the amounts that will be earned based upon the initiatives undertaken with the funds in part 1. The state budget director shall determine and authorize the appropriate manner for implementing this section. The department shall notify the senate and house general government appropriations subcommittees and any other relevant senate and house appropriations subcommittee within 10 days of effectuating appropriations under this section.

       Sec. 18-816. An RFP issued for the purpose of privatization shall include all factors used in evaluating and determining price.

       Sec. 18-818. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the department may receive and expend money from the Michigan law enforcement officers memorial monument fund as provided in the Michigan law enforcement officers memorial act, 2004 PA 177, MCL 28.781 to 28.787.

       Sec. 18-820. The department shall make available to the public a list of all parcels of real property owned by the state that are available for purchase. The list shall be posted on the Internet through the department's website.

       Sec. 18-822b. (1) A public-private partnership investment fund is created in the department. Subject to subsections (2) and (3), public-private partnership investments shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

       (a) Capital asset improvements including buildings, land, or structures.

       (b) Energy resource exploration, extraction, generation, and sales.

       (c) Financial and investment incentive opportunities.

       (d) Infrastructure construction, maintenance, and operation.

       (e) Public-private sector joint ventures that provide economic benefit to an area or to the state.

       (2) Public-private investments shall not include projects, consultant expenses, staff effort, or any other activity related to the development, financing, construction, operation, or implementation of the Gordie Howe International Crossing or any successor project unless the project is approved by the legislature and signed into law.

       (3) The state budget director shall determine whether or not a specific public-private partnership investment opportunity qualifies for funding under subsection (1).

       (4) Investment development revenue, including a portion of the proceeds from the sale of any public-private partnership investment designated in subsection (1), shall be deposited into the fund created in subsection (1) and shall be available for administration, development, financing, marketing, and operating expenditures associated with public-private partnerships, unless otherwise provided by law. Public-private partnership investments authorized in subsection (1) are authorized for public or private operation or sale consistent with state law. Expenditures from the fund are authorized for investment purposes as designated in subsection (1) to enhance the marketable value of each investment. The unencumbered balance remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year may be carried forward for appropriation in future years.

       (5) An annual report shall be transmitted to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the chairpersons of the relevant appropriations subcommittees, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office not later than December 31 of each year. This report shall detail both of the following:

       (a) The revenue and expenditure activity in the fund for the preceding fiscal year.

       (b) Public-private partnership investments as identified under subsection (1).

       (6) The department shall monitor the revenue deposited in the public-private partnership investment fund created in subsection (1). If the revenue in the fund is insufficient to pay the amount appropriated in part 1 for public-private partnership investment, then the department shall propose a legislative transfer to fund the line from the appropriations in part 1.

       Sec. 18-822c. The funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used to support any staff effort, projects, consultant expenses, or any other activity related to the development, financing, construction, operation, or implementation of the Gordie Howe International Crossing or any successor project unless the project is approved by the legislature and signed into law.

       Sec. 18-822g. The department shall report quarterly to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on general government, and the senate and house fiscal agencies on legal service fund expenditures. The report shall itemize expenditures by case, purpose, and department involved and shall include expenditures related to all previously appropriated funds.

       Sec. 18-822m. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall collaborate with other departments to keep track of the performance of vendors in fulfilling contract obligations. The performance of these vendors shall be recorded and used as a factor to determine future contracts awarded in the procurement process.

       (2) By March 15 the department shall report on the compliance of all state departments and agencies with the requirements of this section by March 1. The report shall be submitted no later than March 15 to the chairpersons of the subcommittees on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director.

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

       Sec. 18-823. (1) The department may sell and accept paid advertising for placement on any state website under its jurisdiction. The department shall review and approve the content of each advertisement. The department may refuse to accept advertising from any person or organization or require modification to advertisements based upon criteria determined by the department. Revenue received under this subsection shall be used for operating costs of the department and for future technology enhancements to state of Michigan e-government initiatives. Funds received under this subsection shall be limited to $250,000.00. Any funds in excess of $250,000.00 shall be deposited in the state general fund.

       (2) The department may accept gifts, donations, contributions, bequests, and grants of money from any public or private source to assist with the underwriting or sponsorship of state webpages or services offered on those webpages. A private or public funding source may receive recognition in the webpage. The department may reject any gift, donation, contribution, bequest, or grant.

       (3) Funds accepted by the department under subsection (1) or (2) are appropriated and allotted when received and may be expended upon approval of the state budget director. The state budget office shall notify the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government and the senate and house fiscal agencies within 10 days after the approval is given. The department shall provide a report to the senate and house of representatives appropriations subcommittees on general government and senate and house fiscal agencies that details the funds accepted for the prior fiscal year by November 1.

       Sec. 18-824. The department may enter into agreements to supply spatial information and technical services to other principal executive departments, state agencies, local units of government, and other organizations. The department may receive and expend funds in addition to those authorized in part 1 for providing information and technical services, publications, maps, and other products. The department may expend amounts received for salaries, supplies, and equipment necessary to provide informational products and technical services.

       Sec. 18-825. The legislature shall have access to all historical and current data contained within SIGMA, or its predecessor, pertaining to state departments. State departments shall have access to all historical and current data contained within SIGMA or its predecessor.

       Sec. 18-826. When used in this part and part 1, "information technology services" means services involving all aspects of managing and processing information, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

       (a) Application and mobile development and maintenance.

       (b) Desktop computer support and management.

       (c) Cyber security.

       (d) Social media.

       (e) Mainframe computer support and management.

       (f) Server support and management.

       (g) Local area network support and management, including, but not limited to, wired and wireless network build-out, support, and management.

       (h) Information technology project management.

       (i) Information technology planning and budget management.

       (j) Telecommunication services, infrastructure, and support.

       Sec. 18-827. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 for the Michigan public safety communications system shall be expended upon approval of an expenditure plan by the state budget director.

       (2) The department shall assess all subscribers of the Michigan public safety communications system reasonable access and maintenance fees and shall deposit the fees in the Michigan public safety communications systems fees fund.

       (3) All money received by the department under this section shall be expended for the support and maintenance of the Michigan public safety communications system.

       (4) Any deposits made under this section and unencumbered funds are restricted revenues and shall be carried forward into succeeding fiscal years.

       Sec. 18-833. (1) The state budget director, upon notification to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, may adjust spending authorization and user fees in the department in order to ensure that the appropriations for information technology in the department budget equal the appropriations for information technology in the budgets for all executive branch agencies.

       (2) If during the course of the fiscal year a transfer or supplemental to or from the information technology line item within an agency budget is made under section 393 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393, there is appropriated an equal amount of user fees in the department to accommodate an increase or decrease in spending authorization.

       Sec. 18-834. (1) Revenue collected from licenses issued under the antenna site management project shall be deposited into the antenna site management revolving fund created for this purpose in the department. The department may receive and expend money from the fund for costs associated with the antenna site management project, including the cost of a third-party site manager. Any excess revenue remaining in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall be proportionately transferred to the appropriate state restricted funds as designated in statute or by constitution.

       (2) An antenna shall not be placed on any site pursuant to this section without complying with the respective local zoning codes and local unit of government processes.

       Sec. 18-835. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the funds collected by the department for supplying census-related information and technical services, publications, statistical studies, population projections and estimates, and other demographic products are appropriated for all expenses necessary to provide the required services. These funds are available for expenditure when they are received and may be carried forward into the next succeeding fiscal year.

       Sec. 18-837. In addition to the general fund/general purpose appropriations for enterprisewide information technology investments in part 1, there is also appropriated related federal and state restricted funds up to the amounts that will be earned based upon the initiatives undertaken with the funds in part 1. The state budget director shall determine and authorize the appropriate manner for implementing this section. The department shall notify the senate and house general government appropriations subcommittees and any other relevant senate and house appropriations subcommittee within 10 days of effectuating appropriations under this section.

 

STATE BUILDING AUTHORITY RENT

       Sec. 18-842. (1) The state building authority rent appropriations in part 1 may also be expended for the payment of required premiums for insurance on facilities owned by the state building authority or payment of costs that may be incurred as the result of any deductible provisions in such insurance policies.

       (2) If the amount appropriated in part 1 for state building authority rent is not sufficient to pay the rent obligations and insurance premiums and deductibles identified in subsection (1) for state building authority projects, there is appropriated from the general fund of the state the amount necessary to pay such obligations.

 

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

       Sec. 18-850. (1) In accordance with section 5 of article XI of the state constitution of 1963, all restricted funds shall be assessed a sum not less than 1% of the total aggregate payroll paid from those funds for financing the civil service commission on the basis of actual 1% restricted sources total aggregate payroll of the classified service for the preceding fiscal year. This includes, but is not limited to, restricted funds appropriated in part 1 of any appropriations act. Unexpended 1% appropriated funds shall be returned to each 1% fund source at the end of the fiscal year.

       (2) The appropriations in part 1 are estimates of actual charges based on payroll appropriations. With the approval of the state budget director, the commission is authorized to adjust financing sources for civil service charges based on actual payroll expenditures, provided that such adjustments do not increase the total appropriation for the civil service commission.

       (3) The financing from restricted sources shall be credited to the civil service commission by the end of the second fiscal quarter.

       Sec. 18-851. Except where specifically appropriated for this purpose, financing from restricted sources shall be credited to the civil service commission. For restricted sources of funding within the general fund that have the legislative authority for carryover, if current spending authorization or revenues are insufficient to accept the charge, the shortage shall be taken from carryforward balances of that funding source. Restricted revenue sources that do not have carryforward authority shall be utilized to satisfy commission operating deducts first and civil service obligations second. General fund dollars are appropriated for any shortfall, pursuant to approval by the state budget director.

       Sec. 18-852. The appropriation in part 1 to the civil service commission, for state-sponsored group insurance, flexible spending accounts, and COBRA, represents amounts, in part, included within the various appropriations throughout state government for the current fiscal year to fund the flexible spending account program included within the civil service commission. Deposits against state-sponsored group insurance, flexible spending accounts, and COBRA for the flexible spending account program shall be made from assessments levied during the current fiscal year in a manner prescribed by the civil service commission. Unspent employee contributions to the flexible spending accounts may be used to offset administrative costs for the flexible spending account program, with any remaining balance of unspent employee contributions to be lapsed to the general fund.

 

CAPITAL OUTLAY

       Sec. 18-860. As used in sections 861 through 867 of this part:

       (a) "Board" means the state administrative board.

       (b) "Community college" means a community college organized under the community college act of 1966, 1966 PA 331, MCL 389.1 to 389.195, or under part 25 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1601 to 380.1607, and does not include a state agency or university.

       (c) "University" means a 4-year university supported by the state. University does not include a community college or a state agency.

       Sec. 18-861. Each capital outlay project authorized in this part and part 1 or any previous capital outlay act shall comply with the procedures required by the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

       Sec. 18-864. The appropriations in part 1 for capital outlay shall be carried forward at the end of the fiscal year consistent with the provisions of section 248 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1248.

       Sec. 18-865. (1) A site preparation economic development fund is created in the department. As used in this section, "economic development sites" means those state-owned sites declared as surplus property pursuant to section 251 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1251, that would provide economic benefit to the area or to the state. The Michigan economic development corporation board and the state budget director shall determine whether or not a specific state-owned site qualifies for inclusion in the fund created under this subsection.

       (2) Proceeds from the sale of any sites designated in subsection (1) shall be deposited into the fund created in subsection (1) and shall be available for site preparation expenditures, unless otherwise provided by law. The economic development sites authorized in subsection (1) are authorized for sale consistent with state law. Expenditures from the fund are authorized for site preparation activities that enhance the marketable sale value of the sites. Site preparation activities include, but are not limited to, demolition, environmental studies and abatement, utility enhancement, and site excavation.

       (3) A cash advance in an amount of not more than $25,000,000.00 is authorized from the general fund to the site preparation economic development fund.

       (4) An annual report shall be transmitted to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations not later than December 31 of each year. This report shall detail both of the following:

       (a) The revenue and expenditure activity in the fund for the preceding fiscal year.

       (b) The sites identified as economic development sites under subsection (1).

       Sec. 18-867. Proceeds from the sale of the Farnum building shall be subsequently appropriated to the department in accordance with any legislation enacted that authorizes the sale of that property. If the net proceeds from the sale of the Farnum building are less than the $7,000,000.00 authorized for senate relocation costs in section 896 of article VIII of 2014 PA 252, an amount equal to the difference between the net sale proceeds and $7,000,000.00 shall be appropriated by the legislature to the department.

 

CAPITAL OUTLAY - UNIVERSITIES AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES

       Sec. 18-873. (1) This section applies only to projects for community colleges.

       (2) State support is directed towards the remodeling and additions, special maintenance, or construction of certain community college buildings. The community college shall obtain or provide for site acquisition and initial main utility installation to operate the facility. Funding shall be composed of local and state shares and not more than 50% of a capital outlay project, not including a lump-sum special maintenance project or remodeling and addition project, for a community college shall be appropriated from state and federal funds, unless otherwise appropriated by the legislature.

       (3) An expenditure under this part and part 1 is authorized when the release of the appropriation is approved by the board upon the recommendation of the director. The director may recommend to the board the release of any appropriation in part 1 only after the director is assured that the legal entity operating the community college to which the appropriation is made has complied with this part and part 1 and has matched the amounts appropriated as required by this part and part 1. A release of funds in part 1 shall not exceed 50% of the total cost of planning and construction of any project, not including lump-sum remodeling and additions and special maintenance, unless otherwise appropriated by the legislature. Further planning and construction of a project authorized by this part and part 1 or applicable sections of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594, shall be in accordance with the purpose and scope as defined and delineated in the approved program statements and planning documents. This part and part 1 are applicable to all projects for which planning appropriations were made in previous acts.

       (4) The community college shall take the steps necessary to secure available federal construction and equipment money for projects funded for construction in this part and part 1 if an application was not previously made. If there is a reasonable expectation that a prior year unfunded application may receive federal money in a subsequent year, the college shall take whatever action necessary to keep the application active.

       Sec. 18-874. If university and community college matching revenues are received in an amount less than the appropriations for capital projects contained in this part and part 1, the state funds shall be reduced in proportion to the amount of matching revenue received.

       Sec. 18-875. (1) The director may require that community colleges and universities that have an authorized project listed in part 1 submit documentation regarding the project match and governing board approval of the authorized project not more than 60 days after the beginning of the fiscal year.

       (2) If the documentation required by the director under subsection (1) is not submitted, or does not adequately authenticate the availability of the project match or board approval of the authorized project, the authorization may terminate. The authorization terminates 30 days after the director notifies the JCOS of the intent to terminate the project unless the JCOS convenes to extend the authorization.

 

ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS

       Sec. 18-900. (1) The drinking water declaration of emergency reserve fund is created within the department of treasury.

       (2) Any unexpended funds in the drinking water declaration of emergency reserve fund created in section 880 of article VIII of 2018 PA 207 shall be carried forward and available for expenditure under this section pursuant to section 880(5) of article VIII of 2018 PA 207.

       (3) Funds may only be spent from the drinking water declaration of emergency reserve fund upon appropriation, or legislative transfer pursuant to section 393 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (4) Interest and earnings from the investment of funds deposited in the drinking water declaration of emergency reserve fund shall be deposited in the general fund.

       (5) Funds in the drinking water declaration of emergency reserve fund at the close of a fiscal year shall remain in the drinking water declaration of emergency reserve fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.


 

Article 19

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

PART 1

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS AND ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS

       Sec. 19-101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this article, the amounts listed in this part for the department of transportation are appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and are anticipated to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, from the funds indicated in this part. The following is a summary of the appropriations and anticipated appropriations in this part:

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              6.0               6.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................          2,818.3          2,818.3

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $  5,778,292,000  $  7,033,385,100

  Total interdepartmental grants and interdepartmental

   transfers..............................................        3,974,300         3,943,100

  ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION............................ $  5,774,317,700  $  7,029,442,000

  Total federal revenues...................................    1,341,650,100     1,341,650,100

  Total local revenues.....................................       51,032,000        51,032,000

  Total private revenues...................................          900,000           900,000

  Total other state restricted revenues...................    4,380,735,600     5,635,859,900

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

       State general fund/general purpose schedule:

     Ongoing state general fund/general purpose...........                0                 0

     One-time state general fund/general purpose..........                0                 0

   Sec. 19-102.  DEBT SERVICE

  Airport safety and protection plan...................... $      3,435,800  $      3,435,800

  Blue Water Bridge fund...................................        6,886,400         6,886,400

  Comprehensive transportation............................       10,896,000        10,896,000

  Economic development.....................................       11,638,000        11,638,000

  Local bridge fund........................................        2,380,700         2,380,700

  State trunkline..........................................      178,660,600      178,660,600

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    213,897,500  $    213,897,500

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       81,155,000        81,155,000

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................      132,742,500       132,742,500

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 19-103.  COLLECTION, ENFORCEMENT, AND OTHER AGENCY SUPPORT SERVICES

  CTF grant to civil service commission................... $        250,000  $        250,000

  CTF grant to department of attorney general.............          106,400           106,400

  CTF grant to department of treasury.....................           33,100            33,100

  CTF grant to legislative auditor general................           39,800            39,800

  CTF grant to department of technology, management and

   budget.................................................           50,900            50,900

  MTF grant to department of environmental quality........        1,383,000         1,383,000

  MTF grant to department of treasury.....................        2,754,800         2,754,800

  MTF grant to legislative auditor general................          322,100           322,100

  MTF grant to department state for collection of

   revenue and fees.......................................       20,000,000        20,000,000

  SAF grant to civil service commission...................          150,000           150,000

  SAF grant to department of attorney general.............          185,100           185,100

  SAF grant to department of treasury.....................           73,500            73,500

  SAF grant to legislative auditor general................           31,000            31,000

  SAF grant to department of technology, management and

   budget.................................................           38,300            38,300

  STF grant to civil service commission...................        6,321,000         6,321,000

  STF grant to department of attorney general.............        2,076,800         2,076,800

  STF grant to department of state police.................       11,903,300        11,903,300

  STF grant to department of treasury.....................          149,700           149,700

  STF grant to legislative auditor general................          748,200           748,200

  STF grant to department of technology, management and

   budget.................................................        1,460,000        1,460,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     48,077,000  $     48,077,000

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       48,077,000        48,077,000

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 19-104.  DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............              6.0               6.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................            252.3             252.3

  Unclassified salaries-6.0 FTE positions................. $        824,100  $        807,900

  Asset management council.................................        1,876,400         1,876,400

  Business support services-42.0 FTE positions............        6,749,400         6,688,100

  Commission audit-29.3 FTE positions.....................        3,481,400         3,444,200

  Economic development and enhancement programs-10.0 FTE

   positions..............................................        1,701,400         1,683,400

  Finance, contracts, and support services-171.0 FTE

   positions..............................................       21,973,400        21,772,300

  Property management......................................        7,254,400         7,254,400

  Worker's compensation....................................        1,874,300        1,874,300

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     45,734,800  $     45,401,000

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from other restricted funding.......................        3,974,300         3,943,100

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       41,760,500        41,457,900

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 19-105.  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

  Information technology services and projects............ $     39,035,000  $     39,035,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     39,035,000  $     39,035,000

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................          520,500           520,500

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       38,514,500        38,514,500

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 19-106.  TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

   Full-time equated classified positions................            137.0             137.0

  Grants to regional planning councils.................... $        488,800  $        488,800

  Planning services-137.0 FTE positions...................       39,409,300       39,240,900

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     39,898,100  $     39,729,700

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       22,000,000        22,000,000

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       17,898,100        17,729,700

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 19-107.  DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES

   Full-time equated classified positions................          1,506.3           1,506.3

  Program development, delivery, and system operations-

   1,506.3 FTE positions.................................. $    171,180,800  $    169,798,400

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    171,180,800  $    169,798,400

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       23,529,800        23,529,800

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................      147,651,000       146,268,600

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 19-108.  HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE

   Full-time equated classified positions.............. .            760.7             760.7

  State trunkline operations-760.7 FTE positions.......... $    405,641,800  $    404,992,400

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    405,641,800  $    404,992,400

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................      405,641,800       404,992,400

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 19-109.  ROAD AND BRIDGE PROGRAMS

  Cities and villages...................................... $    589,982,000  $    601,552,500

  County road commissions..................................    1,058,178,700     1,078,931,400

  Grants to local programs.................................       33,000,000        33,000,000

  Local bridge program.....................................       29,077,800        29,198,400

  Local federal aid and road and bridge construction......      278,400,300       278,400,300

  Local agency wetlands mitigation........................        2,000,000         2,000,000

  Movable bridge...........................................        5,337,300         5,454,800

  Rail grade crossing......................................        3,000,000         3,000,000

  Rail grade crossing - surface improvements..............        3,000,000         3,000,000

  State trunkline federal aid and road and bridge

   construction...........................................   1,273,691,600   1,299,013,900

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $  3,275,667,700  $  3,333,551,300

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................    1,065,094,800     1,065,094,800

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................       30,003,500        30,003,500

  Other state restricted revenues.........................    2,180,569,400     2,238,453,000

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 19-110.  FIXING MICHIGAN ROADS

  Fixing Michigan roads program........................... $    834,947,600  $  1,944,737,100

  Local bridges............................................       36,701,000        85,483,000

  Multi-modal innovation projects.........................       27,525,700        64,112,200

  Local rural economic corridors..........................       18,350,500        42,741,500

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    917,524,800  $  2,137,073,800

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Fixing Michigan roads fund...............................      917,524,800     2,137,073,800

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 19-111.  BLUE WATER BRIDGE

   Full-time equated classified positions................             41.0              41.0

  Blue Water Bridge operations-41.0 FTE positions......... $      6,595,800  $      6,555,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      6,595,800  $      6,555,000

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        6,595,800         6,555,000

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 19-112.  TRANSPORTATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  Community service infrastructure fund................... $      3,000,000  $      3,000,000

  Forest roads.............................................        5,000,000         5,000,000

  Rural county primary.....................................        8,314,700         8,415,300

  Rural county urban system................................        2,500,000         2,500,000

  Target industries/economic redevelopment................       17,129,400        17,330,500

  Urban county congestion..................................        8,314,700        8,415,300

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     44,258,800  $     44,661,100

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       44,258,800        44,661,100

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 19-113.  AERONAUTICS SERVICES

   Full-time equated classified positions................             46.0              46.0

  Air service program...................................... $        250,000  $        250,000

  Aviation services-46.0 FTE positions....................        7,508,700        7,444,100

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      7,758,700  $      7,694,100

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        7,758,700         7,694,100

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 19-114.  PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

   Full-time equated classified positions................             36.0              36.0

  Passenger transportation services-36.0 FTE positions.... $      5,964,400  $      5,912,700

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      5,964,400  $      5,912,700

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................          972,100           972,100

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        4,992,300         4,940,600

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 19-115.  LOCAL BUS TRANSIT

  Local bus operating...................................... $    196,750,000  $    196,750,000

  Nonurban operating/capital...............................       30,027,900       30,027,900

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    226,777,900  $    226,777,900

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       28,027,900        28,027,900

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................        2,000,000         2,000,000

  Other state restricted revenues.........................      196,750,000       196,750,000

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 19-116.  INTERCITY PASSENGER AND FREIGHT

   Full-time equated classified positions................             39.0              39.0

  Detroit/Wayne County port authority..................... $        468,200  $        468,200

  Freight property management..............................        1,000,000         1,000,000

  Intercity services.......................................        9,860,000         7,860,000

  Marine passenger service.................................        5,900,000         1,900,000

  Office of rail-39.0 FTE positions.......................        6,656,500         6,605,800

  Rail operations and infrastructure......................       95,566,700       85,566,700

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    119,451,400  $    103,400,700

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       14,500,000        14,500,000

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................          760,000           760,000

  Private revenues.........................................          900,000           900,000

  Other state restricted revenues.........................      103,291,400        87,240,700

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 19-117.  PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT

  Municipal credit program................................. $      2,000,000  $      2,000,000

  Service initiatives......................................       10,589,200         6,589,200

  Specialized services.....................................       23,313,900        23,313,900

  Transit capital..........................................       67,900,600        67,900,600

  Van pooling..............................................          195,000          195,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    103,998,700  $     99,998,700

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       26,850,000        26,850,000

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................        5,760,000         5,760,000

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       71,388,700        67,388,700

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 19-118.  CAPITAL OUTLAY

   (1) BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

  Special maintenance, remodeling and additions........... $      3,001,500  $      3,001,500

  Salt storage buildings and containment control..........        2,500,000        2,500,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      5,501,500  $      5,501,500

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        5,501,500         5,501,500

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   (2) AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS

  Airport safety, protection, and improvement program..... $     95,477,300  $     95,477,300

  Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport...............        5,850,000        5,850,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    101,327,300  $    101,327,300

     Appropriated from:

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       79,000,000        79,000,000

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................       12,508,500        12,508,500

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        9,818,800         9,818,800

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

 

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

FISCAL YEAR 2020

 

GENERAL SECTIONS

       Sec. 19-201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1 for the fiscal year 2020 is $4,380,735,600.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2020 is $2,302,463,700.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

   Grants to regional planning councils................................... $          488,800

   Cities and villages....................................................        589,982,000

   County road commissions................................................      1,058,178,700

   Grants to local programs...............................................         33,000,000

   Local bridge program...................................................         29,077,800

   Local agency wetlands mitigation.......................................          2,000,000

   Movable bridge.........................................................          2,668,700

   Rail grade crossing....................................................          1,500,000

   Rail grade crossing - surface improvements.............................          3,000,000

   Fixing Michigan roads program..........................................        189,371,000

   Local bridges..........................................................         36,701,000

   Multi-modal innovation projects........................................         16,515,400

   Local rural economic corridors.........................................         18,350,000

   Community service infrastructure fund..................................          3,000,000

   Forest roads............................................................          5,000,000

   Rural county primary...................................................          8,314,700

   Rural county urban system..............................................          2,500,000

   Target industries/economic redevelopment...............................         10,620,200

   Urban county congestion................................................          8,314,700

   Air service program....................................................            250,000

    Local bus operating....................................................        196,750,000

   Detroit/Wayne County port authority....................................            468,200

   Marine passenger service...............................................          5,400,000

   Municipal credit program...............................................          2,000,000

   Service initiatives....................................................          8,614,200

   Specialized services...................................................          9,228,900

   Transit capital........................................................         51,350,600

   Airport safety, protection, and improvement program...................          3,968,800

   Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport..............................          5,850,000

  TOTAL.................................................................... $    2,302,463,700

       Sec. 19-202. The appropriations authorized under this article are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

       Sec. 19-203. As used in this article:

       (a) "CTF" means comprehensive transportation fund.

       (b) "Department" means the state transportation department.

       (c) "Director" means the director of the department.

       (d) "DOT" means the United States Department of Transportation.

       (e) "DOT-FHWA" means DOT, Federal Highway Administration.

       (f) "FTE" means full-time equated.

       (g) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.

       (h) "MTF" means Michigan transportation fund.

       (i) "SAF" means state aeronautics fund.

       (j) "STF" means state trunkline fund.

       Sec. 19-204. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall use the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this article. This requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.

       Sec. 19-205. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality. In addition, preference should be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

       Sec. 19-206. The director shall take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. Each director shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services, supplies, or both.

       Sec. 19-207. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's budget. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:

       (a) The dates of each travel occurrence.

       (b) The transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.

       Sec. 19-208. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by a principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those outside services that the attorney general authorizes.

       Sec. 19-209. Not later than November 30, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

       Sec. 19-210. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $200,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $40,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       Sec. 19-211. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for each department or agency:

       (a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.

       (b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.

       (c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.

       (d) The number of active department employees by job classification.

       (e) Job specifications and wage rates.

       Sec. 19-212. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees chairs, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2020.

       Sec. 19-213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department's performance.

       Sec. 19-214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 are estimated at $63,863,700.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $31,045,600.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $32,818,100.00.

 

DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT

       Sec. 19-301. (1) The department may establish a fee schedule and collect fees sufficient to cover the costs to issue the permits that the department is authorized by law to issue upon request, unless otherwise stipulated by law. All permit fees are nonrefundable application fees and shall be credited to the appropriate fund to recover the direct and indirect costs of receiving, reviewing, and processing the requests.

       (2) A bridge authority shall hold 3 public hearings on an increase in any toll charged by the authority at least 30 days before the toll change will become effective. Two of the hearings shall be held within 5 miles of the bridge over which the bridge authority has jurisdiction. One hearing shall be held in Lansing. Public hearings held under this section shall be conducted in accordance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275, and shall be conducted so as to provide a reasonable opportunity for public comment, including both spoken and written comments.

       Sec. 19-304. If, as a requirement of bidding on a highway project, the department requires a contractor to submit financial or proprietary documentation as to how the bid was calculated, that bid documentation shall be kept confidential and shall not be disclosed other than to a department representative without the contractor's written consent. The department may disclose the bid documentation if necessary to address or defend a claim by a contractor.

       Sec. 19-306. (1) The amounts appropriated in part 1 to support tax and fee collection, law enforcement, and other program services provided to the department and to transportation funds by other state departments shall be expended from transportation funds pursuant to annual contracts between the department and those other state departments. The contracts shall be executed prior to the expenditure or obligation of those funds. The contracts shall provide, but are not limited to, the following data applicable to each state department:

       (a) Estimated costs to be recovered from transportation funds.

       (b) Description of services provided to the department and/or transportation funds and financed with transportation funds.

       (c) Detailed cost allocation methods appropriate to the type of services being provided and the activities financed with transportation funds.

       (2) Not later than 2 months after publication of the state of Michigan comprehensive annual financial report, each state department receiving funding pursuant to an interdepartment contract with the department shall submit a written report to the department, the state budget director, and the house and senate fiscal agencies stating by spending authorization account the amount of estimated funds contracted with the department, the amount of funds expended, the amount of funds returned to the transportation funds, and any unreimbursed transportation-related costs incurred but not billed to transportation funds. A copy of the report shall be submitted to the auditor general, and the report shall be subject to audit.

       (3) The auditor general shall use a risk-based approach in developing an audit program for the use of transportation funds.

       Sec. 19-307. Before March 1 of each year, the department will provide to the legislature, the state budget office, and the house and senate fiscal agencies its rolling 5-year plan listing by county or by county road commission all highway construction projects for the fiscal year and all expected projects for the ensuing fiscal years.

       Sec. 19-310. The department shall provide in a timely manner copies of the agenda and approved minutes of monthly transportation commission meetings to the members of the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on transportation, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director.

       Sec. 19-313. (1) From funds appropriated in part 1, the department may increase a state infrastructure bank program and grant or loan funds in accordance with regulations of the state infrastructure bank program of the United States Department of Transportation. The state infrastructure bank is to be administered by the department for providing a revolving, self-sustaining resource for financing transportation infrastructure projects.

       (2) In addition to funds provided in subsection (1), money received by the state as federal grants, repayment of state infrastructure bank loans, or other reimbursement or revenue received by the state as a result of projects funded by the program and interest earned on that money shall be deposited in the revolving state infrastructure bank fund and shall be available for transportation infrastructure projects. At the close of the fiscal year, any unencumbered funds remaining in the state infrastructure bank fund shall remain in the fund and be carried forward into the succeeding fiscal year.

       Sec. 19-383. (1) The department shall prepare a report on use of department-owned aircraft during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019. With respect to each department-owned aircraft, the report shall include all the following:

       (a) Total hours of usage.

       (b) Description of specific flights including dates of travel, names of passengers including state agency, university, or local government affiliation, travel origin and destination, and total estimated costs associated with the air travel.

       (2) The report shall be submitted to the state budget director, senate and house appropriations subcommittees on transportation and the house and senate fiscal agencies no later than February 1, 2020.

       (3) The department shall maintain a system for recovering the cost of operating department-owned aircraft through charges to aircraft users.

       (4) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department is prohibited from transporting legislators or legislative staff on state-owned aircraft without prior approval from the senate majority leader or the speaker of the house of representatives and only when the aircraft is already scheduled by state agencies on related official state business.

       Sec. 19-384. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), the department shall not obligate the state to expend any state transportation revenue for construction planning or construction of the Gordie Howe International Crossing or a renamed successor. In addition, except as provided in subsection (2), the department shall not commit the state to any new contract related to the construction planning or construction of the Gordie Howe International Crossing or a renamed successor that would obligate the state to expend any state transportation revenue. An expenditure for staff resources used in connection with project activities, which expenditure is subject to full and prompt reimbursement from Canada, shall not be considered an expenditure of state transportation revenue.

       (2) If the legislature enacts specific enabling legislation for the construction of the Gordie Howe International Crossing or a renamed successor, subsection (1) does not apply once the enabling legislation goes into effect.

       Sec. 19-385. (1) The department shall submit reports to the state budget director, the speaker of the house, the house minority leader, the senate majority leader, the senate minority leader, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on transportation, and the house and senate fiscal agencies on department activities related to all nonconstruction or construction planning activities related to the Gordie Howe International Crossing or a renamed successor. The initial report shall be submitted on or before December 1, 2019 and shall cover the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.

       (2) The initial report shall include, at a minimum, all the following:

       (a) Department costs incurred in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, including employee salaries, wages, benefits, travel, and contractual services, and what activities those costs were related to.

       (b) Costs of other executive branch agencies incurred in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, including employee salaries, wages, benefits, travel, and contractual services, and what activities those costs were related to.

       (c) A breakdown of the source of funds used for the activities described in subdivisions (a) and (b).

       (d) A breakdown of reimbursements made by Canada under section 384(1) of this part to the state for expenditures for staff resources used in connection with project activities.

       (e) A narrative description of the status of the Gordie Howe International Crossing or a renamed successor, including efforts undertaken to implement provisions of the crossing agreement executed June 15, 2012 by representatives of the Canadian government and this state.

       (3) After submission of the initial report, a subsequent report shall be submitted on March 1, 2020, June 1, 2020, and September 1, 2020 and shall include the same information described in subsection (2) for the applicable previous fiscal quarter.

       Sec. 19-395. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for state trunkline federal aid road and bridge construction, the department may expend up to $10,000,000.00 on highway maintenance activities to support safety-related, high-priority, and other deferred routine maintenance needs on Michigan's state trunkline network.

       Sec. 19-398. The department shall continue to work to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries on Michigan's trunkline and shall maintain the Toward Zero Deaths statewide safety campaign. The department shall prioritize additional median cable guardrail installation when appropriate to address trunkline locations with a history of correctable fatal and serious injury crashes.

       Sec. 19-399. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the community service infrastructure fund, $3,000,000.00 shall be used to establish a local matching grant program for cities and villages with a population of 10,000 or less. The program shall be administered by the office of economic development. The office of economic development may expend up to $100,000.00 for costs of program administration. The office of economic development shall provide matching grants up to $250,000.00 for construction or preservation of city and village streets, including, but not limited to, reconstruction, replacement, rehabilitation, and capital prevention maintenance. Grantees will be required to provide a dollar-for-dollar cash match.

 

FEDERAL

       Sec. 19-402. A portion of the federal DOT-FHWA highway research, planning, and construction funds made available to this state shall be allocated to transportation programs administered by local jurisdictions in accordance with section 10o of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660o. A local road agency, with respect to a project approved for federal aid funding in a state transportation improvement program, may enter into a voluntary buyout agreement with the department or with another local road agency to exchange the federal aid with state restricted transportation funds as agreed to by the respective parties. The state restricted transportation funds received in exchange for federal aid funds shall be used for the same purpose as the federal aid funds were originally intended.

 

MICHIGAN TRANSPORTATION FUND

       Sec. 19-501. The money received under the motor carrier act, 1933 PA 254, MCL 475.1 to 479.42, and not appropriated to the department of licensing and regulatory affairs or the department of state police is deposited in the Michigan transportation fund.

       Sec. 19-503. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for the economic development and local bridge programs shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year but shall carry forward each fiscal year for the purposes for which appropriated in accordance with 1987 PA 231, MCL 247.901 to 247.913, and section 10(5) of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660.

       (2) Interest earned in the department of transportation economic development fund and local bridge fund shall remain in the respective funds and shall be allocated to the respective programs based on actual interest earned at the end of each fiscal year.

       (3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the department of transportation economic development fund and local bridge fund may receive federal, local, or private funds or restricted source funds such as interest earnings. These funds are appropriated for projects that are consistent with the purposes of the respective funds.

       (4) None of the funds statutorily dedicated to the transportation economic development fund and local bridge fund shall be diverted to other projects.

       Sec. 19-504. Funds from the Michigan transportation fund shall be distributed to the comprehensive transportation fund, the economic development fund, the recreation improvement fund, and the state trunkline fund, in accordance with this part and part 1 and part 711 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.71101 to 324.71108, and may only be used as specified in this part and part 1, 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.651 to 247.675, and part 711 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.71101 to 324.71108.

 

FIXING MICHIGAN ROADS FUND

       Sec. 19-550. Funds from the fixing Michigan roads fund shall be distributed to the recreation improvement fund in accordance with this part and part 1 and part 711 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.71101 to 324.71108, and may only be used as specified in this part and part 1, Article II of 1951 PA 51, and part 711 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.71101 to 324.71108.

 

STATE TRUNKLINE FUND

       Sec. 19-601. The department shall maintain documentation to support initial acceptance of warrantied projects, interim and final inspections, and notifications to contractors that the warranty period had expired. The department also shall review and evaluate consultant evaluation requirements or recommendations and update existing policies and procedures accordingly.

       Sec. 19-604. At the close of the fiscal year, any unencumbered and unexpended balance in the state trunkline fund shall remain in the state trunkline fund and shall carry forward and is appropriated for federal aid road and bridge programs for projects contained in the annual state transportation program.

 

TRANSIT AND RAIL RELATED FUNDS

       Sec. 19-701. The department shall establish an intercity bus equipment and facility fund as a subsidiary fund within the comprehensive transportation fund created under section 10b of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660b. Proceeds received by this state from the sale of state-owned intercity bus equipment shall be credited to the intercity bus equipment and facility fund for the purchase and repair of intercity bus equipment, as appropriated. Security deposits not returned to a lessee of state-owned intercity bus equipment under terms of the lease agreement shall be credited to the intercity bus equipment and facility fund for the repair of intercity bus equipment, as appropriated. Money received by the department from lease payments for state-owned intercity bus equipment, and facility maintenance charges under terms of leases of state-owned intercity facilities, shall be credited to the intercity bus equipment and facility fund for the purchase and repair of intercity bus equipment or for the maintenance and rehabilitation of state-owned intercity facilities, as appropriated. At the close of the fiscal year, any funds remaining in the intercity bus equipment and facility fund shall remain in the fund and be carried forward into the succeeding fiscal year.

       Sec. 19-702. Money that is received by this state as repayment for loans made for rail or water freight capital projects, and as a result of the sale of property or equipment used or projected to be used for rail or water freight projects shall be deposited in the rail freight fund created by section 17 of the state transportation preservation act of 1976, 1976 PA 295, MCL 474.67. At the close of the fiscal year, any funds remaining in the rail freight fund shall remain in the fund and be carried forward into the succeeding fiscal year.

       Sec. 19-706. The Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority shall issue a complete operations assessment and a financial disclosure statement. The operations assessment shall include operational goals for the next 5 years and recommendations to improve land acquisition and development efficiency. The report shall be completed and submitted to the house of representatives and senate appropriations subcommittees on transportation, the state budget director, and the house and senate fiscal agencies by June 30 of each fiscal year for the prior fiscal year.

       Sec. 19-735. For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, the appropriation to a street railway pursuant to section 10e (22) of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660e, is $0.

 

AERONAUTICS FUND

       Sec. 19-801. Except as otherwise provided in section 903 of this part for capital outlay, at the close of the fiscal year, any unobligated and unexpended balance in the state aeronautics fund created in the aeronautics code of the state of Michigan, 1945 PA 327, MCL 259.1 to 259.208, shall lapse to the state aeronautics fund and be appropriated by the legislature in the immediately succeeding fiscal year.

 

CAPITAL OUTLAY

       Sec. 19-901. (1) From federal-state-local project appropriations contained in part 1 for the purpose of assisting political entities and subdivisions of this state in the construction and improvement of publicly used airports and landing fields within this state, the state transportation department may permit the award of contracts on behalf of units of local government for the authorized locations not to exceed the indicated amounts, of which the state allocated portion shall not exceed the amount appropriated in part 1.

       (2) Political entities and subdivisions shall provide not less than 5% of the cost of any project under this section, unless a total nonfederal share less than 10% is otherwise specified in federal law. State money shall not be allocated until local money is allocated. State money for any 1 project shall not exceed 1/3 of the total appropriation in part 1 from state funds for airport improvement programs.

       (3) The Michigan aeronautics commission may take those steps necessary to match federal money available for airport construction and improvement within this state and to meet the matching requirements of the federal government. Whether acting alone or jointly with another political subdivision or public agency or with this state, a political subdivision or public agency of this state shall not submit to any agency of the federal government a project application for airport planning or development unless it is authorized in this part and part 1 and the project application is approved by the governing body of each political subdivision or public agency making the application and by the Michigan aeronautics commission.

       Sec. 19-903. The appropriations in part 1 for capital outlay shall be carried forward at the end of the fiscal year consistent with the provisions of section 248 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1248.


 

Article 20

DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY

PART 1

LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS AND ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS

       Sec. 20-101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this article, the amounts listed in this part for the department of treasury are appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and are anticipated to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, from the funds indicated in this part. The following is a summary of the appropriations and anticipated appropriations in this part:

DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY

APPROPRIATION SUMMARY

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............             10.0              10.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................          1,870.5           1,870.5

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $  2,077,159,800  $  2,109,101,100

  Total interdepartmental grants and interdepartmental

   transfers..............................................       12,905,600        12,828,700

  ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION............................ $  2,064,254,200  $  2,096,272,400

  Total federal revenues...................................       27,242,500        27,175,800

  Total local revenues.....................................       13,215,800        13,168,800

  Total private revenues...................................           27,500            27,500

  Total other state restricted revenues...................    1,804,941,600     1,847,538,300

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $    218,826,800  $    208,362,000

       State general fund/general purpose schedule:

     Ongoing state general fund/general purpose...........      208,826,800       208,362,000

     One-time state general fund/general purpose..........       10,000,000                 0

   Sec. 20-102.  DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT

   Full-time equated unclassified positions..............             10.0              10.0

   Full-time equated classified positions................            440.0             440.0

  Unclassified salaries-10.0 FTE positions................ $      1,088,400  $      1,066,600

  Department services-75.0 FTE positions..................        9,178,300         9,099,500

  Executive direction and operations-65.5 FTE positions...        9,272,800         9,214,500

  Office of accounting services-29.0 FTE positions........        3,652,400         3,611,200

  Collections services bureau-202.5 FTE positions.........       29,493,900        29,307,900

  Office of financial services-40.0 FTE positions.........        4,952,200         4,909,100

  Property management......................................        6,726,600         6,726,600

  Unclaimed property-28.0 FTE positions...................        4,941,700         4,912,600

  Worker's compensation....................................          143,100          143,100

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     69,449,400  $     68,991,100

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of health and human services........          800,600           794,100

  IDG from other restricted funding.......................        9,061,900         8,999,700

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................          996,800           987,800

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       45,541,100        45,276,000

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     13,049,000  $     12,933,500

   Sec. 20-103.  LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS

   Full-time equated classified positions................            103.0             103.0

  Local finance-18.0 FTE positions........................ $      2,689,700  $      2,669,900

  Property tax assessor training-1.0 FTE position.........        1,045,900         1,044,800

  Supervision of the general property tax law-84.0 FTE

   positions..............................................       18,966,500       18,844,900

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     22,702,100  $     22,559,600

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................        2,027,100         2,023,000

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        4,157,600         4,155,100

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     16,517,400  $     16,381,500

   Sec. 20-104.  TAX PROGRAMS

   Full-time equated classified positions................            746.5             746.5

  Bottle act implementation................................ $        250,000  $        250,000

  Home heating assistance..................................        3,099,200         3,097,000

  Insurance provider assessment program-13.0 FTE

   positions..............................................        2,135,100         2,119,200

  Office of revenue and tax analysis-21.0 FTE positions...        4,086,000         4,061,600

  Tax and economic policy-43.0 FTE positions..............        8,965,200         8,891,400

  Tax compliance-311.5 FTE positions......................       45,898,300        45,487,900

  Tax administration services bureau-347.0 FTE positions..       42,635,300        42,305,600

  Tobacco tax enforcement-11.0 FTE positions..............        1,553,700        1,539,900

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    108,622,800  $    107,752,600

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of transportation...................        2,427,000         2,419,600

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................        3,099,200         3,097,000

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       81,926,600        81,257,400

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     21,170,000  $     20,978,600

   Sec. 20-105.  FINANCIAL PROGRAMS

   Full-time equated classified positions................            167.0             167.0

  Common cash and debt management-11.0 FTE positions...... $      1,718,300  $      1,706,600

  Dual enrollment payments.................................        2,007,600         2,007,600

  Investments-81.0 FTE positions..........................       21,467,700        21,280,900

  John R. Justice grant program...........................          288,100           288,100

  Michigan finance authority - bond finance programs-

   53.0 FTE positions.....................................       24,961,100        24,892,600

  Student financial assistance programs-22.0 FTE

   positions..............................................        2,794,200        2,768,400

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     53,237,000  $     52,944,200

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from other restricted funding.......................          213,600           212,800

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................       22,514,800        22,459,300

   Special revenue funds:

  Michigan merit award trust fund.........................        1,203,500         1,195,200

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       25,304,400        25,098,100

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $      4,000,700  $      3,978,800

   Sec. 20-106.  DEBT SERVICE

  Clean Michigan initiative................................ $     49,027,000  $     49,027,000

  Great Lakes water quality bond..........................       38,772,000        38,772,000

  Quality of life bond.....................................       16,536,000       16,536,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    104,335,000  $    104,335,000

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $    104,335,000  $    104,335,000

   Sec. 20-107.  GRANTS

  Convention facility development distribution............ $    105,356,300  $    105,356,300

  Emergency 911 payments...................................       48,800,000        48,800,000

  Health and safety fund grants...........................        1,500,000         1,500,000

  Recreational marihuana grants...........................       20,250,000        36,900,000

  Senior citizen cooperative housing tax exemption

   program................................................       10,771,300       10,771,200

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $    186,677,600  $    203,327,500

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................      175,906,300       192,556,300

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     10,771,300  $     10,771,200

   Sec. 20-108.  BUREAU OF STATE LOTTERY

   Full-time equated classified positions................            196.0             196.0

  Lottery information technology services and projects.... $      5,318,800  $      5,318,800

  Lottery operations-196.0 FTE positions..................       26,937,600       26,699,500

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     32,256,400  $     32,018,300

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       32,256,400        32,018,300

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 20-109.  GAMING CONTROL

   Full-time equated classified positions................            143.0             143.0

  Gaming control administration-133.0 FTE positions....... $     26,833,000  $     26,669,700

  Gaming control information technology services and

   projects...............................................        2,585,500         2,585,500

  Horse racing-10.0 FTE positions.........................        2,060,500         2,052,600

  Michigan gaming control board...........................           50,000           50,000

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     31,529,000  $     31,357,800

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       31,529,000        31,357,800

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 20-110.  PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES

  Commercial forest reserve................................ $      3,368,100  $      3,368,100

  Purchased lands..........................................        8,677,900         8,677,900

  Swamp and tax reverted lands............................       15,305,600       15,305,600

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     27,351,600  $     27,351,600

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Private revenues.........................................           27,500            27,500

  Other state restricted revenues.........................        5,332,900         5,332,900

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     21,991,200  $     21,991,200

   Sec. 20-111.  REVENUE SHARING

  City, village, and township revenue sharing............. $    262,810,700  $    262,810,700

  Community opportunities for renewal.....................        5,000,000         5,000,000

  Constitutional state general revenue sharing grants.....      886,539,200       914,052,400

  County incentive program.................................       43,325,200        43,325,200

  County revenue sharing...................................      184,732,800      184,732,800

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $  1,382,407,900  $  1,409,921,100

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Sales tax................................................    1,382,407,900     1,409,921,100

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 20-112.  STATE BUILDING AUTHORITY

   Full-time equated classified positions................              3.0               3.0

  State building authority-3.0 FTE positions.............. $        754,400  $        748,700

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $        754,400  $        748,700

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................          754,400           748,700

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 20-113.  CITY INCOME TAX ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM

   Full-time equated classified positions................             72.0              72.0

  City income tax administration-72.0 FTE positions....... $      9,951,800  $      9,908,900

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $      9,951,800  $      9,908,900

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................        9,951,800         9,908,900

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $              0  $              0

   Sec. 20-114.  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

  Treasury operations information technology services

   and projects........................................... $     37,884,700  $     37,884,700

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     37,884,700  $     37,884,700

     Appropriated from:

   Interdepartmental grant revenues:

  IDG from department of transportation...................          402,500           402,500

   Federal revenues:

  Other federal revenues...................................          631,700           631,700

   Special revenue funds:

  Local revenues...........................................        1,236,900         1,236,900

  Other state restricted revenues.........................       18,621,400        18,621,400

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     16,992,200  $     16,992,200

   Sec. 20-115.  ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS

  Drinking water declaration of emergency................. $            100  $              0

  Wrongful imprisonment compensation fund.................       10,000,000                 0

  GROSS APPROPRIATION...................................... $     10,000,100  $              0

     Appropriated from:

   Special revenue funds:

  Other state restricted revenues.........................              100                 0

  State general fund/general purpose...................... $     10,000,000  $              0

 

PART 2

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

FISCAL YEAR 2020

 

GENERAL SECTIONS

       Sec. 20-201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1 for the fiscal year 2020 is $2,023,768,400.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2020 is $1,573,637,100.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:

DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY

   Convention facility development distribution........................... $      105,356,300

   Emergency 911 payments.................................................         26,000,000

   Health and safety fund grants..........................................          1,500,000

   Recreational marihuana grants..........................................         20,250,000

   Senior citizen cooperative housing tax exemption program..............         10,771,300

   Commercial forest reserve..............................................          3,368,100

   Purchased lands........................................................          8,677,900

   Swamp and tax reverted lands...........................................         15,305,600

   City, village, and township revenue sharing............................        262,810,700

   Community opportunities for renewal....................................          5,000,000

   Constitutional state general revenue sharing grants...................        886,539,200

   County incentive program...............................................         43,325,200

   County revenue sharing.................................................        184,732,800

  TOTAL.................................................................... $    1,573,637,100

       Sec. 20-202. The appropriations authorized under this article are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

       Sec. 20-203. As used in this article:

       (a)    "Department" means the department of Treasury.

       (b)    "Director" means the director of the department.

       (c)    "FTE" means full-time equated.

       (d)    "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.

       (e)    "JCOS" means the joint capital outlay subcommittee.

       (f)    "MEGA" means the Michigan Economic Growth Authority.

       Sec. 20-204. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall use the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this article. This requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.

       Sec. 20-205. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality. In addition, preference should be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

       Sec. 20-206. The director shall take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. Each director shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services, supplies, or both.

       Sec. 20-207. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's budget. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:

       (a) The dates of each travel occurrence.

       (b) The transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.

       Sec. 20-208. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by a principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those outside services that the attorney general authorizes.

       Sec. 20-209. Not later than November 30, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees and the senate and house fiscal agencies.

       Sec. 20-210. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       (4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $40,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this article under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       Sec. 20-211. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for each department or agency:

       (a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.

       (b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.

       (c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.

       (d) The number of active department employees by job classification.

       (e) Job specifications and wage rates.

       Sec. 20-212. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees chairs, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2020.

       Sec. 20-213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department's performance.

       Sec. 20-214. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 are estimated at $42,035,900.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $20,434,600.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $21,601,300.00.

       Sec. 20-215. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by the state, a department, an agency, or an authority of this state to purchase an ownership interest in a casino enterprise or a gambling operation as those terms are defined in the Michigan gaming control and revenue act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432.201 to 432.226.

 

DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY OPERATIONS

       Sec. 20-902. (1) Amounts needed to pay for interest, fees, principal, mandatory and optional redemptions, arbitrage rebates as required by federal law, and costs associated with the payment, registration, trustee services, credit enhancements, and issuing costs in excess of the amount appropriated to the department of treasury in part 1 for debt service on notes and bonds that are issued by the state under sections 14, 15, and 16 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963 as implemented by 1967 PA 266, MCL 17.451 to 17.455, are appropriated.

       (2) In addition to the amount appropriated to the department of treasury for debt service in part 1, there is appropriated an amount for fiscal year cash-flow borrowing costs to pay for interest on interfund borrowing made under 1967 PA 55, MCL 12.51 to 12.53.

       (3) In addition to the amount appropriated to the department of treasury for debt service in part 1, there is appropriated all repayments received by the state on loans made from the school bond loan fund not required to be deposited in the school loan revolving fund by or pursuant to section 4 of 1961 PA 112, MCL 388.984, to the extent determined by the state treasurer, for the payment of debt service, including, without limitation, optional and mandatory redemptions, on bonds, notes or commercial paper issued by the state pursuant to 1961 PA 112, MCL 388.981 to 388.985.

       Sec. 20-902b. As a condition of receiving funds appropriated in part 1, the department of treasury shall report by February 1 to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives appropriations subcommittees on general government, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget office on all funds that are controlled or administered by the department and not appropriated in part 1. This notification can be completed electronically and the department of treasury must notify the recipients when the report is publicly available. Both the current and any previous reports required under this section shall be saved and publicly available on the department of treasury public internet website and stored in a common location with all other statutory and boilerplate required reports. The link to the location of the reports shall be clearly indicated on the main page of the department of treasury internet website. The report shall include all of the following information:

       (a)    The starting balance for each fund from the previous year.

       (b)    Total revenue generated by both transfers in and investments for each fund in the previous fiscal year.

       (c)    Total expenditures for each fund in the previous fiscal year.

       (d)    The ending balance for each fund for the previous fiscal year.

       Sec. 20-903. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department of treasury may contract with private collection agencies and law firms to collect taxes and other accounts due this state. In addition to the amounts appropriated in part 1 to the department of treasury, there are appropriated amounts necessary to fund collection costs and fees not to exceed 25% of the collections or 2.5% plus operating costs, whichever amount is prescribed by each contract. The appropriation to fund collection costs and fees for the collection of taxes or other accounts due this state are from the fund or account to which the revenues being collected are recorded or dedicated. However, if the taxes collected are constitutionally dedicated for a specific purpose, the appropriation of collection costs and fees are from the general purpose account of the general fund.

       (2) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department of treasury may contract with private collections agencies and law firms to collect defaulted student loans and other accounts due the Michigan guaranty agency. In addition to the amounts appropriated in part 1 to the department of treasury, there are appropriated amounts necessary to fund collection costs and fees not to exceed 24.34% of the collection or a lesser amount as prescribed by the contract. The appropriation to fund collection costs and fees for the auditing and collection of defaulted student loans due the Michigan guaranty agency is from the fund or account to which the revenues being collected are recorded or dedicated.

       (3) The department of treasury shall submit a report for the immediately preceding fiscal year ending September 30 to the state budget director, the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, and the chairpersons of the relevant appropriations subcommittees, not later than November 30 stating the agencies or law firms employed, the amount of collections for each, the costs of collection, and other pertinent information relating to determining whether this authority should be continued.

       Sec. 20-904. (1) The department of treasury, through its bureau of investments, may charge an investment service fee against the applicable retirement funds. The fees may be expended for necessary salaries, wages, contractual services, supplies, materials, equipment, travel, worker's compensation insurance premiums, and grants to the civil service commission and state employees' retirement funds. Service fees shall not exceed the aggregate amount appropriated in part 1. The department of treasury shall maintain accounting records in sufficient detail to enable the retirement funds to be reimbursed periodically for fee revenue that is determined by the department of treasury to be surplus.

       (2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1 from the retirement funds to the department of treasury, there is appropriated from retirement funds an amount sufficient to pay for the services of money managers, investment advisors, investment consultants, custodians, and other outside professionals, the state treasurer considers necessary to prudently manage the retirement funds' investment portfolios. The state treasurer shall report annually to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the chairpersons of the relevant appropriations subcommittees, and the state budget office concerning the performance of each portfolio by investment advisor.

       Sec. 20-904a. (1) There is appropriated an amount sufficient to recognize and pay expenditures for financial services provided by financial institutions or equivalent vendors that perform these services including treasury as provided under section 1 of 1861 PA 111, MCL 21.181.

       (2) The appropriations under subsection (1) shall be funded by restricting revenues from common cash interest earnings and investment earnings in an amount sufficient to record these expenditures. If the amounts of common cash interest earnings are insufficient to cover these costs, then miscellaneous revenues shall be used to fund the remaining balance of these expenditures.

       Sec. 20-905. A revolving fund known as the municipal finance fee fund is created in the department of treasury. Fees are established under the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821, and the fees collected shall be credited to the municipal finance fee fund and may be carried forward for future appropriation.

       Sec. 20-906. (1) The department of treasury shall charge for audits as permitted by state or federal law or under contractual arrangements with local units of government, other principal executive departments, or state agencies. However, the charge shall not be more than the actual cost for performing the audit. A report detailing audits performed and audit charges for the immediately preceding fiscal year shall be submitted to the state budget director, the chairpersons of the relevant appropriations subcommittees, and the senate and house fiscal agencies not later than November 30.

       (2) A revolving fund known as the audit charges fund is created in the department of treasury. The contractual charges collected shall be credited to the audit charges fund and may be carried forward for future appropriation.

       Sec. 20-907. A revolving fund known as the assessor certification and training fund is created in the department of treasury. The assessor certification and training fund shall be used to organize and operate a property assessor certification and training program. Each participant certified and trained shall pay to the department of treasury examination fees not to exceed $50.00 per examination and certification fees not to exceed $175.00. Training courses shall be offered in assessment administration. Each participant shall pay a fee to cover the expenses incurred in offering the optional programs to certified assessing personnel and other individuals interested in an assessment career opportunity. The fees collected shall be credited to the assessor certification and training fund.

       Sec. 20-908. The amount appropriated in part 1 to the department of treasury, home heating assistance program, is to cover the costs, including data processing, of administering federal home heating credits to eligible claimants and to administer the supplemental fuel cost payment program for eligible tax credit and welfare recipients.

       Sec. 20-909. Revenue from the airport parking tax act, 1987 PA 248, MCL 207.371 to 207.383, is appropriated and shall be distributed under section 7a of the airport parking tax act, 1987 PA 248, MCL 207.377a.

       Sec. 20-910. The disbursement by the department of treasury from the bottle deposit fund to dealers as required by section 3c(2) of 1976 IL 1, MCL 445.573c, is appropriated.

       Sec. 20-911. There is appropriated an amount sufficient to recognize and pay refundable income tax credits as provided by law.

       Sec. 20-912. A plaintiff in a garnishment action involving this state shall pay to the state treasurer 1 of the following:

       (a) A fee of $6.00 at the time a writ of garnishment of periodic payments is served upon the state treasurer, as provided in section 4012 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.4012.

       (b) A fee of $6.00 at the time any other writ of garnishment is served upon the state treasurer, except that the fee shall be reduced to $5.00 for each writ of garnishment for individual income tax refunds or credits filed by magnetic media.

       Sec. 20-913. (1) The department of treasury may contract with private firms to appraise and, if necessary, appeal the assessments of senior citizen cooperative housing units. Payment for this service shall be from savings resulting from the appraisal or appeal process.

       (2) Of the funds appropriated in part 1 to the department of treasury for the senior citizens' cooperative housing tax exemption program, a portion may be utilized for a program audit of the program. The department of treasury shall forward copies of any audit report completed to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government and to the state budget office. The department of treasury may utilize up to 1% of the funds for program administration and auditing.

       Sec. 20-914. The department of treasury may provide a $200.00 annual prize from the Ehlers internship award account in the gifts, bequests, and deposit fund to the runner-up of the Rosenthal prize for interns. The Ehlers internship award account is interest bearing.

       Sec. 20-915. Pursuant to section 61 of the Michigan campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.261, there is appropriated from the general fund to the state campaign fund an amount equal to the amounts designated for tax year 2016. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the amount appropriated shall not revert to the general fund and shall remain in the state campaign fund. Any amounts remaining in the state campaign fund in excess of $10,000,000.00 on December 31 shall revert to the general fund.

       Sec. 20-916. The department of treasury may make available to interested entities otherwise unavailable customized unclaimed property listings of nonconfidential information in its possession. The charge for this information is as follows: 1 to 100,000 records at 2.5 cents per record and 100,001 or more records at .5 cents per record. The revenue received from this service shall be deposited to the appropriate revenue account or fund. The department shall submit an annual report on or before June 1 to the state budget director and the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations that states the amount of revenue received from the sale of information.

       Sec. 20-917. (1) There is appropriated for write-offs and advances an amount equal to total write-offs and advances for departmental programs, but not to exceed current year authorizations that would otherwise lapse to the general fund.

       (2) The department of treasury shall submit a report for the immediately preceding fiscal year to the state budget director, the chairpersons of the relevant appropriations subcommittees, and the senate and house fiscal agencies not later than November 30 stating the amounts appropriated for write-offs and advances under subsection (1).

       Sec. 20-919. (1) From funds appropriated in part 1, the department of treasury may contract with private auditing firms to audit for and collect unclaimed property due this state in accordance with the uniform unclaimed property act, 1995 PA 29, MCL 567.221 to 567.265. In addition to the amounts appropriated in part 1 to the department of treasury, there are appropriated amounts necessary to fund auditing and collection costs and fees not to exceed 12% of the collections, or a lesser amount as prescribed by the contract. The appropriation to fund collection costs and fees for the auditing and collection of unclaimed property due this state is from the fund or account to which the revenues being collected are recorded or dedicated.

       (2) The department of treasury shall submit a report for the immediately preceding fiscal year ending September 30 to the state budget director, the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, and the chairpersons of the relevant appropriations subcommittees not later than November 30 stating the auditing firms employed, the amount of collections for each, the costs of collection, and other pertinent information relating to determining whether this authority should be continued.

       Sec. 20-920. The department of treasury shall produce a listing of all personal property tax reimbursement payments to be distributed by the local community stabilization authority related to property taxes levied in the prior calendar year and shall post the list of payments on the department website by June 30.

       Sec. 20-924. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the department of treasury may receive and expend principal residence audit fund revenue for administration of principal residence audits under the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155.

       (2) The department of treasury shall submit a report for the immediately preceding fiscal year to the state budget director, the chairpersons of the relevant appropriations subcommittees, and the senate and house fiscal agencies not later than December 31 stating the amount of exemptions denied and the revenue received under the program.

       Sec. 20-926. Unexpended appropriations of the John R. Justice grant program are designated as work project appropriations and shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall continue to be available for expenditure until the project has been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

       (a) The purpose of the project is to provide student loan forgiveness to qualified public defenders and prosecutors.

       (b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with private vendors, or both.

       (c) The total estimated cost of the project is $288,100.00.

       (d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2021.

       Sec. 20-928. The department of treasury may provide receipt, warrant and cash processing, data, collection, investment, fiscal agent, levy and warrant cost assessment, writ of garnishment, and other user services on a contractual basis for other principal executive departments and state agencies. Funds for the services provided are appropriated and shall be expended for salaries and wages, fees, supplies, and equipment necessary to provide the services. Any unobligated balance of the funds received shall revert to the general fund of this state as of September 30.

       Sec. 20-930. (1) The department of treasury shall provide accounts receivable collections services to other principal executive departments and state agencies under 1927 PA 375, MCL 14.131 to 14.134. The department of treasury shall deduct a fee equal to the cost of collections from all receipts except unrestricted general fund collections. Fees shall be credited to a restricted revenue account and appropriated to the department of treasury to pay for the cost of collections. The department of treasury shall maintain accounting records in sufficient detail to enable the respective accounts to be reimbursed periodically for fees deducted that are determined by the department of treasury to be surplus to the actual cost of collections.

       (2) The department of treasury shall submit a report for the immediately preceding fiscal year to the state budget director, the chairpersons of the relevant appropriations subcommittees, and the senate and house fiscal agencies not later than November 30 stating the principal executive departments and state agencies served, funds collected, and costs of collection under subsection (1).

       Sec. 20-931. (1) The appropriation in part 1 to the department of treasury for treasury fees shall be assessed against all restricted funds that receive common cash earnings or other investment income. Treasury fees include all costs, including administrative overhead, relating to the investment of each restricted fund. The fee assessed against each restricted fund will be based on the size of the restricted fund (the absolute value of the average daily cash balance plus the market value of investments in the prior fiscal year) and the level of effort necessary to maintain the restricted fund as required by each department. The department of treasury shall provide a report to the state budget director, the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government, and the senate and house fiscal agencies by November 30 of each year identifying the fees assessed against each restricted fund and the methodology used for assessment.

       (2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the department of treasury may receive and expend investment fees relating to new restricted funding sources that participate in common cash earnings or other investment income during the current fiscal year. When a new restricted fund is created starting on or after October 1, that restricted fund shall be assessed a fee using the same criteria identified in subsection (1).

       Sec. 20-932. Revenue received under the Michigan education trust act, 1986 PA 316, MCL 390.1421 to 390.1442, may be expended by the board of directors of the Michigan education trust for necessary salaries, wages, supplies, contractual services, equipment, worker's compensation insurance premiums, and grants to the civil service commission and state employees' retirement fund.

       Sec. 20-934. The department of treasury may expend revenues received under the hospital finance authority act, 1969 PA 38, MCL 331.31 to 331.84, the shared credit rating act, 1985 PA 227, MCL 141.1051 to 141.1076, the higher education facilities authority act, 1969 PA 295, MCL 390.921 to 390.934, the Michigan public educational facilities authority, Executive Reorganization Order No. 2002-3, MCL 12.192, the Michigan tobacco settlement finance authority act, 2005 PA 226, MCL 129.261 to 129.279, the land bank fast track act, 2003 PA 258, MCL 124.751 to 124.774, part 505 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.50501 to 324.50522, the state housing development authority act of 1966, 1966 PA 346, MCL 125.1401 to 125.1499c, and the Michigan finance authority, Executive Reorganization Order No. 2010-2, MCL 12.194, for necessary salaries, wages, supplies, contractual services, equipment, worker's compensation insurance premiums, grants to the civil service commission and state employees' retirement fund, and other expenses as allowed under those acts.

       Sec. 20-935. The funds appropriated in part 1 for dual enrollment payments for an eligible student enrolled in a state-approved nonpublic school shall be distributed as provided under the postsecondary enrollment options act, 1996 PA 160, MCL 388.511 to 388.524, and the career and technical preparation act, 2000 PA 258, MCL 388.1901 to 388.1913, in a form and manner as determined by the department of treasury.

       Sec. 20-937. As a condition of receiving funds appropriated in part 1, the department of treasury shall submit a report to the state budget director, the senate and house standing committees on appropriations, the chairpersons of the relevant appropriations subcommittees, and the senate and house fiscal agencies not later than March 31 regarding the performance of the Michigan accounts receivable collections system. The report shall include, but is not limited to:

       (a) Information regarding the effectiveness of the department's current collection strategies, including use of vendors or contractors.

       (b) The amount of delinquent accounts and collection referrals to vendors and contractors.

       (c) The liquidation rates for declining delinquent accounts.

       (d) The profile of uncollected delinquent accounts, including specific uncollected amounts by category.

       (e) The department of treasury's strategy to manage delinquent accounts once those accounts exceed the vendor's or contractor's contracted collectible period.

       (f) A summary of the strategies used in other states, including, but not limited to, secondary placement services, and assessing the benefits of those strategies.

       Sec. 20-941. (1) The department of treasury, in conjunction with the Michigan strategic fund, shall report to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the senate and house of representatives appropriations subcommittees on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office by November 1 on the annual cost of the Michigan economic growth authority tax credits. The report shall include for each year the board-approved credit amount, adjusted for credit amendments where applicable, and the actual and projected value of tax credits for each year from 1995 to the expiration of the credit program. For years for which credit claims are complete, the report shall include the total of actual certificated credit amounts. For years for which claims are still pending or not yet submitted, the report shall include a combination of actual credits where available and projected credits. Credit projections shall be based on updated estimates of employees, wages, and benefits for eligible companies.

       (2) In addition to the report under subsection (1), the department of treasury, in conjunction with the Michigan strategic fund, shall report to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the senate and house of representatives appropriations subcommittees on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office by November 1 on the annual cost of all other certificated credits by program, for each year until the credits expire or can no longer be collected. The report shall include estimates on the brownfield redevelopment credit, film credits, MEGA photovoltaic technology credit, MEGA polycrystalline silicon manufacturing credit, MEGA vehicle battery credit, and other certificated credits.

       Sec. 20-942. As a condition of receiving funds appropriated in part 1 for supervision of the general property tax law, the department of treasury shall prioritize maintaining existing contracts related to the property services division.

       Sec. 20-944. If the department of treasury hires a pension plan consultant using any of the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall retain any report provided to the department by that consultant, notify the senate and house of representatives appropriations subcommittees on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director, and shall make that report available upon request to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. A rationale for retention of a pension plan consultant shall be included in the notification of retention.

       Sec. 20-945. Reviews of local unit assessment administration practices, procedures, and records, also known as the audit of minimal assessing requirements, shall be conducted in each assessment jurisdiction a minimum of once every 5 years.

       Sec. 20-946. Revenue collected in the convention facility development fund is appropriated and shall be distributed under sections 8 and 9 of the state convention facility development act, 1985 PA 106, MCL 207.628 and 207.629.

       Sec. 20-947. Financial independence teams shall cooperate with the financial responsibility section to coordinate and streamline efforts in identifying and addressing fiscal emergencies in school districts and intermediate school districts.

       Sec. 20-949. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department of treasury may contract with private agencies to prevent the disbursement of fraudulent tax refunds. In addition to the amounts appropriated in part 1 to the department of treasury, there are appropriated amounts necessary to pay contract costs or fund operations designed to reduce fraudulent income tax refund payments not to exceed $1,200,000.00 of the refunds identified as potentially fraudulent and for which payment of the refund is denied. The appropriation to fund fraud prevention efforts is from the fund or account to which the revenues being collected are recorded or dedicated.

       (2) The department of treasury shall submit a report for the immediately preceding fiscal year ending September 30 to the state budget director, the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, and the chairpersons of the relevant appropriations subcommittees not later than November 30 stating the number of refund claims denied due to the fraud prevention operations, the amount of refunds denied, the costs of the fraud prevention operations, and other pertinent information relating to determining whether this authority should be continued.

       Sec. 20-949a. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for additional staff in city income tax administration, the department shall expand individual income tax return administration to 1 additional city to leverage the department's capabilities to assist cities with their taxation efforts.

       Sec. 20-949d. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for financial review commission, the department shall continue financial review commission efforts in the current fiscal year. The purpose of the funding is to cover ongoing costs associated with the operation of the commission.

       (2) The department shall identify specific outcomes and performance measures for this initiative, including, but not limited to, the department's ability to perform a critical fiscal review to ensure the city of Detroit does not reenter distress following its exit from bankruptcy and to ensure that the community district does not enter distress and maintains a balanced budget.

       (3) The department must submit a report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director by March 15. The report must describe the specific outcomes and measures required in subsection (1) and provide the results and data related to these outcomes and measures.

       Sec. 20-949e. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the state essential services assessment program, the department of treasury shall administer the state essential services assessment program. The program will provide the department the ability to collect the state essential services assessment which is a phased-in replacement of locally collected personal property taxes on eligible manufacturing personal property.

       Sec. 20-949f. Revenue from the tobacco products tax act, 1993 PA 327, MCL 205.421 to 205.436, related to counties with a 2000 population of more than 2,000,000 is appropriated and shall be distributed under section 12(4)(d) of the tobacco products tax act, 1993 PA 327, MCL 205.432.

       Sec. 20-949h. Revenue from part 6 of the medical marihuana facilities licensing act, 2016 PA 281, MCL 333.27601 to 333.27605, is appropriated and distributed pursuant to part 6 of the medical marihuana facilities licensing act, 2016 PA 281, MCL 333.27601 to 333.27605.

       Sec. 20-949j. All funds in the wrongful imprisonment compensation fund created in the wrongful imprisonment compensation act, 2016 PA 343, MCL 691.1751 to 691.1757, are appropriated and available for expenditure. Expenditures are limited to support wrongful imprisonment compensation payments pursuant to section 6 of the wrongful imprisonment compensation act, 2016 PA 343, MCL 691.1756.

       Sec. 20-949k. There is appropriated an amount equal to the tax captured revenues due under approved transformational brownfield plans created I the brownfield redevelopment financing act. 1996 PA 381, MCL 125.2651 to 125.2670.

 

REVENUE SHARING

       Sec. 20-950. The funds appropriated in part 1 for constitutional revenue sharing shall be distributed by the department of treasury to cities, villages, and townships, as required under section 10 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963. Revenue collected in accordance with section 10 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963 in excess of the amount appropriated in part 1 for constitutional revenue sharing is appropriated for distribution to cities, villages, and townships, on a population basis as required under section 10 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963.

       Sec. 20-952. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for city, village, and township revenue sharing are for grants to cities, villages, and townships such that, subject to fulfilling the requirements under subsection (3), each city, village, or township that received a payment under section 901(1) of 2018 PA 618 is eligible to receive a payment equal to 103% of its total eligible payment under section 901(1) of 2018 PA 618 and section 957(1) of 2018 PA 207, rounded to the nearest dollar. For purposes of this subsection, any city, village, or township that completely merges with another city, village, or township will be treated as a single entity, such that when determining the eligible payment under section 901(1) of 2018 PA 618 and 957(1) of 2018 PA 207 for the combined single entity, the amount each of the merging local units was eligible to receive under section 901(1) of 2018 PA 618 and section 957(1) of 2018 PA 207 is summed.

       (2) The funds appropriated in part 1 for the county incentive program are to be used for grants to counties such that each county is eligible to receive an amount equal to 20% of the amount determined pursuant to the Glenn Steil state revenue sharing act of 1971, 1971 PA 140, MCL 141.901 to 141.921. The amount calculated under this subsection shall be adjusted as necessary to reflect partial county fiscal years and prorated based on the total amount appropriated for distribution to all eligible counties. Except as otherwise provided under this subsection, payments under this subsection will be distributed to an eligible county subject to the county's fulfilling the requirements under subsection (3).

       (3) For purposes of accountability and transparency, each eligible city, village, township, or county shall certify by December 1, or the first day of a payment month, that it has produced a citizen's guide of its most recent local finances, including a recognition of its unfunded liabilities; a performance dashboard; a debt service report containing a detailed listing of its debt service requirements, including, at a minimum, the issuance date, issuance amount, type of debt instrument, a listing of all revenues pledged to finance debt service by debt instrument, and a listing of the annual payment amounts until maturity; and a projected budget report, including, at a minimum, the current fiscal year and a projection for the immediately following fiscal year. The projected budget report shall include revenues and expenditures and an explanation of the assumptions used for the projections. Each eligible city, village, township, or county shall include in any mailing of general information to its citizens the Internet website address location for its citizen's guide, performance dashboard, debt service report, and projected budget report or the physical location where these documents are available for public viewing in the city, village, township, or county clerk's office. Each city, village, township, and county applying for a payment under this subsection shall submit a copy of the performance dashboard, a copy of the debt service report, and a copy of the projected budget report to the department of treasury. In addition, each eligible city, village, township, or county applying for a payment under this subsection shall either submit a copy of the citizen's guide or certify that the city, village, township, or county will be utilizing treasury's online citizen's guide. The department of treasury shall develop detailed guidance for a city, village, township, or county to follow to meet the requirements of this subsection. The detailed guidance shall be posted on the department of treasury website and distributed to cities, villages, townships, and counties by October 1.

       (4) City, village, and township revenue sharing payments and county incentive program payments are subject to the following conditions:

       (a) The city, village, township, or county shall certify to the department that it has met the required criteria for subsection (3) and submitted the required citizen's guide, performance dashboard, debt service report, and projected budget report as required by subsection (3). A department of treasury review of the citizen's guide, dashboard, or reports is not required in order for a city, village, township, or county to receive a payment under subsection (1) or (2). The department shall develop a certification process and method for cities, villages, townships, and counties to follow.

       (b) Subject to subdivisions (c), (d), and (e), if a city, village, township, or county meets the requirements of subsection (3), the city, village, township, or county shall receive its full potential payment under this section.

       (c) Cities, villages, and townships eligible to receive a payment under subsection (1) shall receive 1/6 of their eligible payment on the last business day of October, December, February, April, June, and August. Payments under subsection (1) shall be issued to cities, villages, and townships until the specified due date for subsection (3). After the specified due date for subsection (3), payments shall be made to a city, village, or township only if that city, village, or township has complied with subdivision (a).

       (d) Payments under subsection (2) shall be issued to counties until the specified due date for subsection (3). After the specified due date for subsection (3), payments shall be made to a county only if that county has complied with subdivision (a).

       (e) If a city, village, township, or county does not submit the required certification, citizen's guide, performance dashboard, debt service report, and projected budget report by the first day of a payment month, the city, village, township, or county shall forfeit the payment in that payment month.

       (f) Any city, village, township, or county that falsifies certification documents shall forfeit any future city, village, and township revenue sharing payments or county incentive program payments and shall repay to this state all payments it has received under this section.

       (g) City, village, and township revenue sharing payments and county incentive program payments under this section shall be distributed on the last business day of October, December, February, April, June, and August.

       (h) Payments distributed under this section may be withheld pursuant to sections 17a and 21 of the Glenn Steil state revenue sharing act of 1971, 1971 PA 140, MCL 141.917a and 141.921.

       (5) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for city, village, and township revenue sharing and the county incentive program shall be available for expenditure under the program for community opportunities for renewal after the approval of transfers by the legislature pursuant to section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

       Sec. 20-955. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for county revenue sharing shall be distributed by the department of treasury so that each eligible county receives a payment equal to 105.277% of the amount determined pursuant to the Glenn Steil state revenue sharing act of 1971, 1971 PA 140, MCL 141.901 to 141.921, less the amount for which the county is eligible under section 952(2) of this part. The amount calculated under this subsection shall be adjusted as necessary to reflect partial county fiscal years and prorated based on the total amount appropriated for distribution to all eligible counties.

       (2) The department of treasury shall annually certify to the state budget director the amount each county is authorized to expend from its revenue sharing reserve fund.

       Sec. 20-956. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for community opportunities for renewal shall be granted by the department of treasury to cities, villages, and townships that have 1 or more conditions that indicate probable financial distress, as determined by the department of treasury. A city, village, or township with 1 or more conditions that indicate probable financial distress may apply in a manner determined by the department of treasury for a grant to pay for specific projects or services that move the city, village, or township toward financial stability. Grants are to be used for specific projects or services that move the city, village, or township toward financial stability. The city, village, or township must use the grants under this section for the repair or replacement of critical infrastructure and equipment owned or maintained by the city, village, or township; for public safety enhancements; for blight removal; or for other community revitalization projects. The department of treasury shall award no more than $2,000,000.00 to any city, village, or township under this section.

       (2) The department of treasury shall provide a report to the senate and house of representatives appropriations subcommittees on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office by March 31. The report shall include a list by grant recipient of the date each grant was approved, the amount of the grant, and a description of the project or projects that will be paid by the grant.

       (3) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for community opportunities for renewal are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditure for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

       (a) The purpose of the project is to provide grants to communities for renewal and revitalization projects.

       (b) The projects will be accomplished by grants to cities, villages, and townships approved by the department of treasury.

       (c) The total estimated cost of all projects is $5,000,000.

       (d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2024.

 

BUREAU OF STATE LOTTERY

       Sec. 20-960. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1 to the bureau of state lottery, there is appropriated from state lottery fund revenues the amount necessary for, and directly related to, implementing and operating lottery games under the McCauley-Traxler-Law-Bowman-McNeely lottery act, 1972 PA 239, MCL 432.1 to 432.47, and activities under the Traxler-McCauley-Law-Bowman bingo act, 1972 PA 382, MCL 432.101 to 432.120, including expenditures for contractually mandated payments for vendor commissions, contractually mandated payments for instant tickets intended for resale, the contractual costs of providing and maintaining the online system communications network, and incentive and bonus payments to lottery retailers.

       Sec. 20-964. For the bureau of state lottery, there is appropriated 1% of the lottery's prior fiscal year's gross sales, for promotion and advertising.

 

CASINO GAMING

       Sec. 20-971. From the revenue collected by the Michigan gaming control board regarding the total annual assessment of each casino licensee, $2,000,000.00 is appropriated and shall be deposited in the compulsive gaming prevention fund as described in section 12a(5) of the Michigan gaming control and revenue act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432.212a.

       Sec. 20-973. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 for local government programs may be used to provide assistance to a local revenue sharing board referenced in an agreement authorized by the Indian gaming regulatory act, Public Law 100-497.

       (2) A local revenue sharing board described in subsection (1) shall comply with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275, and the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.

       (3) A county treasurer is authorized to receive and administer funds received for and on behalf of a local revenue sharing board. Funds appropriated in part 1 for local government programs may be used to audit local revenue sharing board funds held by a county treasurer. This section does not limit the ability of local units of government to enter into agreements with federally recognized Indian tribes to provide financial assistance to local units of government or to jointly provide public services.

       (4) A local revenue sharing board described in subsection (1) shall comply with all applicable provisions of any agreement authorized by the Indian gaming regulatory act, Public Law 100-497, in which the local revenue sharing board is referenced, including, but not limited to, the disbursal of tribal casino payments received under applicable provisions of the tribal-state class III gaming compact in which those funds are received.

       (5) The director of the department of state police and the executive director of the Michigan gaming control board are authorized to assist the local revenue sharing boards in determining allocations to be made to local public safety organizations.

       (6) The Michigan gaming control board shall submit a report by September 30 to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations and the state budget director on the receipts and distribution of revenues by local revenue sharing boards.

       Sec. 20-974. If revenues collected in the state services fee fund are less than the amounts appropriated from the fund, available revenues shall be used to fully fund the appropriation in part 1 for casino gaming regulation activities before distributions are made to other state departments and agencies. If the remaining revenue in the fund is insufficient to fully fund appropriations to other state departments or agencies, the shortfall shall be distributed proportionally among those departments and agencies.

       Sec. 20-976. The executive director of the Michigan gaming control board may pay rewards of not more than $5,000.00 to a person who provides information that results in the arrest and conviction on a felony or misdemeanor charge for a crime that involves the horse racing industry. A reward paid pursuant to this section shall be paid out of the appropriation in part 1 for the racing commission.

       Sec. 20-977. All appropriations from the Michigan agriculture equine industry development fund, except for the racing commission appropriations, shall be reduced proportionately if revenues to the Michigan agriculture equine industry development fund decline during the current fiscal year to a level lower than the amount appropriated in part 1.

       Sec. 20-978. The Michigan gaming control board shall use actual expenditure data in determining the actual regulatory costs of conducting racing dates and shall provide that data to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on agriculture and general government, the state budget office, and the senate and house fiscal agencies. The Michigan gaming control board shall not be reimbursed for more than the actual regulatory cost of conducting race dates. Prior to the reduction in the number of authorized race dates due to budget deficits, the executive director of the Michigan gaming control board shall provide notice to the certified horsemen's organizations with an opportunity to respond with alternatives. In determining actual costs, the Michigan gaming control board shall take into account that each specific breed may require different regulatory mechanisms.

       Sec. 20-979. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the Michigan gaming control board may receive and expend state lottery fund revenue in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00 for necessary expenses incurred in the licensing and regulation of millionaire parties pursuant to Executive Order No. 2012-4. In accordance with section 8 of the Traxler-McCauley-Law-Bowman bingo act, 1972 PA 382, MCL 432.108, the amount of necessary expenses shall not exceed the amount of revenue received under that act. The Michigan gaming control board shall provide a report to the senate and house of representatives appropriations subcommittees on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office by March 1. The report shall include, but not be limited to, total expenditures related to the licensing and regulating of millionaire parties, steps taken to ensure charities are receiving revenue due to them, progress on promulgating rules to ensure compliance with the Traxler-McCauley-Law-Bowman bingo act, 1972 PA 382, MCL 432.101 to 432.120, and any enforcement actions taken.

 

STATE BUILDING AUTHORITY

       Sec. 20-1100. (1) Subject to section 242 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1242, and upon the approval of the state building authority, the department of treasury may expend from the general fund of the state during the fiscal year an amount to meet the cash flow requirements of those state building authority projects solely for lease to a state agency identified in both part 1 and this section, and for which state building authority bonds or notes have not been issued, and for the sole acquisition by the state building authority of equipment and furnishings for lease to a state agency as permitted by 1964 PA 183, MCL 830.411 to 830.425, for which the issuance of bonds or notes is authorized by a legislative appropriation act that is effective for the immediately preceding fiscal year. Any general fund advances for which state building authority bonds have not been issued shall bear an interest cost to the state building authority at a rate not to exceed that earned by the state treasurer's common cash fund during the period in which the advances are outstanding and are repaid to the general fund of the state.

       (2) Upon sale of bonds or notes for the projects identified in part 1 or for equipment as authorized by a legislative appropriation act and in this section, the state building authority shall credit the general fund of the state an amount equal to that expended from the general fund plus interest, if any, as defined in this section.

       (3) For state building authority projects for which bonds or notes have been issued and upon the request of the state building authority, the state treasurer shall make advances without interest from the general fund as necessary to meet cash flow requirements for the projects, which advances shall be reimbursed by the state building authority when the investments earmarked for the financing of the projects mature.

       (4) In the event that a project identified in part 1 is terminated after final design is complete, advances made on behalf of the state building authority for the costs of final design shall be repaid to the general fund in a manner recommended by the director.

       Sec. 20-1102. (1) State building authority funding to finance construction or renovation of a facility that collects revenue in excess of money required for the operation of that facility shall not be released to a university or community college unless the institution agrees to reimburse that excess revenue to the state building authority. The excess revenue shall be credited to the general fund to offset rent

of obligations associated with the retirement of bonds issued for that facility. The auditor general shall annually identify and present an audit of those facilities that are subject to this section. Costs associated with the administration of the audit shall be charged against money recovered pursuant to this section.

       (2) As used in this section, "revenue" includes state appropriations, facility opening money, other state aid, indirect cost reimbursement, and other revenue generated by the activities of the facility.

       Sec. 20-1103. The state building authority shall provide to the JCOS and senate and house fiscal agencies a report relative to the status of construction projects associated with state building authority bonds as September 30 of each year, on or before October 15, or not more than 30 days after a refinancing or restructuring bond issue is sold. The report shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

       (a) A list of all completed construction projects for which state building authority bonds have been sold, and which bonds are currently active.

       (b) A list of all projects under construction for which sale of state building authority bonds is pending.

       (c) A list of all projects authorized for construction or identified in an appropriations act for which approval of schematic/preliminary plans or total authorized cost is pending that have state building authority bonds identified as a source of financing.


 

Article 21

MISCELLANEOUS

PART 1

PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS

       Sec. 21-101. The appropriations in this article are subject to the following provisions concerning appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020:

GENERAL SECTIONS

       Sec. 21-201. (1) Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state sources for fiscal year 2020 is estimated at $35,541,016,800.00 in the 2020 appropriations acts and total state spending from state sources paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2020 is estimated at $19,746,824,500.00. The state-local proportion is estimated at 55.3% of total state spending from state resources.

       (2) If payments to local units of government and state spending from state sources for fiscal year 2020 are different than the amounts estimated in subsection (1), the state budget director shall report the payments to local units of government and state spending from state sources that were made for fiscal year 2020 to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations within 30 days after the final book-closing for fiscal year 2020.

       Sec. 21-202. The appropriations authorized under this bill are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

       Sec. 21-211. (1) Pursuant to section 352 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1352, which provides for a transfer of state general fund revenue into or out of the countercyclical budget and economic stabilization fund, the calculations required by section 352 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1352, are determined as follows:

                                                    2018           2019             2020

Michigan personal income (millions)........... $477,760       $495,915         $515,256

  less: transfer payments........................ 97,122        100,978          104,714

  Subtotal..................................... $380,638       $394,937         $410,542

  Divided by:  Detroit Consumer Price

    Index for 12 months ending June 30........... 2.325          2.372            2.422

  Equals: real adjusted Michigan

    personal income............................ $163,743       $166,496         $169,481

  Percentage change................................. N/A          1.68%            1.79%

  Growth rate in excess of 2%?...................... N/A           0.0%             0.0%

  Equals: countercyclical budget and

    economic stabilization fund pay-in

    calculation for the fiscal year ending

    September 30, 2020 (millions).................. N/A           $0.0             $0.0

  Growth rate less than 0%?......................... N/A             NO               NO

  Equals: countercyclical budget and

    economic stabilization fund pay-out

    calculation for the fiscal year ending

    September 30, 2020 (millions).................. N/A           $0.0             $0.0

       (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), there is appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, from general fund/general purpose revenue for deposit into the countercyclical budget and economic stabilization fund the sum of $150,000,000.00.

       (3) In addition to any other amounts appropriated, there is appropriated to the countercyclical budget and economic stabilization fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, an amount of general fund/general purpose revenue equal to 25 percent of total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.

       Sec. 21-240. (1) Concurrently with the submission of the fiscal year 2020 executive budget recommendations, the state budget office shall provide the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the policy offices, a report that lists each new program or program enhancement for which funds in excess of $500,000.00 are appropriated in part 1 of each departmental appropriation act.

       (2) By July 15, 2019, the state budget director and the chairs of the senate and house appropriations committees shall identify new programs or program enhancements for which funds in excess of $500,000.00 are appropriated in the fiscal year 2019 enacted budget for measurement using program-specific metrics, in addition to the metrics required under section 447 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1447.

       (3) By September 30, 2021, the state budget office shall provide a report on the specific metrics and the progress in meeting the estimated performance for each program identified under subsection (2) to the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on each state department, and the senate and house fiscal agencies and policy offices.

 

REVENUE STATEMENT

       Sec. 21-301. Pursuant to section 18 of article V of the state constitution of 1963, fund balances and estimates are presented in the following statement:

BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS BY OPERATING FUNDS

(Amounts in millions)

Fiscal Year 2020

 

                                                                                Estimated

                                              Beginning        Estimated           Ending

                                                Balance          Revenue          Balance

OPERATING FUNDS                            

General fund/general purpose                     237.5         10,585.5              8.3

School aid fund                                   40.3         15,829.9              3.3

Federal aid                                        0.0         20,823.2              0.0

Transportation funds                               0.0          7,333.2              0.0

Special revenue funds                          1,139.7          6,627.9              0.0

Other funds                                    1,151.7            207.1          1,358.8

TOTALS                                        $2,569.2        $61,406.8         $1,370.4