SB0138: SENATE APPROPRIATIONS REC. (Date Completed: 5-1-19)

FY 2019-20 ATTORNEY GENERAL BUDGET S.B. 138 (S-2): SENATE APPROPRIATIONS REC.

Senate Bill 138 (S-2 as reported) Throughout this document Senate means Appropriations Committee.

Committee: Appropriations

			CHANGES FROM FY 2018-19 YEAR-TO-DATE
FULL-TIME EQUATED (FTE) CLASSIFIED POSITIONS/FUNDING SOURCE	FY 2018-19 YEAR-TO-DATE*	FY 2019-20 SEN. FULL COMM.	AMOUNT	PERCENT
FTE Positions..............................................................	531.0	531.0	0.0	0.0
GROSS..........................................................................	104,027,700	102,344,200	(1,683,500)	(1.6)
Less:
Interdepartmental Grants Received.........................	30,386,400	34,908,000	4,521,600	14.9
ADJUSTED GROSS....................................................	73,641,300	67,436,200	(6,205,100)	(8.4)
Less:
Federal Funds...........................................................	10,007,300	9,713,700	(293,600)	(2.9)
Local and Private.......................................................	0	0	0	0.0
TOTAL STATE SPENDING.........................................	63,634,000	57,722,500	(5,911,500)	(9.3)
Less:
Other State Restricted Funds..................................	22,427,200	20,159,800	(2,267,400)	(10.1)
GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE...................	41,206,800	37,562,700	(3,644,100)	(8.8)
PAYMENTS TO LOCALS...........................................	0	0	0	0.0

*As of March 5, 2019.

	Gross	GF/GP
FY 2018-19 Year-to-Date Appropriation...............................................	$104,027,700	$41,206,800

Changes from FY 2018-19 Year-to-Date:
1. Removal of FY 2018-19 Supplemental Funding. Governor and Senate removed supplemental funding for the Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council (PACC) totaling $378,800 added via P.A. 618 of 2018.	(378,800)	0
2. Marihuana Legal Services. Governor and Senate increased IDG funding to provide legal services for marihuana regulation due to adoption of Proposal 1 in November 2018.	935,400	0
3. MSHDA Legal Services. Governor and Senate increased IDG funding and added 2.0 FTEs to provide adequate funding for legal staffing for MSHDA.	335,500	0
4. Child Abuse and Neglect. Governor and Senate provided additional IDG funding and added 2.0 FTEs for attorneys for DHHS for investigations and prosecutions of child abuse and neglect cases in Wayne County.	340,000	0
5. DTMB Legal Services. Governor and Senate provided additional IDG funding and added 4.0 FTEs for additional attorneys for DTMB related activities.	670,000	0
6. Administrative Reduction. Senate removed $4.2 million GF/GP, equal to a 10.0% GF reduction, as an administrative adjustment.	(4,173,600)	(4,173,600)
7. Elimination of FY 2018-19 One-Time Items. Governor removed one-time funding totaling $800,000; $100,000 GF/GP. Funding removed as follows: $700,000 in Restricted lawsuit settlement funds for PACC for juvenile life without parole cases and $100,000 in GF/GP for PACC for forensic interviewing trainings.	(800,000)	(100,000)
8. Economic Adjustments. Includes $1,388,000 Gross and $629,500 GF/GP for total economic adjustments, of which an estimated negative $1,089,100 Gross and $447,700 GF/GP is for legacy retirement costs (pension and retiree health).	1,388,000	629,500
9. Comparison to Governor's Recommendation. The Senate is $4,173,600 Gross and $4,173,600 GF/GP under the Governor.

Total Changes.....................................................................................	($1,683,500)	($3,644,100)
FY 2019-20 Senate Appropriations Committee Gross Appropriation.	$102,344,200	$37,562,700

Boilerplate Changes from FY 2018-19 Year-to-Date:

1. Boilerplate Structure. Governor: Moved boilerplate from the FY 2018-19 general sections that applied to all General Government budgets to the Article for the Department of Attorney General. Changes to those items can be found in the highlight sheet for the General Sections. Senate: Retained current law format.

2. Contingency Funds. Senate: Removed language authorizing the use of contingency funds. (Sec. 301)

3. Juvenile Life without Parole. Language states that the $700,000 appropriated in Part 1 is to be used for investigations, crime victim rights, prosecutions and appeals for retroactive juvenile life without parole cases. Also requires a report to be submitted by September 30. Governor: Deleted section. Senate: Concurred. (Current Law Sec. 314a)

4. Address Confidentiality Program. Requires the Attorney General to develop the address confidentiality program that allows individuals to participate if he or she is a victim of domestic violence, stalking, human trafficking, sexual assault, or is at risk of physical harm if his or her address is disclosed. Section becomes effective upon enactment of Senate Bill 655 of the 99th Legislature. Governor: SB 655 was not enacted thus section is deleted. Senate: Concurred. (CL Sec. 316a)

5. Forensic Interviewing. Requires the one-time funding provided in Part 1 to be used to provide additional forensic interviewing training sessions to meet demand. Funding is intended to fund trainings for Child Advocacy Centers and local prosecutors. Governor: Deleted. Senate: Concurred. (CL Sec. 318)

6. Legacy Cost Estimates. Total legacy costs are estimated at $18,049,500. Of the total, pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $8,321,100 and retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $9,728,400 for fiscal year ending September 30, 2019. Governor: Provided the following Legacy Costs estimates for FY 2020: Total legacy costs estimated at $17,223,800. Of that total, $8,372,900 are for pension-related legacy costs and $8,850,900 are for retiree health care legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. Senate: Concurred. (Gov. Sec. 214, CL Sec. 315)

7. Litigation Expense Reimbursement. Language appropriated up to $1.0 million from litigation expense reimbursements awarded to the State for specific purposes. Senate: Deleted. (CL Sec. 308)

8. NEW Lawsuit Settlement Notification and Lawsuit Prohibition. Senate: Added new language requiring the Department to notify appropriations chair's and fiscal agencies of lawsuit settlements with a fiscal impact of $5.0 million or more. Requires the Department to enforce State law and prohibits the Department from entering into a lawsuit contrary to Michigan law. (NEW Sec. 320)

Date Completed: 5-1-19 Fiscal Analyst: Joe Carrasco, Jr.

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.