SENATE BILL NO. 773
October 23, 1997, Introduced by Senators GAST, STEIL, GEAKE, DE GROW and SCHWARZ and referred to the Committee on Appropriations. A bill to amend 1984 PA 431, entitled "The management and budget act," by amending sections 115, 131, 203, 204, 205, 217, 219, 221, 237, 241, 241a, 242, 244, 247, 248, 251, 303, 305, 342, 344, 350, 350a, 350d, 350e, 352, 355, 363, 367, 367b, 367f, 371, 372, 384, 386, 393, 396, 404, 434, 451, 454, 461, 462, 484, 485, 486, 488, 492, and 493 (MCL 18.1115, 18.1131, 18.1203, 18.1204, 18.1205, 18.1217, 18.1219, 18.1221, 18.1237, 18.1241, 18.1241a, 18.1242, 18.1244, 18.1247, 18.1248, 18.1251, 18.1303, 18.1305, 18.1342, 18.1344, 18.1350, 18.1350a, 18.1350d, 18.1350e, 18.1352, 18.1355, 18.1363, 18.1367, 18.1367b, 18.1367f, 18.1371, 18.1372, 18.1384, 18.1386, 18.1393, 18.1396, 18.1404, 18.1434, 18.1451, 18.1454, 18.1461, 18.1462, 18.1484, 18.1485, 18.1486, 18.1488, 18.1492, and 18.1493), sections 115, 203, 205, 217, 221, 244, 247, 342, 350, 367, 371, 372, 384, 386, 393, and 451 as amended and 04661'97 JLB 2 sections 204, 241a, 350a, 350d, 350e, 396, and 454 as added by 1988 PA 504, sections 219, 352, and 355 as amended and sections 367b and 367f as added by 1991 PA 72, section 363 as amended by 1993 PA 2, section 461 as amended by 1986 PA 251, and sections 484, 485, 486, and 488 as added by 1986 PA 272; and to repeal acts and parts of acts. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 115. (1) "Institution of higher education" means a 2 state supported 4-year college or university. 3 (2) "JCOS" means the joint capital outlay subcommittee of 4 the appropriations committees. 5 (3) "Project" means a facility which is being planned or 6 constructed. 7 (4) Except as used in sections 284 to 292, "record" means a 8 public record as defined in section 2 of the freedom of informa- 9 tion act, Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, being section 10 15.232 of the Michigan Compiled Laws 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.232. 11 (5) "State agency" means a department, board, commission, 12 office, agency, authority, or other unit of state government. 13 State agency does not include an institution of higher education 14 or a community college or, for purposes of article 2 or 3, the 15 legislative or judicial branches BRANCH of government. FOR 16 PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 2 OR 3, EXCEPT FOR THOSE SECTIONS PERTAINING 17 TO THE AUTHORIZATION, PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION, AND FUNDING OF A 18 CAPITAL OUTLAY PROJECT, INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION OF A FACILITY TO 19 HOUSE OFFICES OR FUNCTIONS NECESSARY FOR OPERATION OF THE 04661'97 3 1 JUDICIAL BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT, STATE AGENCY DOES NOT INCLUDE THE 2 JUDICIAL BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT. 3 (6) "Unit of local government" means a political subdivision 4 of this state, including school districts, community college dis- 5 tricts, intermediate school districts, cities, villages, town- 6 ships, counties, and authorities, if the political subdivision 7 has as its primary purpose the providing of local governmental 8 service for citizens in a geographically limited area of the 9 state and has the power to act primarily on behalf of that area. 10 Sec. 131. (1) The director may issue, alter, or rescind 11 administrative and procedural directives as determined to be nec- 12 essary for the effective administration of this act. The direc- 13 tives are exempt from the definition of administrative rule pur- 14 suant to section 7(9) of the administrative procedures act of 15 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 16 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws 1969 PA 306, 17 MCL 24.207. The directives shall be placed in the appropriate 18 manual and distributed to each principal department, and auton- 19 omous entity within state government, AND THE SENATE AND HOUSE 20 APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES. The directives shall take effect upon 21 written approval of the director unless a later date is 22 specified. Before a directive may become effective, the depart- 23 ment shall give the affected principal departments reasonable 24 time, as determined by the department of management and budget, 25 to respond. 26 (2) The department may promulgate rules as necessary to 27 implement this act. The rules shall be promulgated pursuant to 04661'97 4 1 Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969 THE ADMINISTRATIVE 2 PROCEDURES ACT OF 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 TO 24.328. 3 Sec. 203. (1) The department shall issue directives, after 4 consultation with any affected state agency, relative to state 5 automated information processing installations AND TELECOMMUNICA- 6 TIONS SYSTEMS AND SERVICES including the planning, and 7 establishment, CONSOLIDATION, OR OUTSOURCING of state information 8 processing installations AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND 9 SERVICES to assure the design, implementation, and maintenance of 10 effective and efficient support systems for state agencies. 11 (2) The department shall report any modifications to the 12 definition of information processing to the appropriations com- 13 mittees and the fiscal agencies not less than 10 days before the 14 change is to be effective. The modifications shall be effective 15 unless disapproved by either appropriation committee. 16 (2) (3) Within 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, 17 the department shall report the following to the appropriations 18 committees and the fiscal agencies for the immediately past com- 19 pleted fiscal year: 20 (a) The expenditures and funding for each state data 21 center. 22 (b) The amount and source of funding for automated informa- 23 tion processing expenditures other than the amounts appropriated 24 for in each principal department. 25 (c) The amount and source of funding of expenditures by a 26 principal department for the acquisition of end-user computing 27 equipment as approved by the department. 04661'97 5 1 (3) (4) Except as provided in subsection (2), an AN 2 expenditure shall not be made for automated information process- 3 ing unless the expenditure is pursuant to an automated informa- 4 tion processing plan which is approved by the department. 5 (4) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A STATEWIDE 6 PLAN FOR THE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT UTILIZATION OF INFORMATION 7 PROCESSING AND TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND SERVICES. 8 (5) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ARRANGE FOR AND EFFECT A UNIFIED AND 9 INTEGRATED STATEWIDE INFORMATION PROCESSING AND TELECOMMUNICATION 10 SYSTEM AND PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE SYSTEM. 11 (6) A STATE AGENCY SHALL NOT PURCHASE OR OPERATE A TELECOM- 12 MUNICATIONS FACILITY OR SYSTEM OR AN AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING 13 SYSTEM OR INSTALLATION UNLESS THE FACILITY, SYSTEM, OR INSTALLA- 14 TION IS APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. 15 (7) THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, OPERATION, AND MAINTE- 16 NANCE OF ANY TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM OR SERVICES OR AUTOMATED 17 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM OR SERVICE IS SUBJECT TO LEGISLA- 18 TIVE OVERSIGHT IN A FORM DETERMINED BY THE LEGISLATURE. REPORTS 19 AND ANALYSIS OF PROPOSED OR EXISTING SYSTEMS OR PROGRAMS MAY BE 20 REQUIRED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE LEGISLATURE. 21 Sec. 204. (1) The department shall develop and implement 22 standardized risk management policies, practices, and procedures 23 for all state agencies. 24 (2) The department shall review AND APPROVE all risk manage- 25 ment related programs of state agencies, including, but not 26 limited to, worker's compensation, disability management, 27 insurance, safety, loss control, claims handling, exposure 04661'97 6 1 analysis, accident investigation, and risk management information 2 systems. 3 (3) After review by CONSULTATION WITH affected state agen- 4 cies, the department may administer selected risk management 5 related programs as described in subsection (2). 6 (4) The department shall review and approve all proposals 7 for the acquisition of insurance or RISK MANAGEMENT related 8 PROGRAM services for state agencies and utilize self-insurance 9 options where cost effective. 10 Sec. 205. (1) As used in this section: and sections 206 11 and 207: 12 (a) "Form" means an application, questionnaire, permit, 13 order, schedule, record, report, or document in regular and con- 14 tinuing use which is used to obtain information, response, com- 15 pliance, or application that is required from the public or pri- 16 vate sector by this state. 17 (b) "Forms efficiency analysis" means an evaluation of a 18 particular form to judge its efficiency as a paperwork system 19 which addresses the productivity, product cost, public image, and 20 management control aspects of the form. 21 (B) (c) "Forms management program" means a total system 22 intended to improve the efficiency of state government through 23 forms including, but not limited to, survey, analysis, design, 24 specification, printing, buying, inventory storage, use, and dis- 25 tribution of forms. 26 (d) "Forms survey" means forms efficiency analysis of all 27 forms in current use by an agency. 04661'97 7 1 (e) "Public form" means a form distributed by a state agency 2 to a person or entity outside of state government. 3 (2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE DIRECTIVES FOR THE IMPLEMEN- 4 TATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A FORMS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM WITHIN EACH 5 STATE AGENCY. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COORDINATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF 6 FORMS AT STATE AGENCIES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE STANDARDIZA- 7 TION OF FORMS, RECOMMEND THE ELIMINATION OF REDUNDANT FORMS, AND 8 PROVIDE A CENTRAL SOURCE OF INFORMATION REGARDING FORMS USAGE IN 9 STATE GOVERNMENT. 10 Sec. 217. (1) The department shall issue and administer 11 directives relative to the travel of officers and unclassified 12 employees of state agencies when engaged in the performance of 13 state business and for the reimbursement of expenses necessarily 14 incurred when engaged in the performance of state business from 15 whatever source the reimbursement may be financed. The direc- 16 tives issued pursuant to this section shall not take effect 17 unless the directives are approved by the board. 18 (2) A meeting of a state agency shall be held in a facility 19 owned, leased, being purchased, or operated by this state, the 20 federal government, a unit of local government, or a state sup- 21 ported institution, college, or university, unless the chief 22 executive officer of the state agency, in writing, authorizes a 23 different location. 24 (2) (3) On January 1 of each year, the director shall pre- 25 pare a travel report in a format established jointly by the 26 chairpersons of the appropriations committees and shall submit 27 the report to the appropriations committees and the fiscal 04661'97 8 1 agencies. The report shall list each person who received 2 compensation, fees, or remuneration under a budget act for travel 3 outside the state during the preceding 12 months. The listing 4 shall include the name of the person who received the compensa- 5 tion, fees, or remuneration and the destination, reason for, and 6 dates of the travel; and the transportation and related costs. 7 The report shall also include a statement of the total in-state 8 travel for the same period. 9 Sec. 219. (1) The department may PROVIDE FOR AND issue 10 directives for the management, operation, maintenance, SECURITY, 11 and repair of facilities. The director may determine space util- 12 ization standards and may assign space within the facilities. 13 The department shall manage and operate state owned facilities 14 under the jurisdiction of the department. 15 (2) The department shall not assign space in buildings and 16 premises designated as part of the Michigan capitol park and 17 under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Michigan capitol park 18 commission, pursuant to section 298b, and shall not assign space 19 in buildings under the jurisdiction of the legislature or the 20 Michigan capitol committee created under chapter 7 of the legis- 21 lative council act, Act No. 268 of the Public Acts of 1986, 22 being sections 4.1701 to 4.1702 of the Michigan Compiled Laws 23 1986 PA 268, MCL 4.1701 TO 4.1702, unless the Michigan capitol 24 park commission, the legislature, or the Michigan capitol commit- 25 tee request the department to assign such space. 26 (3) The legislative council shall manage and operate the 27 Michigan library and historical center. 04661'97 9 1 (4) The Michigan capitol committee shall manage and operate 2 the capitol building and grounds. The senate shall manage and 3 operate the Farnum building and grounds. The house of represen- 4 tatives shall manage and operate the Roosevelt building and 5 grounds. This subsection shall take effect October 1, 1991. 6 (5) Effective October 1, 1991, the current labor and trades 7 and safety and regulatory classifications performing duties in 8 the capitol building and on the capitol grounds shall no longer 9 be maintained. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CHARGE STATE AGENCIES FOR 10 BUILDING OCCUPANCY IN FACILITIES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE 11 DEPARTMENT. THE RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR BUILDING OCCUPANCY SHALL 12 BE COORDINATED WITH THE BUDGET CYCLE. THE RATES SHALL REFLECT 13 THE ACTUAL COST FOR OCCUPANCY OF THE FACILITIES, BASED ON THE 14 STATEWIDE COST ALLOCATION PLAN. 15 Sec. 221. (1) The director may provide for the rental and 16 lease of land and facilities for the use of state agencies in the 17 manner provided by law. The rentals and leases shall not be 18 effective unless approved by the board. Before a facility or 19 space is leased by the state, consisting of a total of 25,000 20 gross square feet or more for a term of more than 5 years, the 21 lease shall be approved by the joint capital outlay subcommittee 22 of the legislature. For the purposes of this subsection, a lease 23 agreement for more than the total gross square feet previously 24 approved by the joint capital outlay subcommittee shall be con- 25 sidered a new agreement subject to approval of the joint capital 26 outlay subcommittee. 04661'97 10 1 (2) If a project costs more than $1,000,000.00 and consists 2 of less than 25,000 gross square feet, the department shall 3 notify the joint capital outlay subcommittee in writing of its 4 intent to proceed with such a facility. The notice shall be 5 given 30 days before the lease contract providing for the pro- 6 posed constructions is entered into. IF THE DIRECTOR PROPOSES TO 7 LEASE SPACE OR A FACILITY WHICH MEETS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CRI- 8 TERIA, APPROVAL OF THE JOINT CAPITAL OUTLAY SUBCOMMITTEE IS 9 REQUIRED PRIOR TO BOARD APPROVAL: 10 (A) THE SPACE OR FACILITY EXCEEDS 25,000 GROSS SQUARE FEET. 11 (B) THE TERM OF THE PROPOSED LEASE IS 5 YEARS OR MORE. 12 (C) THE ANNUAL COST OF THE PROPOSED LEASE IS MORE THAN 13 $1,000,000.00 AND CONSISTS OF LESS THAN 25,000 GROSS SQUARE 14 FEET. 15 (D) THE PROPOSED LEASE REPRESENTS THE RELOCATION OF A STATE 16 OFFICE FROM 1 COUNTY, CITY, TOWNSHIP, OR VILLAGE TO A DIFFERENT 17 COUNTY, CITY, TOWNSHIP, OR VILLAGE. 18 (3) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A NEW LEASE AGREEMENT 19 FOR SPACE CURRENTLY UNDER LEASE WHICH CHANGES THE AMOUNT OF SPACE 20 OR THE LEASE TERM PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE JOINT CAPITAL OUTLAY 21 SUBCOMMITTEE SHALL BE CONSIDERED A NEW AGREEMENT SUBJECT TO 22 APPROVAL BY THE JOINT CAPITAL OUTLAY SUBCOMMITTEE. 23 (4) IF A PROPOSED LEASE REQUIRES JOINT CAPITAL OUTLAY SUB- 24 COMMITTEE APPROVAL, THE LEASE AND THE REQUEST FOR APPROVAL MUST 25 BE SUBMITTED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE JOINT CAPITAL OUTLAY SUBCOM- 26 MITTEE 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE CONVENING OF THE MEETING OF THE JOINT 04661'97 11 1 CAPITAL OUTLAY SUBCOMMITTEE AT WHICH THE ITEM IS TO BE 2 CONSIDERED. 3 (5) (3) The department may grant easements, upon terms and 4 conditions the board determines are just and reasonable, for 5 highway and road purposes, and for constructing, operating, and 6 maintaining pipelines or electric, telephone, telegraph, televi- 7 sion, gas, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, or other utility lines 8 including all supporting fixtures and other appurtenances over, 9 through, under, upon, and across any land belonging to this 10 state, except lands under the jurisdiction of the department of 11 natural resources, the department of military affairs, or the 12 state transportation department. 13 (6) (4) The department shall determine annually the pre- 14 vailing market rental values of all state owned office facilities 15 and private facilities which provide housing for state 16 employees. The rental values determined pursuant to this subsec- 17 tion shall not be effective unless approved by the board. The 18 renting and leasing of excess state owned land and buildings to 19 private and public entities shall be at prevailing market rental 20 values. 21 (5) The department shall determine the rentals for occu- 22 pancy of the department of labor building in the city of Detroit 23 pursuant to section 223. 24 Sec. 237. (1) The department shall provide for the develop- 25 ment of studies, designs, plans, specifications, and contract 26 documents relative to the acquisition, construction, LEASE 27 PURCHASE, improvement, or demolition of facilities. 04661'97 12 1 (2) The department shall provide for the selection and 2 employment of architects and professional engineers, subject to 3 rules of the department of civil service, to do all of the 4 following: 5 (a) To study, design, prepare, and review plans and specifi- 6 cations for the construction of, repairing of, making additions 7 to, remodeling of, LEASE PURCHASE OF, or acquisition of, 8 facilities. 9 (b) To administer construction work. 10 (3) The department shall provide resident inspectors if the 11 department considers it necessary for on site observation of the 12 construction of facilities. 13 (4) The department may obtain independent testing services 14 to provide quality control of work performed on facilities. 15 (5) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL REVIEW ALL LEASE PURCHASE 16 AGREEMENTS AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AND MAY ASSESS A FEE FOR 17 LEGAL SERVICES PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT. 18 Sec. 241. (1) Except for the contracts permitted in section 19 240, a contract shall not be awarded for the construction, 20 repair, remodeling, or demolition of a facility unless the con- 21 tract is let pursuant to a bidding procedure which is approved by 22 the board. The department shall issue directives prescribing 23 procedures to be used to implement this section. The procedures 24 shall require a public advertisement of intention to award any 25 contract for construction, repair, remodeling, or demolition of a 26 facility. 04661'97 13 1 (2) The department may award or approve the award, if the 2 board approves, of construction contracts to construct a project 3 for which the director is the agent and may expend, for the pur- 4 poses and in the manner set forth, the amounts appropriated. The 5 director is not the agent for a community college or institution 6 of higher education, but may act in that capacity upon the spe- 7 cific request of a community college or institution of higher 8 education SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION 9 ADMINISTRATION FOR ALL CAPITAL OUTLAY PROJECTS FOR STATE AGEN- 10 CIES, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION 11 FINANCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY STATE BUILDING AUTHORITY BOND 12 REVENUES UNLESS A WAIVER IS REQUESTED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND 13 APPROVED BY THE JCOS. 14 Sec. 241a. The department shall require that each contract 15 entered into for DESIGN, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, construction, alter- 16 ation, repair, or rebuilding of a state building or other state 17 property contain a clause requiring that of the persons working 18 on a project and employed by the contractor or subcontractor of 19 the contractor, not less than 50% shall have been residents of 20 this state for not less than 1 year before beginning work, except 21 that the percentage shall be reduced or the clause omitted to the 22 extent that residents are not available or to the extent neces- 23 sary to comply with a federal law or regulation concerning fed- 24 eral funds used for the project. A breach of the clause shall be 25 considered a material breach of the contract. This section shall 26 not apply to employers who are signatory to collective bargaining 04661'97 14 1 agreements and which agreements allow for the portability of the 2 employees on an interstate basis. 3 Sec. 242. (1) This section applies to a project which is 4 any of the following: 5 (a) A project authorized for planning pursuant to an appro- 6 priation act. 7 (b) A project which will be financed by general fund appro- 8 priations other than lump sums. 9 (c) A project which will be financed by the state building 10 authority. 11 (2) The JCOS and the director shall jointly determine the 12 priority of the projects to be studied and planned. The 13 department shall then review program statements and DIRECTOR, 14 CONCURRENT WITH SUBMISSION OF THE EXECUTIVE BUDGET, SHALL SUBMIT 15 TO THE JCOS, FOR APPROVAL, CRITERIA USED FOR EVALUATING PROJECT 16 REQUESTS. THE JCOS AND THE DIRECTOR SHALL REVIEW AND APPROVE 17 PROGRAM STATEMENTS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL prepare plans for 18 projects in accordance with the priority list. 19 (3) A professional services contract shall not be awarded 20 until a program statement is approved by the department and 21 notice of the approval is given to THE JCOS. 22 (4) A planning or preliminary study of a project shall be 23 pursuant to the purpose and scope as determined in the program 24 statement. 25 (5) An amount shall not be expended for schematics unless 26 the release is authorized by the department and the JCOS. A 27 REQUEST SUBMITTED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE RELEASE OF LUMP-SUM 04661'97 15 1 PLANNING FUNDS BY THE JCOS FOR THE PREPARATION OF SCHEMATIC 2 PLANNING DOCUMENTS SHALL INCLUDE A CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE FOR 3 THE LUMP-SUM PLANNING ACCOUNT. 4 (6) An appropriation shall not be released for preparation 5 of a preliminary planning document until the schematics for the 6 project are approved by the department and the JCOS and the 7 release is authorized by the department and the JCOS. A REQUEST 8 SUBMITTED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE RELEASE OF LUMP-SUM PLANNING 9 FUNDS BY THE JCOS FOR THE PREPARATION OF PRELIMINARY PLANNING 10 DOCUMENTS SHALL INCLUDE A CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE FOR THE 11 LUMP-SUM PLANNING ACCOUNT. 12 (7) An appropriation shall not be released for a construc- 13 tion project unless the preliminary plans for the project are 14 approved by the department and the JCOS. 15 (8) FOR A PROJECT FOR WHICH THE DEPARTMENT IS NOT THE AGENT 16 OR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION, 17 AN INDEPENDENT APPRAISAL OF THE COST OF A PROJECT BASED ON PRE- 18 LIMINARY PLANNING DOCUMENTS IS REQUIRED BEFORE JCOS APPROVAL OF 19 PRELIMINARY PLANNING DOCUMENTS. COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PREPA- 20 RATION OF AN INDEPENDENT COST APPRAISAL WILL BE THE RESPONSIBIL- 21 ITY OF THE ENTITY, INSTITUTION, OR AGENCY FOR WHICH THE PROJECT 22 WAS AUTHORIZED. 23 (9) (8) Appropriations made for studies and preliminary 24 plans shall not be considered a commitment on the part of the 25 legislature to appropriate funds for the completion of plans or 26 construction of any project based on the studies or preliminary 27 plans. The total authorized cost as set forth for a specific 04661'97 16 1 project for which only a partial appropriation is made shall not 2 be considered a commitment on the part of the legislature to 3 appropriate the difference between the amount appropriated and 4 the amount authorized pursuant to a capital outlay appropriation 5 act during the next or subsequent fiscal years. The total appro- 6 priation will be equal to the actual cost of providing a project 7 designed and constructed to meet the purpose and scope of the 8 project as currently recognized by the legislature and equal to 9 or less than the authorized total cost, or the total authorized 10 project cost less any funds received from private or federal 11 sources, whichever is the smaller amount. 12 (10) (9) A project may be exempted from this section pur- 13 suant to a capital outlay budget act. 14 (11) (10) A project which is financed with restricted fund 15 money may be required to comply with this section pursuant to a 16 budget act OR AT THE DIRECTION OF THE JCOS. 17 Sec. 244. (1) Except as otherwise expressly provided or as 18 provided in section 246, a construction appropriation includes, 19 where applicable, costs for land; professional services, includ- 20 ing engineering and inspection services; all construction trades 21 work; utilities; site work; on site supervision; equipment; fur- 22 niture; and furnishings for a completed facility ready for use. 23 The appropriation for a project authorized in a budget act shall 24 be charged with any direct labor OR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES per- 25 formed on that project by employees of the state agency for 26 which the appropriations are made INCLUDING COSTS ASSOCIATED 27 WITH A RESIDENT INSPECTOR TO PROVIDE ON-SITE SUPERVISION AND 04661'97 17 1 SHALL NOT EXCEED 1.5% OF THE TOTAL AUTHORIZED COST. For each 2 construction project for which the department is an agent AND 3 RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION, the 4 department shall determine the need for a resident inspector to 5 provide on site supervision. The department may employ and 6 assign the resident inspector. with the inspector's salary to be 7 paid from the project account, or from the account designated by 8 the department. If the department approves, a qualified employee 9 of the state agency's regular staff may be the resident inspector 10 with the inspector's salary to be paid from the state agency's 11 operating funds. This subsection shall apply to all projects 12 regardless of when the appropriations were made for the project. 13 The direct labor charges and corresponding credits shall be made 14 in accordance with the systems and procedures prescribed by the 15 department. Charges shall not be made to projects for any indi- 16 rect or administrative overhead costs, except professional serv- 17 ices by a state agency if the professional services are approved 18 by the department and if the department is the agent AND RESPON- 19 SIBLE FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION for the project 20 and provides professional services or administers and supervises 21 the project. The director may establish separate accounts within 22 an appropriation to permit a state agency, community college, or 23 institution of higher education to make expenditures for equip- 24 ment, furniture, and furnishings. The director shall carry out 25 this act and shall exercise the best professional judgment in the 26 design and construction of all projects included within a budget 27 act so that the design and construction meets the requirements of 04661'97 18 1 the projects in the most economical and efficient manner, with 2 particular emphasis on future maintenance and operating cost. 3 (2) A contract to complete the construction of a project for 4 which construction appropriations are made in a budget act shall 5 be made upon the conditions that the total cost for the comple- 6 tion of each facility, ready for use, shall not exceed the total 7 cost authorized for each respective project; that the obligations 8 for payments for each project, during the fiscal years subject to 9 this act, shall not exceed the amount appropriated for each spe- 10 cific facility by this and previous budget acts; and that the 11 contract may be awarded before the beginning of the next fiscal 12 year if the terms of the contract provide that payments shall not 13 be made until after the first day of the following fiscal year, 14 except in amounts previously appropriated. 15 Sec. 247. (1) Appropriations may be transferred for FROM 16 a state agency, community college, or institution of higher edu- 17 cation as required to provide necessary funds for any project 18 contained in any budget act for any state agency, community col- 19 lege, or institution of higher education to which the appropria- 20 tion is made THE COMPLETION OF AN AUTHORIZED CAPITAL OUTLAY 21 PROJECT, if the transfer is approved by the department, JCOS, and 22 the appropriations committees. 23 (2) FUNDS MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED INTO CAPITAL OUTLAY 24 ACCOUNTS WHICH WERE ESTABLISHED BEFORE 2 FISCAL YEARS PRIOR TO 25 THE YEAR IN WHICH THE TRANSFER IS PROPOSED UNLESS THAT PROJECT 26 HAS BEEN REAUTHORIZED WITHIN THE 3-YEAR PERIOD. 04661'97 19 1 (3) FUNDS MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED IN ORDER TO EXPAND THE 2 SCOPE OF A CAPITAL OUTLAY PROJECT OR TO ACCOMPLISH NEW 3 CONSTRUCTION, REMODELING, ADDITIONS, OR SPECIAL MAINTENANCE NOT 4 SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED IN A CAPITAL OUTLAY APPROPRIATIONS ACT. 5 (4) THE DEPARTMENT AND THE JCOS SHALL NOT PERMIT OR AUTHO- 6 RIZE THE USE OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO STATE AGENCIES FOR OPERA- 7 TIONS IN EXCESS OF $250,000.00 TO BE USED FOR CAPITAL OUTLAY PUR- 8 POSES EXCEPT PURSUANT TO A TRANSFER PERMITTED UNDER THIS SECTION. 9 Sec. 248. (1) This section applies to all capital outlay 10 projects appropriated in any budget act. This section does not 11 apply to lump sums other than planning projects. 12 (2) Appropriations made in any budget act for a planning 13 project shall not lapse to the fund from which appropriated at 14 the end of the fiscal year, but shall continue until the purposes 15 for which the sums were appropriated are completed. However, 16 each project which has been authorized for planning for 5 3 17 years or more and which has not been authorized for construction 18 shall be terminated, unless the project is specifically reautho- 19 rized in a budget act. 20 (3) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the bal- 21 ance of any capital outlay project other than a planning project 22 shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year for which the 23 appropriation was made, but shall continue for not more than 2 24 fiscal years occurring after the fiscal year for which the appro- 25 priation for the project is made. 26 (4) A capital outlay project may be continued beyond 3 27 fiscal years if the bid for the start of construction of the 04661'97 20 1 project is awarded before the end of the second fiscal year 2 occurring after the fiscal year for which the appropriation for 3 the project is made. 4 (5) A capital outlay project which is for purchase of prop- 5 erty may be continued beyond 3 fiscal years if a contract to pur- 6 chase property is entered into before the end of the second 7 fiscal year occurring after the fiscal year for which the appro- 8 priation for the purchase is made but only the amount necessary 9 to complete the purchase of the property pursuant to the contract 10 shall be carried forward. 11 (6) A capital outlay project may be continued beyond 3 12 fiscal years if a federal grant award is pending and the federal 13 rules preclude the award of the bid before the end of the second 14 fiscal year occurring after the fiscal year for which the appro- 15 priation for the project was made, but shall not be continued 16 beyond an additional year unless the bid for the start of con- 17 struction of the project is awarded. 18 (7) If the bid for the start of construction of the project 19 is awarded before the appropriations for the project are sched- 20 uled to lapse pursuant to subsection (3) or (5), the unobligated 21 balance of the appropriations for the project shall not lapse but 22 shall continue for 23 months after a project is substantially 23 completed. 24 (8) If a capital outlay project is subject to a legal 25 action, the balance shall lapse pursuant to subsections (2) to 26 (7), or 30 days after the legal action is settled, or 30 days 27 after a final order is entered, whichever is later. 04661'97 21 1 (9) An unexpended balance which is to lapse pursuant to this 2 section shall lapse to the fund from which the appropriation is 3 made. 4 (10) A GRANT OR GRANT-IN-AID APPROPRIATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF 5 THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, OR MAINTENANCE OF CAPITAL 6 ASSETS SHALL NOT BE REDUCED, ADJUSTED, DELAYED, IMPOUNDED, 7 LAPSED, OR OTHERWISE ALTERED BY THE DIRECTOR FOR ANY PURPOSE 8 WITHOUT LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL AND SHALL BE CARRIED FORWARD UNTIL 9 AWARDED, IN FULL, TO THE RECIPIENT OF THE APPROPRIATION CONSIS- 10 TENT WITH LEGISLATIVE INTENT. 11 Sec. 251. (1) This section applies to all real property of 12 the state except all of the following: 13 (a) Property under the jurisdiction of the state transporta- 14 tion department. 15 (b) Property under the jurisdiction of a state institution 16 of higher education. 17 (c) Property under the jurisdiction of the department of 18 natural resources. 19 (d) Property under the jurisdiction of the department of 20 military affairs. 21 (1) (2) The department shall provide for the development 22 and maintenance of real property records and facility 23 inventories. The department may award appropriate service con- 24 tracts or employ land surveyors to survey, monument, map, 25 describe, and record real property and facilities FOR ALL STATE 26 AGENCIES. 04661'97 22 1 (2) (3) The department shall issue directives to provide 2 for the disposition process for facilities and lands which are 3 considered surplus FOR ALL STATE AGENCIES. 4 Sec. 303. (1) "Detroit consumer price index" means the most 5 comprehensive index of consumer prices available for the Detroit 6 area from the bureau of labor statistics of the United States 7 department of labor FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 8 (2) "Open-end appropriation" means an annual appropriation 9 without a specific sum, for a state budget purpose. 10 (3) "Personal income" means as defined by the bureau of eco- 11 nomic analysis of the United States department of commerce 12 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 13 (4) "Program" means the activities and financial resources 14 applied to a public policy intention as approved by the 15 legislature. 16 (5) "Proportion" means the proportion of total state spend- 17 ing from state sources paid to all units of local government in a 18 fiscal year, and shall be calculated by dividing a fiscal year's 19 state spending from state sources paid to units of local govern- 20 ment by total state spending from state sources for the same 21 fiscal period. 22 Sec. 305. (1) "Total state spending" means the sum of state 23 operating fund expenditures, not including transfers for 24 financing between funds. 25 (2) "Total state spending from state sources" means the sum 26 of state operating fund expenditures not including transfers for 04661'97 23 1 financing between funds, federal aid, and restricted local and 2 private sources of financing. 3 (3) "Transfer payments" means as defined by the bureau of 4 economic analysis of the United States department of commerce 5 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 6 (4) "Unit of local government" means unit of local govern- 7 ment as defined in section 115(6). 8 Sec. 342. The state budget director TREASURER OR OTHER 9 DESIGNEE OF THE GOVERNOR shall establish and maintain an economic 10 analysis, revenue estimating, and monitoring activity. The 11 activity shall include the preparation of current estimates of 12 all revenue by source for state operating funds for the initial 13 executive budget proposal to the legislature and thereafter 14 through final closing of the state's accounts. 15 Sec. 344. (1) The state budget director shall develop 16 annual proposals for departmental program activities and the 17 associated estimated costs and sources of financing. The propos- 18 als shall reflect current departmental program activities rela- 19 tive to impact on state policy goals, and new and augmented pro- 20 gram activities in response to changing priorities. The propos- 21 als shall reflect the evaluations and analyses of state programs 22 and activities prescribed in this act. 23 (2) The state budget director shall review the auditor 24 general's audits of state agencies as a basis for making recom- 25 mendations in departmental program expenditure proposals. 26 (3) The state budget director shall annually determine the 27 amounts required for interest and principal of state debt and the 04661'97 24 1 estimated costs of capital outlay projects to provide facilities 2 for state program services. 3 (4) The state budget director shall review the long-range 4 capital outlay needs for the succeeding 5 years and the project 5 priorities as determined pursuant to section 242. 6 Sec. 350. (1) If state government assumes the financing and 7 administration of a function, after December 22, 1978, which was 8 previously performed by a unit of local government, the state 9 payments for the function shall be counted as state spending paid 10 to units of local government. 11 (2) Amounts excepted from the financial liability of a 12 county under section 302(2)(c) of the mental health code, Act 13 No. 258 of the Public Acts of 1974, being section 330.1302 of the 14 Michigan Compiled Laws, shall be counted as state spending paid 15 to local units of government. 16 (3) State spending paid to units of local government shall 17 include the same proportion of the state's short-term interest 18 and interfund borrowing expense as the proportion of state spend- 19 ing from state resources paid to all units of local government, 20 as is established pursuant to section 349. 21 (2) (4) Refunds or other repayments of prior year revenues 22 shall not be considered in the determination of total state 23 spending. 24 Sec. 350a. As used in sections 26 to 28 of article IX of 25 the state constitution of 1963: 26 (a) "Personal income of Michigan" for a calendar year means 27 total annual personal income as officially reported by the 04661'97 25 1 United States department of commerce, bureau of economic 2 analysis OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, in August of the year follow- 3 ing the calendar year for which the report is made. Revision of 4 the total annual personal income figure as reported by the bureau 5 of economic analysis after August of the year following the cal- 6 endar year for which the report is made shall not cause personal 7 income of Michigan as defined to be revised. 8 (b) "Total state revenues" means the combined increases in 9 net current assets of the general fund and special revenue funds, 10 except for component units included within the special revenue 11 group for reporting purposes only. For fiscal years beginning 12 after September 30, 1986, total state revenues shall be computed 13 on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles as 14 defined in this act. However, total state revenues shall not 15 include the following: 16 (i) Financing sources which have previously been counted as 17 revenue, for the purposes of section 26 of article IX such as, 18 beginning fund balance, expenditure refunds, and residual-equity 19 and operating transfers from within the group of funds. 20 (ii) Current assets generated from transactions involving 21 fixed assets and long-term obligations in which total net assets 22 do not increase. 23 (iii) Revenues which are not available for normal public 24 functions of the general fund and special revenue funds. 25 (iv) Federal aid. 26 (v) Taxes imposed for the payment of principal and interest 27 on voter-approved bonds and loans to school districts authorized 04661'97 26 1 under section 16 of article IX of the state constitution of 2 1963. 3 (vi) Tax credits based on actual tax liabilities or the 4 imputed tax components of rental payments, but not including the 5 amount of any credits not related to actual tax liabilities. 6 (vii) Refunds or payments of revenues recognized in a prior 7 period. 8 (viii) The effects of restatements of beginning balances 9 required by changes in generally accepted accounting principles. 10 (c) The calculation of total state revenues required by sec- 11 tion 350b(3) shall not be adjusted after the filing of the report 12 required by June 30, 1989, unless future changes in generally 13 accepted accounting principles would substantially distort the 14 comparability of the base year and the current and future years. 15 In no event shall intervening years be recalculated. 16 Sec. 350d. (1) The procedures enumerated in this section 17 shall be followed when revenues are required to be refunded pur- 18 suant to section 26 of article IX of the state constitution of 19 1963. 20 (2) For any fiscal year in which total state revenues exceed 21 the revenue limit as provided in section 26 of article IX of the 22 state constitution of 1963 by 1% or more, the revenues in excess 23 of the revenue limit shall be refunded pro rata based on the 24 liability reported on the state income tax return filed pursuant 25 to section 441 of Act No. 281 of the Public Acts of 1967, being 26 section 206.441 of the Michigan Compiled Laws UNDER THE INCOME 27 TAX ACT, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.1 TO 206.532, and the single 04661'97 27 1 business tax return filed pursuant to section 97 of Act No. 228 2 of the Public Acts of 1975, being section 208.97 of the Michigan 3 Compiled Laws UNDER THE SINGLE BUSINESS TAX ACT, 1975 PA 228, 4 MCL 208.1 TO 208.145, for the taxpayer's tax year beginning in 5 the fiscal year for which it is determined that the revenue limit 6 has been exceeded. 7 (3) A refund shall not be required if total state revenues 8 exceed the revenue limit by less than 1%. 9 (3) (4) If total state revenues exceed the revenue limit 10 by less than 1%, the governor shall recommend to the legislature 11 that the excess be appropriated REVENUES IN EXCESS OF THE LIMIT 12 SHALL BE TRANSFERRED to the countercyclical budget and economic 13 stabilization fund, or its successor. 14 (4) (5) A refund required pursuant to this section shall 15 be refunded during the fiscal year beginning on the October 1 16 following the filing of the report required by section 350e which 17 determines that the limit was exceeded in the prior fiscal year 18 for which the report was filed. 19 Sec. 350e. The department shall annually prepare a report 20 which summarizes in detail the state's compliance with the reve- 21 nue limit established in section 350b. The report shall be sub- 22 mitted to the auditor general for review and comment not later 23 than May 31 of each year, and shall be published by submission to 24 the legislature not later than June 30 of each year. For the 25 fiscal year 1988 report only, the report shall be submitted to 26 the auditor general not later than August 31, 1989, and published 27 not later than September 30, 1989. 04661'97 28 1 Sec. 352. (1) When the annual growth rate is more than 2%, 2 the percentage excess over 2% shall be multiplied by the total 3 state general fund-general purpose revenue for the fiscal year 4 ending in the current calendar year to determine the amount to be 5 transferred to the fund from the state general fund in the fiscal 6 year beginning in the current calendar year. 7 (2) When the annual growth rate is less than 0%, the percen- 8 tage deficiency under 0% shall be multiplied by the total state 9 general fund-general purpose revenue for the fiscal year ending 10 in the current calendar year to determine the eligible amount to 11 be transferred to the state general fund from the fund in the 12 current fiscal year ENDING IN THE CURRENT CALENDAR YEAR. When 13 the formula calls for a larger transfer from the fund than is 14 necessary to balance the current fiscal year state general 15 fund-general purpose budget, the excess shall remain in the 16 fund. 17 Sec. 355. (1) The transfer into or out of the fund as 18 provided in section 352 for each fiscal year beginning after 19 September 30, 1978, may be adjusted in light of revision in the 20 annual growth rate for the calendar year upon which that transfer 21 was made. IF AN ADJUSTMENT IS REQUIRED, IT SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED 22 BY AN APPROPRIATION BILL ENACTED INTO LAW. The adjustment, if 23 made, shall be directly proportional to an increase or decrease 24 in the annual growth rate, but the adjustment shall not be in 25 excess of 1% multiplied by the total general fund-general purpose 26 revenue of the fiscal year upon which the transfer was based. 27 The basis for an adjustment shall be a change in the personal 04661'97 29 1 income level for that calendar year as determined by the bureau 2 of economic analysis of the United States department of commerce 3 in the last report it makes before April 30 of the fiscal year in 4 which that calendar year ended. The adjustment, if made, shall 5 be effective on June 1 of the fiscal year in which the transfer 6 is made. 7 (2) An appropriation from the fund as provided in section 8 353 may be adjusted for a change in the unemployment rate statis- 9 tics for the 4 quarters immediately preceding the quarter in 10 which the appropriation is to be made, as long as an adjustment 11 has not already been made in an appropriation from the fund 12 because of a prior change in the unemployment rate statistics for 13 1 or more of those 4 quarters. A change in the unemployment rate 14 statistics shall not be made until that change is certified by 15 the director of the Michigan employment security commission. 16 (3) An adjustment made pursuant to subsection (2) shall not 17 be made unless the change in the unemployment rate statistics 18 would have provided for a different percent of the fund to be 19 appropriated under section 353. If the adjustment creates a 20 state general fund liability, that liability shall be offset 21 against future appropriations which would have been made under 22 section 353. 23 (4) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991 only, the 24 mid-year adjustment to be used to calculate the amount to be 25 transferred from the fund to the general fund pursuant to 26 section 352(2) shall be based on the following estimates: 04661'97 30 1 Dollars in 2 Millions 3 1990 1991 4 Michigan personal income.................. $ 170,534 $ 175,484 5 Less: Transfer payments.................. (26,866) (28,932) 6 Subtotal............................ $ 143,668 $ 146,552 7 Divided by: Detroit C.P.I. for 12 months 8 ending June 30 (1982=1.00).............. 1.253 1.317 9 Equals: Real adjusted Michigan personal 10 income.................................. $ 114,659 $ 111,277 11 Percentage decrease....................... (2.95)% 12 Multiplied by: Estimated GF/GP revenue in 13 FY 1990-91.............................. 7,120 14 Equals: Transfer from countercyclical 15 budget and economic stabilization fund 16 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 17 1991.................................... $ 210 18 (5) In accordance with the economic stabilization transfer 19 allowed under section 353(1) there is appropriated from the fund 20 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991 the sum of 21 $20,000,000.00 determined as follows: 22 Fund Balance 23 Calendar as of First Maximum Dollar 24 Quarter Day of Calendar Maximum Allowable Amount of 25 Beginning Quarter Withdrawal Withdrawal 26 4/1/91 $400,000,000 2.5% of the fund $10,000,000 27 balance as of first 28 day of quarter 29 7/1/91 $398,000,000 2.5% of the fund $10,000,000 30 balance as of first 31 day of quarter 32 (6) The total transfer from the fund to the general fund for 33 the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991 pursuant to subsections 34 (4) and (5) shall be $230,000,000.00. 04661'97 31 1 Sec. 363. Within 30 days after the legislature convenes in 2 regular session, except in a year in which a newly elected 3 governor is inaugurated into office when 60 days shall be 4 allowed, or except in the 1993 calendar year when the transmis- 5 sion date shall be not later than March 19, 1993, the governor 6 shall transmit to each member of the legislature and the senate 7 and house fiscal agencies the budget in detail as provided in 8 this act, accompanied by such explanations and recommendations 9 relative thereto as the governor considers necessary. At the 10 time the budget is transmitted to the legislature, the director 11 shall transmit line-item appropriation detail to the fiscal agen- 12 cies using a computer software application that is compatible 13 with the budget tracking computer systems used by the respective 14 fiscal agencies. 15 Sec. 367. (1) Concurrent with transmitting the state budget 16 to the legislature, the governor shall submit to the legislature 17 and the senate and house fiscal agencies executive budget bills 18 containing ITEMIZED STATEMENTS OF ESTIMATED STATE SPENDING TO BE 19 PAID TO LOCAL UNITS OF GOVERNMENT, individual line item amounts, 20 including the number of FTE positions to be funded by each indi- 21 vidual line item amount, for the proposed expenditures and any 22 necessary bills for additional revenue to provide financing for 23 the proposed expenditures. 24 (2) One executive budget bill and 1 enacted budget bill 25 shall contain all of the following: 26 (a) The estimated revenue for each state operating fund in 27 sufficient detail to provide for comparison with actual revenue. 04661'97 32 1 (b) Summary totals for each state operating fund to reflect 2 that recommended expenditures for each fund are within proposed 3 and estimated resources. 4 (c) An itemized ESTIMATED statement of state spending to 5 be paid to units of local government, total state spending from 6 state sources of financing, and the state-local proportion 7 derived from that data. 8 Sec. 367b. (1) A revenue estimating conference shall be 9 held in the second week of January and in NOT LATER THAN the 10 last week in May of each year, and as otherwise provided in this 11 act. 12 (2) The principals of the conference shall be the director 13 of the department of management and budget A DESIGNEE OF THE 14 GOVERNOR, the director of the senate fiscal agency, and the 15 director of the house fiscal agency, or their respective 16 designees. 17 (3) The conference shall establish an official economic 18 forecast of major variables of the national and state economies. 19 The conference shall also establish a forecast of anticipated 20 state revenues as the conference determines including the 21 following: 22 (a) State income tax collections. 23 (b) State sales tax collections. 24 (c) Single business tax collections. 25 (d) Total general fund/general purpose revenues. 26 (e) Lottery transfers to the school aid fund. 04661'97 33 1 (f) Total school aid fund revenues. 2 (G) CHANGE IN THE BASIC FOUNDATION ALLOWANCE PROVIDED FOR IN 3 THE STATE SCHOOL AID ACT OF 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1601 TO 4 388.1772. 5 (H) COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE REVENUE LIMIT ESTABLISHED BY 6 SECTION 26 OF ARTICLE IX OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION OF 1963. 7 (I) PAY-INS OR PAY-OUTS REQUIRED UNDER THE COUNTERCYCLICAL 8 BUDGET AND ECONOMIC STABILIZATION FUND. 9 (4) The conference's official forecast of economic and reve- 10 nue variables shall be determined by consensus among the 11 principals. 12 (5) The forecasts required by this section shall be for the 13 fiscal year in which the conference is being held and the ensuing 14 fiscal year. 15 (6) The official conference forecast shall be based upon the 16 assumption that the current law and current administrative proce- 17 dures will remain in effect for the forecast period. 18 Sec. 367f. Upon the written request of a principal, a con- 19 ference shall be convened by the director CHAIRPERSON. 20 Sec. 371. (1) An employee of a state agency shall not make 21 or authorize an expenditure or incur an obligation that results 22 in the agency exceeding the gross appropriation level of an 23 appropriation line item made to that agency by the legislature. 24 The chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of a 25 state agency are responsible for any action taken by a state 26 agency which results in exceeding an appropriation. The chief 27 executive officer of a state agency shall report a violation of 04661'97 34 1 this subsection immediately to the director and the chairpersons 2 of the senate and house appropriations committees, together with 3 a statement of any action taken to remedy the occurrence. 4 (2) Within 15 days after a bill appropriating an amount is 5 enacted into law, the amount appropriated shall be divided into 6 allotments by department and by state agency based on periodic 7 requirements to represent a spending plan. The state budget 8 director shall review the allotments. By June 1 of each year, 9 the director shall submit a report to the appropriations commit- 10 tees AND THE FISCAL AGENCIES that compares actual expenditures to 11 the allotments made for each department and each state agency for 12 the first 6 months of the fiscal year. When it appears that a 13 spending plan, or sources of financing related, do not provide 14 the level of program service assumed in the appropriation for the 15 fiscal year, the state budget director shall pursue 1 of the 16 following remedies: IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE APPROPRIATIONS 17 COMMITTEES. 18 (a) Require from the principal department a lower level of 19 service spending plan for the fiscal year. The state budget 20 director shall thereafter withhold any payment which would exceed 21 the allotment balance in the approved reduced plan. If a reduced 22 spending or service plan is to be implemented pursuant to this 23 subdivision, the state budget director shall notify the appropri- 24 ations committees and the fiscal agencies at least 15 days before 25 the reduction plan is to be effective. 26 (b) Reflect the deficiency in projecting and reporting the 27 status of the state budget. The state budget director shall then 04661'97 35 1 approve the spending plan as submitted by the department and 2 within 45 days after the enacted appropriation, recommend to the 3 legislature a supplemental appropriation to provide the necessary 4 level of program service. 5 Sec. 372. (1) Allotments may be adjusted by the state 6 budget director as requested by a department, subject to the con- 7 siderations in section 371(2). 8 (2) A payment which would exceed an allotment balance may be 9 withheld by order of the state budget director. Payments shall 10 not exceed the total periodic allotments for the fiscal year. 11 (3) For open-end appropriations, a continuing allotment may 12 be approved by the state budget director or the state budget 13 director may require the state agency to submit requests for 14 periodic allotments. 15 (4) Allotments may be reduced or adjusted by the state 16 budget director as a result of implementing measures of adminis- 17 trative efficiency, including the abolishment of positions by 18 appointing authorities. An action taken under this section shall 19 be reported to the appropriations committees AND THE FISCAL 20 AGENCIES within 15 days after the action is taken. 21 (5) The state budget director may issue directives for the 22 allotment of appropriations. 23 Sec. 384. (1) A state agency which applies for federal 24 financial assistance shall notify the department within 10 days 25 after the application is sent. The notification to apply for 26 federal financial assistance shall be on a form prescribed by, 27 and contain information requested by, the department. Within 10 04661'97 36 1 days after the state agency receives notice that its application 2 for federal financial assistance is awarded, rejected, revised, 3 or deferred, the state agency shall provide notice of the award, 4 rejection, revision, or deferment of the application to the 5 department AND TO THE FISCAL AGENCIES. 6 (2) Within 30 days after a state agency receives notice that 7 a federal grant has been awarded to the state for which organiza- 8 tions or units of local government are eligible to apply, the 9 state agency administering the federal grant program shall report 10 to the legislature AND THE FISCAL AGENCIES the availability of 11 the grant funds and the proposed plan for allocating the grant 12 funds to the organizations or units of local government. A state 13 agency shall not commit any federal grant funds before this noti- 14 fication to the legislature has occurred and a subsequent appro- 15 priation of the funds is made by the legislature. 16 (3) Before December 1 and June 1 of each year, each princi- 17 pal department shall report to the appropriations committees, the 18 fiscal agencies, and the department estimates on the extent to 19 which federal revenues appropriated have been realized and are 20 expected for the remainder of the fiscal year. The report shall 21 detail the estimate by program or grant, and catalog of federal 22 domestic assistance account. 23 Sec. 386. (1) The state budget director shall prepare 24 monthly financial reports. 25 (2) Within 30 days after the end of each month, the state 26 budget director shall transmit copies of the monthly financial 27 report to all the appropriations committee members and the fiscal 04661'97 37 1 agencies. The monthly financial report due by November 30 shall 2 be the first monthly financial report to include statements con- 3 cerning the fiscal year which began on October 1. 4 (3) Each monthly financial report shall contain the follow- 5 ing information: 6 (a) A statement of actual monthly and year-to-date revenue 7 collections for each operating fund; the general fund/general 8 purpose revenues, school aid fund revenues, and the tax collec- 9 tions dedicated to the transportation funds; including a compari- 10 son with prior year amounts, statutory estimates, and the most 11 recent estimates from the executive branch. 12 (b) A statement of estimated year-end appropriations lapses 13 and overexpenditures for the state general fund by principal 14 department. 15 (c) A statement projecting the ending state general fund 16 balance AND STATE SCHOOL AID FUND BALANCES for the fiscal year 17 in progress. 18 (d) A summary of current economic events relevant to the 19 Michigan economy, and a discussion of any economic forecast or 20 current knowledge of revenue collections or expenditure patterns 21 that is the basis for a change in any revenue estimate or expen- 22 diture projection. 23 (e) A statement of estimated and actual total state revenues 24 compared to the revenue limit provided for in section 26 of arti- 25 cle IX of the state constitution of 1963. 04661'97 38 1 (f) A statement of the estimated fiscal year-end balance of 2 state payments to units of local government pursuant to 3 section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963. 4 (g) Any other information considered necessary by the state 5 budget director or jointly requested by the chairpersons of the 6 appropriations committees. 7 (H) A STATEMENT OF YEAR-TO-DATE BALANCES FOR THE FOLLOWING 8 FUNDS: 9 (i) THE COUNTERCYCLICAL BUDGET AND ECONOMIC STABILIZATION 10 FUND. 11 (ii) THE STRATEGIC FUND. 12 (iii) THE NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND. 13 Sec. 393. (1) Administrative transfers of appropriations 14 within any department to adjust for current cost and price varia- 15 tions from the enacted budget items, or to adjust amounts between 16 federal sources of financing, may be made by the state budget 17 director not less than 30 days after notifying the senate and 18 house appropriations committees. Administrative transfers shall 19 not include adjustments that have policy implications or that 20 have the effect of creating, expanding, or reducing programs 21 within that department. Those transfers may be disapproved by 22 either appropriations committee within the 30 days and, if disap- 23 proved within that time, shall not be effective. 24 (1) (2) A transfer of appropriations within any department 25 for reasons other than cost and price variances from those 26 appropriations as enacted into law shall not be made by the state 27 budget director unless approved by both appropriations 04661'97 39 1 committees. If the budget director does not approve transfers 2 adopted by both appropriations committees under this subsection, 3 the budget director shall notify the appropriations committees of 4 his or her action within 15 days. 5 (2) THE DIRECTOR SHALL SUBMIT TRANSFERS TO THE APPROPRIA- 6 TIONS COMMITTEES BY THE FOLLOWING DATES UNLESS OTHERWISE APPROVED 7 BY THE CHAIRPERSONS OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES: 8 (A) FOR MID-YEAR ADJUSTMENTS, THE LAST DAY OF SUBMISSION TO 9 THE COMMITTEE BY THE DIRECTOR SHALL BE BY MAY 1 OF THAT FISCAL 10 YEAR. 11 (B) FOR YEAR-END ADJUSTMENTS, THE LAST DAY OF SUBMISSION TO 12 THE COMMITTEE BY THE DIRECTOR SHALL BE BY SEPTEMBER 15 OF THAT 13 FISCAL YEAR. 14 (C) FOR BOOK CLOSING ADJUSTMENTS OF THE PRIOR YEAR AND PRE- 15 LIMINARY ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JUST BEGUN, THE LAST DAY 16 OF SUBMISSION TO THE COMMITTEE BY THE DIRECTOR SHALL BE BY 17 NOVEMBER 1 FOLLOWING THE END OF THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR. 18 (3) A transfer approved by the appropriations committees 19 shall not be effective unless it is identical in terms of funding 20 sources and dollar amounts. 21 (4) A transfer approved pursuant to this section shall con- 22 stitute authorization to transfer the amount recommended and 23 approved. However, the amount shall be reduced by the state 24 budget director to be within the current unobligated amount of 25 the appropriation. 26 (5) A transfer approved by law shall not subsequently be 27 withdrawn or reversed in whole or in part. 04661'97 40 1 (6) Transfers between capital outlay appropriations accounts 2 shall not be made except as provided in section 247. 3 (7) The state budget director may make transfers between 4 departments for federal and other restricted flow-through funds 5 when funds are appropriated in the budget of both departments. 6 (8) Transfers of appropriations shall not be made between 7 state operating funds except as provided in subsections (6) and 8 (7). Transfers shall not be allowed into or from an open-end 9 appropriation, nor shall a transfer create a new line expenditure 10 item appropriation. Transfers of appropriations for financing 11 sources shall be made concurrently with related transfers of 12 appropriations for line expenditure items. 13 (9) The state budget director shall not make transfers 14 between items appropriated except as provided in this section or 15 section 396(2). 16 Sec. 396. (1) From the appropriations contained in a budget 17 act, a state agency shall pay or record expenditures for the 18 following: 19 (a) Court judgments, including court approved consent judg- 20 ments; all settlements, awards, and claims. 21 (b) Writeoffs of accounts receivable recorded in a prior 22 year. 23 (2) The attorney general shall notify the senate and house 24 appropriations committees, the speaker of the house, and the 25 senate majority leader, AND THE FISCAL AGENCIES within 14 days 26 after entering into a settlement or consent judgment which would 27 result in a state obligation that exceeds $200,000.00. The 04661'97 41 1 notice shall include a summary of the facts of the case and the 2 reason or reasons that the settlement or consent judgment would 3 be in the best interests of the state. 4 (3) Each principal department shall establish separate 5 accounts for recording payments made pursuant to this section. 6 The director may make transfers from appropriations contained in 7 a budget act into the accounts established pursuant to this sub- 8 section in such amounts as are necessary to cover the payments 9 made and expenditures recorded. The transfers shall be made in 10 the same manner as, and subject to the same requirements as those 11 transfers which are made pursuant to section 393(1). 12 (4) Before December 1 of each year, each principal depart- 13 ment shall transmit to the appropriations committees and fiscal 14 agencies a written report which includes all of the following: 15 (a) The total dollar amount of final judgments and settle- 16 ments against the principal department for the most recent com- 17 pleted fiscal year. 18 (b) Each source of funding and item appropriating money in a 19 budget act, which source and item is used to pay the judgments 20 and settlements pursuant to subdivision (a). 21 (c) The total dollar amount of final judgments and settle- 22 ments received in the most recent completed fiscal year pursuant 23 to legal actions by the principal department. 24 (d) Each revenue account in which money was credited pursu- 25 ant to subdivision (c). 26 (e) An estimate of the total dollar amount and a description 27 of the facts involved in each court action currently pending 04661'97 42 1 against the department for the most recently completed fiscal 2 year. 3 Sec. 404. (1) "Revenues" means the increases in the net 4 current assets of a fund other than from expenditure refunds and 5 residual equity transfers. 6 (2) "Revolving fund" means a self-supporting fund which pro- 7 vides services or sells goods to state agencies, other governmen- 8 tal jurisdictions, or the public. 9 (3) "Unencumbered balance" means that portion of an appro- 10 priation not yet expended and encumbered. 11 (4) "Unexpended balance" means that portion of an appropria- 12 tion not yet expended. 13 (5) "Unit of local government" means unit of local govern- 14 ment as defined by section 115(6). 15 (6) "Work order" means a capital outlay undertaking 16 incurred, including salaries and wages, contractual services, 17 supplies, and materials services. 18 (7) "Work project" means a 1-time nonrecurring undertaking 19 for the purpose of accomplishing an objective contained in spe- 20 cific item appropriation for that purpose OR ANY OTHER SPECIFIC 21 ITEM APPROPRIATION DESIGNATED AS A WORK PROJECT BY LAW. 22 Sec. 434. Revenues received from rates charged or goods 23 sold and revenue which is received from any other source and des- 24 ignated to be credited to a revolving fund shall be credited to 25 that fund. Within 60 days after the fiscal year begins, the 26 director shall submit to the appropriations committees and fiscal 27 agencies a financial plan for the ensuing fiscal year. The 04661'97 43 1 financial plan shall include the rate structure, a projected 2 statement of revenues and expenses in sufficient detail to pro- 3 vide for comparison with actual revenues and expenses, a 4 projected statement of receipts and disbursements, and any other 5 information considered necessary by the director. WITHIN 60 DAYS 6 AFTER THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, THE DIRECTOR SHALL SUBMIT TO 7 THE LEGISLATURE A REPORT ON THE STATUS OF ALL SUCH REVOLVING 8 FUNDS, INCLUDING ALL INFORMATION REPORTED IN THE FINANCIAL PLAN. 9 Sec. 451. (1) At the close of the fiscal year, the unencum- 10 bered balance of each appropriation shall lapse to the state fund 11 from which it was appropriated UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW. 12 A document which is not ascertainable before the cutoff date set 13 by the director may be charged against a current year's appropri- 14 ation if the chief accounting officer determines that the state 15 agency was not willful in its failure to ascertain or record the 16 document and if the amount of the payment would not have exceeded 17 the unencumbered balance of the applicable appropriation in the 18 prior fiscal year. 19 (2) An encumbrance entered into within 15 days before the 20 end of the fiscal year and outstanding at the close of the fiscal 21 year is not a charge against that fiscal year but is charged to 22 the next succeeding fiscal year. 23 (3) This section does not apply to an appropriation for a 24 work order or a work project funded by general purpose revenues. 25 Except as provided in section 248, a work order or work project 26 appropriation continues to be available until completion of the 27 work or 12 months after the last expenditure, whichever comes 04661'97 44 1 first, then the remaining balance lapses to the state fund from 2 which it was appropriated. The appropriation APPROPRIATIONS 3 DESIGNATED AS WORK PROJECTS AS PROVIDED IN LAW ARE NOT SUBJECT TO 4 SUBSECTION (4). LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS for a work order or 5 work project shall specifically designate the item as a work 6 order or work project and shall include all of the following 7 information: 8 (a) The purpose of the order or project. 9 (b) The methods that will be used to accomplish the 10 project. 11 (B) (c) The total estimated cost of the project. 12 (C) (d) A tentative completion date of the project. 13 (4) Except as provided in section 248, unencumbered appro- 14 priations made for work projects and financed from restricted 15 revenues shall continue to be available for expenditure until the 16 projects are completed or until lapsed by directives issued by 17 the director. 18 (4) (5) Not later than 45 days after the conclusion of the 19 fiscal year, the director shall notify the senate and house 20 appropriations committee COMMITTEES of appropriations proposed 21 to be designated as work projects in accordance with the defini- 22 tion contained in this act, but not specifically so designated in 23 an appropriations act LAW. THE NOTIFICATION SHALL INCLUDE THE 24 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION, THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT, AND THE ESTI- 25 MATED COST AND COMPLETION DATE OF THE PROJECT. These designations 26 may SHALL be disapproved APPROVED by either THE 27 appropriations committee COMMITTEES within 30 days after the 04661'97 45 1 date of notification and, if disapproved within that time, shall 2 not IN ORDER TO be effective. COPIES OF THE NOTIFICATION SHALL 3 BE FORWARDED TO THE FISCAL AGENCIES CONCURRENT WITH SUBMISSION TO 4 THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES. 5 Sec. 454. (1) Each budget act shall appropriate full-time 6 equated positions based on 2,088 hours for 1.0 FTE position. 7 (2) Before the thirtieth of each month END OF EACH 8 QUARTER, the department of civil service shall provide a report 9 to the department, the appropriations committees, and the fiscal 10 agencies regarding the status of FTE positions for the preceding 11 month QUARTER. The monthly QUARTERLY report shall include, 12 but shall not be limited to, the following information: 13 (a) The number of FTE positions, by department, on the last 14 payroll for the preceding month QUARTER. 15 (b) The increase or decrease in FTE positions, by depart- 16 ment, compared to the last monthly QUARTERLY report. 17 (c) The difference between the appropriated FTE positions, 18 and the actual number of FTE positions, by department, for that 19 month QUARTER. 20 (d) Summary totals for the information listed in subdivi- 21 sions (a), (b), and (c). 22 (3) The department of civil service shall provide a report 23 to the appropriations committees and the fiscal agencies by 24 December 1 of each year, which shall include a fiscal year sum- 25 mary of the information required in subsection (2) for the most 26 recently completed fiscal year. 04661'97 46 1 Sec. 461. (1) As required by federal law, all federal 2 grants awarded to the state shall be audited by the auditor 3 general, an independent accounting firm selected by the auditor 4 general, or an auditor approved by the appropriate federal 5 agency. The funding for each audit shall be from the respective 6 federal grants audited. 7 (2) Each audit performed pursuant to Public Law 98-502 shall 8 be conducted by an independent auditor in accordance with gener- 9 ally accepted government auditing standards. Single audits for 10 this state shall be conducted in accordance with Public Law 11 98-502 by the auditor general, an independent accounting firm 12 selected by the auditor general, or an independent auditor 13 approved by the appropriate federal agency. For fiscal years 14 beginning October 1, 1985 and thereafter, biennial audits of 15 state departments and agencies shall be performed for purposes of 16 complying with the requirements of Public Law 98-502 pertaining 17 to audit evaluation of the internal controls of this state and 18 the state's compliance with material features of laws and regula- 19 tions related to major federal assistance programs. 20 (3) The funding for single audits shall be from the respec- 21 tive federal grants audited, in accordance with Public Law 22 98-502. The chief executive officer of each principal department 23 shall ensure that sufficient amounts are encumbered from the 24 appropriate federal grants to finance the cost of the audits. 25 Any unexpended amounts of encumbered funds may be carried over 26 into succeeding years to cover the cost of the single audits. 04661'97 47 1 (4) Before March 1 of each year, the director of each 2 principal department shall submit to the director, fiscal 3 agencies and the auditor general a schedule of federal financial 4 assistance for the last completed fiscal year in a form approved 5 by the auditor general. 6 (5) As used in this section, "Public Law 98-502" means the 7 single audit act of 1984, 31 U.S.C. 7501 to 7507. 8 Sec. 462. Within 60 days after the final audit is released, 9 the principal executive officer of a state agency which is 10 audited shall submit a plan to comply with the audit recommenda- 11 tions to the department. The plan shall be prepared in accord- 12 ance with procedures prescribed by the principal department. 13 Copies of the plan shall be distributed in accordance with the 14 administrative manual. COPIES SHALL ALSO BE DISTRIBUTED TO RELE- 15 VANT HOUSE AND SENATE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEES, RELEVANT 16 HOUSE AND SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES, FISCAL AGENCIES, AND THE 17 EXECUTIVE OFFICE. 18 Sec. 484. (1) Not later than April 1, 1987, the THE 19 director, in consultation with the auditor general, shall develop 20 a system of reporting and a general framework which shall be used 21 by the principal departments in performing evaluations on their 22 respective internal accounting and administrative control 23 systems. 24 (2) The director, in consultation with the auditor general, 25 may modify the format for the report or the framework for con- 26 ducting the evaluations after giving 30 days' notice to each 04661'97 48 1 principal department head and the senate and house appropriations 2 committees. 3 Sec. 485. (1) Not later than October 1, 1987, the THE 4 department head of each principal department shall establish and 5 maintain an internal accounting and administrative control system 6 within that principal department using the generally accepted 7 accounting principles as developed by the accounting profession 8 and in conformance with directives issued pursuant to section 9 141(d). 10 (2) Each internal accounting and administrative control 11 system shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following 12 elements: 13 (a) A plan of organization that provides separation of 14 duties and responsibilities among employees. 15 (b) A plan that limits access to that principal department's 16 resources to authorized personnel whose use is required within 17 the scope of their assigned duties. 18 (c) A system of authorization and record-keeping procedures 19 to control assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenditures. 20 (d) A system of practices to be followed in the performance 21 of duties and functions in each principal department. 22 (e) Qualified personnel that maintain a level of 23 competence. 24 (f) Internal control techniques that are effective and 25 efficient. 26 (3) Each head of a principal department shall document the 27 system, communicate system requirements to employees of that 04661'97 49 1 principal department, assure that the system is functioning as 2 prescribed, and modify as appropriate for changes in condition of 3 the system. 4 (4) Not later than October 1, 1987, the THE head of each 5 principal department shall issue a report to the governor, the 6 auditor general, the senate and house appropriations committees, 7 and the director describing the current internal accounting and 8 administrative control systems of the principal department, the 9 organization and size of the internal audit staffs, and the 10 manner in which the internal auditor will be utilized by the 11 department head. Not later than March 1, 1988, the THE auditor 12 general shall evaluate and report to the legislature on each 13 principal department's report prepared pursuant to this 14 subsection. 15 (5) Beginning March 1, 1989, and biennially thereafter, 16 the THE head of each principal department shall provide a 17 BIENNIAL report prepared by the principal department's internal 18 auditor on the evaluation of the principal department's internal 19 accounting and administrative control system to the governor, the 20 auditor general, the senate and house appropriations committees, 21 and the director. For the period reviewed, the report shall 22 include, but not be limited to, both of the following: 23 (a) A description of any material inadequacy or weakness 24 discovered in connection with the evaluation of the department's 25 internal accounting and administrative control system as of 26 October 1 of the preceding year and the plans and a time schedule 04661'97 50 1 for correcting the internal accounting and administrative control 2 system, described in detail. 3 (b) A listing of each audit or investigation performed by 4 the internal auditor pursuant to sections 486(4) and 487. 5 Sec. 486. (1) Not later than October 1, 1987, each EACH 6 principal department shall appoint an internal auditor. Each 7 internal auditor shall be a member of the state classified execu- 8 tive service. 9 (2) Except as otherwise provided by law, each internal audi- 10 tor shall report to and be under the general supervision of the 11 department head. 12 (3) A person may not prevent or prohibit the internal audi- 13 tor from initiating, carrying out, or completing any audit or 14 investigation. The internal auditor shall be protected pursuant 15 to the whistleblowers' protection act, Act No. 469 of the Public 16 Acts of 1980, being sections 15.361 to 15.369 of the Michigan 17 Compiled Laws 1980 PA 469, MCL 15.361 TO 15.369. 18 (4) The internal auditor of each principal department 19 shall: 20 (a) Receive and investigate any allegations that false or 21 misleading information was received in evaluating the principal 22 department's internal accounting and administrative control 23 system or in connection with the preparation of the biennial 24 report on the system. 25 (b) Conduct and supervise audits relating to financial 26 activities of the principal department's operations. 04661'97 51 1 (c) Review existing activities and recommend policies 2 designed to promote efficiency in the administration of that 3 principal department's programs and operations as assigned by the 4 department head. 5 (d) Recommend policies for activities to protect the state's 6 assets under the control of that principal department, and to 7 prevent and detect fraud and abuse in the principal department's 8 programs and operations. 9 (e) Review and recommend activities designed to ensure that 10 principal department's internal financial control and accounting 11 policies are in conformance with the department of management and 12 budget accounting division directives issued pursuant to sections 13 421 and 444. 14 (f) Provide a means to keep the department head fully and 15 currently informed about problems and deficiencies relating to 16 the administration of that principal department's programs and 17 operations and the necessity for and progress of corrective 18 action. 19 (g) Conduct other audit and investigative activities as 20 assigned by the department head. 21 (5) Each internal auditor shall adhere to appropriate pro- 22 fessional and auditing standards in carrying out any financial or 23 program audits or investigations. 24 Sec. 488. (1) The governor's budget recommendations for the 25 fiscal year beginning October 1, 1987 shall include a plan for 26 each principal department to fully implement sections 483 to 487 27 and this section, including an identification of staff resources, 04661'97 52 1 an organizational plan, and any transfers of existing staff or 2 resources. 3 (2) Except as otherwise provided by law, the state budget 4 director may issue directives to a principal department to sup- 5 port the principal department's internal auditors through the use 6 of that principal department's state grants funded from state 7 resources. A directive issued under this subsection shall not 8 authorize a principal department to allocate more than 10% of the 9 principal department's state grants funded from state resources 10 nor more than 10% of the principal department's state agencies 11 state grants funded from state resources and shall provide for a 12 uniform reduction in each of the state grants funded from state 13 resources. 14 Sec. 492. Effective with the fiscal year ending 15 September 30, 1983, the THE financial statements of all state 16 agencies, as defined by generally accepted accounting principles 17 as falling within the reporting responsibility of the state, 18 shall be included in the comprehensive annual financial report of 19 the state. The director shall designate and notify each state 20 agency of this responsibility as well as describe the statement 21 format that shall be followed by each agency so notified. The 22 statements provided shall be followed by each state agency so 23 notified. The statements provided shall be audited as provided 24 by law or by the auditor general or independent auditors selected 25 by the auditor general before submission to the department of 26 management and budget and shall be submitted not later than 90 27 days following the close of the state's fiscal year. 04661'97 53 1 Sec. 493. The director shall submit preliminary, unaudited 2 financial statements including notes of the general fund and the 3 state school aid fund to the legislature AND THE FISCAL AGENCIES 4 within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year. 5 Enacting section 1. Sections 206, 207, 223, 225, 253, 254, 6 271, 282, 353a, 362, 362a, and 456 of the management and budget 7 act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1206, 18.1207, 18.1223, 18.1225, 8 18.1253, 18.1254, 18.1271, 18.1282, 18.1353a, 18.1362, 18.1362a, 9 and 18.1456, are repealed. 04661'97 Final page. JLB