| FY 2005-06 Year-to-Date Gross Appropriation | $4,427,975,000 |
| Changes from FY 2005-06 Year-to-Date: | |
| 1. Caseloads. The Governor recommended: increases for Adoption Subsidies, State Disability Assistance; and SSI State Supplementation and reductions for Day Care Services and FIP. No changes for Foster Care, but $2.6 million for Food Assistance Program, $1.9 million for day care services and $4.2 million for the Child Care Fund. The Senate included $2.0 million for advocacy project, $4.4 million for foster care rate and $5 million for FIP Basic education. | 33,202,900 |
| 2. Program Enhancements. The Governor recommended $1.8 million Gross for 51.2 Child Protective Services (CPS) FTEs, and $2.5 million Gross for 38.0 FTEs to reduce Medicaid payment errors. The Senate included 5.0 additional FTEs for CPS, 20.0 FTEs for high risk OCAL investigations, and $1 million for incentive payments. | 7,049,900 |
| 3. Technology. The Governor recommended an increase of $5.5 million and $4.8 million for the BRIDGES Program and the SDU contract, respectively, and $3.9 million savings through a contract reduction, and removal of $18.8 million in one-time arrearage program revenue. | (12,449,500) |
| 4. Program Transfers. The Governor recommended the transfer from the Department of Labor and Economic Growth of the Michigan Community Service Commission. | 9,391,900 |
| 5. Federal TANF Funded Programs. The Governor recommended reduction of $1.2 million for the Fatherhood Initiative, Marriage Initiative, and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) outreach. The Boys and Girls Clubs funds were replaced with General Funds. The Senate includes $2.75 million for Marriage and Fatherhood Initiative, EITC, and $325,000 for Crisis prevention. | 3,075,000 |
| 6. Fund Shifts. The Governor recommended fund shifts: Federal to GF of $78.0 million in TANF funds, $15.3 million in Title XX Social Services Block Grant, $927,600 in the FMAP rate, and $2.4 million in IDG DCH funding; reduce GF with $6.6 million CCDF. | 0 |
| 7. Other Revenue Increases. The Governor recommended Federal increases of $237,800 in the Children's Trust Fund Grant and $2.4 million for disability determination medical examinations. Included was $600,000 in local revenue for Court Bench Warrant Fees. | 3,282,800 |
| 8. Savings in State Funds. The Governor recommended $10.98 million in Welfare Reform Jobs, Education and Training (JET) Pilot, a net $3.6 million from the Front-End Eligibility Pilot, and $5.0 million from child care program. The Senate included $3 million in Child Care Fund, $9.3 million in payment standard, sanctions, 3 counties JET expansion and diversion programs, and $5 million in Day Care. | (40,430,400) |
| 9. Economic Adjustments. | 41,246,300 |
| 10. Other Changes. The Governor recommended the elimination of the Smoking Cessation Pilot, the Pontiac School-Based Crisis Intervention Project, and reductions in the Human Services Optimization related positions. The Senate included the Smoking Cessation Pontiac and day care pilots. | 507,800 |
| 11. Comparison to Governor's Recommendation. The Senate bill is $31,600 Gross over the Governor and $3,215,300 GF/GP under the Governor. | |
| Total Changes | $43,861,100 |
| FY 2006-07 Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Gross Appropriation | $4,471,836,100 |
| Changes from FY 2005-06 Year to Date: |
| 1. Contingency Funds. The Governor recommended additional funds through transfers approved by the Legislature. (Sec. 206) The Senate did not concur. |
| 2. TANF Reporting. The Governor's proposal deleted subsection (2) notifying the Legislature on TANF and MOE spending. (Sec. 218) The Senate concurred. |
| 3. Faith-Based Organizations. The Governor's proposal did not include language establishing the use of State funds for sectarian activity in program services. (Sec. 220) The Senate did not concur. |
| 4. Medicaid Eligibility. The Governor's proposal did not include language on a 60-day standard of promptness for determinations and a 45-day standard on nursing home patient applications. (Sec. 223) and (Sec. 224) The Senate did not concur. |
| 5. Local Office Consolidation. The Governor's recommendation did not include the county office restructuring and consolidation plan. (Sec. 261) The Senate included the language. |
| 6. Restructure Local Zone Offices. The Governor's proposal did not require a plan to assist local service delivery effectiveness and efficiency through maximizing state resources. (Sec. 262) The Senate included the language. |
| 7. Policy Changes and Regulatory Reform. The Governor's recommendation did not require the Department to report on each policy change made to enact legislation and funds for a regulatory reform plan. (Sec. 273) The Senate did not concur. |
| 8. Federal Grant Reporting. The Governor's recommendation did not require the Department to report on grant eligibility and the reason for no application submission. (Sec. 274) The Senate included the language. |
| 9. Fatherhood and Marriage Initiatives. The Governor's proposal did include new language regarding funding contingent on available Federal funding. Section 416 is deleted. (Sec. 415) The Senate included current year language. |
| 10. Food Stamp Error Rate. The Governor's recommendation did not require a rate reduction project in two counties. The language and $50,000 funding was vetoed in FY 2006. (Sec. 423 subsection 3) The Senate did not concur; the language included crisis prevention and food outreach projects. |
| 11. Employment and Training. The Governor's recommendation did not include TANF funding for the Effective Family Formation Program. (Sec. 424) The Senate did not concur. |
| 12. Child Protective Services. The Governor's proposal did not require a report to the Legislature. (Sec. 514) The Senate did not concur. |
| 13. Foster Care Contracts. The Governor's recommendation did not require implementation of a performance-based managed care approach to program service contracting. (Sec. 515) The Senate included current year language. |
| 14. Food Assistance Program. The Governor's recommendation provided State Budget Director approval for increased Federal authority for needed State spending. (Sec. 620) The Senate did not include. |
| 15. Kinship Care. The Governor's proposal did not include legislative intent regarding grant discrepancy. (Sec. 670) |
| 16. Early Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC). The Governor did not require report to the Legislature on cost and revenue implications. (Sec. 678) The Senate included current year language. |
| 17. Child Support Incentives. The Governor's proposal included new language clarifying use of revenue. (Sec. 901) The Senate concurred. |
| 18. High Risk Investigations. The Senate provided funds for 20.0 positions for licensing investigators. |