Act No. 84
Public Acts of 2015
Approved by the Governor*
June 17, 2015
Filed with the Secretary of State
June 17, 2015
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 17, 2015
*Item Vetoes
ARTICLE X Sec. 1010. (1)
Entire Subsection. (Page 153)
STATE OF MICHIGAN
98TH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2015
Introduced by Senator Hildenbrand
ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 133
AN ACT to make, supplement, adjust, and consolidate appropriations for various state departments and agencies, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016 and other fiscal years; to provide for certain conditions on appropriations; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
ARTICLE I
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
PART 1
LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the department of agriculture and rural development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, from the following funds:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Full-time equated unclassified positions............................................................................................6.0
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................454.0
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 86,594,000
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from LARA (LCC), liquor quality testing fees................................................................................. 216,100
IDG from MDEQ, biosolids............................................................................................................................ 101,200
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.......................................................... 317,300
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................................................................................. $ 86,276,700
Federal revenues:
Department of Interior................................................................................................................................... 342,600
EPA, multiple grants...................................................................................................................................... 1,297,500
HHS-FDA......................................................................................................................................................... 2,493,100
USDA, multiple grants................................................................................................................................... 6,294,700
Total federal revenues.................................................................................................................................... 10,427,900
Special revenue funds:
Private - commodity group revenue............................................................................................................ 107,300
Private - Slow-the-Spread Foundation........................................................................................................ 20,800
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... $ 128,100
Agricultural preservation fund..................................................................................................................... 598,900
Agriculture equine industry development fund......................................................................................... 4,277,500
Agriculture licensing and inspection fees................................................................................................... 4,345,500
Animal welfare fund........................................................................................................................................ 217,100
Commodity inspection fees............................................................................................................................ 508,600
Consumer and industry food safety education fund.................................................................................. 348,800
Dairy and food safety fund............................................................................................................................ 4,870,700
Feed control fund............................................................................................................................................ 971,000
Freshwater protection fund........................................................................................................................... 6,316,600
Gasoline inspection and testing fund........................................................................................................... 2,618,700
Grain dealers fee fund..................................................................................................................................... 605,200
Horticulture fund............................................................................................................................................. 38,200
Industry support funds................................................................................................................................... 426,700
Migratory labor housing fund........................................................................................................................ 164,400
Nonretail liquor fees....................................................................................................................................... 839,900
Private forestland enhancement fund.......................................................................................................... 284,900
Refined petroleum fund.................................................................................................................................. 3,874,600
Renewable fuels fund...................................................................................................................................... 51,800
Testing fees....................................................................................................................................................... 287,600
Weights and measures regulations fees...................................................................................................... 1,000,400
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 32,647,100
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 43,073,600
State general fund/general purpose schedule:
Ongoing state general fund/general purpose.......................................................................................... $ 41,873,600
One-time state general fund/general purpose........................................................................................ $ 1,200,000
Sec. 102. DEPARTMENTWIDE
Full-time equated unclassified positions............................................................................................6.0
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................28.0
Commissions and boards................................................................................................................................ $ 23,800
Unclassified positions—6.0 FTE positions.................................................................................................. 532,600
Executive direction—9.0 FTE positions..................................................................................................... 1,376,100
Operational services—15.0 FTE positions.................................................................................................. 1,736,700
Statistical reporting service—1.0 FTE position........................................................................................ 150,400
Emergency management—3.0 FTE positions............................................................................................ 600,300
Accounting service center.............................................................................................................................. 1,115,900
Building occupancy charges........................................................................................................................... 625,300
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 6,161,100
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
HHS-FDA......................................................................................................................................................... 324,100
Special revenue funds:
Private - commodity group revenue............................................................................................................ 77,400
Agricultural preservation fund..................................................................................................................... 15,100
Agriculture licensing and inspection fees................................................................................................... 293,200
Dairy and food safety fund............................................................................................................................ 384,400
Freshwater protection fund........................................................................................................................... 22,300
Gasoline inspection and testing fund........................................................................................................... 74,000
Grain dealers fee fund..................................................................................................................................... 7,300
Industry support funds................................................................................................................................... 52,800
Migratory housing fund.................................................................................................................................. 26,200
Nonretail liquor fees....................................................................................................................................... 27,900
Refined petroleum fund.................................................................................................................................. 220,300
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 4,636,100
Sec. 103. INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY
Information technology services and projects............................................................................................ $ 1,372,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 1,372,500
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from LARA (LCC), liquor quality testing fees................................................................................. $ 3,200
Special revenue funds:
Agricultural preservation fund..................................................................................................................... 200
Agriculture licensing and inspection fees................................................................................................... 32,400
Freshwater protection fund........................................................................................................................... 100
Gasoline inspection and testing fund........................................................................................................... 31,400
Nonretail liquor fees....................................................................................................................................... 500
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 1,304,700
Sec. 104. FOOD AND DAIRY
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................121.0
Food safety and quality assurance—91.0 FTE positions......................................................................... $ 13,537,800
Milk safety and quality assurance—30.0 FTE positions.......................................................................... 4,170,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 17,708,400
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
HHS-FDA......................................................................................................................................................... 1,172,000
USDA, multiple grants................................................................................................................................... 133,800
Special revenue funds:
Consumer and industry food safety education fund.................................................................................. 348,800
Dairy and food safety fund............................................................................................................................ 4,486,300
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 11,567,500
Sec. 105. ANIMAL INDUSTRY
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................60.0
Animal disease prevention and response—60.0 FTE positions.............................................................. $ 8,881,000
Indemnification - livestock depredation...................................................................................................... 50,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 8,931,000
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
HHS-FDA......................................................................................................................................................... 65,600
USDA, multiple grants................................................................................................................................... 518,600
Special revenue funds:
Private commodity group revenue............................................................................................................... 29,900
Agriculture licensing and inspection fees................................................................................................... 48,900
Animal welfare fund........................................................................................................................................ 217,100
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 8,050,900
Sec. 106. PESTICIDE AND PLANT PEST MANAGEMENT
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................85.0
Pesticide and plant pest management—80.0 FTE positions................................................................... $ 13,271,100
Producer security/grain dealers—5.0 FTE positions................................................................................ 643,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 13,914,900
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Department of Interior................................................................................................................................... 222,000
EPA, multiple grants...................................................................................................................................... 524,300
HHS-FDA......................................................................................................................................................... 319,700
USDA, multiple grants................................................................................................................................... 829,800
Special revenue funds:
Private - Slow-the-Spread Foundation........................................................................................................ 20,800
Agriculture licensing and inspection fees................................................................................................... 3,893,600
Commodity inspection fees............................................................................................................................ 508,600
Feed control fund............................................................................................................................................ 971,000
Freshwater protection fund........................................................................................................................... 151,400
Grain dealers fee fund..................................................................................................................................... 597,900
Horticulture fund............................................................................................................................................. $ 38,200
Industry support funds................................................................................................................................... 242,300
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 5,595,300
Sec. 107. ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................55.0
Environmental stewardship - MAEAP—23.0 FTE positions................................................................. $ 9,128,500
Farmland and open space preservation—7.0 FTE positions................................................................... 905,200
Qualified forest program—9.0 FTE positions............................................................................................ 2,682,500
Commercial forestry audit program............................................................................................................. 300,000
Migrant labor housing—9.0 FTE positions................................................................................................. 1,186,600
Right-to-farm—3.0 FTE positions................................................................................................................ 567,900
Intercounty drain—4.0 FTE positions......................................................................................................... 474,100
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 15,244,800
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from MDEQ, biosolids............................................................................................................................ 101,200
Federal revenues:
Department of Interior................................................................................................................................... 120,600
EPA, multiple grants...................................................................................................................................... 604,700
USDA, multiple grants................................................................................................................................... 916,700
Special revenue funds:
Agricultural preservation fund..................................................................................................................... 583,600
Freshwater protection fund........................................................................................................................... 6,142,800
Migratory labor housing fund........................................................................................................................ 138,200
Private forestland enhancement fund.......................................................................................................... 284,900
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 6,352,100
Sec. 108. LABORATORY PROGRAM
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................90.0
Laboratory services—37.0 FTE positions.................................................................................................. $ 5,322,000
USDA monitoring—13.0 FTE positions...................................................................................................... 1,596,700
Consumer protection program—40.0 FTE positions................................................................................ 6,072,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 12,990,900
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from LARA (LCC), liquor quality testing fees................................................................................. 212,900
Federal revenues:
EPA, multiple grants...................................................................................................................................... 168,500
HHS-FDA......................................................................................................................................................... 611,700
USDA, multiple grants................................................................................................................................... 1,597,600
Special revenue funds:
Agriculture equine industry development fund......................................................................................... 610,300
Agriculture licensing and inspection fees................................................................................................... 77,400
Gasoline inspection and testing fund........................................................................................................... 2,513,300
Refined petroleum fund.................................................................................................................................. 3,654,300
Renewable fuels fund...................................................................................................................................... 51,800
Testing fees....................................................................................................................................................... 287,600
Weights and measures regulation fees........................................................................................................ 1,000,400
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 2,205,100
Sec. 109. AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................14.0
Agriculture development—11.0 FTE positions.......................................................................................... $ 3,576,700
Grape and wine program—3.0 FTE positions............................................................................................ 856,500
Rural development value-added grants....................................................................................................... 650,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 5,083,200
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
USDA, multiple grants................................................................................................................................... $ 2,298,200
Special revenue funds:
Industry support funds................................................................................................................................... 131,600
Nonretail liquor fees....................................................................................................................................... 811,500
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 1,841,900
Sec. 110. FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS
Full-time equated classified positions.................................................................................................1.0
Fairs and racing—1.0 FTE position............................................................................................................. $ 256,600
Shows and expositions.................................................................................................................................... 20,000
County fairs capital improvement grants................................................................................................... 300,000
Purses and supplements - fairs/licensed tracks......................................................................................... 708,300
Licensed tracks - light horse racing............................................................................................................. 40,300
Light horse racing - breeders’ awards........................................................................................................ 20,000
Standardbred purses and supplements - licensed tracks......................................................................... 671,800
Standardbred breeders’ awards.................................................................................................................... 345,900
Standardbred sire stakes............................................................................................................................... 275,000
Thoroughbred supplements - licensed tracks............................................................................................. 601,900
Thoroughbred breeders’ awards................................................................................................................... 448,600
Thoroughbred sire stakes.............................................................................................................................. 298,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 3,987,200
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Agriculture equine industry development fund......................................................................................... 3,667,200
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 320,000
Sec. 111. ONE-TIME BASIS ONLY
Rural development value-added grants....................................................................................................... $ 550,000
Tree fruit research grants.............................................................................................................................. 500,000
Geagley laboratory.......................................................................................................................................... 150,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 1,200,000
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 1,200,000
PART 2
PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016
GENERAL SECTIONS
Sec. 201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1 for fiscal year 2015-2016 is $75,720,700.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2015-2016 is $4,750,000.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
MAEAP environmental stewardship........................................................................................................... $ 3,250,000
Qualified forest program................................................................................................................................ 1,500,000
TOTAL............................................................................................................................................................... $ 4,750,000
Sec. 202. The appropriations authorized under part 1 and this part are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
Sec. 203. As used in part 1 and this part:
(a) “Department” means the department of agriculture and rural development.
(b) “Director” means the director of the department.
(c) “EPA” means the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
(d) “Fiscal agencies” means the Michigan house fiscal agency and the Michigan senate fiscal agency.
(e) “FTE” means full-time equated.
(f) “HHS-FDA” means the United States Department of Health and Human Services - Food and Drug Administration.
(g) “IDG” means interdepartmental grant.
(h) “LARA” means the Michigan department of licensing and regulatory affairs.
(i) “LCC” means the Michigan liquor control commission.
(j) “MAEAP” means the Michigan agriculture environmental assurance program.
(k) “MDEQ” means the Michigan department of environmental quality.
(l) “MDNR” means the Michigan department of natural resources.
(m) “MOU” means memorandum of understanding.
(n) “Subcommittees” means all members of the subcommittees of the house and senate appropriations committees with jurisdiction over the budget for the department.
(o) “TB” means tuberculosis.
(p) “USDA” means the United States Department of Agriculture.
Sec. 205. In addition to the metrics required under section 447 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1447, for each new program or program enhancement for which funds in excess of $500,000.00 are appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide not later than November 1, 2015 a list of program-specific metrics intended to measure its performance based on a return on taxpayer investment. The department shall deliver the program-specific metrics to members of the senate and house subcommittees that have subject matter jurisdiction for this budget, fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The department shall provide an update on its progress in tracking program-specific metrics and the status of program success at an appropriations subcommittee meeting called for by the subcommittee chair.
Sec. 206. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $6,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
Sec. 207. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management, and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.
(b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.
(c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.
(d) The number of active department employees by job classification.
(e) Job specifications and wage rates.
Sec. 208. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall use the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this part. This requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.
Sec. 209. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality. In addition, preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.
Sec. 210. The director shall take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. Each director shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services, supplies, or both.
Sec. 212. The department and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall receive and retain copies of all reports funded from appropriations in part 1. Federal and state guidelines for short-term and long-term retention of records shall be followed. The department may electronically retain copies of reports unless otherwise required by federal and state guidelines.
Sec. 215. The department shall not take disciplinary action against an employee for communicating with a member of the legislature or his or her staff.
Sec. 218. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department’s budget. The report shall be submitted to the house and senate appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:
(a) The dates of each travel occurrence.
(b) The transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.
Sec. 228. Not later than November 30, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations and the senate and house fiscal agencies.
Sec. 229. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on agriculture and rural development, respectively, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2016.
Sec. 230. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by a principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those outside services that the attorney general authorizes.
Sec. 231. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the agency’s performance.
Sec. 232. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016 is $12,751,500.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $7,237,000.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $5,513,800.00.
DEPARTMENTWIDE
Sec. 301. (1) Pursuant to the appropriations in part 1, the department may receive and expend revenue and use that revenue to cover necessary expenses related to publications, audit and licensing functions, livestock sales, certification of nursery stock, and laboratory analyses as specified in the following:
(a) Management services publications.
(b) Management services audit and licensing functions.
(c) Pesticide and plant pest management propagation and certification of virus-free foundation stock.
(d) Pesticide and plant pest management grading services.
(e) Laboratory support testing for testing horses in draft horse pulling contests at county fairs when local jurisdictions request state assistance.
(f) Laboratory support analyses to determine foreign substances in horses engaged in racing or pulling contests at tracks.
(g) Laboratory support analyses of food, livestock, and agricultural products for disease, foreign products for disease, toxic materials, foreign substances, and quality standards.
(h) Laboratory support test samples for other agencies and organizations.
(i) Fruit and vegetable inspection at shipping and termination points and processing plants.
(2) The department shall notify the subcommittees and the fiscal agencies 30 days prior to proposing changes in fees authorized under this section or under section 5 of 1915 PA 91, MCL 285.35.
(3) Annually, before February 1, the department shall provide a report to the subcommittees and the fiscal agencies detailing all the fees charged by the department under the authorization provided in this section, including, but not limited to, rates, number of individuals paying each fee, and the revenue generated by each fee in the previous fiscal year.
Sec. 302. Of the funds appropriated in part 1 that are other than line-item grants, the department shall not provide grants to local government agencies, institutions of higher education, or nonprofit organizations unless the department provides notice of the grant to the subcommittees and fiscal agencies at least 10 days before the grant is issued. The grants shall be used to support research or other related activities for the purpose of enhancing the agricultural industries in this state.
Sec. 303. It is the intent of the legislature that the department use revenue from licensing and inspection fees to increase the use of technology in licensing and inspection activities to make licensing and inspection functions, including reporting, more efficient. The department shall work to ensure that all license and registration applications can be completed online through a secure web portal.
FOOD AND DAIRY
Sec. 402. The department shall provide information on significant food-borne outbreaks and emergencies, including any enforcement actions taken related to food safety during the immediately preceding fiscal year in the food and dairy annual report and post that report on the department’s website no later than April 1. The department shall provide electronic notification of where the report can be found on the department’s website to the appropriation subcommittees, fiscal agencies, and state budget office.
ANIMAL INDUSTRY
Sec. 451. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for bovine tuberculosis, the department shall pay for all whole herd testing costs and individual animal testing costs in the modified accredited zone to maintain split-state status requirements. These costs include indemnity and compensation for injury causing death or downer to animals.
Sec. 453. (1) Of the funds appropriated in part 1, the department may provide for indemnity as provided for pursuant to the animal industry act, 1988 PA 466, MCL 287.701 to 287.746, not to exceed $100,000.00 per order from any line item for the current fiscal year. Before the department provides for an indemnification under this section, the department shall report the reason for the indemnification, the amount of the indemnification, and to whom the indemnification is to be paid. The report shall be given to the subcommittees and the fiscal agencies.
(2) The department of agriculture and rural development shall make an indemnification payment for the fair market value of livestock killed by a wolf, coyote, or cougar, if the kill is verified by the department of natural resources. The fair market value of the livestock shall be determined pursuant to the indemnification procedures prescribed in the animal industry act, 1988 PA 466, MCL 287.701 to 287.746.
(3) The funds appropriated in part 1 for indemnification - livestock depredation are appropriated for indemnification payments and related department costs under subsection (2). On or before March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report to the subcommittees and the fiscal agencies on costs incurred in the previous 2 fiscal years for indemnification payments to producers made under subsection (2) and related department costs.
Sec. 454. The department shall use its resources to collaborate with the USDA to monitor bovine TB, consistent with the May 2014 memorandum of understanding between the department and the USDA.
Sec. 456. Of the funds appropriated in part 1, no funds shall be used to enforce the mandatory electronic animal identification program for any domestic animals other than cattle until specific procedures and guidelines for electronic animal identification are outlined in statute.
Sec. 457. On or before October 15 of the current fiscal year and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the department shall report to the senate and house agriculture committees, the subcommittees, and the fiscal agencies on the department’s progress toward meeting the USDA requirements as outlined in the March 2007 bovine TB program review. The report shall include, but is not limited to, information and data on: wildlife risk mitigation plan implementation in the modified accredited zone; implementation of a movement certificate process; progress toward annual surveillance test requirements set out in the June 2007 MOU; efforts to work with slaughter facilities in Michigan, as well as those that slaughter a significant number of animals from Michigan; educational programs and information for Michigan’s livestock community; any other item the legislature should be aware of that will promote or hinder efforts to achieve bovine TB-free status for Michigan.
Sec. 458. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for animal industry, the department shall provide inspection and testing of aquaculture facilities and aquaculture researchers as provided under section 7 of the Michigan aquaculture development act, 1996 PA 199, MCL 286.877. It is the intent of the legislature that the department shall work with aquaculture facilities and aquaculture researchers to identify, contain, and eradicate viral hemorrhagic septicemia in this state.
Sec. 459. It is the intent of the legislature that the department shall not conduct whole herd bovine TB testing on any 1 herd in a TB-free zone more often than every 4 years or re-test until all other herds in their county have been tested, unless involved in an epidemiological investigation, there is an outbreak within a 10-radius-mile area, or is not on a verified wildlife risk mitigated premises. If there is an outbreak within a 10-radius-mile area, protocols outlined by the current memorandum of understanding with the USDA shall be used.
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
Sec. 601. The funds appropriated in part 1 for environmental stewardship/MAEAP shall be used to support department agriculture pollution prevention programs, including groundwater and freshwater protection programs under part 87 of the Michigan natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.8701 to 324.8717, and technical assistance in implementing conservation grants available under the federal farm bill of 2014.
Sec. 604. (1) Federal revenues authorized by and available from the federal government in excess of the appropriation in part 1 under section 107 are appropriated and may be received and expended by the department for purposes authorized under state law and subject to federal requirements.
(2) The department shall notify the subcommittees and fiscal agencies prior to expending federal revenues received and appropriated under subsection (1).
Sec. 608. (1) The appropriations in part 1 for qualified forest affidavit program are for the purpose of increasing the knowledge of nonindustrial private forestland owners of sound forest management practices and increasing the amount of commercial timber production from those lands.
(2) The department shall work in partnership with stakeholder groups and other state and federal agencies to increase the active management of nonindustrial private forestland to foster the growth of Michigan’s timber product industry.
Sec. 609. (1) From the appropriation in part 1 for commercial forestry audit program, the department shall develop an analysis and audit of forestry best management practices for water quality and the related forest ecosystem, including native plant and animal species and wildlife habitat. The analysis and audit shall have a statewide perspective. The best management practices audit shall be performed by an audit team composed of qualified professionals, including, but not limited to, the department, the department of environmental quality, university faculty, and conservation groups.
(2) At the close of the fiscal year, the unexpended portion of the commercial forestry audit program is considered a work project appropriation in accordance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a.
(3) At the completion of the analysis and audit, the department shall provide a report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on agriculture and rural development, and the house and senate fiscal agencies, describing the results of the analysis and audit.
Sec. 610. Of the amount appropriated in part 1 from the freshwater protection fund, the department shall use not more than $500,000.00 for replacement of the data system for the MAEAP program.
AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 701. (1) The department shall establish and administer a rural development value-added grant program. The program shall promote the expansion of value-added agricultural production, processing, and access within the state.
(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the department of agriculture and rural development may receive and expend funds received from outside sources for rural development value-added grants.
(3) The department shall award grants on a competitive basis from the funds appropriated in part 1 for rural development value-added grants. Grantees will be required to provide a cash match and identify measurable project outcomes. Eligible grantees may include, but are not limited to, individuals, partnerships, cooperatives, private or public corporations, and local units of government. Grantees will be required to identify measurable project outcomes.
(4) A joint evaluation committee shall be selected by the director with representatives with agriculture, business, and economic development expertise. The joint evaluation committee shall identify criteria, evaluate applications, and provide recommendations to the director for final approval of grant awards.
(5) The department may expend money from the funds appropriated in part 1 for the rural development value-added grants for administering the program.
(6) The unexpended portion of the rural development value-added grant program is considered a work project appropriation in accordance with the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
(7) The department shall provide an interim report no later than March 15 of the current fiscal year and a year-end report no later than September 30 of the current fiscal year to the subcommittees and the fiscal agencies, including the grantees, award amount, match funding, and project outcomes.
Sec. 706. On or before April 1, the department shall report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on agriculture and rural development, and the house and senate fiscal agencies, on the department’s agriculture development and export market development activities. The report shall include the following information on agriculture industry, rural development, and strategic growth grants awarded during the prior fiscal year:
(a) The name of the grantee.
(b) The amount of the grant.
(c) The purpose of the grant, including measurable outcomes.
(d) Additional state, federal, private, or local funds contributed to the grant project.
(e) The completion date of grant-funded activities.
Sec. 709. (1) Not later than April 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide a report to the subcommittees and the fiscal agencies describing the activities of the grape and wine industry council established under section 303 of the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1303.
(2) The report shall include all of the following:
(a) Council activities and accomplishments for the previous fiscal year.
(b) Council expenditures for the previous fiscal year by category of administration, industry support, research and education grants, and promotion and consumer education.
(c) Grants awarded during the previous fiscal year and the results of research grant projects completed during the previous fiscal year.
FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS
Sec. 801. All appropriations from the agriculture equine industry development fund shall be spent on equine-related purposes. No funds from the agriculture equine industry development fund shall be expended for nonequine-related purposes without prior approval of the legislature.
Sec. 802. All appropriations from the agriculture equine industry development fund, except for the Michigan gaming control board’s regulatory expenses and the department’s expenses to administer horse racing programs and laboratory analysis, shall be reduced proportionately if revenues to the agriculture equine industry development fund decline during the preceding fiscal year to a level lower than the amounts appropriated in part 1.
Sec. 804. It is the intent of the legislature that the Michigan gaming control board shall use actual expenditure data in determining the actual regulatory costs of conducting racing dates and shall provide that data to the senate and house of representatives appropriations subcommittees on agriculture and rural development and general government and the fiscal agencies by November 1 of the current fiscal year. The Michigan gaming control board shall not be reimbursed for more than the actual regulatory cost of conducting race dates. If a certified horsemen’s organization funds more than the actual regulatory cost, the balance shall remain in the agriculture equine industry development fund to be used to fund subsequent race dates conducted by race meeting licensees with which the certified horsemen’s organization has contracts. If a certified horsemen’s organization funds less than the actual regulatory costs of the additional horse racing dates, the Michigan gaming control board shall reduce the number of future race dates conducted by race meeting licensees with which the certified horsemen’s organization has contracts. Prior to the reduction in the number of authorized race dates due to budget deficits, the executive director of the Michigan gaming control board shall provide notice to the certified horsemen’s organizations with an opportunity to respond with alternatives. In determining actual costs, the Michigan gaming control board shall take into account that each specific breed may require different regulatory mechanisms.
Sec. 805. (1) The department shall establish and administer a county fairs capital improvement grant program. The program shall assist in the promotion of building improvements or other capital improvements at county fairgrounds of the state.
(2) The department shall award grants on a competitive basis to county fair organizations from the funds appropriated in part 1 for county fairs capital improvements grants. Grantees will be required to provide a dollar-for-dollar cash match with grant awards and identify measurable project outcomes.
(3) The department shall identify criteria, evaluate applications, and provide recommendations to the director for final approval of grant awards.
(4) The department may expend money from the funds appropriated in part 1 for the county fairs capital improvement grants for administering the program.
(5) The unexpended portion of the county fairs capital improvement grant program is considered a work project appropriation in accordance with the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
(6) The department shall provide a year-end report no later than December 1, 2016 to the subcommittees and the fiscal agencies, including the grantees, award amount, match funding, and project outcomes.
Sec. 806. (1) The amount appropriated in part 1 for shows and expositions shall be expended for the purpose of financial support, promotion, prizes, and premiums of equine, livestock, and other agricultural commodity expositions in Michigan.
(2) The department shall award grants for the purposes stipulated in subsection (1) on a competitive basis to persons organizing shows and expositions from the funds appropriated in part 1 for shows and expositions. Grantees will be required to provide a dollar-for-dollar cash match with grant awards and identify measurable project outcomes.
(3) The department shall identify criteria, evaluate applications, and provide recommendations to the director for final approval of grant awards.
(4) The unexpended portion of the appropriation for shows and expositions is considered a work project appropriation in accordance with the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
(5) The department shall provide a year-end report no later than December 1, 2016 to the subcommittees and the fiscal agencies, including the grantees, award amount, match funding, and project outcomes.
PART 2A
PROVISIONS CONCERNING ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016-2017
GENERAL SECTIONS
Sec. 1201. It is the intent of the legislature to provide appropriations for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2017 for the line items listed in part 1. The fiscal year 2016-2017 appropriations are anticipated to be the same as those for fiscal year 2015-2016, except that the line items will be adjusted for changes in caseload and related costs, federal fund match rates, economic factors, and available revenue. These adjustments will be determined after the January 2016 consensus revenue estimating conference.
ARTICLE V
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
PART 1
LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the department of corrections for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, from the following funds:
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Average population...........................................................................................................................44,997
Full-time equated unclassified positions..........................................................................................16.0
Full-time equated classified positions........................................................................................14,174.3
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 1,962,226,000
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.......................................................... 225,000
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................................................................................. $ 1,962,001,000
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues.................................................................................................................................... 5,568,700
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues......................................................................................................................................... 8,533,200
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 0
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 43,950,700
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 1,903,948,400
Sec. 102. EXECUTIVE
Full-time equated unclassified positions..........................................................................................16.0
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................20.0
Unclassified positions—16.0 FTE positions................................................................................................ $ 1,750,000
Executive direction—20.0 FTE positions................................................................................................... 4,127,100
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 5,877,100
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 5,877,100
Sec. 103. PRISONER REENTRY AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................339.4
Prisoner reentry local service providers..................................................................................................... $ 13,208,600
Prisoner reentry MDOC programs.............................................................................................................. 11,124,000
Prisoner reentry federal grants.................................................................................................................... 250,000
Public safety initiative.................................................................................................................................... 4,500,000
Reentry services—67.0 FTE positions........................................................................................................ 14,391,700
Education program—272.4 FTE positions.................................................................................................. 35,852,400
Community corrections comprehensive plans and services..................................................................... 12,158,000
Felony drunk driver jail reduction and community treatment program.............................................. 1,440,100
Residential services......................................................................................................................................... 15,475,500
Goodwill Flip the Script................................................................................................................................. 2,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 110,400,300
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
DOJ, prisoner reintegration........................................................................................................................... 250,000
DED, vocational education equipment........................................................................................................ 152,200
DED-OESE, title I.......................................................................................................................................... 899,400
DED-OVAE, adult education........................................................................................................................ 353,400
DED-OSERS.................................................................................................................................................... 115,200
DED, youthful offender/Specter grant........................................................................................................ 201,900
Special revenue funds:
Program and special equipment fund.......................................................................................................... 8,982,900
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 99,445,300
Sec. 104. BUDGET AND OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................172.0
Budget and operations administration—172.0 FTE positions................................................................. $ 21,946,100
New custody staff training............................................................................................................................ 9,079,500
Compensatory buyout and union leave bank.............................................................................................. 100
Worker’s compensation................................................................................................................................... 14,149,000
Rent.................................................................................................................................................................... 2,349,100
Equipment and special maintenance............................................................................................................ 4,359,600
Administrative hearings officers.................................................................................................................. 3,326,400
Judicial data warehouse user fees................................................................................................................ 50,000
Sheriffs’ coordinating and training office.................................................................................................... 100,000
Prosecutorial and detainer expenses........................................................................................................... 5,001,000
County jail reimbursement program........................................................................................................... 13,597,100
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 73,957,900
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Jail reimbursement program fund................................................................................................................ 5,900,000
Program and special equipment fund.......................................................................................................... 2,800,000
Local corrections officer training fund........................................................................................................ 100,000
Correctional industries revolving fund........................................................................................................ 600,500
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 64,557,400
Sec. 105. FIELD OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION
Full-time equated classified positions..........................................................................................1,920.9
Field operations—1,887.9 FTE positions.................................................................................................... $ 209,458,800
Parole board operations—33.0 FTE positions............................................................................................ 3,734,900
Parole/probation services............................................................................................................................... 940,000
Parole sanction certainty pilot program...................................................................................................... 500,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 214,633,700
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Local - community tether program reimbursement.................................................................................. 200,900
Reentry center offender reimbursements................................................................................................... 23,800
Parole and probation oversight fees............................................................................................................ 4,331,900
Parole and probation oversight fees set-aside........................................................................................... 940,000
Tether program participant contributions.................................................................................................. 2,426,700
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 206,710,400
Sec. 106. CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ADMINISTRATION
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................469.0
Correctional facilities administration—22.0 FTE positions..................................................................... $ 6,259,000
Prison food service.......................................................................................................................................... 52,558,900
Transportation—208.0 FTE positions.......................................................................................................... 23,752,200
Central records—53.0 FTE positions.......................................................................................................... 5,591,800
Inmate legal services...................................................................................................................................... 790,900
Housing inmates in federal institutions....................................................................................................... 611,000
Prison store operations—63.0 FTE positions............................................................................................. 5,649,200
Prison industries operations—123.0 FTE positions.................................................................................. 9,977,900
Federal school lunch program....................................................................................................................... 812,800
Leased beds and alternatives to leased beds............................................................................................. 5,250,000
Public works programs................................................................................................................................... 1,000,000
Cost-effective housing initiative................................................................................................................... 100
Inmate housing fund....................................................................................................................................... 100
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 112,253,900
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG-MDHHS, Maxey/Woodland Center food service.............................................................................. 225,000
Federal revenues:
DAG-FNS, national school lunch.................................................................................................................. $ 812,800
DOJ-BOP, federal prisoner reimbursement................................................................................................ 411,000
DOJ, prison rape elimination act grant....................................................................................................... 659,500
SSA-SSI, incentive payment......................................................................................................................... 268,000
Special revenue funds:
Correctional industries revolving fund........................................................................................................ 9,977,900
Public works user fees.................................................................................................................................... 1,000,000
Resident stores................................................................................................................................................ 5,649,200
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 93,250,500
Sec. 107. HEALTH CARE
Full-time equated classified positions..........................................................................................1,484.9
Prisoner health care services........................................................................................................................ $ 75,180,400
Vaccination program....................................................................................................................................... 691,200
Interdepartmental grant to health and human services, eligibility specialists.................................... 100,000
Healthy Michigan plan administration—12.0 FTE positions................................................................... 1,076,000
Substance abuse testing and treatment services—11.0 FTE positions................................................. 21,791,300
Clinical and mental health services and support—1,461.9 FTE positions............................................ 195,566,900
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 294,405,800
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
DOJ, Office of Justice Programs, RSAT...................................................................................................... 185,400
Federal revenues and reimbursements....................................................................................................... 247,900
Special revenue funds:
Prisoner health care copayments.................................................................................................................. 252,700
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 293,719,800
Sec. 108. CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
Average population...........................................................................................................................44,997
Full-time equated classified positions..........................................................................................9,768.1
Alger Correctional Facility - Munising—260.2 FTE positions................................................................ $ 29,943,600
Baraga Correctional Facility - Baraga—295.8 FTE positions................................................................ 34,636,600
Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility - Ionia—389.2 FTE positions...................................................... 42,754,300
Earnest C. Brooks Correctional Facility - Muskegon—442.9 FTE positions...................................... 49,684,800
Carson City Correctional Facility - Carson City—424.4 FTE positions............................................... 47,371,800
Central Michigan Correctional Facility - St. Louis—391.6 FTE positions........................................... 45,566,600
Chippewa Correctional Facility - Kincheloe—435.1 FTE positions....................................................... 49,228,800
Cooper Street Correctional Facility - Jackson—260.1 FTE positions................................................... 28,733,600
G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility - Jackson—390.1 FTE positions............................................. 43,194,100
Detroit Detention Center—63.1 FTE positions......................................................................................... 8,332,300
Detroit Reentry Center—215.6 FTE positions.......................................................................................... 26,772,500
Charles E. Egeler Correctional Facility - Jackson—373.7 FTE positions............................................ 43,926,700
Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility - Ionia—251.7 FTE positions............................................. 29,037,900
Gus Harrison Correctional Facility - Adrian—441.6 FTE positions...................................................... 48,151,300
Ionia Correctional Facility - Ionia—285.8 FTE positions........................................................................ 32,910,300
Kinross Correctional Facility - Kincheloe—323.8 FTE positions........................................................... 35,662,100
Lakeland Correctional Facility - Coldwater—280.5 FTE positions....................................................... 32,637,200
Macomb Correctional Facility - New Haven—294.8 FTE positions...................................................... 33,853,600
Marquette Branch Prison - Marquette—321.7 FTE positions................................................................ 38,368,400
Michigan Reformatory - Ionia—310.7 FTE positions............................................................................... 34,564,800
Muskegon Correctional Facility - Muskegon—205.0 FTE positions...................................................... 24,325,000
Newberry Correctional Facility - Newberry—200.1 FTE positions..................................................... 23,800,300
Oaks Correctional Facility - Eastlake—290.4 FTE positions.................................................................. 33,349,500
Ojibway Correctional Facility - Marenisco—203.1 FTE positions......................................................... 22,938,500
Parnall Correctional Facility - Jackson—258.0 FTE positions............................................................... 27,508,600
Pugsley Correctional Facility - Kingsley—209.9 FTE positions............................................................ 24,354,900
Saginaw Correctional Facility - Freeland—274.9 FTE positions........................................................... 32,184,500
Special alternative incarceration program - Cassidy Lake—119.0 FTE positions.............................. $ 13,431,500
St. Louis Correctional Facility - St. Louis—303.6 FTE positions.......................................................... 35,827,900
Thumb Correctional Facility - Lapeer—284.4 FTE positions................................................................. 32,340,300
Womens Huron Valley Correctional Complex - Ypsilanti—501.9 FTE positions................................ 58,003,600
Woodland Correctional Facility - Whitmore Lake—285.4 FTE positions............................................ 32,617,900
Northern region administration and support—48.0 FTE positions....................................................... 4,425,700
Southern region administration and support—132.0 FTE positions...................................................... 24,857,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 1,125,296,500
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
DOJ, state criminal assistance program...................................................................................................... 1,012,000
Special revenue funds:
Local revenues................................................................................................................................................. 8,332,300
State restricted fees, revenues and reimbursements............................................................................... 99,800
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 1,115,852,400
Sec. 109. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Information technology services and projects............................................................................................ $ 25,400,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 25,400,800
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Correctional industries revolving fund........................................................................................................ 175,800
Parole and probation oversight fees set-aside........................................................................................... 689,500
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 24,535,500
PART 2
PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016
GENERAL SECTIONS
Sec. 201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1 for fiscal year 2015-2016 is $1,947,899,100.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2015-2016 is $114,323,600.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Field operations - assumption of county probation staff.......................................................................... $ 60,402,900
Community corrections comprehensive plans and services..................................................................... 12,158,000
Reentry services - intensive detention reentry program........................................................................ 1,500,000
Residential services......................................................................................................................................... 15,475,500
County jail reimbursement program........................................................................................................... 13,597,100
Felony drunk driver jail reduction and community treatment program.............................................. 1,440,100
Leased beds and alternatives to leased beds............................................................................................. 5,250,000
Public safety initiative.................................................................................................................................... 4,500,000
TOTAL............................................................................................................................................................... $ 114,323,600
Sec. 202. The appropriations authorized under this part and part 1 are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
Sec. 203. As used in this part and part 1:
(a) “Administrative segregation” means confinement for maintenance of order or discipline to a cell or room apart from accommodations provided for inmates who are participating in programs of the facility.
(b) “Cost per prisoner” means the sum total of the funds appropriated under part 1 for the following, divided by the projected prisoner population in fiscal year 2015-2016:
(i) Correctional facilities.
(ii) Northern and southern region administration and support.
(iii) Clinical and mental health services and support.
(iv) Prisoner health care services.
(v) Vaccination program.
(vi) Prison food service and federal school lunch program.
(vii) Transportation.
(viii) Inmate legal services.
(ix) Correctional facilities administration.
(x) Central records.
(xi) Worker’s compensation.
(xii) New custody staff training.
(xiii) Prison store operations.
(xiv) Education program.
(c) “DAG” means the United States Department of Agriculture.
(d) “DAG-FNS” means the DAG Food and Nutrition Service.
(e) “DED” means the United States Department of Education.
(f) “DED-OESE” means the DED Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(g) “DED-OSERS” means the DED Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
(h) “DED-OVAE” means the DED Office of Vocational and Adult Education.
(i) “Department” or “MDOC” means the Michigan department of corrections.
(j) “DOJ” means the United States Department of Justice.
(k) “DOJ-BOP” means the DOJ Bureau of Prisons.
(l) “DOJ-OJP” means the DOJ Office of Justice Programs.
(m) “EPIC program” means the department’s effective process improvement and communication program.
(n) “Evidence-based practices” or “EBP” means a decision-making process that integrates the best available research, clinician expertise, and client characteristics.
(o) “FTE” means full-time equated.
(p) “Goal” means the intended or projected result of a comprehensive corrections plan or community corrections program to reduce repeat offending, criminogenic and high-risk behaviors, prison commitment rates, to reduce the length of stay in a jail, or to improve the utilization of a jail.
(q) “IDG” means interdepartmental grant.
(r) “Jail” means a facility operated by a local unit of government for the physical detention and correction of persons charged with or convicted of criminal offenses.
(s) “MDHHS” means the Michigan department of health and human services.
(t) “MDSP” means the Michigan department of state police.
(u) “Medicaid benefit” means a benefit paid or payable under a program for medical assistance under the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1 to 400.119b.
(v) “Objective risk and needs assessment” means an evaluation of an offender’s criminal history; the offender’s noncriminal history; and any other factors relevant to the risk the offender would present to the public safety, including, but not limited to, having demonstrated a pattern of violent behavior, and a criminal record that indicates a pattern of violent offenses.
(w) “OCC” means office of community corrections.
(x) “Offender eligibility criteria” means particular criminal violations, state felony sentencing guidelines descriptors, and offender characteristics developed by advisory boards and approved by local units of government that identify the offenders suitable for community corrections programs funded through the office of community corrections.
(y) “Offender success” means that an offender has, with the support of the community, intervention of the field agent, and benefit of any participation in programs and treatment, made an adjustment while at liberty in the community such that he or she has not been sentenced to or returned to prison for the conviction of a new crime or the revocation of probation or parole.
(z) “Offender target population” means felons or misdemeanants who would likely be sentenced to imprisonment in a state correctional facility or jail, who would not likely increase the risk to the public safety based on an objective risk and needs assessment that indicates that the offender can be safely treated and supervised in the community.
(aa) “Offender who would likely be sentenced to imprisonment” means either of the following:
(i) A felon or misdemeanant who receives a sentencing disposition that appears to be in place of incarceration in a state correctional facility or jail, according to historical local sentencing patterns.
(ii) A currently incarcerated felon or misdemeanant who is granted early release from incarceration to a community corrections program or who is granted early release from incarceration as a result of a community corrections program.
(bb) “Programmatic success” means that the department program or initiative has ensured that the offender has accomplished all of the following:
(i) Obtained employment, has enrolled or participated in a program of education or job training, or has investigated all bona fide employment opportunities.
(ii) Obtained housing.
(iii) Obtained a state identification card.
(cc) “Recidivism” means the return of an individual to prison within 3 years after he or she is released either with a new sentence to prison or as a technical violator of parole conditions.
(dd) “RSAT” means residential substance abuse treatment.
(ee) “Serious emotional disturbance” means that term as defined in section 100d(2) of the mental health code, 1974 PA 328, MCL 330.1100d.
(ff) “Serious mental illness” means that term as defined in section 100d(3) of the mental health code, 1974 PA 328, MCL 330.1100d.
(gg) “SSA” means the United States Social Security Administration.
(hh) “SSA-SSI” means SSA supplemental security income.
Sec. 206. The department shall not take disciplinary action against an employee or a prisoner for communicating with a member of the legislature or his or her staff.
Sec. 208. The department shall use the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this part. This requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement or it may include placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.
Sec. 209. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality. In addition, preference should be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.
Sec. 211. The department may charge fees and collect revenues in excess of appropriations in part 1 not to exceed the cost of offender services and programming, employee meals, parolee loans, academic/vocational services, custody escorts, compassionate visits, union steward activities, and public works programs and services provided to local units of government or private nonprofit organizations. The revenues and fees collected are appropriated for all expenses associated with these services and activities.
Sec. 212. On a quarterly basis, the department shall report on the number of full-time equated positions in pay status by civil service classification to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the legislative corrections ombudsman, and the senate and house fiscal agencies. This report shall include a detailed accounting of the long-term vacancies that exist within each department. As used in this subsection, “long-term vacancy” means any full-time equated position that has not been filled at any time during the past 24 calendar months.
Sec. 214. The department shall receive and retain copies of all reports funded from appropriations in part 1. Federal and state guidelines for short-term and long-term retention of records shall be followed. The department may electronically retain copies of reports unless otherwise required by federal and state guidelines.
Sec. 216. The department shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department’s budget. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house standing committees on appropriations, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:
(a) The dates of each travel occurrence.
(b) The total transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.
Sec. 219. (1) Any contract for prisoner telephone services entered into after the effective date of this section shall include a condition that fee schedules for prisoner telephone calls, including rates and any surcharges other than those necessary to meet program and special equipment costs, be the same as fee schedules for calls placed from outside of correctional facilities.
(2) Revenues appropriated and collected for program and special equipment funds shall be considered state restricted revenue. Funding shall be used for prisoner programming, special equipment, and security projects. Unexpended funds remaining at the close of the fiscal year shall not lapse to the general fund but shall be carried forward and be available for appropriation in subsequent fiscal years.
(3) The department shall submit a report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the legislative corrections ombudsman, and the state budget director by February 1 outlining revenues and expenditures from program and special equipment funds. The report shall include all of the following:
(a) A list of all individual projects and purchases financed with program and special equipment funds in the immediately preceding fiscal year, the amounts expended on each project or purchase, and the name of each vendor the products or services were purchased from.
(b) A list of planned projects and purchases to be financed with program and special equipment funds during the current fiscal year, the amounts to be expended on each project or purchase, and the name of each vendor for which the products or services were purchased.
(c) A review of projects and purchases planned for future fiscal years from program and special equipment funds.
Sec. 220. Not later than November 30, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations and the senate and house fiscal agencies.
Sec. 221. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management, and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for the department:
(a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.
(b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.
(c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.
(d) The number of active department employees by job classification.
(e) Job specifications and wage rates.
Sec. 223. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
Sec. 229. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees, the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2016.
Sec. 230. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by the department to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those outside services that the attorney general authorizes.
Sec. 231. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department’s performance.
Sec. 239. It is the intent of the legislature that the department establish and maintain a management-to-staff ratio of not more than 1 supervisor for each 8 employees at the department’s central office in Lansing and at both the northern and southern region administration offices.
Sec. 246. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016 are $332,330,600.00. From this amount, total department appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $188,628,700.00. Total department appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $143,701,900.00.
Sec. 247. In addition to the metrics required under section 447 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1447, for each new program or program enhancement for which funds in excess of $500,000.00 are appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide not later than November 1 a list of program-specific metrics intended to measure its performance based on a return on taxpayer investment. The department shall deliver the program-specific metrics to members of the senate and house subcommittees that have subject matter jurisdiction for this budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The department shall provide an update on its progress in tracking program-specific metrics and the status of program success at an appropriations subcommittee meeting called for by the subcommittee chair.
EXECUTIVE
Sec. 301. For 3 years after a felony offender is released from the department’s jurisdiction, the department shall maintain the offender’s file on the offender tracking information system and make it publicly accessible in the same manner as the file of the current offender. However, the department shall immediately remove the offender’s file from the offender tracking information system upon determination that the offender was wrongfully convicted and the offender’s file is not otherwise required to be maintained on the offender tracking information system.
Sec. 304. The director of the department shall maintain a staff savings initiative program to invite employees to submit suggestions for saving costs for the department. The proposed savings initiatives shall be accepted or rejected within 60 business days. By March 1, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the legislative corrections ombudsman, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on any savings proposals, the date implemented, the amount of the expected savings, and any process improvements that can be implemented in other areas of the department. The report shall also include any rejected savings proposal and the reason that the proposal was refused.
PRISONER REENTRY AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Sec. 401. The department shall submit 3-year and 5-year prison population projection updates concurrent with submission of the executive budget to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the legislative corrections ombudsman, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include explanations of the methodology and assumptions used in developing the projection updates.
Sec. 402. By March 1, the department shall provide a report on prisoner reentry expenditures and allocations to the members of the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the legislative corrections ombudsman, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. At a minimum, the report shall include information on both of the following:
(a) Details on prior-year expenditures, including amounts spent on each project funded, itemized by service provided and service provider.
(b) Allocations and planned expenditures for each project funded and for each project to be funded, itemized by service to be provided and service provider. The department shall provide an amended report quarterly, if any revisions to allocations or planned expenditures occurred during that quarter.
Sec. 403. By February 1, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the legislative corrections ombudsman, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on the department’s EPIC program. The report shall include the following: the exact scope and purpose of the EPIC program, the areas of the department that have received any EPIC resources, the line items in part 1 that are expected to recognize savings due to the EPIC program, the identified areas of the department where the EPIC program has changed the department’s policy, and the number of the full-time equivalent positions in the department that are assigned to the EPIC program during the prior fiscal year.
Sec. 405. By March 1, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the legislative corrections ombudsman, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on substance abuse testing and treatment program objectives, outcome measures, and results, including program impact on offender success and programmatic success.
Sec. 407. By June 30, the department shall place the statistical report from the immediately preceding calendar year on an Internet site. The statistical report shall include, but not be limited to, the information as provided in the 2004 statistical report.
Sec. 408. The department shall measure the recidivism rates of offenders.
Sec. 409. (1) The department shall engage with the talent investment agency within the department of talent and economic development and local entities to design services and shall use appropriations provided in part 1 for reentry and vocational education programs. The department shall ensure that the collaboration provides relevant professional development opportunities to prisoners to ensure that the programs are high quality, demand driven, locally receptive, and responsive to the needs of communities where the prisoners are expected to reside after their release from correctional facilities. The programs shall begin upon the intake of the prisoner into a department facility.
(2) It is the intent of the legislature that the workforce development programming continue through the entire duration of the prisoner’s incarceration to encourage employment upon release.
(3) By March 1, the department shall provide a report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the legislative corrections ombudsman, and the senate and house fiscal agencies detailing the results of the workforce development program.
Sec. 410. (1) The funds included in part 1 for community corrections comprehensive plans and services are to encourage the development through technical assistance grants, implementation, and operation of community corrections programs that enhance offender success and that also may serve as an alternative to incarceration in a state facility or jail. The comprehensive corrections plans shall include an explanation of how the public safety will be maintained, the goals for the local jurisdiction, offender target populations intended to be affected, offender eligibility criteria for purposes outlined in the plan, and how the plans will meet the following objectives, consistent with section 8(4) of the community corrections act, 1988 PA 511, MCL 791.408:
(a) Reduce admissions to prison of offenders who would likely be sentenced to imprisonment, including probation violators.
(b) Improve the appropriate utilization of jail facilities, the first priority of which is to open jail beds intended to house otherwise prison-bound felons, and the second priority being to appropriately utilize jail beds so that jail crowding does not occur.
(c) Open jail beds through the increase of pretrial release options.
(d) Reduce the readmission to prison of parole violators.
(e) Reduce the admission or readmission to prison of offenders, including probation violators and parole violators, for substance abuse violations.
(f) Contribute to offender success.
(2) The award of community corrections comprehensive plans and residential services funds shall be based on criteria that include, but are not limited to, the prison commitment rate by category of offenders, trends in prison commitment rates and jail utilization, historical trends in community corrections program capacity and program utilization, and the projected impact and outcome of annual policies and procedures of programs on offender success, prison commitment rates, and jail utilization.
(3) Funds awarded for residential services in part 1 shall provide for a per diem reimbursement of not more than $47.50 for nonaccredited facilities, or of not more than $48.50 for facilities that have been accredited by the American Corrections Association or a similar organization as approved by the department.
Sec. 411. The comprehensive corrections plans shall also include, where appropriate, descriptive information on the full range of sanctions and services that are available and utilized within the local jurisdiction and an explanation of how jail beds, residential services, the special alternative incarceration program, probation detention centers, the electronic monitoring program for probationers, and treatment and rehabilitative services will be utilized to support the objectives and priorities of the comprehensive corrections plans and the purposes and priorities of section 8(4) of the community corrections act, 1988 PA 511, MCL 791.408, that contribute to the success of offenders. The plans shall also include, where appropriate, provisions that detail how the local communities plan to respond to sentencing guidelines found in chapter XVII of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 777.1 to 777.69, and use the county jail reimbursement program under section 414. The state community corrections board shall encourage local community corrections advisory boards to include in their comprehensive corrections plans strategies to collaborate with local alcohol and drug treatment agencies of the MDHHS for the provision of alcohol and drug screening, assessment, case management planning, and delivery of treatment to alcohol- and drug-involved offenders.
Sec. 412. (1) As part of the March biannual report specified in section 12(2) of the community corrections act, 1988 PA 511, MCL 791.412, that requires an analysis of the impact of that act on prison admissions and jail utilization, the department shall submit to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the legislative corrections ombudsman, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director the following information for each county and counties consolidated for comprehensive corrections plans:
(a) Approved technical assistance grants and comprehensive corrections plans including each program and level of funding, the utilization level of each program, and profile information of enrolled offenders.
(b) If federal funds are made available, the number of participants funded, the number served, the number successfully completing the program, and a summary of the program activity.
(c) Status of the community corrections information system and the jail population information system.
(d) Data on residential services, including participant data, participant sentencing guideline scores, program expenditures, average length of stay, and bed utilization data.
(e) Offender disposition data by sentencing guideline range, by disposition type, by prior record variable score, by number and percent statewide and by county, current year, and comparisons to the previous 3 years.
(f) Data on the use of funding made available under the felony drunk driver jail reduction and community treatment program.
(2) The report required under subsection (1) shall include the total funding allocated, program expenditures, required program data, and year-to-date totals.
Sec. 413. (1) The department shall identify and coordinate information regarding the availability of and the demand for community corrections programs, jail-based community corrections programs, jail-based probation violation sanctions, and all state-required jail data.
(2) The department is responsible for the collection, analysis, and reporting of all state-required jail data.
(3) As a prerequisite to participation in the programs and services offered through the department, counties shall provide necessary jail data to the department.
Sec. 414. (1) The department shall administer a county jail reimbursement program from the funds appropriated in part 1 for the purpose of reimbursing counties for housing in jails certain felons who otherwise would have been sentenced to prison.
(2) The county jail reimbursement program shall reimburse counties for convicted felons in the custody of the sheriff if the conviction was for a crime committed on or after January 1, 1999 and 1 of the following applies:
(a) The felon’s sentencing guidelines recommended range upper limit is more than 18 months, the felon’s sentencing guidelines recommended range lower limit is 12 months or less, the felon’s prior record variable score is 35 or more points, and the felon’s sentence is not for commission of a crime in crime class G or crime class H or a nonperson crime in crime class F under chapter XVII of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 777.1 to 777.69.
(b) The felon’s minimum sentencing guidelines range minimum is more than 12 months under the sentencing guidelines described in subdivision (a).
(c) The felon was sentenced to jail for a felony committed while he or she was on parole and under the jurisdiction of the parole board and for which the sentencing guidelines recommended range for the minimum sentence has an upper limit of more than 18 months.
(3) State reimbursement under this subsection shall be $60.00 per diem per diverted offender for offenders with a presumptive prison guideline score, $50.00 per diem per diverted offender for offenders with a straddle cell guideline for a group 1 crime, and $35.00 per diem per diverted offender for offenders with a straddle cell guideline for a group 2 crime. Reimbursements shall be paid for sentences up to a 1-year total.
(4) As used in this subsection:
(a) “Group 1 crime” means a crime in 1 or more of the following offense categories: arson, assault, assaultive other, burglary, criminal sexual conduct, homicide or resulting in death, other sex offenses, robbery, and weapon possession as determined by the department of corrections based on specific crimes for which counties received reimbursement under the county jail reimbursement program in fiscal year 2007 and fiscal year 2008, and listed in the county jail reimbursement program document titled “FY 2007 and FY 2008 Group One Crimes Reimbursed”, dated March 31, 2009.
(b) “Group 2 crime” means a crime that is not a group 1 crime, including larceny, fraud, forgery, embezzlement, motor vehicle, malicious destruction of property, controlled substance offense, felony drunk driving, and other nonassaultive offenses.
(c) “In the custody of the sheriff” means that the convicted felon has been sentenced to the county jail and is either housed in the county jail or has been released from jail and is being monitored through the use of the sheriff’s electronic monitoring system.
(5) County jail reimbursement program expenditures shall not exceed the amount appropriated in part 1 for the county jail reimbursement program. Payments to counties under the county jail reimbursement program shall be made in the order in which properly documented requests for reimbursements are received. A request shall be considered to be properly documented if it meets MDOC requirements for documentation. By October 15, the department shall distribute the documentation requirements to all counties.
(6) Any county that receives funding under this section for the purpose of housing in jails certain felons who otherwise would have been sentenced to prison shall, as a condition of receiving the funding, report by September 30 an annual average jail capacity and annual average jail occupancy for the immediately preceding fiscal year.
Sec. 416. Allowable uses of felony drunk driver jail reduction and community treatment program funding shall include reimbursing counties for transportation, treatment costs, and housing felony drunk drivers during a period of assessment for treatment and case planning. Reimbursements for housing during the assessment process shall be at the rate of $43.50 per day per offender, up to a maximum of 5 days per offender.
Sec. 417. (1) By March 1, the department shall report to the members of the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the legislative corrections ombudsman, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on each of the following programs from the previous fiscal year:
(a) The county jail reimbursement program.
(b) The felony drunk driver jail reduction and community treatment program.
(c) Any new initiatives to control prison population growth funded or proposed to be funded under part 1.
(2) For each program listed under subsection (1), the report shall include information on each of the following:
(a) Program objectives and outcome measures, including, but not limited to, the number of offenders who successfully completed the program, and the number of offenders who successfully remained in the community during the 3 years following termination from the program.
(b) Expenditures by location.
(c) The impact on jail utilization.
(d) The impact on prison admissions.
(e) Other information relevant to an evaluation of the program.
Sec. 418. (1) The department shall collaborate with the state court administrative office on facilitating changes to Michigan court rules that would require the court to collect at the time of sentencing the state operator’s license, state identification card, or other documentation used to establish the identity of the individual to be admitted to the department. The department shall maintain those documents in the prisoner’s personal file.
(2) The department shall cooperate with MDHHS to create and maintain a process by which prisoners can obtain their Michigan birth certificates if necessary. The department shall describe a process for obtaining birth certificates from other states, and in situations where the prisoner’s effort fails, the department shall assist in obtaining the birth certificate.
(3) The department shall collaborate with the department of military and veterans affairs to create and maintain a process by which prisoners can obtain a copy of their DD Form 214 or other military discharge documentation if necessary.
Sec. 419. (1) The department shall provide weekly electronic mail reports to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the legislative corrections ombudsman, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on prisoner populations by security levels by facility, prison facility capacities, and parolee and probationer populations.
(2) The department shall provide monthly electronic mail reports to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the legislative corrections ombudsman, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The reports shall include information on end-of-month prisoner populations in county jails, the net operating capacity according to the most recent certification report, identified by date, and end-of-month data, year-to-date data, and comparisons to the prior year for the following:
(a) Community residential program populations, separated by centers and electronic monitoring.
(b) Parole populations.
(c) Probation populations, with identification of the number in special alternative incarceration.
(d) Prison and camp populations, with separate identification of the number in special alternative incarceration and the number of lifers.
(e) Prisoners classified as past their earliest release date.
(f) Parole board activity, including the numbers and percentages of parole grants and parole denials.
(g) Prisoner exits, identifying transfers to community placement, paroles from prisons and camps, paroles from community placement, total movements to parole, prison intake, prisoner deaths, prisoners discharging on the maximum sentence, and other prisoner exits.
(h) Prison intake and returns, including probation violators, new court commitments, violators with new sentences, escaper new sentences, total prison intake, returns from court with additional sentences, community placement returns, technical parole violator returns, and total returns to prison and camp.
Sec. 421. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 for the parole sanction certainty pilot program shall be distributed to an American Correctional Association accredited rehabilitation organization operating in any of the following counties: Berrien, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, Macomb, Muskegon, Oakland, and Wayne for operations and administration of the pilot program. The pilot program may be utilized as a condition of parole for technical parole violators to ensure public safety and justice through a program based on evidence-based tactics and programs.
(2) The program or programs selected shall report by March 30 to the department, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the legislative corrections ombudsman, and the state budget director. The report shall include program performance measurements, the number of individuals who participate in the pilot program, the number of individuals who return to prison after participating, and outcomes of participants who complete the program.
Sec. 434. The department shall explore opportunities to collaborate with Michigan colleges and universities on establishing programs that will employ parolees in agricultural settings.
Sec. 437. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 for Goodwill Flip the Script shall be distributed to a Michigan-chartered 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation operating in a county with greater than 1,500,000 people for administration and expansion of a program which serves a population of persons aged 16 to 29. The program shall target those who are entering the criminal justice system for the first or second time and shall assist those individuals through the following program types:
(a) Alternative sentencing programs in partnership with a local district or circuit court.
(b) Educational recovery for special adult populations with high rates of illiteracy.
(c) Career development and continuing education for women.
(2) The program selected shall report by March 30 to the department, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the legislative corrections ombudsman, and the state budget director. The report shall include program performance measurements, the number of individuals diverted from incarceration, the number of individuals served, and outcomes of participants who complete the program.
BUDGET AND OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 501. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for prosecutorial and detainer expenses, the department shall reimburse counties for housing and custody of parole violators and offenders being returned by the department from community placement who are available for return to institutional status and for prisoners who volunteer for placement in a county jail.
Sec. 502. Funds included in part 1 for the sheriffs’ coordinating and training office are appropriated for and may be expended to defray costs of continuing education, certification, recertification, decertification, and training of local corrections officers, the personnel and administrative costs of the sheriffs’ coordinating and training office, the local corrections officers advisory board, and the sheriffs’ coordinating and training council under the local corrections officers training act, 2003 PA 125, MCL 791.531 to 791.546.
Sec. 505. The department shall provide for the training of all custody staff in effective and safe ways of handling prisoners with mental illness and referring prisoners to mental health treatment programs. Mental health awareness training shall be incorporated into the training of new custody staff.
Sec. 508. The department shall issue a report for all correctional facilities to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the legislative corrections ombudsman by October 1 setting forth the following information for each facility: its name, street address, and date of construction; its current maintenance costs; any maintenance planned; its current utility costs; its expected future capital improvement costs; and its expected future useful life.
Sec. 509. (1) The department shall conduct a study on the Michigan state industries program. The study shall focus on determining which industries within the 10 identified prosperity regions in this state have the maximum benefit to the prisoner population in providing marketable skills and leading to employable outcomes after release of the prisoner from a department facility. The report shall also include data on the current labor force trends in the prosperity regions of this state and how the operations of Michigan state industries can work in coordination with local communities to determine the industries that would produce the greatest number of employable prisoners upon release.
(2) By December 1, the department shall provide a report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the legislative corrections ombudsman detailing the results and recommendations from the study on Michigan state industries described in subsection (1).
Sec. 511. (1) By February 1, the department shall provide a report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the legislative corrections ombudsman, and the state budget director which details the strategic plan of the department. The report shall contain strategies to decrease the overall recidivism rate, measurable plans to increase the rehabilitative function of correctional facilities, metrics to track and ensure prisoner readiness to re-enter society, and constructive actions for providing prisoners with life skills development.
(2) The intent of this report is to express that the mission of the department is to provide an action plan before reentry to society that ensures prisoners’ readiness for meeting parole requirements and ensures a reduction in the total number of released inmates who reenter the criminal justice system.
FIELD OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 601. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall conduct a statewide caseload audit of field agents. The audit shall address public protection issues and assess the ability of the field agents to complete their professional duties. The complete audit shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the legislative corrections ombudsman, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office by March 1.
(2) It is the intent of the legislature that the department maintain a number of field agents sufficient to meet supervision and workload standards.
Sec. 603. (1) All prisoners, probationers, and parolees involved with the curfew monitoring program shall reimburse the department for costs associated with their participation in the program. The department may require community service work reimbursement as a means of payment for those able-bodied individuals unable to pay for the costs of the equipment.
(2) Program participant contributions and local program reimbursement for the curfew monitoring program appropriated in part 1 are related to program expenditures and may be used to offset expenditures for this purpose.
(3) Included in the appropriation in part 1 is adequate funding to implement the curfew monitoring program to be administered by the department. The curfew monitoring program is intended to provide sentencing judges and county sheriffs in coordination with local community corrections advisory boards access to the state’s curfew monitoring program to reduce prison admissions and improve local jail utilization. The department shall determine the appropriate distribution of the curfew monitor units throughout the state based upon locally developed comprehensive corrections plans under the community corrections act, 1988 PA 511, MCL 791.401 to 791.414.
(4) For a fee determined by the department, the department shall provide counties with the curfew monitor equipment, replacement parts, administrative oversight of the equipment’s operation, notification of violators, and periodic reports regarding county program participants. Counties are responsible for curfew monitor equipment installation and service. For an additional fee as determined by the department, the department shall provide staff to install and service the equipment. Counties are responsible for the coordination and apprehension of program violators.
(5) Any county with curfew monitor charges outstanding over 60 days shall be considered in violation of the community curfew monitor program agreement and lose access to the program.
Sec. 611. The department shall prepare by March 1 individual reports for the community reentry program, the electronic monitoring program, and the special alternative to incarceration program. The reports shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the legislative corrections ombudsman, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. Each program’s report shall include information on all of the following:
(a) Monthly new participants by type of offender. Community reentry program participants shall be categorized by reason for placement. For technical rule violators, the report shall sort offenders by length of time since release from prison, by the most recent violation, and by the number of violations occurring since release from prison.
(b) Monthly participant unsuccessful terminations, including cause.
(c) Number of successful terminations.
(d) End month population by facility/program.
(e) Average length of placement.
(f) Return to prison statistics.
(g) Description of each program location or locations, capacity, and staffing.
(h) Sentencing guideline scores and actual sentence statistics for participants, if applicable.
(i) Comparison with prior year statistics.
(j) Analysis of the impact on prison admissions and jail utilization and the cost effectiveness of the program.
Sec. 612. (1) The department shall review and revise as necessary policy proposals that provide alternatives to prison for offenders being sentenced to prison as a result of technical probation violations and technical parole violations. To the extent the department has insufficient policies or resources to affect the continued increase in prison commitments among these offender populations, the department shall explore other policy options to allow for program alternatives, including department or OCC-funded programs, local level programs, and programs available through private agencies that may be used as prison alternatives for these offenders.
(2) By April 1, the department shall provide a report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the legislative corrections ombudsman, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on the number of all parolees returned to prison and probationers sentenced to prison for either a technical violation or new sentence during the preceding fiscal year. The report shall include the following information for probationers, for parolees after their first parole, and for parolees who have been paroled more than once:
(a) The numbers of parole and probation violators returned to or sent to prison for a new crime with a comparison of original versus new offenses by major offense type: assaultive, nonassaultive, drug, and sex.
(b) The numbers of parole and probation violators returned to or sent to prison for a technical violation and the type of violation, including, but not limited to, zero gun tolerance and substance abuse violations. For parole technical rule violators, the report shall list violations by type, by length of time since release from prison, by the most recent violation, and by the number of violations occurring since release from prison.
(c) The educational history of those offenders, including how many had a high school equivalency or high school diploma prior to incarceration in prison, how many received a high school equivalency while in prison, and how many received a vocational certificate while in prison.
(d) The number of offenders who participated in the reentry program versus the number of those who did not.
(e) The unduplicated number of offenders who participated in substance abuse treatment programs, mental health treatment programs, or both, while in prison, itemized by diagnosis.
Sec. 615. The department shall submit a report containing a list detailing the number of prisoners who have received life imprisonment sentences with the possibility of parole and who are currently eligible for parole to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the legislative corrections ombudsman, and the state budget director by January 1.
Sec. 616. The parole board shall review its policies related to the review and parole of those offenders serving a parolable life sentence with consideration given to those that do not pose an ongoing risk to society.
HEALTH CARE
Sec. 802. As a condition of expenditure of the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide the senate and house of representatives appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the legislative corrections ombudsman, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director with quarterly reports on physical and mental health care detailing quarterly and fiscal year-to-date expenditures itemized by vendor, allocations, status of payments from contractors to vendors, and projected year-end expenditures from accounts for prisoner health care, mental health care, pharmaceutical services, and durable medical equipment.
Sec. 803. (1) The department shall assure that all prisoners, upon any health care treatment, are given the opportunity to sign a release of information form designating a family member or other individual to whom the department shall release records information regarding a prisoner. A release of information form signed by a prisoner shall remain in effect for 1 year, and the prisoner may elect to withdraw or amend the release form at any time.
(2) The department shall assure that any such signed release forms follow a prisoner upon transfer to another department facility or to the supervision of a parole officer.
(3) The form shall be placed on an online, public website managed by the department.
Sec. 804. The department shall report quarterly to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the legislative corrections ombudsman, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on prisoner health care utilization. The report shall include the number of inpatient hospital days, outpatient visits, emergency room visits, and prisoners receiving off-site inpatient medical care in the previous quarter, by facility.
Sec. 805. If a prisoner aged 26 years or under is determined not to be eligible for Medicaid, the department shall determine whether the prisoner is eligible for dependent health insurance coverage.
Sec. 812. (1) The department shall provide the department of health and human services with a monthly list of prisoners newly committed to the department of corrections. The department and the department of health and human services shall enter into an interagency agreement under which the department of health and human services provides the department of corrections with monthly lists of newly committed prisoners who are eligible for Medicaid benefits in order to maintain the process by which Medicaid benefits are suspended rather than terminated. The department shall assist prisoners who may be eligible for Medicaid benefits after release from prison with the Medicaid enrollment process prior to release from prison.
(2) The department shall provide the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the legislative corrections ombudsman, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director with quarterly updates on the utilization of Medicaid benefits for prisoners.
Sec. 814. The department shall assure that psychotropic medications are available, when deemed medically necessary by a licensed medical service provider, to prisoners who have mental illness diagnoses but are not enrolled in corrections mental health services.
Sec. 816. By April 1, the department shall provide the members of the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the state budget director, and the legislative corrections ombudsman with a report on pharmaceutical expenditures and prescribing practices. In particular, the report shall provide the following information:
(a) A detailed accounting of expenditures on antipsychotic medications.
(b) Any changes that have been made to the prescription drug formularies.
CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 904. The department shall calculate the per prisoner/per day cost for each prisoner security custody level. This calculation shall include all actual direct and indirect costs for the previous fiscal year, including, but not limited to, the value of services provided to the department by other state agencies and the allocation of statewide legacy costs. To calculate the per prisoner/per day costs, the department shall divide these direct and indirect costs by the average daily population for each custody level. For multilevel facilities, the indirect costs that cannot be accurately allocated to each custody level can be included in the calculation on a per-prisoner basis for each facility. Marginal cost per prisoner by age cohort shall be calculated under the assumptions made by the department under prior marginal cost analysis. A report summarizing these calculations and the direct and indirect costs included in them shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the legislative corrections ombudsman, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director not later than December 15.
Sec. 906. Any local unit of government or private nonprofit organization that contracts with the department for public works services shall be responsible for financing the entire cost of such an agreement.
Sec. 907. The department shall report by March 1 to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the legislative corrections ombudsman, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on academic and vocational programs. The report shall provide information relevant to an assessment of the department’s academic and vocational programs, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(a) The number of instructors and the number of instructor vacancies, by program and facility.
(b) The number of prisoners enrolled in each program, the number of prisoners completing each program, the number of prisoners who fail each program, the number of prisoners who do not complete each program and the reason for not completing the program, the number of prisoners transferred to another facility while enrolled in a program and the reason for transfer, the number of prisoners enrolled who are repeating the program by reason, and the number of prisoners on waiting lists for each program, all itemized by facility.
(c) The steps the department has undertaken to improve programs, track records, accommodate transfers and prisoners with health care needs, and reduce waiting lists.
(d) The number of prisoners paroled without a high school diploma and the number of prisoners paroled without a high school equivalency.
(e) An explanation of the value and purpose of each program, for example, to improve employability, reduce recidivism, reduce prisoner idleness, or some combination of these and other factors.
(f) An identification of program outcomes for each academic and vocational program.
(g) An explanation of the department’s plans for academic and vocational programs, including plans to contract with intermediate school districts for high school equivalency and high school diploma programs.
(h) The number of prisoners not paroled at their earliest release date due to lack of a high school equivalency, and the reason those prisoners have not obtained a high school equivalency.
Sec. 910. The department shall allow the Michigan Braille transcribing fund program to operate at its current location. The donation of the building by the Michigan Braille transcribing fund at the G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility in Jackson is acknowledged and appreciated. The department shall continue to encourage the Michigan Braille transcribing fund program to produce high-quality materials for use by the visually impaired.
Sec. 911. By March 1, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the legislative corrections ombudsman, and the state budget director the number of critical incidents occurring each month by type and the number and severity of assaults, escape attempts, suicides, and attempted suicides occurring each month at each facility during the immediately preceding calendar year.
Sec. 912. The department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the legislative corrections ombudsman, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director by March 1 on the ratio of correctional officers to prisoners for each correctional institution, the ratio of shift command staff to line custody staff, and the ratio of noncustody institutional staff to prisoners for each correctional institution.
Sec. 913. (1) It is the intent of the legislature that any prisoner required to complete a violence prevention program, sexual offender program, or other program as a condition of parole shall be transferred to a facility where that program is available in order to accomplish timely completion of that program prior to the expiration of his or her minimum sentence and eligibility for parole. Nothing in this section should be deemed to make parole denial appealable in court.
(2) The department shall submit a quarterly report to the members of the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the state budget director, and the legislative corrections ombudsman detailing enrollment in sex offender programming, assaultive offender programming, violent offender programming, and thinking for change. At a minimum, the report shall include the following:
(a) A full accounting of the number of individuals who are required to complete the programming, but have not yet done so.
(b) The number of individuals who have reached their earliest release date, but who have not completed required programming.
(c) A plan of action for addressing any waiting lists or backlogs for programming that may exist.
Sec. 924. The department shall evaluate all prisoners at intake for substance abuse disorders, serious developmental disorders, serious mental illness, and other mental health disorders. Prisoners with serious mental illness or serious developmental disorders shall not be removed from the general population as a punitive response to behavior caused by their serious mental illness or serious developmental disorder. Due to persistent high violence risk or severe disruptive behavior that is unresponsive to treatment, prisoners with serious mental illness or serious developmental disorders may be placed in secure residential housing programs that will facilitate access to institutional programming and ongoing mental health services. A prisoner with serious mental illness or serious developmental disorder who is confined in these specialized housing programs shall be evaluated or monitored by a medical professional at a frequency of not less than every 12 hours.
Sec. 925. By March 1, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the legislative corrections ombudsman, and the state budget director on the annual number of prisoners in administrative segregation between October 1, 2014 and September 30, 2015, and the annual number of prisoners in administrative segregation between October 1, 2014 and September 30, 2015 who at any time during the current or prior prison term were diagnosed with serious mental illness or have a developmental disorder and the number of days each of the prisoners with serious mental illness or a developmental disorder have been confined to administrative segregation.
Sec. 929. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do all of the following:
(a) Ensure that any inmate care and control staff in contact with prisoners less than 18 years of age are adequately trained with regard to the developmental and mental health needs of prisoners less than 18 years of age. By April 1, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on the training curriculum used and the number and types of staff receiving annual training under that curriculum.
(b) Provide appropriate placement for prisoners less than 18 years of age who have serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or a serious developmental disorder and need to be housed separately from the general population. Prisoners less than 18 years of age who have serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or a serious developmental disorder shall not be removed from an existing placement as a punitive response to behavior caused by their serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or a serious developmental disorder. Due to persistent high violence risk or severe disruptive behavior that is unresponsive to treatment, prisoners less than 18 years of age with serious emotional disturbance, serious mental illness, or serious developmental disorders may be placed in secure residential housing programs that will facilitate access to institutional programming and ongoing mental health services. A prisoner less than 18 years of age with serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or a serious developmental disorder who is confined in these specialized housing programs shall be evaluated or monitored by a medical professional at a frequency of not less than every 12 hours.
(c) Implement a specialized reentry program that recognizes the needs of prisoners less than 18 years old for supervised reentry.
Sec. 937. The department shall not issue a request for proposal (RFP) for a contract in excess of $5,000,000.00, unless the department has first considered issuing a request for information (RFI) or a request for qualification (RFQ) relative to that contract to better enable the department to learn more about the market for the products or services that are the subject of the future RFP. The department shall notify the department of technology, management, and budget of the evaluation process used to determine if an RFI or RFQ was not necessary prior to issuing the RFP.
Sec. 940. (1) Any lease, rental, contract, or other legal agreement that includes a provision allowing a private person or entity to use state-owned facilities or other property to conduct a for-profit business enterprise shall require the lessee to pay fair market value for the use of the state-owned property.
(2) The lease, rental, contract, or other legal agreement shall also require the party using the property to make a payment in lieu of taxes to the local jurisdictions that would otherwise receive property tax revenue, as if the property were not owned by the state.
Sec. 942. The department shall ensure that any contract with a public or private party to operate a facility to house state prisoners includes a provision to allow access by both the office of the legislative auditor general and the office of the legislative corrections ombudsman to the facility and to appropriate records and documents related to the operation of the facility. These access rights for both offices shall be the same for the contracted facility as for a general state-operated correctional facility.
Sec. 945. The department shall investigate options for increasing the visiting capacity at Central Michigan Correctional Facility - St. Louis in order to ease visiting room overcrowding. The department shall submit a report by April 1 to the senate and house of representatives appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the legislative corrections ombudsman, and the state budget director on progress being made to address visiting room overcrowding.
MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 1009. The department shall make an information packet for the families of incoming prisoners available on the department’s website. The information packet shall be updated by February 1 of each year thereafter. The packet shall provide information on topics including, but not limited to: how to put money into prisoner accounts, how to make phone calls or create Jpay email accounts, how to visit in person, proper procedures for filing complaints or grievances, the rights of prisoners to physical and mental health care, how to utilize the offender tracking information system (OTIS), truth-in-sentencing and how it applies to minimum sentences, the parole process, and guidance on the importance of the role of families in the reentry process. The department is encouraged to partner with external advocacy groups and actual families of prisoners in the packet-writing process to ensure that the information is useful and complete.
Sec. 1011. The department may accept in-kind services and equipment donations to facilitate the addition of a cable network that provides programming that will address the religious needs of incarcerated individuals. This network may be a cable television network that presently reaches the majority of households in the United States. A bilingual channel affiliated with this network may also be added to department programming to assist the religious needs of Spanish-speaking inmates. The addition of these channels shall be of no additional cost to this state.
Sec. 1012. From the funds appropriated in part 1, priority may be given to funding reentry or rehabilitation programs that have been demonstrated to reduce prison violence and recidivism such as faith-based initiatives.
PART 2A
PROVISIONS CONCERNING ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016-2017
GENERAL SECTIONS
Sec. 1201. It is the intent of the legislature to provide appropriations for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2017 for the line items listed in part 1. The fiscal year 2016-2017 appropriations are anticipated to be the same as those for fiscal year 2015-2016, except that the line items will be adjusted for changes in caseload and related costs, federal fund match rates, economic factors, and available revenue. These adjustments will be determined after the January 2016 consensus revenue estimating conference.
ARTICLE VI
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
PART 1
LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the department of education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, from the following funds:
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Full-time equated unclassified positions............................................................................................6.0
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................588.5
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 305,876,200
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.......................................................... 0
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................................................................................. $ 305,876,200
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues.................................................................................................................................... 215,640,900
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues......................................................................................................................................... 5,633,700
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 2,033,300
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 7,669,600
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 74,898,700
Sec. 102. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION/OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
Full-time equated unclassified positions............................................................................................6.0
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................11.0
State board of education, per diem payments............................................................................................ $ 24,400
Unclassified positions—6.0 FTE positions.................................................................................................. 807,000
State board/superintendent operations—11.0 FTE positions................................................................. 2,092,100
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 2,923,500
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues............................................................................................................................................. 222,100
Special revenue funds:
Private foundations......................................................................................................................................... 28,100
Certification fees.............................................................................................................................................. 856,500
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 1,816,800
Sec. 103. CENTRAL SUPPORT
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................23.6
Central support operations—23.6 FTE positions...................................................................................... $ 3,614,900
Worker’s compensation................................................................................................................................... 28,700
Building occupancy charges - property management services............................................................... 3,110,100
Training and orientation workshops............................................................................................................. 150,000
Terminal leave payments............................................................................................................................... 554,700
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 7,458,400
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues............................................................................................................................................. 1,659,900
Federal indirect funds.................................................................................................................................... 2,545,500
Special revenue funds:
Certification fees.............................................................................................................................................. 405,500
Teacher testing fees........................................................................................................................................ 3,900
Training and orientation workshop fees...................................................................................................... 150,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 2,693,600
Sec. 104. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
Information technology operations............................................................................................................... $ 4,179,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 4,179,800
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues............................................................................................................................................. 604,000
Federal indirect funds.................................................................................................................................... 1,784,500
Special revenue funds:
Local cost sharing (schools for deaf/blind).................................................................................................. 76,500
Certification fees.............................................................................................................................................. 389,200
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 1,325,600
Sec. 105. SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................47.0
Special education operations—47.0 FTE positions.................................................................................... $ 8,920,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 8,920,000
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues............................................................................................................................................. 8,440,900
Special revenue funds:
Private foundations......................................................................................................................................... 110,100
Certification fees.............................................................................................................................................. 44,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 325,000
Sec. 106. MICHIGAN SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................77.0
Michigan schools for the deaf and blind operations—76.0 FTE positions............................................ $ 12,651,600
Camp Tuhsmeheta—1.0 FTE position......................................................................................................... 295,100
Private gifts - blind......................................................................................................................................... 200,000
Private gifts - deaf........................................................................................................................................... 150,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 13,296,700
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues............................................................................................................................................. 6,887,500
Special revenue funds:
Local cost sharing (schools for deaf/blind).................................................................................................. 5,233,000
Local school district service fees.................................................................................................................. 312,500
Gifts, bequests, and donations....................................................................................................................... 645,100
Student insurance revenue............................................................................................................................ 218,600
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 0
Sec. 107. PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................34.0
Professional preparation operations—34.0 FTE positions....................................................................... $ 5,662,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 5,662,600
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues............................................................................................................................................. 1,442,100
Special revenue funds:
Certification fees.............................................................................................................................................. 3,586,300
Teacher college review fees........................................................................................................................... 55,300
Teacher testing fees........................................................................................................................................ 358,600
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 220,300
Sec. 108. MICHIGAN OFFICE OF GREAT START
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................65.0
Office of great start operations—64.0 FTE positions............................................................................... $ 22,808,600
Child development and care external support........................................................................................... 26,896,500
Head start collaboration office—1.0 FTE position.................................................................................... 307,400
Child development and care public assistance........................................................................................... 124,200,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 174,212,500
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues............................................................................................................................................. 136,543,300
Special revenue funds:
Private foundations......................................................................................................................................... 250,000
Certification fees.............................................................................................................................................. 64,100
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 37,355,100
Sec. 109. STATE AID AND SCHOOL FINANCE SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................11.5
State aid and school finance operations—9.5 FTE positions................................................................... $ 1,358,500
Financial independence team operations—2.0 FTE positions................................................................. 499,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 1,858,000
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 1,858,000
Sec. 110. AUDIT SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions.................................................................................................4.5
Audit operations—4.5 FTE positions.......................................................................................................... $ 601,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 601,800
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal indirect funds.................................................................................................................................... $ 478,300
Special revenue funds:
Certification fees.............................................................................................................................................. 61,200
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 62,300
Sec. 111. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions.................................................................................................2.0
Administrative law operations—2.0 FTE positions.................................................................................. $ 1,332,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 1,332,000
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues............................................................................................................................................. 550,300
Special revenue funds:
Certification fees.............................................................................................................................................. 685,200
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 96,500
Sec. 112. ACCOUNTABILITY SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................65.6
Accountability services operations—65.6 FTE positions......................................................................... $ 14,616,400
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 14,616,400
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues............................................................................................................................................. 13,441,100
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 1,175,300
Sec. 113. SCHOOL SUPPORT SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................82.6
School support services operations—82.6 FTE positions........................................................................ $ 15,087,200
Federal and private grants............................................................................................................................ 3,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 18,087,200
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues............................................................................................................................................. 16,240,500
Special revenue funds:
Local school district service fees.................................................................................................................. 11,700
Private foundations......................................................................................................................................... 1,000,000
Certification fees.............................................................................................................................................. 85,600
Commodity distribution fees......................................................................................................................... 71,700
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 677,700
Sec. 114. FIELD SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................45.0
Field services operations—45.0 FTE positions.......................................................................................... $ 9,174,400
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 9,174,400
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues............................................................................................................................................. 8,874,900
Special revenue funds:
Certification fees.............................................................................................................................................. 77,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 222,500
Sec. 115. EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT AND INNOVATION SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................59.7
Educational improvement and innovation operations—59.7 FTE positions......................................... $ 9,362,500
Educator evaluations and assessments....................................................................................................... 2,500,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 11,862,500
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues............................................................................................................................................. $ 6,500,600
Special revenue funds:
Certification fees.............................................................................................................................................. 556,900
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 4,805,000
Sec. 116. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................27.0
Career and technical education operations—27.0 FTE positions........................................................... $ 4,748,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 4,748,800
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal revenues............................................................................................................................................. 3,818,600
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 930,200
Sec. 117. LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................33.0
Library of Michigan operations—32.0 FTE positions............................................................................... $ 4,408,800
Library services and technology program—1.0 FTE position................................................................ 5,606,800
State aid to libraries....................................................................................................................................... 9,876,000
Michigan eLibrary........................................................................................................................................... 1,750,000
Renaissance zone reimbursements............................................................................................................... 5,300,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 26,941,600
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
IMLS, library services and technology act................................................................................................. 5,606,800
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 21,334,800
PART 1B
SUPPLEMENTAL LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 151. There is appropriated for the department of education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, from the following funds:
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ (2,703,500)
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.......................................................... 0
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................................................................................. $ (2,703,500)
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues.................................................................................................................................... 0
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues......................................................................................................................................... 0
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 0
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 0
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ (2,703,500)
Sec. 152. MICHIGAN OFFICE OF GREAT START
Child development and care public assistance........................................................................................... $ (2,703,500)
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ (2,703,500)
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ (2,703,500)
PART 2
PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016
GENERAL SECTIONS
Sec. 201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016 is $82,568,300.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016 is $15,176,000.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State aid to libraries....................................................................................................................................... $ 9,876,000
Renaissance zone reimbursements............................................................................................................... 5,300,000
Total department of education...................................................................................................................... $ 15,176,000
Sec. 202. The appropriations authorized under this part and part 1 are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
Sec. 203. As used in this part and part 1:
(a) “Department” means the Michigan department of education.
(b) “District” means a local school district as defined in section 6 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.6, or a public school academy as defined in section 5 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.5.
(c) “FTE” means full-time equated.
(d) “IMLS” means Institute of Museum and Library Services.
(e) “Fund-raising activity” means an ongoing fund-raising activity that is scheduled to take place at more than 1 time during a school day or throughout the school day.
Sec. 204. The state superintendent of public instruction shall take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. The state superintendent of public instruction shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services, supplies, or both.
Sec. 205. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations under part 1 shall use the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this part. This requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.
Sec. 206. The department shall provide through the Internet the state board of education agenda and all supporting documents, and shall notify the state budget director and the senate and house fiscal agencies that the agenda and supporting documents are available on the Internet, at the time the agenda and supporting documents are provided to state board of education members.
Sec. 207. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management, and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for each department or agency:
(a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.
(b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.
(c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.
(d) The number of active department employees by job classification.
(e) Job specifications and wage rates.
Sec. 208. The department shall require all districts and intermediate school districts to maintain complete records within the personnel file of a teacher or school employee of any disciplinary actions taken by the governing board against the teacher or employee for sexual misconduct. The records shall not be destroyed or removed from the teacher’s or employee’s personnel file except as required by a court order.
Sec. 211. To the extent the state continues to identify schools as meeting proficiency targets, before publishing a list of schools or districts determined to have failed to make adequate yearly progress as required by the no child left behind act of 2001, Public Law 107-110, the department shall allow a school or district to appeal that determination. Those appeals shall be addressed before designation may be published.
Sec. 212. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality. In addition, preference should be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.
Sec. 214. The department and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department’s budget. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report must include the following information:
(a) The dates of each travel occurrence.
(b) The transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.
Sec. 216. The department shall not take disciplinary action against an employee who communicates truthfully and factually with a member of the legislature or his or her staff.
Sec. 218. The department and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall receive and retain copies of all reports funded from appropriations in part 1. Federal and state guidelines for short-term and long-term retention of records shall be followed. The department may electronically retain copies of reports unless otherwise required by federal and state guidelines.
Sec. 219. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $700,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $250,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
Sec. 220. (1) The department shall provide data requested by a member of the legislature, his or her staff, or the house and senate fiscal agencies in a timely manner. If the department fails to provide reasonably requested data within 30 days after the request, the state money appropriated in part 1 for state board/superintendent operations shall be reduced by 1%.
(2) If the department fails to provide to the legislature reports and other data required by boilerplate or statute within 30 days after the date the information is due, the state money appropriated in part 1 for state board/superintendent operations shall be reduced by 1%.
Sec. 221. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by a principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those activities that the attorney general authorizes.
Sec. 222. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the agency’s performance.
Sec. 226. Not later than November 30, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the office of the state budget, the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees, and the senate and house fiscal agencies.
Sec. 227. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees responsible for the department budget, respectively, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2016.
Sec. 230. The department may assist the department of health and human services, other departments, and local school districts to secure reimbursement for eligible services provided in Michigan schools from the federal Medicaid program. The department may submit reports of direct expenses related to this effort to the department of health and human services for reimbursement.
Sec. 231. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016 is estimated at $15,492,600.00. Total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $8,793,500.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $6,699,100.00.
Sec. 233. No state department or agency shall issue a request for proposal (RFP) for a contract in excess of $1,000,000.00, unless the department or agency has first considered issuing a request for information (RFI) or a request for qualification (RFQ) relative to that contract to better enable the department or agency to learn more about the market for the products or services that are the subject of the future RFP. The department or agency shall notify the department of technology, management, and budget of the evaluation process used to determine if an RFI or RFQ was not necessary prior to issuing the RFP.
Sec. 234. In addition to the metrics required under section 447 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1447, for each new program or program enhancement for which funds in excess of $500,000.00 are appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide not later than November 1, 2015 a list of program-specific metrics intended to measure its performance based on a return on taxpayer investment. The department shall deliver the program-specific metrics to members of the senate and house subcommittees that have subject matter jurisdiction for this budget, fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The department shall provide an update on its progress in tracking program-specific metrics and the status of program success at an appropriations subcommittee meeting called for by the subcommittee chair.
Sec. 235. The department shall not enter into a contract funded under part 1 that exceeds $1,000,000.00 or seek a federal waiver from the no child left behind act of 2001, Public Law 107-110, or an amendment to the federal waiver, until after notification of the content to both the house and senate appropriations committees.
Sec. 236. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall compile a report that identifies the mandates required of nonpublic schools. In compiling the report, the department may consult with relevant statewide education associations in Michigan. The report compiled by the department shall indicate the type of mandate, including, but not limited to, student health, student or building safety, accountability, and educational requirements, and shall indicate whether a school has to report on the specified mandates. The report required under this section shall be completed by April 1, 2016 and transmitted to the state budget director, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees responsible for the department of education, and the senate and house fiscal agencies not later than April 15, 2016.
Sec. 237. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall take all necessary steps to ensure maximum state and local control over the implementation of school meal programs established under section 1272a of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1272a. This shall include, but is not limited to, establishing an upper limit on the number and frequency of fund-raising activities that may take place in a public school during school hours that allow the sale of food and beverage items that do not meet the nutritional standards. The department shall ensure that this upper limit is not less than 2 fund-raising activities per week.
STATE BOARD/OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
Sec. 301. (1) The appropriations in part 1 may be used for per diem payments to the state board for meetings at which a quorum is present or for performing official business authorized by the state board. The per diem payments shall be at a rate as follows:
(a) State board of education - president - $110.00 per day.
(b) State board of education - member other than president - $100.00 per day.
(2) A state board of education member shall not be paid a per diem for more than 30 days per year.
Sec. 302. From the amount appropriated in part 1 to the state board of education, not more than $35,000.00 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016 shall be expended for in-state travel and out-of-state travel directly related to the duties of the state board of education.
MICHIGAN SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND
Sec. 401. The employees at the Michigan schools for the deaf and blind who work on a school year basis are considered annual employees for purposes of service credits, retirement, and insurance benefits.
Sec. 402. For each student enrolled at the Michigan schools for the deaf and blind, the department shall assess the intermediate school district of residence 100% of the cost of operating the student’s instructional program. The amount shall exclude room and board related costs and the cost of weekend transportation between the school and the student’s home.
Sec. 406. (1) The Michigan schools for the deaf and blind may promote its residential program as a possible appropriate option for children who are deaf or hard of hearing or who are blind or visually impaired. The Michigan schools for the deaf and blind shall distribute information detailing its services to all intermediate school districts in the state.
(2) Upon knowledge of or recognition by an intermediate school district that a child in the district is deaf or hard of hearing or blind or visually impaired, the intermediate school district shall provide to the parents of the child the literature distributed by the Michigan schools for the deaf and blind to intermediate school districts under subsection (1).
(3) Parents will continue to have a choice regarding the educational placement of their deaf or hard-of-hearing children.
Sec. 407. Revenue received by the Michigan schools for the deaf and blind from gifts, bequests, donations, and local district service fees that is unexpended at the end of the state fiscal year may be carried over to the succeeding fiscal year and shall not revert to the general fund.
Sec. 408. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the funds collected by the Michigan schools for the deaf and the low incidence outreach program for document reproduction and services; conferences, workshops, and training classes; and the use of specialized equipment, facilities, and software are appropriated for all expenses necessary to provide the required services. These funds are available for expenditure when they are received and may be carried forward into the next succeeding fiscal year.
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION SERVICES
Sec. 501. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for professional preparation services, the department shall maintain certificate revocation/felony conviction files for educational personnel.
Sec. 502. The department shall authorize teacher preparation institutions to provide an alternative program by which up to 1/2 of the required student internship or student teaching credits may be earned through substitute teaching. The department shall require that teacher preparation institutions collaborate with school districts to ensure that the quality of instruction provided to student teachers is comparable to that required in a traditional student teaching program.
Sec. 506. Revenue received from teacher testing fees that is unexpended at the end of the state fiscal year may be carried over to the succeeding fiscal year and shall not revert to the general fund.
STATE AID AND SCHOOL FINANCE SERVICES
Sec. 601. Funds appropriated in part 1 for the financial independence team shall be expended for the purpose of implementing an early warning system to identify districts and intermediate school districts that are in need of financial attention. The financial independence team shall provide expertise, technical assistance, and the resources necessary to address the financial needs for those identified distressed districts and intermediate school districts.
LIBRARY OF MICHIGAN
Sec. 801. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the funds collected by the department for document reproduction and services; conferences, workshops, and training classes; and the use of specialized equipment, facilities, and software are appropriated for all expenses necessary to provide the required services. These funds are available for expenditure when they are received and may be carried forward into the next succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 803. It is the intent of the legislature that the library of Michigan and the component programs currently within the library of Michigan with the exception of the genealogical collections shall be kept together in a state department.
Sec. 804. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for renaissance zone reimbursements shall be used to reimburse public libraries under section 12 of the Michigan renaissance zone act, 1996 PA 376, MCL 125.2692, for taxes levied in 2015. The allocations shall be made not later than 60 days after the department of treasury certifies to the department and to the state budget director that the department of treasury has received all necessary information to properly determine the amounts due to each eligible recipient.
(2) If the amount appropriated under this section is not sufficient to fully pay obligations under this section, payments shall be prorated on an equal basis among all eligible public libraries.
Sec. 806. From the increased funds appropriated in part 1 for state aid to public libraries, it is the intent of the legislature that the department shall increase the state aid grants to libraries to support local library operations and programs including those that develop and improve early literacy skills by highlighting early literacy resources for emerging readers. The intent of the increase is to increase the number of children who are reading at grade level by the end of third grade.
SCHOOL SUPPORT SERVICES
Sec. 901. Within 10 days of the receipt of a grant appropriated in the federal and private grants line item in part 1, the department shall notify the house and senate chairpersons of the appropriations subcommittees responsible for the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director of the receipt of the grant, including the funding source, purpose, and amount of the grant.
MICHIGAN OFFICE OF GREAT START
Sec. 1001. By November 1, 2015, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department of education budget and the house and senate fiscal agencies on the number of eligible child care providers by type receiving payment for child care services from the department on October 1, 2015.
Sec. 1003. (1) The department shall provide the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget with an annual report on all funding appropriated to the Early Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC) by the state for fiscal year 2014-2015. The report is due by February 15 and shall contain at least the following information:
(a) Total funding appropriated to the Early Childhood Investment Corporation by the state for fiscal year 2014-2015.
(b) The amount of funding for each grant awarded.
(c) The grant recipients.
(d) The activities funded by each grant.
(e) An analysis of each grant recipient’s success in addressing the development of a comprehensive system of early childhood services and supports.
(2) All department contracts for early childhood comprehensive systems planning shall be bid out through a statewide request-for-proposal process.
Sec. 1004. From the increased funds appropriated in part 1 for child development and care public assistance, the department shall expand the child development and care program in the current fiscal year. The purpose of this program expansion is to increase the number of low-income children in high-quality early learning programs, to increase the number of children ready for school at kindergarten entry, and to increase the number of children who are reading at grade level by the end of third grade.
Sec. 1005. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall ensure that the kindergarten entry assessment includes a method for information to be provided regarding a child’s participation in the great start readiness program.
Sec. 1006. The department shall post on its website a link to the federal Institute of Education Sciences’ What Works Clearinghouse. The department also shall work to disseminate knowledge about the What Works Clearinghouse to districts and intermediate districts so that it may be used to improve reading proficiency for pupils in grades K to 3.
Sec. 1007. (1) From the increased funds appropriated in part 1 for child development and care - external support, the department shall create progress reports that shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) Both the on-site and off-site activities that are intended to improve child care provider quality and the number of times those activities are performed by the licensing consultants.
(b) How many on-site visits a single licensing consultant has made since the start of the 2015-2016 fiscal year.
(c) The types of on-site visits and the number of visits for each type that a single consultant has made since the start of fiscal year 2015-2016.
(d) The number of providers that have improved their quality rating since the start of fiscal year 2015-2016 compared to the same time period in fiscal year 2014-2015.
(e) The types of activities that are intended to improve licensing consultant performance and child care provider quality and the number of times those activities are performed by the managers and administrators.
(2) The progress reports shall be sent to the state budget director, the house and senate subcommittees that oversee the department of education, and the house and senate fiscal agencies by April 1, 2016 and September 30, 2016.
PART 2A
PROVISIONS CONCERNING ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016-2017
GENERAL SECTIONS
Sec. 1201. It is the intent of the legislature to provide appropriations for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2017 for the line items listed in part 1. The fiscal year 2016-2017 appropriations are anticipated to be the same as those for fiscal year 2015-2016, except that the line items will be adjusted for changes in caseload and related costs, federal fund match rates, economic factors, and available revenue. These adjustments will be determined after the January 2016 consensus revenue estimating conference.
PART 2B
PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015
GENERAL SECTIONS
Sec. 2201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1B for fiscal year 2014-2015 is ($2,703,500.00) and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2014-2015 is $0.00.
Sec. 2202. The appropriations authorized under this part and part 1B are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
ARTICLE VII
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1
LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the department of environmental quality for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, from the following funds:
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Full-time equated unclassified positions............................................................................................6.0
Full-time equated classified positions..........................................................................................1,218.0
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 486,909,300
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.......................................................... 9,115,300
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................................................................................. $ 477,794,000
Federal revenues:
Federal funds................................................................................................................................................... 138,079,100
Special revenue funds:
Private funds.................................................................................................................................................... 546,000
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 304,341,200
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 34,827,700
State general fund/general purpose schedule:
Ongoing state general fund/general purpose........................................................................34,827,700
One-time state general fund/general purpose......................................................................................0
FUND SOURCE SUMMARY
Full-time equated unclassified positions............................................................................................6.0
Full-time equated classified positions..........................................................................................1,218.0
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 486,909,300
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG, MDOT - Michigan transportation fund.............................................................................................. 1,310,500
IDG, MDSP....................................................................................................................................................... 1,720,100
IDT, interdivisional charges.......................................................................................................................... 2,053,400
IDT, laboratory services................................................................................................................................. 4,031,300
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.......................................................... 9,115,300
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................................................................................. $ 477,794,000
Federal revenues:
Federal funds................................................................................................................................................... 138,079,100
Special revenue funds:
Private funds.................................................................................................................................................... 546,000
Air emissions fees............................................................................................................................................ 11,910,500
Aquatic nuisance control fund....................................................................................................................... 897,800
Campground fund............................................................................................................................................ 309,300
Clean Michigan initiative - response activities.......................................................................................... 1,500,000
Clean Michigan initiative - clean water fund.............................................................................................. 2,617,100
Clean Michigan initiative - contaminated sediments................................................................................ 1,565,000
Clean Michigan initiative - nonpoint source............................................................................................... 2,000,000
Cleanup and redevelopment fund................................................................................................................. 19,105,000
Community pollution prevention fund......................................................................................................... 250,000
Electronic waste recycling fund.................................................................................................................... 320,700
Environmental education fund...................................................................................................................... 164,000
Environmental pollution prevention fund................................................................................................... 7,824,700
Environmental protection bond fund........................................................................................................... 126,800
Environmental protection fund..................................................................................................................... 2,379,800
Environmental response fund....................................................................................................................... 3,719,000
Fees and collections........................................................................................................................................ 421,500
Financial instruments..................................................................................................................................... 9,347,200
Great Lakes protection fund......................................................................................................................... 234,800
Groundwater discharge permit fees............................................................................................................. 1,719,500
Infrastructure construction fund.................................................................................................................. $ 50,000
Land and water permit fees.......................................................................................................................... 3,150,700
Landfill maintenance trust fund................................................................................................................... 30,300
Medical waste emergency response fund.................................................................................................... 325,100
Metallic mining surveillance fee revenue.................................................................................................... 98,900
Mineral well regulatory fee revenue............................................................................................................ 217,200
Nonferrous metallic mineral surveillance................................................................................................... 353,600
NPDES fees..................................................................................................................................................... 4,459,100
Oil and gas regulatory fund........................................................................................................................... 10,349,200
Orphan well fund............................................................................................................................................. 2,372,300
Public swimming pool fund............................................................................................................................ 638,500
Public utility assessments.............................................................................................................................. 257,400
Public water supply fees................................................................................................................................ 4,861,300
Refined petroleum fund.................................................................................................................................. 40,685,600
Revitalization revolving loan fund................................................................................................................ 100,700
Revolving loan revenue bonds...................................................................................................................... 11,400,000
Sand extraction fee revenue.......................................................................................................................... 91,100
Scrap tire regulatory fund............................................................................................................................. 5,066,600
Septage waste contingency fund................................................................................................................... 18,100
Septage waste program fund......................................................................................................................... 520,400
Settlement funds.............................................................................................................................................. 419,000
Sewage sludge land application fees............................................................................................................ 1,114,800
Small business pollution prevention revolving loan fund......................................................................... 162,600
Soil erosion and sedimentation control training fund............................................................................... 167,000
Solid waste management fund - staff account............................................................................................ 4,956,400
Stormwater permit fees................................................................................................................................. 3,059,700
Strategic water quality initiatives fund...................................................................................................... 116,173,600
Underground storage tank cleanup fund.................................................................................................... 20,000,000
Wastewater operator training fees............................................................................................................... 579,300
Water analysis fees.......................................................................................................................................... 2,204,200
Water pollution control revolving fund........................................................................................................ 3,667,500
Water quality protection fund....................................................................................................................... 100,000
Water use reporting fees................................................................................................................................ 278,300
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 304,341,200
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 34,827,700
Sec. 102. EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS
Full-time equated unclassified positions............................................................................................6.0
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................13.0
Unclassified salaries—6.0 FTE positions.................................................................................................... $ 735,600
Executive direction—13.0 FTE positions................................................................................................... 2,058,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 2,793,600
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds................................................................................................................................................... 27,100
Special revenue funds:
Environmental protection fund..................................................................................................................... 298,100
Environmental response fund....................................................................................................................... 169,300
Oil and gas regulatory fund........................................................................................................................... 221,800
Refined petroleum fund.................................................................................................................................. 590,900
Settlement funds.............................................................................................................................................. 11,400
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 1,475,000
Sec. 103. OFFICE OF THE GREAT LAKES
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................12.0
Office of the Great Lakes—12.0 FTE positions......................................................................................... $ 2,141,200
Coastal management grants.......................................................................................................................... 1,250,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 3,391,200
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds................................................................................................................................................... $ 2,176,300
Special revenue funds:
Great Lakes protection fund......................................................................................................................... 213,500
Settlement funds.............................................................................................................................................. 111,900
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 889,500
Sec. 104. GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE
Full-time equated classified positions.................................................................................................6.0
Great Lakes restoration initiative—6.0 FTE positions............................................................................ $ 15,046,100
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 15,046,100
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds................................................................................................................................................... 15,046,100
Special revenue funds:
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 0
Sec. 105. DEPARTMENT SUPPORT SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................34.0
Central support services—34.0 FTE positions.......................................................................................... $ 4,073,300
Accounting service center.............................................................................................................................. 1,362,200
Administrative hearings................................................................................................................................. 372,200
Automated data processing........................................................................................................................... 2,053,400
Building occupancy charges........................................................................................................................... 4,438,600
Environmental support projects................................................................................................................... 5,000,000
Rent - privately owned property.................................................................................................................. 2,281,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 19,580,900
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG, MDSP....................................................................................................................................................... 59,100
IDT, interdivisional charges.......................................................................................................................... 2,053,400
IDT, laboratory services................................................................................................................................. 150,200
Special revenue funds:
Air emissions fees............................................................................................................................................ 1,230,600
Campground fund............................................................................................................................................ 13,900
Cleanup and redevelopment fund................................................................................................................. 1,408,500
Electronic waste recycling fund.................................................................................................................... 15,000
Environmental pollution prevention fund................................................................................................... 759,700
Environmental response fund....................................................................................................................... 213,400
Fees and collections........................................................................................................................................ 26,100
Financial instruments..................................................................................................................................... 7,218,700
Great Lakes protection fund......................................................................................................................... 13,800
Groundwater discharge permit fees............................................................................................................. 178,900
Land and water permit fees.......................................................................................................................... 515,600
Medical waste emergency response fund.................................................................................................... 15,600
Metallic mining surveillance fee revenue.................................................................................................... 4,400
Mineral well regulatory fee revenue............................................................................................................ 7,800
Nonferrous metallic mineral surveillance................................................................................................... 800
NPDES fees..................................................................................................................................................... 217,700
Oil and gas regulatory fund........................................................................................................................... 593,400
Orphan well fund............................................................................................................................................. 45,900
Public swimming pool fund............................................................................................................................ 23,800
Public utility assessments.............................................................................................................................. 19,900
Public water supply fees................................................................................................................................ 168,800
Refined petroleum fund.................................................................................................................................. 1,611,500
Sand extraction fee revenue.......................................................................................................................... 3,700
Scrap tire regulatory fund............................................................................................................................. 154,000
Septage waste program fund......................................................................................................................... 17,500
Settlement funds.............................................................................................................................................. 36,500
Sewage sludge land application fees............................................................................................................ $ 117,600
Small business pollution prevention revolving loan fund......................................................................... 16,900
Soil erosion and sedimentation control training fund............................................................................... 16,500
Solid waste management fund - staff account............................................................................................ 298,300
Stormwater permit fees................................................................................................................................. 111,600
Wastewater operator training fees............................................................................................................... 30,000
Water analysis fees.......................................................................................................................................... 134,300
Water use reporting fees................................................................................................................................ 21,500
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 2,056,000
Sec. 106. OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................38.0
Office of environmental assistance—38.0 FTE positions......................................................................... $ 6,179,400
Pollution prevention local grants.................................................................................................................. 250,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 6,429,400
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds................................................................................................................................................... 695,100
Special revenue funds:
Private funds.................................................................................................................................................... 359,200
Air emissions fees............................................................................................................................................ 134,600
Community pollution prevention fund......................................................................................................... 250,000
Environmental education fund...................................................................................................................... 164,000
Environmental pollution prevention fund................................................................................................... 1,481,700
Fees and collections........................................................................................................................................ 118,500
Settlement funds.............................................................................................................................................. 259,200
Small business pollution prevention revolving loan fund......................................................................... 132,500
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 2,834,600
Sec. 107. WATER RESOURCE DIVISION
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................316.0
Land and water interface permit programs—82.0 FTE positions......................................................... $ 11,439,100
Program direction and project assistance—27.0 FTE positions............................................................. 2,972,900
Water withdrawal assessment program—4.0 FTE positions.................................................................. 611,900
Water quality and use initiative/general—5.0 FTE positions................................................................. 1,624,000
Real-time beach monitoring program.......................................................................................................... 500,000
Wetlands program........................................................................................................................................... 1,000,000
Aquatic nuisance control program—6.0 FTE positions............................................................................ 897,800
Expedited water/wastewater permits—1.0 FTE position....................................................................... 50,000
Fish contaminant monitoring........................................................................................................................ 316,100
Groundwater discharge—22.0 FTE positions............................................................................................ 3,157,800
NPDES nonstormwater program—83.0 FTE positions........................................................................... 12,777,900
Surface water—86.0 FTE positions............................................................................................................. 15,638,200
Federal - Great Lakes remedial action plan grants.................................................................................. 583,800
Federal - nonpoint source water pollution grants..................................................................................... 4,083,300
Contaminated lake and river sediment cleanup program........................................................................ 1,565,000
Nonpoint source pollution prevention and control project program...................................................... 2,000,000
Wetland mitigation banking grants and loans............................................................................................ 3,000,000
Water quality protection grants................................................................................................................... 100,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 62,317,800
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG, MDOT - Michigan transportation fund.............................................................................................. 1,225,400
Federal revenues:
Federal funds................................................................................................................................................... 19,233,000
Special revenue funds:
Aquatic nuisance control fund....................................................................................................................... 897,800
Clean Michigan initiative - clean water fund.............................................................................................. 2,617,100
Clean Michigan initiative - contaminated sediments................................................................................ 1,565,000
Clean Michigan initiative - nonpoint source............................................................................................... 2,000,000
Environmental response fund....................................................................................................................... $ 201,600
Groundwater discharge permit fees............................................................................................................. 1,446,200
Infrastructure construction fund.................................................................................................................. 50,000
Land and water permit fees.......................................................................................................................... 2,295,900
NPDES fees..................................................................................................................................................... 4,070,300
Refined petroleum fund.................................................................................................................................. 440,600
Sewage sludge land application fees............................................................................................................ 936,200
Soil erosion and sedimentation control training fund............................................................................... 137,600
Stormwater permit fees................................................................................................................................. 2,860,700
Strategic water quality initiatives fund...................................................................................................... 3,000,000
Wastewater operator training fees............................................................................................................... 276,600
Water pollution control revolving fund........................................................................................................ 809,500
Water quality protection fund....................................................................................................................... 100,000
Water use reporting fees................................................................................................................................ 240,500
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 17,913,800
Sec. 108. LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................14.0
Environmental investigations—14.0 FTE positions.................................................................................. $ 2,809,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 2,809,200
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDT, laboratory services................................................................................................................................. 15,700
Federal revenues:
Federal funds................................................................................................................................................... 569,500
Special revenue funds:
Air emissions fees............................................................................................................................................ 55,900
Campground fund............................................................................................................................................ 2,100
Cleanup and redevelopment fund................................................................................................................. 185,500
Electronic waste recycling fund.................................................................................................................... 1,600
Environmental pollution prevention fund................................................................................................... 106,200
Environmental response fund....................................................................................................................... 40,000
Fees and collections........................................................................................................................................ 4,100
Financial instruments..................................................................................................................................... 513,600
Great Lakes protection fund......................................................................................................................... 1,500
Groundwater discharge permit fees............................................................................................................. 18,700
Land and water permit fees.......................................................................................................................... 76,900
Medical waste emergency response fund.................................................................................................... 2,400
Metallic mining surveillance fee revenue.................................................................................................... 700
Mineral well regulatory fee revenue............................................................................................................ 1,200
NPDES fees..................................................................................................................................................... 31,900
Oil and gas regulatory fund........................................................................................................................... 85,700
Orphan well fund............................................................................................................................................. 7,100
Public swimming pool fund............................................................................................................................ 3,700
Public utility assessments.............................................................................................................................. 2,000
Public water supply fees................................................................................................................................ 26,200
Refined petroleum fund.................................................................................................................................. 360,900
Sand extraction fee revenue.......................................................................................................................... 600
Scrap tire regulatory fund............................................................................................................................. 28,900
Septage waste program fund......................................................................................................................... 2,700
Sewage sludge land application fees............................................................................................................ 12,100
Small business pollution prevention revolving loan fund......................................................................... 2,600
Soil erosion and sedimentation control training fund............................................................................... 2,600
Solid waste management fund - staff account............................................................................................ 40,400
Stormwater permit fees................................................................................................................................. 17,400
Wastewater operator training fees............................................................................................................... 4,600
Water analysis fees.......................................................................................................................................... 18,100
Water use reporting fees................................................................................................................................ 3,100
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 563,000
Sec. 109. AIR QUALITY DIVISION
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................188.0
Air quality programs—188.0 FTE positions.............................................................................................. $ 26,768,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 26,768,000
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds................................................................................................................................................... 7,322,000
Special revenue funds:
Air emissions fees............................................................................................................................................ 9,831,400
Environmental pollution prevention fund................................................................................................... 1,337,000
Fees and collections........................................................................................................................................ 222,400
Oil and gas regulatory fund........................................................................................................................... 134,600
Refined petroleum fund.................................................................................................................................. 3,589,900
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 4,330,700
Sec. 110. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................305.0
Drinking water and environmental health—106.0 FTE positions.......................................................... $ 14,655,000
Hazardous waste management program—45.0 FTE positions............................................................... 6,795,500
Low-level radioactive waste authority—2.0 FTE positions.................................................................... 227,700
Medical waste program—2.0 FTE positions.............................................................................................. 297,200
Municipal assistance—29.0 FTE positions.................................................................................................. 4,724,600
Radiological protection program—12.0 FTE positions............................................................................. 1,939,200
Scrap tire regulatory program—10.0 FTE positions................................................................................ 1,320,200
Oil, gas, and mineral services—59.0 FTE positions.................................................................................. 12,012,800
Recycling initiative—3.0 FTE positions...................................................................................................... 999,100
Solid waste management program—37.0 FTE positions......................................................................... 4,925,900
Drinking water program grants................................................................................................................... 830,000
Noncommunity water grants......................................................................................................................... 2,000,000
Septage waste compliance grants................................................................................................................. 275,000
Strategic water quality initiative grants and loans................................................................................... 97,000,000
Water pollution control and drinking water revolving fund.................................................................... 84,993,000
Scrap tire grants.............................................................................................................................................. 3,500,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 236,495,200
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG, MDSP....................................................................................................................................................... 1,635,600
Federal revenues:
Federal funds................................................................................................................................................... 85,785,900
Special revenue funds:
Campground fund............................................................................................................................................ 285,000
Electronic waste recycling fund.................................................................................................................... 297,700
Environmental pollution prevention fund................................................................................................... 3,686,500
Fees and collections........................................................................................................................................ 34,000
Medical waste emergency response fund.................................................................................................... 297,200
Metallic mining surveillance fee revenue.................................................................................................... 91,100
Mineral well regulatory fee revenue............................................................................................................ 203,300
Nonferrous metallic mineral surveillance................................................................................................... 352,500
Oil and gas regulatory fund........................................................................................................................... 8,991,200
Orphan well fund............................................................................................................................................. 2,290,200
Public swimming pool fund............................................................................................................................ 596,000
Public utility assessments.............................................................................................................................. 227,700
Public water supply fees................................................................................................................................ 4,217,400
Refined petroleum fund.................................................................................................................................. 670,300
Revolving loan revenue bonds...................................................................................................................... 11,400,000
Sand extraction fee revenue.......................................................................................................................... 84,500
Scrap tire regulatory fund............................................................................................................................. 4,820,200
Septage waste contingency fund................................................................................................................... 18,100
Septage waste program fund......................................................................................................................... 489,000
Solid waste management fund - staff account............................................................................................ 4,448,700
Strategic water quality initiatives fund...................................................................................................... $ 98,173,600
Wastewater operator training fees............................................................................................................... 249,200
Water pollution control revolving fund........................................................................................................ 2,814,900
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 4,335,400
Sec. 111. REMEDIATION AND REDEVELOPMENT DIVISION
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................291.0
Contaminated site investigations, cleanup and revitalization—202.0 FTE positions......................... $ 24,329,900
Federal cleanup project management—50.0 FTE positions.................................................................... 8,858,900
Laboratory services—39.0 FTE positions.................................................................................................. 6,082,600
Environmental bond site reclamation program......................................................................................... 126,800
Brownfield grants............................................................................................................................................ 1,500,000
Emergency cleanup actions........................................................................................................................... 4,000,000
Environmental cleanup support.................................................................................................................... 1,840,000
Environmental cleanup and redevelopment program............................................................................... 15,000,000
Refined petroleum product cleanup program............................................................................................. 20,000,000
Superfund cleanup........................................................................................................................................... 1,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 82,738,200
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDT, laboratory services................................................................................................................................. 3,801,400
Federal revenues:
Federal funds................................................................................................................................................... 6,248,100
Special revenue funds:
Private funds.................................................................................................................................................... 186,800
Clean Michigan initiative - response activities.......................................................................................... 1,500,000
Cleanup and redevelopment fund................................................................................................................. 16,758,900
Environmental protection bond fund........................................................................................................... 126,800
Environmental protection fund..................................................................................................................... 1,995,400
Environmental response fund....................................................................................................................... 2,931,200
Landfill maintenance trust fund................................................................................................................... 30,300
Public water supply fees................................................................................................................................ 302,800
Refined petroleum fund.................................................................................................................................. 31,777,400
Revitalization revolving loan fund................................................................................................................ 100,700
Strategic water quality initiatives fund...................................................................................................... 15,000,000
Water analysis fees.......................................................................................................................................... 1,978,400
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 0
Sec. 112. UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK AUTHORITY
Full-time equated classified positions.................................................................................................1.0
Underground storage tank cleanup program—1.0 FTE position........................................................... $ 20,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 20,000,000
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Underground storage tank cleanup fund.................................................................................................... 20,000,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 0
Sec. 113. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Information technology services and projects............................................................................................ $ 8,539,700
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 8,539,700
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG, MDOT - Michigan transportation fund.............................................................................................. 85,100
IDG, MDSP....................................................................................................................................................... 25,400
IDT, laboratory services................................................................................................................................. 64,000
Federal revenues:
Federal funds................................................................................................................................................... 976,000
Special revenue funds:
Air emissions fees............................................................................................................................................ 658,000
Campground fund............................................................................................................................................ 8,300
Cleanup and redevelopment fund................................................................................................................. $ 752,100
Electronic waste recycling fund.................................................................................................................... 6,400
Environmental pollution prevention fund................................................................................................... 453,600
Environmental protection fund..................................................................................................................... 86,300
Environmental response fund....................................................................................................................... 163,500
Fees and collections........................................................................................................................................ 16,400
Financial instruments..................................................................................................................................... 1,614,900
Great Lakes protection fund......................................................................................................................... 6,000
Groundwater discharge permit fees............................................................................................................. 75,700
Land and water permit fees.......................................................................................................................... 262,300
Medical waste emergency response fund.................................................................................................... 9,900
Metallic mining surveillance fee revenue.................................................................................................... 2,700
Mineral well regulatory fee revenue............................................................................................................ 4,900
Nonferrous metallic mineral surveillance................................................................................................... 300
NPDES fees..................................................................................................................................................... 139,200
Oil and gas regulatory fund........................................................................................................................... 322,500
Orphan well fund............................................................................................................................................. 29,100
Public swimming pool fund............................................................................................................................ 15,000
Public utility assessments.............................................................................................................................. 7,800
Public water supply fees................................................................................................................................ 146,100
Refined petroleum fund.................................................................................................................................. 1,644,100
Sand extraction fee revenue.......................................................................................................................... 2,300
Scrap tire regulatory fund............................................................................................................................. 63,500
Septage waste program fund......................................................................................................................... 11,200
Sewage sludge land application fees............................................................................................................ 48,900
Small business pollution prevention revolving loan fund......................................................................... 10,600
Soil erosion and sedimentation control training fund............................................................................... 10,300
Solid waste management fund - staff account............................................................................................ 169,000
Stormwater permit fees................................................................................................................................. 70,000
Wastewater operator training fees............................................................................................................... 18,900
Water analysis fees.......................................................................................................................................... 73,400
Water pollution control revolving fund........................................................................................................ 43,100
Water use reporting fees................................................................................................................................ 13,200
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 429,700
PART 2
PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016
GENERAL SECTIONS
Sec. 201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1 for fiscal year 2015-2016 is $339,168,900.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2015-2016 is $3,648,500.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:
GRANTS
Drinking water and environmental health.................................................................................................. $ 1,800,000
Surface water quality program..................................................................................................................... 500,000
Waste management programs....................................................................................................................... 1,073,500
Septage waste compliance program............................................................................................................. 275,000
TOTAL............................................................................................................................................................... $ 3,648,500
Sec. 202. The appropriations authorized under this part and part 1 are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
Sec. 203. As used in this part and part 1:
(a) “Department” means the department of environmental quality.
(b) “Director” means the director of the department.
(c) “FTE” means full-time equated.
(d) “IDG” means interdepartmental grant.
(e) “IDT” means intradepartmental transfer.
(f) “MDOT” means the state transportation department.
(g) “MDSP” means the department of state police.
(h) “NPDES” means national pollution discharge elimination system.
Sec. 204. In addition to the metrics required under section 447 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1447, for each new program or program enhancement for which funds in excess of $500,000.00 are appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide not later than November 1, 2015 a list of program-specific metrics intended to measure its performance based on a return on taxpayer investment. The department shall deliver the program-specific metrics to members of the senate and house subcommittees that have subject matter jurisdiction for this budget, fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The department shall provide an update on its progress in tracking program-specific metrics and the status of program success at an appropriations subcommittee meeting called for by the subcommittee chair.
Sec. 205. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall use the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this part. This requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.
Sec. 207. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall receive and retain copies of all reports funded from appropriations in part 1. Federal and state guidelines for short-term and long-term retention of records shall be followed. The department may electronically retain copies of reports unless otherwise required by federal and state guidelines.
Sec. 209. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department’s budget. The report shall be submitted to the house and senate appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:
(a) The dates of each travel occurrence.
(b) The total transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.
Sec. 210. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses and associated subcontractors if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality. In addition, preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.
Sec. 211. The director shall take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. The director shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services, supplies, or both.
Sec. 212. The department shall not take disciplinary action against an employee for communicating with a member of the legislature or his or her staff.
Sec. 213. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by the department to promulgate a rule that will apply to a small business and that will have a disproportionate economic impact on small businesses because of the size of those businesses if the department fails to reduce the disproportionate economic impact of the rule on small businesses as provided under section 40 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.240.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) “Rule” means that term as defined under section 7 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.207.
(b) “Small business” means that term as defined under section 7a of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.207a.
Sec. 214. Funds appropriated in this part and part 1 shall not be used by a principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those activities that the attorney general authorizes.
Sec. 215. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $30,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
Sec. 216. (1) The department shall report all of the following information relative to allocations made from appropriations for the environmental cleanup and redevelopment program, state cleanup, emergency actions, superfund cleanup, the revitalization revolving loan program, the brownfield grants and loans program, the leaking underground storage tank cleanup program, the contaminated lake and river sediments cleanup program, the refined petroleum product cleanup program, and the environmental protection bond projects under section 19508(7) of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.19508, to the state budget director, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on environmental quality, and the senate and house fiscal agencies:
(a) The name and location of the site for which an allocation is made.
(b) The nature of the problem encountered at the site.
(c) A brief description of how the problem will be resolved if the allocation is made for a response activity.
(d) The estimated date that site closure activities will be completed.
(e) The amount of the allocation, or the anticipated financing for the site.
(f) A summary of the sites and the total amount of funds expended at the sites at the conclusion of the fiscal year.
(g) The number of brownfield projects that were successfully redeveloped.
(2) The report prepared under subsection (1) shall also include all of the following:
(a) The status of all state-owned facilities that are on the list compiled under part 201 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.20101 to 324.20142.
(b) The report shall include the total amount of funds expended during the fiscal year and the total amount of funds awaiting expenditure.
(c) The total amount of bonds issued for the environmental protection bond program pursuant to part 193 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.19301 to 324.19306, and bonds issued pursuant to the clean Michigan initiative act, 1998 PA 284, MCL 324.95101 to 324.95108.
(3) The report shall be made available by March 31 of each year.
Sec. 217. (1) The department may expend amounts remaining from the current and prior fiscal year appropriations to meet funding needs of legislatively approved sites for the environmental cleanup and redevelopment program, the refined petroleum product cleanup program, brownfield grants and loans, waterfront grants, and the environmental bond site reclamation program.
(2) Unexpended and unencumbered amounts remaining from appropriations from the environmental protection bond fund contained in 2003 PA 173, 2005 PA 109, 2006 PA 343, 2011 PA 63, and 2012 PA 236 are appropriated for expenditure for any site listed in this part and part 1 and any site listed in the public acts referenced in this section.
(3) Unexpended and unencumbered amounts remaining from appropriations from the clean Michigan initiative fund - response activities contained in 2000 PA 52, 2004 PA 309, 2005 PA 11, 2006 PA 343, 2007 PA 121, 2011 PA 63, 2013 PA 59, and 2014 PA 252 are appropriated for expenditure for any site listed in this part and part 1 and any site listed in the public acts referenced in this section.
(4) Unexpended and unencumbered amounts remaining from appropriations from the refined petroleum fund activities contained in 2007 PA 121, 2008 PA 247, 2009 PA 118, 2010 PA 189, 2011 PA 63, 2012 PA 200, 2013 PA 59, and 2014 PA 252 are appropriated for expenditure for any site listed in this part and part 1 and any site listed in the public acts referenced in this section.
(5) Unexpended and unencumbered amounts remaining from the appropriations from the strategic water quality initiatives fund contained in 2011 PA 50, 2011 PA 63, 2012 PA 200, 2013 PA 59, and 2014 PA 252 are appropriated for expenditure for any site listed in this part and part 1 and any site listed in the public acts referenced in this section.
Sec. 219. Unexpended settlement revenues at the end of the fiscal year may be carried forward into the settlement fund in the succeeding fiscal year up to a maximum carryforward of $2,500,000.00.
Sec. 221. Not later than November 30, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees and the senate and house fiscal agencies.
Sec. 222. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittee chairs, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2016.
Sec. 223. Part 1 provides authorizations to fund classified positions during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. Line-item appropriations include limitations on the number of payroll hours to be funded, on the basis of 2,088 hours per each FTE position. The department shall report the number of funded FTE positions within 15 days after the effective date of this part. The number of classified employees compensated through each line item is limited by the authorized FTE positions indicated in part 1, as adjusted for the number of reported funded FTE positions. The report shall be provided to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on environmental quality and the house and senate fiscal agencies.
Sec. 225. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management, and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for each department or agency:
(a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.
(b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.
(c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.
(d) The number of active department employees by job classification.
(e) Job specifications and wage rates.
Sec. 231. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the agency’s performance.
Sec. 234. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016 are $32,301,900.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $18,340,800.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $13,961,100.00.
REMEDIATION DIVISION
Sec. 301. Revenues remaining in the interdepartmental transfers, laboratory services at the end of the fiscal year shall carry forward into the succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 302. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for emergency cleanup actions, the environmental cleanup and redevelopment program, and the refined petroleum product cleanup program are considered work project appropriations and any unencumbered or unallotted funds are carried forward into the succeeding fiscal year. The following is in compliance with section 451a(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The purpose of the projects to be carried forward is to provide contaminated site cleanup.
(b) The projects will be accomplished by contract.
(c) The total estimated cost of all projects is identified in each line-item appropriation.
(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2020.
Sec. 303. Effective October 1, 2015, surplus funds not to exceed $1,000,000.00 in the cleanup and redevelopment trust fund are appropriated to the environmental protection fund created in section 503a of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.503a.
Sec. 304. Effective October 1, 2015, surplus funds not to exceed $1,000,000.00 in the community pollution prevention fund created in section 3f of 1976 IL 1, MCL 445.573f, are appropriated to the environmental protection fund created in section 503a of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.503a.
Sec. 305. It is the intent of the legislature to repay the refined petroleum fund for the $70,000,000.00 that was transferred to the environmental protection fund created in section 503a of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.503a, as part of the resolution for the fiscal year 2006-2007 budget.
Sec. 306. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for the refined petroleum product cleanup program shall be used to fund cleanup activities on the following sites:
Site Name County
Long Lake Super Market Alpena
11192 S M-43 Barry
Mel’s Service Bay
American Laundry - Benton Harbor Berrien
Spencer’s Cleaners Berrien
Baker Oil (W. Dickman) Calhoun
USA MiniMart in Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa
VanSloten Shell in Rudyard Chippewa
City of Davison-Mill St. Genesee
Flint FD Fleet Admin. Genesee
Flint Water Department Service Center Genesee
Howard Jameson A+H Racing Gladwin
Clark #1501 Jackson
1201 Wealthy Kent
1603 Diamond Kent
2555 Oak Industrial Drive Kent
501 Leonard Kent
857 Wealthy Kent
Market 103 Lapeer
Clark 1457 Adrian Lenawee
Blanchard Grocery Montcalm
(2) The department shall provide a report to the legislature on the amount actually spent at each site listed in subsection (1) and give a detailed account of the work actually performed at each site.
Sec. 309. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for the brownfield grant program are considered work project appropriations and any unencumbered or unallotted funds are carried forward into the succeeding fiscal year. The following is in compliance with section 451a(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The purpose of the projects to be carried forward is to provide contaminated site cleanup.
(b) The projects will be accomplished by contract.
(c) The total estimated cost of all projects is $1,500,000.00.
(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2020.
Sec. 310. (1) Upon approval by the state budget director, the department may expend from the general fund of the state an amount to meet the cash-flow requirements of projects funded under any of the following that are financed from bond proceeds and for which bonds have been authorized but not yet issued:
(a) Part 52 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.5201 to 324.5206.
(b) Part 193 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.19301 to 324.19306.
(c) Part 196 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.19601 to 324.19616.
(2) Upon the sale of bonds for projects described in subsection (1), the department shall credit the general fund of the state an amount equal to that expended from the general fund.
Sec. 311. Not later than June 1, 2016, the department shall provide a report to the house committee on natural resources, the house appropriations subcommittee on environmental quality, the senate committee on natural resources, and the senate appropriations subcommittee on environmental quality detailing the remediation and redevelopment actions funded by the May 12, 2015 Calhoun County circuit court settlement between the State of Michigan and Enbridge Energy related to the July 2010 oil spill in Talmadge Creek and the Kalamazoo River.
WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
Sec. 402. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the water quality and use initiative/general line item, the department shall update a report detailing a comprehensive plan for the use of the water quality and use initiative funding appropriated in part 1 and identifying the amount of expenditures for specific programs made from the water quality and use initiative/general line item, the real-time beach monitoring program line item, and the wetlands program line item. The report shall be submitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives appropriations subcommittees on environmental quality and the senate and house fiscal agencies by September 30, 2016.
Sec. 405. If a certified health department does not exist in a city, county, or district or does not fulfill its responsibilities under part 117 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.11701 to 324.11720, then the department may spend funds appropriated in part 1 under the septage waste compliance program in accordance with section 11716 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.11716.
Sec. 406. The department shall work with stakeholders to revise the groundwater discharge permit fee structure in section 3122 prior to September 30, 2016.
AIR QUALITY DIVISION
Sec. 501. (1) From the increased funds appropriated in part 1 for the air quality program, the department shall increase the funding available for compliance assistance, permitting, inspections, monitoring, and enforcement of facilities that are major sources of air pollution. The funding shall be used to assist with assuring that this state meets national ambient air quality standards and that this state is in compliance with the clean air act, 42 USC 7401 to 7671q.
(2) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the additional air emission fee revenue enacted by the legislature for fiscal year 2015-2016, the department shall hire 1 FTE dedicated to oversight of the air quality programs for the Upper Peninsula.
Sec. 502. The department shall not assess additional penalties under part 55 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.5501 to 324.5542, for violations that occurred under a previous owner unless compelled by a consent order or judgment, or other legal requirement.
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION
Sec. 603. From the funds appropriated in part 1, by December 31, 2015, the department shall compile and make available to the public on a publicly accessible website a report containing a summary document of each completed asset management plan for any stormwater, asset management, or wastewater grant awarded to a local unit of government to fund the development of a plan. As a condition of receiving a stormwater, asset management, or wastewater grant, a local unit of government shall make its asset management plan available to the department upon request when completed and shall retain copies of the plan that can be made available to the public for a minimum of 15 years. The department shall make available a summary document of each plan on a publicly accessible website by September 30 of the year it was completed. The summary document shall include a summary of the plan, the plan’s major identified assets, and contact information for the local unit of government.
UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK AUTHORITY
Sec. 701. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for the underground storage tank cleanup program are considered work project appropriations, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds are carried forward into the succeeding fiscal year. The following is in compliance with section 451a(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The purpose of the projects to be carried forward is to provide contaminated site cleanup.
(b) The projects will be accomplished by contract.
(c) The total estimated cost of all projects is $20,000,000.00.
(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2020.
PART 2A
PROVISIONS CONCERNING ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016-2017
GENERAL SECTIONS
Sec. 2001. It is the intent of the legislature to provide appropriations for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2017 for the line items listed in part 1. The fiscal year 2016-2017 appropriations are anticipated to be the same as those for fiscal year 2015-2016, except that the line items will be adjusted for changes in caseload and related costs, federal fund match rates, economic factors, and available revenue. These adjustments will be determined after the January 2016 consensus revenue estimating conference.
ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
PART 1
LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the legislature, the executive, the department of attorney general, the department of state, the department of treasury, the department of technology, management, and budget, the department of talent and economic development, the department of civil rights, and certain state purposes related thereto, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, from the following funds:
TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Full-time equated unclassified positions..........................................................................................50.0
Full-time equated classified positions..........................................................................................8,667.2
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 4,859,628,300
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.......................................................... 742,192,600
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................................................................................. $ 4,117,435,700
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues.................................................................................................................................... 825,221,900
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues......................................................................................................................................... 17,050,900
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 6,253,300
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 2,092,887,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 1,176,022,600
State general fund/general purpose schedule:
Ongoing state general fund/general purpose...................................................................1,094,067,600
One-time state general fund/general purpose......................................................................81,955,000
Sec. 102. DEPARTMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
(1) APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Full-time equated unclassified positions............................................................................................6.0
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................518.5
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 92,107,600
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.......................................................... 28,533,900
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................................................................................. $ 63,573,700
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues.................................................................................................................................... 9,278,600
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues......................................................................................................................................... 0
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 0
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 17,281,700
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 37,013,400
State general fund/general purpose schedule:
Ongoing state general fund/general purpose........................................................................37,013,400
One-time state general fund/general purpose......................................................................................0
(2) ATTORNEY GENERAL OPERATIONS
Full-time equated unclassified positions............................................................................................6.0
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................518.5
Attorney general............................................................................................................................................. $ 112,500
Unclassified positions—5.0 FTE positions.................................................................................................. 735,600
Attorney general operations—475.5 FTE positions.................................................................................. 81,501,200
Child support enforcement—25.0 FTE positions...................................................................................... 3,434,300
Prosecuting attorneys coordinating council—12.0 FTE positions.......................................................... 2,265,500
Public safety initiative—1.0 FTE position.................................................................................................. 904,100
Sexual assault law enforcement—5.0 FTE positions................................................................................ 1,700,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 90,653,200
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from MDHHS, health policy................................................................................................................. 202,500
IDG from MDHHS, medical services administration............................................................................... 676,400
IDG from MDHHS, WIC............................................................................................................................... 149,300
IDG from department of corrections........................................................................................................... 646,400
IDG from MDE................................................................................................................................................ 583,000
IDG from MDEQ............................................................................................................................................. 1,966,100
IDG from MDHHS, human services............................................................................................................ 5,806,000
IDG from MSF, workforce development agency....................................................................................... 87,700
IDG from MDIFS, financial and insurance services................................................................................. 1,187,100
IDG from MDLARA, fireworks safety fund.............................................................................................. 81,200
IDG from MDLARA, health professions.................................................................................................... 2,972,600
IDG from MDLARA, licensing and regulation fees.................................................................................. 328,500
IDG from MDLARA, Michigan occupational safety and health administration.................................. 105,400
IDG from MDLARA, remonumentation fees............................................................................................. 103,900
IDG from MDLARA, securities fees........................................................................................................... 184,300
IDG from MDLARA, unlicensed builders.................................................................................................. 327,600
IDG from MDTMB.......................................................................................................................................... 453,900
IDG from MDTMB, civil service commission............................................................................................. 299,400
IDG from MDTMB, risk management revolving fund............................................................................. 1,437,000
IDG from MDMVA.......................................................................................................................................... 161,300
IDG from MDOS, children’s protection registry....................................................................................... 44,100
IDG from MDOT, comprehensive transportation fund............................................................................. 200,100
IDG from MDOT, state aeronautics fund.................................................................................................... 173,800
IDG from MDOT, state trunkline fund........................................................................................................ 2,377,300
IDG from MDSP, Michigan justice training fund...................................................................................... 162,400
IDG from MDSP.............................................................................................................................................. 251,800
IDG from Michigan state housing development authority...................................................................... 662,200
IDG from treasury.......................................................................................................................................... $ 6,727,400
IDG from treasury, strategic fund................................................................................................................ 175,200
Federal revenues:
DAG, state administrative match grant/food stamps............................................................................... 134,000
Federal funds................................................................................................................................................... 3,081,700
HHS, medical assistance, medigrant............................................................................................................ 376,700
HHS-OS, state Medicaid fraud control units.............................................................................................. 5,567,300
National criminal history improvement program...................................................................................... 118,900
Special revenue funds:
Antitrust enforcement collections................................................................................................................ 746,400
Attorney general’s operations fund.............................................................................................................. 1,207,900
Auto repair facilities fees............................................................................................................................... 320,500
Franchise fees.................................................................................................................................................. 374,300
Game and fish protection fund...................................................................................................................... 735,100
Liquor purchase revolving fund.................................................................................................................... 1,428,300
Manufactured housing fees............................................................................................................................ 245,300
Merit award trust fund................................................................................................................................... 485,200
Michigan employment security act - administrative fund........................................................................ 2,193,700
Prisoner reimbursement................................................................................................................................. 611,900
Prosecuting attorneys training fees............................................................................................................. 404,000
Public utility assessments.............................................................................................................................. 2,033,100
Real estate enforcement fund....................................................................................................................... 98,600
Reinstatement fees.......................................................................................................................................... 252,200
Retirement funds............................................................................................................................................. 1,020,000
Second injury fund.......................................................................................................................................... 804,200
Self-insurers security fund............................................................................................................................. 559,100
Silicosis and dust disease fund...................................................................................................................... 220,800
State building authority revenue.................................................................................................................. 118,300
State casino gaming fund............................................................................................................................... 1,822,100
State lottery fund............................................................................................................................................ 337,800
Utility consumers fund................................................................................................................................... 764,200
Waterways fund............................................................................................................................................... 137,000
Worker’s compensation administrative revolving fund............................................................................ 361,700
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 35,559,000
(3) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Information technology services and projects............................................................................................ $ 1,454,400
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 1,454,400
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 1,454,400
Sec. 103. DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS
(1) APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Full-time equated unclassified positions............................................................................................6.0
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................129.0
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 16,128,700
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.......................................................... 286,700
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................................................................................. $ 15,842,000
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues.................................................................................................................................... 2,721,700
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues......................................................................................................................................... 0
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 18,700
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 151,900
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 12,949,700
State general fund/general purpose schedule:
Ongoing state general fund/general purpose........................................................................12,949,700
One-time state general fund/general purpose......................................................................................0
(2) CIVIL RIGHTS OPERATIONS
Full-time equated unclassified positions............................................................................................6.0
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................129.0
Unclassified positions—6.0 FTE positions.................................................................................................. $ 644,200
Civil rights operations—121.0 FTE positions............................................................................................ 13,660,000
Division on deaf and hard of hearing—6.0 FTE positions....................................................................... 784,300
Hispanic/Latino commission of Michigan—1.0 FTE position.................................................................. 254,800
Asian Pacific American affairs commission—1.0 FTE position.............................................................. 110,900
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 15,454,200
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from DTMB.............................................................................................................................................. 286,700
Federal revenues:
EEOC, state and local antidiscrimination agency contracts.................................................................... 1,192,300
HUD, grant....................................................................................................................................................... 1,514,400
Special revenue funds:
Private revenues.............................................................................................................................................. 18,700
Division on deafness fund............................................................................................................................... 93,400
State restricted revenues............................................................................................................................... 58,500
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 12,290,200
(3) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Information technology services and projects............................................................................................ $ 674,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 674,500
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
EEOC, state and local antidiscrimination agency contracts.................................................................... 15,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 659,500
Sec. 104. EXECUTIVE OFFICE
(1) APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Full-time equated unclassified positions..........................................................................................10.0
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................74.2
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 5,531,100
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.......................................................... 0
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................................................................................. $ 5,531,100
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues.................................................................................................................................... 0
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues......................................................................................................................................... 0
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 0
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 0
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 5,531,100
State general fund/general purpose schedule:
Ongoing state general fund/general purpose..........................................................................5,531,100
One-time state general fund/general purpose......................................................................................0
(2) EXECUTIVE OFFICE OPERATIONS
Full-time equated unclassified positions..........................................................................................10.0
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................74.2
Governor............................................................................................................................................................ $ 159,300
Lieutenant governor....................................................................................................................................... 111,600
Executive office—74.2 FTE positions.......................................................................................................... 4,002,900
Unclassified positions—8.0 FTE positions.................................................................................................. 1,257,300
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 5,531,100
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 5,531,100
Sec. 105. LEGISLATURE
(1) APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 159,304,800
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.......................................................... 5,392,800
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................................................................................. $ 153,912,000
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues.................................................................................................................................... 0
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues......................................................................................................................................... 0
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 400,000
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 6,179,600
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 147,332,400
State general fund/general purpose schedule:
Ongoing state general fund/general purpose......................................................................147,332,400
One-time state general fund/general purpose......................................................................................0
(2) LEGISLATURE
Senate................................................................................................................................................................ $ 33,275,900
Senate automated data processing............................................................................................................... 2,592,400
Senate fiscal agency........................................................................................................................................ 3,705,500
House of representatives............................................................................................................................... 51,176,800
House automated data processing................................................................................................................ 2,058,200
House fiscal agency......................................................................................................................................... 3,705,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 96,514,300
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 96,514,300
(3) LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Legislative council........................................................................................................................................... $ 11,396,300
Legislative service bureau automated data processing............................................................................ 1,398,600
Worker’s compensation................................................................................................................................... 148,400
National association dues............................................................................................................................... 445,800
Legislative corrections ombudsman............................................................................................................. 714,900
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 14,104,000
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Private - gifts and bequests revenues......................................................................................................... 400,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 13,704,000
(4) LEGISLATIVE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
General nonretirement expenses.................................................................................................................. $ 4,865,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 4,865,500
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Court fees.......................................................................................................................................................... 1,132,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 3,733,500
(5) PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Cora Anderson building.................................................................................................................................. $ 11,040,300
Farnum building and other properties........................................................................................................ 2,755,400
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 13,795,700
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 13,795,700
(6) STATE CAPITOL HISTORIC SITE
General operations........................................................................................................................................... $ 4,124,800
Restoration, renewal and maintenance........................................................................................................ 3,060,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 7,184,800
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Capitol historic site fund................................................................................................................................ 3,060,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 4,124,800
(7) OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL
Unclassified positions...................................................................................................................................... $ 329,400
Field operations............................................................................................................................................... 22,511,100
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 22,840,500
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from MDHHS, human services............................................................................................................ 30,000
IDG from MDOT, comprehensive transportation fund............................................................................. 38,200
IDG from MDOT, Michigan transportation fund....................................................................................... 309,600
IDG from MDOT, state aeronautics fund.................................................................................................... 29,700
IDG from MDOT, state trunkline fund........................................................................................................ 719,100
IDG, single audit act....................................................................................................................................... 2,856,000
IDG, commercial mobile radio system emergency telephone fund........................................................ 36,100
IDG, contract audit administration fees...................................................................................................... 40,600
IDG, deferred compensation funds............................................................................................................... 53,300
IDG, Michigan finance authority.................................................................................................................. 324,300
IDG, Michigan economic development corporation................................................................................... 94,400
IDG, Michigan education trust fund............................................................................................................ 69,400
IDG, Michigan justice training commission fund....................................................................................... 40,100
IDG, Michigan strategic fund........................................................................................................................ 165,800
IDG, office of retirement services................................................................................................................ 214,100
IDG, other restricted funding sources......................................................................................................... 372,100
Special revenue funds:
21st century jobs fund.................................................................................................................................... 94,400
Brownfield development fund....................................................................................................................... 27,600
Clean Michigan initiative implementation bond fund............................................................................... 53,400
Game and fish protection fund...................................................................................................................... 30,700
Legislative retirement system...................................................................................................................... 28,600
MDTMB, civil service commission................................................................................................................ 162,900
MDLARA, liquor purchase revolving fund................................................................................................ 28,100
Michigan state housing development authority fees................................................................................. 111,300
Michigan veterans’ trust fund....................................................................................................................... 34,800
Motor transport revolving fund.................................................................................................................... 7,300
Office services revolving fund....................................................................................................................... 9,800
State disbursement unit, office of child support........................................................................................ 56,300
State services fee fund................................................................................................................................... 1,331,300
Waterways fund............................................................................................................................................... 11,100
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 15,460,100
Sec. 106. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
(1) APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Full-time equated unclassified positions............................................................................................6.0
Full-time equated classified positions..........................................................................................1,587.0
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 225,256,700
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.......................................................... 20,000,000
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................................................................................. $ 205,256,700
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues.................................................................................................................................... 1,460,000
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues......................................................................................................................................... 0
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 100
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 186,635,100
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 17,161,500
State general fund/general purpose schedule:
Ongoing state general fund/general purpose........................................................................17,161,500
One-time state general fund/general purpose......................................................................................0
(2) EXECUTIVE DIRECTION
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................30.0
Secretary of state............................................................................................................................................ $ 112,500
Unclassified positions—5.0 FTE positions.................................................................................................. 613,500
Operations—30.0 FTE positions................................................................................................................... 4,547,100
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 5,273,100
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Auto repair facilities fees............................................................................................................................... 68,700
Children’s protection registry fund.............................................................................................................. 270,700
Driver fees........................................................................................................................................................ 276,000
Enhanced driver license and enhanced official state personal identification card fund..................... 211,400
Expedient service fees.................................................................................................................................... 66,300
Parking ticket court fines............................................................................................................................... 9,200
Personal identification card fees................................................................................................................... 32,100
Reinstatement fees - operator licenses........................................................................................................ 248,900
Transportation administration collection fund........................................................................................... 2,488,800
Vehicle theft prevention fees......................................................................................................................... 40,400
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 1,560,600
(3) DEPARTMENT SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................156.0
Operations—156.0 FTE positions................................................................................................................. $ 29,562,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 29,562,200
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Abandoned vehicle fees.................................................................................................................................. 481,100
Auto repair facilities fees............................................................................................................................... 1,605,800
Driver fees........................................................................................................................................................ 1,575,900
Driver improvement course fund................................................................................................................. 308,600
Enhanced driver license and enhanced official state personal identification card fund..................... 545,200
Expedient service fees.................................................................................................................................... 273,600
Marine safety fund.......................................................................................................................................... 84,200
Personal identification card fees................................................................................................................... 191,300
Reinstatement fees - operator licenses........................................................................................................ 1,287,700
Scrap tire fund................................................................................................................................................. 77,200
Transportation administration collection fund........................................................................................... 21,437,500
Vehicle theft prevention fees......................................................................................................................... 628,800
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 1,065,300
(4) LEGAL SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................39.0
Operations—39.0 FTE positions................................................................................................................... $ 8,983,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 8,983,000
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Auto repair facilities fees............................................................................................................................... 1,444,200
Driver education provider and instructor fund.......................................................................................... 25,400
Driver fees........................................................................................................................................................ 931,700
Driver responsibility fees............................................................................................................................... 1,000,000
Enhanced driver license and enhanced official state personal identification card fund..................... 90,500
Personal identification card fees................................................................................................................... 60,800
Reinstatement fees - operator licenses........................................................................................................ 713,900
Transportation administration collection fund........................................................................................... 4,240,900
Vehicle theft prevention fees......................................................................................................................... 463,800
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 11,800
(5) CUSTOMER DELIVERY SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions..........................................................................................1,317.0
Branch operations—922.0 FTE positions.................................................................................................... $ 83,462,100
Central operations—376.0 FTE positions................................................................................................... 47,916,300
Commemorative license plates—14.0 FTE positions................................................................................ 1,897,300
Motorcycle safety education administration—2.0 FTE positions........................................................... $ 329,200
Motorcycle safety education grants............................................................................................................. 1,800,000
Credit and debit assessment services.......................................................................................................... 6,000,000
Specialty license plates—3.0 FTE positions............................................................................................... 750,000
Organ donor program..................................................................................................................................... 129,100
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 142,284,000
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from MDOT, Michigan transportation fund....................................................................................... 20,000,000
Federal revenues:
Federal funds................................................................................................................................................... 1,460,000
Special revenue funds:
Private funds.................................................................................................................................................... 100
Abandoned vehicle fees.................................................................................................................................. 204,500
Auto repair facilities fees............................................................................................................................... 1,731,600
Child support clearance fees.......................................................................................................................... 363,600
Credit and debit assessment service fees................................................................................................... 6,000,000
Driver education provider and instructor fund.......................................................................................... 49,600
Driver fees........................................................................................................................................................ 25,772,300
Driver improvement course fund................................................................................................................. 1,246,200
Enhanced driver license and enhanced official state personal identification card fund..................... 7,679,100
Expedient service fees.................................................................................................................................... 2,603,600
Marine safety fund.......................................................................................................................................... 1,392,300
Michigan state police auto theft fund.......................................................................................................... 123,700
Mobile home commission fees........................................................................................................................ 507,500
Motorcycle safety fund................................................................................................................................... 1,829,200
Off-road vehicle title fees............................................................................................................................... 167,000
Parking ticket court fines............................................................................................................................... 1,629,800
Personal identification card fees................................................................................................................... 2,274,700
Recreation passport fee.................................................................................................................................. 1,000,000
Reinstatement fees - operator licenses........................................................................................................ 2,358,000
Snowmobile registration fee revenue.......................................................................................................... 390,000
Thomas Daley gift of life fund....................................................................................................................... 50,000
Transportation administration collection fund........................................................................................... 59,296,800
Vehicle theft prevention fees......................................................................................................................... 742,200
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 3,412,200
(6) ELECTION REGULATION
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................45.0
Election administration and services—45.0 FTE positions..................................................................... $ 7,062,200
County clerk education and training fund.................................................................................................. 100,000
Fees to local units............................................................................................................................................ 109,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 7,272,000
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Notary education and training fund............................................................................................................. 100,000
Notary fee fund................................................................................................................................................ 343,500
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 6,828,500
(7) DEPARTMENTWIDE APPROPRIATIONS
Building occupancy charges/rent.................................................................................................................. $ 9,540,700
Worker’s compensation................................................................................................................................... 396,400
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 9,937,100
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Auto repair facilities fees............................................................................................................................... 133,200
Driver fees........................................................................................................................................................ 727,400
Enhanced driver license and enhanced official state personal identification card fund..................... 26,000
Parking ticket court fines............................................................................................................................... 441,500
Transportation administration collection fund........................................................................................... 5,890,500
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 2,718,500
(8) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Information technology services and projects............................................................................................ $ 21,945,300
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 21,945,300
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Administrative order processing fee............................................................................................................ 11,700
Auto repair facilities fees............................................................................................................................... 190,000
Driver fees........................................................................................................................................................ 787,400
Enhanced driver license and enhanced official state personal identification card fund..................... 269,500
Expedient service fees.................................................................................................................................... 1,085,100
Parking ticket court fines............................................................................................................................... 87,600
Personal identification card fees................................................................................................................... 171,700
Reinstatement fees - operator licenses........................................................................................................ 592,300
Transportation administration collection fund........................................................................................... 17,004,400
Vehicle theft prevention fees......................................................................................................................... 181,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 1,564,600
Sec. 107. DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY, MANAGEMENT, AND BUDGET
(1) APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Full-time equated unclassified positions............................................................................................6.0
Full-time equated classified positions..........................................................................................2,844.0
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 1,263,223,700
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.......................................................... 678,478,500
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................................................................................. $ 584,745,200
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues.................................................................................................................................... 7,997,300
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues......................................................................................................................................... 3,587,700
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 190,100
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 95,771,900
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 477,198,200
State general fund/general purpose schedule:
Ongoing state general fund/general purpose......................................................................472,593,200
One-time state general fund/general purpose........................................................................4,605,000
(2) EXECUTIVE DIRECTION
Full-time equated unclassified positions............................................................................................6.0
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................12.0
Unclassified positions—6.0 FTE positions.................................................................................................. $ 977,000
Executive operations—12.0 FTE positions................................................................................................ 2,316,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 3,293,500
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from building occupancy and parking charges.................................................................................. 218,900
IDG from technology user fees..................................................................................................................... 1,965,500
Special revenue funds:
Special revenue, internal service, and pension trust funds..................................................................... 292,900
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 816,200
(3) DEPARTMENT SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................714.5
Administrative services—132.5 FTE positions.......................................................................................... $ 17,362,900
Budget and financial management—135.0 FTE positions....................................................................... 17,620,800
Office of the state employer—23.0 FTE positions.................................................................................... 3,362,400
Design and construction services—40.0 FTE positions........................................................................... 6,375,600
Business support services—97.0 FTE positions........................................................................................ 11,276,700
Building operation services—210.0 FTE positions.................................................................................... 91,946,300
Building occupancy charges, rent, and utilities.......................................................................................... 7,627,000
Motor vehicle fleet—35.0 FTE positions..................................................................................................... 74,181,300
Information technology services and projects............................................................................................ $ 29,613,800
Bureau of labor market information and strategies—42.0 FTE positions............................................ 5,376,400
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 264,743,200
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from accounting service centers user charges.................................................................................. 2,671,400
IDG from building occupancy and parking charges.................................................................................. 94,034,600
IDG from MDLARA....................................................................................................................................... 100,000
IDG from motor transport fund.................................................................................................................... 74,181,300
IDG from MDHHS, community health........................................................................................................ 481,900
IDG from MDHHS, human services............................................................................................................ 212,600
IDG from user fees.......................................................................................................................................... 6,695,100
IDG from technology user fees..................................................................................................................... 7,429,200
Federal revenues:
Federal funds................................................................................................................................................... 4,934,700
Special revenue funds:
Local - MPSCS subscriber and maintenance fees..................................................................................... 60,100
Deferred compensation................................................................................................................................... 2,600
Health management funds............................................................................................................................. 2,219,200
MAIN user charges......................................................................................................................................... 4,434,900
Pension trust funds......................................................................................................................................... 7,413,800
Special revenue, internal service, and pension trust funds..................................................................... 17,115,100
State restricted indirect funds...................................................................................................................... 3,392,200
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 39,364,500
(4) TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions..........................................................................................1,479.5
Education services—29.0 FTE positions..................................................................................................... $ 4,100,200
Health and human services—617.5 FTE positions.................................................................................... 282,038,800
Public protection—154.5 FTE positions...................................................................................................... 51,772,600
Resources services—146.5 FTE positions.................................................................................................. 19,694,900
Transportation services—89.5 FTE positions............................................................................................ 30,831,400
General services—329.5 FTE positions....................................................................................................... 93,717,000
Enterprisewide information technology investment projects................................................................. 11,672,400
General government and public safety information technology investment projects........................ 13,683,400
Health and human services information technology investment projects............................................ 5,033,900
MAIN system replacement information technology investment projects............................................ 32,610,300
Cyber security information technology investment projects.................................................................. 2,000,000
Homeland security initiative/cyber security—13.0 FTE positions......................................................... 9,063,500
Michigan public safety communications system—100.0 FTE positions................................................. 39,842,400
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 596,060,800
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from technology user fees..................................................................................................................... 482,154,900
Special revenue funds:
Local - MPSCS subscriber and maintenance fees..................................................................................... 2,209,900
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 111,696,000
(5) STATEWIDE APPROPRIATIONS
Professional development fund - MPE, SEIU, scientific and engineering unit................................... $ 150,000
Professional development fund - NEREs................................................................................................... 250,000
Professional development fund - UAW....................................................................................................... 702,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 1,102,600
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from employer contributions................................................................................................................ 1,102,600
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 0
(6) SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................192.0
Building occupancy charges - property management services for executive/legislative building
occupancy...................................................................................................................................................... $ 1,096,700
Retirement services—162.0 FTE positions................................................................................................ $ 27,209,000
Office of children’s ombudsman—14.0 FTE positions............................................................................... 1,767,300
Public private partnership............................................................................................................................. 1,500,000
Regional prosperity grants............................................................................................................................ 2,500,000
Office of urban initiatives—5.0 FTE positions........................................................................................... 2,500,000
School reform office operations—11.0 FTE positions............................................................................... 2,280,900
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 38,853,900
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Deferred compensation................................................................................................................................... 2,800,000
Pension trust funds......................................................................................................................................... 19,164,200
Public private partnership investment fund............................................................................................... 1,500,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 15,389,700
(7) STATE BUILDING AUTHORITY RENT
State building authority rent - state agencies........................................................................................... $ 52,265,800
State building authority rent - department of corrections...................................................................... 36,829,900
State building authority rent - universities................................................................................................ 135,995,300
State building authority rent - community colleges.................................................................................. 29,479,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 254,570,600
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 254,570,600
(8) CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................446.0
Agency services—74.0 FTE positions......................................................................................................... $ 11,975,900
Executive direction—40.0 FTE positions................................................................................................... 9,778,700
Employee benefits—16.0 FTE positions..................................................................................................... 5,667,300
Training............................................................................................................................................................. 1,300,000
Human resources operations—316.0 FTE positions................................................................................. 35,878,600
Information technology services and projects............................................................................................ 3,293,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 67,894,100
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG, training charges..................................................................................................................................... 1,300,000
IDG, 1% special funds..................................................................................................................................... 3,330,500
Federal revenues:
Federal funds 1%............................................................................................................................................. 3,062,600
Special revenue funds:
Local funds 1%................................................................................................................................................. 1,317,700
Private funds 1%.............................................................................................................................................. 190,100
State restricted funds 1%............................................................................................................................... 21,197,900
State restricted indirect funds...................................................................................................................... 7,681,300
State sponsored group insurance.................................................................................................................. 2,737,200
State sponsored group insurance, flexible spending accounts and COBRA......................................... 5,820,600
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 21,256,200
(9) CAPITAL OUTLAY
Major special maintenance, remodeling, and additions for state agencies............................................ $ 2,000,000
Enterprisewide special maintenance for state facilities........................................................................... 29,500,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 31,500,000
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from building occupancy charges......................................................................................................... 2,000,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 29,500,000
(10) ONE-TIME BASIS ONLY APPROPRIATIONS
Legal services................................................................................................................................................... $ 1,000,000
Technology services funding.......................................................................................................................... 600,000
Treasury - technology services..................................................................................................................... 3,000,000
Cost study of 2014 PA 555............................................................................................................................. 500,000
Special projects................................................................................................................................................ 105,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 5,205,000
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Interdepartmental grant revenues............................................................................................................... $ 600,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 4,605,000
Sec. 108. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY
(1) APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Full-time equated unclassified positions..........................................................................................10.0
Full-time equated classified positions..........................................................................................1,901.5
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 1,945,052,200
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.......................................................... 9,500,700
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................................................................................. $ 1,935,551,500
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues.................................................................................................................................... 39,661,500
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues......................................................................................................................................... 9,029,700
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 25,400
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 1,606,455,600
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 280,379,300
State general fund/general purpose schedule:
Ongoing state general fund/general purpose......................................................................250,479,300
One-time state general fund/general purpose......................................................................29,900,000
(2) EXECUTIVE DIRECTION
Full-time equated unclassified positions..........................................................................................10.0
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................24.0
Unclassified positions—10.0 FTE positions................................................................................................ $ 971,200
Executive direction and operations—24.0 FTE positions........................................................................ 4,863,900
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 5,835,100
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
DED-OPSE, federal lenders allowance....................................................................................................... 20,000
DED-OPSE, higher education act of 1965, insured loans........................................................................ 45,000
Special revenue funds:
Delinquent tax collection revenue................................................................................................................ 1,318,200
State lottery fund............................................................................................................................................ 282,500
State services fee fund................................................................................................................................... 321,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 3,848,400
(3) LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................113.0
Supervision of the general property tax law—88.0 FTE positions........................................................ $ 14,899,500
Property tax assessor training—4.0 FTE positions.................................................................................. 1,031,100
Local finance—21.0 FTE positions............................................................................................................... 2,565,100
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 18,495,700
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Local - assessor training fees........................................................................................................................ 1,031,100
Local - audit charges....................................................................................................................................... 808,600
Local - equalization study chargebacks....................................................................................................... 40,000
Local - revenue from local government....................................................................................................... 100,000
Delinquent tax collection revenue................................................................................................................ 1,493,200
Land reutilization fund................................................................................................................................... 1,996,200
Municipal finance fees..................................................................................................................................... 533,600
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 12,493,000
(4) DEPARTMENTWIDE APPROPRIATIONS
Rent and building occupancy charges - property management services.............................................. $ 5,937,600
Worker’s compensation insurance premium............................................................................................... 36,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 5,974,100
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Delinquent tax collection revenue................................................................................................................ $ 2,848,200
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 3,125,900
(5) TAX PROGRAMS
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................793.0
Tax compliance—345.0 FTE positions......................................................................................................... $ 44,826,700
Tax and economic policy—85.0 FTE positions........................................................................................... 13,442,900
Tax processing—335.0 FTE positions.......................................................................................................... 36,880,300
Health insurance claims fund—15.0 FTE positions.................................................................................. 2,029,200
Home heating assistance................................................................................................................................ 3,019,000
Bottle act implementation.............................................................................................................................. 250,000
Tobacco tax enforcement—13.0 FTE positions.......................................................................................... 1,475,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 101,923,700
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from MDOT, Michigan transportation fund....................................................................................... 2,300,000
IDG from MDOT, state aeronautics fund.................................................................................................... 70,900
Federal revenues:
HHS-SSA, low-income energy assistance................................................................................................... 3,019,000
Special revenue funds:
Bottle deposit fund.......................................................................................................................................... 250,000
Delinquent tax collection revenue................................................................................................................ 70,135,700
Emergency 911 fund....................................................................................................................................... 155,600
Health insurance claims assessment fund................................................................................................... 2,029,200
Tobacco tax revenue........................................................................................................................................ 4,023,100
Waterways fund............................................................................................................................................... 105,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 19,835,200
(6) FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................383.0
Departmental services—89.0 FTE positions.............................................................................................. $ 9,015,800
Unclaimed property—29.0 FTE positions.................................................................................................. 4,765,800
Office of collections—203.0 FTE positions.................................................................................................. 26,084,500
Office of accounting services—24.0 FTE positions................................................................................... 2,434,800
Office of financial services—38.0 FTE positions........................................................................................ 4,386,300
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 46,687,200
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from accounting service center user charges.................................................................................... 482,900
IDG from MDHHS, title IV-D...................................................................................................................... 763,900
IDG, levy/warrant cost assessment fees..................................................................................................... 2,000,000
IDG, state agency collection fees.................................................................................................................. 2,946,900
IDG, data/collection services fees................................................................................................................. 330,300
Special revenue funds:
Delinquent tax collection revenue................................................................................................................ 26,990,700
Escheats revenue............................................................................................................................................. 4,765,800
Garnishment fees............................................................................................................................................. 2,484,000
Justice system fund......................................................................................................................................... 418,300
State restricted indirect funds...................................................................................................................... 272,200
Treasury fees.................................................................................................................................................... 46,100
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 5,186,100
(7) FINANCIAL PROGRAMS
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................210.5
Investments—82.0 FTE positions................................................................................................................ $ 20,270,400
John R. Justice grant program..................................................................................................................... 287,700
Common cash and debt management—21.5 FTE positions..................................................................... 1,629,300
Dual enrollment payments............................................................................................................................. 1,505,100
Student financial assistance programs—25.5 FTE positions................................................................... 2,687,100
Michigan finance authority - bond finance programs—72.5 FTE positions.......................................... $ 38,686,200
Financial independence team—9.0 FTE positions.................................................................................... 3,694,100
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 68,759,900
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG, fiscal agent service fees........................................................................................................................ 205,800
Federal revenues:
DED-OPSE, federal lenders allowance....................................................................................................... 10,615,200
DED-OPSE, higher education act of 1965, insured loans........................................................................ 25,055,800
Federal - John R. Justice grant.................................................................................................................... 287,700
Special revenue funds:
Defined contribution administrative fee revenue...................................................................................... 100,000
MFA, bond and loan program revenue........................................................................................................ 3,015,200
Michigan merit award trust fund................................................................................................................. 1,139,800
Retirement funds............................................................................................................................................. 18,717,000
School bond fees............................................................................................................................................... 835,400
Treasury fees.................................................................................................................................................... 1,665,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 7,123,000
(8) DEBT SERVICE
Quality of life bond.......................................................................................................................................... $ 75,959,000
Clean Michigan initiative................................................................................................................................ 63,961,000
Great Lakes water quality bond................................................................................................................... 16,529,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 156,449,000
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 156,449,000
(9) GRANTS
Convention facility development distribution............................................................................................ $ 90,950,000
Senior citizen cooperative housing tax exemption program.................................................................... 10,520,000
Emergency 911 payments.............................................................................................................................. 27,000,000
Health and safety fund grants...................................................................................................................... 9,000,000
Chaldean community foundation................................................................................................................... 250,000
Urban search and rescue taskforce.............................................................................................................. 300,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 138,020,000
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Emergency 911 fund....................................................................................................................................... 27,000,000
Convention facility development fund......................................................................................................... 90,950,000
Health and safety fund................................................................................................................................... 9,000,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 11,070,000
(10) BUREAU OF STATE LOTTERY
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................183.0
Lottery operations—183.0 FTE positions................................................................................................... $ 24,323,400
Lottery information technology services and projects............................................................................. 5,205,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 29,528,900
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
State lottery fund............................................................................................................................................ 29,528,900
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 0
(11) CASINO GAMING
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................141.0
Michigan gaming control board..................................................................................................................... $ 50,000
Casino gaming control administration—131.0 FTE positions................................................................. 25,750,800
Casino gaming information technology services and projects................................................................. 1,979,500
Racing commission—10.0 FTE positions.................................................................................................... 1,677,300
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 29,457,600
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Casino gambling agreements......................................................................................................................... 804,100
Equine development fund.............................................................................................................................. $ 1,800,000
Laboratory fees................................................................................................................................................ 700,000
State services fee fund................................................................................................................................... 26,153,500
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 0
(12) PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES
Commercial forest reserve............................................................................................................................. $ 3,207,700
Purchased lands............................................................................................................................................... 8,023,900
Swamp and tax reverted lands..................................................................................................................... 14,862,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 26,094,100
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Private funds.................................................................................................................................................... 25,400
Game and fish protection fund...................................................................................................................... 2,780,700
Michigan natural resources trust fund........................................................................................................ 1,909,100
Michigan state waterways fund.................................................................................................................... 241,100
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 21,137,800
(13) REVENUE SHARING
Constitutional state general revenue sharing grants............................................................................... $ 783,866,100
City, village, and township revenue sharing............................................................................................... 243,040,000
County incentive program............................................................................................................................. 42,940,000
County revenue sharing................................................................................................................................. 171,760,000
Financially distressed cities, villages, or townships.................................................................................. 5,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 1,246,606,100
Appropriated from:
Sales tax............................................................................................................................................................ 1,246,606,100
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 0
(14) STATE BUILDING AUTHORITY
Full-time equated classified positions.................................................................................................4.0
State building authority—4.0 FTE positions............................................................................................. $ 711,100
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 711,100
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
State building authority revenue.................................................................................................................. 711,100
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 0
(15) CITY INCOME TAX ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................50.0
City income tax administration—50.0 FTE positions............................................................................... $ 5,850,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 5,850,000
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Local - city income tax fund.......................................................................................................................... 5,850,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 0
(16) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Treasury operations information technology services and projects....................................................... $ 28,959,700
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 28,959,700
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from MDOT, Michigan transportation fund....................................................................................... 400,000
Federal revenues:
DED-OPSE, federal lenders allowance....................................................................................................... 618,800
Special revenue funds:
Local - city income tax fund.......................................................................................................................... 1,200,000
Delinquent tax collection revenue................................................................................................................ 15,644,900
Tobacco tax revenue........................................................................................................................................ 127,500
Retirement funds............................................................................................................................................. 757,600
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 10,210,900
(17) ONE-TIME BASIS ONLY APPROPRIATIONS
City, village, and township revenue sharing............................................................................................... $ 5,800,000
Personal property tax reform....................................................................................................................... 19,300,000
Online business portal..................................................................................................................................... $ 600,000
Presidential primary....................................................................................................................................... 10,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 35,700,000
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Sales tax............................................................................................................................................................ 5,800,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 29,900,000
Sec. 109. DEPARTMENT OF TALENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
(1) APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Full-time equated unclassified positions............................................................................................6.0
Full-time equated classified positions..........................................................................................1,613.0
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 1,153,023,500
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.......................................................... 0
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................................................................................. $ 1,153,023,500
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues.................................................................................................................................... 764,102,800
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues......................................................................................................................................... 4,433,500
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 5,619,000
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 180,411,200
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 198,457,000
State general fund/general purpose schedule:
Ongoing state general fund/general purpose......................................................................151,007,000
One-time state general fund/general purpose......................................................................47,450,000
(2) EXECUTIVE DIRECTION
Full-time equated unclassified positions............................................................................................6.0
Full-time equated classified positions.................................................................................................1.0
Unclassified positions—6.0 FTE positions.................................................................................................. $ 875,500
Executive direction and operations—1.0 FTE position........................................................................... 795,700
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 1,671,200
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
DOL, federal funds.......................................................................................................................................... 247,600
DOL-ETA, unemployment insurance........................................................................................................... 931,600
Special revenue funds:
Michigan state housing development authority fees and charges.......................................................... 394,200
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 97,800
(3) MICHIGAN STRATEGIC FUND
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................172.0
Administrative services—34.0 FTE positions............................................................................................ $ 5,692,500
Job creation services—125.0 FTE positions............................................................................................... 17,080,500
Pure Michigan.................................................................................................................................................. 33,000,000
Entrepreneurship eco-system....................................................................................................................... 21,400,000
Business attraction and community revitalization.................................................................................... 96,700,000
Community ventures—7.0 FTE positions................................................................................................... 9,800,000
Michigan film office—6.0 FTE positions..................................................................................................... 653,800
Community development block grants........................................................................................................ 47,000,000
Arts and cultural program............................................................................................................................. 10,150,000
Community college skilled trades equipment program............................................................................ 4,600,000
Facility for rare isotope beams..................................................................................................................... 7,300,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 253,376,800
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
DOL-ETA, unemployment insurance........................................................................................................... 287,000
DOL, federal funds.......................................................................................................................................... 2,326,300
NFAH-NEA, promotion of the arts, partnership agreements................................................................ 1,050,000
HUD-CPD, community development block grant..................................................................................... 49,773,300
Special revenue funds:
Private - special project advances................................................................................................................ $ 250,000
Private - Michigan council for the arts fund............................................................................................... 100,000
Industry support fees..................................................................................................................................... 5,500
Michigan film promotion fund....................................................................................................................... 653,800
MSHDA fees and charges.............................................................................................................................. 52,300
21st century jobs trust fund.......................................................................................................................... 75,000,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 123,878,600
(4) TALENT INVESTMENT AGENCY
Full-time equated classified positions..........................................................................................1,087.0
Executive direction—7.0 FTE positions..................................................................................................... $ 1,157,400
Workforce program administration—225.0 FTE positions...................................................................... 33,074,300
Workforce development programs............................................................................................................... 391,196,400
Skilled trades training program.................................................................................................................... 25,600,000
Unemployment insurance agency—855.0 FTE positions......................................................................... 139,604,900
Information technology services and projects............................................................................................ 22,363,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 612,996,000
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
DOL-ETA unemployment insurance............................................................................................................ 140,045,800
DAG, employment and training.................................................................................................................... 3,499,400
DED-OESE, GEAR-UP................................................................................................................................ 4,730,700
DED-OVAE, adult education........................................................................................................................ 20,000,000
DED-OVAE, basic grants to states............................................................................................................. 19,000,000
DOL-ETA, workforce investment act.......................................................................................................... 173,988,600
DOL, federal funds.......................................................................................................................................... 109,523,500
Federal funds................................................................................................................................................... 5,940,200
Social security act, temporary assistance to needy families.................................................................... 64,898,800
Special revenue funds:
Local revenues................................................................................................................................................. 4,433,500
Private funds.................................................................................................................................................... 5,269,000
Contingent fund, penalty and interest......................................................................................................... 38,436,100
Default loan collection..................................................................................................................................... 149,800
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 23,080,600
(5) LAND BANK FAST TRACK AUTHORITY
Full-time equated classified positions.................................................................................................6.0
Land bank fast track authority—6.0 FTE positions................................................................................. $ 5,247,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 5,247,800
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds................................................................................................................................................... 1,000,000
Special revenue funds:
Land bank fast track fund............................................................................................................................. 297,800
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 3,950,000
(6) MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................347.0
Payments on behalf of tenants...................................................................................................................... $ 166,860,000
Housing and rental assistance—347.0 FTE positions............................................................................... 57,709,600
Lighthouse preservation program................................................................................................................ 307,500
Rent and administrative support.................................................................................................................. 3,847,900
Michigan state housing development authority technology services and projects............................. 3,556,700
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 232,281,700
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
HUD, lower income housing assistance....................................................................................................... 166,860,000
Special revenue funds:
Michigan state housing development authority fees and charges.......................................................... 65,114,200
Michigan lighthouse preservation fund....................................................................................................... 307,500
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 0
(7) ONE-TIME BASIS ONLY APPROPRIATIONS
Film incentives................................................................................................................................................. $ 25,000,000
Business attraction and community revitalization.................................................................................... 17,300,000
Special grants................................................................................................................................................... 5,150,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 47,450,000
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 47,450,000
PART 2
PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016
GENERAL SECTIONS
Sec. 201. (1) Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1 for fiscal year 2015-2016 is $3,268,909,600.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2015-2016 is $1,474,560,300.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Fees to local units............................................................................................................................................ $ 109,800
Motorcycle safety grants................................................................................................................................ 1,162,300
Subtotal............................................................................................................................................................. $ 1,272,100
DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY
Senior citizen cooperative housing tax exemption.................................................................................... $ 10,520,000
Health and safety fund grants...................................................................................................................... 9,000,000
Constitutional state general revenue sharing grants............................................................................... 783,866,100
City, village, and township revenue sharing............................................................................................... 248,840,000
Convention facility development fund distribution................................................................................... 90,950,000
Emergency 9-1-1 payments........................................................................................................................... 24,700,000
Financially distressed cities, villages, or townships.................................................................................. 5,000,000
County incentive program............................................................................................................................. 42,940,000
County revenue sharing payments............................................................................................................... 171,760,000
Airport parking distribution pursuant to section 909............................................................................... 19,093,200
Payments in lieu of taxes............................................................................................................................... 26,094,100
Personal property tax reform....................................................................................................................... 19,300,000
Presidential primary....................................................................................................................................... 10,000,000
Subtotal............................................................................................................................................................. $ 1,462,063,400
DEPARTMENT OF TALENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Welfare-to-work programs............................................................................................................................. $ 11,224,800
Subtotal............................................................................................................................................................. $ 11,224,800
TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT....................................................................................................... $ 1,474,560,300
(2) Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state sources for fiscal year 2015-2016 is estimated at $29,942,670,500.00 in the 2015-2016 appropriations acts and total state spending from state sources paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2015-2016 is estimated at $16,692,508,200.00. The state-local proportion is estimated at 55.7% of total state spending from state resources.
(3) If payments to local units of government and state spending from state sources for fiscal year 2015-2016 are different than the amounts estimated in subsection (2), the state budget director shall report the payments to local units of government and state spending from state sources that were made for fiscal year 2015-2016 to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations within 30 days after the final book-closing for fiscal year 2015‑2016.
Sec. 202. The appropriations authorized under this part and part 1 are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
Sec. 203. As used in this part and part 1:
(a) “ATM” means automated teller machine.
(b) “COBRA” means the consolidated omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1985, Public Law 99-272, 100 Stat 82.
(c) “DAG” means the United States Department of Agriculture.
(d) “DED” means the United States Department of Education.
(e) “DED-OESE” means the DED Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.
(f) “DED-OPSE” means the DED Office of Postsecondary Education.
(g) “DED-OVAE” means the DED Office of Vocational and Adult Education.
(h) “DOE-OEERE” means the United States Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
(i) “DOL” means the United States Department of Labor.
(j) “DOL-ETA” means the United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
(k) “EEOC” means the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
(l) “FTE” means full-time equated.
(m) “Fund” means the Michigan strategic fund.
(n) “GEAR-UP” means gaining early awareness and readiness for undergraduate programs.
(o) “GED” means a general educational development certificate.
(p) “GF/GP” means general fund/general purpose.
(q) “HHS” means the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
(r) “HHS-OS” means the HHS Office of the Secretary.
(s) “HHS-SSA” means the HHS Social Security Administration.
(t) “HUD” means the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(u) “HUD-CPD” means the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development - Community Planning and Development.
(v) “IDG” means interdepartmental grant.
(w) “JCOS” means the joint capital outlay subcommittee.
(x) “MAIN” means the Michigan administrative information network.
(y) “MCL” means the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(z) “MDE” means the Michigan department of education.
(aa) “MDLARA” means the Michigan department of licensing and regulatory affairs.
(bb) “MDEQ” means the Michigan department of environmental quality.
(cc) “MDHHS” means the Michigan department of health and human services.
(dd) “MDMVA” means the Michigan department of military and veterans affairs.
(ee) “MDOT” means the Michigan department of transportation.
(ff) “MDSP” means the Michigan department of state police.
(gg) “MDTMB” means the Michigan department of technology, management, and budget.
(hh) “MEDC” means the Michigan economic development corporation, which is the public body corporate created under section 28 of article VII of the state constitution of 1963 and the urban cooperation act of 1967, 1967 (Ex Sess) PA 7, MCL 124.501 to 124.512, by contractual interlocal agreement effective April 5, 1999, between local participating economic development corporations formed under the economic development corporations act, 1974 PA 338, MCL 125.1601 to 125.1636, and the Michigan strategic fund.
(ii) “MFA” means the Michigan finance authority.
(jj) “MPE” means the Michigan public employees.
(kk) “MSF” means the Michigan strategic fund.
(ll) “MSHDA” means the Michigan state housing development authority.
(mm) “NERE” means nonexclusively represented employees.
(nn) “NFAH-NEA” means the National Foundation of the Arts and the Humanities - National Endowment for the Arts.
(oo) “PA” means public act.
(pp) “PATH” means Partnership. Accountability. Training. Hope.
(qq) “RFP” means a request for a proposal.
(rr) “SEIU” means Service Employees International Union.
(ss) “WDA” means the workforce development agency.
(tt) “WIC” means women, infants, and children.
Sec. 206. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall cooperate with the department of technology, management, and budget to maintain a searchable website that is updated at least quarterly and that is accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for each department or agency:
(a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.
(b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.
(c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.
(d) The number of active department employees by job classification.
(e) Job specifications and wage rates.
Sec. 207. In addition to the metrics required under section 447 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1447, for each new program or program enhancement for which funds in excess of $500,000.00 are appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide not later than November 1, 2015 a list of program-specific metrics intended to measure its performance based on a return on taxpayer investment. The department shall deliver the program-specific metrics to members of the senate and house subcommittees that have subject matter jurisdiction for this budget, fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The department shall provide an update on its progress in tracking program-specific metrics and the status of program success at an appropriations subcommittee meeting called for by the subcommittee chair.
Sec. 208. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall use the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this part. This requirement may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.
Sec. 209. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality. In addition, preference should be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.
Sec. 210. The director of each department and agency receiving appropriations in part 1 shall take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. Each director shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services, supplies, or both.
Sec. 211. (1) Pursuant to section 352 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1352, which provides for a transfer of state general fund revenue into or out of the countercyclical budget and economic stabilization fund, the calculations required by section 352 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1352, are determined as follows:
2014 2015 2016
Michigan personal income (millions).................................................................. $401,901 $420,388 $438,886
less: transfer payments................................................................................... 87,481 92,555 96,998
Subtotal............................................................................................................. $314,420 $327,833 $341,888
Divided by: Detroit Consumer Price
Index for 12 months ending June 30............................................................. 2.210 2.206 2.230
Equals: real adjusted Michigan personal income............................................. $142,247 $148,583 $153,343
Percentage change................................................................................................ N/A 4.5% 3.2%
Growth rate in excess of 2%?.............................................................................. N/A 2.5% 1.2%
Equals: countercyclical budget and economic stabilization fund
pay-in calculation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016
(millions)............................................................................................................. N/A $243.1 N/A
Growth rate less than 0%?................................................................................... N/A NO NO
Equals: countercyclical budget and economic stabilization fund
pay-out calculation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016
(millions)............................................................................................................. N/A N/A $0.0
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), there is appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, from GF/GP revenue for deposit into the countercyclical budget and economic stabilization fund the sum of $95,000,000.00.
Sec. 212. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall receive and retain copies of all reports funded from appropriations in part 1. Federal and state guidelines for short-term and long-term retention of records shall be followed. The department may electronically retain copies of reports unless otherwise required by federal and state guidelines.
Sec. 213. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by this state, a department, an agency, or an authority of this state to purchase an ownership interest in a casino enterprise or a gambling operation as those terms are defined in the Michigan gaming control and revenue act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432.201 to 432.226.
Sec. 215. A department or state agency shall not take disciplinary action against an employee for communicating with a member of the legislature or his or her staff.
Sec. 216. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department’s budget. The report shall be submitted to the house and senate standing committees on appropriations, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:
(a) The dates of each travel occurrence.
(b) The total transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state GF/GP revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.
Sec. 219. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department or agency scorecard that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department’s or agency’s performance.
Sec. 221. Each department and agency shall report no later than April 1 on each specific policy change made to implement a public act affecting the department that took effect during the prior calendar year to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government, the joint committee on administrative rules, and the senate and house fiscal agencies.
Sec. 226. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by a principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those activities that the attorney general authorizes.
Sec. 227. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall cooperate with the state budget director to provide the chairs of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the chairs of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2016.
Sec. 228. Not later than November 30, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total GF/GP appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end GF/GP appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations and the senate and house fiscal agencies.
Sec. 229. If the office of the auditor general has identified an initiative or made a recommendation that is related to savings and efficiencies in an audit report for an executive branch department or agency, the department or agency shall report within 6 months of the release of the audit on their efforts and progress made toward achieving the savings and efficiencies identified in the audit report. The report shall be submitted to the chairs of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the chairs of the senate and house of representatives standing committees with jurisdiction over matters relating to the department that is audited, and the senate and house fiscal agencies.
Sec. 233. In addition to the GF/GP appropriations for special maintenance, remodeling, and addition - state facilities in part 1, there is also appropriated related federal and state restricted funds up to the amounts that will be earned based upon the initiatives undertaken with the funds in part 1. The state budget director shall determine and authorize the appropriate manner for implementing this section.
Sec. 234. In addition to the GF/GP appropriations for enterprisewide information technology investments in part 1, there is also appropriated related federal and state restricted funds up to the amounts that will be earned based upon the initiatives undertaken with the funds in part 1. The state budget director shall determine and authorize the appropriate manner for implementing this section.
Sec. 235. By April 1, the state budget director shall submit a report to the senate and house appropriations committees and the senate and house fiscal agencies. The report shall recommend a contingency plan for each federal funding source included in the state budget of $10,000,000.00 or more in the event that the federal government reduces funding to the state through that source by 10% or greater.
DEPARTMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
Sec. 301. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
Sec. 302. (1) The attorney general shall perform all legal services, including representation before courts and administrative agencies rendering legal opinions and providing legal advice to a principal executive department or state agency. A principal executive department or state agency shall not employ or enter into a contract with any other person for services described in this section.
(2) The attorney general shall defend judges of all state courts if a claim is made or a civil action is commenced for injuries to persons or property caused by the judge through the performance of the judge’s duties while acting within the scope of his or her authority as a judge.
(3) The attorney general shall perform the duties specified in 1846 RS 12, MCL 14.28 to 14.35, and 1919 PA 232, MCL 14.101 to 14.102, and as otherwise provided by law.
Sec. 303. The attorney general may sell copies of the biennial report in excess of the 350 copies that the attorney general may distribute on a gratis basis. Gratis copies shall not be provided to members of the legislature. Electronic copies of biennial reports shall be made available on the department of attorney general’s website. The attorney general shall sell copies of the report at not less than the actual cost of the report and shall deposit the money received into the general fund.
Sec. 304. The department of attorney general is responsible for the legal representation for state of Michigan state employee worker’s disability compensation cases. The risk management revolving fund revenue appropriation in part 1 is to be satisfied by billings from the department of attorney general for the actual costs of legal representation, including salaries and support costs.
Sec. 305. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, not more than $400,000.00 shall be reimbursed per fiscal year for food stamp fraud cases heard by the third circuit court of Wayne County that were initiated by the department of attorney general pursuant to the existing contract between the department of human services, the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan, and the department of attorney general. The source of this funding is money earned by the department of attorney general under the agreement after the allowance for reimbursement to the department of attorney general for costs associated with the prosecution of food stamp fraud cases. It is recognized that the federal funds are earned by the department of attorney general for its documented progress on the prosecution of food stamp fraud cases according to the United States Department of Agriculture regulations and that, once earned by this state, the funds become state funds.
Sec. 306. Any proceeds from a lawsuit initiated by or settlement agreement entered into on behalf of this state against a manufacturer of tobacco products by the attorney general are state funds and are subject to appropriation as provided by law.
Sec. 307. (1) In addition to the antitrust revenues in part 1, antitrust, securities fraud, consumer protection or class action enforcement revenues, or attorney fees recovered by the department, not to exceed $250,000.00, are appropriated to the department for antitrust, securities fraud, and consumer protection or class action enforcement cases.
(2) Any unexpended funds from antitrust, securities fraud, or consumer protection or class action enforcement revenues at the end of the fiscal year, including antitrust funds in part 1, may be carried forward for expenditure in the following fiscal year up to the maximum authorization of $250,000.00.
Sec. 308. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated up to $500,000.00 from litigation expense reimbursements awarded to the state.
(2) The funds may be expended for the payment of court judgments, settlements, arbitration awards or other administrative and litigation decisions, attorney fees, and litigation costs, assessed against the office of the governor, the department of the attorney general, the governor, or the attorney general when acting in an official capacity as the named party in litigation against the state. The funds may also be expended for the payment of state costs incurred under section 16 of chapter X of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 770.16.
(3) Unexpended funds at the end of the fiscal year may be carried forward for expenditure in the following year, up to a maximum authorization of $500,000.00.
Sec. 309. From the prisoner reimbursement funds appropriated in part 1, the department may spend up to $611,900.00 on activities related to the state correctional facility reimbursement act, 1935 PA 253, MCL 800.401 to 800.406. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, if the department collects in excess of $1,131,000.00 in gross annual prisoner reimbursement receipts provided to the general fund, the excess, up to a maximum of $1,000,000.00, is appropriated to the department of attorney general and may be spent on the representation of the department of corrections and its officers, employees, and agents, including, but not limited to, the defense of litigation against the state, its departments, officers, employees, or agents in civil actions filed by prisoners.
Sec. 310. (1) For the purposes of providing title IV-D child support enforcement funding, the department of health and human services, as the state IV-D agency, shall maintain a cooperative agreement with the attorney general for federal IV-D funding to support the child support enforcement activities within the office of the attorney general.
(2) The attorney general or his or her designee shall, to the extent allowable under federal law, have access to any information used by the state to locate parents who fail to pay court-ordered child support.
Sec. 312. The department of attorney general shall not receive and expend funds in addition to those authorized in part 1 for legal services provided specifically to other state departments or agencies except for costs for expert witnesses, court costs, or other nonsalary litigation expenses associated with a pending legal action.
Sec. 315. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016 are $17,778,100.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $10,007,000.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $7,771,100.00.
Sec. 316. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for sexual assault law enforcement efforts, the department shall use the funds for testing of backlogged sexual assault kits across the state. The funding provided in part 1 shall be distributed in the following order of priority:
(a) To eliminate all county sexual assault kit backlogs outside of Wayne County.
(b) To assist local prosecutors with investigations and prosecutions of viable cases.
(c) To provide victim services.
(2) The department of attorney general shall provide a detailed work and spending plan outlining anticipated litigation action and expenditures resulting from findings of the sexual assault kit testing. The spending plan shall be transmitted to the state budget office, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government. The appropriation shall not be available for expenditure until the work plan is approved by the state budget director. The state budget office shall notify the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government at least 15 days prior to release of the funds.
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS
Sec. 401. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $750,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
Sec. 402. (1) In addition to the appropriations contained in part 1, the department of civil rights may receive and expend funds from local or private sources for all of the following purposes:
(a) Developing and presenting training for employers on equal employment opportunity law and procedures.
(b) The publication and sale of civil rights related informational material.
(c) The provision of copy material made available under freedom of information requests.
(d) Other copy fees, subpoena fees, and witness fees.
(e) Developing, presenting, and participating in mediation processes for certain civil rights cases.
(f) Workshops, seminars, and recognition or award programs consistent with the programmatic mission of the individual unit sponsoring or coordinating the programs.
(g) Staffing costs for all activities included in this subsection.
(2) The department of civil rights shall annually report to the state budget director, the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, and the senate and house fiscal agencies the amount of funds received and expended for purposes authorized under this section.
Sec. 403. The department of civil rights may contract with local units of government to review equal employment opportunity compliance of potential contractors and may charge for and expend amounts received from local units of government for the purpose of developing and providing these contractual services.
Sec. 404. (1) The department of civil rights shall prepare and transmit a detailed report that includes, but is not limited to, the following information for the most recent fiscal year:
(a) A detailed description of the department operations.
(b) A detailed description of all subunits within the department, including FTE positions associated with each subunit, responsibilities of each subunit, and all revenues and expenditures for each subunit.
(c) The number of complaints by type of complaint.
(d) The average cost of, and time expended, investigating complaints.
(e) The percentage of complaints that are meritorious and worthy of investigation or settlement and the percentage of complaints that have no merit.
(f) A listing of amounts awarded to claimants.
(g) Expenditures associated with complaint investigation and enforcement.
(h) A listing of complaint investigations closed per FTE position for each of the past 5 years.
(i) A listing of complaint evaluations completed per FTE position for each of the past 5 years.
(j) Productivity projections for the current fiscal year, including investigations closed per FTE, complaint evaluations completed per FTE, and average time expended investigating complaints.
(2) The report required under subsection (1) shall be posted online and transmitted electronically not later than November 30 to the state budget director, the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on general government, and the senate and house fiscal agencies.
Sec. 405. The department of civil rights shall notify the office of the state budget, senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, and senate and house fiscal agencies prior to submitting a report or complaint to the United States Commission on Civil Rights or other federal departments.
Sec. 410. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016 are $2,997,500.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $1,701,400.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $1,296,100.00.
LEGISLATURE
Sec. 600. The senate, the house of representatives, or an agency within the legislative branch may receive, expend, and transfer funds in addition to those authorized in part 1.
Sec. 601. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 to an entity within the legislative branch shall not be expended or transferred to another account without written approval of the authorized agent of the legislative entity. If the authorized agent of the legislative entity notifies the state budget director of its approval of an expenditure or transfer before the year-end book-closing date for that legislative entity, the state budget director shall immediately make the expenditure or transfer. The authorized legislative entity agency shall be designated by the speaker of the house of representatives for house entities, the senate majority leader for senate entities, and the legislative council for legislative council entities.
(2) Funds appropriated within the legislative branch, to a legislative council component, shall not be expended by any agency or other subgroup included in that component without the approval of the legislative council.
Sec. 602. The senate may charge rent and assess charges for utility costs. The amounts received for rent charges and utility assessments are appropriated to the senate for the renovation, operation, and maintenance of the Farnum Building and other properties.
Sec. 603. The appropriation contained in part 1 for national association dues is to be distributed by the legislative council.
Sec. 604. (1) The appropriation in part 1 to the Michigan state capitol historic site includes funds to operate the legislative parking facilities in the capitol area. The Michigan state capitol commission shall establish rules regarding the operation of the legislative parking facilities.
(2) The Michigan state capitol commission shall collect a fee from state employees and the general public using certain legislative parking facilities. The revenues received from the parking fees shall be allocated by the Michigan state capitol commission.
Sec. 605. The appropriation in part 1 to the legislative council for publication of the Michigan manual is a work project account. The unexpended portion remaining on September 30 shall not lapse and shall be carried forward into the subsequent fiscal year for use in paying the associated biennial costs of publication of the Michigan manual.
Sec. 606. The appropriations in part 1 to the legislative branch, for property management, shall be used to purchase equipment and services for building maintenance in order to ensure a safe and productive work environment. These funds are designated as work project appropriations and shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year, and shall continue to be available for expenditure until the project has been completed. The total cost is estimated at $500,000.00, and the tentative completion date is September 30, 2020.
Sec. 607. The appropriations in part 1 to the legislative branch, for automated data processing, shall be used to purchase equipment, software, and services in order to support and implement data processing requirements and technology improvements. These funds are designated as work project appropriations in accordance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a, and shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year, and shall continue to be available for expenditure until the project has been completed. The total cost is estimated at $500,000.00, and the tentative completion date is September 30, 2020.
Sec. 608. In addition to funds appropriated in part 1, the Michigan capitol committee publications save the flags fund account may accept contributions, gifts, bequests, devises, grants, and donations. Those funds that are not expended in the fiscal year ending September 30 shall not lapse at the close of the fiscal year, and shall be carried forward for expenditure in the following fiscal years.
Sec. 615. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016 are $28,034,000.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $15,465,300.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $12,568,700.00.
Sec. 618. It is the intent of the legislature that all administrative functions and associated funding for the Michigan legislative retirement system shall be transferred from the legislative council to the department of technology, management, and budget before the end of the 2015-2016 fiscal year.
LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR GENERAL
Sec. 620. Pursuant to section 53 of article IV of the state constitution of 1963, the auditor general shall conduct audits of the judicial branch. The audits may include the supreme court and its administrative units, the court of appeals, and trial courts.
Sec. 621. (1) The auditor general shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that certified minority- and women-owned and operated accounting firms, and accounting firms owned and operated by persons with disabilities participate in the audits of the books, accounts, and financial affairs of each principal executive department, branch, institution, agency, and office of this state.
(2) The auditor general shall strongly encourage firms with which the auditor general contracts to perform audits of the principal executive departments and state agencies to subcontract with certified minority- and women-owned and operated accounting firms, and accounting firms owned and operated by persons with disabilities.
(3) The auditor general shall compile an annual report regarding the number of contracts entered into with certified minority- and women-owned and operated accounting firms, and accounting firms owned and operated by persons with disabilities. The auditor general shall deliver the report to the state budget director and the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government by November 1 of each year.
Sec. 622. From the funds appropriated in part 1 to the legislative auditor general, the auditor general’s salary and the salaries of the remaining 2.0 FTE unclassified positions shall be set by the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate majority leader, the house of representatives minority leader, and the senate minority leader.
Sec. 623. Any audits, reviews, or investigations requested of the auditor general by the legislature or by legislative leadership, legislative committees, or individual legislators shall include an estimate of the additional costs involved and, when those costs exceed $50,000.00, should provide supplemental funding. The auditor general shall determine whether to perform those activities in keeping with Audit Directive No. 29, which describes the office of the auditor general’s policy on responding to legislative requests.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Sec. 701. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $7,500,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $50,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
Sec. 703. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department of state shall sell copies of records including, but not limited to, records of motor vehicles, off-road vehicles, snowmobiles, watercraft, mobile homes, personal identification cardholders, drivers, and boat operators and shall charge $8.00 per record sold only as authorized in section 208b of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.208b, section 7 of 1972 PA 222, MCL 28.297, and sections 80130, 80315, 81114, and 82156 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.80130, 324.80315, 324.81114, and 324.82156. The revenue received from the sale of records shall be credited to the transportation administration collection fund created under section 810b of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.810b.
Sec. 704. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the secretary of state may enter into agreements with the department of corrections for the manufacture of vehicle registration plates 15 months before the registration year in which the registration plates will be used.
Sec. 705. (1) The department of state may accept gifts, donations, contributions, and grants of money and other property from any private or public source to underwrite, in whole or in part, the cost of a departmental publication that is prepared and disseminated under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923. A private or public funding source may receive written recognition in the publication and may furnish a traffic safety message, subject to departmental approval, for inclusion in the publication. The department may reject a gift, donation, contribution, or grant. The department may furnish copies of a publication underwritten, in whole or in part, by a private source to the underwriter at no charge.
(2) The department of state may sell and accept paid advertising for placement in a departmental publication that is prepared and disseminated under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923. The department may charge and receive a fee for any advertisement appearing in a departmental publication and shall review and approve the content of each advertisement. The department may refuse to accept advertising from any person or organization. The department may furnish a reasonable number of copies of a publication to an advertiser at no charge.
(3) Pending expenditure, the funds received under this section shall be deposited in the Michigan department of state publications fund created by section 211 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.211. Funds given, donated, or contributed to the department from a private source are appropriated and allocated for the purpose for which the revenue is furnished. Funds granted to the department from a public source are allocated and may be expended upon receipt. The department shall not accept a gift, donation, contribution, or grant if receipt is conditioned upon a commitment of state funding at a future date. Revenue received from the sale of advertising is appropriated and may be expended upon receipt.
(4) Any unexpended revenues received under this section shall be carried over into subsequent fiscal years and shall be available for appropriation for the purposes described in this section.
(5) On March 1 of each year, the department of state shall file a report with the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include all of the following information:
(a) The amount of gifts, contributions, donations, and grants of money received by the department under this section for the prior fiscal year.
(b) A listing of the expenditures made from the amounts received by the department as reported in subdivision (a).
(c) A listing of any gift, donation, contribution, or grant of property other than funding received by the department under this section for the prior year.
(d) The total revenue received from the sale of paid advertising accepted under this section and a statement of the total number of advertising transactions.
(6) In addition to copies delivered without charge as the secretary of state considers necessary, the department of state may sell copies of manuals and other publications regarding the sale, ownership, or operation or regulation of motor vehicles, with amendments, at prices to be established by the secretary of state. As used in this subsection, the term “manuals and other publications” includes videos and proprietary electronic publications. All funds received from sales of these manuals and other publications shall be credited to the Michigan department of state publications fund.
Sec. 707. Funds collected by the department of state under section 211 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.211, are appropriated for all expenses necessary to provide for the costs of the publication. Funds are allotted for expenditure when they are received by the department of treasury and shall not lapse to the general fund at the end of the fiscal year.
Sec. 708. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department of state shall use available balances at the end of the state fiscal year to provide payment to the department of state police in the amount of $332,000.00 for the services provided by the traffic accident records program as first appropriated in 1990 PA 196 and 1990 PA 208.
Sec. 709. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department of state may restrict funds from miscellaneous revenue to cover cash shortages created from normal branch office operations. This amount shall not exceed $50,000.00 of the total funds available in miscellaneous revenue.
Sec. 710. (1) Commemorative and specialty license plate fee revenue collected by the department of state and deposited into the transportation administration collection fund created in section 810b of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.810b, is authorized for expenditure up to the amount of revenue collected but not to exceed the amount appropriated to the department of state in part 1 to administer commemorative and specialty license plate programs.
(2) Commemorative and specialty license plate fee revenue collected by the department of state and deposited in the transportation administration collection fund created in section 810b of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.810b, in addition to the amount appropriated in part 1 to the department of state, shall remain in the transportation administration collection fund created in section 810b of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.810b, and be available for future appropriation.
Sec. 711. Collector plate and fund-raising registration plate revenues collected by the department of state are appropriated and allotted for distribution to the recipient university or public or private agency overseeing a state-sponsored goal when received. Distributions shall occur on a quarterly basis or as otherwise authorized by law. Any revenues remaining at the end of the fiscal year shall not lapse to the general fund but shall remain available for distribution to the university or agency in the next fiscal year.
Sec. 712. The department of state may produce and sell copies of a training video designed to inform registered automotive repair facilities of their obligations under Michigan law. The price shall not exceed the cost of production and distribution. The money received from the sale of training videos shall revert to the department of state and be placed in the auto repair facility account.
Sec. 713. (1) The department of state, in collaboration with the gift of life transplantation society or its successor federally designated organ procurement organization, may develop and administer a public information campaign concerning the Michigan organ donor program.
(2) The department of state may solicit funds from any private or public source to underwrite, in whole or in part, the public information campaign authorized by this section. The department may accept gifts, donations, contributions, and grants of money and other property from private and public sources for this purpose. A private or public funding source underwriting the public information campaign, in whole or in substantial part, shall receive sponsorship credit for its financial backing.
(3) Funds received under this section, including grants from state and federal agencies, shall not lapse to the general fund at the end of the fiscal year but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes described in this section.
(4) Funding appropriated in part 1 for the organ donor program shall be used for producing a pamphlet to be distributed with driver licenses and personal identification cards regarding organ donations. The funds shall be used to update and print a pamphlet that will explain the organ donor program and encourage people to become donors by marking a checkoff on driver license and personal identification card applications.
(5) The pamphlet shall include a return reply form addressed to the gift of life organization. Funding appropriated in part 1 for the organ donor program shall be used to pay for return postage costs.
(6) In addition to the appropriations in part 1, the department of state may receive and expend funds from the organ and tissue donation education fund for administrative expenses.
Sec. 714. (1) Except as otherwise provided under subsection (2), at least 180 days before closing a branch office or consolidating a branch office and at least 60 days before relocating a branch office, the department of state shall inform members of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations and legislators who represent affected areas regarding the details of the proposal. The information provided shall be in written form and include all analyses done regarding criteria for changes in the location of branch offices, including, but not limited to, branch transactions, revenue, and the impact on citizens of the affected area. The impact on citizens shall include information regarding additional distance to branch office locations resulting from the plan. The written notice provided by the department of state shall also include detailed estimates of costs and savings that will result from the overall changes made to the branch office structure and the same level of detail regarding costs for new leased facilities and expansions of current leased space.
(2) If the consolidation of a branch office is with another branch office that is located within the same local unit of government or the relocation of a branch office is to another location that is located within the same local unit of government, the department of state is not required to provide the notification or written information described in subsection (1).
(3) As used in this section, “local unit of government” means a city, village, township, or county.
Sec. 715. (1) Any service assessment collected by the department of state from the user of a credit or debit card under section 3 of 1995 PA 144, MCL 11.23, may be used by the department for necessary expenses related to that service and may be remitted to a credit or debit card company, bank, or other financial institution.
(2) The service assessment imposed by the department of state for credit and debit card services may be based either on a percentage of each individual credit or debit card transaction, or on a flat rate per transaction, or both, scaled to the amount of the transaction. However, the department shall not charge any amount for a service assessment which exceeds the costs billable to the department for service assessments.
(3) If there is a balance of service assessments received from credit and debit card services remaining on September 30, the balance may be carried forward to the following fiscal year and appropriated for the same purpose.
(4) As used in this section, “service assessment” means and includes costs associated with service fees imposed by credit and debit card companies and processing fees imposed by banks and other financial institutions.
Sec. 716b. The department of state shall provide a report that calculates the total amount of funds expended for the business application modernization project to date from the inception of the program. The report shall contain information on the original start and completion dates for the project, the original cost to complete the project, and a listing of all revisions to project completion dates and costs. The report shall include the total amount of funds paid to the state by the contract provider for penalties. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director by January 1.
Sec. 717. (1) The department of state may accept nonmonetary gifts, donations, or contributions of property from any private or public source to support, in whole or in part, the operation of a departmental function relating to licensing, regulation, or safety. The department may recognize a private or public contributor for making the contribution. The department may reject a gift, donation, or contribution.
(2) The department of state shall not accept a gift, donation, or contribution under subsection (1) if receipt of the gift, donation, or contribution is conditioned upon a commitment of future state funding.
(3) On March 1 of each year, the department of state shall file a report with the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall list any gift, donation, or contribution received by the department under subsection (1) for the prior calendar year.
Sec. 718. From the funds appropriated in part 1 to the department of state, branch operations, the department shall maintain a full service secretary of state branch office in Buena Vista Township.
Sec. 721. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department of state may collect ATM commission fees from companies that have ATMs located in secretary of state branch offices. The commission received from the use of these ATMs shall be credited to the transportation administration collection fund created under section 810b of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.810b.
Sec. 722. The department shall participate in a workgroup to investigate means of minimizing fraud in the MIBridges benefits programs. The members of the workgroup shall include, but are not limited to, the department of state, the department of health and human services, and the department of state police and members of the house of representatives and the senate. The workgroup shall, at a minimum, address the following possibilities and make recommendations on the implementation of any of the following items considered feasible:
(a) Whether the department of health and human services’ policies concerning the replacement of lost bridge cards sufficiently deter improper use of those cards.
(b) What technologies may exist to deter the sale or other improper use of bridge cards.
(c) Whether a state driver license or state identification card might be used to replace the existing bridge cards.
(d) What federal policies exist that may inhibit or enhance adoption of fraud minimization actions.
Sec. 725. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016 are $31,253,000.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $17,739,100.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $13,513,900.00.
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY, MANAGEMENT, AND BUDGET
Sec. 801. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $4,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $8,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $150,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
Sec. 802. Proceeds in excess of necessary costs incurred in the conduct of transfers or auctions of state surplus, salvage, or scrap property made pursuant to section 267 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1267, are appropriated to the department of technology, management, and budget to offset costs incurred in the acquisition and distribution of federal surplus property. The department of technology, management, and budget shall provide consolidated Internet auction services through the state’s contractors for all local units of government.
Sec. 803. (1) The department of technology, management, and budget may receive and expend funds in addition to those authorized by part 1 for maintenance and operation services provided specifically to other principal executive departments or state agencies, the legislative branch, the judicial branch, or private tenants, or provided in connection with facilities transferred to the operational jurisdiction of the department of technology, management, and budget.
(2) The department of technology, management, and budget may receive and expend funds in addition to those authorized by part 1 for real estate, architectural, design, and engineering services provided specifically to other principal executive departments or state agencies, the legislative branch, or the judicial branch.
(3) The department of technology, management, and budget may receive and expend funds in addition to those authorized in part 1 for mail pickup and delivery services provided specifically to other principal executive departments and state agencies, the legislative branch, or the judicial branch.
(4) The department of technology, management, and budget may receive and expend funds in addition to those authorized in part 1 for purchasing services provided specifically to other principal executive departments and state agencies, the legislative branch, or the judicial branch.
Sec. 804. (1) The source of financing in part 1 for statewide appropriations shall be funded by assessments against longevity and insurance appropriations throughout state government in a manner prescribed by the department of technology, management, and budget. Funds shall be used as specified in joint labor/management agreements or through the coordinated compensation hearings process. Any deposits made under this subsection and any unencumbered funds are restricted revenues, may be carried over into the succeeding fiscal years, and are appropriated.
(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1 for statewide appropriations, the department of technology, management, and budget may receive and expend funds in such additional amounts as may be specified in joint labor/management agreements or through the coordinated compensation hearings process in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as prescribed in subsection (1).
Sec. 805. To the extent a specific appropriation is required for a detailed source of financing included in part 1 for the department of technology, management, and budget appropriations financed from special revenue and internal service and pension trust funds, or MAIN user charges, the specific amounts are appropriated within the special revenue internal service and pension trust funds in portions not to exceed the aggregate amount appropriated in part 1.
Sec. 806. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1 to the department of technology, management, and budget, the department may receive and expend funds from other principal executive departments and state agencies to implement administrative leave bank transfer provisions as may be specified in joint labor/management agreements. The amounts may also be transferred to other principal executive departments and state agencies under the joint agreement and any amounts transferred under the joint agreement are authorized for receipt and expenditure by the receiving principal executive department or state agency. Any amounts received by the department of technology, management, and budget under this section and intended, under the joint labor/management agreements, to be available for use beyond the close of the fiscal year and any unencumbered funds may be carried over into the succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 807. The source of financing in part 1 for the Michigan administrative information network shall be funded by proportionate charges assessed against the respective state funds benefiting from this project in the amounts determined by the department.
Sec. 808. (1) Deposits against the interdepartmental grant from building occupancy and parking charges appropriated in part 1 shall be collected, in part, from state agencies, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch based on estimated costs associated with maintenance and operation of buildings managed by the department of technology, management, and budget. To the extent excess revenues are collected due to estimates of building occupancy charges exceeding actual costs, the excess revenues may be carried forward into succeeding fiscal years for the purpose of returning funds to state agencies.
(2) Appropriations in part 1 to the department of technology, management, and budget, for management and budget services from building occupancy charges and parking charges, may be increased to return excess revenue collected to state agencies.
Sec. 809. On a quarterly basis, the department of technology, management, and budget shall notify the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations and the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government on any revisions that increase or decrease current contracts by more than $500,000.00 for computer software development, hardware acquisition, or quality assurance.
Sec. 810. The department of technology, management, and budget shall maintain an Internet website that contains notice of all invitations for bids and requests for proposals over $50,000.00 issued by the department or by any state agency operating under delegated authority. The department shall not accept an invitation for bid or request for proposal in less than 14 days after the notice is made available on the Internet website, except in situations where it would be in the best interest of the state and documented by the department. In addition to the requirements of this section, the department may advertise the invitations for bids and requests for proposals in any manner the department determines appropriate, in order to give the greatest number of individuals and businesses the opportunity to make bids or requests for proposals.
Sec. 811. The department of technology, management, and budget may receive and expend funds from the Vietnam veterans memorial monument fund as provided in the Michigan Vietnam veterans memorial act, 1988 PA 234, MCL 35.1051 to 35.1057. Funds are appropriated and allocated when received and may be expended upon receipt.
Sec. 812. The Michigan veterans’ memorial park commission may receive and expend money from any source, public or private, including, but not limited to, gifts, grants, donations of money, and government appropriations, for the purposes described in Executive Order No. 2001-10. Funds are appropriated and allocated when received and may be expended upon receipt. Any deposits made under this section and unencumbered funds are restricted revenues and may be carried over into succeeding fiscal years.
Sec. 813. (1) Funds in part 1 for motor vehicle fleet are appropriated to the department of technology, management, and budget for administration and for the acquisition, lease, operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and disposal of state motor vehicles.
(2) The appropriation in part 1 for motor vehicle fleet shall be funded by revenue from rates charged to principal executive departments and agencies for utilizing vehicle travel services provided by the department. Revenue in excess of the amount appropriated in part 1 from the motor transport fund and any unencumbered funds are restricted revenues and may be carried over into the succeeding fiscal year.
(3) Pursuant to the department of technology, management, and budget’s authority under sections 213 and 215 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1213 and 18.1215, the department shall maintain a plan regarding the operation of the motor vehicle fleet. The plan shall include the number of vehicles assigned to, or authorized for use by, state departments and agencies, efforts to reduce travel expenditures, the number of cars in the motor vehicle fleet, the number of miles driven by fleet vehicles, and the number of gallons of fuel consumed by fleet vehicles. The plan shall include a calculation of the amount of state motor vehicle fuel taxes that would have been incurred by fleet vehicles if fleet vehicles were required by law to pay motor fuel taxes. The plan shall include a description of fleet garage operations, the goods sold and services provided by the fleet garage, the cost to operate the fleet garage, the number of fleet garage locations, and the number of employees assigned to each fleet garage. The plan may be adjusted during the fiscal year based on needs and cost savings to achieve the maximum value and efficiency from the state motor fleet. Within 60 days after the close of the fiscal year, the department shall provide a report to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations and the senate and house fiscal agencies detailing the current plan and changes made to the plan during the fiscal year.
(4) The department of technology, management, and budget may charge state agencies for fuel cost increases that exceed $3.04 per gallon of unleaded gasoline. The department shall notify state agencies, in writing or by electronic mail, at least 30 days before implementing additional charges for fuel cost increases. Revenues received from these charges are appropriated upon receipt.
(5) The state budget director, upon notification to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, may adjust spending authorization and the IDG from motor transport fund in the department of technology, management, and budget in order to ensure that the appropriations for motor vehicle fleet in the department budget equal the expenditures for motor vehicle fleet in the budgets for all executive branch agencies.
Sec. 814. The department of technology, management, and budget shall develop a plan regarding the use of the funds appropriated in part 1 for the enterprisewide information technology investment projects. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, a description of proposed information technology investment projects, the time frame for completion of the information technology investment projects, the proposed cost of the information technology investment projects, the number of employees assigned to implement each information technology investment project, the contracts entered into for each information technology investment project, and any other information the department deems necessary. The plan shall be distributed to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government, as well as the senate and house fiscal agencies on a quarterly basis. The submitted plan shall also include anticipated spending reductions or overages for each of the proposed information technology investment projects. The department of technology, management, and budget shall notify the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government and the senate and house fiscal agencies when a project funded under an information technology investment project line item in part 1 is expected to require a transfer of dollars from another project in excess of $500,000.00.
Sec. 814a. The funds appropriated in part 1 for information technology investment projects shall be used for the modernization of state information technology systems, improvement of the state’s cyber security framework, and to achieve efficiencies.
Sec. 816. An RFP issued for the purpose of privatization shall include all factors used in evaluating and determining price.
Sec. 818. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the department of technology, management, and budget may receive and expend money from the Michigan law enforcement officers memorial monument fund as provided in the Michigan law enforcement officers memorial act, 2004 PA 177, MCL 28.781 to 28.787.
Sec. 819. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the department of technology, management, and budget may receive and expend money from the Ronald Wilson Reagan memorial monument fund as provided in the Ronald Wilson Reagan memorial monument fund commission act, 2004 PA 489, MCL 399.261 to 399.266.
Sec. 820. The department shall make available to the public a list of all parcels of real property owned by the state that are available for purchase. The list shall be posted on the Internet through the department’s website.
Sec. 821. The department of technology, management, and budget shall annually update the office space consolidation project plan, including the use of the funds appropriated pursuant to 2012 PA 200 for the space consolidation fund. By February 15, the department shall report to the senate and house of representatives committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government and the senate and house fiscal agencies on the revised plan and plan implementation. The report shall include, but is not limited to, the description of the proposed office space to be consolidated, the time frame for completion of the office space consolidation, the proposed itemized cost of the office space consolidation, the number of employees assigned to implement the office space consolidation, the contracts entered into for the office space consolidation, information on completed projects, anticipated savings, savings achieved, and any other information the department deems necessary.
Sec. 822. The department of technology, management, and budget shall compile a report by January 1 pertaining to the salaries of unclassified employees, as well as gubernatorial appointees, within all state departments and agencies. The report shall enumerate each unclassified employee and gubernatorial appointee and his or her annual salary individually. The report shall be distributed to the chairs of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government, as well as the senate and house fiscal agencies and be made available electronically.
Sec. 822b. (1) A public-private partnership investment fund is created in MDTMB. Subject to subsections (2) and (3), public-private partnership investments shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(a) Capital asset improvements including buildings, land, or structures.
(b) Energy resource exploration, extraction, generation, and sales.
(c) Financial and investment incentive opportunities.
(d) Infrastructure construction, maintenance, and operation.
(e) Public-private sector joint ventures that provide economic benefit to an area or to the state.
(2) Public-private investments shall not include projects, consultant expenses, staff effort, or any other activity related to the development, financing, construction, operation, or implementation of the Detroit River International Crossing or any successor project unless the project is approved by the legislature and signed into law.
(3) The state budget director shall determine whether or not a specific public-private partnership investment opportunity qualifies for funding under subsection (1).
(4) Investment development revenue, including a portion of the proceeds from the sale of any public-private partnership investment designated in subsection (1), shall be deposited into the fund created in subsection (1) and shall be available for administration, development, financing, marketing, and operating expenditures associated with public-private partnerships, unless otherwise provided by law. Public-private partnership investments authorized in subsection (1) are authorized for public or private operation or sale consistent with state law. Expenditures from the fund are authorized for investment purposes as designated in subsection (1) to enhance the marketable value of each investment. The unencumbered balance remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year may be carried forward for appropriation in future years.
(5) An annual report shall be transmitted to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office not later than December 31 of each year. This report shall detail both of the following:
(a) The revenue and expenditure activity in the fund for the preceding fiscal year.
(b) Public-private partnership investments as identified under subsection (1).
(6) MDTMB shall monitor the revenue deposited in the public-private partnership investment fund created in subsection (1). If the revenue in the fund is insufficient to pay the amount appropriated in part 1 for public-private partnership investment, then MDTMB shall propose a legislative transfer to fund the line from the appropriations in part 1.
Sec. 822c. The funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used to support any staff effort, projects, consultant expenses, or any other activity related to the development, financing, construction, operation, or implementation of the Detroit River International Crossing or any successor project unless the project is approved by the legislature and signed into law.
Sec. 822d. By December 31, 2015, the department shall provide a report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on general government and the senate and house fiscal agencies that identifies fee and rate schedules to be used by state departments and agencies for services, including information technology, provided by the department during fiscal year 2016-2017. The report shall also identify changes from fees and rates charged in fiscal year 2015-2016 and include an explanation of the factors that justify each fee and rate increase.
Sec. 822e. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016 are $76,745,400.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $43,527,000.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $33,218,400.00.
Sec. 822f. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for the regional prosperity initiative are to be used as competitive grants to eligible regional planning organizations qualifying for funding as a regional prosperity collaborative, a regional prosperity council, or a regional prosperity board. A regional planning organization may not qualify for funding under more than 1 category in the same state fiscal year. As used in this section:
(a) “Eligible regional planning organization” means any of the following:
(i) An existing regional planning commission created pursuant to 1945 PA 281, MCL 125.11 to 125.25.
(ii) An existing regional economic development commission created pursuant to 1966 PA 46, MCL 125.1231 to 125.1237.
(iii) An existing metropolitan area council formed pursuant to the metropolitan councils act, 1989 PA 292, MCL 124.651 to 124.729.
(iv) A Michigan metropolitan planning organization established pursuant to the moving ahead for progress in the 21st century act, Public Law 112-141.
(b) “Open meetings act” means the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.
(c) “Regional prosperity board” means a regional body with representation from private, public, and nonprofit entities engaged in joint decision-making practices for the purpose of creating a phase three: regional prosperity plan.
(d) “Regional prosperity collaborative” means any committee developed by a regional planning organization or a metropolitan planning organization that serves to bring organizational representation together from private, public, and nonprofit entities within a region for the purpose of creating a phase one: regional prosperity plan.
(e) “Regional prosperity council” means a regional body with representation from private, public, and nonprofit entities with shared administrative services and an executive governing entity, as demonstrated by a formal local agreement or agreements for the purpose of creating a phase two: regional prosperity plan.
(2) Regional planning organizations may qualify to receive not more than $250,000.00 of incentive-based funding as a regional prosperity collaborative subject to meeting all of the following requirements:
(a) The regional prosperity collaborative has created a phase one: regional prosperity plan, as follows:
(i) The regional prosperity collaborative must include regional representatives from adult education, workforce development, community development, economic development, transportation, and higher education organizations.
(ii) The plan is required, at a minimum, to include a 5-year plan focused on economic growth and vitality for the region, as well as a performance dashboard and measurable annual goals to support the 5-year plan.
(iii) The 5-year plan shall address regional strategies related to adult education, workforce development, economic development, transportation, higher education, and business development.
(iv) The regional prosperity collaborative shall adopt the plan by a minimum 2/3 majority vote of its members.
(b) The regional prosperity collaborative adheres to accountability and transparency measures required in the open meetings act.
(c) The regional prosperity collaborative convenes monthly meetings, open to the public, to consider and discuss issues leading to a common vision of economic prosperity for the region, including, but not limited to, community development, economic development, talent, and infrastructure opportunities.
(d) The regional prosperity collaborative makes available on the grant recipient’s publicly accessible Internet site pertinent documents, including, but not limited to, monthly meeting agendas, minutes of monthly meetings, voting records, and the regional prosperity plan and performance dashboard.
(e) The regional prosperity collaborative keeps a status report detailing the spending associated with previous regional prosperity initiative grants. Organizations that have successfully received grant awards in previous fiscal years shall be required to make available to the department and on a publicly accessible Internet site information regarding the use of those grant dollars.
(3) Regional planning organizations eligible to receive a payment as a regional prosperity collaborative under subsection (2) may qualify to receive a 1-time grant of not more than $75,000.00 to produce a plan to transform the regional prosperity collaborative into a regional prosperity council or regional prosperity board, including necessary local formal agreements, to make recommendations that eliminate duplicative efforts and administrative functions, and to leverage resources through cooperation, collaboration, and consolidations of organizations or programs throughout the region. Plans produced to transform the regional prosperity collaborative into a regional prosperity council or regional prosperity board shall be made available on the grant recipient’s publicly accessible Internet site.
(4) Regional planning organizations may qualify to receive not more than $375,000.00 of incentive-based funding as a regional prosperity council subject to meeting all of the following requirements:
(a) The regional prosperity council has created a phase two: regional prosperity plan, as follows:
(i) The regional prosperity council must include regional representatives from adult education, workforce development, community development, economic development, transportation, and higher education organizations.
(ii) The regional prosperity council shall identify opportunities for shared administrative services and decision-making among the private, public, and nonprofit entities within the region and shall continue collaboration with regional prosperity council members, including, but not limited to, representatives from adult education providers, workforce development agencies, community development agencies, economic development agencies, transportation service providers, and higher education institutions.
(iii) The plan is required to include, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(A) A status report of the approved 5-year plan.
(B) The addition of a 10-year plan for the region which builds upon prior work and is focused on economic growth and vitality in the region.
(C) A prioritized list of regional projects.
(D) A performance dashboard with measurable annual goals.
(iv) The regional prosperity council shall adopt the plan by a minimum 2/3 vote of its members.
(b) The regional prosperity council adheres to accountability and transparency measures required in the open meetings act.
(c) The regional prosperity council convenes monthly meetings, open to the public, to consider and discuss issues leading to a common vision of economic prosperity for the region, including, but not limited to, community development, economic development, talent, and infrastructure opportunities.
(d) The regional prosperity council makes available on the grant recipient’s publicly accessible Internet site pertinent documents, including, but not limited to, monthly meeting agendas, minutes of monthly meetings, voting records, and the regional prosperity plan and performance dashboard.
(e) The regional prosperity council keeps a status report detailing the spending associated with previous regional prosperity initiative grants. Organizations that have successfully received grant awards in previous fiscal years shall be required to make available to the department and on a publicly accessible Internet site information regarding the use of those grant dollars.
(5) Regional planning organizations eligible to receive a payment as a regional prosperity council under subsection (4) may qualify to receive a 1-time grant of not more than $75,000.00 to produce a plan to transform the regional prosperity council into a regional prosperity board, including a singular private/public governance structure that comports with federal guidelines for governance under the workforce investment act, Public Law 105-220, the moving ahead for progress in the 21st century act, Public Law 112-141, the economic development administration and Appalachian regional development reform act of 1998, Public Law 105-393, and recommendations to eliminate duplicative efforts, administrative functions, and leverage resources through cooperation, collaboration, and consolidations of organizations or programs throughout the region.
(6) Regional planning organizations may qualify to receive not more than $500,000.00 of incentive-based funding as a regional prosperity board subject to meeting all of the following requirements:
(a) The regional prosperity board has created a phase three: regional prosperity plan, as follows:
(i) The regional prosperity board, at a minimum, must demonstrate the consolidation of regional metropolitan planning organization boards, state designated regional planning agency boards, workforce development boards, and federally designated economic development districts within a region.
(ii) The regional prosperity board shall create a regional services recommendations report prioritizing the list of state-funded services and programs provided to the region, and recommendations for state-regional partnerships to support the adopted regional prosperity plan.
(iii) The plan is required to include a status report of the approved 10-year plan for the creation of an updated regional prosperity plan.
(iv) The regional prosperity board shall adopt the plan by a minimum 2/3 vote of its members.
(b) The regional prosperity board adheres to accountability and transparency measures required in the open meetings act.
(c) The regional prosperity board convenes monthly meetings, open to the public, to consider and discuss issues leading to a common vision of economic prosperity for the region, including, but not limited to, community development, economic development, talent, and infrastructure opportunities.
(d) The regional prosperity board makes available on the grant recipient’s publicly accessible Internet site pertinent documents, including, but not limited to, monthly meeting agendas, minutes of monthly meetings, voting records, and the regional prosperity plan and performance dashboard.
(7) Regional planning organizations eligible to receive a payment as a regional prosperity board under subsection (6) may qualify to receive not more than $125,000.00, to implement the prioritized regional prosperity plan projects.
(8) Regional planning organizations eligible to receive a payment as a regional prosperity collaborative, board, or council may partner with other eligible regional planning organizations to submit joint applications. In the instance of a joint application, 1 regional planning organization shall be utilized as the overall applicant. The department may award a joint application award of no greater than the sum of potential application dollars which would have otherwise been available through individual applications.
(9) The department shall develop an application process and method of grant distribution for the regional prosperity initiative. Funding applications from regional planning organizations shall be due to the department by December 1, 2015. The department shall notify regional planning organizations of grant application status by January 1, 2016. The department shall ensure that processes are established to verify that qualifying regional planning organizations meet the requirements under subsections (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7), as applicable.
(10) Unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for the regional prosperity initiative are designated as work project appropriations, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditure for regional prosperity initiative projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The purpose of the projects is to provide incentive-based grants to recipients under this section.
(b) The projects will be accomplished by grants to qualified regional planning organizations.
(c) The total estimated cost of all projects is $2,500,000.00.
(d) The estimated completion date is September 30, 2020.
Sec. 822g. The department of technology, management, and budget shall report by April 1 to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on general government and the senate and house fiscal agencies on legal service fund expenditures. The report shall itemize expenditures by case, purpose, and department involved.
Sec. 822h. The department of technology, management, and budget shall report by April 15 to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on general government and the senate and house fiscal agencies on the expenditures for the office of urban initiatives. The report shall provide information detailing the economic impact and job growth initiatives for each urban and metropolitan area receiving funds under part 1. The report shall also provide information detailing the initiatives undertaken in each urban or metropolitan area receiving funds under part 1, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(a) Transportation and infrastructure.
(b) Public services.
(c) Land use and sustainability.
(d) Housing.
(e) Workforce and economic development.
Sec. 822i. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall assure all of the following:
(a) That public schools that are placed in the state school reform/redesign school district or under a chief executive officer under section 1280c of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1280c, remain in compliance with all applicable state and federal law concerning special education.
(b) That students at public schools described in subdivision (a) with individualized education programs are afforded special education services in accordance with applicable state and federal law concerning special education.
(2) The department shall report to the legislature on the number of students in public schools described in subsection (1)(a) who have an individualized education program and the performance results of those students after the change in governance of the public school.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Sec. 823. (1) The department of technology, management, and budget may sell and accept paid advertising for placement on any state website under its jurisdiction. The department shall review and approve the content of each advertisement. The department may refuse to accept advertising from any person or organization or require modification to advertisements based upon criteria determined by the department. Revenue received under this subsection shall be used for operating costs of the department and for future technology enhancements to state of Michigan e-government initiatives. Funds received under this subsection shall be limited to $250,000.00. Any funds in excess of $250,000.00 shall be deposited in the state general fund.
(2) The department of technology, management, and budget may accept gifts, donations, contributions, bequests, and grants of money from any public or private source to assist with the underwriting or sponsorship of state webpages or services offered on those webpages. A private or public funding source may receive recognition in the webpage. The department of technology, management, and budget may reject any gift, donation, contribution, bequest, or grant.
(3) Funds accepted by the department of technology, management, and budget under subsection (1) are appropriated and allotted when received and may be expended upon approval of the state budget director. The state budget office shall notify the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government and the senate and house fiscal agencies within 10 days after the approval is given.
Sec. 824. The department of technology, management, and budget may enter into agreements to supply spatial information and technical services to other principal executive departments, state agencies, local units of government, and other organizations. The department of technology, management, and budget may receive and expend funds in addition to those authorized in part 1 for providing information and technical services, publications, maps, and other products. The department of technology, management, and budget may expend amounts received for salaries, supplies, and equipment necessary to provide informational products and technical services. Prior to December 1 of each year, the department shall provide a report to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government, detailing the sources of funding and expenditures made under this section.
Sec. 825. The legislature shall have access to all historical and current data contained within MAIN pertaining to state departments. State departments shall have access to all historical and current data contained within MAIN.
Sec. 826. When used in this part and part 1, “information technology services” means services involving all aspects of managing and processing information, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(a) Application and mobile development and maintenance.
(b) Desktop computer support and management.
(c) Cyber security.
(d) Social media.
(e) Mainframe computer support and management.
(f) Server support and management.
(g) Local area network support and management, including, but not limited to, wired and wireless network build-out, support, and management.
(h) Information technology project management.
(i) Information technology planning and budget management.
(j) Telecommunication services, infrastructure, and support.
Sec. 827. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 for the Michigan public safety communications system shall be expended upon approval of an expenditure plan by the state budget director.
(2) The department of technology, management, and budget shall assess all subscribers of the Michigan public safety communications system reasonable access and maintenance fees.
(3) All money received by the department of technology, management, and budget under this section shall be expended for the support and maintenance of the Michigan public safety communications system.
(4) The department of technology, management, and budget shall provide a report to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on April 15, indicating the amount of revenue collected under this section and expended for support and maintenance of the Michigan public safety communications system for the immediately preceding 6-month period. Any deposits made under this section and unencumbered funds are restricted revenues and shall be carried forward into succeeding fiscal years.
Sec. 828. The department of technology, management, and budget shall submit a report for the immediately preceding fiscal year ending September 30 to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government and the senate and house fiscal agencies by March 1. The report shall include the following:
(a) The total amount of funding appropriated for information technology services and projects, by funding source, for all principal executive departments and agencies.
(b) A listing of the expenditures made from the amounts received by the department of technology, management, and budget as reported in subdivision (a).
Sec. 829. The department of technology, management, and budget shall provide a report that analyzes and makes recommendations on the life-cycle of information technology hardware and software. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government and the senate and house fiscal agencies by March 1.
Sec. 830. By December 31, the department shall provide a report that lists all information technology-related change orders and follow-on contracts, greater than $50,000.00, whether they are bid, exercise options, or no-bid, and the amount of each change order or contract extension contract entered into by the department to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director.
Sec. 831. (1) The information, communications, and technology innovation fund, established pursuant to 2011 PA 63, 2012 PA 200, and 2013 PA 59, shall be administered by the department of technology, management, and budget for the purpose of providing a revolving, self-sustaining resource for financing information, communications, and technology innovation projects. From the funds appropriated to the information, communications, and technology innovation fund by 2011 PA 63, 2012 PA 200, and 2013 PA 59, or received by the information, communications, and technology innovation fund under subsections (2) and (3), the department of technology, management, and budget may issue loans to state agencies, local units of government, colleges and universities in this state, school districts, other public entities that provide public sector services, and nonprofit organizations that provide public sector services, as determined by the department of technology, management, and budget in support of information, communications, and technology innovation projects.
(2) In addition to funds appropriated by 2011 PA 63, 2012 PA 200, and 2013 PA 59, the information, communications, and technology innovation fund may accept contributions, gifts, bequests, devises, grants, and donations.
(3) In addition to the funds appropriated by 2011 PA 63, 2012 PA 200, and 2013 PA 59, money received by the department of technology, management, and budget as repayment of information, communications, and technology innovation project loans, or other reimbursement or revenue received by the department of technology, management, and budget as a result of information, communications, and technology innovation project loans, interest earned on that money, or subsection (2) revenue, shall be deposited in the information, communications, and technology innovation fund and is appropriated for information, communications, and technology innovation fund projects described in subsection (1). At the close of the fiscal year, any unencumbered funds remaining in the information, communications, and technology innovation fund shall remain in the fund and be carried forward into the succeeding fiscal year.
(4) This section is not effective if legislation is enacted that creates and provides for the administration and use of the information, communications, and technology innovation fund.
Sec. 832. (1) The department of technology, management, and budget shall inform the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on general government and the senate and house fiscal agencies within 30 days of any potential or actual penalties assessed by the federal government for failure of the Michigan child support enforcement system to achieve certification by the federal government.
(2) If potential penalties are assessed by the federal government, the department of technology, management, and budget shall submit a report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on general government and the senate and house fiscal agencies within 90 days specifying the department’s plans to avoid actual penalties and ensure federal certification of the Michigan child support enforcement system.
Sec. 833. (1) The state budget director, upon notification to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, may adjust spending authorization and user fees in the department of technology, management, and budget in order to ensure that the appropriations for information technology in the department budget equal the appropriations for information technology in the budgets for all executive branch agencies.
(2) If during the course of the fiscal year a transfer or supplemental to or from the information technology line item within an agency budget is made under section 393 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393, there is appropriated an equal amount of user fees in the department of technology, management, and budget budget to accommodate an increase or decrease in spending authorization.
Sec. 834. (1) Revenue collected from licenses issued under the antenna site management project shall be deposited into the antenna site management revolving fund created for this purpose in the department of technology, management, and budget. The department may receive and expend money from the fund for costs associated with the antenna site management project, including the cost of a third-party site manager. Any excess revenue remaining in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall be proportionately transferred to the appropriate state restricted funds as designated in statute or by constitution.
(2) An antenna shall not be placed on any site pursuant to this section without complying with the respective local zoning codes and local unit of government processes.
Sec. 835. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the funds collected by the department for supplying census-related information and technical services, publications, statistical studies, population projections and estimates, and other demographic products are appropriated for all expenses necessary to provide the required services. These funds are available for expenditure when they are received and may be carried forward into the next succeeding fiscal year.
STATE BUILDING AUTHORITY RENT
Sec. 842. (1) The state building authority rent appropriations in part 1 may also be expended for the payment of required premiums for insurance on facilities owned by the state building authority or payment of costs that may be incurred as the result of any deductible provisions in such insurance policies.
(2) If the amount appropriated in part 1 for state building authority rent is not sufficient to pay the rent obligations and insurance premiums and deductibles identified in subsection (1) for state building authority projects, there is appropriated from the general fund of the state the amount necessary to pay such obligations.
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Sec. 850. (1) In accordance with section 5 of article XI of the state constitution of 1963, all restricted funds shall be assessed a sum not less than 1% of the total aggregate payroll paid from those funds for financing the civil service commission on the basis of actual 1% restricted sources total aggregate payroll of the classified service for the preceding fiscal year. This includes, but is not limited to, restricted funds appropriated in part 1 of any appropriations act. Unexpended 1% appropriated funds shall be returned to each 1% fund source at the end of the fiscal year.
(2) The appropriations in part 1 are estimates of actual charges based on payroll appropriations. With the approval of the state budget director, the commission is authorized to adjust financing sources for civil service charges based on actual payroll expenditures, provided that such adjustments do not increase the total appropriation for the civil service commission.
(3) The financing from restricted sources shall be credited to the civil service commission by the end of the second fiscal quarter.
Sec. 851. Except where specifically appropriated for this purpose, financing from restricted sources shall be credited to the civil service commission. For restricted sources of funding within the general fund that have the legislative authority for carryover, if current spending authorization or revenues are insufficient to accept the charge, the shortage shall be taken from carryforward balances of that funding source. Restricted revenue sources that do not have carryforward authority shall be utilized to satisfy commission operating deducts first and civil service obligations second. General fund dollars are appropriated for any shortfall, pursuant to approval by the state budget director.
Sec. 852. The appropriation in part 1 to the civil service commission, for state-sponsored group insurance, flexible spending accounts, and COBRA, represents amounts, in part, included within the various appropriations throughout state government for the current fiscal year to fund the flexible spending account program included within the civil service commission. Deposits against state-sponsored group insurance, flexible spending accounts, and COBRA for the flexible spending account program shall be made from assessments levied during the current fiscal year in a manner prescribed by the civil service commission. Unspent employee contributions to the flexible spending accounts may be used to offset administrative costs for the flexible spending account program, with any remaining balance of unspent employee contributions to be lapsed to the general fund.
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Sec. 860. As used in sections 861 through 867:
(a) “Board” means the state administrative board.
(b) “Community college” does not include a state agency or university.
(c) “Department” means the department of technology, management, and budget.
(d) “Director” means the director of the department of technology, management, and budget.
(e) “Fiscal agencies” means the senate fiscal agency and the house fiscal agency.
(f) “State agency” means an agency of state government. State agency does not include a community college or university.
(g) “State building authority” means the authority created under 1964 PA 183, MCL 830.411 to 830.425.
(h) “University” means a 4-year university supported by the state. University does not include a community college or a state agency.
Sec. 861. Each capital outlay project authorized in this part and part 1 or any previous capital outlay act shall comply with the procedures required by the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
Sec. 862. (1) The department shall provide the JCOS, state budget director, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with reports as considered necessary relative to the status of each planning or construction project financed by the state building authority, by this part and part 1, or by previous acts.
(2) Before the end of each fiscal year, the department shall report to the JCOS, state budget director, and the senate and house fiscal agencies for each capital outlay project other than lump sums all of the following:
(a) The account number and name of each construction project.
(b) The balance remaining in each account.
(c) The date of the last expenditure from the account.
(d) The anticipated date of occupancy if the project is under construction.
(e) The appropriations history for the project.
(f) The professional service contractor.
(g) The amount of the project financed with federal funds.
(h) The amount of the project financed through the state building authority.
(i) The total authorized cost for the project and the state authorized share if different than the total.
(3) Before the end of each fiscal year, the department shall report the following for each project by a state agency, university, or community college that is authorized for planning but is not yet authorized for construction:
(a) The name of the project and account number.
(b) Whether a program statement is approved.
(c) Whether schematics are approved by the department.
(d) Whether preliminary plans are approved by the department.
(e) The name of the professional service contractor.
(4) As used in this section, “project” includes appropriation line items made for purchase of real estate.
Sec. 864. The appropriations in part 1 for capital outlay shall be carried forward at the end of the fiscal year consistent with the provisions of section 248 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1248.
Sec. 865. (1) A site preparation economic development fund is created in the department. As used in this section, “economic development sites” means those state-owned sites declared as surplus property pursuant to section 251 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1251, that would provide economic benefit to the area or to the state. The Michigan economic development corporation board and the state budget director shall determine whether or not a specific state-owned site qualifies for inclusion in the fund created under this subsection.
(2) Proceeds from the sale of any sites designated in subsection (1) shall be deposited into the fund created in subsection (1) and shall be available for site preparation expenditures, unless otherwise provided by law. The economic development sites authorized in subsection (1) are authorized for sale consistent with state law. Expenditures from the fund are authorized for site preparation activities that enhance the marketable sale value of the sites. Site preparation activities include, but are not limited to, demolition, environmental studies and abatement, utility enhancement, and site excavation.
(3) A cash advance in an amount of not more than $25,000,000.00 is authorized from the general fund to the site preparation economic development fund.
(4) An annual report shall be transmitted to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations not later than December 31 of each year. This report shall detail both of the following:
(a) The revenue and expenditure activity in the fund for the preceding fiscal year.
(b) The sites identified as economic development sites under subsection (1).
Sec. 867. Proceeds from the sale of the Farnum Building shall be subsequently appropriated to the department in accordance with any legislation enacted that authorizes the sale of that property. If the net proceeds from the sale of the Farnum Building are less than the $7,000,000.00 authorized for senate relocation costs in section 896 of article VIII of 2014 PA 252, an amount equal to the difference between the net sale proceeds and $7,000,000.00 shall be appropriated by the legislature to the department.
CAPITAL OUTLAY - UNIVERSITIES AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Sec. 873. (1) This section applies only to projects for community colleges.
(2) State support is directed towards the remodeling and additions, special maintenance, or construction of certain community college buildings. The community college shall obtain or provide for site acquisition and initial main utility installation to operate the facility. Funding shall be composed of local and state shares and not more than 50% of a capital outlay project, not including a lump-sum special maintenance project or remodeling and addition project, for a community college shall be appropriated from state and federal funds, unless otherwise appropriated by the legislature.
(3) An expenditure under this part and part 1 is authorized when the release of the appropriation is approved by the board upon the recommendation of the director. The director may recommend to the board the release of any appropriation in part 1 only after the director is assured that the legal entity operating the community college to which the appropriation is made has complied with this part and part 1 and has matched the amounts appropriated as required by this part and part 1. A release of funds in part 1 shall not exceed 50% of the total cost of planning and construction of any project, not including lump-sum remodeling and additions and special maintenance, unless otherwise appropriated by the legislature. Further planning and construction of a project authorized by this part and part 1 or applicable sections of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594, shall be in accordance with the purpose and scope as defined and delineated in the approved program statements and planning documents. This part and part 1 are applicable to all projects for which planning appropriations were made in previous acts.
(4) The community college shall take the steps necessary to secure available federal construction and equipment money for projects funded for construction in this part and part 1 if an application was not previously made. If there is a reasonable expectation that a prior year unfunded application may receive federal money in a subsequent year, the college shall take whatever action necessary to keep the application active.
Sec. 874. If university and community college matching revenues are received in an amount less than the appropriations for capital projects contained in this part and part 1, the state funds shall be reduced in proportion to the amount of matching revenue received.
Sec. 875. (1) The director may require that community colleges and universities that have an authorized project listed in part 1 submit documentation regarding the project match and governing board approval of the authorized project not more than 60 days after the beginning of the fiscal year.
(2) If the documentation required by the director under subsection (1) is not submitted, or does not adequately authenticate the availability of the project match or board approval of the authorized project, the authorization may terminate. The authorization terminates 30 days after the director notifies the JCOS of the intent to terminate the project unless the JCOS convenes to extend the authorization.
DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY
OPERATIONS
Sec. 901. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $40,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
Sec. 902. (1) Amounts needed to pay for interest, fees, principal, mandatory and optional redemptions, arbitrage rebates as required by federal law, and costs associated with the payment, registration, trustee services, credit enhancements, and issuing costs in excess of the amount appropriated to the department of treasury in part 1 for debt service on notes and bonds that are issued by the state under sections 14, 15, and 16 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963 as implemented by 1967 PA 266, MCL 17.451 to 17.455, are appropriated.
(2) In addition to the amount appropriated to the department of treasury for debt service in part 1, there is appropriated an amount for fiscal year cash-flow borrowing costs to pay for interest on interfund borrowing made under 1967 PA 55, MCL 12.51 to 12.53.
(3) In addition to the amount appropriated to the department of treasury for debt service in part 1, there is appropriated all repayments received by the state on loans made from the school bond loan fund not required to be deposited in the school loan revolving fund by or pursuant to section 4 of 1961 PA 112, MCL 388.984, to the extent determined by the state treasurer, for the payment of debt service, including, without limitation, optional and mandatory redemptions, on bonds, notes or commercial paper issued by the state pursuant to 1961 PA 112, MCL 388.981 to 388.985.
Sec. 902a. The department of treasury shall notify the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office not more than 30 days after a refunding or restructuring bond issue is sold. The notification shall compare the annual debt service prior to the refinancing or restructuring, the annual debt service after the refinancing or restructuring, the change in the principal and interest over the duration of the debt, and the projected change in the present value of the debt service due to the refinancing and restructuring.
Sec. 903. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department of treasury may contract with private collection agencies and law firms to collect taxes and other accounts due this state. In addition to the amounts appropriated in part 1 to the department of treasury, there are appropriated amounts necessary to fund collection costs and fees not to exceed 25% of the collections or 2.5% plus operating costs, whichever amount is prescribed by each contract. The appropriation to fund collection costs and fees for the collection of taxes or other accounts due this state are from the fund or account to which the revenues being collected are recorded or dedicated. However, if the taxes collected are constitutionally dedicated for a specific purpose, the appropriation of collection costs and fees are from the general purpose account of the general fund.
(2) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department of treasury may contract with private collections agencies and law firms to collect defaulted student loans and other accounts due the Michigan guaranty agency. In addition to the amounts appropriated in part 1 to the department of treasury, there are appropriated amounts necessary to fund collection costs and fees not to exceed 24.34% of the collection or a lesser amount as prescribed by the contract. The appropriation to fund collection costs and fees for the auditing and collection of defaulted student loans due the Michigan guaranty agency is from the fund or account to which the revenues being collected are recorded or dedicated.
(3) The department of treasury shall submit a report for the immediately preceding fiscal year ending September 30 to the state budget director and the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations not later than November 30 stating the agencies or law firms employed, the amount of collections for each, the costs of collection, and other pertinent information relating to determining whether this authority should be continued.
Sec. 904. (1) The department of treasury, through its bureau of investments, may charge an investment service fee against the applicable retirement funds. The fees may be expended for necessary salaries, wages, contractual services, supplies, materials, equipment, travel, worker’s compensation insurance premiums, and grants to the civil service commission and state employees’ retirement funds. Service fees shall not exceed the aggregate amount appropriated in part 1. The department of treasury shall maintain accounting records in sufficient detail to enable the retirement funds to be reimbursed periodically for fee revenue that is determined by the department of treasury to be surplus.
(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1 from the retirement funds to the department of treasury, there is appropriated from retirement funds an amount sufficient to pay for the services of money managers, investment advisors, investment consultants, custodians, and other outside professionals, the state treasurer considers necessary to prudently manage the retirement funds’ investment portfolios. The state treasurer shall report annually to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations and the state budget office concerning the performance of each portfolio by investment advisor.
Sec. 904a. (1) There is appropriated an amount sufficient to recognize and pay expenditures for financial services provided by financial institutions as provided under section 1 of 1861 PA 111, MCL 21.181.
(2) The appropriations under subsection (1) shall be funded by restricting revenues from common cash interest earnings and investment earnings in an amount sufficient to record these expenditures.
Sec. 905. A revolving fund known as the municipal finance fee fund is created in the department of treasury. Fees are established under the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821, and the fees collected shall be credited to the municipal finance fee fund and may be carried forward for future appropriation.
Sec. 906. (1) The department of treasury shall charge for audits as permitted by state or federal law or under contractual arrangements with local units of government, other principal executive departments, or state agencies. However, the charge shall not be more than the actual cost for performing the audit. A report detailing audits performed and audit charges for the immediately preceding fiscal year shall be submitted to the state budget director and the senate and house fiscal agencies not later than November 30.
(2) A revolving fund known as the audit charges fund is created in the department of treasury. The contractual charges collected shall be credited to the audit charges fund and may be carried forward for future appropriation.
Sec. 907. A revolving fund known as the assessor certification and training fund is created in the department of treasury. The assessor certification and training fund shall be used to organize and operate a property assessor certification and training program. Each participant certified and trained shall pay to the department of treasury examination fees not to exceed $50.00 per examination and certification fees not to exceed $175.00. Training courses shall be offered in assessment administration. Each participant shall pay a fee to cover the expenses incurred in offering the optional programs to certified assessing personnel and other individuals interested in an assessment career opportunity. The fees collected shall be credited to the assessor certification and training fund.
Sec. 908. The amount appropriated in part 1 to the department of treasury, home heating assistance program, is to cover the costs, including data processing, of administering federal home heating credits to eligible claimants and to administer the supplemental fuel cost payment program for eligible tax credit and welfare recipients.
Sec. 909. Revenue from the airport parking tax act, 1987 PA 248, MCL 207.371 to 207.383, is appropriated and shall be distributed under section 7a of the airport parking tax act, 1987 PA 248, MCL 207.377a.
Sec. 910. The disbursement by the department of treasury from the bottle deposit fund to dealers as required by section 3c(2) of 1976 IL 1, MCL 445.573c, is appropriated.
Sec. 911. (1) There is appropriated an amount sufficient to recognize and pay refundable income tax credits as provided by the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
(2) The appropriations under subsection (1) shall be funded by restricting income tax revenue in an amount sufficient to record these expenditures.
Sec. 912. A plaintiff in a garnishment action involving this state shall pay to the state treasurer 1 of the following:
(a) A fee of $6.00 at the time a writ of garnishment of periodic payments is served upon the state treasurer, as provided in section 4012 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.4012.
(b) A fee of $6.00 at the time any other writ of garnishment is served upon the state treasurer, except that the fee shall be reduced to $5.00 for each writ of garnishment for individual income tax refunds or credits filed by magnetic media.
Sec. 913. (1) The department of treasury may contract with private firms to appraise and, if necessary, appeal the assessments of senior citizen cooperative housing units. Payment for this service shall be from savings resulting from the appraisal or appeal process.
(2) Of the funds appropriated in part 1 to the department of treasury for the senior citizens’ cooperative housing tax exemption program, a portion may be utilized for a program audit of the program. The department of treasury shall forward copies of any audit report completed to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government and to the state budget office. The department of treasury may utilize up to 1% of the funds for program administration and auditing.
Sec. 914. The department of treasury may provide a $200.00 annual prize from the Ehlers internship award account in the gifts, bequests, and deposit fund to the runner-up of the Rosenthal prize for interns. The Ehlers internship award account is interest bearing.
Sec. 915. Pursuant to section 61 of the Michigan campaign finance act, 1976 PA 388, MCL 169.261, there is appropriated from the general fund to the state campaign fund an amount equal to the amounts designated for tax year 2014. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the amount appropriated shall not revert to the general fund and shall remain in the state campaign fund. Any amounts remaining in the state campaign fund in excess of $10,000,000.00 on December 31 shall revert to the general fund.
Sec. 916. The department of treasury may make available to interested entities otherwise unavailable customized unclaimed property listings of nonconfidential information in its possession. The charge for this information is as follows: 1 to 100,000 records at 2.5 cents per record and 100,001 or more records at .5 cents per record. The revenue received from this service shall be deposited to the appropriate revenue account or fund. The department shall submit an annual report on or before June 1 to the state budget director and the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations that states the amount of revenue received from the sale of information.
Sec. 917. (1) There is appropriated for write-offs and advances an amount equal to total write-offs and advances for departmental programs, but not to exceed current year authorizations that would otherwise lapse to the general fund.
(2) The department of treasury shall submit a report for the immediately preceding fiscal year to the state budget director and the senate and house fiscal agencies not later than November 30 stating the amounts appropriated for write-offs and advances under subsection (1).
Sec. 918. In addition to funds appropriated in part 1, the department of treasury may receive and expend funds for conducting tax orientation workshops and seminars. Funds received may not exceed costs incurred in conducting the workshops and seminars.
Sec. 919. (1) From funds appropriated in part 1, the department of treasury may contract with private auditing firms to audit for and collect unclaimed property due this state in accordance with the uniform unclaimed property act, 1995 PA 29, MCL 567.221 to 567.265. In addition to the amounts appropriated in part 1 to the department of treasury, there are appropriated amounts necessary to fund auditing and collection costs and fees not to exceed 12% of the collections, or a lesser amount as prescribed by the contract. The appropriation to fund collection costs and fees for the auditing and collection of unclaimed property due this state is from the fund or account to which the revenues being collected are recorded or dedicated.
(2) The department of treasury shall submit a report for the immediately preceding fiscal year ending September 30 to the state budget director and the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations not later than November 30 stating the auditing firms employed, the amount of collections for each, the costs of collection, and other pertinent information relating to determining whether this authority should be continued.
(3) During fiscal year 2015-2016, the department of treasury shall complete a review of its unclaimed property audit procedures in an effort to streamline the process. The department of treasury shall seek input from interested parties involved in the unclaimed property process. The department of treasury shall meet with businesses to discuss and propose an expedited audit procedure that allows Michigan residents and businesses the opportunity to regain their property but expedites the audit timeline and minimizes the impact on businesses that are subject to an unclaimed property audit. The department of treasury has 6 months to complete this review and evaluate the feasibility of developing expedited audit procedures as an alternative to current audit process. The audit process shall include at a minimum the option for business to choose whether to use the streamlined process or the existing audit procedure. By March 31, 2016, the department shall issue a report to the state budget director, the house and senate subcommittees that oversee general government, and the house and senate fiscal agencies. The department shall present the findings of the report before a joint meeting of the house and senate subcommittees on general government.
Sec. 924. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the department of treasury may receive and expend principal residence audit fund revenue for administration of principal residence audits under the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155.
(2) The department of treasury shall submit a report for the immediately preceding fiscal year to the state budget director and the senate and house fiscal agencies not later than December 31 stating the amount of exemptions denied and the revenue received under the program.
Sec. 926. Unexpended appropriations of the John R. Justice grant program are designated as work project appropriations and shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall continue to be available for expenditure until the project has been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The purpose of the project is to provide student loan forgiveness to qualified public defenders and prosecutors.
(b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with private vendors, or both.
(c) The total estimated cost of the project is $287,700.00.
(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2016.
Sec. 927. The department of treasury shall submit annual progress reports to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government and the senate and house fiscal agencies, regarding personal property tax audits. The report shall include the number of audits, revenue generated, and number of complaints received by the department related to the audits.
Sec. 928. The department of treasury may provide receipt, warrant and cash processing, data, collection, investment, fiscal agent, levy and warrant cost assessment, writ of garnishment, and other user services on a contractual basis for other principal executive departments and state agencies. Funds for the services provided are appropriated and shall be expended for salaries and wages, fees, supplies, and equipment necessary to provide the services. Any unobligated balance of the funds received shall revert to the general fund of this state as of September 30.
Sec. 930. (1) The department of treasury shall provide accounts receivable collections services to other principal executive departments and state agencies under 1927 PA 375, MCL 14.131 to 14.134. The department of treasury shall deduct a fee equal to the cost of collections from all receipts except unrestricted general fund collections. Fees shall be credited to a restricted revenue account and appropriated to the department of treasury to pay for the cost of collections. The department of treasury shall maintain accounting records in sufficient detail to enable the respective accounts to be reimbursed periodically for fees deducted that are determined by the department of treasury to be surplus to the actual cost of collections.
(2) The department of treasury shall submit a report for the immediately preceding fiscal year to the state budget director and the senate and house fiscal agencies not later than November 30 stating the principal executive departments and state agencies served, funds collected, and costs of collection under subsection (1).
Sec. 931. (1) The appropriation in part 1 to the department of treasury for treasury fees shall be assessed against all restricted funds that receive common cash earnings or other investment income. Treasury fees include all costs, including administrative overhead, relating to the investment of each restricted fund. The fee assessed against each restricted fund will be based on the size of the restricted fund (the absolute value of the average daily cash balance plus the market value of investments in the prior fiscal year) and the level of effort necessary to maintain the restricted fund as required by each department. The department of treasury shall provide a report to the state budget director, the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government, and the senate and house fiscal agencies by November 30 of each year identifying the fees assessed against each restricted fund and the methodology used for assessment.
(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the department of treasury may receive and expend investment fees relating to new restricted funding sources that participate in common cash earnings or other investment income during the current fiscal year. When a new restricted fund is created starting on or after October 1, that restricted fund shall be assessed a fee using the same criteria identified in subsection (1).
Sec. 932. Revenue received under the Michigan education trust act, 1986 PA 316, MCL 390.1421 to 390.1442, may be expended by the board of directors of the Michigan education trust for necessary salaries, wages, supplies, contractual services, equipment, worker’s compensation insurance premiums, and grants to the civil service commission and state employees’ retirement fund.
Sec. 934. (1) The department of treasury may expend revenues received under the hospital finance authority act, 1969 PA 38, MCL 331.31 to 331.84, the shared credit rating act, 1985 PA 227, MCL 141.1051 to 141.1076, the higher education facilities authority act, 1969 PA 295, MCL 390.921 to 390.934, the Michigan public educational facilities authority, Executive Reorganization Order No. 2002-3, MCL 12.192, the Michigan tobacco settlement finance authority act, 2005 PA 226, MCL 129.261 to 129.279, the land bank fast track act, 2003 PA 258, MCL 124.751 to 124.774, part 505 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.50501 to 324.50522, the state housing development authority act of 1966, 1966 PA 346, MCL 125.1401 to 125.1499c, and the Michigan finance authority, Executive Reorganization Order No. 2010-2, MCL 12.194, for necessary salaries, wages, supplies, contractual services, equipment, worker’s compensation insurance premiums, grants to the civil service commission and state employees’ retirement fund, and other expenses as allowed under those acts.
(2) The department of treasury shall report by January 31 to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on the amount and purpose of expenditures made under subsection (1) from funds received in addition to those appropriated in part 1. The report shall also include a listing of reimbursement of revenue, if any. The report shall cover the 2014-2015 fiscal year.
Sec. 935. The funds appropriated in part 1 for dual enrollment payments for an eligible student enrolled in a state-approved nonpublic school shall be distributed as provided under the postsecondary enrollment options act, 1996 PA 160, MCL 388.511 to 388.524, and the career and technical preparation act, 2000 PA 258, MCL 388.1901 to 388.1913, in a form and manner as determined by the department of treasury.
Sec. 944. If the department of treasury hires a pension plan consultant using any of the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall retain any report provided to the department by that consultant and shall make that report available upon request to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director.
Sec. 945. The assessment and certification division of the department of treasury shall conduct a review of local unit assessment administration practices, procedures, and records, also known as the audit of minimal assessing requirements, in at least 1 assessment jurisdiction per county.
Sec. 946. Revenue collected in the convention facility development fund is appropriated and shall be distributed under sections 8 and 9 of the state convention facility development act, 1985 PA 106, MCL 207.628 and 207.629.
Sec. 947. Financial independence teams shall cooperate with the office of fiscal responsibility to coordinate and streamline efforts in identifying and addressing fiscal emergencies in school districts and intermediate school districts.
Sec. 948. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016 are $46,551,300.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $26,428,100.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $20,129,200.00.
Sec. 949. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department of treasury may contract with private agencies to prevent the disbursement of fraudulent tax refunds. In addition to the amounts appropriated in part 1 to the department of treasury, there are appropriated amounts necessary to pay contract costs or fund operations designed to reduce fraudulent income tax refund payments not to exceed $1,600,000.00 of the refunds identified as potentially fraudulent and for which payment of the refund is denied. The appropriation to fund fraud prevention efforts is from the fund or account to which the revenues being collected are recorded or dedicated.
(2) The department of treasury shall submit a report for the immediately preceding fiscal year ending September 30 to the state budget director and the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations not later than November 30 stating the number of refund claims denied due to the fraud prevention operations, the amount of refunds denied, the costs of the fraud prevention operations, and other pertinent information relating to determining whether this authority should be continued.
Sec. 949a. (1) From the increased funds appropriated in part 1 for personal property tax reform, the department of treasury shall establish personal property tax payments in the current fiscal year. The purpose of these increased funds is to continue payment to municipalities for lost debt and tax increment financing personal property taxes as required by the local community stabilization authority act, 2014 PA 86, MCL 123.1341 to 123.1362.
(2) The department of treasury shall identify specific outcomes and performance measures for this initiative, including, but not limited to, the treasury’s ability to establish the technical and administrative support needed to ensure the payment information provided to LCSA is accurate and timely.
Sec. 949b. (1) From the increased funds appropriated in part 1 for the city income tax administration program, the department of treasury shall establish the city income tax administration program in the current year. The purpose of this new program is to minimalize revenue loss through improved accuracy of e-filed returns.
(2) The department of treasury shall identify specific outcomes and performance measures for this initiative, including, but not limited to, the treasury’s ability to track and reduce fraudulent returns by expanding compliance and enforcement services. This will benefit cities in this state by allowing the taxpayer to e-file the city return as part of the state return.
Sec. 949c. (1) From the increased funds appropriated in part 1 for treasury operations information technology services and projects, the department shall increase treasury operations information technology services and projects in the current fiscal year. The purpose of this increase is to establish a treasury online business portal to allow businesses online access to do electronic business tax registration, tax returns, and tax payments.
(2) The department shall identify specific outcomes and performance measures for this initiative, including, but not limited to, the number of Michigan businesses that take advantage of the opportunity for electronic business tax registration, authentication of taxpayers, and tax filing through the online business portal.
Sec. 949d. (1) From the increased funds appropriated in part 1 for financial review commission, the department shall expand financial review commission efforts in the current fiscal year. The purpose of this expansion is to provide ongoing costs associated with the operation of the commission.
(2) The department shall identify specific outcomes and performance measures for this initiative, including, but not limited to, the department’s ability to perform a critical fiscal review to ensure the city of Detroit does not reenter distress following its exit from bankruptcy.
Sec. 949e. From the increased funds appropriated in part 1 for the state essential services assessment program, the department of treasury shall establish the state essential services assessment program in the current year. The purpose of the new program will provide the department the ability to collect the new state essential services assessment which is a phased-in replacement of locally collected personal property taxes on eligible manufacturing personal property.
Sec. 949f. Revenue from the tobacco products tax act, 1993 PA 327, MCL 205.421 to 205.436, related to counties with a 2000 population of more than 2,000,000 is appropriated and shall be distributed under section 12(4)(d) of the tobacco products tax act, 1993 PA 327, MCL 205.432.
Sec. 949g. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for urban search and rescue task force, $300,000.00 shall be expended to support the urban search and rescue task force. In distributing funds under this section, the department of treasury shall require the task force to provide to the department the following information:
(a) A final year-end report providing information on all revenue received by source and expenditures by categories, with the funds distributed to the task force under section 606(9) of article XVI of 2014 PA 252 discretely presented.
(b) Detail on the proposed expenditure of the funds distributed under this section.
(c) A final year-end report providing information on all revenue received by source and expenditures by categories, with the funds distributed under this section discretely presented.
REVENUE SHARING
Sec. 950. The funds appropriated in part 1 for constitutional revenue sharing shall be distributed by the department of treasury to cities, villages, and townships, as required under section 10 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963. Revenue collected in accordance with section 10 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963 in excess of the amount appropriated in part 1 for constitutional revenue sharing is appropriated for distribution to cities, villages, and townships, on a population basis as required under section 10 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963.
Sec. 952. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for city, village, and township revenue sharing are for grants to cities, villages, and townships such that, subject to fulfilling the requirements under subsection (3), each city, village, or township is eligible to receive 100% of its eligible payment under section 952 of article VIII of 2014 PA 252. For purposes of this subsection, any city, village, or township that completely merges with another city, village, or township will be treated as a single entity, such that when determining the eligible payment under section 952 of article VIII of 2014 PA 252 for the combined single entity, the amount each of the merging local units was eligible to receive under section 952 of article VIII of 2014 PA 252 is summed. For purposes of this subsection, population is determined in the same manner as under section 3 of the Glenn Steil state revenue sharing act of 1971, 1971 PA 140, MCL 141.903. In addition, any city or village that according to the 2010 federal decennial census is determined to have population in more than 1 county shall be treated as a single entity when determining the eligible payment under section 952 of article VIII of 2014 PA 252.
(2) The funds appropriated in part 1 for the county incentive program are to be used for grants to counties such that each county is eligible to receive an amount equal to the amount by which the balance in its revenue sharing reserve fund under section 44a of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.44a, for the county’s most recent fiscal year that ends prior to the January 1 of the state’s fiscal year is less than the amount calculated under section 44a(14) of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.44a, for the county fiscal year that begins in the state’s fiscal year. The amount calculated under this subsection shall be adjusted as necessary to reflect partial county fiscal years and prorated based on the total amount appropriated for distribution to all eligible counties. Except as otherwise provided under this subsection, payments under this subsection will be distributed to an eligible county subject to the county’s fulfilling the requirements under subsection (3).
(3) For purposes of accountability and transparency, each eligible city, village, township, or county shall certify by December 1, or the first day of a payment month, that it has produced a citizen’s guide of its most recent local finances, including a recognition of its unfunded liabilities; a performance dashboard; a debt service report containing a detailed listing of its debt service requirements, including, at a minimum, the issuance date, issuance amount, type of debt instrument, a listing of all revenues pledged to finance debt service by debt instrument, and a listing of the annual payment amounts until maturity; and a projected budget report, including, at a minimum, the current fiscal year and a projection for the immediately following fiscal year. The projected budget report shall include revenues and expenditures and an explanation of the assumptions used for the projections. Each eligible city, village, township, or county shall include in any mailing of general information to its citizens the Internet website address location for its citizen’s guide, performance dashboard, debt service report, and projected budget report or the physical location where these documents are available for public viewing in the city, village, township, or county clerk’s office. Each city, village, township, and county applying for a payment under this subsection shall submit a copy of the citizen’s guide, a copy of the performance dashboard, a copy of the debt service report, and a copy of the projected budget report to the department of treasury. The department of treasury shall develop detailed guidance for a city, village, township, or county to follow to meet the requirements of this subsection. The detailed guidance shall be posted on the department of treasury website and distributed to cities, villages, townships, and counties by October 1.
(4) City, village, and township revenue sharing payments and county incentive program payments are subject to the following conditions:
(a) The city, village, township, or county shall certify to the department that it has met the required criteria for subsection (3) and submitted the required citizen’s guide, performance dashboard, debt service report, and projected budget report as required by subsection (3). A department of treasury review of the citizen’s guide, dashboard, or reports is not required in order for a city, village, township, or county to receive a payment under subsection (1) or (2). The department shall develop a certification process and method for cities, villages, townships, and counties to follow.
(b) Subject to subdivisions (c), (d), and (e), if a city, village, township, or county meets the requirements of subsection (3), the city, village, township, or county shall receive its full potential payment under this section.
(c) Cities, villages, and townships eligible to receive a payment under subsection (1) shall receive 1/6 of their eligible payment on the last business day of October, December, February, April, June, and August. Payments under subsection (1) shall be issued to cities, villages, and townships until the specified due date for subsection (3). After the specified due date for subsection (3), payments shall be made to a city, village, or township only if that city, village, or township has complied with subdivision (a).
(d) Payments under subsection (2) shall be issued to counties until the specified due date for subsection (3). After the specified due date for subsection (3), payments shall be made to a county only if that county has complied with subdivision (a).
(e) If a city, village, township, or county does not provide the required certification or fails to submit the required citizen’s guide, performance dashboard, debt service report, and projected budget report by the first day of a payment month, the city, village, township, or county shall forfeit the payment in that payment month.
(f) Any city, village, township, or county that falsifies certification documents shall forfeit any future city, village, and township revenue sharing payments or county incentive program payments and shall repay to this state all payments it has received under this section.
(g) City, village, and township revenue sharing payments and county incentive program payments under this section shall be distributed on the last business day of October, December, February, April, June, and August.
(h) Payments distributed under this section may be withheld pursuant to sections 17a and 21 of the Glenn Steil state revenue sharing act of 1971, 1971 PA 140, MCL 141.917a and 141.921.
(5) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for city, village, and township revenue sharing and the county incentive program shall be available for expenditure under the program for financially distressed cities, villages, or townships after the approval of transfers by the legislature pursuant to section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
Sec. 955. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for county revenue sharing shall be distributed by the department of treasury to eligible counties pursuant to the Glenn Steil state revenue sharing act of 1971, 1971 PA 140, MCL 141.901 to 141.921.
(2) The department of treasury shall annually certify to the state budget director the amount each county is authorized to expend from its revenue sharing reserve fund.
Sec. 956. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for financially distressed cities, villages, and townships shall be granted by the department of treasury to cities, villages, and townships that have 1 or more conditions that indicate probable financial distress, as determined by the department of treasury. A city, village, or township with 1 or more conditions that indicate probable financial distress may apply in a manner determined by the department of treasury for a grant to pay for specific projects or services that move the city, village, or township toward financial stability. Grants are to be used for specific projects or services that move the city, village, or township toward financial stability. The city, village, or township may use, but is not limited to using, the grants under this section to make payments to reduce unfunded accrued liability; to repair or replace critical infrastructure and equipment owned or maintained by the city, village, or township; to reduce debt obligations; or for costs associated with a transition to shared services with another jurisdiction. The department of treasury shall award no more than $2,000,000.00 to any city, village, or township under this section.
(2) The department of treasury shall provide a report to the senate and house of representatives appropriations subcommittees on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office by March 31. The report shall include a list by grant recipient of the date each grant was approved, the amount of the grant, and a description of the project or projects that will be paid by the grant.
(3) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for financially distressed cities, villages, and townships are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditure for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The purpose of the project is to provide assistance to financially distressed cities, villages, and townships under this section.
(b) The projects will be accomplished by grants to cities, villages, and townships approved by the department of treasury.
(c) The total estimated cost of all projects is $5,000,000.00.
(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2020.
Sec. 957. It is the intent of the legislature that a legislative workgroup that includes representatives from the executive office shall meet to explore revisions to the distribution of nonconstitutional revenue sharing payments for cities, villages, and townships.
BUREAU OF STATE LOTTERY
Sec. 960. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1 to the bureau of state lottery, there is appropriated from state lottery fund revenues the amount necessary for, and directly related to, implementing and operating lottery games under the McCauley-Traxler-Law-Bowman-McNeely lottery act, 1972 PA 239, MCL 432.1 to 432.47, and activities under the Traxler-McCauley-Law-Bowman bingo act, 1972 PA 382, MCL 432.101 to 432.120, including expenditures for contractually mandated payments for vendor commissions, contractually mandated payments for instant tickets intended for resale, the contractual costs of providing and maintaining the online system communications network, and incentive and bonus payments to lottery retailers.
Sec. 963. The bureau of state lottery shall inform all lottery retailers that the cash side of MDHHS bridge cards cannot be used to purchase lottery tickets.
Sec. 964. For the bureau of the state lottery, there is appropriated 1% of the lottery’s prior fiscal year’s gross sales or $23,000,000.00, whichever is less, for promotion and advertising.
CASINO GAMING
Sec. 971. From the revenue collected by the Michigan gaming control board regarding the total annual assessment of each casino licensee, $2,000,000.00 is appropriated and shall be deposited in the compulsive gaming prevention fund as described in section 12a(5) of the Michigan gaming control and revenue act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432.212a.
Sec. 973. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 for local government programs may be used to provide assistance to a local revenue sharing board referenced in an agreement authorized by the Indian gaming regulatory act, Public Law 100-497.
(2) A local revenue sharing board described in subsection (1) shall comply with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275, and the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
(3) A county treasurer is authorized to receive and administer funds received for and on behalf of a local revenue sharing board. Funds appropriated in part 1 for local government programs may be used to audit local revenue sharing board funds held by a county treasurer. This section does not limit the ability of local units of government to enter into agreements with federally recognized Indian tribes to provide financial assistance to local units of government or to jointly provide public services.
(4) A local revenue sharing board described in subsection (1) shall comply with all applicable provisions of any agreement authorized by the Indian gaming regulatory act, Public Law 100-497, in which the local revenue sharing board is referenced, including, but not limited to, the disbursal of tribal casino payments received under applicable provisions of the tribal-state class III gaming compact in which those funds are received.
(5) The director of the department of state police and the executive director of the Michigan gaming control board are authorized to assist the local revenue sharing boards in determining allocations to be made to local public safety organizations.
(6) The Michigan gaming control board shall submit a report by September 30 to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations and the state budget director on the receipts and distribution of revenues by local revenue sharing boards.
Sec. 974. If revenues collected in the state services fee fund are less than the amounts appropriated from the fund, available revenues shall be used to fully fund the appropriation in part 1 for casino gaming regulation activities before distributions are made to other state departments and agencies. If the remaining revenue in the fund is insufficient to fully fund appropriations to other state departments or agencies, the shortfall shall be distributed proportionally among those departments and agencies.
Sec. 976. The executive director of the Michigan gaming control board may pay rewards of not more than $5,000.00 to a person who provides information that results in the arrest and conviction on a felony or misdemeanor charge for a crime that involves the horse racing industry. A reward paid pursuant to this section shall be paid out of the appropriation in part 1 for the racing commission.
Sec. 977. All appropriations from the Michigan agriculture equine industry development fund, except for the racing commission and laboratory analysis program appropriations, shall be reduced proportionately if revenues to the Michigan agriculture equine industry development fund decline during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016 to a level lower than the amount appropriated in part 1.
Sec. 978. The Michigan gaming control board shall use actual expenditure data in determining the actual regulatory costs of conducting racing dates and shall provide that data to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on agriculture and general government and the senate and house fiscal agencies. The Michigan gaming control board shall not be reimbursed for more than the actual regulatory cost of conducting race dates. If a certified horsemen’s organization funds more than the actual regulatory cost, the balance shall remain in the agriculture equine industry development fund to be used to fund subsequent race dates conducted by race meeting licensees with which the certified horsemen’s organization has contracts. If a certified horsemen’s organization funds less than the actual regulatory costs of the additional horse racing dates, the Michigan gaming control board shall reduce the number of future race dates conducted by race meeting licensees with which the certified horsemen’s organization has contracts. Prior to the reduction in the number of authorized race dates due to budget deficits, the executive director of the Michigan gaming control board shall provide notice to the certified horsemen’s organizations with an opportunity to respond with alternatives. In determining actual costs, the Michigan gaming control board shall take into account that each specific breed may require different regulatory mechanisms.
Sec. 979. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the Michigan gaming control board may receive and expend state lottery fund revenue in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000.00 for necessary expenses incurred in the licensing and regulation of millionaire parties pursuant to Executive Order No. 2012-4. In accordance with section 8 of the Traxler-McCauley-Law-Bowman bingo act, 1972 PA 382, MCL 432.108, the amount of necessary expenses shall not exceed the amount of revenue received under that act. The Michigan gaming control board shall provide a report to the senate and house of representatives appropriations subcommittees on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office by April 15. The report shall include, but not be limited to, total expenditures related to the licensing and regulating of millionaire parties, steps taken to ensure charities are receiving revenue due to them, progress on promulgating rules to ensure compliance with the Traxler-McCauley-Law-Bowman bingo act, 1972 PA 382, MCL 432.101 to 432.120, and any enforcement actions taken.
DEPARTMENT OF TALENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 980. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $30,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
Sec. 981. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016 are $36,701,100.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $20,831,400.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $15,869,700.00.
MICHIGAN STRATEGIC FUND - HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 990. MSHDA shall annually present a report to the state budget office and the subcommittees on the status of the authority’s housing production goals under all financing programs established or administered by the authority. The report shall give special attention to efforts to raise affordable multifamily housing production goals.
Sec. 991. MSHDA shall report to the subcommittees, the state budget director, and the fiscal agencies by December 1 on the status of the loans entered into by the Michigan broadband development authority.
Sec. 994. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the funds collected by state historic preservation programs for document reproduction and services and application fees are appropriated for all expenses necessary to provide the required services. These funds are available for expenditure when they are received and may be carried forward into the succeeding fiscal year.
Sec. 995. In addition to the amounts appropriated in part 1, the land bank fast track authority may expend revenues received under the land bank fast track act, 2003 PA 258, MCL 124.751 to 124.774, for the purposes authorized by the act, including, but not limited to, the acquisition, lease, management, demolition, maintenance, or rehabilitation of real or personal property, payment of debt service for notes or bonds issued by the authority, and other expenses to clear or quiet title property held by the authority.
MICHIGAN STRATEGIC FUND
Sec. 1005. In addition to the appropriations in part 1, Travel Michigan may receive and expend private revenue related to the use of “Pure Michigan” and all other copyrighted slogans and images. This revenue may come from the direct licensing of the name and image or from the royalty payments from various merchandise sales. Revenue collected is appropriated for the marketing of the state as a travel destination. The funds are available for expenditure when they are received by the department of treasury. The fund shall provide a report that lists the revenues by source received from the use of “Pure Michigan” and all other copyrighted slogans and images. The report shall provide a detailed list of expenditures of revenues received under this section. The report shall be provided to the appropriations subcommittees on general government, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office by June 1.
Sec. 1007. (1) The fund shall provide reports to the relevant subcommittees, the state budget director, and the fiscal agencies concerning the activities of the MEDC grants and investment programs financed from the fund using investment, Indian gaming revenues, or other revenues. The report shall provide a list of individual grants, loans, and investments made from the fund or by the MEDC from the funds appropriated in part 1 and shall include the name of the recipient, the amount awarded to the recipient, and the purpose of the grant. The activities report shall also include, but not be limited to, the following programs funded in part 1:
(a) Travel Michigan, including any expenditures authorized under section 89b of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2089b, to supplement the Michigan promotion program or Pure Michigan programs. The report shall include the number of commercials produced, the types of media purchased, and the target of tourism promotion used in Michigan tourism promotion material.
(b) Business attraction, retention, and growth, including any expenditures authorized under section 89b of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2089b, to supplement the Michigan business marketing program. The report shall include the number of commercials produced, the markets in which media buys have been made, and any web-based products that were created as a result of this appropriation.
(c) Business services.
(d) Community development block grants.
(e) Strategic fund administration.
(f) Renaissance zones.
(g) 21st century investment program.
(h) Business and clean air ombudsman.
(i) Michigan business development program.
(j) Community revitalization program.
(k) Film incentives.
(l) Any other programs of the fund.
(2) As a condition of the expenditure of funds appropriated in part 1 for business attraction and community revitalization and film incentives, the fund shall submit a report to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office that provides performance metrics for the Michigan business development program, community revitalization program, and film incentives. The report shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following for all appropriated funds that are available during the fiscal year:
(a) Total verified jobs created, as required by statute, compared to total committed jobs.
(b) Total actual private investment compared to total projected private investment.
(c) An estimate of the return on investment to the state as a result of the incentives.
(d) A listing of projects previously awarded incentives that were revoked and the reason for revocation.
(e) A listing of projects that had incentive contracts amended by the fund or MEDC. The listing shall include a detailed listing of the amendments made to the contract.
(3) The reports in subsections (1) and (2) shall be submitted by February 15. The report for each program in subsection (1)(a) through (l) shall include details on all revenue sources, actual expenditures, and number of FTEs for that program for the previous fiscal year.
Sec. 1008. As a condition of receiving funds under part 1, any interlocal agreement entered into by the fund shall include language which states that if a local unit of government has a contract or memorandum of understanding with a private economic development agency, the MEDC will work cooperatively with that private organization in that local area.
Sec. 1009. (1) Of the funds appropriated to the fund or through grants to the MEDC, no funds shall be expended for the purchase of options on land or the purchase of land unless at least 1 of the following conditions applies:
(a) The land is located in an economically distressed area.
(b) The land is obtained through a purchase or exercise of an option at the invitation of the local unit of government and local economic development agency.
(2) Consideration may be given to purchases where the proposed use of the land is consistent with a regional land use plan, will result in the redevelopment of an economically distressed area, can be supported by existing infrastructure, and will not cause shifts in population away from the area’s population centers.
(3) As used in this section, “economically distressed area” means an area in a city, village, or township that has been designated as blighted; a city, village, or township that shows negative population change from 1970 and a poverty rate and unemployment rate greater than the statewide average; or an area certified as a neighborhood enterprise zone under the neighborhood enterprise zone act, 1992 PA 147, MCL 207.771 to 207.786.
Sec. 1010. As a condition for receiving funds in part 1, not later than February 15, the fund shall provide a report for the immediately preceding fiscal year on the jobs for Michigan investment fund, created in section 88h of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2088h. The report shall be submitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office. The report shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(a) A detailed listing of revenues, by fund source, to the jobs for Michigan investment fund. The listing shall include the manner and reason for which the funds were appropriated to the jobs for Michigan investment fund.
(b) A detailed listing of expenditures, by project, from the jobs for Michigan investment fund.
(c) A fiscal year-end balance of the jobs for Michigan investment fund.
Sec. 1011. (1) From the appropriations in part 1 to the fund and granted or transferred to the MEDC, any unexpended or unencumbered balance shall be disposed of in accordance with the requirements in the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594, unless carryforward authorization has been otherwise provided for.
(2) Any encumbered funds shall be used for the same purposes for which funding was originally appropriated in this part and part 1.
Sec. 1012. (1) As a condition of receiving funds under part 1, the fund shall ensure that the MEDC and the fund comply with all of the following:
(a) The freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
(b) The open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.
(c) Annual audits of all financial records by the auditor general or his or her designee.
(d) All reports required by law to be submitted to the legislature.
(2) If the MEDC is unable for any reason to perform duties under this part, the fund may exercise those duties.
Sec. 1013. As a condition for receiving the appropriations in part 1, any staff of the MEDC involved in private fund-raising activities shall not be party to any decisions regarding the awarding of grants, incentives, or tax abatements from the fund, the MEDC, or the Michigan economic growth authority.
Sec. 1014. (1) All funds received from repayment of loans, unused grants, revenues received from sales or cash flow participation agreements, guarantees, or any combination of these or accrued interest originally distributed as part of the core communities fund, created by 2000 PA 291, shall be received, held, and applied by the fund for the purposes described in 2000 PA 291.
(2) The fund shall provide an annual report on the status of this fund which includes information that details the awards made. The report shall be provided to the appropriations subcommittees on general government, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office by February 15.
Sec. 1020. Federal pass-through funds to local institutions and governments that are received in amounts in addition to those included in part 1 and that do not require additional state matching funds are appropriated for the purposes intended. The fund may carry forward into the succeeding fiscal year unexpended federal pass-through funds to local institutions and governments that do not require additional state matching funds. The fund shall report the amount and source of the funds to the senate appropriation subcommittee on economic development, the house appropriation subcommittee on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office within 10 business days after receiving any additional pass-through funds.
Sec. 1024. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for business attraction and community revitalization, not less than $20,000,000.00 shall be granted by the fund board for brownfield redevelopment and historic preservation projects under the community revitalization program authorized by chapter 8C of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2090 to 125.2090d.
Sec. 1031. The fund shall report to the senate and house of representatives appropriations subcommittees on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office by April 15 on the spending plan for the line items for entrepreneurship eco-system and business attraction and community revitalization. If the spending plan for the fiscal year is changed after that date, the fund shall notify the report recipients listed previously within 10 business days.
Sec. 1032. (1) The Michigan film office shall report to the subcommittees, the state budget director, and the fiscal agencies on the status of the film incentives at the same time as it submits the annual report required under section 455 of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1455. The department of treasury and the fund shall provide the Michigan film office with the data necessary to prepare the report. Incentives included in the report shall include all of the following:
(a) The tax credit provided under section 455 of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1455.
(b) The tax credit provided under section 457 of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1457.
(c) The tax credit provided under section 459 of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1459.
(d) The amount of any tax credit claimed under former section 367 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281.
(e) Any tax credits provided for film and digital media production under the Michigan economic growth authority act, 1995 PA 24, MCL 207.801 to 207.810.
(f) Loans to an eligible production company or film and digital media private equity fund authorized under section 88d(3), (4), and (5) of the Michigan strategic fund act, 2005 PA 225, MCL 125.2088d.
(g) Any spending or activities supported by the appropriations in part 1 for film incentives.
(2) The report shall include all of the following information:
(a) For each tax credit, the number of contracts signed, the projected expenditures qualifying for the credit, and the estimated value of the credits. For loans, the number of loans made under each section, the interest rate of those loans, the loan amount, the percent of the projected budget of each production financed by those loans, and the estimated interest earnings from the loan. For each film incentive awarded, including any program to support and promote a qualified facility and other film infrastructure as defined in section 29h of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2029h, the total funding awarded for each of the following:
(i) Direct production expenditures.
(ii) Michigan personnel expenditures.
(iii) Crew personnel expenditures.
(iv) Qualified personnel expenditures.
(v) Postproduction expenditures.
(vi) Qualified facility or infrastructure expenditures.
(vii) Spending for program administration.
(b) For credits authorized under section 455 of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1455, for productions completed by December 31, the expenditures of each production eligible for the credit that has filed a request for certificate of completion with the film office, broken down into expenditures for goods, services, or salaries and wages and showing separately expenditures in each local unit of government, including expenditures for personnel, whether or not they were made to a Michigan entity, and whether or not they were taxable under the laws of this state. For loans, the report shall include the number of loans that have been fully repaid, with principal and interest shown separately, and the number of loans that are delinquent or in default, and the amount of principal that is delinquent or is in default.
(c) For each of the tax credit incentives, loan incentives, and film incentives listed in subsection (1), a breakdown for each project or production showing each of the following:
(i) The number of temporary jobs created.
(ii) The number of permanent jobs created.
(iii) The number of persons employed in Michigan as a result of the incentive, on a full-time equated basis.
(3) For any information not included in the report due to the provisions of section 455(6), 457(6), or 459(6) of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1455, 208.1457, and 208.1459, the report shall do all of the following:
(a) Indicate how the information would describe the commercial and financial operations or intellectual property of the company.
(b) Attest that the information has not been publicly disseminated at any time.
(c) Describe how disclosure of the information may put the company at a competitive disadvantage.
(4) Any information not disclosed due to the provisions of section 455(6), 457(6), or 459(6) of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1455, 208.1457, and 208.1459, shall be presented at the lowest level of aggregation that would no longer describe the commercial and financial operations or intellectual property of the company.
Sec. 1033. The Michigan film office shall report to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government, the state budget director, and the senate and house fiscal agencies on the status of the film incentives approved under section 29h of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2029h, not later than 30 days following the end of each quarter of the fiscal year. The report shall include all of the following:
(a) Direct economic impacts in this state attributable to the assistance.
(b) Direct job creation in this state attributable to the assistance.
(c) Direct private investment in this state attributable to the assistance.
(d) The name of each eligible production company and the amount of each incentive disbursed for each state certified qualified production.
Sec. 1033b. For funds appropriated in part 1 from the GF/GP revenue and used for the purpose of the Michigan strategic fund - film incentive program, the applicable percentage of the state certified qualified production expenditures provided in section 29h(3)(d) of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2029h, shall be determined based on the effective date of the agreement.
Sec. 1034. Each business incubator or accelerator that received an award from the fund shall maintain and update a dashboard of indicators to measure the effectiveness of the business incubator and accelerator programs. Indicators shall include the direct jobs created, new companies launched as a direct result of business incubator or accelerator involvement, businesses expanded as a direct result of business incubator or accelerator involvement, direct investment in client companies, private equity financing obtained by client companies, grant funding obtained by client companies, and other measures developed by the recipient business incubators and accelerators in conjunction with the MEDC. Dashboard indicators shall be reported for the prior fiscal year and cumulatively, if available. Each recipient shall submit a copy of their dashboard indicators to the fund by March 1. The fund shall transmit the local reports to the senate and house of representatives appropriations subcommittees on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office by March 15.
Sec. 1035. (1) From the appropriation in part 1, the Michigan council for arts and cultural affairs shall administer an arts and cultural grant program that maintains an equitable geographic distribution of funding and utilizes past arts and cultural grant programs as a guideline for administering this program. The council shall do all of the following:
(a) On or before October 1, the fund shall publish proposed application criteria, instructions, and forms for use by eligible applicants. The fund shall provide at least a 2-week period for public comment before finalizing the application criteria, instructions, and forms.
(b) A nonrefundable application fee may be assessed for each application. Application fees shall be deposited in the council for the arts fund and are appropriated for expenses necessary to administer the programs. These funds are available for expenditure when they are received and may be carried forward to the following fiscal year.
(c) Grants are to be made to public and private arts and cultural entities.
(d) Within 1 business day after the award announcements, the council shall provide to each member of the legislature and the fiscal agencies a list of all grant recipients and the total award given to each recipient, sorted by county.
(2) The appropriation in part 1 for arts and cultural program shall not be used for the administration of the grant program.
Sec. 1036. (1) The general fund/general purpose funds appropriated in part 1 to the fund for the programs listed below shall be transferred to the specific funds designated by statute for those programs as follows:
(a) The business attraction and community revitalization funds shall be transferred to the 21st century jobs trust fund per section 90b(3) of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2090b.
(b) The film incentives program funds shall be transferred to the Michigan film promotion fund established in the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2029d.
(2) Funds transferred to the 21st century jobs trust fund or Michigan film promotion fund under subsection (1) are appropriated and available for allocation as authorized in the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2001 to 125.2094.
Sec. 1037. (1) Bond proceeds may only be spent to reimburse costs incurred by Michigan State University in the construction of the facility for rare isotope beams project up to an amount not to exceed $90,960,100.00. All construction costs for the project in excess of this amount are the responsibility of Michigan State University. The fund is not responsible for operating costs of the project facility. Prior to reimbursement, the fund and Michigan State University shall enter into an agreement providing for the terms of reimbursement, allowable costs, financial reporting, and any other requirements necessary to complete the transaction.
(2) The state budget director retains the authority and fiduciary responsibility normally associated with the maintenance of the public’s financial and policy interests relative to state-financed construction projects. The state budget director may take appropriate action to protect the public’s financial and policy interests, including, but not limited to, rescinding subsection (2) reimbursement payments for construction of the facility for rare isotope beams project should Michigan State University or the United States Department of Energy not provide the necessary resources to complete the project. The state budget director shall provide notification to the senate and house appropriations committees, senate fiscal agency, house fiscal agency, and the fund within 10 days of exercising the authority under this subsection.
(3) The department of technology, management, and budget may assist the fund with implementation of this program for purposes of administrative efficiency.
Sec. 1040. As a condition of receiving funds in part 1, the department of talent and economic development shall utilize MAIN, or a successor MDTMB-administered administrative information system used across state government, as an appropriation and expenditure reporting system to track all financial transactions with individual vendors, contractual partners, grantees, recipients of business incentives, and recipients of other economic assistance. Encumbrances and expenditures shall be reported in a timely manner.
Sec. 1041. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for business attraction and community revitalization, the fund shall request the transfer by the state treasurer of not more than 60% of the funds prior to April 1.
Sec. 1042. For the funds appropriated in part 1 for business attraction and community revitalization, the fund shall report quarterly on the amount of funds considered appropriated, pre-encumbered, encumbered, and expended. The report shall also include a listing of appropriations for business attraction and community revitalization, or a predecessor, in 2011 PA 63, 2012 PA 200, 2013 PA 59, and 2014 PA 252, that were considered appropriated, pre-encumbered, encumbered, or expended that have lapsed back to the fund for any purpose. The report shall be submitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office.
Sec. 1050. (1) The department of talent and economic development shall publish the “activities classification structure data book” for Michigan community colleges on or before March 1.
(2) The department of talent and economic development shall compile information received from community colleges on North American Indian tuition waivers granted pursuant to 1976 PA 174, MCL 390.1251 to 390.1253, and shall submit this compilation to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on community colleges, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget director by March 1.
(3) The department of talent and economic development shall compile information received from community colleges on the number and types of associate degrees and other certificates awarded during the previous fiscal year and shall submit this compilation to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on community colleges, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget director by March 1.
(4) The department of talent and economic development shall place the reports required in this section on a publicly available website.
Sec. 1053. The fund shall provide a report to the senate and house of representatives appropriations general government subcommittees, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director no later than April 15 on the status of projects by award recipient in an annual report to the legislature as required in the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2001 to 125.2094.
Sec. 1055. (1) From the one-time funds appropriated in part 1 for business attraction and community revitalization, the MSF shall continue with strategic investments that create jobs and support community redevelopment to grow Michigan’s economy.
(2) The MSF shall identify specific outcomes and performance metrics for this initiative, including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) Monthly total jobs.
(b) Private investment for community projects.
Sec. 1056. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for MSF, film incentives, the department of talent and economic development shall make a total payment of $19,050,000.00 to the Michigan public school employees’ retirement system, Michigan state employees’ retirement system, Michigan state police retirement system, and Michigan judges retirement system which shall be utilized to immediately retire obligations purchased or guaranteed or payments made by the Michigan public school employees’ retirement system, Michigan state employees’ retirement system, Michigan state police retirement system, and Michigan judges retirement system for the financing, construction, or operation of a qualified facility as defined under section 29h(16)(j) of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2029h.
TALENT INVESTMENT AGENCY
Sec. 1060. The talent investment agency shall administer the PATH training program in accordance with the requirements of section 407(d) of title IV of the social security act, 42 USC 607, the state social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1 to 400.119b, and all other applicable laws and regulations.
Sec. 1061. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for workforce programs subgrantees, the talent investment agency may allocate funding for grants to nonprofit organizations that offer programs pursuant to the workforce investment act of 1998, 29 USC 2801 to 2945, or the workforce innovation and opportunity act, 29 USC 3101 to 3361, eligible youth focusing on pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship activities, entrepreneurship, work-readiness skills, job shadowing, and financial literacy. Organizations eligible for funding under this section must have the capacity to provide similar programs in urban areas, as determined by the United States Bureau of the Census according to the most recent federal decennial census. Additionally, programs eligible for funding under this section must include the participation of local business partners. The talent investment agency shall develop other appropriate eligibility requirements to ensure compliance with applicable federal rules and regulations.
Sec. 1062. The talent investment agency shall make available, in person or by telephone, 1 disabled veterans outreach program specialist or local veterans employment representative to Michigan Works! service centers, as resources permit, during hours of operation, and shall continue to make the appropriate placement of veterans and disabled veterans a priority.
Sec. 1063. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, any unencumbered and unrestricted federal workforce investment act of 1998, 29 USC 2801 to 2945, workforce innovation and opportunity act, 29 USC 3101 to 3361, or trade adjustment assistance funds available from prior fiscal years are appropriated for the purposes originally intended.
(2) The talent investment agency shall report by February 15 to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office on the amount by fiscal year of federal workforce investment act of 1998, 29 USC 2801 to 2945, workforce innovation and opportunity act, 29 USC 3101 to 3361, funds appropriated under this section.
Sec. 1064. As a condition of receiving the funds appropriated in part 1 for workforce program administration and workforce development programs, the talent investment agency shall provide a report by September 30 to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government, the state budget director, and the senate and house fiscal agencies on the status of each discrete workforce development agency program supported by funds appropriated in part 1 for workforce program administration and workforce development programs. The status report shall include, at a minimum, actual revenues received by the fund source and funds appropriated for each discrete workforce development program area.
Sec. 1065. The talent investment agency shall provide a report by February 15 to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government, the state budget director, and the fiscal agencies on the status of the skilled trades training program funded in part 1. The report shall include the following:
(a) The number of awardees participating in the program and the names of those awardees organized by major industry group.
(b) The amount of funding received by each awardee under the program.
(c) Amount of funding leveraged from each awardee or other funding source for each awardee project.
(d) Training models established by each awardee.
(e) The number of individuals enrolled in a skilled trades training program by awardee.
(f) The number of individuals who completed the program and were hired by awardee.
(g) The number of applications received and the number of applications approved for each region.
Sec. 1066. As a condition of receiving funds in part 1 for the skilled trades training program, the talent investment agency shall administer the program as follows:
(a) The talent investment agency shall work cooperatively with grantees to maximize the amount of funds from part 1 that are available for direct training.
(b) The talent investment agency, workforce development partners, including regional Michigan Works! agencies, and employers shall collaborate and work cooperatively to prioritize and streamline the expenditure of the funds appropriated in part 1. The talent investment agency shall ensure that the skilled trades training program provides a collaborative statewide network of workforce and employee skill development partners that addresses the employee talent needs throughout the state.
(c) The talent investment agency shall ensure that grants are utilized for individual skill enhancement for employees of Michigan businesses including the development of additional opportunities for apprenticeship programs and more advance-tech training programs. Funds shall not be distributed to program and process centered training organization employers.
(d) The talent investment agency shall develop program goals and detailed guidance for prospective participants to follow to qualify under the program. The program goals and detailed guidance shall be posted on the talent investment agency website and distributed to workforce development partners, including local Michigan Works! agencies, by October 1. Periodic assessments of employer and employee needs shall be evaluated on a regional basis, and the talent investment agency shall identify solutions and goals to be implemented to satisfy those needs. The talent investment agency shall notify the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office on any program goal, solution, or guidance changes not fewer than 14 days prior to the finalization and publication of the changes. Revenue received by the talent investment agency for the skilled trades training program may be expended for the purpose of those programs.
(e) Up to $5,000,000.00 of the funds may be expended to match federal funds when a Michigan company has utilized its favored status designation from the investing in manufacturing communities partnership to receive an award from the federal government. Advance Michigan is the multijurisdictional collaborative working with this partnership. The intent of Advance Michigan is to assist businesses in securing federal funding opportunities and provide matching funds in support of advancing Michigan as a global center for advanced automotive manufacturing. The intent of these funds will involve improving and increasing the skill level of employees in skilled trades in the automotive industry and the manufacturing processes within the changing manufacturing environment.
Sec. 1068. (1) Of the funds appropriated in part 1 for the workforce training programs, the talent investment agency shall provide a report by February 15 to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations subcommittees on general government, the state budget director, and the fiscal agencies on the status of the workforce training programs. The report shall include the following:
(a) The amount of funding allocated to each Michigan Works! agency and the total funding allocated to the workforce training programs statewide by fund source.
(b) The number of participants enrolled in education or training programs by each Michigan Works! agency.
(c) The average duration of training for training program participants by each Michigan Works! agency.
(d) The number of participants enrolled in remedial education programs and the number of participants enrolled in literacy programs.
(e) The number of participants enrolled in programs at 2-year institutions.
(f) The number of participants enrolled in 4-year institutions.
(g) The number of participants enrolled in proprietary schools or other technical training programs.
(h) The number of participants that have completed education or training programs.
(i) The number of participants who secured employment in Michigan within 1 year of completing a training program.
(j) The number of participants who completed a training program and secured employment in a field related to their training.
(k) The average wage earned by participants who completed a training program and secured employment within 1 year.
(2) Data collection for the report shall be for the prior state fiscal year.
Sec. 1069. (1) The funds appropriated in article VIII of 2014 PA 252 for the GED-to-school program are for the purpose of funding the cost of GED testing and certification as provided by this section. The workforce development agency shall administer a Michigan GED-to-school program, which shall cover the cost of providing the GED test free of charge to individuals who meet all of the following requirements:
(a) The individual has not previously been administered a GED test free of charge under this section.
(b) The individual meets at least 1 of the following requirements:
(i) Prior to taking the GED test, the individual successfully completed a WDA-approved GED preparation program.
(ii) Prior to taking the GED test, the individual completes the official GED practice test and the individual’s score indicates that he or she is likely to pass.
(2) A WDA-approved GED preparation program shall include all of the following:
(a) Instructional and tutorial assistance.
(b) GED test practice.
(c) Required attendance at program instructional sessions.
(d) A curriculum that prepares students for opportunities in postsecondary education and the job market.
(e) Information on potential postsecondary and career pathways.
(f) Counseling on preparing for and applying to college.
(g) Personal and job readiness skills development.
(h) Comprehensive information on college costs and financial aid.
(i) College and career assessments.
(j) Computer-based instruction, practice, or remediation.
(3) By January 1, 2016, the workforce development agency shall post online an announcement of the Michigan GED-to-school program, minimum standards for GED preparation program approval, and approval procedures.
(4) By April 1, 2016, the workforce development agency shall do all of the following:
(a) Develop procedures consistent with this section under which individuals can take the GED test without charge.
(b) Provide program information for educators and students on the workforce development agency website, including explanations of the procedures developed under subdivisions (a) and (b), and contact information for questions about the program.
(c) Provide an estimate of the full-year cost of the program to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director.
(5) By September 30, 2016, the workforce development agency shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on utilization of the GED incentive program, including numbers of GED certifications issued by location, year-to-date expenditures, and numbers of participants qualifying under subsection (1)(b)(i) or (ii), or both.
(6) The unexpended funds appropriated in article VIII of 2014 PA 252 for the GED-to-school program are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The purpose of the project is to fund the cost of GED testing and certification for certain individuals as provided by this section.
(b) The projects will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with private vendors, or both.
(c) The total estimated cost of the project is $500,000.00.
(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2020.
Sec. 1070. Unless already provided in fiscal year 2014-2015, the department of talent and economic development shall submit to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on general government, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office by December 1 of the current fiscal year a report on the recommendations of the workgroup established in section 1070 of article VIII of 2014 PA 252 on aligning spending on Michigan Works! job readiness programs with the declining family assistance program caseload. The report shall include, but is not limited to, the proposed amount of temporary assistance for needy families funding provided to Michigan Works!.
Sec. 1076. The unemployment insurance agency shall provide the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on general government, senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office with quarterly status reports on the implementation of and improvements to the agency’s integrated system project. The quarterly status reports shall include, but not be limited to, a summary of the expenditures for the project, a summary of the tasks completed, and a summary of the tasks anticipated to be completed in the subsequent quarter.
Sec. 1077. The department of talent and economic development shall report quarterly to the members of the house and senate committees on appropriations, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on the percentage of unemployment claimants that meet the certification requirements for receiving benefits by using the Internet Michigan web account manager system or any application developed for that purpose. The department of talent and economic development shall implement improvements to the Internet Michigan web account manager system that promote greater ease of access and security with a goal of reaching 75% of users certifying by using the Internet Michigan web account manager system or another system that reduces staff face time and Michigan automated response voice interactive network telephone system usage.
Sec. 1078. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the unemployment insurance agency, the department of talent and economic development shall maintain customer service standards for employers and claimants making use of the various means by which they can access the system.
(2) The department of talent and economic development shall identify specific outcomes and performance metrics for this initiative, including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) Unemployment benefit fund balance.
(b) Process improvement - fiscal integrity.
(c) Process improvement - determination timeliness.
(d) Process improvement - determination quality.
Sec. 1079. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the career technology and skilled trades training programs, the department of talent and economic development shall expand workforce training and re-employment services to better connect workers to in-demand jobs.
(2) The department shall identify specific outcomes and performance metrics for this initiative, including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) New apprenticeships.
(b) The jobs created, jobs retained, training completion rate, employment retention rate at 6 months, and hourly wage rate at 6 months for the skilled trades training program.
STATE BUILDING AUTHORITY
Sec. 1100. (1) Subject to section 242 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1242, and upon the approval of the state building authority, the department of treasury may expend from the general fund of the state during the fiscal year an amount to meet the cash flow requirements of those state building authority projects solely for lease to a state agency identified in both part 1 and this section, and for which state building authority bonds or notes have not been issued, and for the sole acquisition by the state building authority of equipment and furnishings for lease to a state agency as permitted by 1964 PA 183, MCL 830.411 to 830.425, for which the issuance of bonds or notes is authorized by a legislative appropriation act that is effective for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. Any general fund advances for which state building authority bonds have not been issued shall bear an interest cost to the state building authority at a rate not to exceed that earned by the state treasurer’s common cash fund during the period in which the advances are outstanding and are repaid to the general fund of the state.
(2) Upon sale of bonds or notes for the projects identified in part 1 or for equipment as authorized by a legislative appropriation act and in this section, the state building authority shall credit the general fund of the state an amount equal to that expended from the general fund plus interest, if any, as defined in this section.
(3) For state building authority projects for which bonds or notes have been issued and upon the request of the state building authority, the state treasurer shall make advances without interest from the general fund as necessary to meet cash flow requirements for the projects, which advances shall be reimbursed by the state building authority when the investments earmarked for the financing of the projects mature.
(4) In the event that a project identified in part 1 is terminated after final design is complete, advances made on behalf of the state building authority for the costs of final design shall be repaid to the general fund in a manner recommended by the director.
Sec. 1102. (1) State building authority funding to finance construction or renovation of a facility that collects revenue in excess of money required for the operation of that facility shall not be released to a university or community college unless the institution agrees to reimburse that excess revenue to the state building authority. The excess revenue shall be credited to the general fund to offset rent obligations associated with the retirement of bonds issued for that facility. The auditor general shall annually identify and present an audit of those facilities that are subject to this section. Costs associated with the administration of the audit shall be charged against money recovered pursuant to this section.
(2) As used in this section, “revenue” includes state appropriations, facility opening money, other state aid, indirect cost reimbursement, and other revenue generated by the activities of the facility.
Sec. 1103. The state building authority shall provide to the JCOS and senate and house fiscal agencies a report relative to the status of construction projects associated with state building authority bonds as of September 30 of each year, on or before October 15, or not more than 30 days after a refinancing or restructuring bond issue is sold. The report shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
(a) A list of all completed construction projects for which state building authority bonds have been sold, and which bonds are currently active.
(b) A list of all projects under construction for which sale of state building authority bonds is pending.
(c) A list of all projects authorized for construction or identified in an appropriations act for which approval of schematic/preliminary plans or total authorized cost is pending that have state building authority bonds identified as a source of financing.
REVENUE STATEMENT
Sec. 1201. Pursuant to section 18 of article V of the state constitution of 1963, fund balances and estimates are presented in the following statement:
BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS BY OPERATING FUNDS
(Amounts in millions)
Fiscal Year 2015-2016
Beginning
Available Estimated Ending
Fund Balance Revenue Balance
OPERATING FUNDS
General fund/general purpose......................................................... 0110 204.9 9,974.6 14.3
General fund/special purpose........................................................... 612.5 26,410.4 10.6
Special Revenue Funds:
Countercyclical budget and economic stabilization...................... 0111 498.3 114.0 612.3
Game and fish protection.................................................................. 0112 3.3 82.9 3.1
Michigan employment security act administration...................... 0113 0.0 37.4 0.0
State aeronautics............................................................................... 0114 2.3 12.6 0.0
Michigan veterans’ benefit trust..................................................... 0115 3.5 3.5 3.5
State trunkline................................................................................... 0116 0.0 809.6 0.0
Michigan state waterways............................................................... 0117 5.4 26.6 4.3
Blue Water Bridge............................................................................. 0118 0.0 24.0 0.0
Michigan transportation................................................................... 0119 0.0 1,981.3 0.0
Comprehensive transportation....................................................... 0120 5.1 267.3 0.0
School aid............................................................................................ 0122 140.5 14,267.9 50.0
Game and fish protection trust........................................................ 0124 0.0 16.6 0.0
State park improvement.................................................................. 0125 4.7 55.7 4.1
Forest development.......................................................................... 0126 7.7 35.9 6.9
Michigan natural resources trust.................................................... 0129 27.4 33.7 32.1
Michigan state parks endowment................................................... 0130 12.5 48.4 10.2
Safety education and training.......................................................... 0131 5.2 9.8 3.8
Bottle deposit..................................................................................... 0136 10.8 13.3 3.3
State construction code..................................................................... 0138 1.0 13.0 4.4
Children’s trust.................................................................................. 0139 1.5 3.1 1.8
State casino gaming.......................................................................... 0140 0.7 0.2 0.9
Michigan nongame fish and wildlife................................................ 0143 0.4 0.5 0.3
Michigan merit award trust............................................................. 0154 75.7 100.2 75.0
Outdoor recreation legacy................................................................ 0162 0.4 2.6 0.3
Off-road vehicle account................................................................... 0163 4.6 6.7 4.1
Snowmobile account.......................................................................... 0164 4.5 9.9 3.3
Silicosis dust disease and logging.................................................... 0870 1.4 0.7 0.9
Utility consumer representation..................................................... 0893 2.1 1.2 1.9
TOTALS.............................................................................................. $1,636.4 $54,363.6 $851.4
PART 2A
PROVISIONS CONCERNING ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016-2017
GENERAL SECTIONS
Sec. 1301. It is the intent of the legislature to provide appropriations for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2017 for the line items listed in part 1. The fiscal year 2016-2017 appropriations are anticipated to be the same as those for fiscal year 2015-2016, except that the line items will be adjusted for changes in caseload and related costs, federal fund match rates, economic factors, and available revenue. These adjustments will be determined after the January 2016 consensus revenue estimating conference.
ARTICLE X
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1
LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the department of health and human services for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016 from the following funds:
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Full-time equated unclassified positions............................................................................................6.0
Full-time equated classified positions........................................................................................15,437.0
Average population.............................................................................................................................893.0
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 25,069,637,100
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.......................................................... 13,551,600
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................................................................................. $ 25,056,085,500
Federal revenues:
Social security act, temporary assistance for needy families.................................................................. 534,207,800
Capped federal revenues................................................................................................................................ 596,693,800
Total other federal revenues......................................................................................................................... 17,288,367,300
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues......................................................................................................................................... 123,339,800
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 156,409,100
Total local and private revenues................................................................................................................... 279,748,900
Merit award trust fund................................................................................................................................... 98,434,700
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 2,115,834,900
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 4,142,798,100
Sec. 102. DEPARTMENTWIDE ADMINISTRATION
Full-time equated unclassified positions............................................................................................6.0
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................649.2
Director and other unclassified—6.0 FTE positions................................................................................. $ 1,092,000
Departmental administration and management—455.2 FTE positions................................................. 56,005,600
Contractual services, supplies, and materials............................................................................................ 12,680,800
Demonstration projects—7.0 FTE positions.............................................................................................. 6,905,100
Developmental disabilities council and projects—10.0 FTE positions.................................................. 3,038,900
Information technology projects and services............................................................................................ 151,516,300
Michigan Medicaid information system....................................................................................................... 50,201,100
Office of inspector general—177.0 FTE positions..................................................................................... 20,188,500
Rent and state office facilities....................................................................................................................... 60,332,500
State office of administrative hearings and rules...................................................................................... 10,807,800
Terminal pay and other employee costs...................................................................................................... 10,320,200
Travel................................................................................................................................................................. 9,208,900
Worker’s compensation program................................................................................................................... $ 7,667,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 399,964,700
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from department of education.............................................................................................................. 2,963,500
Federal revenues:
Social security act, temporary assistance for needy families.................................................................. 37,861,900
Capped federal revenues................................................................................................................................ 43,648,700
Total other federal revenues......................................................................................................................... 142,291,100
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues......................................................................................................................................... 16,400
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 23,842,000
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 2,825,700
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 146,515,400
Sec. 103. CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................185.7
Child support enforcement operations—179.7 FTE positions................................................................. $ 21,288,300
Legal support contracts.................................................................................................................................. 113,359,100
Child support incentive payments................................................................................................................ 24,409,600
State disbursement unit—6.0 FTE positions............................................................................................. 8,080,700
Child support automation............................................................................................................................... 41,877,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 209,015,300
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Capped federal revenues................................................................................................................................ 11,395,000
Total other federal revenues......................................................................................................................... 163,700,200
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 33,920,100
Sec. 104. COMMUNITY SERVICES AND OUTREACH
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................46.6
Bureau of community services and outreach—16.0 FTE positions........................................................ $ 2,065,600
Community services block grant.................................................................................................................. 25,840,000
Weatherization assistance.............................................................................................................................. 16,340,000
School success partnership program............................................................................................................ 450,000
Homeless programs......................................................................................................................................... 15,721,900
Domestic violence prevention and treatment—14.6 FTE positions....................................................... 15,727,100
Rape prevention and services—0.5 FTE position..................................................................................... 5,072,300
Child advocacy centers—0.5 FTE position................................................................................................. 2,000,000
Michigan community service commission—15.0 FTE positions.............................................................. 11,593,900
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 94,810,800
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Social security act, temporary assistance for needy families.................................................................. 11,673,100
Capped federal revenues................................................................................................................................ 66,215,400
Special revenue funds:
Private - collections......................................................................................................................................... 44,100
Compulsive gambling prevention fund........................................................................................................ 1,040,500
Sexual assault victims’ prevention and treatment fund........................................................................... 3,000,000
Child advocacy centers fund.......................................................................................................................... 2,000,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 10,837,700
Sec. 105. CHILDREN’S SERVICES AGENCY - CHILD WELFARE
Full-time equated classified positions..........................................................................................3,892.2
Children’s services administration—166.0 FTE positions........................................................................ $ 18,637,200
Title IV-E compliance and accountability office—4.0 FTE positions..................................................... 412,000
Child welfare institute—45.0 FTE positions.............................................................................................. 7,687,400
Child welfare field staff - caseload compliance—2,511.0 FTE positions................................................ 225,483,300
Child welfare field staff - noncaseload compliance—320.0 FTE positions............................................ $ 32,881,200
Education planners—15.0 FTE positions.................................................................................................... 1,485,300
Peer coaches—45.5 FTE positions............................................................................................................... 5,567,700
Child welfare first line supervisors—578.0 FTE positions...................................................................... 70,618,000
Second line supervisors and technical staff—54.0 FTE positions.......................................................... 8,650,900
Permanency resource managers—28.0 FTE positions............................................................................. 3,095,400
Contractual services, supplies, and materials............................................................................................ 9,274,000
Settlement monitor......................................................................................................................................... 1,885,800
Foster care payments..................................................................................................................................... 187,783,300
Guardianship assistance program................................................................................................................. 9,223,400
Child care fund................................................................................................................................................. 177,131,800
Child care fund administration—6.2 FTE positions.................................................................................. 788,100
Adoption subsidies........................................................................................................................................... 229,337,200
Adoption support services—10.0 FTE positions....................................................................................... 27,243,600
Youth in transition—4.5 FTE positions....................................................................................................... 15,006,900
Child welfare medical/psychiatric evaluations........................................................................................... 8,735,500
Psychotropic oversight................................................................................................................................... 618,200
Performance based funding implementation—3.0 FTE positions.......................................................... 1,772,100
Family support subsidy.................................................................................................................................. 17,633,600
Interstate compact.......................................................................................................................................... 179,600
Strong families/safe children......................................................................................................................... 12,350,100
Family preservation programs—23.0 FTE positions................................................................................ 38,857,500
Family preservation and prevention services administration—9.0 FTE positions............................. 1,263,100
Child abuse and neglect - children’s justice act—1.0 FTE position....................................................... 619,100
Children’s trust fund—12.0 FTE positions................................................................................................. 3,301,800
Attorney general contract.............................................................................................................................. 4,224,900
Prosecuting attorney general contracts...................................................................................................... 2,561,700
Child protection............................................................................................................................................... 800,300
Child welfare licensing—57.0 FTE positions.............................................................................................. 5,884,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 1,130,994,600
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from department of education.............................................................................................................. 89,100
Federal revenues:
Social security act, temporary assistance for needy families.................................................................. 332,408,500
Capped federal revenues................................................................................................................................ 108,972,100
Total other federal revenues......................................................................................................................... 249,976,400
Special revenue funds:
Private - collections......................................................................................................................................... 2,805,900
Local funds - county chargeback.................................................................................................................. 14,194,000
Children’s trust fund....................................................................................................................................... 2,076,900
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 420,471,700
Sec. 106. CHILDREN’S SERVICES AGENCY - JUVENILE JUSTICE
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................112.0
W.J. Maxey training school............................................................................................................................ $ 1,000,000
Bay pines center—42.0 FTE positions........................................................................................................ 4,823,100
Shawono center—42.0 FTE positions.......................................................................................................... 4,908,200
County juvenile officers.................................................................................................................................. 3,904,300
Community support services—3.0 FTE positions..................................................................................... 2,097,900
Juvenile justice, administration and maintenance—22.0 FTE positions............................................... 3,491,800
Juvenile accountability block grant—0.5 FTE position............................................................................ 1,281,300
Committee on juvenile justice administration—2.5 FTE positions........................................................ 343,500
Committee on juvenile justice grants.......................................................................................................... 3,000,000
In-home community care................................................................................................................................ 400,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 25,250,100
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Capped federal revenues................................................................................................................................ 9,232,700
Special revenue funds:
Local funds - state share education funds................................................................................................... $ 2,189,900
Local funds - county chargeback.................................................................................................................. 3,518,800
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 10,308,700
Sec. 107. PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
Full-time equated classified positions.................................................................................................8.0
Family independence program...................................................................................................................... $ 112,992,700
State disability assistance payments........................................................................................................... 14,018,300
Food assistance program benefits................................................................................................................ 2,419,025,900
State supplementation.................................................................................................................................... 63,194,100
State supplementation administration......................................................................................................... 2,381,100
Low-income home energy assistance program.......................................................................................... 174,951,600
Food bank funding........................................................................................................................................... 1,795,000
Multicultural integration funding................................................................................................................. 11,858,300
Indigent burial................................................................................................................................................. 4,300,000
Emergency services local office allocations................................................................................................ 10,357,500
Michigan energy assistance program—1.0 FTE position......................................................................... 50,000,000
Refugee assistance program—7.0 FTE positions...................................................................................... 27,966,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 2,892,841,100
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Social security act, temporary assistance for needy families.................................................................. 49,617,900
Capped federal revenues................................................................................................................................ 203,100,300
Total other federal revenues......................................................................................................................... 2,413,538,300
Special revenue funds:
Child support collections................................................................................................................................ 12,168,700
Supplemental security income recoveries................................................................................................... 5,470,900
Public assistance recoupment revenue........................................................................................................ 6,290,000
Low-income energy assistance fund............................................................................................................. 50,000,000
Michigan merit award trust fund................................................................................................................. 30,100,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 122,555,000
Sec. 108. FIELD OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions..........................................................................................6,488.5
Public assistance field staff—4,693.5 FTE positions................................................................................. $ 463,295,300
Contractual services, supplies, and materials............................................................................................ 17,224,900
Medical/psychiatric evaluations..................................................................................................................... 1,420,100
Donated funds positions—538.0 FTE positions......................................................................................... 60,147,600
Training and program support—17.0 FTE positions................................................................................ 2,047,700
Volunteer services and reimbursement....................................................................................................... 942,400
Field policy and administration—66.0 FTE positions............................................................................... 8,394,000
Adult services field staff—425.0 FTE positions........................................................................................ 43,807,400
Nutrition education—2.0 FTE positions..................................................................................................... 23,036,600
Employment and training support services............................................................................................... 4,219,100
Michigan rehabilitation services—526.0 FTE positions........................................................................... 130,927,900
Independent living........................................................................................................................................... 12,031,600
Wage employment verification reporting.................................................................................................... 337,100
Electronic benefit transfer (EBT)................................................................................................................ 8,509,000
Administrative support workers—221.0 FTE positions.......................................................................... 12,453,700
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 788,794,400
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from department of corrections........................................................................................................... 100,000
IDG from department of education.............................................................................................................. 7,503,700
Federal revenues:
Social security act, temporary assistance for needy families.................................................................. 97,885,900
Capped federal revenues................................................................................................................................ 152,035,600
Federal supplemental security income........................................................................................................ $ 8,588,600
Total other federal revenues......................................................................................................................... 242,036,700
Special revenue funds:
Local funds - donated funds........................................................................................................................... 10,934,300
Local vocational rehabilitation match.......................................................................................................... 6,534,600
Private funds - donated funds....................................................................................................................... 18,199,000
Private funds - gifts, bequests, and donations........................................................................................... 1,854,600
Rehabilitation service fees............................................................................................................................. 1,442,000
Second injury fund.......................................................................................................................................... 149,400
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 241,530,000
Sec. 109. DISABILITY DETERMINATION SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................587.4
Disability determination operations—583.3 FTE positions..................................................................... $ 109,419,900
Retirement disability determination—4.1 FTE positions........................................................................ 591,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 110,011,100
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from department of technology, management, and budget - office of retirement services...... 763,800
Federal revenues:
Total other federal revenues......................................................................................................................... 106,009,400
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 3,237,900
Sec. 110. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND SPECIAL
PROJECTS
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................106.0
Behavioral health program administration—105.0 FTE positions......................................................... $ 61,874,500
Gambling addiction—1.0 FTE position........................................................................................................ 3,003,700
Protection and advocacy services support.................................................................................................. 194,400
Community residential and support services............................................................................................. 592,100
Federal and other special projects............................................................................................................... 2,535,600
Housing and support services....................................................................................................................... 13,238,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 81,439,100
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Social security act, temporary assistance for needy families.................................................................. 180,500
Total other federal revenues......................................................................................................................... 47,889,000
Special revenue funds:
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 1,000,000
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 3,003,700
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 29,365,900
Sec. 111. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions.................................................................................................9.5
Medicaid mental health services................................................................................................................... $ 2,383,364,300
Community mental health non-Medicaid services..................................................................................... 117,050,400
Medicaid substance use disorder services................................................................................................... 47,495,700
Civil service charges....................................................................................................................................... 1,499,300
Federal mental health block grant—2.5 FTE positions........................................................................... 15,444,600
State disability assistance program substance use disorder services.................................................... 2,018,800
Community substance use disorder prevention, education, and treatment.......................................... 73,811,800
Children’s waiver home care program......................................................................................................... 20,000,000
Nursing home PAS/ARR-OBRA—7.0 FTE positions.............................................................................. 12,258,800
Children with serious emotional disturbance waiver................................................................................ 12,647,900
Health homes.................................................................................................................................................... 3,369,000
Healthy Michigan plan - behavioral health................................................................................................. 355,432,600
Autism services................................................................................................................................................ 36,418,500
University autism programs.......................................................................................................................... 2,500,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 3,083,311,700
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Total other federal revenues......................................................................................................................... $ 2,084,174,300
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues......................................................................................................................................... 25,475,800
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 22,512,700
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 951,148,900
Sec. 112. STATE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS AND FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES
Total average population...................................................................................................................893.0
Full-time equated classified positions..........................................................................................2,130.9
Caro Regional Mental Health Center - psychiatric hospital - adult—461.3 FTE positions.............. $ 56,313,400
Average population.............................................................................................................................185.0
Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital - adult—466.1 FTE positions............................................................... 64,459,400
Average population.............................................................................................................................189.0
Walter P. Reuther Psychiatric Hospital - adult—420.8 FTE positions................................................. 55,835,000
Average population.............................................................................................................................234.0
Hawthorn Center - psychiatric hospital - children and adolescents—226.4 FTE positions.............. 28,735,600
Average population...............................................................................................................................75.0
Center for forensic psychiatry—556.3 FTE positions.............................................................................. 72,538,000
Average population.............................................................................................................................210.0
Revenue recapture.......................................................................................................................................... 750,000
IDEA, federal special education................................................................................................................... 120,000
Special maintenance........................................................................................................................................ 332,500
Purchase of medical services for residents of hospitals and centers..................................................... 445,600
Gifts and bequests for patient living and treatment environment......................................................... 1,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 280,529,500
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Total other federal revenues......................................................................................................................... 34,711,200
Special revenue funds:
Other local revenues....................................................................................................................................... 19,480,700
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 1,000,000
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 18,868,500
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 206,469,100
Sec. 113. PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................100.4
Public health administration—7.3 FTE positions...................................................................................... $ 1,567,800
Health and wellness initiatives—11.7 FTE positions............................................................................... 8,946,400
Vital records and health statistics—81.4 FTE positions.......................................................................... 11,763,400
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 22,277,600
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Capped federal revenues................................................................................................................................ 81,100
Total other federal revenues......................................................................................................................... 4,343,800
Special revenue funds:
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 12,337,600
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 5,515,100
Sec. 114. HEALTH POLICY
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................64.8
Bone marrow transplant registry................................................................................................................. $ 250,000
Certificate of need program administration—12.3 FTE positions......................................................... 2,781,400
Emergency medical services program—23.0 FTE positions................................................................... 6,415,200
Health innovation grants................................................................................................................................ 1,500,000
Health policy administration—24.1 FTE positions................................................................................... $ 28,106,300
Human trafficking intervention services..................................................................................................... 200,000
Michigan essential health provider............................................................................................................... 3,591,300
Minority health grants and contracts.......................................................................................................... 612,700
Nurse education and research program—3.0 FTE positions.................................................................. 1,041,500
Primary care services—1.4 FTE positions................................................................................................. 4,067,500
Rural health services—1.0 FTE position.................................................................................................... 1,555,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 50,121,400
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Interdepartmental grant from the department of licensing and regulatory affairs........................... 1,041,500
Interdepartmental grant from the department of treasury, Michigan state hospital finance
authority........................................................................................................................................................ 116,000
Federal revenues:
Total other federal revenues......................................................................................................................... 32,987,200
Special revenue funds:
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 865,000
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 6,561,700
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 8,550,000
Sec. 115. LABORATORY SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................100.0
Laboratory services—100.0 FTE positions................................................................................................ $ 20,295,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 20,295,500
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Interdepartmental grant from the department of environmental quality............................................ 974,000
Federal revenues:
Total other federal revenues......................................................................................................................... 2,294,400
Special revenue funds:
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 10,261,900
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 6,765,200
Sec. 116. EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................144.9
AIDS surveillance and prevention program............................................................................................... $ 1,854,100
Bioterrorism preparedness—52.0 FTE positions...................................................................................... 30,077,600
Epidemiology administration—41.6 FTE positions................................................................................... 12,455,700
Healthy homes program—8.0 FTE positions............................................................................................. 4,384,300
Immunization program—12.8 FTE positions............................................................................................. 18,817,900
Newborn screening follow-up and treatment services—10.5 FTE positions....................................... 7,223,000
Sexually transmitted disease control program—20.0 FTE positions.................................................... 6,246,900
Tuberculosis control and prevention............................................................................................................ 867,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 81,926,500
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Total other federal revenues......................................................................................................................... 60,864,000
Special revenue funds:
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 2,339,000
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 11,577,900
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 7,145,600
Sec. 117. LOCAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AND GRANTS
Full-time equated classified positions.................................................................................................2.0
Essential local public health services........................................................................................................... $ 40,886,100
Implementation of 1993 PA 133, MCL 333.17015...................................................................................... 20,000
Local health services—2.0 FTE positions................................................................................................... 536,100
Medicaid outreach cost reimbursement to local health departments.................................................... 9,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 50,442,200
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Total other federal revenues......................................................................................................................... $ 9,536,100
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues......................................................................................................................................... 5,150,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 35,756,100
Sec. 118. CHRONIC DISEASE AND INJURY PREVENTION AND HEALTH
PROMOTION
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................113.0
AIDS prevention, testing, and care programs—47.7 FTE positions..................................................... $ 70,423,000
Alzheimer’s disease in-home care pilot........................................................................................................ 150,000
Cancer prevention and control program—13.0 FTE positions............................................................... 15,005,800
Chronic disease control and health promotion administration—29.4 FTE positions.......................... 6,356,200
Diabetes and kidney program—8.0 FTE positions................................................................................... 3,038,100
Smoking prevention program—12.0 FTE positions.................................................................................. 2,107,600
Violence prevention—2.9 FTE positions..................................................................................................... 1,823,700
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 98,904,400
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Total other federal revenues......................................................................................................................... 52,671,100
Special revenue funds:
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 38,778,400
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 5,534,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 1,920,900
Sec. 119. FAMILY, MATERNAL, AND CHILDREN’S HEALTH SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................69.6
Childhood lead program—2.5 FTE positions............................................................................................. $ 1,563,300
Dental programs—3.0 FTE positions.......................................................................................................... 1,818,200
Family, maternal, and children’s health services administration—50.1 FTE positions...................... 8,437,000
Family planning local agreements................................................................................................................ 8,310,700
Local MCH services........................................................................................................................................ 7,018,100
Pregnancy prevention program.................................................................................................................... 602,100
Prenatal care outreach and service delivery support—14.0 FTE positions......................................... 18,383,000
Special projects................................................................................................................................................ 6,289,100
Sudden infant death syndrome program..................................................................................................... 321,300
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 52,742,800
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Total other federal revenues......................................................................................................................... 42,214,500
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues......................................................................................................................................... 75,000
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 874,500
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 20,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 9,558,800
Sec. 120. WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN FOOD AND NUTRITION
PROGRAM
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................45.0
Women, infants, and children program administration and special projects—45.0 FTE positions.... $ 17,905,900
Women, infants, and children program local agreements and food costs.............................................. 256,285,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 274,190,900
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Total other federal revenues......................................................................................................................... 213,113,000
Special revenue funds:
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 61,077,900
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 0
Sec. 121. CHILDREN’S SPECIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................46.8
Children’s special health care services administration—44.0 FTE positions....................................... $ 5,897,900
Bequests for care and services—2.8 FTE positions.................................................................................. 1,528,200
Outreach and advocacy................................................................................................................................... 5,510,000
Nonemergency medical transportation........................................................................................................ 905,900
Medical care and treatment........................................................................................................................... 188,291,400
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 202,133,400
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Total other federal revenues......................................................................................................................... 106,154,700
Special revenue funds:
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 1,008,900
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 3,858,400
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 91,111,400
Sec. 122. CRIME VICTIM SERVICES COMMISSION
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................13.0
Grants administration services—13.0 FTE positions............................................................................... $ 2,129,800
Justice assistance grants................................................................................................................................ 15,000,000
Crime victim rights services grants............................................................................................................. 16,870,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 33,999,800
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Total other federal revenues......................................................................................................................... 18,697,500
Special revenue funds:
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 15,302,300
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 0
Sec. 123. AGING AND ADULT SERVICES AGENCY
Full-time equated classified positions...............................................................................................58.0
Aging and adult services administration—58.0 FTE positions............................................................... $ 10,904,100
Community services........................................................................................................................................ 39,013,900
Elder law of Michigan MiCAFE contract................................................................................................... 350,000
Nutrition services............................................................................................................................................ 39,044,000
Employment assistance.................................................................................................................................. 3,500,000
Program of all-inclusive care for the elderly.............................................................................................. 65,938,500
Respite care program..................................................................................................................................... 5,868,700
Senior volunteer service programs.............................................................................................................. 4,465,300
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 169,084,500
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Capped federal revenues................................................................................................................................ 1,102,200
Total other federal revenues......................................................................................................................... 101,673,200
Special revenue funds:
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 520,000
Merit award trust fund................................................................................................................................... 4,068,700
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 1,400,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 60,320,400
Sec. 124. MEDICAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Full-time equated classified positions.............................................................................................463.5
Medical services administration—403.5 FTE positions............................................................................ $ 85,696,300
Healthy Michigan plan administration—36.0 FTE positions................................................................... 68,878,600
Facility inspection contract............................................................................................................................ 132,800
MIChild administration.................................................................................................................................. 3,500,000
Electronic health record incentive program—24.0 FTE positions......................................................... 144,226,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 302,433,900
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Social security act, temporary assistance for needy families.................................................................. $ 4,180,000
Capped federal revenues................................................................................................................................ 910,700
Total other federal revenues......................................................................................................................... 246,873,600
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues......................................................................................................................................... 105,700
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 99,800
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 331,300
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 49,932,800
Sec. 125. MEDICAL SERVICES
Hospital services and therapy....................................................................................................................... $ 1,139,960,500
Hospital disproportionate share payments................................................................................................. 45,000,000
Physician services............................................................................................................................................ 334,848,800
Medicare premium payments........................................................................................................................ 410,077,800
Pharmaceutical services................................................................................................................................. 300,132,400
Home health services...................................................................................................................................... 5,893,100
Hospice services............................................................................................................................................... 107,768,400
Transportation.................................................................................................................................................. 21,636,100
Auxiliary medical services............................................................................................................................. 6,339,600
Dental services................................................................................................................................................. 233,674,300
Ambulance services......................................................................................................................................... 18,987,700
Long-term care services................................................................................................................................. 1,396,577,100
Integrated care organizations....................................................................................................................... 454,700,000
Medicaid home- and community-based services waiver........................................................................... 329,692,700
Adult home help services............................................................................................................................... 303,047,800
Personal care services.................................................................................................................................... 11,762,300
Health plan services........................................................................................................................................ 5,011,623,000
MIChild program............................................................................................................................................. 22,211,200
Federal Medicare pharmaceutical program................................................................................................ 203,481,400
Maternal and child health............................................................................................................................... 20,279,500
Healthy Michigan plan.................................................................................................................................... 3,726,633,700
Subtotal basic medical services program.................................................................................................... 14,104,327,400
School-based services...................................................................................................................................... 112,102,700
Dental clinic program...................................................................................................................................... 1,000,000
Special Medicaid reimbursement.................................................................................................................. 388,891,700
Subtotal special medical services payments............................................................................................... 501,994,400
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 14,606,321,800
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Total other federal revenues......................................................................................................................... 10,904,029,000
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues......................................................................................................................................... 35,664,600
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 2,100,000
Merit award trust fund................................................................................................................................... 64,266,000
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 1,917,800,800
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 1,682,461,400
Sec. 126. ONE-TIME BASIS ONLY APPROPRIATIONS
Pay for success contracts............................................................................................................................... $ 1,500,000
Mental health commission recommendations............................................................................................. 1,500,000
Employment and training support services............................................................................................... 800,000
Drug policy initiatives.................................................................................................................................... 1,500,000
Hospice services............................................................................................................................................... 2,500,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 7,800,000
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Social security act, temporary assistance for needy families.................................................................. 400,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 7,400,000
PART 1B
SUPPLEMENTAL LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 151. There is appropriated for the departments of community health and human services for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, from the following funds:
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 1,000,607,400
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.......................................................... 0
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................................................................................. $ 1,000,607,400
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues.................................................................................................................................... 978,654,700
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues......................................................................................................................................... (2,288,800)
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 485,300
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 9,333,900
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 14,422,300
Sec. 152. DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
(1) APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 1,019,662,600
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.......................................................... 0
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................................................................................. $ 1,019,662,600
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues.................................................................................................................................... 993,680,600
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues......................................................................................................................................... 0
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 0
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 13,010,100
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 12,971,900
(2) BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
Medicaid mental health services................................................................................................................... $ 9,232,100
Medicaid substance use disorder services................................................................................................... (951,500)
Healthy Michigan plan - behavioral health................................................................................................. 35,131,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 43,412,100
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues.................................................................................................................................... 40,558,600
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 2,853,500
(3) CHILDREN’S SPECIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES
Medical care and treatment........................................................................................................................... $ (2,931,700)
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ (2,931,700)
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues.................................................................................................................................... (1,621,200)
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ (1,310,500)
(4) MEDICAL SERVICES
Hospital services and therapy....................................................................................................................... $ (43,310,000)
Physician services............................................................................................................................................ (20,246,400)
Medicare premium payments........................................................................................................................ 2,002,500
Pharmaceutical services................................................................................................................................. 1,983,200
Home health services...................................................................................................................................... (87,800)
Hospice services............................................................................................................................................... (8,257,400)
Transportation.................................................................................................................................................. (2,667,500)
Auxiliary medical services............................................................................................................................. (1,369,300)
Dental services................................................................................................................................................. (12,920,700)
Ambulance services......................................................................................................................................... (1,123,000)
Long-term care services................................................................................................................................. $ 93,623,600
Integrated care organizations....................................................................................................................... (30,478,000)
Medicaid home- and community-based services waiver........................................................................... (2,206,300)
Adult home help services............................................................................................................................... (116,800)
Personal care services.................................................................................................................................... (548,700)
Program of all-inclusive care for the elderly.............................................................................................. (17,974,300)
Autism services................................................................................................................................................ (171,800)
Health plan services........................................................................................................................................ 89,683,800
MIChild program............................................................................................................................................. 16,096,200
Federal Medicare pharmaceutical program................................................................................................ 3,802,500
Healthy Michigan plan.................................................................................................................................... 917,634,100
Subtotal basic medical services program.................................................................................................... 983,347,900
School-based services...................................................................................................................................... (4,165,700)
Subtotal special medical services payments............................................................................................... (4,165,700)
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 979,182,200
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues.................................................................................................................................... 954,743,200
Special revenue funds:
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 13,010,100
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 11,428,900
Sec. 153. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
(1) APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ (19,055,200)
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.......................................................... 0
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................................................................................. $ (19,055,200)
Federal revenues:
Social security act, temporary assistance for needy families.................................................................. (8,896,200)
Capped federal revenues................................................................................................................................ 3,787,500
Total other federal revenues......................................................................................................................... (9,917,200)
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues......................................................................................................................................... (2,288,800)
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 485,300
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... (3,676,200)
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 1,450,400
(2) CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
Child care fund................................................................................................................................................. $ (4,356,300)
Adoption subsidies........................................................................................................................................... (10,119,500)
Guardianship assistance program................................................................................................................. 881,800
Foster care payments..................................................................................................................................... 4,855,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ (8,738,400)
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Social security act, temporary assistance for needy families.................................................................. (3,894,000)
Capped federal revenues................................................................................................................................ 3,787,500
Total other federal revenues......................................................................................................................... (9,917,200)
Special revenue funds:
Private - collections......................................................................................................................................... 485,300
Local funds - county chargeback.................................................................................................................. (2,288,800)
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 3,088,800
(3) PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
Family independence program...................................................................................................................... $ (10,734,300)
State disability assistance payments........................................................................................................... 351,500
State supplementation.................................................................................................................................... 66,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ (10,316,800)
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Social security act, temporary assistance for needy families.................................................................. $ (5,002,200)
Special revenue funds:
Child support collections................................................................................................................................ (2,576,900)
Public assistance recoupment revenue........................................................................................................ (720,000)
Supplemental security income recoveries................................................................................................... (379,300)
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ (1,638,400)
PART 2
PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016
GENERAL SECTIONS
Sec. 201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources under part 1 for fiscal year 2015-2016 is $6,357,067,700.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2015-2016 is $1,221,145,400.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
CHILDREN’S SERVICES AGENCY - CHILD WELFARE
Child care fund................................................................................................................................................. $ 89,250,000
CHILDREN’S SERVICES AGENCY - JUVENILE JUSTICE
County juvenile officers.................................................................................................................................. $ 3,100,000
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
Family independence program...................................................................................................................... $ 11,700
State disability assistance payments........................................................................................................... 966,000
Multicultural integration funding................................................................................................................. 3,795,900
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND SPECIAL PROJECTS
Community residential and support services............................................................................................. $ 292,100
Housing and support services....................................................................................................................... 667,400
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
Medicaid mental health services................................................................................................................... $ 791,137,400
Community mental health non-Medicaid services..................................................................................... 117,050,400
Medicaid substance use disorder services................................................................................................... 16,338,900
State disability assistance program substance use disorder services.................................................... 2,018,800
Community substance use disorder prevention, education, and treatment.......................................... 14,553,400
Children’s waiver home care program......................................................................................................... 6,880,000
Nursing home PAS/ARR-OBRA.................................................................................................................. 2,724,900
LABORATORY SERVICES
Laboratory services........................................................................................................................................ $ 5,000
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Sexually transmitted disease control program.......................................................................................... $ 377,000
LOCAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AND GRANTS
Essential local public health services........................................................................................................... $ 34,199,500
Implementation of 1993 PA 133, MCL 333.17015...................................................................................... 300
CHRONIC DISEASE AND INJURY PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION
AIDS prevention, testing, and care programs........................................................................................... $ 606,100
Cancer prevention and control program..................................................................................................... 116,700
FAMILY, MATERNAL, AND CHILDREN’S HEALTH SERVICES
Prenatal care outreach and service delivery support............................................................................... $ 2,044,900
CHILDREN’S SPECIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES
Outreach and advocacy................................................................................................................................... $ 2,204,000
Medical care and treatment........................................................................................................................... 949,800
CRIME VICTIM SERVICES COMMISSION
Crime victim rights services grants............................................................................................................. $ 6,389,800
AGING AND ADULT SERVICES AGENCY
Community services........................................................................................................................................ $ 13,333,500
Nutrition services............................................................................................................................................ 9,287,000
Respite care program..................................................................................................................................... 5,868,700
Senior volunteer service programs.............................................................................................................. 1,127,900
MEDICAL SERVICES
Hospital services and therapy....................................................................................................................... $ 2,449,500
Physician services............................................................................................................................................ 10,665,900
Dental services................................................................................................................................................. 1,202,000
Long-term care services................................................................................................................................. 81,530,900
TOTAL OF PAYMENTS TO LOCAL UNITS OF GOVERNMENT...................................................... $ 1,221,145,400
Sec. 202. The appropriations authorized under this part and part 1 are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
Sec. 203. As used in this part and part 1:
(a) “AFC” means adult foster care.
(b) “AIDS” means acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
(c) “CMHSP” means a community mental health services program as that term is defined in section 100a of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1100a.
(d) “Current fiscal year” means the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016.
(e) “Department” means the department of health and human services.
(f) “Director” means the director of the department.
(g) “DSH” means disproportionate share hospital.
(h) “EPSDT” means early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment.
(i) “Federal poverty level” means the poverty guidelines published annually in the Federal Register by the United States Department of Health and Human Services under its authority to revise the poverty line under 42 USC 9902.
(j) “FTE” means full-time equated.
(k) “GME” means graduate medical education.
(l) “Health plan” means, at a minimum, an organization that meets the criteria for delivering the comprehensive package of services under the department’s comprehensive health plan.
(m) “HEDIS” means healthcare effectiveness data and information set.
(n) “HMO” means health maintenance organization.
(o) “IDEA” means the individuals with disabilities education act, 20 USC 1400 to 1482.
(p) “IDG” means interdepartmental grant.
(q) “MCH” means maternal and child health.
(r) “Medicare” means subchapter XVIII of the social security act, 42 USC 1395 to 1395lll.
(s) “MiCAFE” means Michigan’s coordinated access to food for the elderly.
(t) “MIChild” means the program described in section 1670.
(u) “PAS/ARR-OBRA” means the preadmission screening and annual resident review required under the omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1987, section 1919(e)(7) of the social security act, 42 USC 1396r.
(v) “PIHP” means an entity designated by the department as a regional entity or a specialty prepaid inpatient health plan for Medicaid mental health services, services to individuals with developmental disabilities, and substance use disorder services. Regional entities are described in section 204b of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1204b. Specialty prepaid inpatient health plans are described in section 232b of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1232b.
(w) “Previous fiscal year” means the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015.
(x) “Settlement” means the settlement agreement entered in the case of Dwayne B. v Snyder, docket no. 2:06-cv-13548 in the United States district court for the eastern district of Michigan.
(y) “SSI” means supplemental security income.
(z) “Temporary assistance for needy families” or “TANF” or “title IV-A” means part A of subchapter IV of the social security act, 42 USC 601 to 619.
(aa) “Title IV-D” means part D of title IV of the social security act, 42 USC 651 to 669b.
(bb) “Title IV-E” means part E of title IV of the social security act, 42 USC 670 to 679c.
(cc) “Title X” means title X of the public health service act, 42 USC 300 to 300a-8, which establishes grants to states for family planning services.
(dd) “Title XIX” and “Medicaid” mean subchapter XIX of the social security act, 42 USC 1396 to 1396w-5.
Sec. 204. In addition to the metrics required under section 447 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1447, for each new program or program enhancement for which funds in excess of $1,000,000.00 are appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide not later than November 1, 2015 a list of program-specific metrics intended to measure its performance based on a return on taxpayer investment. The department shall deliver the program-specific metrics to members of the senate and house subcommittees on the department budget, fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The department shall provide an update on its progress in tracking program-specific metrics and the status of program success at an appropriations subcommittee meeting called for by the subcommittee chair.
Sec. 205. Pursuant to section 1b of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1b, the department shall treat part 1 and this part as a time-limited addendum to the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1 to 400.119b.
Sec. 206. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $400,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393. These funds shall not be made available to increase TANF authorization.
(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $45,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $40,000,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
(4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $60,000,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
Sec. 207. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department’s performance.
Sec. 208. Unless otherwise specified, the departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall use the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this part and part 1. This requirement shall include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, and it shall include placement of reports on the Internet.
Sec. 209. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available. Preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality. In addition, preference shall be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.
Sec. 210. The director and the director of the aging and adult services agency shall take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. The director and the director of the aging and adult services agency shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services, supplies, or both.
Sec. 211. If the revenue collected by the department from fees and collections exceeds the amount appropriated in part 1, the revenue may be carried forward with the approval of the state budget director into the subsequent fiscal year. The revenue carried forward under this section shall be used as the first source of funds in the subsequent fiscal year.
Sec. 212. (1) On or before February 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on the detailed name and amounts of federal, restricted, private, and local sources of revenue that support the appropriations in each of the line items in part 1.
(2) Upon the release of the next fiscal year executive budget recommendation, the department shall report to the same parties in subsection (1) on the amounts and detailed sources of federal, restricted, private, and local revenue proposed to support the total funds appropriated in each of the line items in part 1 of the next fiscal year executive budget proposal.
Sec. 213. The state departments, agencies, and commissions receiving tobacco tax funds and Healthy Michigan fund revenue from part 1 shall report by April 1 of the current fiscal year to the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on the following:
(a) Detailed spending plan by appropriation line item including description of programs and a summary of organizations receiving these funds.
(b) Description of allocations or bid processes including need or demand indicators used to determine allocations.
(c) Eligibility criteria for program participation and maximum benefit levels where applicable.
(d) Outcome measures used to evaluate programs, including measures of the effectiveness of these programs in improving the health of Michigan residents.
(e) Any other information considered necessary by the house of representatives or senate appropriations committees or the state budget director.
Sec. 214. On a quarterly basis, the department shall report on the number of FTEs in pay status by type of staff.
Sec. 215. If a legislative objective of this part or of a bill or amendment to a bill to amend the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1 to 400.119b, cannot be implemented because implementation would conflict with or violate federal regulations, the department shall notify the state budget director, the chairs of the house and senate subcommittees on the department budget, and the house and senate fiscal agencies and policy offices of that fact.
Sec. 216. (1) In addition to funds appropriated in part 1 for all programs and services, there is appropriated for write-offs of accounts receivable, deferrals, and for prior year obligations in excess of applicable prior year appropriations, an amount equal to total write-offs and prior year obligations, but not to exceed amounts available in prior year revenues.
(2) The department’s ability to satisfy appropriation fund sources in part 1 shall not be limited to collections and accruals pertaining to services provided in the current fiscal year, but shall also include reimbursements, refunds, adjustments, and settlements from prior years.
Sec. 217. The departments and agencies receiving appropriations in part 1 shall prepare a report on out-of-state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department’s budget. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:
(a) The dates of each travel occurrence.
(b) The transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.
Sec. 218. The department shall include the following in its annual list of proposed basic health services as required in part 23 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.2301 to 333.2321:
(a) Immunizations.
(b) Communicable disease control.
(c) Sexually transmitted disease control.
(d) Tuberculosis control.
(e) Prevention of gonorrhea eye infection in newborns.
(f) Screening newborns for the conditions listed in section 5431 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.5431, or recommended by the newborn screening quality assurance advisory committee created under section 5430 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.5430.
(g) Health and human services annex of the Michigan emergency management plan.
(h) Prenatal care.
Sec. 219. (1) The department may contract with the Michigan Public Health Institute for the design and implementation of projects and for other public health-related activities prescribed in section 2611 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.2611. The department may develop a master agreement with the Institute to carry out these purposes for up to a 3-year period. The department shall report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on or before January 1 of the current fiscal year all of the following:
(a) A detailed description of each funded project.
(b) The amount allocated for each project, the appropriation line item from which the allocation is funded, and the source of financing for each project.
(c) The expected project duration.
(d) A detailed spending plan for each project, including a list of all subgrantees and the amount allocated to each subgrantee.
(2) On or before September 30 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide to the same parties listed in subsection (1) a copy of all reports, studies, and publications produced by the Michigan Public Health Institute, its subcontractors, or the department with the funds appropriated in part 1 and allocated to the Michigan Public Health Institute.
Sec. 220. The department shall ensure that faith-based organizations are able to apply and compete for services, programs, or contracts that they are qualified and suitable to fulfill. The department shall not disqualify faith-based organizations solely on the basis of the religious nature of their organization or their guiding principles or statements of faith.
Sec. 222. (1) The department shall provide written notification to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the budget for the department of any policy changes at least 30 days before the implementation date.
(2) The department shall make the entire policy and procedures manual available and accessible to the public via the department website.
(3) The department shall report no later than April 1 of the current fiscal year on each specific policy change made to implement a public act affecting the department that took effect during the prior calendar year to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the budget for the department, the joint committee on administrative rules, and the senate and house fiscal agencies. The department shall attach each policy bulletin issued during the prior calendar year to this report.
Sec. 223. The department may establish and collect fees for publications, videos and related materials, conferences, and workshops. Collected fees shall be used to offset expenditures to pay for printing and mailing costs of the publications, videos and related materials, and costs of the workshops and conferences. The department shall not collect fees under this section that exceed the cost of the expenditures.
Sec. 224. The department may retain all of the state’s share of food assistance overissuance collections as an offset to general fund/general purpose costs. Retained collections shall be applied against federal funds deductions in all appropriation units where department costs related to the investigation and recoupment of food assistance overissuances are incurred. Retained collections in excess of such costs shall be applied against the federal funds deducted in the executive operations appropriation unit.
Sec. 225. (1) Sanctions, suspensions, conditions for provisional license status, and other penalties shall not be more stringent for private service providers than for public entities performing equivalent or similar services.
(2) Neither the department nor private service providers or licensees shall be granted preferential treatment or considered automatically to be in compliance with administrative rules based on whether they have collective bargaining agreements with direct care workers. Private service providers or licensees without collective bargaining agreements shall not be subjected to additional requirements or conditions of licensure based on their lack of collective bargaining agreements.
Sec. 229. Unless already provided in the previous fiscal year, the department shall submit to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office by December 1 of the current fiscal year a report on the recommendations of the workgroup established in section 229 of article X of 2014 PA 252 on aligning spending on Michigan Works! job readiness programs with the declining family independence program caseload. The report shall include, but is not limited to, the proposed amount of TANF funding provided to Michigan Works!
Sec. 231. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for travel reimbursements to employees, the department shall allocate up to $100,000.00 toward reimbursing counties for the out-of-pocket travel costs of the local county department board members and county department directors to attend 1 meeting per year of the Michigan County Social Services Association.
Sec. 233. By the end of each fiscal quarter of the current fiscal year, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the senate and house policy offices on the status of the merger, executed according to Executive Order No. 2015-4, of the department of community health and the department of human services to create the department of health and human services. The report must indicate changes from the prior report and shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following information:
(a) The impact on client service delivery or access to services, including the restructuring or consolidation of services.
(b) Any cost increases or reductions that resulted from rent or building occupancy changes.
(c) Facilities in use, including any office closures or consolidations, or new office locations, including hoteling stations.
(d) Current status of FTE positions, including the number of FTE positions that were eliminated or added due to duplication of efforts.
(e) Any other efficiencies, costs, or savings associated with the merger.
Sec. 234. The department shall include specific outcome and performance reporting requirements in the interagency agreement with the Michigan strategic fund for TANF funding to provide job readiness and welfare-to-work programming. TANF funding provided to the Michigan strategic fund in the current fiscal year is contingent on compliance with the data and reporting requirements described in this section. The interagency agreement must require the Michigan strategic fund to provide all of the following items by January 1 of the current fiscal year for the previous year to the senate and house appropriations committees:
(a) An itemized spending report on TANF funding, including all of the following:
(i) Direct services to clients.
(ii) Administrative expenditures.
(b) The number of family independence program (FIP) clients served through the TANF funding, including all of the following:
(i) The number and percentage who obtained employment through Michigan Works!
(ii) The number and percentage who fulfilled their TANF work requirement through other job readiness programming.
(iii) Average TANF spending per client.
(iv) The number and percentage of clients who were referred to Michigan Works! but did not receive a job or job readiness placement and the reasons why.
Sec. 240. The department shall notify the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the house and senate policy offices of any changes to a child welfare master contract template, including the adoption master contract template, the independent living plus master contract template, the placing agency foster care master contract template, and the residential foster care juvenile justice master contract template, not less than 30 days before the change takes effect.
Sec. 252. The appropriations in part 1 for Healthy Michigan plan - behavioral health, Healthy Michigan plan administration, and Healthy Michigan plan are contingent on the provisions of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1 to 400.119b, that were contained in 2013 PA 107 not being amended, repealed, or otherwise altered to eliminate the Healthy Michigan plan. If that occurs, then, upon the effective date of the amendatory act that amends, repeals, or otherwise alters those provisions, the remaining funds in the Healthy Michigan plan - behavioral health, Healthy Michigan plan administration, and Healthy Michigan plan line items shall only be used to pay previously incurred costs and any remaining appropriations shall not be allotted to support those line items.
Sec. 263. (1) Upon submission of a Medicaid waiver, a Medicaid state plan amendment, or a similar proposal to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the department shall notify the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget office of the submission.
(2) The department shall provide written or verbal biannual reports to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office summarizing the status of any new or ongoing discussions with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or the United States Department of Health and Human Services regarding potential or future Medicaid waiver applications.
(3) The department shall inform the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget and the senate and house fiscal agencies of any alterations or adjustments made to the published plan for integrated care for individuals who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid when the final version of the plan has been submitted to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Sec. 264. The department shall not take disciplinary action against an employee for communicating with a member of the legislature or his or her staff.
Sec. 265. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the senate and house appropriations chairs, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees chairs, and the senate and house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2016.
Sec. 270. The department shall advise the legislature of the receipt of a notification from the attorney general’s office of a legal action in which expenses had been recovered pursuant to section 106(4) of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.106, or any other statute under which the department has the right to recover expenses. By November 1 and May 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall submit a written report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget office which includes, at a minimum, all of the following:
(a) The total amount recovered from the legal action.
(b) The program or service for which the money was originally expended.
(c) Details on the disposition of the funds recovered such as the appropriation or revenue account in which the money was deposited.
(d) A description of the facts involved in the legal action.
Sec. 274. (1) The department, in collaboration with the state budget office, shall submit to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the house and senate policy offices 1 week after the day the governor submits to the legislature the budget for the ensuing fiscal year a report on spending and revenue projections for each of the capped federal funds listed below. The report shall contain actual spending and revenue in the previous fiscal year, spending and revenue projections for the current fiscal year as enacted, and spending and revenue projections within the executive budget proposal for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2016 for each individual line item for the department budget. The report shall also include federal funds transferred to other departments. The capped federal funds shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(a) TANF.
(b) Title XX social services block grant.
(c) Title IV-B part I child welfare services block grant.
(d) Title IV-B part II promoting safe and stable families funds.
(e) Low-income home energy assistance program.
(2) By February 15 of the current fiscal year, the department shall prepare an annual report of its efforts to identify additional TANF maintenance of effort sources and rationale for any increases or decreases from all of the following, but not limited to:
(a) Other departments.
(b) Local units of government.
(c) Private sources.
Sec. 276. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by a principal executive department, state agency, or authority to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those outside services that the attorney general authorizes.
Sec. 279. (1) All master contracts relating to human services as funded by the appropriations in sections 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, and 109 of part 1 shall be performance-based contracts that employ a client-centered results-oriented process that is based on measurable performance indicators and desired outcomes and includes the annual assessment of the quality of services provided.
(2) By February 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies and policy offices, and the state budget office a report detailing measurable performance indicators, desired outcomes, and an assessment of the quality of services provided by the department during the previous fiscal year.
Sec. 280. By the fifth business day of each month, the department shall provide a report to the house and senate appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the house and senate policy offices, and the state budget director that provides all of the following for each line item in part 1 containing personnel-related costs, including the specific individual amounts for salaries and wages, payroll taxes, and fringe benefits:
(a) FTE authorization.
(b) Spending authorization for personnel-related costs, by fund source, under the spending plan.
(c) Actual year-to-date expenditures for personnel-related costs, by fund source, through the end of the prior month.
(d) The projected year-end balance or shortfall for personnel-related costs, by fund source, based on actual monthly spending levels through the end of the prior month.
(e) A specific plan for addressing any projected shortfall for personnel-related costs at either the gross or fund source level.
Sec. 287. Not later than November 30, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees, and the senate and house fiscal agencies.
Sec. 288. (1) Beginning October 1 of the current fiscal year, no less than 90% of a new department contract supported solely from state restricted funds or general fund/general purpose funds and designated in this part or part 1 for a specific entity for the purpose of providing services to individuals shall be expended for such services after the first year of the contract.
(2) The department may allow a contract to exceed the limitation on administrative and services costs if it can be demonstrated that an exception should be made to the provision in subsection (1).
(3) By September 30 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, house and senate fiscal agencies, and state budget office on the rationale for all exceptions made to the provision in subsection (1) and the number of contracts terminated due to violations of subsection (1).
Sec. 290. Any public advertisement for state assistance shall also inform the public of the welfare fraud hotline operated by the department.
Sec. 291. (1) The department shall verify, using the e-verify system, that all new department employees, and new hire employees of contractors and subcontractors paid from funds appropriated in part 1, are legally present in the United States. The department may verify this information directly or may require contractors and subcontractors to verify the information and submit a certification to the department.
(2) By February 15 of the current fiscal year, the department shall submit to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the house and senate policy offices a report on the number of new department employees and new hire employees of contractors and subcontractors that were found to not be legally present in the United States.
Sec. 292. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management, and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for each department or agency:
(a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.
(b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.
(c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.
(d) The number of active department employees by job classification.
(e) Job specifications and wage rates.
Sec. 294. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the Michigan Medicaid information system line item, $20,000,000.00 in private revenue will be allocated for the Michigan-Illinois alliance Medicaid management information systems project.
Sec. 297. Total authorized appropriations from all sources under part 1 for legacy costs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016 are $359,044,100.00. From this amount, total agency appropriations for pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $203,794,100.00. Total agency appropriations for retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $155,250,000.00.
Sec. 298. By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the senate and house policy offices an annual report on the supervisor-to-staff ratio by department divisions and subdivisions.
Sec. 299. No state department or agency shall issue a request for proposal (RFP) for a contract in excess of $5,000,000.00, unless the department or agency has first considered issuing a request for information (RFI) or a request for qualification (RFQ) relative to that contract to better enable the department or agency to learn more about the market for the products or services that are the subject of the RFP. The department or agency shall notify the department of technology, management, and budget of the evaluation process used to determine if an RFI or RFQ was not necessary prior to issuing the RFP.
DEPARTMENTWIDE ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 307. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for demonstration projects, $500,000.00 shall be distributed as provided in subsection (2). The amount distributed under this subsection shall not exceed 50% of the total operating expenses of the program described in subsection (2), with the remaining 50% paid by local United Way organizations and other nonprofit organizations and foundations.
(2) Funds distributed under subsection (1) shall be distributed to Michigan 2-1-1, a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of this state that is exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, 26 USC 501(c)(3), and whose mission is to coordinate and support a statewide 2-1-1 system. Michigan 2-1-1 shall use the funds only to fulfill the Michigan 2-1-1 business plan adopted by Michigan 2-1-1 in January 2005.
(3) Michigan 2-1-1 shall refer to the department any calls received reporting fraud, waste, or abuse of state-administered public assistance.
(4) Michigan 2-1-1 shall report annually to the department and the house and senate standing committees with primary jurisdiction over matters relating to human services and telecommunications on 2-1-1 system performance, including, but not limited to, call volume by health and human service needs and unmet needs identified through caller data and customer satisfaction metrics.
Sec. 310. It is the intent of the legislature that the department shall work with youth-oriented nonprofit organizations to provide mentoring programming for children of incarcerated parents and other at-risk children.
Sec. 315. (1) The department, in conjunction with organizations representing disabled and elderly adults, representatives of assisted living facilities, and the legislature, shall conduct a workgroup that explores licensing standards and practices and performance measures for facilities providing adult assisted living services in order to ensure safe, adequately supervised, and protective environments for those individuals and families seeking assisted living services.
(2) By November 1, 2015, the department shall provide to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office a report on the findings of the workgroup that is described in subsection (1).
Sec. 316. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for terminal leave payouts and other employee costs, the department shall not spend in excess of its annual gross appropriation unless it identifies and requests a legislative transfer from another budgetary line item supporting administrative costs, as provided by section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.
Sec. 320. Effective October 1, 2015, the department shall not expend funds appropriated in part 1 for rental payments or operational expenses for state lease number 2719 for the premises located at 103 Court Street in Munising, Michigan.
Sec. 321. Effective October 1, 2015, the department shall not expend funds appropriated in part 1 for rental payments or operational expenses for state lease number 7692 for the premises located at 660 South Saginaw in Flint, Michigan.
CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 401. (1) The appropriations in part 1 assume a total federal child support incentive payment of $26,500,000.00.
(2) From the federal money received for child support incentive payments, $12,000,000.00 shall be retained by the state and expended for child support program expenses.
(3) From the federal money received for child support incentive payments, $14,500,000.00 shall be paid to the counties based on each county’s performance level for each of the federal performance measures as established in 45 CFR 305.2.
(4) If the child support incentive payment to the state from the federal government is greater than $26,500,000.00, then 100% of the excess shall be retained by the state and is appropriated until the total retained by the state reaches $15,397,400.00.
(5) If the child support incentive payment to the state from the federal government is greater than the amount needed to satisfy the provisions identified in subsections (1), (2), (3), and (4), the additional funds shall be subject to appropriation by the legislature.
(6) If the child support incentive payment to the state from the federal government is less than $26,500,000.00, then the state and county share shall each be reduced by 50% of the shortfall.
Sec. 409. (1) If statewide retained child support collections exceed $38,300,000.00, 75% of the amount in excess of $38,300,000.00 is appropriated to legal support contracts. This excess appropriation may be distributed to eligible counties to supplement and not supplant county title IV-D funding.
(2) Each county whose retained child support collections in the current fiscal year exceed its fiscal year 2004-2005 retained child support collections, excluding tax offset and financial institution data match collections in both the current year and fiscal year 2004-2005, shall receive its proportional share of the 75% excess.
Sec. 410. (1) If title IV-D-related child support collections are escheated, the state budget director is authorized to adjust the sources of financing for the funds appropriated in part 1 for legal support contracts to reduce federal authorization by 66% of the escheated amount and increase general fund/general purpose authorization by the same amount. This budget adjustment is required to offset the loss of federal revenue due to the escheated amount being counted as title IV-D program income in accordance with federal regulations at 45 CFR 304.50.
(2) The department shall notify the chairs of the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget and the house and senate fiscal agencies within 15 days of the authorization adjustment in subsection (1).
COMMUNITY SERVICES AND OUTREACH
Sec. 450. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for school success partnership program, the department shall allocate $450,000.00 by December 1 of the current fiscal year to support the Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency programming, which will take place in each county in the Governor’s Prosperity Region 3. The department shall require the following performance objectives be measured and reported for the duration of the state funding for the school success partnership program:
(a) Increasing school attendance and decreasing chronic absenteeism.
(b) Increasing academic performance based on grades with emphasis on math and reading.
(c) Identifying barriers to attendance and success and connecting families with resources to reduce these barriers.
(d) Increasing parent involvement with the parent’s child’s school and community.
(2) The Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency shall provide reports to the department on January 31 and June 30 of the current fiscal year on the number of children and families served and the services that were provided to families to meet the performance objectives identified in this section. The department shall distribute the reports within 1 week after receipt to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, house and senate fiscal agencies, and house and senate policy offices.
CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
Sec. 501. (1) A goal is established that not more than 27% of all children in foster care at any given time during the current fiscal year will have been in foster care for 24 months or more.
(2) By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office a report describing the steps that will be taken to achieve the specific goal established in this section and on the percentage of children who currently are in foster care and who have been in foster care a total of 24 or more months.
Sec. 502. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for foster care, the department shall provide 50% reimbursement to Indian tribal governments for foster care expenditures for children who are under the jurisdiction of Indian tribal courts and who are not otherwise eligible for federal foster care cost sharing.
Sec. 503. (1) In accordance with the final report of the Michigan child welfare performance-based funding task force issued in response to section 503 of article X of 2013 PA 59, the department shall continue to develop actuarially sound case rates for necessary out-of-home child welfare services that achieve permanency by the department and private child placing agencies in a prospective payment system under a performance-based funding model.
(2) The department shall continue to develop a prospective rate payment system for private agencies that includes funding for adoption incentive payments. The full cost prospective rate payment system will identify and cover contractual costs paid through the case rate developed by an independent actuary.
(3) By September 30, 2016, the department shall complete a full cost analysis of the performance-based funding model with respect to the current fiscal year, including relevant information on the actuarial rate-setting process, and provide a report on the analysis to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget.
(4) In accordance with the final report of the Michigan child welfare performance-based funding task force issued in response to section 503 of article X of 2013 PA 59, the department shall implement a 5-year independent, third-party evaluation of the performance-based funding model. The evaluator shall be selected through a competitive process by a rating committee that includes, but is not limited to, representatives from the department and private child placing agencies.
(5) The department shall only phase the implementation of the performance-based funding model into additional counties where the department, private child welfare agencies, the county, and the court operating within that county have agreed to implement the performance-based funding model.
(6) The department, in conjunction with members from both the house of representatives and senate, private child placing agencies, the courts, and counties shall implement the recommendations that are described in the workgroup report that was provided in section 503 of article X of 2013 PA 59 to establish a performance-based funding for public and private child welfare services providers. The department shall provide a quarterly report on the status of the performance-based contracting model to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house standing committees on families and human services, and the senate and house fiscal agencies and policy offices.
(7) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the performance-based funding model pilot, the department may develop a master agreement with a consortium, recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as tax-exempt as defined under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 501, consisting of a network of affiliated child welfare service providers, to accept and comprehensively assess referred youth, assign cases to members of its continuum or leverage services from other entities, and make appropriate case management decisions during the duration of a case. The consortium shall operate an integrated continuum of care structure, with services provided by both private and public agencies, based on individual case needs. The consortium shall demonstrate significant organizational capacity and competencies, including experience with managing risk-based contracts, financial strength, experienced staff and leadership, and appropriate governance structure.
Sec. 504. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for performance-based funding implementation, the department shall provide $500,000.00 in 1-time funding to support a portion of the first-year start-up costs to operate a consortium in Kent County for a performance-based child welfare contracting pilot program. Allowable start-up costs include $300,000.00 for administration, facilities, initial salaries, and wages and $200,000.00 for information technology infrastructure.
(2) The department may establish a master agreement with a consortium. The consortium must be recognized by this state as a nonprofit organization and must have submitted an application to the Internal Revenue Service for 501(c)(3) status. The consortium shall consist of a network of affiliated child welfare service providers that will accept and comprehensively assess referred youth, assign cases to members of its continuum or leverage services from other entities, and make appropriate case management decisions during the duration of a case.
(3) The consortium shall operate an integrated continuum of care structure, with services provided by private or public agencies, based on individual case needs. The consortium shall demonstrate significant organizational capacity and competencies, including financial strength, experienced staff and leadership, and appropriate governance structure.
(4) By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the consortium shall provide to the department and the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget a report on the status of the implementation of the consortium, including, but not limited to, actual expenditures.
Sec. 505. By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department and Wayne County shall provide to the senate and house appropriations committees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies and policy offices, and the state budget office a report for youth served in the previous fiscal year and in the first quarter of the current fiscal year outlining the number of youth served within each juvenile justice system, the type of setting for each youth, performance outcomes, and financial costs or savings.
Sec. 507. The department’s ability to satisfy appropriation deducts in part 1 for foster care private collections shall not be limited to collections and accruals pertaining to services provided only in the current fiscal year but may include revenues collected during the current fiscal year for services provided in prior fiscal years.
Sec. 508. (1) In addition to the amount appropriated in part 1 for children’s trust fund grants, money granted or money received as gifts or donations to the children’s trust fund created by 1982 PA 249, MCL 21.171 to 21.172, is appropriated for expenditure.
(2) The department and the child abuse neglect and prevention board shall collaborate to ensure that administrative delays are avoided and the local grant recipients and direct service providers receive money in an expeditious manner. The department and board shall make available the children’s trust fund contract funds to grantees within 31 days of the start date of the funded project.
Sec. 511. The department shall provide quarterly reports to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house standing committees on families and human services, and the senate and house fiscal agencies and policy offices on the number and percentage of children who received timely health examinations after entry into foster care and the number and percentage of children entering foster care who received a required mental health examination after entry into foster care.
Sec. 513. (1) The department shall not expend funds appropriated in part 1 to pay for the direct placement by the department of a child in an out-of-state facility unless all of the following conditions are met:
(a) There is no appropriate placement available in this state as determined by the department interstate compact office.
(b) An out-of-state placement exists that is nearer to the child’s home than the closest appropriate in-state placement as determined by the department interstate compact office.
(c) The out-of-state facility meets all of the licensing standards of this state for a comparable facility.
(d) The out-of-state facility meets all of the applicable licensing standards of the state in which it is located.
(e) The department has done an on-site visit to the out-of-state facility, reviewed the facility records, reviewed licensing records and reports on the facility, and believes that the facility is an appropriate placement for the child.
(2) The department shall not expend money for a child placed in an out-of-state facility without approval of the deputy director for children’s services. The department shall notify the appropriate state agency in that state including the name of the out-of-state provider who accepted the placement.
(3) The department shall submit an annual report to the state court administrative office, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the house and senate policy offices on the number of Michigan children residing in out-of-state facilities at the time of the report, the total cost and average per diem cost of these out-of-state placements to this state, and a list of each such placement arranged by the Michigan county of residence for each child.
(4) The department shall submit an annual report by February 15 of the current fiscal year on per diem costs of each residential care provider that has an established state rate and is located or doing business in this state.
(5) It is the intent of the legislature that the department shall work in conjunction with the courts and the state court administrative office to identify data needed to calculate statewide recidivism rates for adjudicated youth placed in either residential secure or nonsecure facilities, defined at 6 months after a youth is released from placement.
(6) By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall notify the legislature on the status of efforts to accomplish the intent of subsection (5).
Sec. 514. The department shall make a comprehensive report concerning children’s protective services (CPS) to the legislature, including the senate and house policy offices and the state budget director, by January 1 of the current fiscal year, that shall include all of the following:
(a) Statistical information including, at a minimum, all of the following:
(i) The total number of reports of child abuse or neglect investigated under the child protection law, 1975 PA 238, MCL 722.621 to 722.638, and the number of cases classified under category I or category II and the number of cases classified under category III, category IV, or category V.
(ii) Characteristics of perpetrators of child abuse or neglect and the child victims, such as age, relationship, race, and ethnicity and whether the perpetrator exposed the child victim to drug activity, including the manufacture of illicit drugs, that exposed the child victim to substance abuse, a drug house, or methamphetamine.
(iii) The mandatory reporter category in which the individual who made the report fits, or other categorization if the individual is not within a group required to report under the child protection law, 1975 PA 238, MCL 722.621 to 722.638.
(iv) The number of cases that resulted in the separation of the child from the parent or guardian and the period of time of that separation, up to and including termination of parental rights.
(v) For the reported complaints of child abuse or neglect by teachers, school administrators, and school counselors, the number of cases classified under category I or category II and the number of cases classified under category III, category IV, or category V.
(vi) For the reported complaints of child abuse or neglect by teachers, school administrators, and school counselors, the number of cases that resulted in separation of the child from the parent or guardian and the period of time of that separation, up to and including termination of parental rights.
(b) New policies related to children’s protective services including, but not limited to, major policy changes and court decisions affecting the children’s protective services system during the immediately preceding 12-month period.
(c) The information contained in the report required under section 8d(5) of the child protection law, 1975 PA 238, MCL 722.628d, on cases classified under category III.
(d) The department policy, or changes to the department policy, regarding children who have been exposed to the production or manufacture of methamphetamines.
Sec. 515. By March 1, 2016, the department shall submit a report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office that provides an update on the privatization of child welfare services in Kent County as described in section 515 of article X of 2013 PA 59 and includes all of the following:
(a) Costs or savings that resulted from the program.
(b) Gaps in funding.
(c) Program successes.
(d) Challenges and barriers to a successful implementation.
Sec. 519. The department shall permit any private agency that has an existing contract with this state to provide foster care services to be also eligible to provide treatment foster care services.
Sec. 522. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for youth in transition, the department shall allocate $750,000.00 for college scholarships through the fostering futures scholarship program in the Michigan education trust to youths who were in foster care because of child abuse or neglect and are attending a college located in this state. Of the funds appropriated, 100% shall be used to fund scholarships for the youths described in this section.
(2) Not later than March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide a report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the house and senate policy offices that includes the number of youths who received scholarships and the amount of each scholarship, and the total amount of funds spent or encumbered in the current fiscal year.
Sec. 523. (1) By February 15 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report on the families first, family reunification, and families together building solutions family preservation programs to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office. The report shall contain all of the following for each program:
(a) The average cost per recipient served.
(b) Measurable performance indicators.
(c) Desired outcomes or results and goals that can be measured on an annual basis, or desired results for a defined number of years.
(d) Monitored results.
(e) Innovations that may include savings or reductions in administrative costs.
(2) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for youth in transition and domestic violence prevention and treatment, the department is authorized to make allocations of TANF funds only to agencies that report necessary data to the department for the purpose of meeting TANF eligibility reporting requirements.
Sec. 524. As a condition of receiving funds appropriated in part 1 for strong families/safe children, counties must submit the service spending plan to the department by October 1 of the current fiscal year for approval. The department shall approve the service spending plan within 30 calendar days after receipt of a properly completed service spending plan.
Sec. 525. The department shall implement the same on-site evaluation processes for privately operated child welfare and juvenile justice residential facilities as is used to evaluate state-operated facilities. Penalties for noncompliance shall be the same for privately operated child welfare and juvenile justice residential facilities and state-operated facilities.
Sec. 526. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for foster care payments and related administrative costs, the department may implement the federally approved title IV-E child welfare waiver demonstration project. As required under the waiver, any savings resulting from the demonstration project must be quantified and reinvested into child welfare programming.
Sec. 532. (1) The department, in collaboration with representatives of private child and family agencies, shall revise and improve the annual licensing review process and the annual contract compliance review process for child placing agencies and child caring institutions. The improvement goals shall be safety and care for children. Improvements to the review process shall be directed toward alleviating administrative burdens so that agency resources may be focused on children. The revision shall include identification of duplicative staff activities and information sought from child placing agencies and child caring institutions in the annual review process. The department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies and policy offices, and the state budget director on or before January 15 of the current fiscal year on the findings of the annual licensing review.
(2) The department shall conduct licensing reviews no more than once every 2 years for child placing agencies and child caring institutions that are nationally accredited and have no outstanding violations.
Sec. 533. (1) The department shall make payments to child placing facilities for in-home and out-of-home care services and adoption services within 30 days of receiving all necessary documentation from those agencies.
(2) The department shall provide a report on the status of the implementation and operation of this section by February 15 of the current fiscal year.
Sec. 534. The department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office by November 1 of the current fiscal year a report on the planning, implementation, and operation, regardless of the current operational status, of the statewide automated child welfare information system. The report shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(a) Areas where implementation went as planned.
(b) The number of known issues.
(c) The average number of help tickets submitted per day.
(d) Any additional overtime or other staffing costs to address known issues and volume of help tickets.
(e) Any contract revisions to address known issues and volume of help tickets.
(f) Other strategies undertaken to improve implementation.
Sec. 537. (1) The department, in collaboration with child placing agencies, shall develop a strategy to implement section 115o of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.115o. The strategy shall include a requirement that a department caseworker responsible for preparing a recommendation to a court concerning a juvenile placement shall provide, as part of the recommendation, information regarding the requirements of section 115o of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.115o.
(2) Between February 1 and February 29, 2016, the department shall provide to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office a report on the strategy described in subsection (1).
Sec. 540. If a physician or psychiatrist who is providing services to state or court wards placed in a residential facility submits a formal request to the department to change the psychotropic medication of a ward, the department shall, if the ward is a state ward, make a determination on the proposed change within 7 business days after the request or, if the ward is a temporary court ward, seek parental consent within 7 business days after the request. If parental consent is not provided within 7 business days, the department shall petition the court on the eighth business day.
Sec. 546. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for foster care payments and from child care fund, the department shall pay providers of foster care services not less than a $37.00 administrative rate.
(2) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for foster care payments and from child care fund, the department shall pay providers of general independent living services not less than a $28.00 administrative rate.
(3) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall pay providers of independent living plus services statewide per diem rates for staff-supported housing and host-home housing based on proposals submitted in response to a solicitation for pricing. The independent living plus program provides staff-supported housing and services for foster youth ages 16 through 19 who, because of their individual needs and assessments, are not initially appropriate for general independent living foster care.
(4) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall pay providers of foster care services an additional $3.00 administrative rate, provided that section 117a of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.117a, is amended to eliminate the county match rate for the additional administrative rate provided in this subsection. Payments under this subsection shall be made, not less than, on a monthly basis.
(5) If required by the federal government to meet title IV-E requirements, providers of foster care services shall submit quarterly expenditure reports to the department to identify actual costs of providing foster care services.
(6) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide an increase to each private provider of residential services, if section 117a of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.117a, is amended to eliminate the county match rate for the additional rate provided in this section.
Sec. 547. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the guardianship assistance program, the department shall pay a minimum rate that is not less than the approved age-appropriate payment rates for youth placed in family foster care.
Sec. 556. No later than December 1 for the current fiscal year, the department shall provide an annual report to the subcommittees of the senate and house appropriations committees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director that includes the following:
(a) The number of complaints filed by adoptive parents who were not notified that their adopted child had special needs.
(b) The number of cases that received redetermined adoption assistance as defined in section 115f of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.115f, the total expenditures on the program, and the number of cases in each determination of care level of payment.
Sec. 558. (1) The department shall explore ways to maximize use of training programs or courses provided through the child welfare training institute accessible online and in service areas throughout the state, provided the delivery is an appropriate option for achieving specific learning objectives. These training programs and courses shall be made available to employees of private child placing agencies and child caring institutions.
(2) The department shall submit to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office by March 1 of the current fiscal year a report on the training programs or courses provided through the child welfare training institute described in subsection (1), and the annual cost for each program or course. The report shall include the following data:
(a) The number of training programs or courses that were provided for private agencies.
(b) The number of employees from private agencies who attended any training.
(c) The number of training programs or courses that were provided through an online forum.
(d) The number of training programs or courses that were provided in local service areas.
Sec. 559. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for adoption support services, the department shall allocate $350,000.00 to the Adoptive Family Support Network by December 1 of the current fiscal year to operate and expand its adoptive parent mentor program to provide a listening ear, knowledgeable guidance, and community connections to adoptive parents and children who were adopted in this state or another state.
(2) The Adoptive Family Support Network shall submit to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office by March 1 of the current fiscal year a report on the program described in subsection (1), including, but not limited to, the number of cases served and the number of cases in which the program prevented an out-of-home placement.
Sec. 562. The department shall provide time and travel reimbursements for foster parents who transport a foster child to parent-child visitations. As part of the foster care parent contract, the department shall provide written confirmation to foster parents that states that the foster parents have the right to request these reimbursements for all parent-child visitations. The department shall provide these reimbursements within 60 days of receiving a request for eligible reimbursements from a foster parent.
Sec. 564. (1) The department shall develop a clear policy for parent-child visitations. The local county offices, caseworkers, and supervisors shall meet a 50% success rate, after accounting for factors outside of the caseworker’s control.
(2) Per the court-ordered number of required meetings between caseworkers and parent, the caseworkers shall achieve a success rate of 65%, after accounting for factors outside of the caseworker’s control.
(3) Between February 1 and February 29, 2016, the department shall provide to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office a report on the following:
(a) The percentage of success rate for parent-child visitations and court-ordered required meetings between caseworkers referenced in subsections (1) and (2) for the previous year.
(b) The barriers to achieve the success rates in subsections (1) and (2) and how this information is tracked.
Sec. 567. (1) The caseworker or supervisor who is assigned to a foster care case is responsible for completing a medical passport for the cases assigned to him or her. If a child in foster care is transferred to a new placement or returned to his or her parent’s or guardian’s home, the medical passport and any school records in the caseworkers’ or supervisors’ possession must be transferred within 2 weeks from the date of placement or return to the home.
(2) The department shall submit to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office by March 1 of the current fiscal year a report on the items described in subsection (1), including the following:
(a) The percentage of medical passports that were properly filled out.
(b) From the total medical passports transferred, the percentage that transferred within 2 weeks from the date of placement or return to the home.
(c) From the total school records, the percentage that transferred within 2 weeks from the date of placement or return to the home.
(d) The implementation steps that have been taken to improve the outcomes for the measures in subdivisions (a) and (b).
Sec. 568. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for adoption subsidies, the department shall pay a minimum adoption subsidy rate that is not less than 95% of the rate that was or would have been provided for the adoptee in family foster care at the time of the adoption. This rate includes the determination of care rate that was paid or would have been paid to the adoptive parent for the adoptee in a family foster care placement, and this amount shall be increased to reflect any increase in the standard age appropriate foster care rate.
(2) “Determination of care rate” as described in this section means a supplemental payment to the standard age appropriate foster care rate that may be justified when extraordinary care or expense is required. The supplemental payment is based on 1 or more of the following case situations where additional care is required of the foster care provider or adoptive parent or an additional expense exists:
(a) Physically disabled children for whom the adoptive parent must provide measurably greater supervision and care.
(b) Children with special psychological or psychiatric needs that require extra time and measurably greater amounts of care and attention by the adoptive parent.
(c) Children requiring special diets that are more expensive than a normal diet and that require extra time and effort by the adoptive parent to obtain or prepare.
(d) Children whose severe acting-out or antisocial behavior requires a measurably greater amount of care and attention of the adoptive parent.
(3) The department shall, on a separate form, allow an adoptive parent to sign a certification that he or she rejects a support subsidy.
(4) If this section conflicts with state statute enacted subsequent to this act, the state statute controls.
Sec. 569. The department shall reimburse private child placing agencies that complete adoptions at the rate according to the date on which the petition for adoption and required support documentation was accepted by the court and not according to the date the court’s order placing for adoption was entered.
Sec. 574. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for foster care payments, $2,500,000.00 is allocated to support performance-based contracts with child placing agencies to facilitate the licensure of relative caregivers as foster parents. Agencies shall receive $2,300.00 for each facilitated licensure if completed within 180 days after a child’s placement or, if a waiver was previously approved, 180 days from the application date. If the facilitated licensure, or approved waiver, is completed after 180 days, the agency shall receive up to $2,300.00. The agency facilitating the licensure would retain the placement and continue to provide case management services for at least 50% of the newly licensed cases for which the placement was appropriate to the agency. Up to 50% of the newly licensed cases would have direct foster care services provided by the department.
(2) From the funds appropriated for foster care payments, $375,000.00 is allocated to support family incentive grants to private and community-based foster care service providers to assist with home improvements or payment for physical exams for applicants needed by foster families to accommodate foster children.
Sec. 583. By February 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house standing committees on families and human services, the senate and house fiscal agencies and policy offices, and the state budget office a report that includes:
(a) The number and percentage of foster parents that dropped out of the program in the previous fiscal year and the reasons the foster parents left the program and how those figures compare to prior fiscal years.
(b) The number and percentage of foster parents successfully retained in the previous fiscal year and how those figures compare to prior fiscal years.
Sec. 585. The department shall make available at least 1 pre-service training class each month in which new caseworkers for private foster care and adoption agencies can enroll.
Sec. 587. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 to in-home community care programs, $400,000.00 shall be used to expand or create new in-home care and community-based juvenile justice services to rural counties through a grant-making process. Counties that received funds for the purpose described in section 587 of article X of 2013 PA 59 are not eligible to receive the funds in this section. The department shall expend the full amount of funds for the purpose described in this section by January 15 of the current fiscal year.
(2) By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall submit a report that describes the program expansion and expenditures in detail to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the senate and house policy offices.
Sec. 588. (1) Concurrently with public release, the department shall transmit all reports from the court-appointed settlement monitor, including, but not limited to, the needs assessment and period outcome reporting, to the state budget office, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, and the senate and house fiscal agencies, without revision.
(2) The department shall report quarterly to the state budget office, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, and the senate and house fiscal agencies, on the number of children enrolled in the guardianship assistance and foster care - children with serious emotional disturbance waiver programs.
Sec. 589. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for child care fund, the department shall pay 100% of the administrative rate for all new cases referred to providers of foster care services beginning on October 1, 2013.
(2) On a monthly basis, the department shall report on the number of all foster care cases administered by the department and all foster care cases administered by private providers.
Sec. 593. The department may allow residential service providers for abuse and neglect cases to implement a staff ratio during working hours of 1 staff to 5 children.
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
Sec. 601. Whenever a client agrees to the release of his or her name and address to the local housing authority, the department shall request from the local housing authority information regarding whether the housing unit for which vendoring has been requested meets applicable local housing codes. Vendoring shall be terminated for those units that the local authority indicates in writing do not meet local housing codes until such time as the local authority indicates in writing that local housing codes have been met.
Sec. 602. The department shall establish a policy to conduct a full evaluation of an individual’s assistance needs if the individual has applied for disability more than 1 time within a 1-year period.
Sec. 603. Between February 1 and February 29, 2016, the department shall provide to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office a report on the findings of the maximizing Medicaid claim workgroup established in section 603 of article X of 2014 PA 252, including the steps taken to implement the action plan developed by the workgroup, and the department’s ongoing efforts to maximize Medicaid claims for foster children and adjudicated youths.
Sec. 604. (1) The department shall operate a state disability assistance program. Except as provided in subsection (3), persons eligible for this program shall include needy citizens of the United States or aliens exempted from the supplemental security income citizenship requirement who are at least 18 years of age or emancipated minors meeting 1 or more of the following requirements:
(a) A recipient of supplemental security income, social security, or medical assistance due to disability or 65 years of age or older.
(b) A person with a physical or mental impairment which meets federal supplemental security income disability standards, except that the minimum duration of the disability shall be 90 days. Substance abuse alone is not defined as a basis for eligibility.
(c) A resident of an adult foster care facility, a home for the aged, a county infirmary, or a substance abuse treatment center.
(d) A person receiving 30-day postresidential substance abuse treatment.
(e) A person diagnosed as having acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
(f) A person receiving special education services through the local intermediate school district.
(g) A caretaker of a disabled person who meets the requirements specified in subdivision (a), (b), (e), or (f).
(2) Applicants for and recipients of the state disability assistance program shall be considered needy if they:
(a) Meet the same asset test as is applied for the family independence program.
(b) Have a monthly budgetable income that is less than the payment standards.
(3) Except for a person described in subsection (1)(c) or (d), a person is not disabled for purposes of this section if his or her drug addiction or alcoholism is a contributing factor material to the determination of disability. “Material to the determination of disability” means that, if the person stopped using drugs or alcohol, his or her remaining physical or mental limitations would not be disabling. If his or her remaining physical or mental limitations would be disabling, then the drug addiction or alcoholism is not material to the determination of disability and the person may receive state disability assistance. Such a person must actively participate in a substance abuse treatment program, and the assistance must be paid to a third party or through vendor payments. For purposes of this section, substance abuse treatment includes receipt of inpatient or outpatient services or participation in alcoholics anonymous or a similar program.
Sec. 605. The level of reimbursement provided to state disability assistance recipients in licensed adult foster care facilities shall be the same as the prevailing supplemental security income rate under the personal care category.
Sec. 606. County department offices shall require each recipient of family independence program and state disability assistance who has applied with the social security administration for supplemental security income to sign a contract to repay any assistance rendered through the family independence program or state disability assistance program upon receipt of retroactive supplemental security income benefits.
Sec. 607. (1) The department’s ability to satisfy appropriation deductions in part 1 for state disability assistance/supplemental security income recoveries and public assistance recoupment revenues shall not be limited to recoveries and accruals pertaining to state disability assistance, or family independence assistance grant payments provided only in the current fiscal year, but may include revenues collected during the current year that are prior year related and not a part of the department’s accrued entries.
(2) The department may use supplemental security income recoveries to satisfy the deduct in any line in which the revenues are appropriated, regardless of the source from which the revenue is recovered.
Sec. 608. Adult foster care facilities providing domiciliary care or personal care to residents receiving supplemental security income or homes for the aged serving residents receiving supplemental security income shall not require those residents to reimburse the home or facility for care at rates in excess of those legislatively authorized. To the extent permitted by federal law, adult foster care facilities and homes for the aged serving residents receiving supplemental security income shall not be prohibited from accepting third-party payments in addition to supplemental security income provided that the payments are not for food, clothing, shelter, or result in a reduction in the recipient’s supplemental security income payment.
Sec. 609. The state supplementation level under the supplemental security income program for the personal care/adult foster care and home for the aged categories shall not be reduced during the current fiscal year. The legislature shall be notified not less than 30 days before any proposed reduction in the state supplementation level.
Sec. 610. (1) In developing good cause criteria for the state emergency relief program, the department shall grant exemptions if the emergency resulted from unexpected expenses related to maintaining or securing employment.
(2) For purposes of determining housing affordability eligibility for state emergency relief, a group is considered to have sufficient income to meet ongoing housing expenses if their total housing obligation does not exceed 75% of their total net income.
(3) State emergency relief payments shall not be made to individuals who have been found guilty of fraud in regard to obtaining public assistance.
(4) State emergency relief payments shall not be made available to persons who are out-of-state residents or illegal immigrants.
(5) State emergency relief payments for rent assistance shall be distributed directly to landlords and shall not be added to Michigan bridge cards.
Sec. 611. The state supplementation level under the supplemental security income program for the living independently or living in the household of another categories shall not exceed the minimum state supplementation level as required under federal law or regulations.
Sec. 613. (1) The department shall provide reimbursements for the final disposition of indigent persons. The reimbursements shall include the following:
(a) The maximum allowable reimbursement for the final disposition is $800.00.
(b) The adult burial with services allowance is $720.00.
(c) The adult burial without services allowance is $485.00.
(d) The infant burial allowance is $165.00.
(2) It is the intent of the legislature that this charge limit reflect a total increase of $20.00 per case in payments to funeral directors for funeral goods and services over the payment rate in place for the previous fiscal year. In addition, reimbursement for a cremation permit fee of up to $75.00 and for mileage at the standard rate will also be made available for an eligible cremation. The reimbursements under this section shall take into consideration religious preferences that prohibit cremation.
Sec. 614. The department shall report to the senate and house of representatives appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the senate and house policy offices by January 15 of the current fiscal year on the number and percentage of state disability assistance recipients who were determined to be eligible for federal supplemental security income benefits in the previous fiscal year.
Sec. 615. Except as required by federal law or regulations, funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used to provide public assistance to a person who is an illegal alien. This section shall not prohibit the department from entering into contracts with food banks, emergency shelter providers, or other human services agencies who may, as a normal part of doing business, provide food or emergency shelter.
Sec. 616. The department shall require retailers that participate in the electronic benefits transfer program to charge no more than $2.50 in fees for cash back as a condition of participation.
Sec. 617. The department shall prepare a report on the number and percentage of public assistance recipients, categorized by type of assistance received, who were no longer eligible for assistance because of their status in the law enforcement information network and provide the report by January 15 of the current fiscal year to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house standing committees on families and human services, and the senate and house fiscal agencies and policy offices.
Sec. 619. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the department shall exempt from the denial of title IV-A assistance and food assistance benefits under 21 USC 862a any individual who has been convicted of a felony that included the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance, after August 22, 1996, provided that the individual is not in violation of his or her probation or parole requirements. Benefits shall be provided to such individuals as follows:
(a) A third-party payee or vendor shall be required for any cash benefits provided.
(b) An authorized representative shall be required for food assistance receipt.
(2) Subject to federal approval, an individual is not entitled to the exemption in this section if the individual was convicted in 2 or more separate cases of a felony that included the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance after August 22, 1996.
Sec. 620. (1) The department shall make a determination of Medicaid eligibility not later than 90 days if disability is an eligibility factor. For all other Medicaid applicants, including patients of a nursing home, the department shall make a determination of Medicaid eligibility within 45 days of application.
(2) The department shall report on May 1 and November 1 of the current fiscal year to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house standing committees on families and human services, and the senate and house fiscal agencies and policy offices on the average Medicaid eligibility standard of promptness for each of the required standards of promptness under subsection (1) and for medical review team reviews achieved statewide and at each local office.
Sec. 625. The department may contract with the Legal Services Association of Michigan to provide assistance to individuals who have applied for or wish to apply for SSI or other federal disability benefits. The Legal Services Association of Michigan shall provide a list of new clients accepted to the department to verify that services have been provided to department clients. The Legal Services Association of Michigan and the department shall work together to develop release forms to share information in appropriate cases. The Legal Services Association of Michigan shall provide quarterly reports indicating cases opened, cases closed, level of services provided on closed cases, and case outcomes on closed cases.
Sec. 630. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for family independence program, the department shall implement a suspicion-based drug testing pilot program for the family independence program according to sections 57y and 57z of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.57y and 400.57z.
Sec. 642. The department shall allocate the full amount of funds appropriated in part 1 for homeless programs to provide services for homeless individuals and families, including, but not limited to, third-party contracts for emergency shelter services.
Sec. 643. As a condition of receipt of federal TANF funds, homeless shelters and human services agencies shall collaborate with the department to obtain necessary TANF eligibility information on families as soon as possible after admitting a family to the homeless shelter. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for homeless programs, the department is authorized to make allocations of TANF funds only to the agencies that report necessary data to the department for the purpose of meeting TANF eligibility reporting requirements. Homeless shelters or human services agencies that do not report necessary data to the department for the purpose of meeting TANF eligibility reporting requirements will not receive reimbursements which exceed the per diem amount they received in fiscal year 2000. The use of TANF funds under this section should not be considered an ongoing commitment of funding.
Sec. 645. An individual or family is considered homeless, for purposes of eligibility for state emergency relief, if living temporarily with others in order to escape domestic violence. For purposes of this section, domestic violence is defined and verified in the same manner as in the department’s policies on good cause for not cooperating with child support and paternity requirements.
Sec. 653. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for food assistance, an individual who is the victim of domestic violence and does not qualify for any other exemption may be exempt from the 3-month in 36-month limit on receiving food assistance under 7 USC 2015. This exemption can be extended an additional 3 months upon demonstration of continuing need.
Sec. 654. The department shall notify recipients of food assistance program benefits that their benefits can be spent with their bridge cards at many farmers’ markets in the state. The department shall also notify recipients about the Double Up Food Bucks program that is administered by the Fair Food Network. Recipients shall receive information about the Double Up Food Bucks program, including information that when the recipient spends $20.00 at participating farmers’ markets through the program, the recipient can receive an additional $20.00 to buy Michigan produce.
Sec. 655. Within 14 days after the spending plan for low-income home energy assistance program is approved by the state budget office, the department shall provide the spending plan, including itemized projected expenditures, to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the senate and house policy offices.
Sec. 660. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for food bank funding, the department is authorized to make allocations of TANF funds only to the agencies that report necessary data to the department for the purpose of meeting TANF eligibility reporting requirements. The agencies that do not report necessary data to the department for the purpose of meeting TANF eligibility reporting requirements will not receive allocations in excess of those received in fiscal year 2000. The use of TANF funds under this section should not be considered an ongoing commitment of funding.
Sec. 669. The department shall allocate $2,880,000.00 for the annual clothing allowance. The allowance shall be granted to all eligible children in a family independence program group that does not include an adult.
Sec. 672. (1) The department’s office of inspector general shall report to the senate and house of representatives appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the senate and house policy offices by February 15 of the current fiscal year on department efforts to reduce inappropriate use of Michigan bridge cards. The department shall provide information on the number of recipients of services who used their electronic benefit transfer card inappropriately and the current status of each case, the number of recipients whose benefits were revoked, whether permanently or temporarily, as a result of inappropriate use, and the number of retailers that were fined or removed from the electronic benefit transfer program for permitting inappropriate use of the cards.
(2) As used in this section, “inappropriate use” means not used to meet a family’s ongoing basic needs, including food, clothing, shelter, utilities, household goods, personal care items, and general incidentals.
Sec. 673. (1) The department shall conduct a workgroup to investigate means of minimizing fraud in the MIBridges benefits programs. The members of the workgroup shall include, but are not limited to, the departments of state and state police and members of the house of representatives and the senate. The workgroup shall, at a minimum, address the following possibilities and make recommendations on the implementation of any of the following items considered feasible:
(a) Whether the department’s policies concerning the replacement of lost bridge cards sufficiently deter improper use of those cards.
(b) What technologies may exist to deter the sale or other improper use of bridge cards.
(c) Whether a state driver license or state identification card might be used to replace the existing bridge cards.
(d) What federal policies exist that may inhibit or enhance adoption of fraud minimization actions.
(2) By February 1, 2016, the department shall provide to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office a report on the workgroup findings. The report shall include a draft request for information to implement any recommended proposals, an action plan for implementation of any proposed changes, and an estimate of the costs that may be incurred and benefits that may be gained from the adoption of recommended workgroup suggestions.
Sec. 677. (1) The department shall establish a state goal for the percentage of family independence program cases involved in employment activities. The percentage established shall not be less than 50%. The goal for long-term employment shall be 15% of cases for 6 months or more.
(2) On a monthly basis, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies and policy offices, and the state budget director on the number of cases referred to Partnership. Accountability. Training. Hope. (PATH), the current percentage of family independence program cases involved in PATH employment activities, an estimate of the current percentage of family independence program cases that meet federal work participation requirements on the whole, and an estimate of the current percentage of the family independence program cases that meet federal work participation requirements for those cases referred to PATH.
(3) The department shall submit to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office a quarterly report that includes all of the following:
(a) The number and percentage of nonexempt family independence program recipients who are employed.
(b) The average and range of wages of employed family independence program recipients.
(c) When data become available, the number and percentage of employed family independence program recipients who remain employed for 6 months or more.
Sec. 686. (1) The department shall ensure that program policy requires caseworkers to confirm that individuals presenting personal identification issued by another state seeking assistance through the family independence program, food assistance program, state disability assistance program, or medical assistance program are not receiving benefits from any other state.
(2) The department shall require caseworkers to confirm the address provided by any individual seeking family independence program benefits or state disability assistance benefits.
(3) The department shall prohibit individuals with property assets assessed at a value higher than $200,000.00 from accessing assistance through department-administered programs, unless such a prohibition would violate federal rules and guidelines.
(4) The department shall require caseworkers to obtain an up-to-date telephone number during the eligibility determination or redetermination process for individuals seeking medical assistance benefits.
Sec. 687. (1) The department shall, on a quarterly basis by February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1, compile and make available on its website all of the following information about the family independence program, state disability assistance, the food assistance program, Medicaid, and state emergency relief:
(a) The number of applications received.
(b) The number of applications approved.
(c) The number of applications denied.
(d) The number of applications pending and neither approved nor denied.
(e) The number of cases opened.
(f) The number of cases closed.
(g) The number of cases at the beginning of the quarter and the number of cases at the end of the quarter.
(2) The information provided under subsection (1) shall be compiled and made available for the state as a whole and for each county and reported separately for each program listed in subsection (1).
(3) The department shall, on a quarterly basis by February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1, compile and make available on its website the family independence program information listed as follows:
(a) The number of new applicants who successfully met the requirements of the 21-day assessment period for PATH.
(b) The number of new applicants who did not meet the requirements of the 21-day assessment period for PATH.
(c) The number of cases sanctioned because of the school truancy policy.
(d) The number of cases closed because of the 48-month and 60-month lifetime limits.
(e) The number of first-, second-, and third-time sanctions.
(f) The number of children ages 0-5 living in FIP-sanctioned households.
(4) The department shall notify the state budget office, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the senate and house policy offices when the reports required in this section are made available on the department’s website.
Sec. 695. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for multicultural integration funding, the department may require each contractor to provide data and information on performance-related metrics. These metrics may include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(a) Each contractor or subcontractor shall have a mission that is consistent with the purpose of multicultural integration funding.
(b) Each contractor shall validate that any subcontractors utilized within these appropriations share the same mission as the lead agency receiving funding.
(c) Each contractor or subcontractor shall demonstrate cost-effectiveness.
(d) Each contractor or subcontractor shall ensure their ability to leverage private dollars to strengthen and maximize service provision.
(e) Each contractor or subcontractor shall provide timely and accurate reports regarding the number of clients served, units of service provision, and ability to meet their stated goals.
(2) The department shall require an annual report from the contractors that receive multicultural integration funding. The annual report, due 60 days following the end of the contract period, shall include specific information on services and programs provided, the client base to which the services and programs were provided, information on any wraparound services provided, and the expenditures for those services. The department shall provide the annual reports to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office.
(3) The department shall convene a workgroup to discuss and make recommendations on including accreditation in the contractor specifications and potentially moving toward competitive bidding. Each contractor required to provide data per this section shall be invited to participate in the workgroup if so convened.
JUVENILE JUSTICE SERVICES
Sec. 701. Unless required from changes to federal or state law or at the request of a provider, the department shall not alter the terms of any signed contract with a private residential facility serving children under state or court supervision without written consent from a representative of the private residential facility.
Sec. 706. Counties shall be subject to 50% chargeback for the use of alternative regional detention services, if those detention services do not fall under the basic provision of section 117e of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.117e, or if a county operates those detention services programs primarily with professional rather than volunteer staff.
Sec. 707. In order to be reimbursed for child care fund expenditures, counties are required to submit department-developed reports to enable the department to document potential federally claimable expenditures. This requirement is in accordance with the reporting requirements specified in section 117a(7) of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.117a.
Sec. 708. (1) As a condition of receiving funds appropriated in part 1 for the child care fund line item, by December 15 of the current fiscal year, counties shall have an approved service spending plan for the current fiscal year. Counties must submit the service spending plan to the department by October 1 of the current fiscal year for approval. The department shall approve within 30 calendar days after receipt a properly completed service plan that complies with the requirements of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1 to 400.119b, and shall notify a county within 30 days after approval that its service plan was approved.
(2) The department shall submit a report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the house and senate policy offices by February 15 of the current fiscal year on the number of counties that fail to submit a service spending plan by October 1 and the number of service spending plans not approved by December 15.
Sec. 709. (1) The department shall close the W.J. Maxey Training School no later than October 15, 2015. The department shall ensure that staff employed at the W.J. Maxey Training School be given priority for new staff positions that they are qualified to fulfill, in accordance with applicable collective bargaining agreements and civil service rules.
(2) Youth placed at the W.J. Maxey Training School shall transfer to other comparable juvenile justice residential facilities within this state no later than October 1, 2015 to complete the duration of their placements. The individual treatment plans for each youth transferred shall be tailored to the needs of the youth and family and, when appropriate, shall include family engagement and face-to-face interaction with the youth. The youth shall not be transferred to an adult correctional facility or a county jail.
(3) The department’s master contract for juvenile justice residential foster care services shall be amended to prohibit contractors from denying a referral for placement of a youth, or terminating a youth’s placement, if the youth’s assessed treatment needs are in alignment with the facility’s residential program type, as identified by the court or the department. In addition, the master contract shall require that youth placed in juvenile justice residential foster care facilities must have regularly scheduled treatment sessions with a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist, or both, and access to the licensed psychologist or psychiatrist as needed.
(4) The rates established for private residential juvenile justice facilities that were in effect on October 1, 2015 remain in effect for the current fiscal year.
(5) The department shall submit a quarterly report by November 1, February 1, May 1, and August 1 to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the senate and house policy offices on the current placement and status of the youth transferred from the W.J. Maxey Training School during the previous and current fiscal year as a result of the closure.
Sec. 711. The department shall submit an implementation plan based on the report recommendations provided in the behavioral health study of juvenile justice facilities operated or contracted for by the state that was conducted in the previous fiscal year to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies and policy offices, and the state budget director.
Sec. 719. The department shall notify the legislature at least 30 days before closing or making any change in the status, including the licensed bed capacity and operating bed capacity, of a state juvenile justice facility.
Sec. 721. If the demand for placements at state-operated juvenile justice residential facilities exceeds capacity, the department shall not increase the available occupancy or services at the facilities, and shall post a request for proposals for a contract with not less than 1 private provider of residential services for juvenile justice youth to be a residential facility of last resort.
FIELD OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT SERVICES
Sec. 801. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 for independent living shall be used to support centers for independent living in delivering mandated independent living core services in compliance with federal rules and regulations for the centers, by existing centers for independent living to serve underserved areas, and for projects to build the capacity of centers for independent living to deliver independent living services. Applications for the funds shall be reviewed in accordance with criteria and procedures established by the department. The funds appropriated in part 1 may be used to leverage federal vocational rehabilitation innovation and expansion funds consistent with 34 CFR 361.35 up to $5,543,000.00, if available. If the possibility of matching federal funds exists, the centers for independent living network will negotiate a mutually beneficial contractual arrangement with Michigan rehabilitation services. Funds shall be used in a manner consistent with the state plan for independent living. Services provided should assist people with disabilities to move toward self-sufficiency, including support for accessing transportation and health care, obtaining employment, community living, nursing home transition, information and referral services, education, youth transition services, veterans, and stigma reduction activities and community education. This includes the independent living guide project that specifically focuses on economic self-sufficiency.
(2) The Michigan centers for independent living shall provide a report by March 1 of the current fiscal year to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, the house and senate policy offices, and the state budget office on direct customer and system outcomes and performance measures.
Sec. 802. The Michigan rehabilitation services shall work collaboratively with the bureau of services for blind persons, service organizations, and government entities to identify qualified match dollars to maximize use of available federal vocational rehabilitation funds.
Sec. 803. The department shall provide an annual report by February 1 to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and house and senate policy offices on the efforts taken to remedy and improve the deficiencies found in the most recent auditor general report on Michigan rehabilitation services. The report shall include all of the following items:
(a) Reductions and changes in administration costs and staffing.
(b) Service delivery plans and implementation steps achieved.
(c) Reorganization plans and implementation steps achieved.
(d) Plans to integrate Michigan rehabilitative services programs into other services provided by the department.
(e) Quarterly expenditures by major spending category.
(f) Employment and job retention rates from both Michigan rehabilitation services and its nonprofit partners.
(g) Success rate of each district in achieving the program goals.
Sec. 805. It is the intent of the legislature that Michigan rehabilitation services shall not implement an order of selection for vocational and rehabilitative services. If the department is at risk of entering into an order of selection for services, the department shall notify the chairs of the senate and house subcommittees on the department budget and the senate and house fiscal agencies and policy offices within 2 weeks of receiving notification.
Sec. 806. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan rehabilitation services, the department shall allocate $6,100,300.00, including federal matching funds, to service contracts with accredited, community-based rehabilitation organizations for job development and other community employment-related support services.
Sec. 825. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide individuals not more than $500.00 for vehicle repairs, including any repairs done in the previous 12 months. However, the department may in its discretion pay for repairs up to $900.00. Payments under this section shall include the combined total of payments made by the department and work participation program.
Sec. 850. (1) The department shall maintain out-stationed eligibility specialists in community-based organizations, community mental health agencies, nursing homes, and hospitals unless a community-based organization, community mental health agency, nursing home, or hospital requests that the program be discontinued at its facility.
(2) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for donated funds positions, the department shall enter into a contract with any agency that requests a donated funds position and is able and eligible under federal law to provide the required matching funds for federal funding, as determined by federal statute and regulations. If the department denies a request for donated funds positions, the department shall provide to the agency that made the request the federal statute or regulation that supports the denial. If there is no federal statute or regulation that supports the denial, the department shall grant the request for the donated funds position.
(3) A contract for a donated funds position must include, but not be limited to, the following performance metrics:
(a) Meeting a standard of promptness for processing applications for Medicaid and other public assistance programs under state law.
(b) Meeting required standards for error rates in determining programmatic eligibility as determined by the department.
(4) The department shall only fill additional donated funds positions after a new contract has been signed. That position shall also be abolished when the contract expires or is terminated.
(5) The department shall classify as limited-term FTEs any new employees who are hired to fulfill the donated funds position contracts or are hired to fill any vacancies from employees who transferred to a donated funds position.
(6) Beginning in fiscal year 2016, the department may increase the total number of donated funds positions by 200.0 FTEs. The purpose of these positions will be to address client service needs in adult placement and independent living settings, federal qualified health clinics, hospitals with a high degree of uncompensated care, and employer-based sites.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
Sec. 901. Funds appropriated in part 1 are intended to support a system of comprehensive community mental health services under the full authority and responsibility of local CMHSPs or PIHPs in accordance with the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106, the Medicaid provider manual, federal Medicaid waivers, and all other applicable federal and state laws.
Sec. 902. (1) From funds appropriated in part 1, final authorizations to CMHSPs or PIHPs shall be made upon the execution of contracts between the department and CMHSPs or PIHPs. The contracts shall contain an approved plan and budget as well as policies and procedures governing the obligations and responsibilities of both parties to the contracts. Each contract with a CMHSP or PIHP that the department is authorized to enter into under this subsection shall include a provision that the contract is not valid unless the total dollar obligation for all of the contracts between the department and the CMHSPs or PIHPs entered into under this subsection for the current fiscal year does not exceed the amount of money appropriated in part 1 for the contracts authorized under this subsection.
(2) The department shall immediately report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director if either of the following occurs:
(a) Any new contracts with CMHSPs or PIHPs that would affect rates or expenditures are enacted.
(b) Any amendments to contracts with CMHSPs or PIHPs that would affect rates or expenditures are enacted.
(3) The report required by subsection (2) shall include information about the changes and their effects on rates and expenditures.
Sec. 904. (1) Not later than May 31 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide a report on the CMHSPs, PIHPs, regional entities designated by the department as PIHPs, and managing entities for substance use disorders to the members of the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director that includes the information required by this section.
(2) The report shall contain information for each CMHSP, PIHP, regional entity designated by the department as a PIHP, and managing entity for substance use disorders and a statewide summary, each of which shall include at least the following information:
(a) A demographic description of service recipients which, minimally, shall include reimbursement eligibility, client population, age, ethnicity, housing arrangements, and diagnosis.
(b) Per capita expenditures by client population group and cultural and ethnic groups of the services area, including the deaf and hard of hearing population.
(c) Financial information that, minimally, includes a description of funding authorized; expenditures by client group and fund source; and cost information by Medicaid and Healthy Michigan plan service category, including administration and funds specified for all outside contracts for services and products. Financial information must include the amount of funding, from each fund source, used to cover clinical services and supports. Service category includes all department-approved services. General fund expenditures should reflect those funds used to cover uninsured individuals including Medicaid spenddowns.
(d) Data describing service outcomes that include, but are not limited to, an evaluation of consumer satisfaction, consumer choice, and quality of life concerns including, but not limited to, housing and employment.
(e) Information about access to community mental health services programs that includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(i) The number of people receiving requested services.
(ii) The number of people who requested services but did not receive services.
(f) The number of second opinions requested under the code and the determination of any appeals.
(g) An analysis of information provided by CMHSPs in response to the needs assessment requirements of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106.
(h) Lapses and carryforwards during the immediately preceding fiscal year for CMHSPs, PIHPs, regional entities designated by the department as PIHPs, and managing entities for substance use disorders.
(i) Information about contracts for both administrative and mental health services entered into by CMHSPs, PIHPs, regional entities designated by the department as PIHPs, and managing entities for substance use disorders with providers and others, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(i) The amount of the contract, organized by type of service provided.
(ii) Payment rates, organized by the type of service provided.
(iii) Administrative costs, including contract and consultant costs, for services provided to CMHSPs, PIHPs, regional entities designated by the department as PIHPs, and managing entities for substance use disorders.
(j) Information on the community mental health Medicaid managed care and Healthy Michigan plan programs, including, but not limited to, the following:
(i) Expenditures by each CMHSP, PIHP, regional entity designated by the department as a PIHP, and managing entity for substance use disorders organized by Medicaid eligibility group, including per eligible individual expenditure averages.
(ii) Expenditures on, and utilization of, each Medicaid and Healthy Michigan plan service category by each CMHSP, PIHP, regional entity designated by the department as a PIHP, and managing entity for substance use disorders.
(iii) Performance indicator information required to be submitted to the department in the contracts with CMHSPs, PIHPs, regional entities designated by the department as PIHPs, and managing entities for substance use disorders.
(k) Administrative expenditures of each CMHSP, PIHP, regional entity designated by the department as a PIHP, and managing entity for substance use disorders that includes a breakout of the salary, benefits, and pension of each executive level staff and shall include the director, chief executive, and chief operating officers and other members identified as executive staff.
(3) The department shall include data reporting requirements listed in subsection (2) in the annual contract with each individual CMHSP, PIHP, regional entity designated by the department as a PIHP, and managing entity for substance use disorders.
(4) The department shall take all reasonable actions to ensure that the data required are complete and consistent among all CMHSPs, PIHPs, regional entities designated by the department as PIHPs, and managing entities for substance use disorders.
Sec. 906. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for the state disability assistance substance use disorder services program shall be used to support per diem room and board payments in substance use disorder residential facilities. Eligibility of clients for the state disability assistance substance use disorder services program shall include needy persons 18 years of age or older, or emancipated minors, who reside in a substance use disorder treatment center.
(2) The department shall reimburse all licensed substance use disorder programs eligible to participate in the program at a rate equivalent to that paid by the department to adult foster care providers. Programs accredited by department-approved accrediting organizations shall be reimbursed at the personal care rate, while all other eligible programs shall be reimbursed at the domiciliary care rate.
Sec. 907. (1) The amount appropriated in part 1 for substance use disorder prevention, education, and treatment grants shall be expended to coordinate care and services provided to individuals with severe and persistent mental illness and substance use disorder diagnoses.
(2) The department shall approve managing entity fee schedules for providing substance use disorder services and charge participants in accordance with their ability to pay.
(3) The managing entity shall continue current efforts to collaborate on the delivery of services to those clients with mental illness and substance use disorder diagnoses with the goal of providing services in an administratively efficient manner.
Sec. 908. (1) By April 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report the following data from the prior fiscal year on substance use disorder prevention, education, and treatment programs to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office:
(a) Expenditures stratified by department-designated community mental health entity, by central diagnosis and referral agency, by fund source, by subcontractor, by population served, and by service type. Additionally, data on administrative expenditures by department-designated community mental health entity shall be reported.
(b) Expenditures per state client, with data on the distribution of expenditures reported using a histogram approach.
(c) Number of services provided by central diagnosis and referral agency, by subcontractor, and by service type. Additionally, data on length of stay, referral source, and participation in other state programs.
(d) Collections from other first- or third-party payers, private donations, or other state or local programs, by department-designated community mental health entity, by subcontractor, by population served, and by service type.
(2) The department shall take all reasonable actions to ensure that the required data reported are complete and consistent among all department-designated community mental health entities.
Sec. 910. The department shall assure that substance use disorder treatment is provided to applicants and recipients of public assistance through the department who are required to obtain substance use disorder treatment as a condition of eligibility for public assistance.
Sec. 911. (1) The department shall ensure that each contract with a CMHSP or PIHP requires the CMHSP or PIHP to implement programs to encourage diversion of individuals with serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or developmental disability from possible jail incarceration when appropriate.
(2) Each CMHSP or PIHP shall have jail diversion services and shall work toward establishing working relationships with representative staff of local law enforcement agencies, including county prosecutors’ offices, county sheriffs’ offices, county jails, municipal police agencies, municipal detention facilities, and the courts. Written interagency agreements describing what services each participating agency is prepared to commit to the local jail diversion effort and the procedures to be used by local law enforcement agencies to access mental health jail diversion services are strongly encouraged.
Sec. 912. The department shall contract directly with the Salvation Army harbor light program to provide non-Medicaid substance use disorder services.
Sec. 918. On or before the twenty-fifth of each month, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on the amount of funding paid to PIHPs to support the Medicaid managed mental health care program in the preceding month. The information shall include the total paid to each PIHP, per capita rate paid for each eligibility group for each PIHP, and number of cases in each eligibility group for each PIHP, and year-to-date summary of eligibles and expenditures for the Medicaid managed mental health care program.
Sec. 924. Each PIHP that contracts with the department to provide services to the Medicaid population shall adhere to the following timely claims processing and payment procedure for claims submitted by health professionals and facilities:
(a) A “clean claim” as described in section 111i of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.111i, shall be paid within 45 days after receipt of the claim by the PIHP. A clean claim that is not paid within this time frame shall bear simple interest at a rate of 12% per annum.
(b) A PIHP shall state in writing to the health professional or facility any defect in the claim within 30 days after receipt of the claim.
(c) A health professional and a health facility have 30 days after receipt of a notice that a claim or a portion of a claim is defective within which to correct the defect. The PIHP shall pay the claim within 30 days after the defect is corrected.
Sec. 928. Each PIHP shall provide, from internal resources, local funds to be used as a bona fide part of the state match required under the Medicaid program in order to increase capitation rates for PIHPs. These funds shall not include either state funds received by a CMHSP for services provided to non-Medicaid recipients or the state matching portion of the Medicaid capitation payments made to a PIHP.
Sec. 935. A county required under the provisions of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106, to provide matching funds to a CMHSP for mental health services rendered to residents in its jurisdiction shall pay the matching funds in equal installments on not less than a quarterly basis throughout the fiscal year, with the first payment being made by October 1 of the current fiscal year.
Sec. 958. Medicaid services shall include treatment for autism spectrum disorders as defined in the federally approved Medicaid state plan. Such alternatives may be coordinated with the Medicaid health plans and the Michigan Association of Health Plans.
Sec. 960. The department shall allocate funds appropriated in part 1 for university autism programs through a grant process for the purpose of increasing the number of applied behavioral analysis therapists, autism diagnostic centers, autism treatment centers, and employment programs, and to increase the autism clinical expertise of health care providers.
Sec. 994. (1) Contingent upon federal approval, if a CMHSP, PIHP, or subcontracting provider agency is reviewed and accredited by a national accrediting entity for behavioral health care services, the department, by April 1 of the current fiscal year, shall consider that CMHSP, PIHP, or subcontracting provider agency in compliance with state program review and audit requirements that are addressed and reviewed by that national accrediting entity.
(2) By June 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget office all of the following:
(a) A list of each CMHSP, PIHP, and subcontracting provider agency that is considered in compliance with state program review and audit requirements under subsection (1).
(b) For each CMHSP, PIHP, or subcontracting provider agency described in subdivision (a), all of the following:
(i) The state program review and audit requirements that the CMHSP, PIHP, or subcontracting provider agency is considered in compliance with.
(ii) The national accrediting entity that reviewed and accredited the CMHSP, PIHP, or subcontracting provider agency.
(3) The department shall continue to comply with state and federal law and shall not initiate an action that negatively impacts beneficiary safety.
(4) As used in this section, “national accrediting entity” means the Joint Commission, formerly known as the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, the Council on Accreditation, the URAC, formerly known as the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission, the National Committee for Quality Assurance, or other appropriate entity, as approved by the department.
Sec. 995. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for behavioral health program administration, $4,350,000.00 is intended to address the recommendations of the mental health diversion council.
Sec. 997. The population data used in determining the distribution of substance use disorder block grant funds shall be from the most recent federal census.
Sec. 998. For distribution of state general funds to CMHSPs, if the department decides to use census data, the department shall use the most recent federal decennial census data available.
Sec. 1002. (1) The department shall continue developing an outreach program on fetal alcohol syndrome services.
(2) The department shall explore federal grant funding to address prevention services for fetal alcohol syndrome and reduce alcohol consumption among pregnant women.
Sec. 1003. The department shall notify the Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards when developing policies and procedures that will impact PIHPs or CMHSPs.
Sec. 1004. (1) The department shall continue to work with the workgroup created to make recommendations to achieve more uniformity in capitation payments made to the PIHPs.
(2) The department shall provide the workgroup’s progress report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director by March 1 of the current fiscal year.
Sec. 1005. For the purposes of special projects involving high-need children or adults, including the not guilty by reason of insanity population, the department may contract directly with providers of services to these identified populations.
Sec. 1006. No later than June 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget office with the most recent cost data information submitted by the CMHSPs on how the funds appropriated in part 1 for the community mental health services non-Medicaid services line item were expended by each CMHSP. At a minimum, the information must include CMHSPs general fund/general purpose costs for each of the following categories: administration, prevention, jail diversion and treatment services, MIChild program, children’s waiver home care program, children with serious emotional disturbance waiver program, services provided to individuals with mental illness and developmental disabilities who are not eligible for Medicaid, and the Medicaid spenddown population.
Sec. 1007. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for behavioral health program administration, the department shall establish a psychiatric residential treatment facility and children’s behavioral action team. These services will augment the continuum of behavioral health services for high-need youth and provide additional continuity of care and transition into supportive community-based services.
(2) Outcomes and performance measures for this initiative include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) The rate of rehospitalization for youth served through the program at 30 and 180 days.
(b) Measured change in the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale for children served through the program.
Sec. 1008. The PIHP shall do all of the following:
(a) Work to reduce administration costs by ensuring that PIHP responsible functions are efficient to allow optimal transition of dollars to direct services. This process must include limiting duplicate layers of administration and minimizing PIHP-delegated services that may result in higher costs or inconsistent service delivery, or both.
(b) Take an active role in managing mental health care by ensuring consistent and high-quality service delivery throughout its network and promote a conflict-free care management environment.
(c) Ensure that direct service rate variances are related to the level of need or other quantifiable measures to ensure that the most money possible reaches direct services.
(d) Whenever possible, promote fair and adequate direct care reimbursement, including fair wages for direct service workers.
Sec. 1009. (1) The department shall work with PIHP network providers to analyze the workforce challenges of recruitment and retention of staff who provide Medicaid-funded community living supports, personal care services, respite services, skill building services, and other similar supports and services. The department workgroup must consider ways to attract and retain staff to provide Medicaid-funded supports and services.
(2) The department workgroup must include PIHP providers, CMHSPs, individuals with disabilities, and staff.
(3) The department shall provide a status report on the workgroup’s suggestions to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director, making note in the report when the participants outlined in subsection (2) reached consensus on the workgroup’s suggestions and when the participants outlined in subsection (2) had points of difference on the workgroup’s suggestions.
Sec. 1010. (1) If the federal government allows the redistribution of lapsed federal Medicaid match funds in the Medicaid mental health services line, the funds appropriated in part 1 for Medicaid mental health services funds, which have lapsed, shall be distributed to individual PIHPs based on the PIHP distribution formula in effect during the current fiscal year.
(2) It is the intent of the legislature that any funds that lapse from the funds appropriated in part 1 for Medicaid mental health services shall be redistributed to individual CMHSPs based on the community mental health non-Medicaid services distribution formula in effect during the current fiscal year. By April 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget office on the lapse by PIHP from the previous fiscal year and the projected lapse by PIHP in the current fiscal year.
STATE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS AND FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Sec. 1051. The department shall continue a revenue recapture project to generate additional revenues from third parties related to cases that have been closed or are inactive. A portion of revenues collected through project efforts may be used for departmental costs and contractual fees associated with these retroactive collections and to improve ongoing departmental reimbursement management functions.
Sec. 1052. The purpose of gifts and bequests for patient living and treatment environments is to use additional private funds to provide specific enhancements for individuals residing at state-operated facilities. Use of the gifts and bequests shall be consistent with the stipulation of the donor. The expected completion date for the use of gifts and bequests donations is within 3 years unless otherwise stipulated by the donor.
Sec. 1055. (1) The department shall not implement any closures or consolidations of state hospitals, centers, or agencies until CMHSPs or PIHPs have programs and services in place for those individuals currently in those facilities and a plan for service provision for those individuals who would have been admitted to those facilities.
(2) All closures or consolidations are dependent upon adequate department-approved CMHSP and PIHP plans that include a discharge and aftercare plan for each individual currently in the facility. A discharge and aftercare plan shall address the individual’s housing needs. A homeless shelter or similar temporary shelter arrangements are inadequate to meet the individual’s housing needs.
(3) Four months after the certification of closure required in section 19(6) of the state employees’ retirement act, 1943 PA 240, MCL 38.19, the department shall provide a closure plan to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget and the state budget director.
(4) Upon the closure of state-run operations and after transitional costs have been paid, the remaining balances of funds appropriated for that operation shall be transferred to CMHSPs or PIHPs responsible for providing services for individuals previously served by the operations.
Sec. 1056. The department may collect revenue for patient reimbursement from first- and third-party payers, including Medicaid and local county CMHSP payers, to cover the cost of placement in state hospitals and centers. The department is authorized to adjust financing sources for patient reimbursement based on actual revenues earned. If the revenue collected exceeds current year expenditures, the revenue may be carried forward with approval of the state budget director. The revenue carried forward shall be used as a first source of funds in the subsequent year.
Sec. 1058. Effective October 1 of the current fiscal year, the department, in consultation with the department of technology, management, and budget, may maintain a bid process to identify 1 or more private contractors to provide food service and custodial services for the administrative areas at any state hospital identified by the department as capable of generating savings through the outsourcing of such services.
PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 1101. The department shall work with the Michigan health endowment fund corporation established under section 653 of the nonprofit health care corporation reform act, 1980 PA 350, MCL 550.1653, to explore ways to fund and evaluate current and future policies and programs.
Sec. 1102. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for health and wellness initiatives, $1,000,000.00 shall be allocated for a school children’s healthy exercise program to promote and advance physical health for school children in kindergarten through grade 8. The department shall recommend model programs for sites to implement that incorporate evidence-based best practices. The department shall grant no less than 1/2 of the funds appropriated in part 1 for before- and after-school programs. The department shall establish guidelines for program sites, which may include schools, community-based organizations, private facilities, recreation centers, or other similar sites. The program format shall encourage local determination of site activities and shall encourage local inclusion of youth in the decision-making regarding site activities. Program goals shall include children experiencing improved physical health and access to physical activity opportunities, the reduction of obesity, providing a safe place to play and exercise, and nutrition education. To be eligible to participate, program sites shall provide a 20% match to the state funding, which may be provided in full, or in part, by a corporation, foundation, or private partner. The department shall seek financial support from corporate, foundation, or other private partners for the program or for individual program sites.
Sec. 1103. The department shall establish criteria for all funds allocated under part 1 for health and wellness initiatives. The criteria must include a requirement that all programs funded be evidence-based and supported by research, include interventions that have been shown to demonstrate outcomes that lower cost and improve quality, and be designed for statewide impact. Preference must be given to programs that utilize the funding as match for additional resources including, but not limited to, federal sources.
HEALTH POLICY
Sec. 1140. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for primary care services, $250,000.00 shall be allocated to free health clinics operating in the state. The department shall distribute the funds equally to each free health clinic. For the purpose of this appropriation, “free health clinics” means nonprofit organizations that use volunteer health professionals to provide care to uninsured individuals.
Sec. 1141. The department shall continue support of multicultural agencies that provide primary care services from the funds appropriated in part 1.
Sec. 1142. The department shall continue to seek means to increase retention of Michigan medical school students for completion of their primary care residency requirements within this state and ultimately, for some period of time, to remain in this state and serve as primary care physicians. The department is encouraged to work with Michigan institutions of higher education.
Sec. 1143. The department may award health innovation grants to address emerging issues and encourage cutting edge advances in health care including strategic partners in both the public and private sectors.
Sec. 1144. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for health policy administration, the department shall allocate the federal state innovation model grant funding that supports implementation of the health delivery system innovations detailed in this state’s “Reinventing Michigan’s Health Care System: Blueprint for Health Innovation” document. Over the next 4 years this initiative will test new payment methodologies, support improved population health outcomes, and support improved infrastructure for technology and data sharing and reporting. The funds will be used to provide financial support directly to regions participating in the model test and to support statewide stakeholder guidance and technical support.
(2) Outcomes and performance measures for the initiative under subsection (1) include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) Increasing the number of physician practices fulfilling patient-centered medical home functions.
(b) Reducing inappropriate health utilization, specifically reducing preventable emergency department visits, reducing the proportion of hospitalizations for ambulatory sensitive conditions, and reducing this state’s 30-day hospital readmission rate.
(3) By March 1 and September 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall submit a written report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget office on the status of the program and progress made since the prior report.
(4) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for health policy administration, any data aggregator created as part of the allocation of the federal state innovation model grant funds must meet the following standards:
(a) The primary purpose of the data aggregator must be to increase the quality of health care delivered in this state, while reducing costs.
(b) The data aggregator must be governed by a nonprofit entity.
(c) All decisions regarding the establishment, administration, and modification of the database must be made by an advisory board. The membership of the advisory board must include the director of the department or a designee of the director and representatives of health carriers, consumers, and purchasers.
(d) The data aggregator must receive health care claims information from, without limitation, commercial health carriers, nonprofit health care corporations, health maintenance organizations, and third party administrators that process claims under a service contract.
(e) The data aggregator must use existing data sources and technological infrastructure, to the extent possible.
Sec. 1145. The department will take steps necessary to assure that Indian Health Service, Tribal or Urban Indian Health Program facilities that provide services under a contract with a Medicaid managed care entity receive the maximum amount allowable under federal law for Medicaid services.
Sec. 1146. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for bone marrow transplant registry, $250,000.00 shall be allocated to Michigan Blood, the partner of the match registry of the national marrow donor program. The funds shall be used to offset ongoing tissue typing expenses associated with donor recruitment and collection services and to expand those services to better serve the citizens of this state.
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Sec. 1180. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the healthy homes program, no less than $1,750,000.00 shall be allocated for lead abatement of homes.
Sec. 1181. The department shall implement a plan designed to improve Michigan’s childhood and adolescent immunization rates. The department shall engage organizations working to provide immunizations and education about the value of vaccines, including, but not limited to, statewide organizations representing health care providers, local public health departments, child health interest groups, and private foundations with a mission to increase immunization rates.
Sec. 1182. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for immunization programs, for every $4.00 in private matching funds received, this state shall allocate $1.00, up to $500,000.00 in state contributions, to provide and promote education about the value of vaccines for infants and toddlers.
LOCAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AND GRANTS
Sec. 1220. The amount appropriated in part 1 for implementation of the 1993 additions of or amendments to sections 9161, 16221, 16226, 17014, 17015, and 17515 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.9161, 333.16221, 333.16226, 333.17014, 333.17015, and 333.17515, shall be used to reimburse local health departments for costs incurred related to implementation of section 17015(18) of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.17015.
Sec. 1221. If a county that has participated in a district health department or an associated arrangement with other local health departments takes action to cease to participate in such an arrangement after October 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall have the authority to assess a penalty from the local health department’s operational accounts in an amount equal to no more than 6.25% of the local health department’s essential local public health services funding. This penalty shall only be assessed to the local county that requests the dissolution of the health department.
Sec. 1222. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 for essential local public health services shall be prospectively allocated to local health departments to support immunizations, infectious disease control, sexually transmitted disease control and prevention, hearing screening, vision services, food protection, public water supply, private groundwater supply, and on-site sewage management. Food protection shall be provided in consultation with the department of agriculture and rural development. Public water supply, private groundwater supply, and on-site sewage management shall be provided in consultation with the department of environmental quality.
(2) Local public health departments shall be held to contractual standards for the services in subsection (1).
(3) Distributions in subsection (1) shall be made only to counties that maintain local spending in the current fiscal year of at least the amount expended in fiscal year 1992-1993 for the services described in subsection (1).
CHRONIC DISEASE AND INJURY PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION
Sec. 1260. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Alzheimer’s disease in-home care pilot, $150,000.00 is appropriated for Alzheimer’s disease services and shall be remitted to the Alzheimer’s association-Michigan chapters for the purpose of carrying out a pilot project in Macomb, Monroe, and St. Joseph Counties. The fiduciary for the funds is the Alzheimer’s association-greater Michigan chapter. The Alzheimer’s association shall provide enhanced services, including 24/7 helpline, continued care consultation, and support groups, to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia and their families in the 3 counties, and partner with a Michigan public university to study whether provision of such in-home support services significantly delays the need for residential long-term care services for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. The study must also consider potential cost savings related to the delay of long-term care services, if a delay is shown.
FAMILY, MATERNAL, AND CHILDREN’S HEALTH SERVICES
Sec. 1300. By January 3 of the current fiscal year the department shall annually issue to the legislature, and to the public on the Internet, a report providing estimated public funds administered by the department for family planning, sexually transmitted infection prevention and treatment, and pregnancies and births, as well as demographics collected by the department as voluntarily self-reported by individuals utilizing those services. The department shall provide the actual expenditures by marital status or, where actual expenditures are not available, shall provide estimated expenditures by marital status. The department may utilize the DCH-1426 application for health coverage and help paying costs or any other official application for public assistance for medical coverage to determine the actual or estimated public expenditures based on marital status.
Sec. 1301. (1) Before April 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall submit a report to the house and senate fiscal agencies and the state budget director on planned allocations from the amounts appropriated in part 1 for local MCH services, prenatal care outreach and service delivery support, family planning local agreements, and pregnancy prevention programs. Using applicable federal definitions, the report shall include information on all of the following:
(a) Funding allocations.
(b) Actual number of women, children, and adolescents served and amounts expended for each group for the immediately preceding fiscal year.
(c) A breakdown of the expenditure of these funds between urban and rural communities.
(2) The department shall ensure that the distribution of funds through the programs described in subsection (1) takes into account the needs of rural communities.
(3) For the purposes of this section, “rural” means a county, city, village, or township with a population of 30,000 or less, including those entities if located within a metropolitan statistical area.
Sec. 1302. Each family planning program receiving federal title X family planning funds under 42 USC 300 to 300a-8 shall be in compliance with all performance and quality assurance indicators that the office of population affairs within the United States Department of Health and Human Services specifies in the program guidelines for project grants for family planning services. An agency not in compliance with the indicators shall not receive supplemental or reallocated funds.
Sec. 1303. The department shall not contract with an organization which provides elective abortions, abortion counseling, or abortion referrals, for services that are to be funded with state restricted or state general fund/general purpose funds appropriated in part 1 for family planning local agreements. An organization under contract with the department shall not subcontract with an organization which provides elective abortions, abortion counseling, or abortion referrals, for services that are to be funded with state restricted or state general fund/general purpose funds appropriated in part 1 for family planning local agreements.
Sec. 1304. The department shall not use state restricted funds or state general funds appropriated in part 1 in the pregnancy prevention program or family planning local agreements appropriation line items for abortion counseling, referrals, or services.
Sec. 1305. (1) From the amounts appropriated in part 1 for dental programs, funds shall be allocated to the Michigan Dental Association for the administration of a volunteer dental program that provides dental services to the uninsured.
(2) Not later than December 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget and the senate and house standing committees on health policy the number of individual patients treated, number of procedures performed, and approximate total market value of those procedures from the immediately preceding fiscal year.
Sec. 1306. The department shall use revenue from mobile dentistry facility permit fees received under section 21605 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.21605, to offset the cost of the permit program.
Sec. 1307. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for prenatal care outreach and service delivery support, $50,000.00 shall be allocated for a pregnancy and parenting support services program, which program must promote childbirth, alternatives to abortion, and grief counseling. The department shall establish a program with a qualified contractor that will contract with qualified service providers to provide free counseling, support, and referral services to eligible women during pregnancy through 12 months after birth. As appropriate, the goals for client outcomes shall include an increase in client support, an increase in childbirth choice, an increase in adoption knowledge, an improvement in parenting skills, and improved reproductive health through abstinence education. The contractor of the program shall provide for program training, client educational material, program marketing, and annual service provider site monitoring. The department shall submit a report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget and the house and senate fiscal agencies by April 1 of the current fiscal year on the number of clients served.
Sec. 1308. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for prenatal care outreach and service delivery support, not less than $500,000.00 of funding shall be allocated for evidence-based programs to reduce infant mortality including nurse family partnership programs. The funds shall be used for enhanced support and education to nursing teams or other teams of qualified health professionals, client recruitment in areas designated as underserved for obstetrical and gynecological services and other high-need communities, strategic planning to expand and sustain programs, and marketing and communications of programs to raise awareness, engage stakeholders, and recruit nurses.
Sec. 1309. The department shall allocate funds appropriated in section 119 of part 1 for family, maternal, and children’s health services pursuant to section 1 of 2002 PA 360, MCL 333.1091.
Sec. 1310. The department shall continue to work jointly with the Michigan state housing development authority and the joint task force established under article IV of 2014 PA 252 to review housing rehabilitation, energy and weatherization, and hazard abatement program policies and to make recommendations for integrating and coordinating project delivery with the goals of serving more families and achieving better outcomes by maximizing state and federal resources. The joint task force may provide recommendations to the department. Recommendations of the joint task force must give consideration to best practices and cost effectiveness.
Sec. 1311. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for prenatal care outreach and service delivery support, equal consideration shall be given to all eligible evidence-based providers in all regions in contracting for rural health visitation services.
Sec. 1312. The department shall spend any available work project money to enhance services provided under the rural home visitation program.
WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAM
Sec. 1340. The women, infants, and children special supplemental food and nutrition program shall encourage participants to choose the lowest price product available at the time of purchase. All products must satisfy nutritional requirements of the federal program. The biannual food authorization guidelines will be updated to reflect these changes.
CHILDREN’S SPECIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES
Sec. 1360. The department may do 1 or more of the following:
(a) Provide special formula for eligible clients with specified metabolic and allergic disorders.
(b) Provide medical care and treatment to eligible patients with cystic fibrosis who are 21 years of age or older.
(c) Provide medical care and treatment to eligible patients with hereditary coagulation defects, commonly known as hemophilia, who are 21 years of age or older.
(d) Provide human growth hormone to eligible patients.
Sec. 1361. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for medical care and treatment, the department is authorized to spend those funds for the continued development and expansion of telemedicine capacity to allow families with children in the children’s special health care services program to access specialty providers more readily and in a more timely manner.
CRIME VICTIM SERVICES COMMISSION
Sec. 1380. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for justice assistance grants, the department shall continue to support forensic nurse examiner programs to facilitate training for improved evidence collection for the prosecution of sexual assault. The funds shall be used for program coordination and training.
AGING AND ADULT SERVICES AGENCY
Sec. 1403. (1) By February 1 of the current fiscal year, the aging and adult services agency shall require each region to report to the aging and adult services agency and to the legislature home-delivered meals waiting lists based upon standard criteria. Determining criteria shall include all of the following:
(a) The recipient’s degree of frailty.
(b) The recipient’s inability to prepare his or her own meals safely.
(c) Whether the recipient has another care provider available.
(d) Any other qualifications normally necessary for the recipient to receive home-delivered meals.
(2) Data required in subsection (1) shall be recorded only for individuals who have applied for participation in the home-delivered meals program and who are initially determined as likely to be eligible for home-delivered meals.
Sec. 1417. The department shall provide to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, senate and house fiscal agencies, and state budget director a report by March 30 of the current fiscal year that contains all of the following:
(a) The total allocation of state resources made to each area agency on aging by individual program and administration.
(b) Detail expenditure by each area agency on aging by individual program and administration including both state-funded resources and locally-funded resources.
Sec. 1421. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for community services, $1,100,000.00 shall be allocated to area agencies on aging for locally determined needs.
Sec. 1422. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for aging and adult services administration, the department shall contract with the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan to provide the support and services necessary to increase the capability of the state’s prosecutors, adult protective service system, and criminal justice system to effectively identify, investigate, and prosecute elder abuse and financial exploitation.
(2) By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan shall provide a report on the efficacy of the contract to the state budget office, the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the house and senate policy offices.
Sec. 1423. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Elder Law of Michigan MiCAFE contract, the department shall allocate not less than $350,000.00 to the Elder Law of Michigan MiCAFE to assist this state’s elderly population to participate in the food assistance program. Of the $350,000.00 allocated under this section, the department shall use $175,000.00, which are general fund/general purpose funds, as state matching funds for not less than $175,000.00 in United States Department of Agriculture funding to provide outreach program activities, such as eligibility screen and information services, as part of a statewide food assistance hotline.
MEDICAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 1501. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for the electronic health records incentive program are considered work project appropriations, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds are carried forward into the following fiscal year. The following is in compliance with section 451a(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The purpose of the project to be carried forward is to implement the Medicaid electronic health record program that provides financial incentive payments to Medicaid health care providers to encourage the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records to improve quality, increase efficiency, and promote safety.
(b) The projects will be accomplished according to the approved federal advanced planning document.
(c) The estimated cost of this project phase is identified in the appropriation line item.
(d) The tentative completion date for the work project is September 30, 2020.
Sec. 1502. The department shall spend available work project revenue and any associated federal match to create and develop a transparency database website. This funding is contingent upon enactment of enabling legislation.
Sec. 1503. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Healthy Michigan plan administration, the department shall maintain an accounting structure within the Michigan administrative information network that will allow expenditures associated with the administration of the Healthy Michigan plan to be identified.
Sec. 1505. By March 1 and September 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall submit a report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office including both of the following:
(a) The department’s projected annual increase in reimbursement savings and cost offsets that will result from the additional funds appropriated in part 1 for the office of inspector general and third party liability efforts.
(b) The actual increase in reimbursement savings and cost offsets that have resulted from the additional funds appropriated in part 1 for the office of inspector general and third party liability efforts.
Sec. 1506. The department shall submit to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office a quarterly report on the implementation status of the Healthy Michigan call center that includes all of the following information:
(a) Call volume during the prior quarter.
(b) Percentage of calls resolved through the Healthy Michigan plan call center.
(c) Percentage of calls transferred to a local department office or other office for resolution.
(d) Number of Medicaid applications completed by the Healthy Michigan call center staff and submitted on behalf of clients.
MEDICAL SERVICES
Sec. 1601. The cost of remedial services incurred by residents of licensed adult foster care homes and licensed homes for the aged shall be used in determining financial eligibility for the medically needy. Remedial services include basic self-care and rehabilitation training for a resident.
Sec. 1603. (1) The department may establish a program for individuals to purchase medical coverage at a rate determined by the department.
(2) The department may receive and expend premiums for the buy-in of medical coverage in addition to the amounts appropriated in part 1.
(3) The premiums described in this section shall be classified as private funds.
Sec. 1605. The protected income level for Medicaid coverage determined pursuant to section 106(1)(b)(iii) of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.106, shall be 100% of the related public assistance standard.
Sec. 1606. For the purpose of guardian and conservator charges, the department may deduct up to $60.00 per month as an allowable expense against a recipient’s income when determining medical services eligibility and patient pay amounts.
Sec. 1607. (1) An applicant for Medicaid, whose qualifying condition is pregnancy, shall immediately be presumed to be eligible for Medicaid coverage unless the preponderance of evidence in her application indicates otherwise. The applicant who is qualified as described in this subsection shall be allowed to select or remain with the Medicaid participating obstetrician of her choice.
(2) An applicant qualified as described in subsection (1) shall be given a letter of authorization to receive Medicaid covered services related to her pregnancy. All qualifying applicants shall be entitled to receive all medically necessary obstetrical and prenatal care without preauthorization from a health plan. All claims submitted for payment for obstetrical and prenatal care shall be paid at the Medicaid fee-for-service rate in the event a contract does not exist between the Medicaid participating obstetrical or prenatal care provider and the managed care plan. The applicant shall receive a listing of Medicaid physicians and managed care plans in the immediate vicinity of the applicant’s residence.
(3) In the event that an applicant, presumed to be eligible pursuant to subsection (1), is subsequently found to be ineligible, a Medicaid physician or managed care plan that has been providing pregnancy services to an applicant under this section is entitled to reimbursement for those services until such time as they are notified by the department that the applicant was found to be ineligible for Medicaid.
(4) If the preponderance of evidence in an application indicates that the applicant is not eligible for Medicaid, the department shall refer that applicant to the nearest public health clinic or similar entity as a potential source for receiving pregnancy-related services.
(5) The department shall develop an enrollment process for pregnant women covered under this section that facilitates the selection of a managed care plan at the time of application.
(6) The department shall mandate enrollment of women, whose qualifying condition is pregnancy, into Medicaid managed care plans.
(7) The department shall encourage physicians to provide women, whose qualifying condition for Medicaid is pregnancy, with a referral to a Medicaid participating dentist at the first pregnancy-related appointment.
Sec. 1611. (1) For care provided to medical services recipients with other third-party sources of payment, medical services reimbursement shall not exceed, in combination with such other resources, including Medicare, those amounts established for medical services-only patients. The medical services payment rate shall be accepted as payment in full. Other than an approved medical services co-payment, no portion of a provider’s charge shall be billed to the recipient or any person acting on behalf of the recipient. Nothing in this section shall be considered to affect the level of payment from a third-party source other than the medical services program. The department shall require a nonenrolled provider to accept medical services payments as payment in full.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), medical services reimbursement for hospital services provided to dual Medicare/medical services recipients with Medicare part B coverage only shall equal, when combined with payments for Medicare and other third-party resources, if any, those amounts established for medical services-only patients, including capital payments.
Sec. 1620. (1) For fee-for-service recipients who do not reside in nursing homes, the pharmaceutical dispensing fee shall be $2.75 or the pharmacy’s usual or customary cash charge, whichever is less. For nursing home residents, the pharmaceutical dispensing fee shall be $3.00 or the pharmacy’s usual or customary cash charge, whichever is less.
(2) The department shall require a prescription co-payment for Medicaid recipients not enrolled in the Healthy Michigan plan or with an income less than 100% of the federal poverty level of $1.00 for a generic drug and $3.00 for a brand-name drug, except as prohibited by federal or state law or regulation.
(3) The department shall require a prescription co-payment for Medicaid recipients enrolled in the Healthy Michigan plan with an income of at least 100% of the federal poverty level of $4.00 for a generic drug and $8.00 for a brand-name drug, except as prohibited by federal or state law or regulation.
Sec. 1629. The department shall utilize maximum allowable cost pricing for generic drugs that is based on wholesaler pricing to providers that is available from at least 2 wholesalers who deliver in this state.
Sec. 1631. (1) The department shall require co-payments on dental, podiatric, and vision services provided to Medicaid recipients, except as prohibited by federal or state law or regulation.
(2) Except as otherwise prohibited by federal or state law or regulation, the department shall require Medicaid recipients not enrolled in the Healthy Michigan plan or with an income less than 100% of the federal poverty level to pay not less than the following co-payments:
(a) Two dollars for a physician office visit.
(b) Three dollars for a hospital emergency room visit.
(c) Fifty dollars for the first day of an inpatient hospital stay.
(d) One dollar for an outpatient hospital visit.
(3) Except as otherwise prohibited by federal or state law or regulation, the department shall require Medicaid recipients enrolled in the Healthy Michigan plan with an income of at least 100% of the federal poverty level to pay the following co-payments:
(a) Four dollars for a physician office visit.
(b) Eight dollars for a hospital emergency room visit.
(c) One hundred dollars for the first day of an inpatient hospital stay.
(d) Four dollars for an outpatient hospital visit or any other medical provider visit to the extent allowed by federal or state law or regulation.
Sec. 1641. An institutional provider that is required to submit a cost report under the medical services program shall submit cost reports completed in full within 5 months after the end of its fiscal year.
Sec. 1657. (1) Reimbursement for medical services to screen and stabilize a Medicaid recipient, including stabilization of a psychiatric crisis, in a hospital emergency room shall not be made contingent on obtaining prior authorization from the recipient’s HMO. If the recipient is discharged from the emergency room, the hospital shall notify the recipient’s HMO within 24 hours of the diagnosis and treatment received.
(2) If the treating hospital determines that the recipient will require further medical service or hospitalization beyond the point of stabilization, that hospital shall receive authorization from the recipient’s HMO prior to admitting the recipient.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not require an alteration to an existing agreement between an HMO and its contracting hospitals and do not require an HMO to reimburse for services that are not considered to be medically necessary.
Sec. 1659. The following sections of this part are the only ones that shall apply to the following Medicaid managed care programs, including the comprehensive plan, MIChoice long-term care plan, and the mental health, substance use disorder, and developmentally disabled services program: 904, 911, 918, 928, 994, 1008, 1607, 1657, 1662, 1699, 1764, 1806, 1807, 1809, 1810, 1820, 1850, and 1888.
Sec. 1662. (1) The department shall assure that an external quality review of each contracting HMO is performed that results in an analysis and evaluation of aggregated information on quality, timeliness, and access to health care services that the HMO or its contractors furnish to Medicaid beneficiaries.
(2) The department shall require Medicaid HMOs to provide EPSDT utilization data through the encounter data system, and HEDIS well child health measures in accordance with the National Committee for Quality Assurance prescribed methodology.
(3) The department shall provide a copy of the analysis of the Medicaid HMO annual audited HEDIS reports and the annual external quality review report to the senate and house of representatives appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director, within 30 days of the department’s receipt of the final reports from the contractors.
Sec. 1670. (1) The appropriation in part 1 for the MIChild program is to be used to provide comprehensive health care to all children under age 19 who reside in families with income at or below 212% of the federal poverty level, who are uninsured and have not had coverage by other comprehensive health insurance within 6 months of making application for MIChild benefits, and who are residents of this state. The department shall develop detailed eligibility criteria through the medical services administration public concurrence process, consistent with the provisions of this part and part 1.
(2) The department may provide up to 1 year of continuous eligibility to children eligible for the MIChild program unless the family fails to pay the monthly premium, a child reaches age 19, or the status of the children’s family changes and its members no longer meet the eligibility criteria as specified in the federally approved MIChild state plan.
(3) Children whose category of eligibility changes between the Medicaid and MIChild programs shall be assured of keeping their current health care providers through the current prescribed course of treatment for up to 1 year, subject to periodic reviews by the department if the beneficiary has a serious medical condition and is undergoing active treatment for that condition.
(4) To be eligible for the MIChild program, a child must be residing in a family with an adjusted gross income of less than or equal to 212% of the federal poverty level. The department’s verification policy shall be used to determine eligibility.
(5) The department shall contract with Medicaid health plans to provide physical health services to MIChild enrollees. The department may continue to obtain physical health services for MIChild enrollees from health maintenance organizations and preferred provider organizations currently under contract for whatever duration is needed as determined by the department. The department shall contractually require that health plans pay out-of-network providers at the department fee schedule. The department shall contract with qualified dental plans to provide dental coverage for MIChild enrollees.
(6) The department may enter into contracts to obtain certain MIChild services from community mental health service programs.
(7) The department may make payments on behalf of children enrolled in the MIChild program from the line-item appropriation associated with the program as described in the MIChild state plan approved by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, or from other medical services.
(8) The department shall assure that an external quality review of each MIChild contractor, as described in subsection (5), is performed, which analyzes and evaluates the aggregated information on quality, timeliness, and access to health care services that the contractor furnished to MIChild beneficiaries.
(9) The department shall develop an automatic enrollment algorithm that is based on quality and performance factors.
(10) MIChild services shall include treatment for autism spectrum disorders as defined in the federally approved Medicaid state plan.
Sec. 1673. The department may establish premiums for MIChild eligible individuals in families with income at or below 212% of the federal poverty level. The monthly premiums shall be $10.00 per month.
Sec. 1677. The MIChild program shall provide, at a minimum, all benefits available under the Michigan benchmark plan that are delivered through contracted providers and consistent with federal law, including, but not limited to, the following medically necessary services:
(a) Inpatient mental health services, other than substance use disorder treatment services, including services furnished in a state-operated mental hospital and residential or other 24-hour therapeutically planned structured services.
(b) Outpatient mental health services, other than substance use disorder services, including services furnished in a state-operated mental hospital and community-based services.
(c) Durable medical equipment and prosthetic and orthotic devices.
(d) Dental services as outlined in the approved MIChild state plan.
(e) Substance use disorder treatment services that may include inpatient, outpatient, and residential substance use disorder treatment services.
(f) Care management services for mental health diagnoses.
(g) Physical therapy, occupational therapy, and services for individuals with speech, hearing, and language disorders.
(h) Emergency ambulance services.
Sec. 1682. (1) In addition to the appropriations in part 1, the department is authorized to receive and spend penalty money received as the result of noncompliance with medical services certification regulations. Penalty money, characterized as private funds, received by the department shall increase authorizations and allotments in the long-term care accounts.
(2) Any unexpended penalty money, at the end of the year, shall carry forward to the following year.
Sec. 1692. (1) The department is authorized to pursue reimbursement for eligible services provided in Michigan schools from the federal Medicaid program. The department and the state budget director are authorized to negotiate and enter into agreements, together with the department of education, with local and intermediate school districts regarding the sharing of federal Medicaid services funds received for these services. The department is authorized to receive and disburse funds to participating school districts pursuant to such agreements and state and federal law.
(2) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for medical services school-based services payments, the department is authorized to do all of the following:
(a) Finance activities within the medical services administration related to this project.
(b) Reimburse participating school districts pursuant to the fund-sharing ratios negotiated in the state-local agreements authorized in subsection (1).
(c) Offset general fund costs associated with the medical services program.
Sec. 1693. The special Medicaid reimbursement appropriation in part 1 may be increased if the department submits a medical services state plan amendment pertaining to this line item at a level higher than the appropriation. The department is authorized to appropriately adjust financing sources in accordance with the increased appropriation.
Sec. 1694. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for special Medicaid reimbursement, $386,700.00 of general fund/general purpose revenue and any associated federal match shall be distributed for poison control services to an academic health care system that includes a children’s hospital that has a high indigent care volume.
Sec. 1699. (1) The department may make separate payments in the amount of $45,000,000.00 directly to qualifying hospitals serving a disproportionate share of indigent patients and to hospitals providing GME training programs. If direct payment for GME and DSH is made to qualifying hospitals for services to Medicaid clients, hospitals shall not include GME costs or DSH payments in their contracts with HMOs.
(2) The department shall allocate $45,000,000.00 in DSH funding using the distribution methodology used in fiscal year 2003-2004.
(3) By September 30 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office on the distribution of funding to each eligible hospital from the GME and DSH pools.
Sec. 1724. The department shall allow licensed pharmacies to purchase injectable drugs for the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus for shipment to physicians’ offices to be administered to specific patients. If the affected patients are Medicaid eligible, the department shall reimburse pharmacies for the dispensing of the injectable drugs and reimburse physicians for the administration of the injectable drugs.
Sec. 1730. (1) The department shall work with the department of education to evaluate the feasibility of including an assessment tool to promote literacy development of pregnant women and new mothers in the maternal infant health program.
(2) By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide a report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget office on the findings of the feasibility study on including an assessment tool to promote literacy development of pregnant women and new mothers in the maternal infant health program.
Sec. 1757. The department shall obtain proof from all Medicaid recipients that they are legal United States citizens or otherwise legally residing in this country and that they are residents of this state before approving Medicaid eligibility.
Sec. 1764. The department shall annually certify whether rates paid to Medicaid health plans and specialty prepaid inpatient health plans are actuarially sound in accordance with federal requirements and shall provide a copy of the rate certification and approval of rates paid to Medicaid health plans and specialty prepaid inpatient health plans within 5 business days after certification or approval to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the department budget and the house and senate fiscal agencies. When calculating the annual actuarial soundness adjustment, the department shall take into account all Medicaid policy bulletins affecting Medicaid health plans or specialty prepaid inpatient health plans issued after the most recent actuarial soundness process concluded.
Sec. 1770. The department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office information on savings from the reduction in managed care laboratory services fees enacted under Executive Order No. 2015-5 and continued in the current fiscal year. This report shall include the actual gross reduction in expenditures by Medicaid health plans that result from the reduction in the laboratory services fees.
Sec. 1775. (1) By March 1 and September 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office on progress in implementing the waiver to implement managed care for individuals who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, known as MI Health Link, including, but not limited to, a description of how the department intends to ensure that service delivery is integrated, how key components of the proposal are implemented effectively, and any problems and potential solutions as identified by the ombudsman described in subsection (2).
(2) The department shall ensure the existence of an ombudsman program that is not associated with any project service manager or provider to assist MI Health Link beneficiaries with navigating complaint and dispute resolution mechanisms and to identify problems in the demonstrations and in the complaint and dispute resolution mechanisms.
Sec. 1800. For the distribution of each of the pools within the $85,000,000.00 outpatient disproportionate share hospital payment, the department shall develop a formula for the distribution of each pool based on the quality of care, cost, traditional disproportionate share hospital factors such as Medicaid utilization and uncompensated care, and any other factor that the department determines should be considered. By May 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office on the distribution of each pool.
Sec. 1801. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for physician services and health plan services, the department shall use $33,318,800.00 in general fund/general purpose plus associated federal match to continue the increase to Medicaid rates for primary care services provided only by primary care providers. For the purpose of this section, a primary care provider is a physician, or a practitioner working under the personal supervision of a physician, who is board-eligible or certified with a specialty designation of family medicine, general internal medicine, or pediatric medicine, or a provider who provides the department with documentation of equivalency. The department shall examine including the subspecialty of neonatal medicine in its definition of primary care provider. Providers performing a service and whose primary practice is as a non-primary-care subspecialty is not eligible for the increase. The department shall establish policies that most effectively limit the increase to primary care providers for primary care services only.
Sec. 1802. From the funds appropriated in part 1, a lump-sum payment shall be made to hospitals that qualified for rural hospital access payments in fiscal year 2013-2014 and that provide obstetrical care in the current fiscal year. The payment shall be calculated as $830.00 for each obstetrical care case payment and each newborn care case payment for all such cases billed by the qualified hospitals for fiscal year 2012-2013 and shall be paid through the Medicaid health plan hospital rate adjustment process by January 1 of the current fiscal year.
Sec. 1804. The department, in cooperation with the department of military and veterans affairs, shall work with the federal public assistance reporting information system to identify Medicaid recipients who are veterans and who may be eligible for federal veterans health care benefits or other benefits.
Sec. 1805. Hospitals receiving medical services payments for graduate medical education shall submit fully completed quality data to the same national nonprofit organization with extensive experience in collecting and reporting hospital quality data on a public website. The reporting must utilize consensus-based nationally endorsed standards that meet National Quality Forum-endorsed safe practices. The organization collecting the data must be one that uses severity-adjusted risk models and measures that will help patients and payers identify hospital campuses likely to have superior outcomes. The department shall withhold a hospital’s fourth quarter graduate medical education payment until the hospital submits the data to the qualifying nonprofit organization described in this section.
Sec. 1806. (1) The contracts for Medicaid health plans that will be effective January 1, 2016 must include a provision that requires the cooperation and participation in a workgroup that develops and implements a common formulary that will be used by all contracting Medicaid health plans. The department shall convene the workgroup, make final decisions, and consult with health plans and other organizations as this requirement is implemented.
(2) The department may establish performance standards to measure progress in the implementation of the common formulary.
(3) The ongoing implementation of the common formulary must include consideration of the department’s preferred drug list.
(4) To achieve the objective of low net cost, the contracted health plans may use evidence-based utilization management techniques in the development and implementation of the common formulary.