SB0143: SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE REC. (Date Completed: 4-19-17)

FY 2017-18 JUDICIARY BUDGET S.B. 143 (S-1, Draft 2): SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE REC.

Senate Bill 143 (S-1, Draft 2 as reported) Throughout this document Senate means Subcommittee

Committee: Appropriations

			CHANGES FROM FY 2016-17 YEAR-TO-DATE
FULL-TIME EQUATED (FTE) CLASSIFIED POSITIONS/FUNDING SOURCE	FY 2016-17 YEAR-TO-DATE	FY 2017-18 SENATE SUBCOMM.	AMOUNT	PERCENT
FTE Positions..............................................................	510.0	499.0	(11.0)	(2.2)
GROSS.........................................................................	298,234,000	299,437,300	1,203,300	0.4
Less:
Interdepartmental Grants Received.....................	1,550,000	1,550,600	600	0.0
ADJUSTED GROSS..................................................	296,684,000	297,886,700	1,202,700	0.4
Less:
Federal Funds..........................................................	6,433,500	6,464,100	30,600	0.5
Local and Private....................................................	8,307,100	6,924,900	(1,382,200)	(16.6)
TOTAL STATE SPENDING.......................................	281,943,400	284,497,700	2,554,300	0.9
Less:
Other State Restricted Funds................................	92,786,000	92,529,000	(257,000)	(0.3)
GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE..............	189,157,400	191,968,700	2,811,300	1.5
PAYMENTS TO LOCALS..........................................	137,775,900	147,094,000	9,318,100	6.8

FY 2016-17 Year-to-Date Gross Appropriation.....................................................................

$298,234,000

Changes from FY 2016-17 Year-to-Date:
1. Problem Solving Courts. Governor removed one-time funding ($250,000) for the expansion of problem-solving courts. Senate restored the cut and increased funding to a total of $1,570,700.	1,320,700
2. Trial Court Videoconferencing Equipment Updating and Maintenance. Governor included funding for continued maintenance, upgrades and replacement of trial court videoconferencing equipment in courtrooms around the state. Senate shifted funding to judicial technology improvement fund.	815,000
3. Swift and Sure courts. Senate increased funding for Swift and Sure courts.	300,000
4. Court of Appeals judgeship. Governor restored funding that was eliminated in the FY 2016-17 budget due to anticipated attrition that was not realized. Senate concurred.	131,000
5. Michigan Legal Help Program. Governor provided for full year costs of Michigan Legal Self-Help Program. Senate shifted total program funding ($400,000) to judicial technology improvement fund.	100,000
6. MIDC transfer to LARA. Governor transferred the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission to the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs in accordance with 2016 PA 442. Senate concurred.	(2,329,000)
7. Judicial Information Systems. Senate shifted funding for trial court videoconferencing updating and maintenance and the Michigan legal help program from judicial information systems to the judicial technology improvement fund.	(1,215,000)
8. Judgeship Changes. Governor reduced funding for three district court and one circuit court judgeship eliminated through attrition and included additional three months funding for the three circuit court judgeships added in FY 2016-17 which received nine months of funding. Also reduced funding for one district court judgeship which was eliminated through attrition. Senate concurred.	(614,300)
9. Pretrial Risk Assessment. Governor included $605,700 to support the development of a pretrial risk assessment tool in an effort to increase the number of offenders released on personal recognizance while awaiting trial. Senate did not include the program.	0
10. *Montgomery v. Louisiana* Compliance. Governor increased funding to a total of $750,000 to support the State Appellate Defenders Office compliance with Montgomery v. Louisiana decision. Senate reduced funding to $700,000.	0
11. Prefunding Judges' Retiree Healthcare. Governor provided funding to implement prefunding of Retiree Healthcare in the Judicial Retirement System. Increased General Fund was offset with a corresponding decrease from the Court Fee Fund. Senate concurred.	0
12. Other Changes. Governor reduced state restricted funding source to align authorization with available revenue, included funding for private security at the Hall of Justice, and funded increased private rent for SADO and Court of Appeals offices. Senate concurred.	(1,081,200)
13. Economic Adjustments. Includes $72,600 Gross and $73,400 GF/GP for OERC and $4,220,800 Gross and $4,005,200 GF/GP for other economic adjustments. Senate also removed one time lump sum payment for FY2016-17 of $517,300 Gross and $436,400 GF/GP.	3,776,100
14. Comparison to Governor's Recommendation. The Senate is $517,300 Gross and $436,400 GF/GP under the Governor's recommendation.

Total Changes.....................................................................................................................	$1,203,300
FY 2017-18 Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Gross Appropriation..............................	$299,437,300

Boilerplate Changes from FY 2016-17 Year-to-Date:

1. Deletions. The Governor proposed to eliminate the following sections from current-year boilerplate: 202(2), 204, 205, 207, 211, 212, 306, 312, 322a, 323, 324, 325, 401, and 1201. Senate retained all sections except 322(a), 324, 325, and 401. These deletions included a variety of reporting requirements, language related to one-time appropriations and the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission, statements of legislative intent, language pertaining to foster care cases, and program-specific metrics.

2. Definitions. Three definitions were removed from the bill: "DOJ" means the United States Department of Justice, "DOT" means the United States Department of Transportation, and "HHS" means the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Senate retained all definitions.

3. New sections. Senate added sections pertaining to the Judicial Technology Improvement Fund (Sec. 304) and the expansion of problem-solving courts (Sec. 401).

4. Section numbering. Governor renumbered several sections to maintain consistency across all budget areas. Senate concurred.

5. Updated amounts for Total Legacy Costs. Governor updated total legacy costs section. The pension-related costs are $7,815,500 and the retiree health care costs are $6,777,600. (Sec. 214) Senate concurred.

Date Completed: 4-19-17 Fiscal Analyst: Ryan M. Bergan

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