STATE OF MICHIGAN
JOURNAL
OF THE
House of Representatives
102nd Legislature
REGULAR SESSION OF 2023
House Chamber, Lansing, Wednesday, June 28, 2023.
10:00 a.m.
The House was called to order by the Speaker.
The roll was called by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who announced that a quorum was present.
Aiyash—present Dievendorf—present Markkanen—present Schriver—present
Alexander—present Edwards—present Martin—present Schuette—present
Andrews—present Farhat—present Martus—present Scott—present
Aragona—present Filler—present McFall—present Shannon—present
Arbit—present Fink—present McKinney—present Skaggs—present
Beeler—present Fitzgerald—present Meerman—present Slagh—present
BeGole—present Fox—present Mentzer—present Smit—present
Beson—present Friske—present Miller—present Snyder—present
Bezotte—excused Glanville—present Morgan—present St. Germaine—present
Bierlein—present Grant—present Morse—present Steckloff—present
Bollin—present Green, P.—present Mueller—present Steele—present
Borton—present Greene, J.—present Neeley—present Stone—present
Brabec—present Haadsma—present Neyer—present Tate—present
Breen—present Hall—present O’Neal—present Thompson—excused
Brixie—present Harris—present Outman—present Tisdel—present
Bruck—present Hill—present Paiz—present Tsernoglou—present
Byrnes—present Hoadley—present Paquette—present VanderWall—present
Carra—present Hood—present Pohutsky—present VanWoerkom—present
Carter, B.—present Hope—present Posthumus—present Wegela—present
Carter, T.—present Hoskins—present Prestin—present Weiss—present
Cavitt—present Johnsen—present Price—present Wendzel—present
Churches—present Koleszar—present Puri—present Whitsett—present
Coffia—present Kuhn—present Rheingans—present Wilson—present
Coleman—present Kunse—present Rigas—present Witwer—present
Conlin—present Liberati—present Rogers—present Wozniak—present
DeBoer—present Lightner—present Roth—present Young—present
DeBoyer—present MacDonell—present Schmaltz—present Zorn—present
DeSana—present Maddock—present
e/d/s = entered during session
Rep. Amos O’Neal, from the 94th District, offered the following invocation:
“Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name;
Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever.
Amen.”
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The Speaker called the Speaker Pro Tempore to the Chair.
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Rep. Aiyash moved that Reps. Bezotte and Thompson be excused from today’s session.
The motion prevailed.
Messages from the Senate
The Senate requested the return of
House Bill No. 4294, entitled
A bill to amend 1887 PA 128, entitled “An act establishing the minimum ages for contracting marriages; to require a civil license in order to marry and its registration; to provide for the implementation of federal law; and to provide a penalty for the violation of this act,” by amending section 3 (MCL 551.103), as amended by 2006 PA 578.
(The bill was received from the Senate on June 27, with substitute (S-1) and immediate effect given by the Senate, consideration of which, under the rules, was postponed until today, see House Journal No. 60, p. 1053.)
The question being on concurring in the substitute (S-1) made to the bill by the Senate,
Rep. Aiyash moved that the request of the Senate be granted.
The motion prevailed.
By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of
Motions and Resolutions
Rep. Aiyash moved that the Committee on Criminal Justice be discharged from further consideration of Senate Bill No. 209.
(For first notice see House Journal No. 60, p. 1054.)
The question being on the motion made by Rep. Aiyash,
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The bill was placed on the order of Second Reading of Bills.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the Committee on Criminal Justice be discharged from further consideration of Senate Bill No. 212.
(For first notice see House Journal No. 60, p. 1054.)
The question being on the motion made by Rep. Aiyash,
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The
bill was placed on the order of Second Reading of Bills.
(For first notice see House Journal No. 60, p. 1054.)
The question being on the motion made by Rep. Aiyash,
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The bill was placed on the order of Second Reading of Bills.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the Committee on Criminal Justice be discharged from further consideration of Senate Bill No. 216.
(For first notice see House Journal No. 60, p. 1054.)
The question being on the motion made by Rep. Aiyash,
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The bill was placed on the order of Second Reading of Bills.
Second Reading of Bills
House Bill No. 4619, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” by amending section 2027 (MCL 500.2027), as amended by 1998 PA 26.
The bill was read a second time.
Rep. Rogers moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 4620, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” (MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by adding section 3406z.
Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-1) previously recommended by the Committee on Insurance and Financial Services,
The substitute (H-1) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Edwards moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 4621, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” by amending section 3403 (MCL 500.3403), as amended by 2016 PA 276.
Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-1) previously recommended by the Committee on Insurance and Financial Services,
The substitute (H-1) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Fitzgerald moved to substitute (H-2) the bill.
Rep. Fitzgerald moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 4622, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” (MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by adding section 3406z.
Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-1) previously recommended by the Committee on Insurance and Financial Services,
The
substitute (H-1) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting
therefor.
Rep. Miller moved to substitute (H-3) the bill.
Rep. Miller moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The motion prevailed.
House Bill No. 4623, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” by amending section 3501 (MCL 500.3501), as amended by 2016 PA 276, and by adding section 3406z.
Was read a second time, and the question being on the adoption of the proposed substitute (H-1) previously recommended by the Committee on Insurance and Financial Services,
The substitute (H-1) was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Koleszar moved to substitute (H-2) the bill.
Rep. Koleszar moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The motion prevailed.
Senate Bill No. 209, entitled
A bill to amend 1921 PA 352, entitled “An act to prohibit the marriage of a person under 16 years of age and to declare the marriage void,” by amending the title and section 1 (MCL 551.51), as amended by 1983 PA 198.
The bill was read a second time.
Rep. Fink moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Amend page 1, line 6, after “into” by inserting “in this state”.
Rep. Hope moved to substitute (H-2) the bill.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The motion prevailed.
Senate Bill No. 212, entitled
A bill to amend 1998 PA 386, entitled “Estates and protected individuals code,” by amending sections 2519, 5103, 5204, 5206, and 5215 (MCL 700.2519, 700.5103, 700.5204, 700.5206, and 700.5215), section 2519 as amended by 2010 PA 325, section 5103 as amended by 2016 PA 483, section 5204 as amended by 2005 PA 204, and section 5215 as amended by 2020 PA 365.
The bill was read a second time.
Rep. Hope moved to substitute (H-1) the bill.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The motion prevailed.
Senate Bill No. 213, entitled
A bill to amend 1968 PA 293, entitled “An
act to establish the status of minors; to define the rights and duties of
parents; to establish rights and duties to provide support for a child after the
child reaches the age of majority under certain circumstances; and to establish
the conditions for emancipation of minors,” by amending sections 4 and 4e (MCL
722.4 and 722.4e), section 4 as amended by 1998 PA 509 and section 4e as added
by 1988 PA 403.
The bill was read a second time.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The motion prevailed.
Senate Bill No. 216, entitled
A bill to amend 2018 PA 434, entitled “Safe families for children act,” by amending section 5 (MCL 722.1555).
The bill was read a second time.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The motion prevailed.
Senate Bill No. 141, entitled
A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled “Michigan liquor control code of 1998,” by amending section 537a (MCL 436.1537a), as amended by 2021 PA 64.
The bill was read a second time.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be placed on the order of Third Reading of Bills.
The motion prevailed.
By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of
Third Reading of Bills
Rep. Aiyash moved that Senate Bill No. 209 be placed on its immediate passage.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Senate Bill No. 209, entitled
A bill to amend 1921 PA 352, entitled “An act to prohibit the marriage of a person under 16 years of age and to declare the marriage void,” by amending the title and section 1 (MCL 551.51), as amended by 1983 PA 198.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 249 Yeas—103
Aiyash Dievendorf Markkanen Schuette
Alexander Edwards Martin Scott
Andrews Farhat Martus Shannon
Aragona Filler McFall Skaggs
Arbit Fink McKinney Slagh
Beeler Fitzgerald Meerman Smit
BeGole Fox Mentzer Snyder
Beson Glanville Miller St. Germaine
Bierlein Grant Morgan Steckloff
Bollin Green, P. Morse Steele
Borton Greene, J. Mueller Stone
Brabec Haadsma Neeley Tate
Breen Hall Neyer Tisdel
Brixie Harris O’Neal Tsernoglou
Bruck Hill Outman VanderWall
Byrnes Hoadley Paiz VanWoerkom
Carter, B. Hood Paquette Wegela
Carter, T. Hope Pohutsky Weiss
Cavitt Hoskins Posthumus Wendzel
Churches Johnsen Prestin Whitsett
Coffia Koleszar Price Wilson
Coleman Kuhn Puri Witwer
Conlin Kunse Rheingans Wozniak
DeBoer Liberati Rogers Young
DeBoyer Lightner Roth Zorn
DeSana MacDonell Schmaltz
Nays—5
Carra Maddock Rigas Schriver
Friske
In The Chair: Pohutsky
The House agreed to the title of the bill.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Aiyash moved that Senate Bill No. 212 be placed on its immediate passage.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Senate Bill No. 212, entitled
A bill to amend 1998 PA 386, entitled “Estates and protected individuals code,” by amending sections 2519, 5103, 5204, 5206, and 5215 (MCL 700.2519, 700.5103, 700.5204, 700.5206, and 700.5215), section 2519 as amended by 2010 PA 325, section 5103 as amended by 2016 PA 483, section 5204 as amended by 2005 PA 204, and section 5215 as amended by 2020 PA 365.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 250 Yeas—103
Aiyash Dievendorf Markkanen Schuette
Alexander Edwards Martin Scott
Andrews Farhat Martus Shannon
Aragona Filler McFall Skaggs
Arbit Fink McKinney Slagh
Beeler Fitzgerald Meerman Smit
BeGole Fox Mentzer Snyder
Beson Glanville Miller St. Germaine
Bierlein Grant Morgan Steckloff
Bollin Green, P. Morse Steele
Borton Greene, J. Mueller Stone
Brabec Haadsma Neeley Tate
Breen Hall Neyer Tisdel
Brixie Harris O’Neal Tsernoglou
Bruck Hill Outman VanderWall
Byrnes Hoadley Paiz VanWoerkom
Carter, B. Hood Paquette Wegela
Carter, T. Hope Pohutsky Weiss
Cavitt Hoskins Posthumus Wendzel
Churches Johnsen Prestin Whitsett
Coffia Koleszar Price Wilson
Coleman Kuhn Puri Witwer
Conlin Kunse Rheingans Wozniak
DeBoer Liberati Rogers Young
DeBoyer Lightner Roth Zorn
DeSana MacDonell Schmaltz
Nays—5
Carra Maddock Rigas Schriver
Friske
In The Chair: Pohutsky
Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, the full title of the act shall be inserted to read as follows:
“An act to codify, revise, consolidate, and classify aspects of the law relating to wills and intestacy, relating to the administration and distribution of estates of certain individuals, relating to trusts, and relating to the affairs of certain individuals under legal incapacity; to provide for the powers and procedures of the court that has jurisdiction over these matters; to provide for the validity and effect of certain transfers, contracts, and deposits that relate to death; to provide procedures to facilitate enforcement of certain trusts; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,”
The House agreed to the full title.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Aiyash moved that Senate Bill No. 213 be placed on its immediate passage.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Senate Bill No. 213, entitled
A bill to amend 1968 PA 293, entitled “An act to establish the status of minors; to define the rights and duties of parents; to establish rights and duties to provide support for a child after the child reaches the age of majority under certain circumstances; and to establish the conditions for emancipation of minors,” by amending sections 4 and 4e (MCL 722.4 and 722.4e), section 4 as amended by 1998 PA 509 and section 4e as added by 1988 PA 403.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 251 Yeas—103
Aiyash Dievendorf Markkanen Schuette
Alexander Edwards Martin Scott
Andrews Farhat Martus Shannon
Aragona Filler McFall Skaggs
Arbit Fink McKinney Slagh
Beeler Fitzgerald Meerman Smit
BeGole Fox Mentzer Snyder
Beson Glanville Miller St. Germaine
Bierlein Grant Morgan Steckloff
Bollin Green, P. Morse Steele
Borton Greene, J. Mueller Stone
Brabec Haadsma Neeley Tate
Breen Hall Neyer Tisdel
Brixie Harris O’Neal Tsernoglou
Bruck Hill Outman VanderWall
Byrnes Hoadley Paiz VanWoerkom
Carter, B. Hood Paquette Wegela
Carter, T. Hope Pohutsky Weiss
Cavitt Hoskins Posthumus Wendzel
Churches Johnsen Prestin Whitsett
Coffia Koleszar Price Wilson
Coleman Kuhn Puri Witwer
Conlin Kunse Rheingans Wozniak
DeBoer Liberati Rogers Young
DeBoyer Lightner Roth Zorn
DeSana MacDonell Schmaltz
Nays—5
Carra Maddock Rigas Schriver
Friske
In The Chair: Pohutsky
The House agreed to the title of the bill.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Aiyash moved that Senate Bill No. 216 be placed on its immediate passage.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Senate Bill No. 216, entitled
A bill to amend 2018 PA 434, entitled “Safe families for children act,” by amending section 5 (MCL 722.1555).
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 252 Yeas—103
Aiyash Dievendorf Markkanen Schuette
Alexander Edwards Martin Scott
Andrews Farhat Martus Shannon
Aragona Filler McFall Skaggs
Arbit Fink McKinney Slagh
Beeler Fitzgerald Meerman Smit
BeGole Fox Mentzer Snyder
Beson Glanville Miller St. Germaine
Bierlein Grant Morgan Steckloff
Bollin Green, P. Morse Steele
Borton Greene, J. Mueller Stone
Brabec Haadsma Neeley Tate
Breen Hall Neyer Tisdel
Brixie Harris O’Neal Tsernoglou
Bruck Hill Outman VanderWall
Byrnes Hoadley Paiz VanWoerkom
Carter, B. Hood Paquette Wegela
Carter, T. Hope Pohutsky Weiss
Cavitt Hoskins Posthumus Wendzel
Churches Johnsen Prestin Whitsett
Coffia Koleszar Price Wilson
Coleman Kuhn Puri Witwer
Conlin Kunse Rheingans Wozniak
DeBoer Liberati Rogers Young
DeBoyer Lightner Roth Zorn
DeSana MacDonell Schmaltz
Nays—5
Carra Maddock Rigas Schriver
Friske
In The Chair: Pohutsky
Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, the full title of the act shall be inserted to read as follows:
“An act to establish the safe families for children program; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments and public and private agencies; to allow for temporary delegation of a parent’s or guardian’s powers regarding care, custody, or property of a minor child; and to prescribe procedures for providing host families for the temporary care of children,”
The House agreed to the full title.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Aiyash moved that House Bill No. 4619 be placed on its immediate passage.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 4619, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” by amending section 2027 (MCL 500.2027), as amended by 1998 PA 26.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 253 Yeas—67
Aiyash Filler Mentzer Skaggs
Andrews Fitzgerald Miller Snyder
Arbit Glanville Morgan Steckloff
Bierlein Grant Morse Stone
Brabec Haadsma Mueller Tate
Breen Hill Neeley Tisdel
Brixie Hood O’Neal Tsernoglou
Byrnes Hope Paiz VanderWall
Carter, B. Hoskins Pohutsky VanWoerkom
Carter, T. Koleszar Price Wegela
Churches Kuhn Puri Weiss
Coffia Kunse Rheingans Whitsett
Coleman Liberati Rogers Wilson
Conlin MacDonell Schmaltz Witwer
Dievendorf Martus Schuette Wozniak
Edwards McFall Scott Young
Farhat McKinney Shannon
Nays—41
Alexander DeBoyer Johnsen Prestin
Aragona DeSana Lightner Rigas
Beeler Fink Maddock Roth
BeGole Fox Markkanen Schriver
Beson Friske Martin Slagh
Bollin Green, P. Meerman Smit
Borton Greene, J. Neyer St. Germaine
Bruck Hall Outman Steele
Carra Harris Paquette Wendzel
Cavitt Hoadley Posthumus Zorn
DeBoer
In The Chair: Pohutsky
The House agreed to the title of the bill.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Aiyash moved that House Bill No. 4620 be placed on its immediate passage.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 4620, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” (MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by adding section 3406z.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 254 Yeas—84
Aiyash Fitzgerald McKinney Shannon
Andrews Glanville Mentzer Skaggs
Arbit Grant Miller Snyder
Beson Green, P. Morgan St. Germaine
Bierlein Greene, J. Morse Steckloff
Borton Haadsma Mueller Steele
Brabec Hall Neeley Stone
Breen Harris Neyer Tate
Brixie Hill O’Neal Tisdel
Byrnes Hood Outman Tsernoglou
Carter, B. Hope Paiz VanderWall
Carter, T. Hoskins Pohutsky VanWoerkom
Churches Koleszar Prestin Wegela
Coffia Kuhn Price Weiss
Coleman Kunse Puri Wendzel
Conlin Liberati Rheingans Whitsett
DeBoer MacDonell Rogers Wilson
Dievendorf Markkanen Roth Witwer
Edwards Martin Schmaltz Wozniak
Farhat Martus Schuette Young
Filler McFall Scott Zorn
Nays—24
Alexander Carra Friske Paquette
Aragona Cavitt Hoadley Posthumus
Beeler DeBoyer Johnsen Rigas
BeGole DeSana Lightner Schriver
Bollin Fink Maddock Slagh
Bruck Fox Meerman Smit
In The Chair: Pohutsky
The question being on agreeing to the title of the bill,
Rep. Aiyash moved to amend the title to read as follows:
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” (MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by adding section 3406aa.
The motion prevailed.
The House agreed to the title as amended.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Aiyash moved that House Bill No. 4621 be placed on its immediate passage.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 4621, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” by amending section 3403 (MCL 500.3403), as amended by 2016 PA 276.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 255 Yeas—74
Aiyash Fitzgerald McKinney Shannon
Andrews Glanville Mentzer Skaggs
Arbit Grant Miller Snyder
Borton Green, P. Morgan St. Germaine
Brabec Haadsma Morse Steckloff
Breen Hall Neeley Steele
Brixie Hill O’Neal Stone
Byrnes Hood Outman Tate
Carter, B. Hope Paiz Tisdel
Carter, T. Hoskins Pohutsky Tsernoglou
Churches Koleszar Prestin VanderWall
Coffia Kuhn Price Wegela
Coleman Kunse Puri Weiss
Conlin Liberati Rheingans Whitsett
DeBoer MacDonell Rogers Wilson
Dievendorf Markkanen Roth Witwer
Edwards Martin Schmaltz Wozniak
Farhat Martus Scott Young
Filler McFall
Nays—34
Alexander Cavitt Johnsen Rigas
Aragona DeBoyer Lightner Schriver
Beeler DeSana Maddock Schuette
BeGole Fink Meerman Slagh
Beson Fox Mueller Smit
Bierlein Friske Neyer VanWoerkom
Bollin Greene, J. Paquette Wendzel
Bruck Harris Posthumus Zorn
Carra Hoadley
In The Chair: Pohutsky
The House agreed to the title of the bill.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Aiyash moved that House Bill No. 4622 be placed on its immediate passage.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 4622, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” (MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by adding section 3406z.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 256 Yeas—64
Aiyash Farhat McFall Shannon
Andrews Fitzgerald McKinney Skaggs
Arbit Glanville Mentzer Snyder
Brabec Grant Miller Steckloff
Breen Green, P. Morgan Stone
Brixie Haadsma Morse Tate
Byrnes Hill Neeley Tisdel
Carter, B. Hood O’Neal Tsernoglou
Carter, T. Hope Paiz VanderWall
Churches Hoskins Pohutsky Wegela
Coffia Koleszar Prestin Weiss
Coleman Kuhn Price Whitsett
Conlin Liberati Puri Wilson
DeBoer MacDonell Rheingans Witwer
Dievendorf Martin Rogers Wozniak
Edwards Martus Scott Young
Nays—44
Alexander DeBoyer Kunse Roth
Aragona DeSana Lightner Schmaltz
Beeler Filler Maddock Schriver
BeGole Fink Markkanen Schuette
Beson Fox Meerman Slagh
Bierlein Friske Mueller Smit
Bollin Greene, J. Neyer St. Germaine
Borton Hall Outman Steele
Bruck Harris Paquette VanWoerkom
Carra Hoadley Posthumus Wendzel
Cavitt Johnsen Rigas Zorn
In The Chair: Pohutsky
The House agreed to the title of the bill.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Aiyash moved that House Bill No. 4623 be placed on its immediate passage.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 4623, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” by amending section 3501 (MCL 500.3501), as amended by 2016 PA 276, and by adding section 3406z.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 257 Yeas—59
Aiyash Farhat McKinney Skaggs
Andrews Fitzgerald Mentzer Snyder
Arbit Glanville Miller Steckloff
Brabec Grant Morgan Stone
Breen Haadsma Morse Tate
Brixie Hill Neeley Tisdel
Byrnes Hood O’Neal Tsernoglou
Carter, B. Hope Paiz VanderWall
Carter, T. Hoskins Pohutsky Wegela
Churches Koleszar Price Weiss
Coffia Liberati Puri Whitsett
Coleman MacDonell Rheingans Wilson
Conlin Markkanen Rogers Witwer
Dievendorf Martus Scott Young
Edwards McFall Shannon
Nays—49
Alexander DeSana Kunse Roth
Aragona Filler Lightner Schmaltz
Beeler Fink Maddock Schriver
BeGole Fox Martin Schuette
Beson Friske Meerman Slagh
Bierlein Green, P. Mueller Smit
Bollin Greene, J. Neyer St. Germaine
Borton Hall Outman Steele
Bruck Harris Paquette VanWoerkom
Carra Hoadley Posthumus Wendzel
Cavitt Johnsen Prestin Wozniak
DeBoer Kuhn Rigas Zorn
DeBoyer
In The Chair: Pohutsky
The question being on agreeing to the title of the bill,
Rep. Aiyash moved to amend the title to read as follows:
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” (MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by adding section 3406bb.
The motion prevailed.
The House agreed to the title as amended.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Rep. Aiyash moved that Senate Bill No. 141 be placed on its immediate passage.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
Senate Bill No. 141, entitled
A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled “Michigan liquor control code of 1998,” by amending section 537a (MCL 436.1537a), as amended by 2021 PA 64.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 258 Yeas—103
Alexander Edwards Martin Schuette
Andrews Filler Martus Scott
Aragona Fink McFall Shannon
Arbit Fitzgerald McKinney Skaggs
Beeler Friske Mentzer Slagh
Beson Glanville Miller Smit
Bierlein Grant Morgan Snyder
Bollin Green, P. Morse St. Germaine
Borton Greene, J. Mueller Steckloff
Brabec Haadsma Neeley Steele
Breen Hall Neyer Stone
Brixie Harris O’Neal Tate
Bruck Hill Outman Tisdel
Byrnes Hoadley Paiz Tsernoglou
Carra Hood Paquette VanderWall
Carter, B. Hope Pohutsky VanWoerkom
Carter, T. Hoskins Posthumus Wegela
Cavitt Johnsen Prestin Weiss
Churches Koleszar Price Wendzel
Coffia Kuhn Puri Whitsett
Coleman Kunse Rheingans Wilson
Conlin Liberati Rigas Witwer
DeBoer Lightner Rogers Wozniak
DeBoyer MacDonell Roth Young
DeSana Maddock Schmaltz Zorn
Dievendorf Markkanen Schriver
Nays—5
Aiyash Farhat Fox Meerman
BeGole
In The Chair: Pohutsky
Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, the full title of the act shall be inserted to read as follows:
“An act to create a commission for the control of the alcoholic beverage traffic within this state, and to prescribe its powers, duties, and limitations; to provide for powers and duties for certain state departments and agencies; to impose certain taxes for certain purposes; to provide for the control of the alcoholic liquor traffic within this state and to provide for the power to establish state liquor stores; to prohibit the use of certain devices for the dispensing of alcoholic vapor; to provide for the care and treatment of alcoholics; to provide for the incorporation of farmer cooperative wineries and the granting of certain rights and privileges to those cooperatives; to provide for the licensing and taxation of activities regulated under this act and the disposition of the money received under this act; to prescribe liability for retail licensees under certain circumstances and to require security for that liability; to provide procedures, defenses, and remedies regarding violations of this act; to provide for the enforcement and to prescribe penalties for violations of this act; to provide for allocation of certain funds for certain purposes; to provide for the confiscation and disposition of property seized under this act; to provide referenda under certain circumstances; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,”
The House agreed to the full title.
Rep. Wilson moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 4706, entitled
A bill to amend 1939 PA 3, entitled “An act to provide for the regulation and control of public and certain private utilities and other services affected with a public interest within this state; to provide for alternative energy suppliers; to provide for licensing; to include municipally owned utilities and other providers of energy under certain provisions of this act; to create a public service commission and to prescribe and define its powers and duties; to abolish the Michigan public utilities commission and to confer the powers and duties vested by law on the public service commission; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to provide for the continuance, transfer, and completion of certain matters and proceedings; to abolish automatic adjustment clauses; to prohibit certain rate increases without notice and hearing; to qualify residential energy conservation programs permitted under state law for certain federal exemption; to create a fund; to encourage the utilization of resource recovery facilities; to prohibit certain acts and practices of providers of energy; to allow for the securitization of stranded costs; to reduce rates; to provide for appeals; to provide appropriations; to declare the effect and purpose of this act; to prescribe remedies and penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending the title and sections 10g, 10h, and 10q (MCL 460.10g, 460.10h, and 460.10q), the title as amended by 2016 PA 341, section 10g as amended by 2008 PA 286, section 10h as added by 2000 PA 142, and section 10q as added by 2000 PA 141.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 259 Yeas—100
Aiyash Farhat Martus Schuette
Alexander Filler McFall Scott
Andrews Fink McKinney Shannon
Aragona Fitzgerald Meerman Skaggs
Arbit Glanville Mentzer Slagh
BeGole Grant Miller Smit
Beson Green, P. Morgan Snyder
Bierlein Greene, J. Morse St. Germaine
Bollin Haadsma Mueller Steckloff
Borton Hall Neeley Steele
Brabec Harris Neyer Stone
Breen Hill O’Neal Tate
Brixie Hoadley Outman Tisdel
Bruck Hood Paiz Tsernoglou
Byrnes Hope Paquette VanderWall
Carter, B. Hoskins Pohutsky VanWoerkom
Carter, T. Johnsen Posthumus Wegela
Cavitt Koleszar Prestin Weiss
Churches Kuhn Price Wendzel
Coffia Kunse Puri Whitsett
Coleman Liberati Rheingans Wilson
Conlin Lightner Rigas Witwer
DeBoer MacDonell Rogers Wozniak
Dievendorf Markkanen Roth Young
Edwards Martin Schmaltz Zorn
Nays—8
Beeler DeBoyer Fox Maddock
Carra DeSana Friske Schriver
In The Chair: Pohutsky
The House agreed to the title of the bill.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Senate Bill No. 14, entitled
A bill to amend 1969 PA 306, entitled “Administrative procedures act of 1969,” by amending sections 32 and 45 (MCL 24.232 and 24.245), as amended by 2018 PA 602.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 260 Yeas—56
Aiyash Edwards McFall Scott
Andrews Farhat McKinney Shannon
Arbit Fitzgerald Mentzer Skaggs
Brabec Glanville Miller Snyder
Breen Grant Morgan Steckloff
Brixie Haadsma Morse Stone
Byrnes Hill Neeley Tate
Carter, B. Hood O’Neal Tsernoglou
Carter, T. Hope Paiz Wegela
Churches Hoskins Pohutsky Weiss
Coffia Koleszar Price Whitsett
Coleman Liberati Puri Wilson
Conlin MacDonell Rheingans Witwer
Dievendorf Martus Rogers Young
Nays—52
Alexander DeSana Lightner Schmaltz
Aragona Filler Maddock Schriver
Beeler Fink Markkanen Schuette
BeGole Fox Martin Slagh
Beson Friske Meerman Smit
Bierlein Green, P. Mueller St. Germaine
Bollin Greene, J. Neyer Steele
Borton Hall Outman Tisdel
Bruck Harris Paquette VanderWall
Carra Hoadley Posthumus VanWoerkom
Cavitt Johnsen Prestin Wendzel
DeBoer Kuhn Rigas Wozniak
DeBoyer Kunse Roth Zorn
In The Chair: Pohutsky
Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, the full title of the act shall be inserted to read as follows:
“An act to provide for the effect, processing, promulgation, publication, and inspection of state agency rules, determinations, and other matters; to provide for the printing, publishing, and distribution of certain publications; to provide for state agency administrative procedures and contested cases and appeals from contested cases in licensing and other matters; to create and establish certain committees and offices; to provide for declaratory judgments as to rules; to repeal certain acts and parts of acts; and to repeal certain parts of this act on a specific date,”
The House agreed to the full title.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 4573, entitled
A bill to amend 1966 PA 331, entitled “Community college act of 1966,” by amending sections 161, 162, and 164 (MCL 389.161, 389.162, and 389.164), sections 161 and 162 as amended by 2015 PA 130 and section 164 as amended by 2018 PA 376.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 261 Yeas—85
Aiyash Farhat Martus Scott
Alexander Filler McFall Shannon
Andrews Fitzgerald McKinney Skaggs
Aragona Glanville Mentzer Slagh
Arbit Grant Miller Snyder
BeGole Green, P. Morgan St. Germaine
Beson Haadsma Morse Steckloff
Borton Hall Mueller Steele
Brabec Harris Neeley Stone
Breen Hill Neyer Tate
Brixie Hood O’Neal Tisdel
Bruck Hope Paiz Tsernoglou
Byrnes Hoskins Pohutsky VanderWall
Carter, B. Koleszar Prestin VanWoerkom
Carter, T. Kuhn Price Wegela
Churches Kunse Puri Weiss
Coffia Liberati Rheingans Whitsett
Coleman Lightner Rogers Wilson
Conlin MacDonell Roth Witwer
DeBoer Markkanen Schmaltz Young
Dievendorf Martin Schuette Zorn
Edwards
Nays—23
Beeler DeSana Johnsen Rigas
Bierlein Fink Maddock Schriver
Bollin Fox Meerman Smit
Carra Friske Outman Wendzel
Cavitt Greene, J. Paquette Wozniak
DeBoyer Hoadley Posthumus
In The Chair: Pohutsky
The House agreed to the title of the bill.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
House Bill No. 4752, entitled
A bill to amend 1980 PA 300, entitled “The public school employees retirement act of 1979,” by amending section 61 (MCL 38.1361), as amended by 2022 PA 184.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Roll Call No. 262 Yeas—100
Aiyash Farhat Martus Schuette
Alexander Filler McFall Scott
Andrews Fink McKinney Shannon
Arbit Fitzgerald Meerman Skaggs
Beeler Fox Mentzer Slagh
BeGole Glanville Miller Smit
Beson Grant Morgan Snyder
Bierlein Green, P. Morse St. Germaine
Borton Greene, J. Mueller Steckloff
Brabec Haadsma Neeley Steele
Breen Hall Neyer Stone
Brixie Harris O’Neal Tate
Bruck Hill Outman Tisdel
Byrnes Hoadley Paiz Tsernoglou
Carter, B. Hood Paquette VanderWall
Carter, T. Hope Pohutsky VanWoerkom
Cavitt Hoskins Posthumus Wegela
Churches Johnsen Prestin Weiss
Coffia Koleszar Price Wendzel
Coleman Kunse Puri Whitsett
Conlin Liberati Rheingans Wilson
DeBoer Lightner Rigas Witwer
DeSana MacDonell Rogers Wozniak
Dievendorf Markkanen Roth Young
Edwards Martin Schmaltz Zorn
Nays—8
Aragona Carra Friske Maddock
Bollin DeBoyer Kuhn Schriver
In The Chair: Pohutsky
The House agreed to the title of the bill.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
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Rep. Aiyash moved that House Committees be given leave to meet during the balance of today’s session.
The motion prevailed.
By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of
Announcement by the Clerk of Printing and Enrollment
The Clerk announced that the following bills had been reproduced and made available electronically on Tuesday, June 27:
House Bill Nos. 4845 4846 4847 4848 4849 4850 4851 4852 4853 4854 4855 4856 4857 4858 4859
Senate Bill Nos. 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417
The Clerk announced that the following Senate bill had been received on Tuesday, June 27:
Senate Bill No. 293
The Clerk announced that the following Senate bills had been received on Wednesday, June 28:
Senate Bill Nos. 176 280 287 330 364 384
Reports of Standing Committees
COMMITTEE ATTENDANCE REPORT
The following report, submitted by Rep. Scott, Chair, of the Committee on Energy, Communications, and Technology, was received and read:
Meeting held on: Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Present: Reps. Scott, Andrews, Coleman, Whitsett, Neeley, Byrnes, Churches, Hill, MacDonell, McFall, Wendzel, Outman, Aragona, BeGole, Greene, Prestin and Schmaltz
Messages from the Senate
House Bill No. 4153, entitled
A bill to amend 1951 PA 51, entitled “An act to provide for the classification of all public roads, streets, and highways in this state, and for the revision of that classification and for additions to and deletions from each classification; to set up and establish the Michigan transportation fund; to provide for the deposits in the Michigan transportation fund of specific taxes on motor vehicles and motor vehicle fuels; to provide for the allocation of funds from the Michigan transportation fund and the use and administration of the fund for transportation purposes; to promote safe and efficient travel for motor vehicle drivers, bicyclists, pedestrians, and other legal users of roads, streets, and highways; to set up and establish the truck safety fund; to provide for the allocation of funds from the truck safety fund and administration of the fund for truck safety purposes; to set up and establish the Michigan truck safety commission; to establish certain standards for road contracts for certain businesses; to provide for the continuing review of transportation needs within the state; to authorize the state transportation commission, counties, cities, and villages to borrow money, issue bonds, and make pledges of funds for transportation purposes; to authorize counties to advance funds for the payment of deficiencies necessary for the payment of bonds issued under this act; to provide for the limitations, payment, retirement, and security of the bonds and pledges; to provide for appropriations and tax levies by counties and townships for county roads; to authorize contributions by townships for county roads; to provide for the establishment and administration of the state trunk line fund, local bridge fund, comprehensive transportation fund, and certain other funds; to provide for the deposits in the state trunk line fund, critical bridge fund, comprehensive transportation fund, and certain other funds of money raised by specific taxes and fees; to provide for definitions of public transportation functions and criteria; to define the purposes for which Michigan transportation funds may be allocated; to provide for Michigan transportation fund grants; to provide for review and approval of transportation programs; to provide for submission of annual legislative requests and reports; to provide for the establishment and functions of certain advisory entities; to provide for conditions for grants; to provide for the issuance of bonds and notes for transportation purposes; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies and officials; to provide for the making of loans for transportation purposes by the state transportation department and for the receipt and repayment by local units and agencies of those loans from certain specified sources; to investigate and study the tolling of roads, streets, highways, or bridges; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” (MCL 247.651 to 247.675) by adding section 11j.
The Senate has passed the bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill was referred to the Clerk for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor on June 27, 2023.
House Bill No. 4202, entitled
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “The Michigan penal code,” by amending section 520l (MCL 750.520l), as amended by 1988 PA 138.
The Senate has passed the bill, ordered that it be given immediate effect and pursuant to Joint Rule 20, inserted the full title.
The House agreed to the full title.
The bill was referred to the Clerk for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor on June 27, 2023.
House Bill No. 4454, entitled
A bill to amend 1961 PA 120, entitled “An act to authorize the development or redevelopment of principal shopping districts and business improvement districts; to permit the creation of certain boards; to provide for the operation of principal shopping districts and business improvement districts; to provide for the creation, operation, and dissolution of business improvement zones; and to authorize the collection of revenue and the bonding of certain local governmental units for the development or redevelopment projects,” by amending sections 10g, 10h, 10j, 10k, and 10l (MCL 125.990g, 125.990h, 125.990j, 125.990k, and 125.990l), as amended by 2020 PA 91.
The Senate has passed the bill.
The bill was referred to the Clerk for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor on June 27, 2023.
House Bill No. 4696, entitled
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “The code of criminal procedure,” by amending section 11d of chapter XVII (MCL 777.11d), as amended by 2018 PA 661.
The Senate has passed the bill and pursuant to Joint Rule 20, inserted the full title.
The House agreed to the full title.
The bill was
referred to the Clerk for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor
on June 27, 2023.
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” by amending section 761d (MCL 168.761d), as amended by 2022 PA 195.
The Senate has passed the bill and pursuant to Joint Rule 20, inserted the full title.
The House agreed to the full title.
The bill was referred to the Clerk for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor on June 27, 2023.
House Bill No. 4699, entitled
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” by amending sections 509aa and 811 (MCL 168.509aa and 168.811), section 509aa as amended by 2012 PA 270 and section 811 as amended by 2018 PA 603, and by adding sections 6, 759e, 759f, and 759g.
The Senate has passed the bill and pursuant to Joint Rule 20, inserted the full title.
The House agreed to the full title.
The bill was referred to the Clerk for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor on June 27, 2023.
House Bill No. 4702, entitled
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” by amending sections 658 and 661 (MCL 168.658 and 168.661), as amended by 2012 PA 270.
The Senate has passed the bill and pursuant to Joint Rule 20, inserted the full title.
The House agreed to the full title.
The bill was referred to the Clerk for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor on June 27, 2023.
House Bill No. 4084, entitled
A bill to amend 2014 PA 92, entitled “State essential services assessment act,” (MCL 211.1051 to 211.1061) by adding section 7a.
The Senate has passed the bill, ordered that it be given immediate effect and pursuant to Joint Rule 20, inserted the full title.
The House agreed to the full title.
The bill was referred to the Clerk for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.
House Bill No. 4317, entitled
A bill to provide for the establishment of solar energy districts in certain local governmental units; to provide for the exemption from certain taxes; to levy and collect a specific tax on the owners or lessees of certain qualified facilities; to provide for the disposition of the tax; to provide for the obtaining and transferring of an exemption certificate and to prescribe the contents of those certificates; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officials.
The Senate has passed the bill and ordered that it be given immediate effect.
The bill was referred to the Clerk for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.
House Bill No. 4318, entitled
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled “The general property tax act,” by amending sections 9 and 9f (MCL 211.9 and 211.9f), section 9 as amended by 2011 PA 290 and section 9f as amended by 2017 PA 261.
The Senate has passed the bill, ordered that it be given immediate effect and pursuant to Joint Rule 20, inserted the full title.
The House agreed to the full title.
The bill was referred to the Clerk for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.
House Bill No. 4616, entitled
A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled “Mental health code,” (MCL 330.1001 to 330.2106) by adding section 901a.
The Senate has passed the bill and pursuant to Joint Rule 20, inserted the full title.
The House agreed to the full title.
The bill was referred to the Clerk for
enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.
A bill to amend 1974 PA 258, entitled “Mental health code,” by amending section 100a (MCL 330.1100a), as amended by 2020 PA 402.
The Senate has passed the bill and pursuant to Joint Rule 20, inserted the full title.
The House agreed to the full title.
The bill was referred to the Clerk for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled “The general property tax act,” by amending section 7b (MCL 211.7b), as amended by 2013 PA 161.
The Senate has passed the bill.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending section 9316 (MCL 333.9316), as added by 2020 PA 261.
The Senate has passed the bill.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 10401.
The Senate has passed the bill.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1966 PA 346, entitled “State housing development authority act of 1966,” by amending sections 58, 58b, and 58c (MCL 125.1458, 125.1458b, and 125.1458c), sections 58 and 58c as amended by 2008 PA 216 and section 58b as amended by 2008 PA 244.
The Senate has passed the bill.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Small Business.
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled “The general property tax act,” (MCL 211.1 to 211.155) by adding section 7c.
The Senate has passed the bill.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled “The general property tax act,” by amending section 53b (MCL 211.53b), as amended by 2022 PA 141.
The Senate has passed the bill.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Insurance and Financial Services.
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” (MCL 500.100 to 500.8302) by adding sections 3406z, 3901a, and 4002.
The Senate has passed the bill.
The bill was read a
first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
Reps. Mentzer, BeGole, MacDonell, Fitzgerald, McKinney, Shannon and Andrews introduced
House Bill No. 4860, entitled
A bill to amend 1947 PA 359, entitled “The charter township act,” by amending section 7 (MCL 42.7), as amended by 1992 PA 15.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance.
Reps. Snyder, VanWoerkom, Meerman and VanderWall introduced
House Bill No. 4861, entitled
A bill to require the state administrative board to release restrictions on real property in Muskegon County; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state departments in regard to the property; and to provide for disposition of revenue.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance.
House Bill No. 4862, entitled
A bill to amend 1964 PA 284, entitled “City income tax act,” by amending sections 2a, 3, 3a, 3b, and 3c of chapter 1 and sections 11, 13, 15, 16, and 51 of chapter 2 (MCL 141.502a, 141.503, 141.503a, 141.503b, 141.503c, 141.611, 141.613, 141.615, 141.616, and 141.651), section 2a of chapter 1 as added by 1995 PA 234, section 3 of chapter 1 as amended by 2012 PA 394, section 3a of chapter 1 as amended and section 3b of chapter 1 as added by 1987 PA 223, section 3c of chapter 1 as amended by 2011 PA 56, section 11 of chapter 2 as amended by 1995 PA 233, section 13 of chapter 2 as amended by 1988 PA 216, and section 51 of chapter 2 as amended by 2018 PA 456.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.
Reps. Haadsma, Wozniak, Young, Rogers, Tyrone Carter, Shannon and Coleman introduced
House Bill No. 4863, entitled
A bill to amend 1967 PA 224, entitled “Powers of appointment act of 1967,” by amending sections 5a and 14 (MCL 556.115a and 556.124), section 5a as added and section 14 as amended by 2012 PA 485.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Reps. Wozniak, Haadsma, Young, Rogers, Tyrone Carter, Shannon and Coleman introduced
House Bill No. 4864, entitled
A bill to amend 1988 PA 418, entitled “Uniform statutory rule against perpetuities,” by amending sections 3 and 5 (MCL 554.73 and 554.75), section 5 as amended by 2011 PA 11.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
House Bill No. 4865, entitled
A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled “Michigan liquor control code of 1998,” by amending section 541 (MCL 436.1541), as amended by 2016 PA 434.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
Reps. Koleszar and Paiz introduced
House Bill No. 4866, entitled
A bill to amend 1947 PA 359, entitled “The charter township act,” by amending section 34 (MCL 42.34), as amended by 2003 PA 300.
The bill was read a
first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Local Government and
Municipal Finance.
Reps. Koleszar, Paiz and Weiss introduced
House Bill No. 4867, entitled
A bill to amend 1976 PA 331, entitled “Michigan consumer protection act,” by amending section 4 (MCL 445.904), as amended by 2014 PA 251.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
Reps. DeSana, Smit, Maddock and DeBoyer introduced
House Bill No. 4868, entitled
A bill to amend 1972 PA 230, entitled “Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act,” (MCL 125.1501 to 125.1531) by adding section 4i.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
Reps. DeSana, Carra, Maddock, Smit, Prestin, DeBoyer, Cavitt, Friske and Markkanen introduced
House Bill No. 4869, entitled
A bill to amend 1952 PA 214, entitled “An act authorizing the Mackinac bridge authority to acquire a bridge and a utility tunnel connecting the Upper and Lower Peninsulas of Michigan, including causeways, tunnels, roads and all useful related equipment and facilities, including park, parking, recreation, lighting, and terminal facilities; extending the corporate existence of the authority; authorizing the authority to enjoy and carry out all powers incident to its corporate objects; authorizing the appropriation and use of state funds for the preliminary purposes of the authority; providing for the payment of the cost of the bridge and authorizing the authority to issue revenue bonds payable solely from the revenues of the bridge; granting the right of condemnation to the authority; granting the use of state land and property to the authority; making provisions for the payment and security of bonds and granting certain rights and remedies to the holders of bonds; authorizing banks and trust companies to perform certain acts in connection with the payment and security of bonds; authorizing the imposition of tolls and charges; authorizing the authority to secure the consent of the United States government to the construction of the bridge and to secure approval of plans, specifications, and location of the bridge; authorizing employment of engineers regardless of whether those engineers have been previously employed to make preliminary inspections or reports with respect to the bridge; authorizing the state transportation department to operate and maintain the bridge or to contribute to the bridge and enter into leases and agreements in connection with the bridge; exempting bonds and the property of the authority from taxation; prohibiting competing traffic facilities; authorizing the operation of ferries by the authority; authorizing the creation of the Mackinac Straits corridor authority; authorizing the operation of a utility tunnel by the authority or the Mackinac Straits corridor authority; providing for the construction and use of certain buildings; and making an appropriation,” by amending section 12 (MCL 254.322), as amended by 2004 PA 336.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Transportation, Mobility and Infrastructure.
Reps. Bollin, Smit, Phil Green, Roth, Harris, Wozniak, DeSana, DeBoyer, Prestin and Beson introduced
House Bill No. 4870, entitled
A bill to amend 1976 PA 388, entitled “Michigan campaign finance act,” by amending sections 3, 11, 12, 21, 24, and 52 (MCL 169.203, 169.211, 169.212, 169.221, 169.224, and 169.252), sections 3 and 11 as amended by 2017 PA 119, sections 12, 21, and 24 as amended by 2019 PA 93, and section 52 as amended by 2015 PA 269, and by adding section 21b.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
House Bill No. 4871, entitled
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” (MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding sections 37c, 717b, and 795d.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
Reps. Wendzel, Smit, DeBoyer and Meerman introduced
House Bill No. 4872, entitled
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” (MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding section 515a.
The bill was read a
first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
House Bill No. 4873, entitled
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” (MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding section 509y.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
Reps. DeBoyer, Fox, Maddock, BeGole, Aragona, Kunse, Johnsen, Bollin, Rigas, Slagh, Alexander, Bierlein, Beson, St. Germaine, Smit, Roth, Schmaltz, DeSana, Jaime Greene, Prestin, Hoadley, Friske and Meerman introduced
House Bill No. 4874, entitled
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” (MCL 168.1 to 168.992) by adding section 33a.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
House Bill No. 4875, entitled
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” by amending section 509bb (MCL 168.509bb), as added by 1994 PA 441.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
House Bill No. 4876, entitled
A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” by amending section 509o (MCL 168.509o), as amended by 2022 PA 195.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
Reps. Martin, Kunse, Neyer and Bierlein introduced
House Bill No. 4877, entitled
A bill to amend 1921 PA 2, entitled “An act to promote the efficiency of the government of the state, to create a state administrative board, to define the powers and duties thereof, to provide for the transfer to said board of powers and duties now vested by law in other boards, commissions, departments and officers of the state, and for the abolishing of certain of the boards, commissions, departments and offices, whose powers and duties are hereby transferred,” by amending section 3 (MCL 17.3), as amended by 2021 PA 143.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
House Bill No. 4878, entitled
An act to prohibit landlords from requiring certain disclosures from certain applicants for rental units or taking adverse actions against certain applicants based on certain disclosures; to provide exceptions; to require the promulgation of rules; to provide remedies; to prescribe civil sanctions; and to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Small Business.
House Bill No. 4879, entitled
A bill to prohibit local units of government from enacting or enforcing any law, ordinance, policy, or rule that limits local officials, officers, or employees from communicating or cooperating with appropriate federal officials concerning the immigration status of individuals; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local officers, officials, and employees; and to prescribe penalties and remedies.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance.
House Bill No. 4880, entitled
A bill to prohibit counties from enacting or enforcing any law, ordinance, policy, or rule that limits peace officers or local officials, officers, or employees from communicating or cooperating with appropriate federal officials concerning the immigration status of individuals; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local officials, officers, and employees; and to prescribe penalties and remedies.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
House Bill No. 4881, entitled
A bill to amend 1846 RS 66, entitled “Of estates in dower, by the curtesy, and general provisions concerning real estate,” by amending the title and sections 35 and 36 (MCL 554.135 and 554.136) and by adding sections 36a and 36b.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
House Bill No. 4882, entitled
A bill to amend 1984 PA 270, entitled “Michigan strategic fund act,” (MCL 125.2001 to 125.2094) by adding section 7c.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
House Bill No. 4883, entitled
A bill to prohibit certain medical procedures for declawing a cat; and to prescribe civil sanctions.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
House Bill No. 4884, entitled
A bill to amend 1956 PA 218, entitled “The insurance code of 1956,” by amending section 3157a (MCL 500.3157a), as added by 2019 PA 21.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Insurance and Financial Services.
Reps. McKinney, Wilson, Edwards, Byrnes and Aiyash introduced
House Bill No. 4885, entitled
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled “Public health code,” by amending sections 21907, 21909, 21911, 21913, 21915, 21919, 21921, and 21923 (MCL 333.21907, 333.21909, 333.21911, 333.21913, 333.21915, 333.21919, 333.21921, and 333.21923), sections 21907, 21909, 21913, 21915, 21919, 21921, and 21923 as added by 2017 PA 172 and section 21911 as amended by 2022 PA 79, and by adding sections 21912, 21916, 21918, and 21920.
The bill was read a first time by its title and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform..
Announcements by the Clerk
June 27, 2023
Received from the Auditor General a copy of the:
· Performance audit report on Fingerprinting and Criminal Conviction Monitoring of Public School Contracted Staff, Michigan Department of Education (313-0640-21), June 2023.
Richard J. Brown
Clerk of the House
By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of
Motions and Resolutions
Rep. Aiyash moved that Rule 42 be suspended.
The motion prevailed, 3/5 of the members present voting therefor.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the Committee on Criminal Justice be discharged from further consideration of Senate Bill No. 377.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The bill was placed on the order of Second Reading of Bills.
Messages from the Senate
The Senate requested the return of
A bill to amend 2014 PA 92, entitled “An act to levy a specific tax on certain personal property; to provide for the administration, collection, and distribution of the specific tax; to provide for an exemption from that specific tax; to impose certain duties on persons and certain state departments; to impose penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” (MCL 211.1051 to 211.1061) by adding section 7a.
(The bill was enrolled earlier today, see today’s Journal, p. 1079.)
By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of
Motions and Resolutions
Rep. Aiyash moved to vacate the enrollment of House Bill No. 4084.
The motion prevailed.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the request of the Senate be granted.
The motion prevailed.
Messages from the Senate
The Senate requested the return of
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “An act to revise, consolidate, and codify the laws relating to criminal procedure and to define the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of courts, judges, and other officers of the court under the provisions of this act; to provide laws relative to the rights of persons accused of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for the arrest of persons charged with or suspected of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for bail of persons arrested for or accused of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for the examination of persons accused of criminal offenses; to regulate the procedure relative to grand juries, indictments, informations, and proceedings before trial; to provide for trials of persons complained of or indicted for criminal offenses and ordinance violations and to provide for the procedure in those trials; to provide for judgments and sentences of persons convicted of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to establish a sentencing commission and to prescribe its powers and duties; to provide for procedure relating to new trials and appeals in criminal and ordinance violation cases; to provide a uniform system of probation throughout this state and the appointment of probation officers; to prescribe the powers, duties, and compensation of probation officers; to provide penalties for the violation of the duties of probation officers; to provide for procedure governing proceedings to prevent crime and proceedings for the discovery of crime; to provide for fees of officers, witnesses, and others in criminal and ordinance violation cases; to set forth miscellaneous provisions as to criminal procedure in certain cases; to provide penalties for the violation of certain provisions of this act; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening any of the provisions of this act,” by amending section 11d of chapter XVII (MCL 777.11d), as amended by 2018 PA 661.
(The bill was enrolled earlier today, see today’s Journal, p. 1078.)
By unanimous consent the House returned to the order of
Motions and Resolutions
Rep. Aiyash moved to vacate the enrollment of House Bill No. 4696.
The motion prevailed.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the request of the Senate be granted.
The motion prevailed.
Reports of Select Committees
First Conference Report
The Committee of Conference on the matters of difference between the two Houses concerning
House Bill No. 4437, entitled
A bill 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, 2024; to provide for certain conditions on appropriations; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
Recommends:
First: That the Senate recede from the Substitute of the Senate as passed by the Senate.
Second: That the House and Senate agree to the bill as passed by the House, amended to read as follows:
A bill to make, supplement, adjust, and consolidate appropriations for various state departments and agencies, the judicial branch, the legislative branch, and capital outlay for the fiscal years ending September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2024; to provide for certain conditions on the appropriations; to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
ARTICLE 1
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, 2024, from the following funds:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT |
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APPROPRIATION SUMMARY |
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Full-time equated unclassified positions |
6.0 |
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Full-time equated classified positions |
544.0 |
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GROSS APPROPRIATION |
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$ |
168,612,700 |
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For Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 30, 2024 |
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Interdepartmental grant revenues: |
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Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers |
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$ |
327,000 |
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ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION |
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$ |
168,285,700 |
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Federal revenues: |
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Total federal revenues |
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29,762,700 |
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Special revenue funds: |
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Total local revenues |
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0 |
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Total private revenues |
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21,300 |
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Total other state restricted revenues |
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45,719,900 |
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State general fund/general purpose |
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$ |
92,781,800 |
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Sec. 102. DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT |
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Full-time equated unclassified positions |
6.0 |
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Full-time equated classified positions |
37.0 |
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Unclassified salaries—FTEs |
6.0 |
$ |
664,900 |
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Accounting service center |
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1,156,800 |
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Commissions and boards |
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23,800 |
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Emergency management—FTEs |
8.0 |
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2,918,000 |
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Emerging contaminants in food and agriculture—FTEs |
6.0 |
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2,080,100 |
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Executive direction—FTEs |
23.0 |
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3,271,800 |
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Property management |
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768,100 |
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GROSS APPROPRIATION |
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$ |
10,883,500 |
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Appropriated from: |
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Federal revenues: |
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Deferred federal revenue funding |
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15,000 |
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HHS, multiple grants |
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432,300 |
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Special revenue funds: |
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Agriculture licensing and inspection fees |
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46,200 |
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Dairy and food safety fund |
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103,400 |
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Feed control fund |
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8,100 |
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Fertilizer control fund |
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10,200 |
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Freshwater protection fund |
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63,200 |
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Gasoline inspection and testing fund |
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25,600 |
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Industry support funds |
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57,000 |
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Michigan craft beverage council fund |
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8,800 |
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Private forestland enhancement fund |
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16,300 |
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Refined petroleum fund |
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20,500 |
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Weights and measures regulation fees |
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5,000 |
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State general fund/general purpose |
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$ |
10,071,900 |
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Sec. 103. INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY |
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Information technology services and projects |
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$ |
2,333,800 |
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GROSS APPROPRIATION |
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$ |
2,333,800 |
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Appropriated from: |
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Special revenue funds: |
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Agriculture licensing and inspection fees |
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91,400 |
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Dairy and food safety fund |
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74,800 |
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Feed control fund |
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15,000 |
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Fertilizer control fund |
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15,000 |
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Freshwater protection fund |
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15,000 |
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Gasoline inspection and testing fund |
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32,400 |
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State general fund/general purpose |
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$ |
2,090,200 |
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Sec. 104. FOOD AND DAIRY |
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Full-time equated classified positions |
139.0 |
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Food safety and quality assurance—FTEs |
103.0 |
$ |
18,472,000 |
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Milk safety and quality assurance—FTEs |
36.0 |
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5,861,400 |
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GROSS APPROPRIATION |
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$ |
24,333,400 |
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Appropriated from: |
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Federal revenues: |
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HHS, multiple grants |
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2,781,700 |
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USDA, multiple grants |
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137,100 |
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Special revenue funds: |
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Consumer and industry food safety education fund |
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242,500 |
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Dairy and food safety fund |
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5,476,800 |
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Industry food safety education fund |
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114,100 |
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Marihuana regulatory fund |
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349,800 |
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Marihuana regulation fund |
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350,000 |
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State general fund/general purpose |
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$ |
14,881,400 |
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Sec. 105. ANIMAL INDUSTRY |
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Full-time equated classified positions |
63.0 |
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Animal disease prevention and response—FTEs |
63.0 |
$ |
10,876,500 |
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Indemnification - livestock depredation |
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15,000 |
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Michigan animal agriculture alliance |
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3,000,000 |
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GROSS APPROPRIATION |
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$ |
13,891,500 |
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Appropriated from: |
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Federal revenues: |
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HHS, multiple grants |
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15,100 |
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USDA, multiple grants |
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1,069,200 |
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Special revenue funds: |
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Agriculture licensing and inspection fees |
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72,500 |
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Animal welfare fund |
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150,000 |
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State general fund/general purpose |
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$ |
12,584,700 |
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Sec. 106. PESTICIDE AND PLANT PEST MANAGEMENT |
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Full-time equated classified positions |
106.0 |
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Agricultural climate resiliency |
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$ |
1,000,000 |
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Animal feed safety—FTEs |
10.0 |
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2,112,000 |
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Pesticide and plant pest management—FTEs |
91.0 |
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15,567,400 |
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Soil health/regenerative agriculture—FTEs |
5.0 |
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1,000,000 |
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GROSS APPROPRIATION |
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$ |
19,679,400 |
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Appropriated from: |
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Federal revenues: |
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EPA, multiple grants |
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578,700 |
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HHS, multiple grants |
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396,700 |
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USDA, multiple grants |
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721,100 |
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Special revenue funds: |
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Private - slow-the-spread foundation |
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21,300 |
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Agriculture licensing and inspection fees |
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4,567,200 |
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Commodity inspection fees |
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686,300 |
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Feed control fund |
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1,399,600 |
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Fertilizer control fund |
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1,347,800 |
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Freshwater protection fund |
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156,800 |
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Horticulture fund |
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70,000 |
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Industrial hemp fund |
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675,300 |
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Industry support funds |
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228,100 |
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State general fund/general purpose |
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$ |
8,830,500 |
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Sec. 107. ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP |
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Full-time equated classified positions |
66.5 |
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Agricultural preservation easement grants |
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$ |
1,900,000 |
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Environmental stewardship - MAEAP—FTEs |
26.0 |
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11,744,500 |
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Farmland and open space preservation—FTEs |
10.0 |
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1,606,500 |
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Intercounty drain—FTEs |
6.0 |
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859,900 |
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Local conservation districts |
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$ |
2,000,000 |
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Migrant labor housing—FTEs |
9.0 |
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1,351,000 |
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Qualified forest program—FTEs |
9.0 |
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8,073,900 |
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Right-to-farm—FTEs |
6.5 |
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1,021,700 |
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GROSS APPROPRIATION |
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$ |
28,557,500 |
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Appropriated from: |
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Interdepartmental grant revenues: |
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IDG from MDEGLE, biosolids |
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94,400 |
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Federal revenues: |
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Department of Interior |
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96,300 |
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EPA, multiple grants |
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564,000 |
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USDA, multiple grants |
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6,722,300 |
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Special revenue funds: |
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Agricultural preservation fund |
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3,506,500 |
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Freshwater protection fund |
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8,328,900 |
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Migratory labor housing fund |
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143,200 |
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Private forestland enhancement fund |
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1,080,100 |
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State general fund/general purpose |
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$ |
8,021,800 |
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Sec. 108. LABORATORY PROGRAM |
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Full-time equated classified positions |
108.5 |
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Central licensing and customer call center—FTEs |
13.0 |
$ |
1,528,100 |
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Consumer protection program—FTEs |
42.0 |
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7,049,300 |
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Laboratory services—FTEs |
42.5 |
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8,770,600 |
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USDA monitoring—FTEs |
11.0 |
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1,700,000 |
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GROSS APPROPRIATION |
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$ |
19,048,000 |
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Appropriated from: |
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Interdepartmental grant revenues: |
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IDG from LARA (LCC), liquor quality testing fees |
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232,600 |
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Federal revenues: |
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EPA, multiple grants |
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180,600 |
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HHS, multiple grants |
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1,568,700 |
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USDA, multiple grants |
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1,701,200 |
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Special revenue funds: |
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Agriculture licensing and inspection fees |
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352,300 |
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Dairy and food safety fund |
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524,200 |
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Feed control fund |
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193,200 |
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Fertilizer control fund |
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24,900 |
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Freshwater protection fund |
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47,900 |
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Gasoline inspection and testing fund |
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1,920,700 |
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Grain dealers fee fund |
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8,200 |
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Industrial hemp fund |
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321,000 |
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Migratory labor housing fund |
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29,900 |
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Refined petroleum fund |
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3,447,200 |
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Testing fees |
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355,900 |
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Weights and measures regulation fees |
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748,000 |
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State general fund/general purpose |
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$ |
7,391,500 |
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Sec. 109. AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT |
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Full-time equated classified positions |
24.0 |
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Agriculture development—FTEs |
13.0 |
$ |
4,796,700 |
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Fair food network - double up food bucks |
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2,000,000 |
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Food and agriculture investment program |
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2,472,200 |
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Food and agriculture supply chain—FTE |
1.0 |
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800,000 |
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Michigan craft beverage council—FTEs |
3.0 |
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1,335,300 |
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Office of rural development—FTE |
1.0 |
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678,500 |
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Producer security/grain dealers—FTEs |
5.0 |
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904,300 |
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Rural development fund grant program—FTE |
1.0 |
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2,004,400 |
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GROSS APPROPRIATION |
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$ |
14,991,400 |
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Appropriated from: |
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Federal revenues: |
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USDA, multiple grants |
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2,682,700 |
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Special revenue funds: |
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Agriculture licensing and inspection fees |
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5,100 |
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Grain dealers fee fund |
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860,500 |
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Industry support funds |
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223,600 |
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Michigan craft beverage council fund |
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1,305,300 |
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Rural development fund |
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2,004,400 |
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State general fund/general purpose |
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$ |
7,909,800 |
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Sec. 110. FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS |
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County fairs, shows, and expositions |
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$ |
500,000 |
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Fairs and racing |
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258,600 |
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Horse racing advisory commission |
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125,000 |
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Purses and supplements - fairs/licensed tracks |
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1,353,600 |
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Standardbred breeders’ awards |
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345,900 |
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Standardbred purses and supplements - licensed tracks |
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991,100 |
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Standardbred sire stakes |
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720,000 |
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GROSS APPROPRIATION |
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$ |
4,294,200 |
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Appropriated from: |
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Special revenue funds: |
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Agriculture equine industry development fund |
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3,794,200 |
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State general fund/general purpose |
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$ |
500,000 |
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Sec. 111. ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS |
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Agricultural climate resiliency |
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$ |
6,000,000 |
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ARP - Resilient food systems infrastructure |
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10,100,000 |
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County fairs, shows, and expositions |
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2,000,000 |
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Emerging contaminants in food and agriculture |
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1,999,800 |
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Food and agriculture supply chain investment |
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1,000,000 |
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Laboratory animal welfare |
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500,000 |
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Local conservation districts |
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1,000,000 |
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Minority-owned food and agriculture ventures |
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2,900,000 |
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Northern Michigan herd protection and management |
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100 |
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Rural venture capital |
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100 |
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Soil health/regenerative agriculture |
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5,000,000 |
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Washtenaw conservation district - MIFarmLink pilot project |
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100,000 |
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GROSS APPROPRIATION |
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$ |
30,600,000 |
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Appropriated from: |
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USDA, multiple grants |
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10,100,000 |
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Agriculture licensing and inspection fees |
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State general fund/general purpose |
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$ |
20,500,000 |
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part 2
provisions concerning appropriations
for fiscal year
general sections
Sec. 201. In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state sources under part 1 for fiscal year 2023-2024 is $138,501,700.00 and state spending from state sources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2023-24 is $11,900,000.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT |
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Agriculture preservation easement grants |
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$ |
1,900,000 |
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Environmental stewardship/MAEAP |
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4,100,000 |
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Local conservation districts |
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3,000,000 |
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Qualified forest program |
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1,400,000 |
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Rural development fund grant program |
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1,400,000 |
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Washtenaw conservation district – MIFarmLink pilot project |
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100,000 |
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TOTAL |
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$ |
11,900,000 |
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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) “Fiscal agencies” means the Michigan house fiscal agency and the Michigan senate fiscal agency.
(d) “FTE” means full-time equated.
(e) “IDG” means interdepartmental grant.
(f) “MAEAP” means the Michigan agriculture environmental assurance program.
(g) “MDEGLE” means the Michigan department of environment, Great Lakes, and energy.
(h) “Subcommittees” means all members of the subcommittees of the house and senate appropriations committees with jurisdiction over the budget for the department.
(i) “TB” means tuberculosis.
(j) “USDA” means the United States Department of Agriculture.
Sec. 204. (1) The department shall use the internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this part. This requirement includes transmission of reports via email to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement and includes placement of reports on an internet site.
(2) In fulfilling the reporting requirements of this part, the department shall notify report recipients when reports are posted to the department website.
Sec. 205. Except as otherwise provided in this part, all reports required under this part shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on agriculture and rural development, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office.
Sec. 206. To the extent permissible under section 261 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1261, all of the following apply to funds appropriated in part 1:
(a) Funds appropriated in part 1 must 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.
(b) Preference must be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.
(c) Preference must 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. 207. The department shall not take disciplinary action against an employee of the department in the state classified civil service because the employee communicates with a member of the senate or house or a member’s staff, unless the communication is prohibited by law and the department or agency taking disciplinary action is exercising its authority as provided by law.
Sec. 208. Consistent with section 217 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1217, the departments 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 department shall submit the report to the house and senate appropriations committees and to report recipients required in section 205 of this part. 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. 209. The department shall not use funds appropriated in part
1 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. 210. Not later than December 15, 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 standing committees on appropriations and the senate and house fiscal agencies.
Sec. 211. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00 for federal contingency authorization. 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 $2,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency authorization. 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 authorization. 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 authorization. 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. 212. 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. 213. 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 subcommittees, 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, 2023 and September 30, 2024.
Sec. 214. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, information that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the agency’s performance.
Sec. 216. To the extent permissible under the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594, the director shall take all reasonable steps to ensure geographically disadvantaged business enterprises compete for and perform contracts to provide services, supplies, or both. The director shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified geographically disadvantaged business enterprises for services, supplies, or both.
Sec. 217. On a quarterly basis, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, the senate and house fiscal agencies and the state budget office a comparison by line item of the number of FTEs authorized from funds appropriated in part 1 to the actual number of FTEs employed by the department at the end of the reporting period.
Sec. 218. It is the intent of the legislature that the department maximize the efficiency of the state workforce and, where possible, prioritize in-person work, and post its in-person, remote, or hybrid work policy on its website.
Sec. 219. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this act, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, intertransfer funds within this article for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.
Sec. 221. The department shall receive and
retain copies of all reports funded from appropriations in part 1. The
department shall follow federal and state guidelines for short-term and
long-term retention of records. The department may electronically retain copies
of reports unless otherwise required by federal and state guidelines.
Sec. 222. The department 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 appropriations committees, the senate and house subcommittees on agriculture and rural development, the joint committee on administrative rules, and the senate and house fiscal agencies.
Sec. 223. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do all of the following:
(a) Report to the house and senate appropriations committees and the report recipients required in section 205 of this part any amount of severance pay for a department director, deputy director, or other high-ranking department official not later than 14 days after a severance agreement with the director or official is signed. The name of the director or official and the amount of severance pay must be included in the report required by this subdivision.
(b) By February 1, report on the total amount of severance pay remitted to former department employees during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023 and the total number of former department employees that were remitted severance pay during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023.
(2) As used in this section, “severance pay” means compensation that is both payable or paid upon the termination of employment and in addition to either wages or benefits earned during the course of employment or generally applicable retirement benefits.
Sec. 225. To the extent possible, the department shall not expend appropriations in part 1 until all existing work project authorization available for the same purposes is exhausted.
Sec. 226. (1) Money appropriated in part 1 shall not be used to restrict or impede a marginalized community’s access to government resources, programs, or facilities.
(2) From the funds appropriated in part 1, local governments shall report any action or policy that attempts to restrict or interfere with the duties of the local health officer.
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT
Sec. 301. (1) The department may establish a fee schedule and collect fees for the following work activities and services:
(a) Pesticide and plant pest management propagation and certification of virus-free foundation stock.
(b) Fruit and vegetable inspection and grading services at shipping and termination points and processing plants.
(c) Laboratory support analyses of food, livestock, and agricultural products for disease, foreign products for disease, toxic materials, foreign substances, and quality standards.
(d) Laboratory support test samples for other state and local agencies and public or private organizations.
(2) The department may receive and expend revenue from the fees authorized under subsection (1), subject to appropriation, for the purpose of recovering expenses associated with the work activities and services described in subsection (1). Fee revenue collected by the department under subsection (1) shall not lapse to the state general fund at the end of the fiscal year but shall carry forward for appropriation by the legislature in the subsequent fiscal year.
(3) The department shall notify the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office 30 days prior to proposing changes in fees authorized under this section or under section 5 of 1915 PA 91, MCL 285.35.
(4) On or before February 1 of each year, the department shall provide a report to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office 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. (1) The department may contract with or provide grants to local units of government, institutions of higher education, or nonprofit organizations to support activities authorized by appropriations in part 1. As used in this section, contracts and grants include, but are not limited to, contracts for delivery of groundwater/freshwater programs, MAEAP technical assistance, forest management, invasive species monitoring, wildlife risk mitigation, grants promoting proper pesticide disposal, and research grants for the purpose of enhancing the agricultural industries in this state.
(2) The department shall provide notice of contracts or grants authorized under this section to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office not later than 7 days before the department notifies contract or grant recipients.
(2) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for emerging contaminants in food and agriculture 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(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The purpose of the project support efforts to identify and respond to the impacts of emerging contaminants to the food and agriculture sector, help address and mitigate current issues caused by emerging contaminants, and work to prevent and minimize future impacts.
(b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.
(c) The estimated cost of this project is $1,999,800.00.
(d) The tentative completion date for the work project is September 30, 2028.
FOOD and DAIRY
Sec. 401. (1) The department shall report on the previous fiscal year’s activities of the food and dairy division. The report shall include information on activities and outcomes of the dairy safety and inspection program, the food safety inspection program, the foodborne illness and emergency response program, and the food service program.
(2) The report shall include information on significant foodborne outbreaks and emergencies, including any significant enforcement actions taken related to food safety during the prior calendar year.
(3) The report shall be transmitted to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and posted to the department’s website on or before April 1 of each year.
ANIMAL INDUSTRY
Sec. 451. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall pay for all whole herd bovine TB testing costs and individual animal testing costs in the modified accredited zone and buffer counties as referenced in the current memorandum of understanding between the department and the USDA to maintain split-state status requirements. These costs include indemnity and compensation for injury causing death or downer to animals.
Sec. 452. (1) The department shall report on the previous calendar year’s activities of the animal industry division. The report shall be transmitted to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and posted to the department’s website on or before April 1 of each year.
(2) The department shall include in the report all indemnification payments for livestock depredation made in the previous calendar year and shall include all of the following:
(a) The reason for the indemnification.
(b) The amount of the indemnification.
(c) The person for whom the indemnification was paid.
Sec. 454. The department shall use its resources to collaborate with the USDA to monitor bovine TB, consistent with the current required memorandum of understanding between the department and the USDA.
Sec. 455. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for animal disease prevention and response, $200,000.00 shall be used to cover costs associated with testing of registered privately owned cervid facilities as follows: for required surveillance testing for chronic wasting disease and for infected herd bovine TB testing.
Sec. 457. (1) On or before October 15 of each year, the department shall provide to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office a report on bovine TB status and department activities.
(2) For each fiscal quarter following the report required in subsection (1), the department shall provide an update to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office. The quarterly update reports shall identify significant impacts to the program, including new incidence of bovine TB in this state, department activity associated with specific new incidence of bovine TB, any changes in USDA requirements or movement orders, and 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; efforts to work with slaughter facilities in this state, as well as those that slaughter a significant number of animals from this state; and educational programs and information for this state’s livestock community.
Sec. 458. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan animal agriculture alliance, the department shall work with animal industry representatives and state research universities to continue an animal research grant program.
PESTICIDE AND PLANT PEST MANAGEMENT
Sec. 501. The department shall report on the previous calendar year’s activities of the pesticide and plant pest management division. The report shall be transmitted to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and posted to the department’s website on or before April 1 of each year.
Sec. 503. (1) From the funds appropriated
in part 1 for agricultural climate resiliency, the department shall establish
an agricultural climate resiliency program.
(2) The purpose of the agricultural climate resiliency program is to promote the usage and implementation of best regenerative agricultural farming practices and new technologies related to environmental sustainability, including measures to address the impacts of climate change. Program goals include enhancing soil and plant health, soil carbon sequestration, efficient use of water, and protection of water resources.
(3) The department shall promote the principles of soil health and regenerative agriculture, including maintaining soil cover, minimization of soil disturbance, plant and crop diversity, maintenance of live plants and roots, and integration of livestock into cropping systems.
(4) The department shall promote the goals and principles of soil health and regenerative agriculture, including increasing soil organic matter content, improving soil water infiltration capacity, increasing soil water holding capacity, improving soil biological capacity to break down plant residue and other substances and to maintain soil aggregation, improving soil nutrient sequestration and cycling capacity, reducing nutrient losses, and increasing carbon sequestration capacity of soil.
(5) Program funds may not be used for applied research into precision application of fertilizer, pesticides or herbicides.
(6) Of the funds appropriated in part 1 for agricultural climate resiliency, the following amounts must be used by the department to partner with a state land-grant university to develop, implement, and evaluate a soil health, regenerative agriculture, and climate resiliency program: not less than $1,000,000.00 in ongoing funding and not less than $5,000,000.00 in 1-time funding. The partnership must be focused on researching and assisting the agricultural industry in implementing climate resiliency, soil health, and regenerative agricultural principles and techniques. Partnership goals must include, but are not limited to, establishing program priorities, developing metrics, implementing goals, evaluating outcomes, and engaging with stakeholders.
(7) In addition to the report required under section 501, by April 1, the department shall prepare a report to be posted on the department’s website and provided to the relevant house and senate standing committees and appropriations subcommittees as well as to the fiscal agencies and state budget office. The report shall provide information on the agricultural climate resiliency program, including department activities, uses of program funds by activity or project, contractors, grantees, and a summary of projects and project results.
Sec. 504. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for soil health/regenerative agriculture, the department shall establish a program with the purpose of advancing the adoption of soil health and regenerative agriculture principles in Michigan agriculture.
(2) The department may engage partners to achieve the purposes of the program, including agriculture extension offices, the national resources conservation service, conservation districts, and nongovernmental organizations to build farmer-to-farmer networks to disseminate practices and information to improve adoption of soil health and regenerative agriculture practices, and other needs that the department identifies to improve adoption of these principles. Program funds may not be used for applied research into precision application of fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides.
(3) The department shall promote the principles of soil health and regenerative agriculture, which include maintaining soil cover, minimization of soil disturbance, plant/crop diversity, maintenance of continual live plant/root, and integration of livestock into cropping systems.
(4) The department shall promote the goals of the principles of soil health and regenerative agriculture, which include increasing soil organic matter content, improving soil water infiltration capacity, increasing soil water holding capacity, improving soil biological capacity to break down plant residue and other substances and to maintain soil aggregation, improving soil nutrient sequestration and cycling capacity, reducing nutrient losses, and increasing carbon sequestration capacity of soil.
(5) The department shall promote the practices of soil health and regenerative agriculture, which include the use of no-till farming, intercropping, cover crops, multispecies cover crops, roll cropping, managed rotational grazing, and other practices identified that utilize natural biological processes to advance the goals of soil health and regenerative agriculture.
(6) The program’s objectives shall be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both. Any program partners receiving funding shall indicate the conservation outcomes they are intending to achieve and how they will measure achievement of those outcomes and provide a report to the department on the uses of funding received and achievement of any outcomes.
(7) In addition to the report required
under section 501, by April 1, the department shall prepare a report to be
posted on the department’s website and provided to the relevant house and
senate standing committees and appropriations subcommittees as well as to the
fiscal agencies and state budget office. The
report shall provide information on the soil health and regenerative agriculture
program, including department activities, uses of program funds by activity or
project, contractors, grantees, and a summary of projects and project results.
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 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.
Sec. 602. The department shall report on the previous calendar year’s activities of the environmental stewardship division. The report shall be transmitted to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and posted to the department’s website on or before April 1 of each year.
Sec. 603. In addition to the report required under section 602, by April 1, the department shall prepare a report to be posted on the department’s website and provided to the relevant house and senate standing committees and appropriations subcommittees as well as to the fiscal agencies and state budget office. The report shall contain the following information for agriculture nutrient best management voluntary practices program: number and location of acres enrolled in nutrient management or other best management practices; number of acres enrolled that were not previously verified under the MAEAP; summary of practices implemented and available incentive programs; starting and ending balances of the program; summary of outreach and training efforts; and testing results.
Sec. 604. The department may receive and expend federal revenues up to a total of $1,000,000.00 in excess of the federal revenue appropriated in section 107 of part 1 for environmental stewardship and MAEAP activities. The department shall notify the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office prior to expending federal revenues authorized under this section.
Sec. 608. (1) The appropriations in part 1 for the qualified forest 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.
(2) On or before March 1, 2024, the department shall report on the previous calendar year’s activities of local conservation districts. The report shall include descriptions of local conservation district activities and funding, including uses of appropriations made in part 1. In preparing this report, the department shall coordinate with representatives of local conservation districts. The report shall be transmitted to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and posted to the department’s website.
Sec. 610. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall maintain coordination with the department of treasury to improve the timely processing and issuance of tax credits under section 36109 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.36109, for the Michigan’s farmland and open space preservation program under parts 361 and 362 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.36101 to 324.3116 and 324.36201 to 324.36207. This includes, but is not limited to:
(a) Timely review of mailed applications and paperwork.
(b) Timely and proactive communications to applicants on the status of their application.
(c) A clear and understood timeline for the issuance of any tax credits.
LABORATORY PROGRAM
Sec. 651. The department shall report on the previous calendar year’s activities of the laboratory division. The report shall be transmitted to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and posted to the department’s website on or before April 1 of each year.
Sec. 652. No funds from the appropriations in part 1 may be used for the purpose of consolidating state-run laboratories.
AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 701. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the food and agriculture investment program, the department shall establish and administer a food and agriculture investment program.
(2) The food and agriculture investment program shall do all of the following:
(a) Expand the Michigan food and agriculture sector.
(b) Promote food security.
(c) Develop local and regional food systems.
(d) Grow Michigan exports.
(e) Promote the development of value-added agricultural production.
(f) Support urban farms, food hubs, food
incubators, and community-based processing facilities with a focus on new and
expanding protein processors.
(g) Promote the expansion of farm markets, flower markets, and urban agriculture, including hoop houses.
(h) Increase food processing activities within this state by accelerating investment projects and infrastructure development that support growth in production agriculture and food and agriculture processing, expand opportunity to new agricultural producers and processors, promote agriculture tourism and agricultural heritage, and develop agricultural education and interpretation activities.
(3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the department may receive and expend funds received from outside sources for the food and agriculture investment program.
(4) Before the allocation of funding, all projects shall receive approval from the Michigan commission of agriculture and rural development, except for projects selected through a competitive process by a joint evaluation committee selected by the director and consisting of representatives that have agriculture, food security, local and regional food systems, business, and economic development expertise. Projects funded through the food and agriculture investment program will be required to have a grant agreement that outlines milestones and activities that must be met in order to receive a disbursement of funds. Projects must also identify measurable project outcomes.
(5) The department shall include in the agriculture development annual report a report on the food and agriculture investment program for the previous fiscal year that includes a listing of the grantees, award amounts, match funding, project locations, and project outcomes.
(6) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for the food and agriculture investment 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(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The purpose of the project is to promote and expand the Michigan food and agriculture sector, grow Michigan exports, and increase food processing activities within the state.
(b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.
(c) The estimated cost of this project is identified in the appropriation line item.
(d) The tentative completion date for the work project is September 30, 2026.
(7) The department may expend money from the funds appropriated in part 1 for the food and agriculture investment program, including all of the following activities:
(a) Grants.
(b) Loans or loan guarantees.
(c) Infrastructure development.
(d) Other economic assistance.
(e) Program administration.
(f) Export assistance.
(8) The department shall expend no more than 5% from the funds appropriated in part 1 for the food and agriculture investment program for administrative purposes.
(9) In awarding grants under the food and agriculture investment program, the department shall identify and encourage applications from members of socially disadvantaged groups, women, veterans, and beginning farmers and ranchers. In awarding grants under the food and agriculture investment program, the department must also prioritize Michigan-based small businesses, nonprofits, and organizations promoting agriculture and food security activities.
Sec. 702. The office of rural development shall act to encourage and enable appropriate community advancements and improvements, including, but not limited to, housing, infrastructure, education, workforce development, and other needs uniquely present in rural areas of this state that will assist in expansion of rural agriculture development.
Sec. 703. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for fair food network – double up food bucks, the department shall work with the fair food network to ensure that at least 80% of the funds allocated to the double up food bucks program are directly used for the payments to participating vendors.
(2) The department shall work with the department of health and human services to do all of the following:
(a) Notify recipients of food assistance program benefits that food assistance program benefits can be accessed at many farmer’s markets in this state with bridge cards.
(b) Notify recipients of food assistance program benefits about the double up food bucks program that is administered by the fair food network. Food assistance program recipients shall receive information about the double up food bucks program.
(3) The department shall work with the fair food network to
expand access to the double up food bucks program in each of the state’s
counties with grocery stores or farmer’s markets that meet the program’s
eligibility requirements.
(4) On or before June 1, 2024 , the department shall submit a report on activities and outcomes of the double up food bucks program to the subcommittees and the fiscal agencies. The report shall contain all of the following:
(a) Counties in this state with participating double up food bucks vendors, the number of vendors by county, and the name and location of vendors, as of May 1, 2022.
(b) Counties in this state with participating double up food bucks vendors, the number of vendors by county, and the name of location of vendors, as of May 1, 2023. The report shall highlight counties and vendors added to the program since May 1, 2022.
(c) Number of individuals participating in the program, by county.
Sec. 706. (1) The department shall report on the previous calendar year’s activities of the agriculture development division. The report shall be transmitted to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget office and posted to the department’s website on or before April 1 of each year.
(2) The report shall include the following information on any 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.
(3) The report shall include the following information on the Michigan craft beverage council established under section 303 of the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1303:
(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.
(4) The report shall identify grant recipients who are members of socially disadvantaged groups, women, veterans, and beginning farmers and ranchers.
Sec. 707. Unexpended industry support fund revenues at the end of the fiscal year may be carried forward into the industry support fund in the succeeding fiscal year and shall not lapse to the general fund.
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 non-equine-related purposes without prior approval of the legislature.
Sec. 802. From the funds appropriated in part 1 from agriculture equine industry development funds, available revenue shall be allocated in the following priority order:
(a) To support all administrative, contractual, and regulatory costs incurred by the department and the Michigan gaming control board.
(b) Any remaining funds collected through September 30, 2023, after the obligations in subdivision (a) have been met, shall be prorated equally among the county fairs, supplements, breeders’ awards, and sire stakes awards to eligible race meeting licensees in accordance with section 20 of the horse racing law of 1995, 1995 PA 279, MCL 431.320.
Sec. 805. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for county fairs, shows, and expositions, the department shall establish and administer a county fairs, shows, and expositions grant program. The program shall have the following objectives:
(a) Assist in the financing of building improvements or other capital improvements at county fairgrounds of this state.
(b) Provide financial support, promotion, prizes, and premiums of equine, livestock, and other agricultural commodity expositions in this state.
(2) The department shall award grants on a competitive basis to county fairs or other organizations from the funds appropriated in part 1 for county fairs, shows, and expositions grants. Grantees will be required to provide a 50% cash match with grant awards and identify measurable project outcomes. A county fair organization that received a county fair capital improvement grant in the prior fiscal year shall not receive a grant from the appropriation in part 1.
(3) From the amount appropriated in part 1 for county fairs, shows, and expositions, up to $25,000.00 shall be expended for the purpose of financial support, promotion, prizes, and premiums of equine, livestock, and other agricultural commodity expositions and festivals in this state.
(4) All fairs receiving grants under
this section shall provide a report to the department on the financial impact
resulting from the capital improvement project on both fair and nonfair events.
These reports are due for 3 years immediately following the completion of the
capital improvement project.
(5) The department shall identify criteria, evaluate applications, and provide recommendations to the director for final approval of grant awards.
(6) The department may expend money from the funds appropriated in part 1 for the county fairs, shows, and expositions for administering the program.
(7) The unexpended portion of the appropriation in part 1 for county fairs, shows, and expositions grants 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 accordance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The purpose of the project is to support building improvements or other capital improvements at county fairgrounds of this state.
(b) All grants will be distributed in accordance with this section and the grant guidelines published prior to the request for proposals.
(c) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.
(d) The estimated cost of the project is $2,500,000.00.
(e) The tentative completion date for the work project is September 30, 2026.
(8) The department shall provide a year-end report on the county fairs, shows, and expositions grants no later than December 1, 2024 to the subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and the state budget director that includes a listing of the grantees, award amounts, match funding, project outcomes, and department costs of grant administration.
ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 902. (1) From the 1-time funds appropriated in part 1 for minority-owned food and agriculture ventures, the department shall create a grant program to expand minority businesses in food and agriculture. Grant recipients must be majority minority-owned or ventures that are providing access to predominately majority minority-owned businesses.
(2) From the 1-time funds appropriated in part 1 for minority-owned food and agriculture ventures, $400,000.00 shall be allocated to the communities first organization to provide retail space and assistance for predominately minority-owned entrepreneurial businesses.
(3) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for minority-owned food and agriculture ventures 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(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The purpose of the project is the expansion of minority-owned businesses in food and agriculture.
(b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.
(c) The estimated cost of this project is $2,900,000.00.
(d) The tentative completion date for the work project is September 30, 2028.
Sec. 903. The 1-time unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for agricultural climate resiliency 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(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The purpose of the project is to promote the usage and implementation of best regenerative agricultural farming practices and new technologies related to environmental sustainability, including measures to address the impacts of climate change.
(b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.
(c) The estimated cost of this project is $6,000,000.00.
(d) The tentative completion date for the work project is September 30, 2028.
Sec. 904. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for soil health/regenerative agriculture 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(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The purpose of the project is advancing the adoption of soil health and regenerative agriculture principles in Michigan agriculture.
(b) The project will be accomplished by
utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.
(c) The estimated cost of this project is $5,000,000.00.
(d) The tentative completion date for the work project is September 30, 2028.
Sec 905. The 1-time appropriation for Washtenaw conservation district shall be used for a 2-year MIFarmLink pilot project to connect new farmers with opportunities to gain access to land to start their own farms.
ARTICLE 2
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
part 1
line-item appropriations
Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the department of corrections for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, from the following funds:
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DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS |
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APPROPRIATION SUMMARY |
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Full-time equated unclassified positions |
16.0 |
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Full-time equated classified positions |
13,190.0 |
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GROSS APPROPRIATION |
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$ |
2,086,250,000 |
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Interdepartmental grant revenues: |
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Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers |
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0 |
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ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION |
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$ |
2,086,250,000 |
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Federal revenues: |
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Total federal revenues |
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17,143,500 |
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Special revenue funds: |
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Total local revenues |
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9,805,100 |
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Total private revenues |
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0 |
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Total other state restricted revenues |
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29,805,500 |
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State general fund/general purpose |
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$ |
2,029,495,900 |
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Sec. 102. DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT |
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Full-time equated unclassified positions |
16.0 |
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Full-time equated classified positions |
359.0 |
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Unclassified salaries—FTEs |
16.0 |
$ |
2,184,900 |
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Administrative hearings officers |
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3,478,000 |
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Budget and operations administration—FTEs |
270.0 |
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38,426,000 |
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Compensatory buyout and union leave bank |
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100 |
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County jail reimbursement program |
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14,814,600 |
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Employee wellness programming—FTEs |
7.0 |
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2,190,000 |
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Equipment and special maintenance |
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1,559,700 |
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Executive direction—FTEs |
22.0 |
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4,600,200 |
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Judicial data warehouse user fees |
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50,600 |
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New custody staff training |
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21,519,600 |
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Prison industries operations—FTEs |
60.0 |
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10,020,400 |
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Property management |
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2,479,200 |
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Prosecutorial and detainer expenses |
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4,801,000 |
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Worker’s compensation |
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12,649,900 |
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GROSS APPROPRIATION |
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$ |
118,774,200 |
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Appropriated from: |
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Federal revenues: |
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DOJ, prison rape elimination act grant |
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674,700 |
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Special revenue funds: |
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Correctional industries revolving fund |
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10,020,400 |
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Correctional industries revolving fund 110 |
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721,600 |
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Jail reimbursement program fund |
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5,900,000 |
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State general fund/general purpose |
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$ |
101,457,500 |
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Sec. 103. OFFENDER SUCCESS ADMINISTRATION |
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Full-time equated classified positions |
337.9 |
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Community corrections comprehensive plans and services |
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$ |
14,198,100 |
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Education/skilled trades/career readiness programs—FTEs |
259.9 |
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38,065,000 |
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Enhanced food technology program—FTEs |
11.0 |
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1,638,400 |
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Goodwill Flip the Script |
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$ |
1,250,000 |
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Higher education in prison |
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1,250,000 |
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Offender success community partners |
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16,475,000 |
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Offender success federal grants |
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751,000 |
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Offender success programming |
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16,122,800 |
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Offender success services—FTEs |
67.0 |
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17,523,800 |
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Probation residential services |
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14,575,500 |
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Public safety initiative |
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2,000,000 |
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GROSS APPROPRIATION |
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$ |
123,849,600 |
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Appropriated from: |
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Federal revenues: |
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DOJ, prisoner reintegration |
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751,000 |
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Federal education revenues |
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1,596,600 |
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State general fund/general purpose |
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$ |
121,502,000 |
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Sec. 104. FIELD OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION |
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Full-time equated classified positions |
1,880.5 |
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Criminal justice reinvestment |
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$ |
3,748,400 |
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Field operations—FTEs |
1,849.5 |
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227,263,200 |
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Parole board operations—FTEs |
31.0 |
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3,931,800 |
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Parole/probation services |
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940,000 |
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Residential alternative to prison program |
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1,500,000 |
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GROSS APPROPRIATION |
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$ |
237,383,400 |
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Appropriated from: |
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Special revenue funds: |
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Community tether program reimbursement |
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275,000 |
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Reentry center offender reimbursements |
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10,000 |
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Supervision fees |
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6,630,500 |
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Supervision fees set-aside |
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940,000 |
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State general fund/general purpose |
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$ |
229,527,900 |
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Sec. 105. CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ADMINISTRATION |
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Full-time equated classified positions |
707.0 |
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Body-worn cameras—FTEs |
8.0 |
$ |
3,767,600 |
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Central records—FTEs |
43.0 |
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4,888,800 |
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Contraband prevention |
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1,000,000 |
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Correctional facilities administration—FTEs |
57.0 |
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9,576,600 |
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Housing inmates in federal institutions |
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511,000 |
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Inmate housing fund |
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100 |
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Inmate legal services |
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290,900 |
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Intelligence unit—FTEs |
30.0 |
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3,900,000 |
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Leased beds and alternatives to leased beds |
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100 |
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Prison food service—FTEs |
324.0 |
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74,359,000 |
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Prison store operations—FTEs |
33.0 |
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3,461,100 |
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Transportation—FTEs |
212.0 |
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31,637,200 |
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GROSS APPROPRIATION |
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$ |
133,392,400 |
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Appropriated from: |
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Federal revenues: |
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DOJ-BOP, federal prisoner reimbursement |
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411,000 |
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SSA-SSI, incentive payment |
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272,000 |
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Special revenue funds: |
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Correctional industries revolving fund 110 |
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865,800 |
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Resident stores |
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3,461,100 |
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State general fund/general purpose |
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$ |
128,382,500 |
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Sec. 106. HEALTH CARE |
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Full-time equated classified positions |
1,526.3 |
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Clinical complexes—FTEs |
1,033.3 |
$ |
156,904,300 |
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Health care administration—FTEs |
18.0 |
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3,677,500 |
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Healthy Michigan plan administration—FTEs |
12.0 |
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1,014,800 |
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Hepatitis C treatment |
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10,499,100 |
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Interdepartmental grant to health and human services, eligibility specialists |
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120,200 |
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Mental health and substance use disorder treatment services—FTEs |
463.0 |
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65,418,900 |
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Prisoner health care services |
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105,531,600 |
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Vaccination program |
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691,200 |
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GROSS APPROPRIATION |
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$ |
343,857,600 |
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Appropriated from: |
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Federal revenues: |
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Federal revenues and reimbursements |
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403,400 |
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Special revenue funds: |
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Prisoner health care co-payments |
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257,200 |
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State general fund/general purpose |
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$ |
343,197,000 |
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Sec. 107. CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES |
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Full-time equated classified positions |
8,378.3 |
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Alger Correctional Facility - Munising—FTEs |
259.0 |
$ |
32,521,800 |
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Baraga Correctional Facility - Baraga—FTEs |
295.8 |
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38,684,100 |
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Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility - Ionia—FTEs |
416.2 |
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50,725,800 |
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Carson City Correctional Facility - Carson City—FTEs |
421.4 |
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52,087,300 |
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Central Michigan Correctional Facility - St. Louis—FTEs |
386.6 |
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49,076,100 |
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Charles E. Egeler Correctional Facility - Jackson—FTEs |
386.6 |
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48,864,600 |
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Chippewa Correctional Facility - Kincheloe—FTEs |
443.6 |
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54,898,100 |
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Cooper Street Correctional Facility - Jackson—FTEs |
254.6 |
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31,516,300 |
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Detroit Detention Center—FTEs |
75.8 |
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9,530,100 |
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Earnest C. Brooks Correctional Facility - Muskegon—FTEs |
248.2 |
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32,443,900 |
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G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility - Jackson—FTEs |
396.0 |
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48,409,000 |
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Gus Harrison Correctional Facility - Adrian—FTEs |
304.0 |
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38,563,000 |
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Ionia Correctional Facility - Ionia—FTEs |
293.3 |
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37,055,800 |
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Kinross Correctional Facility - Kincheloe—FTEs |
258.6 |
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34,970,900 |
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Lakeland Correctional Facility - Coldwater—FTEs |
275.4 |
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35,240,900 |
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Macomb Correctional Facility - New Haven—FTEs |
313.3 |
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40,062,600 |
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Marquette Branch Prison - Marquette—FTEs |
319.7 |
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40,496,900 |
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Muskegon Correctional Facility - Muskegon—FTEs |
208.0 |
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28,232,200 |
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Newberry Correctional Facility - Newberry—FTEs |
199.1 |
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26,142,200 |
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Oaks Correctional Facility - Eastlake—FTEs |
289.4 |
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37,358,400 |
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Parnall Correctional Facility - Jackson—FTEs |
266.1 |
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31,418,200 |
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Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility - Ionia—FTEs |
268.3 |
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34,561,800 |
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Saginaw Correctional Facility - Freeland—FTEs |
276.9 |
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35,438,800 |
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Special Alternative Incarceration Program - Jackson—FTEs |
26.2 |
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5,135,100 |
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St. Louis Correctional Facility - St. Louis—FTEs |
306.6 |
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40,295,500 |
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Thumb Correctional Facility - Lapeer—FTEs |
283.6 |
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36,092,600 |
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Womens Huron Valley Correctional Complex - Ypsilanti—FTEs |
505.1 |
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63,254,800 |
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Woodland Correctional Facility - Whitmore Lake—FTEs |
296.9 |
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39,014,000 |
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Northern region administration and support—FTEs |
43.0 |
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4,572,900 |
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Southern region administration and support—FTEs |
61.0 |
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20,281,800 |
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GROSS APPROPRIATION |
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$ |
1,076,945,500 |
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Appropriated from: |
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Federal revenues: |
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DOJ, state criminal assistance program |
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1,034,800 |
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Special revenue funds: |
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|
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Local funds |
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$ |
9,530,100 |
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State restricted fees, revenues, and reimbursements |
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|
102,100 |
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State general fund/general purpose |
|
$ |
1,066,278,500 |
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Sec. 108. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
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Information technology services and projects |
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$ |
31,347,300 |
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GROSS APPROPRIATION |
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$ |
31,347,300 |
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Appropriated from: |
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|
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Special revenue funds: |
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|
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Correctional industries revolving fund 110 |
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182,000 |
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Supervision fees set-aside |
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|
714,800 |
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State general fund/general purpose |
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$ |
30,450,500 |
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Sec. 109. ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS |
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Full-time equated classified positions |
1.0 |
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Body-worn cameras |
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$ |
3,300,000 |
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Breast milk program—FTE |
1.0 |
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1,000,000 |
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Come Out Stay Out |
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400,000 |
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Corrections officer signing and retention bonuses |
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12,000,000 |
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Eastern Michigan University pilot program |
|
|
250,000 |
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Goodwill Flip the Script |
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1,350,000 |
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Nation Outside |
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2,000,000 |
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Silent Cry |
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400,000 |
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GROSS APPROPRIATION |
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$ |
20,700,000 |
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Appropriated from: |
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Federal revenues: |
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Coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund |
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12,000,000 |
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State general fund/general purpose |
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$ |
8,700,000 |
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part 2
provisions concerning appropriations
for fiscal year 2023-2024
general sections
Sec. 201. In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state sources under part 1 for fiscal year 2023-2024 is $2,059,301,400.00 and state spending from state sources to be paid to local units of government is $121,453,600.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:
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DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS |
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Community corrections comprehensive plans and services |
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$ |
14,198,100 |
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County jail reimbursement program |
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14,814,600 |
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Field Operations |
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69,564,300 |
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Leased beds and alternatives to leased beds |
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100 |
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Probation residential services |
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14,575,500 |
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Prosecutorial and detainer expenses |
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4,801,000 |
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Public safety initiative |
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2,000,000 |
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Residential alternative to prison program |
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1,500,000 |
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TOTAL |
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$ |
121,453,600 |
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) “Department” means the Michigan department of corrections.
(c) “DOJ” means the United States Department of Justice.
(d) “DOJ-BOP” means the DOJ Bureau of Prisons.
(e) “Evidence-based” means a decision-making process that
integrates the best available research, clinician expertise, and client
characteristics.
(f) “FTE” means full-time equated.
(g) “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, the length of stay in a jail, or to improve the utilization of a jail.
(h) “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.
(i) “OCC” means the office of community corrections.
(j) “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.
(k) “Recidivism” means that term as defined in section 1 of 2017 PA 5, MCL 798.31.
(l) “Serious emotional disturbance” means that term as defined in section 100d(3) of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1100d.
(m) “Serious mental illness” means that term as defined in section 100d(4) of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL 330.1100d.
(n) “SSA” means the United States Social Security Administration.
(o) “SSA-SSI” means SSA supplemental security income.
Sec. 204. The department shall use the internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this part. This requirement shall include transmission of reports via email to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement and it shall include placement of reports on an internet website.
Sec. 205. Except as otherwise provided in this part, all reports required under this part shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on corrections, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, the legislative corrections ombudsman, and the state budget office.
Sec. 206. To the extent permissible under section 261 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1261, all of the following apply:
(a) Funds appropriated in part 1 must 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.
(b) Preference must be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.
(c) Preference must 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. 207. The department shall not take disciplinary action against an employee of the department in the state classified civil service, or a prisoner, for communicating with a member of the legislature or his or her staff, unless the communication is prohibited by law and the department is exercising its authority as provided by law.
Sec. 208. Consistent with section 217 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1217, 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 appropriations committees and to report recipients listed in section 205 of this part. 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. 209. 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. 210. Not later than December 15, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides 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 to report recipients listed in section 205 of this part.
Sec. 211. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is
appropriated an amount not to exceed $2,500,000.00 for federal contingency
authorization. Authorized 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 $1,000,000.00 for local contingency authorization. Authorized 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. 212. 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. 213. 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 and report recipients listed in section 205 of this part with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the prior 2 fiscal years.
Sec. 214. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, information that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department’s performance.
Sec. 215. (1) Funding in part 1 must not be used to restrict or impede a marginalized community’s access to government resources, programs, or facilities.
(2) From the funds appropriated in part 1, local governments must report any action or policy that attempts to restrict or interfere with the duties of the local health officer.
Sec. 216. To the extent permissible under the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594, the director shall take all reasonable steps to ensure geographically disadvantaged business enterprises, as defined in Executive Directive 2019-08, 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 geographically disadvantaged business enterprises for services, supplies, or both.
Sec. 217. (1) On a quarterly basis, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations committees and to report recipients listed in section 205 of this part on the number of full-time equated positions in pay status by civil service classification, including the number of full-time equated positions in pay status by civil service classification for each correctional facility. This report must include the following:
(a) A comparison by line item of the number of full-time equated positions authorized from funds appropriated in part 1 to the actual number of full-time equated positions employed by the department at the end of the reporting period.
(b) A detailed accounting of all vacant positions that exist within the department.
(c) A detailed accounting of all correction officer positions at each correctional facility, including positions that are filled and vacant positions, by facility.
(d) A detailed accounting of all vacant positions that are health care related.
(e) A detailed accounting of vacant positions that are being held open for temporarily nonactive employees.
(2) As used in this section, “vacant position” means any position that has not been filled at any time during the past 12 calendar months.
Sec. 218. It is the intent of the legislature that the department maximize the efficiency of the state workforce, and, where possible, prioritize in-person work. The department must post its in-person, remote, or hybrid work policy on its website.
Sec. 219. 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. 220. 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. 221. The
department 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 appropriations committees, to the joint committee on administrative rules, and to report recipients listed in section
205 of this part.
Sec. 222. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do the following:
(a) Report to the senate and house appropriations committees and to report recipients listed in section 205 of this part any amounts of severance pay for a department director, deputy director, or other high-ranking department official not later than 14 days after a severance agreement with the director or official is signed. The name of the director or official and the amount of severance pay must be included in the report required by this subdivision.
(b) By February 1, report on the total amount of severance pay remitted to former department employees during the prior fiscal year and the total number of former department employees that were remitted severance pay during the prior fiscal year.
(2) As used in this section, “severance pay” means compensation that is both payable or paid upon the termination of employment and in addition to either wages or benefits earned during the course of employment or generally applicable retirement benefits.
Sec. 223. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this article, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, intertransfer funds within this article for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.
Sec. 224. Appropriations in part 1 shall, to the extent possible by the department, not be expended until all existing work project authorization available for the same purposes is exhausted.
Sec. 225. 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. 226. The department shall provide the state court administrative office data sufficient to administer the swift and sure sanctions program.
DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT
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. 302. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department must submit a report by March 1 that assesses the cost of allowing corrections officers and corrections medical officers to reach their highest level of pay within 3 years of service instead of reaching it within 5 years of service.
Sec. 303. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall submit a report by March 1 on the department’s staff retention strategies. The report must include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) The department’s strategies on how to improve employee engagement, how to improve employee wellness, and how to offer additional training and professional development for employees, including metrics the department is using to measure success of employee wellness programming.
(b) Mechanisms by which the department receives employee feedback in areas under subdivision (a) and how the department considers suggestions made by employees.
(c) Steps the department has taken, and future plans and goals the department has for retention and improving employee wellness.
Sec. 304. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall submit a report by March 1 on the number of employee departures. The report must include the number of corrections officers that departed from employment at a state correctional facility in the immediately preceding fiscal year and the number of years they worked for the department. The report shall include a chart that shows the normal distribution of employee departures in these positions based on years of service. Years of service shall be grouped into the following ranges: 1 to 3 years, 3 to 5 years, 5 to 10 years, 10 to 15 years, 15 to 20 years, and 20 and more years. The department shall review all reasons for employee departures and summarize in the report the primary reasons for departure for each of the ranges of years of service based on the available responses. The report shall include a section that shows the distinction between recruits who are in-training at the academy that depart employment, recruits who are in-training at a facility that depart employment, and employees who have been on the job that depart employment.
Sec. 305. Funds appropriated in part 1 for prosecutorial and detainer expenses shall be used to 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. 306. The department shall provide fiduciary oversight of
funds received under the
local corrections officers training act, 2003 PA 125, MCL 791.531 to 791.546.
Sec. 307. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall issue an annual report for all vendor contracts. The report shall cover service contracts with a value of $500,000.00 or more and include all of the following:
(a) The original start date and the current expiration date of each contract.
(b) The number, if any, of contract compliance monitoring site visits completed by the department for each vendor.
(c) The number and amount of fines, if any, for service-level agreement noncompliance for each vendor broken down by area of noncompliance.
Sec. 308. The department must ensure that a prisoner telephone system is maintained. The prisoner telephone system must meet ongoing operational needs of the department while maintaining the lowest per-minute rate possible. The department must provide notice at least 45 days in advance of each of the following taking effect:
(a) Changes to telephone rates.
(b) Extending the telephone contract, including the department exercising the option to extend the contract.
(c) Rebidding the telephone contract.
Sec. 309. From the funds appropriated in part 1, 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. 310. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall issue a report for all correctional facilities by January 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; the current unspent balance of any authorized capital outlay projects, including the original authorized amount; and its expected future useful life.
Sec. 311. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide a report on the Michigan state industries program by December 1. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the locations of the programs, the total number of participants at each location, a description of job duties and typical inmate schedules, the products that are produced, and how the program provides marketable skills that lead to employable outcomes after release from a department facility.
Sec. 312. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 for employee wellness programming shall be used for post-traumatic stress outreach, treating mental health issues, peer support programs, and providing mental health programming for all department staff, including former employees.
(2) By December 15, the department shall submit a report on programs the department has established, the level of employee involvement, and expenditures made by the department for employee wellness programming.
Sec. 313. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall work to hire and train new corrections officers to address attrition of corrections officers and to decrease overtime costs. The department shall submit quarterly reports on new employee schools. The reports must include the following information for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter, and as much of the information as possible for the current and next fiscal year.
(a) The number of new employee schools that took place and the location of each.
(b) The number of recruits that started in each employee school.
(c) The number of recruits that graduated from each employee school and continued employment with the department.
(2) Third quarter reports must outline steps the department has taken to obtain the highest number of recruits possible for each new employee school. A report prepared pursuant to this subsection must include, but not be limited to, all of the following information:
(a) Internal sources of recruitment, including transfers and promotions.
(b) External sources of recruitment, including advertisements.
(c) Job portals, social networking platforms, placement agencies, job fairs, campus placements, or professional entities used for recruitment.
(d) Whether the department’s website was used to advertise vacancies.
Sec. 314. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall submit a quarterly report on the number of overtime hours worked by all custody staff, by facility. The report shall include for each facility, the number of mandatory overtime hours worked, the number of voluntary overtime hours worked, the reasons for overtime hours worked, and the average number of overtime hours worked by active employees.
Sec. 315. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department may establish agreements and exchange offender data with local, state, and federal agencies, law enforcement, community service and treatment providers, and research partners in order to improve offender success, reduce recidivism risk, and enhance public safety. This data sharing may include, but is not limited to, efforts to support the following:
(a) Providing continuing access to
behavioral health, physical health, and medication needs through
community-based providers.
(b) Establishing assistance program eligibility and participation.
(c) Collaborating with community service providers for continued care and access to services for offenders.
(d) Providing ongoing cognitive and behavioral treatment programming in the community.
(e) Providing substance abuse testing and referrals for counseling services and treatment.
(f) Providing vocational skill training, job placement support, and monitoring employment attainment.
(g) Determining educational attainment and needs.
(h) Establishing accurate offender identification, criminal histories, and monitoring new criminal activity.
(i) Measuring and evaluating treatment programs and services in support of evidence-based practices.
Sec. 316. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall submit a status report on the corrections officer training academy on June 30 to the joint capital outlay subcommittee and to recipients listed in section 205 of this part. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) History of appropriations for the project, including appropriations made specifically for the project and appropriations made from other operating line items to support project expenditures.
(b) Anticipated costs of the project, by phase.
(c) Actual expenditures made for the project by line item, fund source, fiscal year, and phase of the project, starting with initial expenditures.
(d) Any other information the department considers necessary.
Sec. 317. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall submit 3-year and 5-year prison population projection updates concurrent with submission of the executive budget recommendation, including explanations of the methodology and assumptions used in developing the projection updates.
Sec. 318. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall place the statistical report from the immediately preceding calendar year on an internet website by June 30. The statistical report shall include, but not be limited to, the information as provided in the 2004 statistical report.
Sec. 319. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall report the reincarceration recidivism rates of offenders based on available data.
Sec. 320. (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 the felon 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 section shall be $65.00 per diem per diverted offender for offenders with a presumptive prison guideline score, $55.00 per diem per diverted offender for offenders with a straddle cell guideline for a group 1 crime, and $40.00 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 section:
(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 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 a county jail, is in custody but is being housed at a hospital or
medical facility for a medical or mental health purpose, 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 departmental 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.
(7) Not later than February 1, the department shall report all of the following information:
(a) The number of inmates sentenced to the custody of the sheriff and eligible for the county jail reimbursement program.
(b) The total amount paid to counties under the county jail reimbursement program.
(c) The total number of days inmates were in the custody of the sheriff and eligible for the county jail reimbursement program.
(d) The number of inmates sentenced to the custody of the sheriff under each of the 3 categories: presumptive prison, group 1 crime, and group 2 crime in subsection (3).
(e) The total amount paid to counties under each of the 3 categories: presumptive prison, group 1 crime, and group 2 crime in subsection (3).
(f) The total number of days inmates were in the custody of the sheriff under each of the 3 categories: presumptive prison, group 1 crime, and group 2 crime in subsection (3).
(g) The estimated cost of housing inmates sentenced to the custody of the sheriff and eligible for the county jail reimbursement program as inmates of a state prison.
Sec. 321. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide monthly email reports on offender populations, including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) Prison population by facility and security level and prisoners housed in county jails.
(b) Net operating capacity according to the most recent certification report.
(c) Number of closed housing units and beds in those units.
(d) Number of prisoners serving life sentences.
(e) Prisoners classified as past their earliest release date.
(f) Prisoner intakes.
(g) Prisoner exits, including paroles, maximum discharges, and other exits.
(h) Community residential service populations.
(i) Electronic monitoring populations.
(j) Parole populations.
(k) Probation populations, with identification of the number of offenders in special alternative incarceration.
(2) If the department knows it will not meet the reporting requirements under this section, the department shall immediately issue a report stating that fact and listing the reasons for not meeting the reporting requirements.
OFFENDER SUCCESS ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 401. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide a report by March 1 on offender success expenditures and allocations. At a minimum, the report shall include details on prior-year expenditures, including amounts spent on each project funded, itemized by service provided and service provider.
(2) The department may accept cash or in-kind donations to supplement funds for prison education training, supplies, and materials necessary to complete the academic and jobs skills related programs. All funds received are appropriated and may be expended by the department.
Sec. 402. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall partner with nonprofit faith-based, business and professional, civic, and community organizations for the purpose of providing offender success services. Offender success services include, but are not limited to, counseling, providing information on housing and job placement, and money management assistance.
Sec. 403. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for offender success services, the department, when reasonably possible, shall ensure that inmates have potential employer matches in the communities to which they will return prior to each inmate’s initial parole hearing.
Sec. 404. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall design services for offender success and vocational education programs, collaborating with the department of labor and economic opportunity and local entities to the extent deemed necessary by the director. The department shall ensure the program provides relevant professional development opportunities to prisoners who 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.
(2) By March 1, the department shall provide a report detailing the results of the workforce development program.
Sec. 405. Funds awarded for probation residential services in part 1 shall provide for a per diem reimbursement of not more than $65.00.
Sec. 406. Pursuant to an approved comprehensive plan, allowable uses of community corrections comprehensive plans and services funds shall include reimbursing counties for transportation, treatment costs, and housing 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.