FY 1999-2000 FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY - S.B. 365 (P.A. 135 OF 1999) ENACTED WITH VETOES:

FY 1998-99 Year to Date Appropriations $3,232,331,300
Changes from FY 1998-99 Year-To-Date:
Items Included by the Senate and House
1. Block Grant. Funds block granted and transferred to Wayne county for juvenile delinquency services. (10,792,100)
2. TANF Funding. Use Federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to replace General Fund spending, revenue source reductions, maintain on-going programs, and a 2.5% grant increase for FIP recipient families with work deferrals. 293,813,000
3. Computer Technology Adjustments. Funds for the Electronic Benefit Transfer System, software and hardware, and user and mainframe fees. 9,843,100
4. Other Changes. Funds for the child support legal contracts costs and employment verification services, 3% economic adjustments for classified salaries and a new revenue source. 30,401,500
Conference Agreement on Items of Difference
5. Foster Care and Adoption. Funds for a 2.7% rate increase, effective January 1, 2000, for foster parents and administrative services. 9,359,300
6. Child Day Care. TANF funds for improved quality in child day care through incentive and start-up grants, outreach and technical assistance to providers. (Related language Section 650). 33,000,000
7. Grants. Funds for anticipated 500 Kosovar refugee cases, expansion of the $50 per child clothing allowance, estimated declines in FIP cost per case and FIP and SDA caseloads, a net State SSI supplementation payments increase, a Federal Food Stamp increase and a weatherization program reduction. 23,994,300
8. Employment and Training. Funds for a Saginaw Career Path contract of $112,500 and increase the Created for Caring contract by $12,500. 125,000
9. State Emergency Relief. Funds for increased reimbursement of $25 for funeral directors and cemetaries, but no change for burial vault services. Also a $150,000 increase for Multicultural services and $55,000 for a citizenship assistance program for the State residents who are legal immigrants.

* The Governor vetoed the $55,000 for the Citizenship Assistance Program.

 500,000
Total Changes 410,601,100
FY 1999-2000 Enacted Gross Appropriation $3,642,932,400

*Vetoed by the Governor

FY 1999-2000 FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY BUDGET - BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS
Changes from FY 1998-99 Senate-Passed:
Items Included by the Senate and House
1. Internet Access. Requires Department reports be available on the Internet and legislative offices notified of available legislative requests (Sec. 225).
2. Adoption Services Study. Review of private adoption agencies' services; report due April 2000 on reimbursement rates (Sec. 516).
3. Immediate Negative Action. Requires a 10 day Department notice before reduction, termination, or suspension of grant assistance, thus eliminating the "immediate negative action" (Sec. 618).
4. Vehicle Donation Program. A provision for a feasibility study and plan development for a State administered program that works to alleviate transportation barriers to employment (sec. 621).
5. Block Grant. Funds block granted and transferred to Wayne county for juvenile delinquency services (Sec. 705).
Conference Agreement on Items of Difference:
6. Internal Audit Report. House and Conferees include provision for internal auditor's report on internal audits and other activities performed by the internal auditor's office (Sec.226).
7. Child Support Penalties. Senate and House retain child support incentive payments; Conferees agreed to new subsection (3) Friend of the Court offices penalty exemption if there is a written department/county/FOC cooperation agreement (Sec. 401).
8. Child Day Care Services. House and Conferees require child care funds evaluation (Sec. 645), provide TANF funds for grants to increase full-day care (Sec. 647) and child day care quality enhancement (Sec. 650). House and Conferees require child abuse central registry check on potential child care providers (Sec. 654); and requires 3/2000 report on late payments to child day care providers (Sec. 656).
9. Contract for Career Services. Senate and Conferees retain language for Created for Caring contract (Sec. 407); House and Conferees require funds for contract with various agencies' career track employment services (Sec. 644), parenting skills and career development pilot projects for cash assistance eligible single parents of children 3 years old or younger (Sec. 651), and allow funds for Saginaw Service Career Paths contract (Sec. 653).
10. Juvenile Justice Services. Conditions under which Wayne county may receive block-granted funds (Sec. 706), and circumstances under which the Department will provide juvenile justice services to Wayne county youth (Sec. 707).

Date Completed: 8-17-99 - Fiscal Analyst: C. Cole