HOUSE BILL No. 5945 April 23, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Hart, Vander Veen, Kuipers, Hager, Jelinek, Schauer, Toy, Pappageorge and Jansen and referred to the Committee on Family and Children Services. A bill to amend 1984 PA 431, entitled "The management and budget act," by amending section 367 (MCL 18.1367), as amended by 1999 PA 8, and by adding section 365. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 SEC. 365. (1) BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2003, THE MICHIGAN 2 CHILDREN'S CABINET IS CREATED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. 3 (2) THE MICHIGAN CHILDREN'S CABINET SHALL CONSIST OF THE 4 FOLLOWING MEMBERS: 5 (A) THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT. 6 (B) THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH. 7 (C) THE DIRECTOR OF THE FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY. 8 (D) THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND 9 BUDGET. 06203'01 JLB 2 1 (E) THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. 2 (F) THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. 3 (G) THE STATE COURT ADMINISTRATOR. 4 (H) THE CHILDREN'S OMBUDSMAN. 5 (3) THE GOVERNOR MAY REMOVE A MEMBER OF THE MICHIGAN 6 CHILDREN'S CABINET FOR INCOMPETENCY, DERELICTION OF DUTY, MALFEA- 7 SANCE, MISFEASANCE, OR NONFEASANCE IN OFFICE, OR ANY OTHER GOOD 8 CAUSE. 9 (4) THE FIRST MEETING OF THE MICHIGAN CHILDREN'S CABINET 10 SHALL BE CALLED BY THE GOVERNOR. AT THE FIRST MEETING, THE 11 MICHIGAN CHILDREN'S CABINET SHALL ELECT FROM AMONG ITS MEMBERS A 12 CHAIRPERSON AND OTHER OFFICERS AS IT CONSIDERS NECESSARY OR 13 APPROPRIATE. AFTER THE FIRST MEETING, THE MICHIGAN CHILDREN'S 14 CABINET SHALL MEET AT LEAST EVERY 2 MONTHS, OR MORE FREQUENTLY AT 15 THE CALL OF THE CHAIRPERSON OR IF REQUESTED BY 3 OR MORE 16 MEMBERS. 17 (5) A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE MICHIGAN CHILDREN'S 18 CABINET CONSTITUTE A QUORUM FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS AT A 19 MEETING OF THE MICHIGAN CHILDREN'S CABINET. A MAJORITY OF THE 20 MEMBERS PRESENT ARE REQUIRED FOR OFFICIAL ACTION OF THE MICHIGAN 21 CHILDREN'S CABINET. 22 (6) THE BUSINESS THAT THE MICHIGAN CHILDREN'S CABINET MAY 23 PERFORM SHALL BE CONDUCTED AT A PUBLIC MEETING OF THE MICHIGAN 24 CHILDREN'S CABINET HELD IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, 25 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 TO 15.275. 26 (7) A WRITING PREPARED, OWNED, USED, IN THE POSSESSION OF, 27 OR RETAINED BY THE MICHIGAN CHILDREN'S CABINET IN THE PERFORMANCE 06203'01 3 1 OF AN OFFICIAL FUNCTION IS SUBJECT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 2 ACT, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 TO 15.246. 3 (8) MEMBERS OF THE MICHIGAN CHILDREN'S CABINET SHALL SERVE 4 WITHOUT COMPENSATION. HOWEVER, MEMBERS OF THE MICHIGAN 5 CHILDREN'S CABINET MAY BE REIMBURSED FOR THEIR ACTUAL AND NECES- 6 SARY EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR OFFICIAL 7 DUTIES AS MEMBERS OF THE MICHIGAN CHILDREN'S CABINET. 8 (9) THE MICHIGAN CHILDREN'S CABINET SHALL DO ALL OF THE 9 FOLLOWING: 10 (A) HOLD HEARINGS AND SOLICIT AND REVIEW INFORMATION AND 11 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM AFFECTED STATE AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS AND 12 OTHER SOURCES TO ESTABLISH AGREEMENT AMONG AND SUPPORT BY THE 13 AFFECTED STATE AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS WITH RESPECT TO SERVICES AND 14 PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. 15 (B) IDENTIFY AND POOL FUNDS FROM AS MANY SOURCES AS POSSIBLE 16 FOR SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. 17 (C) DEVELOP COST EFFECTIVE PURCHASING SYSTEMS FOR PURCHASE 18 OF SERVICES. 19 (D) DEVELOP FUNDING MECHANISMS TO EFFECT GREATER COORDINA- 20 TION OF SERVICES. 21 (E) ASSIST AND ADVISE THE GOVERNOR IN DEVELOPING A 22 CHILDREN'S BUDGET FOR ALL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN 23 UNDER THE AGE OF 19 AND THEIR FAMILIES. 24 (F) HOLD HEARINGS AND SOLICIT AND REVIEW INFORMATION AND 25 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM INTERESTED PARTIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WITH 26 RESPECT TO SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR 27 FAMILIES. 06203'01 4 1 (G) DEVELOP A WEBSITE TO DISSEMINATE AND RECEIVE INFORMATION 2 ABOUT THE MICHIGAN CHILDREN'S CABINET. 3 (10) BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2004 AND EACH JANUARY 1 FOLLOWING 4 2004, THE MICHIGAN CHILDREN'S CABINET SHALL SUBMIT AN ANNUAL 5 REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ENTITLED "IMPROVING THE LIVES OF 6 MICHIGAN CHILDREN". THIS ANNUAL REPORT SHALL CONTAIN AT LEAST 7 ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: 8 (A) A LISTING OF ALL CURRENT INTERAGENCY PARTNERSHIPS. 9 (B) A LISTING OF ALL CHANGES IN INTERAGENCY RELATIONSHIPS IN 10 THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING 12-MONTH PERIOD IN AREAS SPECIFIC TO 11 CHILDREN'S SERVICES. 12 (C) A LISTING OF SPECIFIC GOALS OF THE MICHIGAN CHILDREN'S 13 CABINET FOR IMPROVING THE LIVES OF MICHIGAN'S CHILDREN IN THE 14 CONTEXT OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL 15 YEAR AND FOR THE IMMEDIATELY SUBSEQUENT 5-FISCAL-YEAR PERIOD. 16 (D) AN ACTION PLAN OF HOW THE GOALS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION 17 (C) WILL BE MET. 18 (E) A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EACH INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANS- 19 FER REGARDING AN ITEM DESCRIBED IN THE CHILDREN'S BUDGET. 20 (F) BEGINNING WITH THE JANUARY 1, 2005 ANNUAL REPORT AND FOR 21 EACH ANNUAL REPORT AFTER JANUARY 1, 2005, A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF 22 WHAT THE MICHIGAN CHILDREN'S CABINET AND EACH STATE AGENCY REPRE- 23 SENTED IN THE MICHIGAN CHILDREN'S CABINET DID TO MEET THE GOALS 24 DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION (C) AND THE CURRENT STATUS OF THOSE 25 GOALS. 26 Sec. 367. (1) Concurrent with transmitting the state budget 27 to the legislature, the governor shall submit to the legislature 06203'01 5 1 and the fiscal agencies executive budget bills containing 2 itemized statements of estimated state spending to be paid to 3 local units of government, individual line item amounts, includ- 4 ing the number of FTE positions to be funded by each individual 5 line item amount, for the proposed expenditures and any necessary 6 bills for additional revenue to provide financing for the pro- 7 posed expenditures. 8 (2) One executive budget bill and 1 enacted budget bill 9 shall contain all of the following: 10 (a) The estimated revenue for each state operating fund in 11 sufficient detail to provide for comparison with actual revenue. 12 (b) Summary totals for each state operating fund to reflect 13 that recommended expenditures for each fund are within proposed 14 and estimated resources. 15 (c) A statement of estimated state spending to be paid to 16 units of local government, total state spending from state 17 sources of financing, and the state-local proportion derived from 18 that data. 19 (3) ONE EXECUTIVE BUDGET BILL AND 1 ENACTED BUDGET BILL 20 SHALL BE THE CHILDREN'S BUDGET AND CONTAIN INDIVIDUAL LINE ITEM 21 AMOUNTS, INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF FTE POSITIONS TO BE FUNDED BY 22 EACH INDIVIDUAL LINE ITEM AMOUNT, AND APPROPRIATE BOILERPLATE 23 LANGUAGE FOR ALL STATE APPROPRIATIONS REGARDING SERVICES AND PRO- 24 GRAMS FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 19 AND THEIR FAMILIES. 25 (4) BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2002 AND EVERY OCTOBER 1 AFTER 26 2003, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PRESENT A PRELIMINARY CHILDREN'S 27 BUDGET PROPOSAL TO THE LEGISLATURE THAT DELINEATES ALL FUNDS THAT 06203'01 6 1 ARE BEING SPENT ON CHILDREN IN THIS STATE. THE PROPOSED 2 CHILDREN'S BUDGET SHALL INCLUDE THE APPROPRIATE PORTIONS OF THE 3 FOLLOWING PROPOSED BUDGETS: 4 (A) DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH. 5 (B) DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. 6 (C) DEPARTMENT OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT. 7 (D) DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. 8 (E) FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY. 9 (F) HIGHER EDUCATION. 10 (G) COMMUNITY COLLEGES. 06203'01 Final page. JLB