| Changes from FY 2008-09 Year-to-Date: | |
| 1. State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). The Governor transferred SHPO from the Dept. of History, Arts, and Libraries (HAL) to the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSDHA). Added $2,127,500 and 20.0 FTEs. The Senate included this in the HAL budget, S.B. 247. | 0 |
| 2. Bureau of Energy Systems. The Governor transferred the Retired Engineers Technical Assistance Program (RETAP) from Dept. of Environmental Quality to DELEG's expanded Bureau of Energy Systems pursuant to E.O. 2008-20. The transfer consisted of $1,957,200 from the RETAP Fund and 10.0 FTEs. The Senate concurred. | 1,957,200 |
| 3. Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA). The Governor recommended recognition of additional Federal resources for UIA administration, $22,587,800 and 300.0 FTEs. The Senate concurred. | 22,587,800 |
| 4. No Worker Left Behind. The Governor maintained current year funding of $15.0 million GF/GP. The Senate reduced funding to bring the GF/GP support for this program to $6.6 million. | (8,400,000) |
| 5. Liquor License Fee Increase & Fund Shift. The Governor recommended doubling most retail liquor license fees and added two new licenses for expanded hour sales. A portion of the revenue would replace Liquor Purchase Revolving Fund revenue in the budget, increasing the lapse to the General Fund. Additional revenue to the General Fund is estimated at $24.1 million. The Senate did not include this new revenue. | 0 |
| 6. Jobs, Education and Training. The Governor recommended reducing the line to $15,445,000. The Senate concurred. | (3,000,000) |
| 7. Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA). The Governor added economics. The Senate reduced the program by $100,000 in corporation fees to indicate potential savings from returning the OSHA program to the Federal government. | (100,000) |
| 8. State Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules (SOAHRs). The Governor recommended adjustments including $1,274,000 and 11.0 FTEs for Medicaid hearings for the Dept. of Human Services, reducing the IDG from the Dept. of Education by $26,800 and 0.5 FTE, and savings from reduced Dept. of Corrections hearings of 348,000 and 2.0 FTEs. The Senate concurred with all of the changes except it maintained the FTEs for Corrections. | 1,081,700 |
| 9. Agriculture Economic Development. The Senate created a new line item to fund an IDG to the Department of Agriculture to promote growth in the food and agriculture sector. | 500,000 |
| 10. Centers for Independent Living. The Governor removed $500,000 in corporation fees reducing funding to $3,079,700. The Senate replaced with $400,000 GF/GP. | (100,000) |
| 11. Economic Adjustments. The Governor recommended economic adjustments. | 8,748,400 |
| 12. Other Changes. The Governor recommended: DIT economics, $595,600; DIT upgrades, $1,173,500; E.O. 2008-21 adjustments, ($285,500); Low Income and Energy Efficiency Grants ($3,200,000); Michigan Commission for the Blind Federal revenue, $4,575,000; Tax Tribunal, $550,000; Internal Audit to DMB, ($560,100); Securities Act implementation per 2008 PA 551, $59,900 and 1.0 FTE; MSHDA Housing vouchers, $11,000,000 and other adjustments. | 7,409,400 |
| Total Changes | $30,684,500 |
| FY 2009-10 Appropriations Committee Gross Appropriation | $1,432,922,800 |
| Changes from FY 2008-09 Year to Date: |
| 1. General Sections. The Governor recommended deleting the following sections: Hiring freeze (Sec. 205); DIT work projects (Sec. 214); policy changes report (Sec. 215); prohibition on aggregating fund sources (Sec. 216); prohibition on disciplinary action for interaction with Legislature (Sec. 219); review of recommendations from the Commission on Governmental Efficiency (Sec. 222); prohibition on multiple employees attending out-of-state training funded with General Fund (Sec. 224). The Senate retained current year language for all sections. |
| 2. Deleted Reports. The Governor deleted the following reports:
a. Carryforward amount of Elevator Regulation Fees. The Senate retained current year language. (Sec. 303)
b. Teacher tenure cases considered by SOAHR. The Senate retained current year language. (Sec. 352). c. Expenditures in OFIR. The Senate retained current year language. (Sec. 405). d. King-Chavez-Parks Future Faculty Program report. The Senate concurred. e. King-Chavez-Parks Program marketing efforts. The Senate concurred. f. Focus: Hope Report on use of appropriated funds. The Senate retained current year language and added language setting aside $5,860,200 from the workforce training programs line.(Sec. 816) |
| 3. Deleted Sections. The Governor deleted the following sections: a. Appropriation of $3.0 million of Corporation Fees to Construction Code Fund. The Senate concurred. (Sec. 311) b. Using Real Estate Educ. Fund for licensure courses. The Senate maintained current year language. (Sec. 322) c. Prohibiting ergonomics standards. The Senate modified language to reference AG Opinion 7225. (Sec. 341) d. Access of SOAHR decisions for welfare cases. Modified to require maintenance of database. (Sec. 351) e. Number of Worker's Compensation Board of Magistrates and Appellate Commission. The Senate maintained current year language. (Sec. 352) f. Low Income Energy Efficiency Grants report. The Senate maintained current year language. (Sec. 361) g. Credit scoring prohibitions. The Senate modified language to reference AG Opinion 7225. (Sec. 406) h. Providing HMO Filings to the fiscal agencies. The Senate maintained current year language. (Sec. 407) i. Cap on local match for Voc. Rehab. Facilities. The Senate maintained current year language. (Sec. 603) j. Welfare to Work set aside. The Senate maintained current year language. (Sec. 813) k. Career Prep Program and legislative intent that the Department work with Michigan Works! agencies to implement this program. The Senate maintained current year language. (Sec. 814) l. Gang Diversion set aside for Wyoming, Benton Harbor, and Detroit. The Senate added Saginaw. (Sec. 815) m. Contingent TANF funding for JET program and report. The Senate concurred. |
| 4. SHPO Funds. The Governor added language to allow SHPO to receive and expend any revenue from applications and document reproduction. Senate included in the HAL budget, S.B. 247. |
| 5. UI Computer Modernization. The Senate added language requiring the RFP process for this system is completed by October 1, 2009. (Sec. 332). |
| 6. MIOSHA. The Senate added intent language to review returning this program to Federal control. (Sec. 345) |
| 7. Agriculture Economic Development. The Senate added new language requiring the appropriation in part 1 be an interdepartmental grant to the Department of Agriculture to promote growth in the food and agriculture sector and to provide a report on the use of these funds. (Sec. 364) |
| 8. Housing and Community Development Fund. The Senate added intent language that Federal stimulus or Affordable Housing Trust Fund monies should be used to support this fund. (Sec. 501) |
| 9. Focus:HOPE. The Governor eliminated the earmark for Focus:HOPE. The Senate made a boilerplate allocation of $5,860,200 from the line for Workforce Training Programs Subgrantees to Focus:HOPE. (Sec. 816) |
| 10. Training Allocation. The Senate added an allocation of $300,000 from the Workforce Training Programs Subgrantees for an organization training displaced workers for jobs including medical coding and pharmacy technician. (Sec. 817) |
| 11. Nursing Corps. The Governor recommended transferring language from the Higher Ed. Budget requiring the Department to report on the status of nursing education in Michigan. The Senate concurred and added a doctorate of nursing practice program to the scholarship language. (Sec. 820 and 821) |
| 12. No Worker Left Behind. The Governor removed the set aside for community college capacity building and added subsections to the report identifying the number of recipients who have secured employment within one year of completion, the number of participants who completed the program and secured employment in a related field, and the average wage earned. The Senate maintained the grant but changed the set aside from a range of $2.5 million to $5.0 million to a cap at $2.5 million and added intent language regarding the use of Federal stimulus funds for this program. (Sec. 831) |