FY 2013-14 HUMAN SERVICES BUDGET S.B. 192 (S-1): SENATE-PASSED
Senate Bill 192 (S-1 as passed by the Senate)
Committee: Appropriations
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1. Child Welfare Programs. Senate concurred with Governor's increased funding for children's services, Child Welfare Institute training, juvenile justice services, and recognized FTE adjustments and reduced Federal grants. Senate partially concurred with an increase for State Disbursement Unit and Juvenile Justice Analyst FTE, and rejected tuition reimbursements and an increase for Child Protection and Permanency. |
3,888,200 |
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2. Public Assistance and Adult Services Programs. Concurred with funding for Indigent Burial, exemptions from FIP 60-month time limit, State Supplement Administration, and recognized reduced Weatherization grant. Michigan Energy Assistance Program is largest increase ($60.0 million Gross/$0 GF/GP). Senate rejected proposed SSI Advocate and Disability Determination Operations increases. |
54,262,500 |
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3. Administration and Operations. Concurred with funding for telecommunications, internet and broadband expansion, compliance with Voter Registration Act, SACWIS savings, and other adjustments. Senate rejected funding for Attorney General's Office and increased building occupancy charge (BOC), and further reduced funding for BOC. Senate rejected 1.0 FTE for Office of Professional Development. |
1,367,800 |
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4. Food Assistance Program. Senate concurred with Governor's reduced caseload projection and recognized loss of Federal ARRA funding. |
(683,698,900) |
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5. Child Welfare and Public Assistance Caseloads. Concurred with Governor's caseload projections and found an additional $16.3 million GF/GP savings through a fund swap. |
(44,902,600) |
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6. One-Time Funding. Concurred with Governor's $74.9 million Gross reduction in one-time funding from FY 2012-13, and new funding for biometric fraud detection technology and Family Preservation Programs. Senate rejected funding for BRIDGES backlog, added funding for juvenile justice behavioral health study, and provided one-time funding for Medical Review Team and Child Support Enforcement FTEs. |
(68,796,800) |
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7. Staff and Cost Contingency Fund. New line contains total Senate savings that were attained through program reductions and other cuts. It includes $24.3 million GF/GP. |
37,171,200 |
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8. Child Welfare Staffing. Senate changed distribution of 577.0 FTEs and funding for child welfare staff and directed remaining $19.3 million Gross/$6.4 million GF/GP to the Staff and Cost Contingency Fund line item. |
6,981,300 |
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9. Energy Self-Sufficiency Program. Senate created new line item for energy self-sufficiency services, shifting $35.3 million in Federal LIHEAP funding to the line. |
0 |
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10. Information Technology Systems. Senate found savings by reducing number of computers by 3,000, provided funding to include juvenile justice data in SACWIS, and unrolled information Technology Services and Projects line item into six lines. |
2,360,000 |
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11. Juvenile Justice. Reduced funding for Maxey Training School juvenile justice facility by $300,000 Gross and provided new funding for In-Home Community Care Programs. |
1,200,000 |
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12. Child Care Fund Audit. Recognized savings due to audits of expenditures and claims made to Child Care Fund from counties and tribal governments. |
(11,000,000) |
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13. Adoption, CPS, and Other Child Welfare Services. Provided funding for adoption subsidies for special needs children, pilot program for gentle teaching methods for CPS Workers, pilot program for transitioning foster youths, increase for guardianship assistance and standardized assessment tools, and a placeholder for human trafficking intervention services. |
2,579,100 |
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14. Economic Adjustments. Includes $4,848,900 Gross and $1,822,500 GF/GP for OPEB and $35,421,700 Gross and $12,725,100 GF/GP for other economic adjustments. |
40,270,600 |
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15. Other Changes. Senate unrolled Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding and concurred with Governor's fund shifts and staff and program transfers. |
0 |
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16. Comparison to Governor's Recommendation. Senate is $0 Gross and $0 GF/GP below Governor. |
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($658,317,600) |
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FY 2013-14 Senate-Passed Gross Appropriation.............................................................................................. |
$6,045,776,100 |
FY 2013-14 HUMAN SERVICES BUDGET BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS
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Changes from FY 2012-13 Year-to-Date: |
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1. Removed Boilerplate Sections. The Senate concurred with the removal of several sections of boilerplate language. (Secs. 251, 294, 510, 511, 512, 517, 527, 696, 710, 1207 and 1208) |
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2. New Language from the Governor's Recommendation. The Senate concurred with the addition of the Governor's new language regarding the Department scorecard and the Title IV-E waiver. (Secs. 299 and 526) |
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3. Michigan Rehabilitative Services and Centers for Independent Living. The Senate retained language on MRS and CIL services. (Secs. 401, 402 and 403) |
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4. Medicaid. Language stated the intent that Medicaid enrollment will go through the new health exchange. Language also required a work group to maximize claims for community-based placements. (Secs. 602 and 603) |
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5. Energy Self-Sufficiency Program. Required Department to establish new program based on the recommendations from a work group conducted last session, and shifted Federal funds to new line item. (Sec. 620) |
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6. Michigan Energy Assistance Program. Language held the Department harmless for providing the program with an alternative source of funding if the new restricted fund source is not created in statute. (Sec. 621) |
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7. Staff and Cost Contingency Fund. Language created a new fund from the savings in the Senate budget. Allowed funding to be made available through the transfer process. (Sec. 251) |
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8. Child Care Fund. Required audits of Child Care Fund (CCF) claims made by counties and tribal governments. Required Department to notify counties within 30 days whether CCF plans were approved. (Secs. 502, 708 and 709) |
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9. PATH Employment Goal and Work Group. Updated current language to include a long-term employment goal of 15%. Added a work group to establish a job readiness program that uses performance-based objectives. Also set a contract term of three years with a service provider, unless performance objectives are not being met. (Sec. 677) |
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10. Gentle Teaching Methods. Required a pilot program to incorporate gentle teaching methods into training for Child Protective Services Workers. (Sec. 509) |
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11. Kent County Child Welfare Privatization. Required implementation of the work group findings to privatize foster care services in Kent County, as well as a report on the outcomes of the program. (Sec. 515) |
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12. In-State Residential Per Diem Report. Required a report to the Legislature and the State Court Administrative Office on the per diem costs of private, in-state residential service providers. (Sec. 528) |
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13. In-Home Community Care Programs. Appropriated $1.5 million for counties to expand their in-home, community-based juvenile justice programs. (Sec. 587) |
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14. Federal Minimum Wage Increase. Required the State to pay any increased staffing costs to Adult Foster Care facilities if a Federal increase to the minimum wage goes into effect. (Sec. 609) |
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15. Disability Redetermination. Required a one-page application for disability redetermination applications. (Sec. 622) |
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16. Standardized Assessment Tools. Required statewide implementation of child welfare assessment tools. (Sec. 511) |
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17. SACWIS System and Juvenile Justice Data. Required the Department to integrate juvenile justice data into the Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS) by September 30, 2014. (Sec. 504) |
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18. Foster Children in Care for 24 Months. Changed current language to reduce the percent of children allowed in foster care for 24 months or more from 35% to 31%. (Sec. 501) |
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19. Request for Proposals. Required the Department to issue a request for information or request for proposal prior to the issuance of a request for proposal. (Secs. 226 and 721) |
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20. One-Time Appropriations. Provided one-time funding for biometrics fraud detection technology, Medical Review Team FTEs, Child Support Specialists FTEs, and the juvenile justice study. (Secs. 1201, 1202, 1203 and 1205) |
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21. Notifications to the Legislature. Required the Department to notify the Legislature of overspending in line items by October 20 and of any policy changes 30 days before the implementation date. Required work project requests to be sent via email to Legislature. (Secs. 222, 250 and 297) |
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22. Adoption Subsidy for Special Needs Children. Allowed subsidies for special needs children to be claimed up to a year after a child's adoption is finalized. (Sec. 556) |
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23. Pilot Program for Transitioning Foster Care Youths. Required a pilot program for transitioning foster care youths who did not meet educational goals. (Sec. 520) |
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24. Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children. Required the Department to allocate $20,000 for travel reimbursements and other costs to members of the new task force. (Sec. 590) |
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25. Data Reporting. Required Department to provide quarterly data reports on FIP, FAP and SER cases. (Sec. 687) |
Date Completed: 4-30-13 Fiscal Analyst: Frances Carley
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.