FY 2014-15 INSURANCE & FINANCIAL SERVICES BUDGET S.B. 770: GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION
Senate Bill 770 (as introduced) Vehicle for Governor’s Recommendation line items is Senate Bill 837
Committee: Appropriations
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$73,335,500 |
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1. Healthy Michigan Plan Administration. The Governor included $150,000 GF/GP for the executive director program to administer Medicaid expansion. |
150,000 |
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2. Removal of Autism Coverage Fund. The Governor did not include funding for this item for FY 2014-15. The fund was appropriated $15.0 million in FY 2012-13, and an additional $11.0 million in FY 2013-14. To date, approximately $500,000 of the fund has been spent, and approximately $25.5 million remains in the fund. |
(11,000,000) |
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3. Economic Adjustments. Includes a negative $32,500 Gross and $0 GF/GP for OPEB and $831,700 Gross and $0 GF/GP for other economic adjustments. |
799,200 |
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(10,050,800) |
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FY 2014-15 Governor's Recommendation........................................................................... |
65,284,700 |
The changes show the differences between the schedule of programs proposed by the Governor and the prior-year line items.
FY 2014-15 INSURANCE & FINANCIAL SERVICES BUDGET BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS
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Changes from FY 2013-14 Year-to-Date: |
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1. Record Retention. The Governor deleted a requirement regarding retaining copies of reports in compliance with Federal and State guidelines for short-term and long-term record retention. (Section 212) |
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2. Disciplinary Action. The Governor deleted a prohibition against the Department taking disciplinary action against an employee for communicating with a member of the Legislature or Legislative staff. (Section 215) |
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3. Office Space Reporting. The Governor deleted a requirement that the Department submit a report regarding the amount of office space square footage paid for and actually used by the Department. (Section 219) |
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4. Television and Radio Productions. The Governor deleted a prohibition against the Department developing or producing any television or radio productions. (Section 232) 5. Request for Proposal Requirements. The Governor deleted a requirement prohibiting any State department or agency from issuing a request for proposal for a contract in excess of $5.0 million without first considering an evaluation process to learn more about the specific market of the future proposal. (Section 238) 6. Full-time Equated Positions: Spending and Reporting. The Governor deleted a section which stated that it is the Legislature's intent that: 1) appropriations are properly accounted for, and 2) that full-time equated positions are not to be used as placeholders for spending in other parts of budgets. The section also required an annual report to the Legislature that details full-time equated position data. (Section 240) 7. Insurance and Financial Economic Development. The Governor deleted requirement for the Department to submit a report to the Legislature indicating funds spent and full-time positions used, and a plan for ongoing and future efforts, regarding support of economic development of the insurance or financial industries. (Section 310) 8. Federal Standards. The Governor deleted a prohibition against the Department adopting or promulgating a rule more stringent than the applicable Federal standard unless specifically authorized by statute. (Section 341) 9. Autism Coverage Fund. The Governor deleted requirements regarding the FY 2013-14 appropriation of $11.0 million for the autism coverage fund regarding spending and department reports on diagnosis and treatment. An appropriation to the fund was not included in the Governor's recommendation for FY 2014-15. (Sections 801 and 802) 10. Adjustments from FY 2013-14. The Governor deleted a section that anticipated FY 2014-15 appropriations for the Department budget would be the same as for FY 2013-14, except for adjustments due to changes in caseload and related costs, Federal fund match rates, economic factors, and available revenue. (Section 1201) 11. Identify Legacy Costs. The Governor deleted a section that stated it was the intent of the Legislature that the Department identify the amounts for normal retirement costs and legacy retirement costs for FY 2014-15. (Section 1202) 12. FY 2014-15 Legacy Costs Identified. The Governor included a new section that indicates total appropriations for legacy costs are $10,148,200. Pension-related legacy costs are estimated at $5,627,200, and retiree health care legacy costs are estimated at $4,521,000. (Section 10-235) |
Date Completed: 2-14-14 Fiscal Analyst: Glenn Steffens
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.