FY 2014-15 INSURANCE & FINANCIAL SERVICES BUDGET S.B. 770 (CR-1): CONFERENCE REPORT
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$75,335,500 |
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Items Included by the Senate and House |
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1. Removal of Autism Coverage Fund. The Governor, Senate, and House 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 $1.0 million of the fund has been spent, approximately $150,000 is pending disbursement, and approximately $24.9 million remains unspoken for, assuming the pending reimbursements are not denied. |
(11,000,000) |
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2. Economic Adjustments. Included 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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Conference Agreement on Items of Difference |
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3. Healthy Michigan Plan Administration. The Senate included $100 GF/GP as a placeholder for the executive director program to administer Medicaid expansion. The Governor included $150,000 GF/GP for this item. The House did not include this item. The Conference included $55,000 GF/GP for this item. |
55,000 |
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($10,145,800) |
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FY 2014-15 Conference Report Ongoing/One-Time Gross Appropriation............................ |
$65,189,700 |
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Amount Under GF/GP Target: $95,000 |
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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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Items Included by the Senate and House |
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1. Record Retention. The Governor deleted and the Senate and House retained a requirement regarding retaining copies of reports in compliance with Federal and State guidelines for short-term and long-term record retention. (Sec. 212) |
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2. Disciplinary Action. The Governor deleted and the Senate and House retained a prohibition against the Department taking disciplinary action against an employee for communicating with a member of the Legislature or Legislative staff. (Sec. 215) |
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3. Office Space Reporting. The Governor deleted and the Senate and House retained a requirement that the Department submit a report regarding the amount of office space square footage paid for and actually used by the Department. (Sec. 219) |
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4. Television and Radio Productions. The Governor deleted and the Senate and House retained a prohibition against the Department developing or producing any television or radio productions. (Sec. 232) |
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5. Request for Proposal Requirements. The Governor, Senate, and House 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. (Sec. 238) |
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6. FY 2014-15 Legacy Costs Identified. The Governor, Senate, and House included a new section that indicates total appropriations for legacy costs. (Sec. 235) |
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Conference Agreement on Items of Difference |
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7. Healthy Michigan Plan. The House included a requirement for the Department to identify expenditures associated with administering the Healthy Michigan plan, and provide a report by October 1, 2014. The Conference concurred with the House. (Sec. 245) The Conference included requirements for $55,000 in GF/GP to be spent on reporting requirements under the Healthy Michigan Plan, and for the Department to acquire at least two bids before spending the funds. (Sec. 246) |
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8. Full-time Equated Positions: Spending and Reporting. The Governor deleted and the Senate and House retained 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 Senate included provisions that would require the report to include a breakdown of FTE positions that are allocated for economic development and economic development planning. The Conference concurred with the Senate. (Sec. 240) |
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9. Insurance and Financial Economic Development. The Governor deleted and the Senate and House retained a 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. The Senate amended the section to require a detailed two year plan for departmental economic development activities. The Conference concurred with the Senate. (Sec. 310) |
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10. Federal Standards. The Governor and the Senate deleted and the House retained a prohibition against the Department adopting or promulgating a rule more stringent than the applicable Federal standard unless specifically authorized by statute. The Conference concurred with the Senate. (Sec. 341) |
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11. Autism Coverage Fund. The Governor deleted and the Senate and House retained provisions regarding Department reports on diagnosis and treatment. The Senate and House had some technical differences regarding the report requirements. The Conference reached agreement on the details of the report requirements. (Secs. 801 and 802) |
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12. Adjustments from FY 2013-14. The Governor and the Senate 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. The Conference concurred with the Senate. (Sec. 1201) |
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13. Future Legacy Costs. The Governor and the Senate 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. The Conference concurred with the Senate. (Sec. 1202) |
Date Completed: 6-4-14 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.