FY 2014-15 STATE POLICE BUDGET                                           S.B. 776 (S-1, Draft 3): SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE REC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senate Bill 776 (S-1, Draft 3)                                                      Throughout this document Senate means Subcommittee.

Committee:  Appropriations

FY 2013-14 Year-to-Date Gross Appropriation.....................................................................

$613,479,000

 

Changes from FY 2013-14 Year-to-Date:

 

  1.  New Trooper School.  Governor and Senate recommended $13.5 million gross, $12.6 million GF/GP for costs of a new trooper school to graduate 100 new troopers in 2015.  Funding includes $5.7 million in one-time costs and $7.8 million in ongoing costs.  Target is to increase At-Post Trooper strength from a projected 1,084 on October 1, 2014, to 1,184 on October 1, 2015.

13,500,000

  2.  FY 2013-14 Trooper School – 2nd Year Costs.  Governor and Senate recommended $2.7 million GF/GP to pay for ongoing salary and other costs associated with the full year fiscal impact of 107 graduates from a trooper school to graduate in May 2014.

2,694,400

  3.  New Motor Carrier Officer School.  Governor and Senate included $5.2 million GF/GP to fund a motor carrier officer school expected to graduate 31 officers.  Funding includes $2.0 million in one-time costs and $3.2 million in ongoing costs.

5,232,300

  4.  New Helicopter Purchase.  Governor and Senate recommended adding $5.2 million GF/GP for the purchase of a new Bell 407 helicopter, purpose is to allow MSP to double its patrol efforts in distressed cities and allow greater coverage of outstate Michigan with the two helicopters in its fleet.  Funding includes $246,000 in ongoing costs and $4.9 million in one-time costs.

5,178,000

  5.  Emergency Support Team Vehicle Replacement.  Governor and Senate included $225,000 GF/GP for a one-time expenditure to replace an older vehicle.

225,000

  6.  LEIN Initiatives.  Governor and Senate recommended Restricted fund support for disaster recovery costs ($312,800) and a programing language upgrade to XML ($350,000 one-time).

662,800

  7.  Local Public Safety Initiative.  Governor and Senate recommended adding $5.0 million GF/GP for a one-time grant program to locals which would have a focus on school safety.

5,000,000

  8.  Automated Fingerprint Identification System Maintenance/Upgrade. Restricted funds.

2,187,200

  9.  New Electric Warrant System.  Governor and Senate added $800,000 GF/GP for a new electronic warrant system.  Includes $750,000 in one-time costs and $50,000 in ongoing.

800,000

10.  Saginaw Area Records Management System.  Governor and Senate added $1,528,000 GF/GP and 8.0 FTEs for an MSP takeover of Saginaw area records management system.

1,528,000

11.  Security at Events.  Senate reduced the level of funding from $1,259,600 to $500,000 GF/GP.

(759,600)

12.  Emergency Information Program.  Senate added placeholder for enhancement of 9-1-1 data bases.

100

13.  Laboratory Operations Fund Shift.  Governor and Senate recommended shifting $118,000 in expired Federal funding and $4.0 million in State Services Fee Fund revenue to GF/GP in order to continue full support of lab operations.

0

14.  Removal of One-Time GF/GP Appropriations for FY 2013-14.

(6,561,900)

15.  Technical Shift of Public Safety Communications System Funding to DTMB Budget.

(16,340,900)

16.  Reductions to Reflect Actual Revenues Received.

(369,700)

17.  Adjustment for FY 2013-14 Supplemental.

(6,660,000)

18.  Economic Adjustments.  Includes a negative $295,000 Gross and a negative $47,100 GF/GP for OPEB and $19,063,700 Gross and $13,873,800 GF/GP for other adjustments.

18,768,700

19.  Comparison to Governor's Recommendation.  Senate was $759,600 Gross and GF/GP below the Governor's Recommendation.

 

 

Total Changes.....................................................................................................................

$25,084,400

FY 2014-15 Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Gross Appropriation..............................

$638,563,400

 


FY 2014-15 STATE POLICE BUDGET                                                                                  BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS

Changes from FY 2013-14 Year-to-Date:

  1.  Legacy Costs.  Governor and Senate added language which states the legacy costs for pensions and health care within the appropriations in part 1.  (Sec. 254)

  2.  Information Technology Services and Project.  Senate added language describing the use for this appropriation.  (Sec. 402)

  3.  Emergency Information Program.  Senate added language describing guidelines and goals of program to enhance information within 9-1-1 data bases.  (Sec. 403)

  4.  Criminal History Systems.  Governor removed subsection (12) which required a report defining a list of options to reduce the LEIN budget by 5% without adversely affecting services to customers and subsection (15) which required the sex offender registry unit to follow up on tips assigned to law enforcement within 10 working days.  Senate concurred with only removing the 5% requirement.  (Sec. 503 (10))

  5.  Traffic Safety and Enforcement.  Senate added language increasing the required minimum statewide patrol hours by MSP from 300,000 to 320,000.  (Sec. 601 (3))

  6.  Traffic Safety and Enforcement.  Governor and Senate added language requiring 4,000 patrol hours be dedicated to Belle Isle and removed language requiring the reporting of the number of prosecutions in stressed cities.  (Sec. 601 (3) and Sec. 601 (6) (b))

  7.  Security At Events.  Senate reduced the requirement for MSP to support overtime from 7,000 to 3,000 hours to reflect part 1 reduction in appropriations.  (Sec. 602 (3))

  8.  Motor Carrier Enforcement.  Senate added language increasing the required minimum number of commercial vehicles inspected from 53,000 to 60,000.  (Sec. 604 (3))

  9.  Criminal Investigations.  Governor and Senate changed within subsection (2) the reference standard metric for hours of crime investigation from that of FY 2010-11 to FY 2012-13 and changed to date due for a required report in subsection (3) from October 1 to December 1.  (Sec. 701 (2) and Sec. 702 (3))

10.  Elimination of FY 2013-14 One-time Appropriations Boilerplate.  (Secs. 703, 801, 802, 803, 804)

11.  Laboratory Operations.  Senate added expanded language describing purpose and goals for the appropriation.  (Sec. 704)

12.  DNA Analysis Program.  Senate added expanded language describing purpose and goals for the appropriation.  (Sec. 705)

13.  Biometrics and Identification.  Senate added language describing purpose and goals for the appropriation, including polygraphy.  (Sec. 706)

14.  Highway Safety Planning and Awareness.  Senate added expanded language describing purpose and goals for the appropriation.  (Sec. 804)

15.  Secondary Road Patrol Program.  Senate added language describing purpose and goals for the appropriation.  (Sec. 805)

16.  One-Time Appropriations.  Senate added language providing conditions for the other one-time appropriations, including funds for the operation of a new trooper school, the purchase of an emergency vehicle, operational costs of a new motor carrier school, the purchase of a helicopter, a project to convert LEIN language to XML, the establishment of an electronic warrant system, and traffic control service for the Michigan International Speedway.  (Secs. 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907)

17.  Local Public Safety Initiative.  Senate added language describing goals of one-time appropriations for program, including its planned emphasis on school safety, whether public or private.  (Sec. 908)

18.  FY 2015-16 Appropriations.  Senate added metrics to require a 9% increase in trooper patrol hours, an increase in aviation patrol hours of 30%, use of a helicopter to patrol Detroit five times per week and in other areas, an increase in motor carrier vehicle inspections by no less than 12%, the result of the LEIN language conversion to XML to increase communication, and the establishment and use of electronic warrant system which would save time and effort for law enforcement.  (Secs. 1202 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e))

 

Date Completed:  4-2-14                                                                                                        Fiscal Analyst:  Bruce Baker

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.