FY 2015-16 INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES BUDGET S.B. 125 (S-1): SENATE APPROPRIATIONS REC.
Senate Bill 125 (S-1 as reported) Throughout this document Senate means Appropriations Committee.
Committee: Appropriations
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CHANGES FROM FY 2014-15 YEAR-TO-DATE |
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FULL-TIME EQUATED (FTE) CLASSIFIED POSITIONS/FUNDING SOURCE |
FY 2014-15 YEAR-TO-DATE |
FY 2015-16 SEN. FULL COMM. |
AMOUNT |
PERCENT |
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FTE Positions.............................................................. |
337.0 |
337.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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GROSS......................................................................... |
65,189,700 |
64,962,700 |
(227,000) |
(0.3) |
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Less: |
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Interdepartmental Grants Received..................... |
707,600 |
707,600 |
0 |
0.0 |
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ADJUSTED GROSS.................................................. |
64,482,100 |
64,255,100 |
(227,000) |
(0.4) |
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Less: |
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Federal Funds.......................................................... |
2,000,000 |
2,000,000 |
0 |
0.0 |
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Local and Private.................................................... |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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TOTAL STATE SPENDING....................................... |
62,482,100 |
62,255,100 |
(227,000) |
(0.4) |
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Less: |
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Other State Restricted Funds................................ |
62,427,100 |
62,200,100 |
(227,000) |
(0.4) |
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GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE.............. |
55,000 |
55,000 |
0 |
0.0 |
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PAYMENTS TO LOCALS.......................................... |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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$65,189,700 |
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1. Healthy Michigan Plan Reporting. The Governor included $150,000 GF/GP for the executive director program to administer reporting requirements under Medicaid expansion regarding evidence on rate changes. The Senate included $55,000 GF/GP for this program. In FY 2014-15, $55,000 GF/GP was appropriated to this program to create a baseline report. According to the Department, the cost of this program going forward has increased as more in-depth analysis is required in reports subsequent to the initial baseline report. |
0 |
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2. Michigan Business One Stop (MBOS) Reduction. The Governor and Senate reduced IT funding due to decreased costs. The Department previously paid for MBOS portal services for online license applications. Since the Department started issuing licenses directly from its own website, this service was no longer needed. |
(78,500) |
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3. Economic Adjustments. Includes a negative $446,100 Gross and $0 GF/GP for OPEB and $297,600 Gross and $0 GF/GP for other economic adjustments. |
(148,500) |
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4. Comparison to Governor's Recommendation. The Senate is $95,000 Gross and $95,000 GF/GP under the Governor. |
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($227,000) |
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FY 2015-16 Senate Appropriations Committee Gross Appropriation................................... |
$64,962,700 |
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Boilerplate Changes from FY 2014-15 Year-to-Date: |
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1. Benchmarks and Performance Measurement. The Governor deleted and the Senate retained a requirement for the Department to measure performance relating to expenditures for programs over $0.5 million, and report on proposed benchmarks. (Sec. 205) |
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2. Record Retention. The Governor deleted and the Senate 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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3. Disciplinary Action. The Governor deleted and the Senate 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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4. Office Space Reporting. The Governor deleted and the Senate 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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5. Television and Radio Productions. The Governor deleted and the Senate retained a prohibition against the Department developing or producing any television or radio productions. (Sec. 232) |
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6. Full-time Equated Positions: Spending and Reporting. The Governor deleted and the Senate 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 section also required an annual report to the Legislature that details full-time equated position data. (Sec. 240) |
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7. Economic Development Report. The Governor deleted and the Senate 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. (Sec. 310) |
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8. Autism Coverage Fund. The Governor deleted and the Senate modified reporting requirements regarding Autism Coverage Fund reimbursements to carriers for autism diagnosis and treatment. (Sec. 802) |
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9. Department Scorecard. The Senate included new criteria for the scorecard regarding metrics on annual rate filings from health insurance issuers. (Sec. 229) |
Date Completed: 4-22-15 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.