FY 2012-13 LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS BUDGET S.B. 958 (S-1): SUMMARY OF DIFFERENCES
House Bill is H.B. 5365
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$832,513,900 |
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1. Home Heating Assistance for the Vulnerable. The House did not include funding for this new program which would provide heating assistance grants to low-income households. |
(60,000,000) |
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2. Background Check Funding. The Senate used $1,028,100 in GF/GP to fund background checks for adult foster care home employees. The House used a like amount of revenue from the Health Professions Regulatory Fund. |
0 |
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3. Liquor Control Commission (LCC) IT Upgrades. The House included Liquor Purchase Revolving Fund (LPRF) revenue for IT upgrades for the LCC. |
5,000,000 |
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4. Regulation of Freestanding Surgical Outpatient Facilities (FSOFs). The House included GF/GP funding for the licensing and regulation of FSOFs. |
530,000 |
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5. Fire Protection Grant Reduction. The House eliminated LPRF funding for these grants. Remaining funding would be $8.5 million in bad driver fees. |
(773,900) |
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6. Reduce Private Grant Authorization. The House reduced authority for private grants from $3.0 to $1.5 million. |
(1,500,000) |
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7. Implement Executive Order (EO) 2012-2. The House removed the Michigan Commission for the Blind and Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS) and related funding to reflect EO 2012-2, which has since been rescinded. $22.1 million of this is GF/GP. |
(174,673,500) |
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8. Placeholder for Unarmed Combat Commission Executive Director. The Senate included a $100 placeholder for this position which has not yet been created. The House did not include it. |
(100) |
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9. Placeholder for Additional MRS Funding. The Senate included a $100 placeholder for additional MRS funding. The House did not include it. |
(100) |
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10. GF/GP to LPRF Fund Shifts. The House removed GF/GP funding from a variety of lines and replaced it with LPRF. The total of the shifts was $0 Gross, $2,043,600 GF/GP. |
0 |
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11. Worker's Compensation Agency IT Upgrade Placeholder. The Senate included a $100 placeholder for Worker's Compensation Agency IT upgrades. The House did not include it. |
(100) |
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($231,417,700) |
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FY 2012-13 House-Passed Gross Appropriation.................................................................. |
$601,096,200 |
FY 2012-13 LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS BUDGET BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS
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Changes from FY 2012-13 Senate-Passed: |
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1. Buy American. The Senate removed and House retained a section requiring LARA to purchase American- and Michigan-made goods and services. (Sec. 209 of HB 5365) |
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2. Office Consolidation Plan. The House included a new section requiring LARA to cooperate with the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget (DTMB) on a statewide office consolidation plan. (Sec. 219 of HB 5365) |
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3. State Employee Lump-Sum Payment Information. The Senate included a new section requiring LARA to provide certain information on the employees receiving lump-sum payments over $1,000. (Sec. 236 of SB 958) |
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4. Department Metrics. The House included a new section requiring LARA to find ten metrics affected by the appropriations in part 1 and report on them. (Sec. 230 of HB 5365) |
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5. Fire Services Fees. The Senate did not include a fee increase for the Bureau of Fire Services as recommended by the Governor. The House included the increase. (Sec. 302 of HB 5365) |
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6. Cigarette Fire Safety Standard and Firefighter Protection Fund Appropriation. The House restored a section appropriating revenue from this fund as it is received. (Sec. 302a of HB 5365) |
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7. MARVIN Usage Report. The Senate retained and House removed a report on the usage of the MARVIN internet unemployment insurance reporting system. (Sec. 333 of SB 958) |
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8. Rule Stringency. The Senate retained and House removed a section requiring that rules by no more stringent than the applicable Federal standard. (Sec. 341 of SB 958) |
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9. Consultation Education and Training (CET) Grant Earmark. The Senate retained and House removed an $80,000 earmark for these grants for the aggregate industry. |
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10. Bureau of Commercial Services and Bureau of Construction Codes Statistics. The Senate removed and House retained a report on various statistics for these bureaus. (Sec. 368 of HB 5365) |
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11. Homeowner Construction Lien Recover Fund Appropriation. The Senate removed and House retained a section appropriating the remaining balance of this fund. |
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12. Michigan Rehabilitation Services Sections. The Senate retained six sections which provided direction and reporting requirements to Michigan Rehabilitation Services. The House removed all six to reflect the transfer of MRS to the Department of Human Services. (Secs. 603, 604, 610, 611, 613, and 615 of SB 958) |
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13. Nursing Facilities Staffing Report. The Senate retained and House removed a quarterly report on the staffing of nursing facilities. (Sec. 708 of SB 958) |
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14. Nursing Facility Complaint Report. The Senate retained and House removed a report on the most commonly cited complaint deficiencies for the prior three years. (Sec. 718 of SB 958) |
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15. Health Systems Facility Regulation Report. The Senate retained and House removed a report on various statistics regarding the facilities licensed by the Bureau of Health Systems. (Sec. 731 of SB 958) |
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16. Regulation of Freestanding Surgical Outpatient Facilities. The House included a new section requiring $530,000 of the appropriation for the Bureau of Health Systems be spent on the licensing and regulation of FSOFs. (Sec. 732 of HB 5365) |
Date Completed: 5-1-12 Fiscal Analyst: Josh Sefton
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.