The Senate was called to order by the President, Lieutenant Governor Connie B. Binsfeld.

 

The roll was called by the Secretary of the Senate, who announced that a quorum was present.

 

 

 

 

Senator George A. McManus, Jr. of the 36th District offered the following invocation:

As we approach the 4th of July tomorrow and celebrate Independence Day, we harken back to our forefathers who fought the Revolutionary War in 1775 over the issue of taxation, when the good King of England decided that it was fair to tax tea because it was a brewed product like beer. The Colonists decided that taxation without representation was tyranny and fought the battle that made the United States. Then the British didn't have enough the first time and came back in 1812 for a second round when we drove them out. We fought several wars preserving the values of this country.

As we approach this weekend, let us again recall our foundation, our Constitution and the great virtues of this country--freedom of religion, freedom from unnecessary taxation and freedom from tyranny. Amen.

 

Senators Geake, Bullard and Dunaskiss entered the Senate Chamber.

 

 

 

 

Senator DeGrow moved that Senators Bouchard, Carl, Gast and Hoffman be temporarily excused from today's session.

The motion prevailed.

 

 

Senator DeGrow moved that rule 2.106 be suspended to allow conference committees to meet during Senate session.

The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.

 

Senator Berryman moved that Senators V. Smith and Stallings be temporarily excused from today's session.

The motion prevailed.

 

 

The following communication was received:

 

 

In accordance with the provisions of Section 46(1) of Act 306, Public Acts of 1969, as amended, and Executive Order 1995-6 this is to advise you that the Office of Regulatory Reform, Legal Division filed at 11:55 a.m. this date, administrative rule (97-6-16) for the Michigan Department of Consumer and Industry Services, Director's Office, entitled "Securities," effective 15 days hereafter.

The communication was referred to the Secretary for record.

 

 

The Secretary announced the printing and placement in the members' files on Wednesday, July 2 of:

 

The Secretary announced the printing and placement in the members' files on Thursday, July 3 of:

 

 

 

 

Senator V. Smith entered the Senate Chamber.

 

 

Senator DeGrow moved that consideration of the following bill be postponed temporarily:

Senate Bill No. 225

The motion prevailed.

Senate Bill No. 121, entitled

A bill to amend 1968 PA 173, entitled "An act naming certain state buildings," by amending section 1 (MCL 19.131), as amended by 1982 PA 229.

(For text of amendments, see Senate Journal No. 59, p. 1060.)

The question being on concurring in the amendments made to the bill by the House,

The amendments were concurred in, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The question being on concurring in the committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,

The recommendation was concurred in, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.

The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.

 

 

Senators Young, O'Brien, A. Smith, DeBeaussaert, V. Smith, Peters, Miller and Cherry moved that they be named co-sponsors of the following bill:

Senate Bill No. 121

The motion prevailed.

 

 

 

 

Senators Hoffman, Stallings and Bouchard entered the Senate Chamber.

 

 

The following bill was read a third time:

House Bill No. 4840, entitled

A bill to authorize the department of natural resources to convey certain state owned property in Roscommon county; to prescribe conditions for the conveyance; and to provide for disposition of the revenue from the conveyance.

The question being on the passage of the bill,

The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senator DeGrow moved that the bill be given immediate effect.

The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.

The Senate agreed to the title of the bill.

 

 

The following bill was read a third time:

House Bill No. 4827, entitled

A bill to amend 1933 PA 99, entitled "An act to authorize incorporated villages, townships, and cities to enter into contracts and agreements for the purchase of lands, property, or equipment for public purposes; to validate such contracts or agreements heretofore entered into; to provide for the payment of the purchase price thereof; and to prescribe the use of such lands, equipment, and property," by amending the title and sections 1 and 3 (MCL 123.721 and 123.723) and by adding section 1a.

The question being on the passage of the bill,

The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senator DeGrow moved that the bill be given immediate effect.

The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.

The Senate agreed to the title of the bill.

 

 

Senator Posthumus asked and was granted unanimous consent to make a statement and moved that the statement be printed in the Journal.

The motion prevailed.

Senator Posthumus' statement is as follows:

As we are working today to wrap up our session, there is a member of my staff whom a lot of you have worked with, who will not only be wrapping up today the work for the week, but we will be wrapping up her work with the state and the Legislature. A lot of you had a chance to work with Kristi Clemens, who started out a number of years ago as an intern in the Governor's Office and an intern in our office and then came to work for us. First, she did work for my constituent office, and more recently, has been on the floor working with all of you and putting together a lot of the legislation that we've been dealing with.

I, for one, really appreciate all that she's done, and I think a lot of the positive work that's been done here is in part to her hard work and going around--and even to twist arms from time to time--to make sure we had the votes.

Kristi is, even though we are going to lose her, she's going to be helping a little bit back in my area. She's going to work at the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce as, I believe, one of their legislative people, so our loss is their gain and we wish her well there. I wanted everybody to know how much I feel she's done, and know that I'll miss her and I think the Senate will miss her. Kristi, we appreciate all that you have done for the Senate.

 

 

 

 

Senator DeGrow moved that the Senate recess until 11:15 a.m.

The motion prevailed, the time being 10:22 a.m.

 

 

The Senate reconvened at the expiration of the recess and was called to order by the President, Lieutenant Governor Binsfeld.

 

During the recess, Senator Carl entered the Senate Chamber.

 

By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of

 

 

Senator Steil submitted the following:

The Committee of Conference on the matters of difference between the two Houses concerning

Senate Bill No. 166, entitled

A bill to make appropriations for the departments of consumer and industry services and Michigan jobs commission and certain other state purposes for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditure of those appropriations; to provide for the imposition of certain fees; to provide for the disposition of fees and other income received by the state agencies; to provide for reports to certain persons; and to prescribe powers and duties of certain state departments and certain state and local agencies and officers.

Recommends:

First: That the House recede from the Substitute of the House as passed by the House.

Second: That the Senate and House agree to the Substitute of the Senate as passed by the Senate and to the following amendments:

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 976,657,800

Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers 3,467,900

ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 973,189,900

Total federal revenues 570,650,200

Total local revenues 12,561,400

Total private revenues 4,881,300

Total other state restricted revenues 197,310,400

State general fund/general purpose $ 187,786,600

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 374,401,800

Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers 893,200

ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 373,508,600

Total federal revenues 112,620,400

Total local revenues 0

Total private revenues 920,700

Total other state restricted revenues 184,113,600

State general fund/general purpose $ 75,853,900

Unclassified salaries $ 4,720,800

Executive director programs--45.0 FTE positions 4,615,700

Policy development--9.0 FTE positions 1,308,500

Utility consumer representation 800,000

Regulatory efficiency improvements/backlog reduction initiative 750,000

MES board of review program--21.0 FTE positions 1,478,900

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 13,673,900

DOL-ETA, unemployment insurance 1,865,500

DOL, multiple grants for safety and health 158,000

Private - college work-study 25,000

Motor carrier fees 22,100

Public utility assessments 339,000

Corporation fees 107,900

Bank fees 204,900

Consumer finance fees 45,800

Health professions regulatory fund 2,099,900

Credit union fees 86,100

Insurance regulatory fees 303,900

Liquor purchase revolving fund 1,148,400

Michigan state housing development authority fees and charges 308,000

Mobile home commission fees 39,800

State fair revenue 65,600

Utility consumer representation fund 800,000

Licensing and regulation fees 971,100

Construction code fund 207,400

Elevator fees 1,400

Safety education and training fund 156,600

Workers' compensation administrative revolving fund 19,600

State general fund/general purpose $ 4,697,900

Administration--9.0 FTE positions $ 827,800

Arts and cultural grants 21,548,700

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 22,376,500

NFAH-NEA, promotion of the arts, state and regional programs 700,000

State general fund/general purpose $ 21,676,500

IDG, department of agriculture 78,800

State fair revenue 6,261,200

State general fund/general purpose $ 0

IDG from department of community health, inspection contract 105,600

HHS-HCFA, medicare supplementary medical insurance 370,400

HHS-HCFA, state survey and certification of health care providers and suppliers, medicaid 924,900

Fire alarm regulation fees 158,900

Fire services fees 1,126,200

State general fund/general purpose $ 1,138,800

Administrative services--73.0 FTE positions $ 4,759,500

Technology support--103.0 FTE positions 12,194,100

Insurance automation 750,000

Health services information systems 750,000

Rent 4,932,400

Building occupancy charges - property development services 4,666,200

Workers' compensation 1,010,400

Special project advances 740,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 29,802,600

IDT from insurance bureau 508,800

Federal funds 738,400

HHS, federal funds 707,100

DOL, multiple grants for safety and health 113,500

DOL-ETA, unemployment insurance 220,500

Private - college work-study 25,100

Private - special project advances 740,000

Motor carrier fees 187,700

Public utility assessments 2,548,300

Corporation fees 1,977,000

Mobile home commission fees 132,400

Liquor purchase revolving fund 6,364,500

Michigan state housing development authority fees and charges 1,009,900

Credit union fees 249,300

Bank fees 449,800

Securities fees 12,100

Consumer finance fees 129,700

Insurance regulatory fees 1,557,100

Health professions regulatory fund 3,401,300

Licensing and regulation fees 1,814,600

Fees and collections 93,700

Boiler fee revenue 35,400

Construction code fund 834,400

Elevator fees 107,200

Safety education and training fund 160,400

Second injury fund 12,100

Self insurers' security fund 2,100

Silicosis and dust disease fund 4,900

Workers' compensation administrative revolving fund 963,000

State general fund/general purpose $ 4,702,300

Corporate services--46.0 FTE positions 2,721,900

Corporate certification and copying--28.0 FTE positions 2,120,400

Investment oversight--31.0 FTE positions 2,519,400

Local mobile home park inspections 250,000

Property development group--13.0 FTE positions 1,345,000

Remonumentation 4,500,000

Financial institutions administration--18.0 FTE positions 1,242,700

Bank regulation--54.0 FTE positions 5,001,200

Credit union regulation--37.0 FTE positions 2,808,100

Financial institutions consumer protection--21.0 FTE positions 1,449,500

Financial institutions research and consumer services--5.0 FTE positions 357,700

Federal regulatory projects 50,600

Financial institutions corporate regulatory services--9.0 FTE positions 710,500

Insurance bureau administration--23.0 FTE positions 2,105,200

Insurance financial standards--49.0 FTE positions 7,565,100

Federal regulatory project revenues 50,600

Corporation fees 3,761,100

Mobile home commission fees 1,909,000

Securities fees 1,319,400

Land sales fees 50,600

Limited liability partnership revenue 10,000

Certification and copying fees 2,120,400

Property development fees 224,800

Remonumentation fees 5,063,600

Bank fees 6,474,500

Consumer finance fees 1,557,700

Credit union fees 3,537,500

Insurance licensing and regulation fees 3,011,600

Insurance regulatory fees 10,830,800

Insurance continuing education fees 532,400

Multiple employer welfare arrangement 131,900

Private - college work-study 10,100

Private - travel funds 5,900

State general fund/general purpose $ 556,600

IDG from MDEQ 200,000

DOE-OEERE, multiple grants 2,477,900

DOT-RSPA, gas pipeline safety 208,200

Motor carrier fees 1,730,000

Public utility assessments 13,605,900

Private - Great Lakes governors council 46,000

State general fund/general purpose $ 0

Management support services--48.0 FTE positions $ 2,846,500

Liquor licensing and enforcement--159.0 FTE positions 9,930,300

Liquor law enforcement grants 6,000,000

Liquor license revenue 10,599,000

Nonretail liquor license revenue 424,100

Liquor purchase revolving fund 8,177,800

State general fund/general purpose $ 0

Automatic data processing--5.0 FTE positions 1,373,800

Homeless program 5,290,800

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 93,068,100

HUD, lower income housing assistance program 78,771,100

Michigan state housing development authority fees and charges 14,297,000

State general fund/general purpose $ 0

Tax tribunal fees 592,800

State general fund/general purpose $ 1,000,300

Liquor purchase revolving fund 6,375,000

State general fund/general purpose $ 0

Health systems administration--178.0 FTE positions $ 13,469,900

Clinical laboratory improvement--6.0 FTE positions 1,003,300

Emergency medical services program state staff--11.0 FTE positions 1,058,500

Health facilities management information system 568,400

Radiological health administration and projects--24.0 FTE positions 1,810,200

Substance abuse program administration--6.0 FTE positions 399,400

Emergency medical services grants and contracts 962,100

Licensing, monitoring, and accreditation--24.0 FTE positions 1,569,600

Health services--105.0 FTE positions 11,350,300

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 32,191,700

Federal funds 11,790,300

Private - local northeast regional dentistry board review 18,100

Private - college work-study 25,500

Controlled substance license fees 1,270,200

Health professions regulatory fund 9,586,500

Nurse professional fund 450,000

Fees and collections 1,812,000

Other state restricted revenue 1,237,000

State general fund/general purpose $ 6,002,100

HHS, federal funds 1,761,500

Licensing fees 442,300

State general fund/general purpose $ 17,407,300

Commissions and boards $ 41,900

Code enforcement--88.0 FTE positions 6,069,000

Code enforcement flexibility 608,200

Barrier free design program--6.0 FTE positions 371,000

Administration--7.0 FTE positions 658,200

Boiler inspection program--20.0 FTE positions 1,383,800

Elevator inspection program--25.0 FTE positions 1,667,800

Commercial services--97.0 FTE positions 7,708,700

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 18,508,600

Private - college work-study 25,000

Real estate education fund 351,800

Real estate appraiser continuing education fund 45,000

Licensing and regulation fees 5,546,700

Homeowner construction lien recovery fund 1,528,900

Health professions regulatory fund 211,300

Construction code fund 7,517,900

Boiler fee revenue 1,516,600

Elevator fees 1,765,400

State general fund/general purpose $ 0

Fact finding and arbitration $ 169,300

Employment and labor relations--29.0 FTE positions 2,739,700

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 2,909,000

Publication revenue 25,000

State general fund/general purpose $ 2,884,000

Commissions and boards $ 27,700

Employment standards enforcement--38.0 FTE positions 2,276,700

Subgrantees 1,026,900

Occupational safety and health--246.0 FTE positions 20,328,500

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 23,659,800

DOL, multiple grants for safety and health 11,762,500

Safety education and training fund 4,741,700

Fees and collections 668,900

State general fund/general purpose $ 6,486,700

Administration--134.0 FTE positions $ 7,891,100

Board of magistrates administration--8.0 FTE positions 1,737,900

Appellate commission administration--11.4 FTE positions 785,300

Supplemental benefit fund 1,700,000

Insurance funds administration--39.0 FTE positions 10,051,400

Automatic data processing 506,000

Grant to the Michigan jobs commission, hire the handicapped program 50,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 22,721,700

Workers' compensation administrative revolving fund 1,931,400

Second injury fund 6,398,200

Self insurers' security fund 1,705,200

Silicosis and dust disease fund 2,504,000

State general fund/general purpose $ 10,182,900

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 602,256,000

Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers 2,574,700

ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 599,681,300

Total federal revenues 458,029,800

Total local revenues 12,561,400

Total private revenues 3,960,600

Total other state restricted revenues 13,196,800

State general fund/general purpose $ 111,932,700

Unclassified salaries $ 759,300

Executive direction--16.0 FTE positions 1,234,100

K.I. Sawyer base conversion authority 346,700

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 2,340,100

IDG-MDEQ, air quality fees 58,000

DOL-ETA, unemployment insurance 63,400

DOL-ETA, employment service 44,000

DOL, bureau of labor statistics 900

DOL-ETA 800

DOL-OVET 2,000

Contingent fund, penalty and interest account 700

State general fund/general purpose $ 2,170,300

Administrative services--74.0 FTE positions $ 5,422,600

Rent 1,549,300

Building occupancy charges - property development services 620,500

Workers' compensation 152,300

Special project advances 700,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 8,444,700

DOL-ETA, job training partnership grants 513,700

DED, cooperative demonstration, school-to-work 150,000

DED-OSERS, rehabilitation services, vocational rehabilitation of state grants 1,075,400

DED-OSERS, client assistance for individuals with disabilities 11,300

HHS-SSA, supplemental security income 2,900

HHS, temporary assistance for needy families 253,000

Private special project advances 700,000

State general fund/general purpose $ 5,738,400

Welcome centers--56.0 FTE positions 3,489,400

Michigan promotion program 7,492,500

Job creation services--121.0 FTE positions 13,909,500

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 32,876,000

IDG-MDEQ, air quality fees 42,000

DOL-NOICC 166,400

HUD-CPD, community development block grant 1,664,900

Private - Michigan certified development corporation fees 127,500

Industry support fees 50,000

State general fund/general purpose $ 30,825,200

IDG-MDOC 31,400

DED, cooperative demonstration, school-to-work 1,680,900

DED-OPSE, multiple grants 999,500

DED-OSERS, client assistance for individuals with disabilities 343,400

DED-OSERS, special education, state grants 39,500

DED-OSERS, centers for independent living 56,500

DED-OSERS, rehabilitation long-term training 227,400

DED-OSERS, rehabilitation services, vocational rehabilitation of state grants 37,508,200

DED-OSERS, state grants for technical-related assistance 749,800

DOL-ETA, job training partnership act 5,800,500

HHS-SSA, supplemental security income 3,382,300

CNS 503,400

HHS-ACF, temporary assistance for needy families 1,945,700

Local vocational rehabilitation match 3,152,200

Private gifts, bequests, and donations 1,351,400

Rehabilitation services fees 1,880,000

Risk management internal service fund 99,700

Second injury fund 50,000

Student fees 44,700

Training material fees 249,600

State general fund/general purpose $ 8,680,300

Job training programs subgrantees $ 114,996,200

Michigan community service commission subgrantees 5,300,000

Displaced homemakers 450,000

Supported employment grants 1,308,600

Technology assistance grants 278,300

Vocational rehabilitation client services/facilities 47,234,400

Vocational rehabilitation independent living 1,077,700

Personal care attendants 300,000

School-to-work subgrantees 10,500,000

Trade academy grants 344,700

Economic development job training grants 31,007,300

Work first grants 94,079,000

CDBG pass-through 45,000,000

Michigan transition initiative grants 454,500

Precollege programs in engineering and the sciences 452,900

State research fund 300,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 353,083,600

IDG-MDOC 1,015,600

DED, cooperative demonstration, school-to-work 10,200,000

DED-OSERS, centers for independent living 525,000

DED-OSERS, rehabilitation services, vocational rehabilitation of state grants 33,345,200

DED-OSERS, rehabilitation services facilities 2,272,500

DED-OSERS, special education, state grants 454,500

DED-OSERS, supported employment 1,308,600

DED-OSERS, state grants for technical-related assistance 278,300

DOL-ETA, job training partnership act 113,980,600

HHS, temporary assistance for needy families 65,533,700

HHS-SSA, supplemental security income 1,750,000

HUD-CPD, community development block grant 45,000,000

CNS 3,900,000

Local vocational rehabilitation match 6,130,900

Local vocational rehabilitation facilities match 1,278,300

Private gifts, bequests, and donations 800,000

State general fund/general purpose $ 65,310,400

Worker's compensation $ 509,300

Rent 3,879,900

Building occupancy charges - property development service 3,104,000

Executive direction--26.3 FTE positions 1,740,000

Advocacy assistance program 1,500,000

Customer services--1,476.3 FTE positions 70,898,700

Financial and management services--168.8 FTE positions 13,947,800

Human resources--22.1 FTE positions 1,460,700

Communications and external affairs--48.5 FTE positions 3,143,300

Audits and investigations--48.8 FTE positions 3,253,300

Special audit and collections program--46.2 FTE positions 1,979,000

Special fraud control program--19.5 FTE positions 1,217,000

Information services--165.1 FTE positions 21,262,100

Training program for commission staff--2.1 FTE positions 1,035,600

Fraud control and investigations program--16.7 FTE positions 1,079,800

Referee appeals program--51.5 FTE positions 3,686,300

Reemployment services for claimants 1,000,000

Targeted employment services--39.3 FTE positions 2,830,300

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 137,527,100

IDG from family independence agency 1,427,700

DED-OSERS, rehabilitation services, vocational rehabilitation of state grants 1,300,000

DOL, unemployment insurance 73,622,600

DOL, employment service 26,655,900

DOL, bureau of labor statistics 2,319,900

DOL, employment and training administration 3,219,400

DOL, veterans' employment and training administration 6,569,800

DOL, miscellaneous funds 8,608,000

Local revenues 2,000,000

Private - MESA 981,700

MESA sales revenue 100,000

Contingent fund, penalty and interest account 10,722,100

State general fund/general purpose $ 0

Arts and cultural grants $ 20,848,700

Fire protection grants 6,375,000

Liquor law enforcement 6,000,000

Local mobile home inspections 250,000

Total consumer and industry services $ 33,473,700

School-to-work subgrantees $ 300,000

Economic development job training grants 31,007,300

Work first grants 28,465,400

Total Michigan jobs commission $ 59,772,700".

(2) The departments and state agencies described in subsection (1) may use the funds described in that subsection to continue existing programs and shall not establish new programs utilizing these funds unless the legislature has enacted modifications to the existing program or has enacted a new program.

Sec. 212. The departments of consumer and industry services and Michigan jobs commission shall establish and maintain affirmative action programs based on guidelines developed by the state equal opportunity workforce planning council which was created by Executive Order 1996-13 in order to receive general fund/general purpose dollars.

Sec. 213. The departments of consumer and industry services and Michigan jobs commission shall not implement an affirmative action plan unless it has been submitted to the Michigan civil rights commission for approval in accordance with section 210 of the Elliott-Larsen civil rights act, 1976 PA 453, MCL 37.2210, and the Michigan civil rights commission has approved the plan.".

Sec. 326. (1) The department shall submit to the department of management and budget, senate and house appropriations committees, senate and house fiscal agencies, and senate and house standing committees having jurisdiction over technology issues periodic reports on the department's efforts to change the department's computer software and hardware as necessary to perform properly in the year 2000 and beyond. These reports shall identify actual progress in comparison to the department's approved work plan for these efforts.

(2) The department may present progress billings to the department of management and budget for the costs incurred in changing computer software and hardware as necessary to perform properly in the year 2000 and beyond. At the time progress billings are presented for reimbursement, the department shall identify and forward as appropriate the funding sources that should support the work performed.

Sec. 327. Money appropriated under this act for fire safety programs shall not be expended unless, in accordance with section 2c of the fire prevention code, 1941 PA 207, MCL 29.2c, inspection and plan review fees will be charged according to the following schedule:

Sec. 328. The department shall furnish the clerk of the house, the secretary of the senate, and the members of the house and senate appropriations committees any evaluation reports and subsequent approvals or disapprovals of juvenile residential facilities operated by the family independence agency, as required by 1973 PA 116, MCL 722.116.

Sec. 329. By October 1, 1997 the insurance commissioner shall file a written report with the regulatory subcommittees of the house and senate appropriations committees and the standing committees of the house and senate that deal with insurance issues outlining the steps taken to insure that consumer protection issues have been addressed, including, but not limited to, the following:

(a) Consumer complaints against insurance companies.

(b) Rates and form filings.

(c) Efforts by the commissioner to comply with regulatory and oversight requirements imposed by law.

Sec. 330. The department of consumer and industry services, public service commission, shall submit a status report on the energy program to the regulatory subcommittees of the house and senate appropriations committees with copies to the house and senate fiscal agencies on or before March 1, 1998 and September 1, 1998. The report shall include, but not be limited to, a list of grants projects, a brief description of each project, and the amount expended on each project. Upon enactment of House Bill No. 4820 and House Bill No. 4821 of the 89th Legislature, up to $200,000.00 in the form of an interdepartmental grant from the department of environmental quality shall be expended by the public service commission for the purpose of establishing a uniform system of reporting oil and gas volumes and values for the purposes of establishing revenues for the department of treasury, department of environmental quality, and department of natural resources.

Sec. 331. Of the funds appropriated in section 101 for the Michigan state fair, state fair operations, $78,800.00 is allocated for the payment of up to 75% of cash premiums offered at a draft horse show to be held at the Michigan state fairgrounds. The funds shall be provided through an interdepartmental grant from the department of agriculture, agriculture equine industry development fund.".

(4) Seventy percent of the economic development job training grant funds shall be awarded to community colleges or a consortium of community colleges and other eligible applicants pursuant to the requirements of section 406.

(5) Training grants provided by the private sector trainers may reach or exceed 20% of total grants, but not less than 10%.

(6) An applicant may be a district, intermediate district, community college, public or private nonprofit college or university, nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is to provide education programs or employment and training services or vocational rehabilitation programs or school-to-work transition programs, local workforce development board, the headquarters of a federal and state sponsored manufacturing technology center, or a consortium consisting of any combination of districts, intermediate districts, community colleges, nonprofit organizations described in this subsection, or public or private nonprofit colleges or universities described in this subsection." and renumbering the remaining subsections.

Sec. 427. (1) The department shall submit to the department of management and budget, senate and house appropriations committees, senate and house fiscal agencies, and senate and house standing committees having jurisdiction over technology issues periodic reports on the department's efforts to change the department's computer software and hardware as necessary to perform properly in the year 2000 and beyond. These reports shall identify actual progress in comparison to the department's approved work plan for these efforts.

(2) The department may present progress billings to the department of management and budget for the costs incurred in changing computer software and hardware as necessary to perform properly in the year 2000 and beyond. At the time progress billings are presented for reimbursement, the department shall identify and forward as appropriate the funding sources that should support the work performed.

Sec. 428. The department of Michigan jobs commission shall report to the regulatory subcommittees of the senate and house appropriations committees by September 30, 1998, on the distribution of the Michigan community service commission volunteer investment grants.".

Sec. 432. Any funds received by interdepartmental grant, contract, or otherwise from the family independence agency for initiating an enhanced technical vocational program shall meet the criteria described in the family independence agency budget relative to that program.

Sec. 433. The department of Michigan jobs commission shall work cooperatively with the department of civil service to identify state employees who will lose their jobs as a result of an agency or program being reorganized, modified, or eliminated and shall develop training programs and provide training to these individuals that will provide them an opportunity and skills necessary to secure new employment within state government or the private sector. The department of Michigan jobs commission shall submit to the regulatory subcommittees of the senate and house appropriations committees semiannual reports on its activities and progress.

Sec. 434. Funds appropriated to the department of Michigan jobs commission for economic development job training grants shall not be expended to train employees above first level management in supervision hierarchy who are employed by a business organization whose gross annual revenues exceed $1,000,000.00.

Sec. 435. The $344,700.00 appropriated in section 101 for trade academy grants shall be expended to establish a precollege program in engineering and the sciences in Kent County.".

Third: That the Senate and House agree to the title of the bill to read as follows:

A bill to make appropriations for the departments of consumer and industry services and Michigan jobs commission and certain other state purposes for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditure of those appropriations; to provide for the imposition of certain fees; to provide for the disposition of fees and other income received by the state agencies; to provide for reports to certain persons; and to prescribe powers and duties of certain state departments and certain state and local agencies and officers.

 

Pending the order that, under joint rule 9, the conference report be laid over one day,

Senator DeGrow moved that the rule be suspended.

The motion prevailed.

The question being on the adoption of the conference report,

The first conference report was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The question being on concurring in the committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,

The recommendation was concurred in, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.

 

 

Senator Geake submitted the following:

The Committee of Conference on the matters of difference between the two Houses concerning

Senate Bill No. 169, entitled

A bill to make appropriations for the family independence agency and certain state purposes related to public welfare services for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations; to create funds; to provide for the imposition of fees; to provide for reports; to provide for the disposition of fees and other income received by the state agency; and to provide for the powers and duties of certain individuals, local governments, and state departments, agencies, and officers.

Recommends:

First: That the House recede from the Substitute of the House as passed by the House.

Second: That the Senate and House agree to the Substitute of the Senate as passed by the Senate, amended to read as follows:

A bill to make appropriations for the family independence agency and certain state purposes related to public welfare services for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations; to create funds; to provide for the imposition of fees; to provide for reports; to provide for the disposition of fees and other income received by the state agency; and to provide for the powers and duties of certain individuals, local governments, and state departments, agencies, and officers.

Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the family independence agency and certain state purposes related to public welfare services for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, from the following funds:

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 2,944,881,300

Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers 150,000

ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 2,944,731,300

Total federal revenues 1,674,242,600

Total private revenues 7,217,400

Total local revenues 67,336,500

Total other state restricted revenues 179,095,600

State general fund/general purpose $ 1,016,839,200

Payments to units of local government 84,565,000

Unclassified salaries--6.0 FTE positions $ 464,100

Salaries and wages--795.3 FTE positions 37,719,000

Contractual services, supplies, and materials 10,318,000

Demonstration projects--11.0 FTE positions 10,612,500

Health and welfare data center equipment 4,166,700

Computer service fees 10,120,600

Automated social services information system project--27.0 FTE positions 33,970,400

Data system enhancement--28.0 FTE positions 12,744,900

Child support automation--5.0 FTE positions $ 35,446,300

Child support distribution computer system 625,000

Commission on disability concerns--10.0 FTE positions 659,600

Commission for the blind--118.0 FTE positions 17,482,200

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 174,329,300

IDG-ADP user fees 150,000

ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 174,179,300

Total federal revenues 102,469,200

Total private revenues 1,840,000

Total local revenues 475,000

Total other state restricted revenues 477,300

State general fund/general purpose $ 68,917,800

Salaries and wages--353.8 FTE positions $ 17,734,600

Contractual services, supplies, and materials 6,226,800

Child support incentive payments 32,409,600

Legal support contracts--5.0 FTE positions 79,117,900

Supplemental security income advocates, salaries and wages--18.0 FTE positions 734,350

State incentive payments 3,934,200

Employment and training support services 25,826,700

Food stamp issuance 5,374,400

High school completion project--4.0 FTE positions 278,400

Wage employment verification reporting--2.0 FTE positions 1,795,000

Urban and rural empowerment/enterprise zones 100

Supplemental security income advocacy--23.2 FTE positions 1,830,150

Training and staff development--66.0 FTE positions 10,284,300

Community services block grant 18,100,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 203,646,500

Total federal revenues 177,799,200

State general fund/general purpose $ 25,847,300

Salaries and wages--70.3 FTE positions $ 3,357,900

Contractual services, supplies, and materials 1,782,000

Refugee assistance program--12.0 FTE positions 7,377,100

County juvenile officers 3,742,700

Foster care payments 246,162,100

Youth in transition--20.0 FTE positions 10,256,900

Interstate compact 300,000

Adoption subsidies 103,227,900

Child care fund 33,717,600

Children's benefit fund donations 21,000

Domestic violence prevention and treatment--2.0 FTE positions 4,741,200

Teenage parent counseling--3.0 FTE positions 3,405,200

Family preservation and prevention services--14.0 FTE positions 71,255,700

Black child and family institute 100,000

Rape prevention and services 1,100,000

Attorney general contracts $ 1,658,900

Guardian contract 600,000

County shelters 200,000

Prosecuting attorney contracts--1.0 FTE position 1,061,700

Children's trust fund administration--4.0 FTE positions 310,300

Children's trust fund grants 2,615,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 496,993,200

Total federal revenues 228,599,900

Private - children's benefit fund donations 21,000

Private - collections 3,601,300

Children's trust fund 1,810,300

Local funds - county payback 27,643,200

State general fund/general purpose $ 235,317,500

Delinquency services operations $ 14,528,600

Genesee valley and Detroit detention centers--210.2 FTE positions 14,398,500

Residential care centers--45.0 FTE positions 2,499,300

Federally funded activities--27.1 FTE positions 1,813,800

W.J. Maxey memorial fund 45,000

Regional detention services--10.6 FTE positions 1,207,300

Juvenile boot camp program 2,300,000

Committee on juvenile justice administration--4.0 FTE positions 340,500

Committee on juvenile justice grants 1,900,000

Personnel payroll costs--978.2 FTE positions 50,891,600

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 89,924,600

Total federal revenues 14,512,600

Total private revenues 45,000

Local funds - county payback 39,025,200

State general fund/general purpose $ 36,341,800

Field staff, salaries and wages--7,999.1 FTE positions $ 284,277,100

Children and adult services, salaries and wages--2,751.9 FTE positions 107,284,000

Contractual services, supplies, and materials 23,512,500

Outstationed eligibility workers--30.0 FTE positions 3,470,200

Total federal revenues 267,677,300

Local funds - donated funds 193,100

Private funds - hospital contributions 1,710,100

State general fund/general purpose $ 157,190,900

Rent $ 44,176,300

Occupancy charge 10,872,900

Travel 7,822,700

Equipment 2,684,900

Workers' compensation $ 5,234,100

Advisory commissions 17,900

Payroll taxes and fringe benefits 159,345,600

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 230,154,400

Total federal revenues 129,920,800

Departmentwide lapse revenue 8,000,000

State general fund/general purpose $ 92,233,600

Total federal revenues 66,798,700

State general fund/general purpose $ 0

Family independence program $ 702,626,600

State disability assistance payments 29,460,600

Food stamp program benefits 132,000,000

State supplementation 55,604,000

State supplementation administration 2,502,000

Low income energy assistance program--21.7 FTE positions 82,046,300

State emergency relief--2.0 FTE positions 37,400,000

Weatherization assistance 15,934,100

Day care services 211,215,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 1,268,788,600

Total federal revenues 686,464,900

Child support collections 156,007,900

Supplemental security income recoveries 6,800,000

Public assistance recoupment revenue 6,000,100

State general fund/general purpose $ 413,515,700

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ (12,525,400)

Sec. 201. (1) In accordance with section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state sources for fiscal year 1997-98 is estimated at $1,195,934,800.00 in this act and state spending from state sources to local units of government for fiscal year 1997-98 is estimated at $84,565,000.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to units of local government will occur:

Child care fund. $ 33,717,600

County juvenile officers 2,744,000

Adoption subsidies 46,898,200

State disability program. 1,205,200

TOTAL $ 84,565,000

(2) If it appears to the principal executive officer of a department or branch that state spending to local units of government will be less than the amount that was projected to be expended under subsection (1), the principal executive officer shall immediately give notice of the approximate shortfall to the department of management and budget.

Sec. 202. The family independence agency may receive and expend advances or reimbursements from the department of state police for the administration of the individual and family grant disaster assistance program. An account shall be established in the family independence agency for this purpose when a disaster is declared. The authorization and allotment for the account shall be in the amount advanced or reimbursed from the department of state police.

Sec. 203. The director of the department of management and budget may make administrative transfers of appropriations for the family independence agency to adjust amounts between the local funds - county payback line items in section 101. Such transfers shall be made in compliance with section 393(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

Sec. 204. In addition to funds appropriated in section 101 for all programs and services, there is appropriated for write-offs of accounts receivable, deferrals, and for prior year obligations in excess of applicable prior year appropriations, an amount equal to total write-offs and prior year obligations, but not to exceed amounts available in prior year revenues.

Sec. 205. The expenditures and funding sources authorized under this act are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

Sec. 206. The family independence agency may retain all of the state's share of food stamp overissuance collections as an offset to general fund/general purpose costs. Retained collections shall be applied against federal funds deductions in all appropriation units where department costs related to the investigation and recoupment of food stamp overissuances are incurred. Retained collections in excess of such costs shall be applied against the federal funds deducted in the executive operations appropriation unit.

Sec. 207. (1) The family independence agency shall submit a report to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the family independence agency budget and to the senate and house fiscal agencies on the details of allocations within program budgeting line items and within the salaries and wages line items in the field services appropriation unit. The report shall include a listing, by account, dollar amount, and fund source, of salaries and wages; longevity and insurance; retirement; contractual services, supplies, and materials; equipment; travel; and grants within each program line item appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998.

(2) On a monthly basis, the family independence agency shall report on the number of FTEs in pay status by type of staff.

Sec. 208. As used in this act:

(a) "ADP" means automated data processing.

(b) "Department" means the family independence agency.

(c) "FTE" means full-time equated position.

(d) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.

(e) "Temporary assistance for needy families" or "title IV" means title IV of the social security act, chapter 531, 49 Stat. 620, 42 U.S.C. 601 to 603, 604 to 610, 612 to 613, 615 to 617, 620 to 629e, 651 to 669, 670 to 677, 679, and 681 to 687.

(f) "Title XX" means title XX of the social security act, chapter 531, 49 Stat. 620, 42 U.S.C. 1397 to 1397f.

Sec. 209. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in section 101, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $200,000,000.00 for federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this act in accordance with section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in section 101, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this act in accordance with section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

(3) In addition to the funds appropriated in section 101, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $20,000,000.00 for local contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this act in accordance with section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

(4) In addition to the funds appropriated in section 101, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $20,000,000.00 for private contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in this act in accordance with section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

Sec. 210. If a legislative objective of this act or the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1 to 400.119b, cannot be implemented without loss of federal financial participation because implementation would conflict with or violate federal regulations, the family independence agency shall notify the house and senate appropriations committees and the house and senate fiscal agencies of that fact. Upon receipt of the notification, a joint house and senate committee made up of the members of the house and senate appropriations subcommittees dealing with appropriations for the family independence agency may be appointed to meet with the director of the family independence agency to review the substantive, procedural, and legal ramifications of the legislative objective and to develop a plan to attain that legislative objective.

Sec. 211. Funds appropriated in section 101 shall not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services when competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services are available. By May 1, 1998, the family independence agency shall submit a report to the department of management and budget, the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives, the majority and minority leaders of the senate, and the chairpersons of the house and senate appropriations committees on efforts to comply with this section.

Sec. 212. The department of civil service shall bill departments and/or agencies at the end of the first fiscal quarter for the 1% charges authorized by section 5 of article XI of the state constitution of 1963. Payments shall be made for the total amount of the billing by the end of the second fiscal quarter.

Sec. 213. In compliance with governmental accounting standards board (GASB) statement no. 24, accounting and financial reporting for certain grants and other financial assistance, food stamp distributions are hereby appropriated and shall be recognized as general fund - special purpose expenditures in the state's accounting records and financial reports.

Sec. 214. (1) Beginning October 1, 1997, there is a hiring freeze imposed on the state classified civil service. State departments and agencies are prohibited from hiring any new full-time state classified civil service employees or prohibited from filling any vacant state classified civil service positions. This hiring freeze does not apply to internal transfers of classified employees from 1 position to another within a department or to positions that are funded 80% or more from federal or restricted funds.

(2) The director of the department of management and budget shall grant exceptions to this hiring freeze when the director believes that the hiring freeze will result in the state department or agency being unable to deliver basic services. The director of the department of management and budget shall report by the fifteenth of each month to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees the number of exclusions to the hiring freeze approved during the previous month and the justification for the exclusion.

Sec. 215. The director shall take all reasonable steps to ensure businesses in deprived and depressed communities compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both, for the family independence agency. The director shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with businesses in depressed and deprived communities for services or supplies, or both.

Sec. 217. (1) The family independence agency shall submit to the department of management and budget, the house and senate appropriations committees, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the house and senate standing committees having jurisdiction over technology issues, periodic reports on the department's efforts to change the department's computer software and hardware as necessary to perform properly in the year 2000 and beyond. These reports shall identify actual progress in comparison to the department's approved work plan for these efforts.

(2) The family independence agency may present progress billings to the department of management and budget for the costs incurred in changing computer software and hardware as necessary to perform properly in the year 2000 and beyond. At the time progress billings are presented for reimbursement, the department shall identify and forward as appropriate the funding sources that should support the work performed.

Sec. 218. In order to comply with revised federal regulations related to child support collections in the personal responsibility and work opportunity reconciliation act of 1996, the department is authorized, with the department of management and budget approval, to adjust amounts specified in section 101 and 1996 PA 352 sources of financing to enable the return of the federal share of child support collections to the federal government. The general fund/general purpose impact of these adjustments shall be zero.

Sec. 219. The department shall receive and retain copies of all reports funded from section 101 appropriations. Federal and state guidelines for short-term and long-term retention of records shall be followed.

Sec. 220. The family independence agency shall prepare a semiannual report on the temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) federal block grant. The report shall include projected expenditures for the current fiscal year, an accounting of any previous year funds carried forward, and a summary of all interdepartmental or interagency agreements relating to the use of TANF funds. The report shall be forwarded to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the family independence agency budget on or before October 15, 1997 and April 15, 1998.

Sec. 221. The family independence agency shall include in its quality control reporting the number of veterans receiving food stamps, family independence program assistance, and medicaid.

Sec. 222. (1) In contracting with faith-based organizations for mentoring or supportive services, and in all contracts for services, the family independence agency shall ensure that no funds provided directly to institutions or organizations to provide services and administer programs shall be used or expended for any sectarian activity, including sectarian worship, instruction, or proselytization.

(2) If an individual requests the service and has an objection to the religious character of the institution or organization from which the individual receives or would receive services or assistance, the family independence agency shall provide the individual within a reasonable time after the date of the objection with assistance or services and which are substantially the same as the service the individual would have received from the organization.

(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), the family independence agency shall cooperate with faith-based organizations so that they are able to compete on the same basis as any other private organization for contracts to provide services to recipients of family independence agency services, including, but not limited to, mentoring or supportive services. The family independence agency shall not discriminate against an organization that applies to become a contractor on the basis that the organization has a religious character.

Sec. 301. The family independence agency may receive local funds to be applied toward the purchase of local office automation equipment. Local office automation equipment shall only be purchased through appropriate departmentwide automated data processing equipment contracts and shall be the property of the department.

Sec. 302. Any unencumbered balances of the automated social services information system line, the child support enforcement system line, and the data systems enhancement line may not lapse and shall be carried forward to the 1998-99 fiscal year.

Sec. 303. The family independence agency may distribute cash assistance to recipients electronically by using debit cards.

Sec. 304. The appropriation in section 101 for the Michigan commission for the blind includes funds for case services. These funds may be used for tuition payments for blind clients for the school year beginning September 1997.

Sec. 305. The appropriation in section 101 for commissions and boards may be used for per diem payments to members of commissions or boards for a full day of committee work at which a quorum is present for performing official business as authorized by each respective commission or board. The per diem payment for the Michigan commission for the blind shall be at a rate of $50.00 per day.

Sec. 307. The data systems enhancement line-item supports automation initiatives such as the services worker support and electronic benefits transfer systems intended to enhance agency programs, functions, and services. The family independence agency shall submit by December 1, 1997 a report to the chairpersons and members of the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the family independence agency specifying the allocation of data systems enhancement line-item appropriations by project and support service for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998. The family independence agency shall submit by December 1, 1997 and each quarter thereafter, a report to the members of the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on family independence agency and the standing committees having jurisdiction over technology issues, a report detailing the use of funding and progress toward the completion of the assist project.

Sec. 401. (1) From the federal money received for child support incentive payments, up to $6,265,200.00 shall be retained by the state and expended for legal support contracts, state incentive payments, and salaries and wages for office of child support staff.

(2) At the end of the current fiscal year, the family independence agency may, when it is cost beneficial to the state and counties, withhold from submitting to the federal office of child support administrative expenses eligible for federal financial participation. The department may recoup earned but unclaimed federal funds from the resulting increased federal child support incentive. The recoupment by the department shall be made prior to distribution of the increased incentive to the counties. Any incentive funds retained by the state under this section shall be separate and apart from incentive funds retained in any other section of this act.

Sec. 402. From the funds appropriated in section 101 for legal support contracts and child support incentive payments, the family independence agency may fund demonstration projects to enhance friend of the court child support collections efforts for public assistance recipients. Funding shall be from federal title IV-D and federal child support incentives earned. The projects shall be implemented in no more than 3 counties. Priority shall be given to counties with federal title IV-D aid to families with dependent children collections exceeding $7,000,000.00 in fiscal year 1992.

Sec. 403. Unexpended funds in the urban and rural empowerment and enterprise zones line item shall not lapse but shall carry forward for use in fiscal year 1998-99.

Sec. 404. Not later than September 30 of each year, the family independence agency shall submit for public hearing to the chairpersons of the house and senate appropriations subcommittees dealing with appropriations for the family independence agency the proposed use and distribution plan for community services block grant funds appropriated in section 101 for the succeeding fiscal year.

Sec. 405. The family independence agency shall develop plans jointly with the Indian affairs commission for the implementation of programs and the distribution of funds for recognized tribal groups and organizations under the block grant programs that are established by the federal community services block grant act, subtitle B of title VI of Public Law 97-35, 95 Stat. 511, 42 U.S.C. 9901 to 9910a and 9911 to 9912, and that are administered by that bureau. The plans shall comply with the regulations issued by the United States department of health and human services.

Sec. 406. The state general fund/general purpose contribution related to the Wayne County third circuit court cooperative reimbursement contract resides in the judiciary budget. There are no general fund/general purpose funds appropriated for this purpose in the family independence agency budget.

Sec. 407. From the funds appropriated in section 101, county volunteer coordinators shall develop partnership agreements with their local volunteer agencies.

Sec. 408. From the funds appropriated in section 101 for food stamp issuance, the department may allocate up to $1,000,000.00 to a food stamp continuance pool. Funds from this pool may be paid as grants to volunteer organizations who submit innovative approaches to aid individuals at risk of losing their food stamp eligibility due to the passage of Public Law 104-193. Acceptable criteria shall include assistance in job seeking or placement in qualified community service.

Sec. 409. From the funds appropriated in section 101, the family independence agency shall collaborate with the Michigan jobs commission to initiate an enhanced technical vocational training program that meets all of the following criteria and may use up to $4,000,000.00 for that purpose:

(a) The training program shall be available statewide.

(b) Participants shall have a high school diploma or have completed the general education development (GED) program prior to entering the training program.

(c) Participants shall be recipients of family independence program benefits under this act and be in full compliance with any applicable work first requirements.

(d) Training shall be limited to not longer than 6 months' duration.

(e) Training shall be directed to achieving or gaining skills that will lead to a career for the participant.

(f) Training shall be reasonably calculated to lead to full-time, skilled employment.

(g) Participants shall receive any additional support needed to facilitate participation in the training program including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(i) Child care, including evening or nighttime care if appropriate.

(ii) Transportation.

Sec. 501. The following goal is established by state law. During the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, not more than 3,500 children supervised by the family independence agency shall remain in foster care longer than 24 months. The department shall give priority to reducing the number of children under 1 year of age in foster care.

Sec. 502. From the funds appropriated in section 101 for foster care, the family independence agency shall provide 50% reimbursement to Indian tribal governments for foster care expenditures for children who are under the jurisdiction of Indian tribal courts and who are not otherwise eligible for federal foster care cost sharing.

Sec. 503. The family independence agency shall not expend funds appropriated in section 101 to provide intercountry adoption services.

Sec. 504. The family independence agency shall continue adoption subsidy payments to families after the eighteenth birthday of an adoptee who meets all of the following criteria:

(a) Has not yet graduated from high school or passed a high school equivalency examination.

(b) Is making progress toward completing high school.

(c) Has not yet reached his or her twenty-first birthday.

Sec. 505. The family independence agency's ability to satisfy appropriation deducts in section 101 for foster care private collections shall not be limited to collections and accruals pertaining to services provided in the current fiscal year but shall include revenues collected in excess of the amount specified in section 101.

Sec. 506. Notwithstanding section 117a or 117c of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.117a and 400.117c, the distribution of collections made to counties by child, parent, guardian, or custodian, on behalf of children in foster care who are wards of the county, shall be made in accordance with section 18(2) of chapter XIIA of 1939 PA 2188, MCL 712A.18.

Sec. 507. Counties shall be subject to 50% charge back for the use of alternative regional detention services if those detention services do not fall under the basic provision of section 117e of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.117e, or if a county operates those detention services programs primarily with professional rather than volunteer staff.

Sec. 508. (1) In order to promote continuity of service for children and families, the family independence agency shall, to the maximum extent possible, enter into multiyear contracts for child welfare and juvenile justice services.

(2) The bid specifications and contract award determinations for child welfare and juvenile justice services shall include criteria relative to provider experience, placing emphasis on total years of experience in providing child welfare and juvenile justice services, provision of services to persons of similar characteristics as the target clientele, quality of prior child welfare and juvenile justice services, length of service in the targeted geographic area, and the adequacy of the provider's plan for coordinating the provision of services in the targeted geographic area.

Sec. 509. Funds appropriated in section 101 for the child care fund may be used as local match for the purchase of families first services for clients referred by juvenile courts. For local offices and courts choosing this option, the in-home portion of the county child care fund plan must authorize the transfer of funds from the state child care fund account designated for that county to a local funds - county payback deduct account associated with the family preservation services appropriation while the involved county is still beneath its child care fund cap.

Sec. 510. (1) In addition to the amount appropriated in section 101, money granted or money received as gifts or donations to the children's trust fund created by 1982 PA 249, MCL 21.171 to 21.172, is appropriated for expenditure in an amount not to exceed $800,000.00.

(2) The state child abuse and neglect prevention board may initiate a joint project with another state agency to the extent that the project supports the programmatic goals of both the state child abuse and neglect prevention board and the state agency. The family independence agency may invoice the state agency for shared costs of a joint project in an amount authorized by the state agency, and the state child abuse and neglect prevention board may receive and expend funds for shared costs of a joint project in addition to those authorized by section 101.

Sec. 512. (1) From the funds appropriated in section 101, the family independence agency shall not expend funds to preserve or reunite a family, unless there is a court order requiring the preservation or reuniting of the family, if either of the following would result:

(a) A child would be living in the same household with a parent or other adult who has been convicted of criminal sexual conduct against the child.

(b) A child would be living in the same household with a parent or other adult against whom there is a substantiated charge of sexual abuse against the child.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), this section shall not prohibit counseling or other services provided by the family independence agency, if such service is not directed toward influencing the child to remain in an abusive environment, justifying the actions of the abuser, or reuniting the family.

Sec. 513. The department shall not be required to put up for bids contracts with service providers if currently only 1 provider in the service area exists. Existing runaway service contracts and contractors serving homeless youth shall be exempt from the bid process.

Sec. 515. (1) From the funds appropriated in section 101 for family preservation and prevention services, the department is authorized to allocate funds to multipurpose collaborative bodies to address issues raised in the Binsfeld children's commission report issued in July 1996. Priority for activities and services will be given to at-risk children and families in unsubstantiated child protective services cases or low-risk substantiated cases.

(2) From the funds appropriated in section 101 for family preservation and prevention services, up to $2,000,000.00 may be used to fund community based collaborative prevention services designed to do any of the following:

(a) Foster positive parenting skills especially for parents of children under 3 years of age.

(b) Improve parent/child interaction.

(c) Promote access to needed community services.

(d) Increase local capacity to serve families at risk.

(e) Improve school readiness.

(f) Support healthy family environments that discourage alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use.

(3) The appropriation provided for in subsection (2) is to fund secondary prevention programs as defined in the children's trust fund's pre-application materials for fiscal year 1997-98 direct services grants.

(4) Projects funded through the appropriation provided for in subsection (2) shall meet all of the following criteria:

(a) Be awarded through a joint request for proposal process established by the family independence agency in conjunction with the children's trust fund and the state human services directors.

(b) Be secondary prevention initiatives. Funds are not intended to be expended in cases in which neglect or abuse has been substantiated.

(c) Demonstrate that the planned services are part of a community's integrated comprehensive family support strategy endorsed by the local multipurpose collaborative body.

(d) Provide a 25% local match of which not more than 10% is in-kind goods or services unless the maximum percentage is waived by the state human services directors.

(5) As used in this section, "state human services directors" means the director of the department of community health, the director of the department of education, and the director of the family independence agency.

Sec. 518. Multipurpose collaborative bodies shall include in their focus of responsibility the development of collaborative efforts to reduce the placement of delinquents in residential facilities. Information on delinquency trends shall be provided by the family independence agency to the multipurpose collaborative bodies.

Sec. 519. It is the intent of the legislature that the funds appropriated in section 101 for family preservation and prevention services in the 1997-98 fiscal year reflect strong families/safe children allocations to local multipurpose collaborative bodies that are no less than the allocations in effect on April 1, 1997.

Sec. 520. (1) From the funds appropriated in section 101 for youth in transition, delinquency services operations, or foster care payments, the family independence agency shall develop community-based alternatives to public and private residential placements for delinquent youth who are adjudicated for class 4 misdemeanors and class 5 status offenses. The following criteria should be considered in developing new programs:

(a) The percentage of female class 4 and class 5 offenders placed in residential settings should be reduced and a priority shall be placed on removing female status offenders from residential placements.

(b) New programs should emphasize reducing recidivism.

(c) New programs should not jeopardize public safety.

(d) The number of male and female class 4 and class 5 offenders placed in residential settings should decline as community-based alternatives are developed.

(2) The family independence agency shall conduct a study of the residential placements of female delinquents and make recommendations regarding community placement alternatives and options. The study required by this section shall be submitted to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the family independence agency budget before January 1, 1998.

Sec. 521. From the funds appropriated in section 101 for day care services, effective October 1, 1997, the maximum hourly payment rate for all day care providers whose rates were not adjusted in August 1996 shall be set at rates consistent with the state market rate analysis completed by the Michigan community coordinated child care association in 1994.

Sec. 522. From the funds appropriated in section 101 for day care services, the family independence agency shall expend $315,000.00 to contract with the Michigan community coordinated child care association for additional resource and referral services and technical assistance to day care centers seeking accreditation.

Sec. 523. (1) From the funds appropriated in section 101 for day care services, the family independence agency shall expend $800,000.00 to expand day care provider training programs administered under contract with the Michigan community coordinated child care association. Training shall be made available to all day care providers including those who work out of centers, group homes, family homes, and the homes of relatives, and in-home aides.

(2) From the funds appropriated in subsection (1), the Michigan community coordinated child care association shall establish a training pilot project targeting in-home aides and persons providing child care to relatives. Providers who verify that they have received day care payments for at least 3 months from the family independence agency and who successfully complete at least 15 hours of approved child care training shall be eligible to receive a 1-time lump sum payment of up to $150.00 for training received after October 1, 1997. The total paid in lump sum payments shall not exceed $375,000.00. Approved training may include programs operated by the Michigan community coordinated child care association, the Michigan association for the education of young children, community colleges, universities, or university extension programs.

(3) On or before April 1, 1998, the family independence agency shall provide the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the family independence agency budget a report on the progress of implementing the pilot project authorized in subsection (2).

Sec. 525. From the funds appropriated in section 101 for day care services, on or before April 1, 1998 the family independence agency shall expend up to $3,150,000.00 to expand eligibility for reimbursement to income eligible families subject to the following constraints:

(a) A family group of 2 shall be eligible for 30% of the agency's maximum rate if their gross monthly income is $1,718.00 or more but less than $2,109.00.

(b) A family group of 3 shall be eligible for 30% of the agency's maximum rate if their gross monthly income is $2,134.00 or more but less than $2,605.00.

(c) A family group of 4 shall be eligible for 30% of the agency's maximum rate if their gross monthly income is $2,537.00 or more but less than $3,102.00.

(d) A family group of 5 shall be eligible for 30% of the agency's maximum rate if their gross monthly income is $2,942.00 or more but less than $3,598.00.

(e) A family group of 6 shall be eligible for 30% of the agency's maximum rate if their gross monthly income is $3,345.00 or more but less than $4,095.00.

(f) A family group of 7 shall be eligible for 30% of the agency's maximum rate if their gross monthly income is $3,748.00 or more but less than $4,591.00.

(g) A family group of 8 shall be eligible for 30% of the agency's maximum rate if their gross monthly income is $4,151.00 or more but less than $5,018.00.

(h) A family group of 9 shall be eligible for 30% of the agency's maximum rate if their gross monthly income is $4,554.00 or more but less than $5,129.00.

(i) A family group of 10 or more shall be eligible for 30% of the agency's maximum rate if their gross monthly income is $4,960.00 or more but less than $5,353.00.

Sec. 601. (1) The family independence agency may terminate a vendor payment for shelter when a recipient's rental unit is not in compliance with applicable local housing codes or when the landlord is delinquent on property tax payments. A landlord shall be considered to be in compliance with local housing codes when the family independence agency receives from the landlord a signed statement stating that the rental unit is in compliance with local housing codes and that statement is not contradicted by the recipient and the local housing authority. The landlord also shall provide to the department a signed statement indicating who currently owns the property and whether any delinquent taxes are owed.

(2) Whenever a client agrees to the release of his or her name and address to the local housing authority, the department shall request from the local housing authority information regarding whether the housing unit for which vendoring has been requested meets applicable local housing codes. Vendoring shall be terminated for those units that the local authority indicates in writing do not meet local housing codes until such time as the local authority indicates in writing that local housing codes have been met.

(3) In order to participate in the rent vendoring programs of the department, a landlord shall cooperate in weatherization and conservation efforts directed by an energy provider participating in an agreement with the department when the landlord's property has been identified as needing services.

Sec. 602. The department, together with other agencies, may establish special projects to provide special needs shelter payment levels for the family independence program that will support the development of transitional shelter facilities for homeless families. These facilities are to provide supportive services to families and to support the development of permanent low-income housing.

Sec. 603. (1) The family independence agency, as it determines is appropriate, shall enter into agreements with energy providers by which cash assistance recipients and the energy providers agree to permit the department to make direct payments to the energy providers on behalf of the recipient. The payments may include heat and electric payment requirements from recipient grants and amounts in excess of the payment requirements.

(2) The department shall establish caps for natural gas, wood, electric heat service, deliverable fuel heat services, and for electric service based on available federal funds.

(3) The department shall negotiate with positive billing utility companies to develop extended payment plans. Such plans shall allow clients who terminate from positive billing due to increased income to make monthly payments in order to gradually liquidate utility arrears.

Sec. 604. A provider utility shall be entitled to recover in its rates all qualifying costs incurred pursuant to an agreement between the provider utility and the family independence agency for the payment of all or part of assisted households' heating and electric service bills. Qualifying costs shall include prudently incurred costs for incentives, forgiveness, and energy conservation program development and operation costs and the cost of capital incurred for assisted household arrearages held by the provider utility. All qualifying costs incurred from program years beginning after October 1, 1997 shall be subject to deferred accounting and recovery through a general rate case application or shall be subject to timely recovery through separate limited purpose rate proceedings.

Sec. 605. (1) The family independence agency shall operate a state disability assistance program. Except as provided in subsection (3), persons eligible for this program shall include needy citizens of the United States or aliens exempted from the supplemental security income citizenship requirement who are at least 18 years of age or emancipated minors meeting 1 or more of the following requirements:

(a) A recipient of supplemental security income, social security, or medical assistance due to disability or 65 years of age or older.

(b) A person with a physical or mental impairment which meets federal supplemental security income disability standards, except that the minimum duration of the disability shall be 90 days. Substance abuse alone is not defined as a basis for eligibility.

(c) A resident of an adult foster care facility, a home for the aged, a county infirmary, or a substance abuse treatment center.

(d) A person receiving 30-day postresidential substance abuse treatment.

(e) A person diagnosed as having acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

(f) A person receiving special education services through the local intermediate school district.

(g) A caretaker of a disabled person as defined in subdivision (a), (b), (e), or (f) above.

(2) Applicants for and recipients of the state disability assistance program shall be considered needy if they:

(a) Meet the same asset test as is applied to applicants for the family independence program.

(b) Have a monthly budgetable income that is less than the payment standards.

(3) Except for a person described in subsection (1)(c) or (d), a person is not disabled for purposes of this section if his or her drug addiction or alcoholism is a contributing factor material to the determination of disability. "Material to the determination of disability" means that, if the person stopped using drugs or alcohol, his or her remaining physical or mental limitations would not be disabling. If his or her remaining physical or mental limitations would be disabling, then the drug addiction or alcoholism is not material to the determination of disability and the person may receive state disability assistance. Such a person must actively participate in a substance abuse treatment program, and the assistance must be paid to a third party or through vendor payments. For purposes of this section, substance abuse treatment includes receipt of inpatient or outpatient services or participation in alcoholics anonymous or a similar program.

Sec. 606. The level of reimbursement provided to state disability assistance recipients in licensed adult foster care facilities shall be the same as the prevailing supplemental security income rate under the personal care category.

Sec. 607. County family independence agencies shall require each recipient of state disability assistance who has applied with the social security administration for supplemental security income to sign a contract to repay any assistance rendered through the state disability assistance program upon receipt of retroactive supplemental security income benefits.

Sec. 608. The family independence agency's ability to satisfy appropriation deductions in section 101 for state disability assistance/supplemental security income recoveries and public assistance recoupment revenues shall not be limited to recoveries and accruals pertaining to state disability assistance, or family independence assistance grant payments provided only in the current fiscal year, but shall include all related net recoveries received during the current fiscal year.

Sec. 609. Adult foster care facilities providing domiciliary care or personal care to residents receiving supplemental security income or homes for the aged serving residents receiving supplemental security income shall not require those residents to reimburse the home or facility for care at rates in excess of those legislatively authorized. To the extent permitted by federal law, adult foster care facilities and homes for the aged serving residents receiving supplemental security income shall not be prohibited from accepting third party payments in addition to supplemental security income provided that the payments are not for food, clothing, shelter, or result in a reduction in the recipient's supplemental security income payment.

Sec. 610. The state supplementation level under the supplemental security income program for the personal care/adult foster care and home for the aged categories shall not be reduced during the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1997 and ending September 30, 1998.

Sec. 611. In developing good cause criteria for the state emergency relief program, the family independence agency shall grant exemptions if the emergency resulted from unexpected expenses related to maintaining or securing employment.

Sec. 612. (1) The family independence agency shall not require providers of burial services to accept state payment for indigent burials as payments in full. Providers shall be permitted to collect additional payment, not to exceed $2,300.00, from relatives or other persons on behalf of the deceased.

(2) Of the additional payments collected in subsection (1), 75% shall be distributed to funeral directors and 25% to cemeteries or crematoriums if cemeteries provide the vaults.

(3) Any additional payment collected pursuant to subsection (1) shall not increase the maximum charge limit for state payment as established by law.

Sec. 613. For purposes of determining housing affordability eligibility for state emergency relief, a group is considered to have sufficient income to meet ongoing housing expenses if their total housing obligation does not exceed 75% of their total net income.

Sec. 614. From the funds appropriated in section 101 for state emergency relief, the family independence agency shall increase the maximum allowable charge limit for indigent burials to $1,360.00 beginning October 1, 1997. It is the intent of the legislature that this charge limit reflect a maximum payment to funeral directors of $860.00 for funeral goods and services and a maximum payment to cemeteries or crematoriums of $300.00 for cemetery goods and services. In addition, a maximum payment of $200.00 shall be distributed to either the funeral director or cemetery, whoever provides the burial vault. Each provider of burial services shall be paid directly by the family independence agency.

Sec. 615. Except as required by federal law or regulations, funds appropriated in section 101 shall not be used to provide public assistance to a person who is an illegal alien. This section shall not prohibit the family independence agency from entering into contracts with food banks or emergency shelter providers who may, as a normal part of doing business, provide food or emergency shelter to individuals without regard to citizenship status.

Sec. 616. Funds appropriated in section 101 may be used to support multicultural assimilation and support services.

Sec. 617. (1) The appropriation in section 101 for the weatherization program shall be expended in such a manner that at least 25% of the households weatherized under the program shall be households of families receiving family independence assistance, state disability assistance, or supplemental security income.

(2) Any unencumbered balances of the weatherization program shall not lapse and may be carried forward to the 1998-99 fiscal year. The director of the family independence agency shall report the amount and purpose of any funds carried forward under this section to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees dealing with appropriations for the family independence agency and to the house and senate fiscal agencies on or before November 15, 1998.

Sec. 618. The family independence agency and the Michigan jobs commission shall study the outcomes for recipients who have participated in work first and shall submit semiannual reports on the progress and findings of the study to the house and senate subcommittees dealing with appropriations for the family independence agency and for regulatory services and to the standing committees dealing with human services beginning November 1, 1997. The study shall examine whether the former participants have obtained jobs, the kind of jobs they have obtained, how long they have retained those jobs, current hourly wages, whether they are receiving basic health care benefits, tuition reimbursement, or training from their employers, whether they continue to receive other types of public assistance, and any other information the departments consider relevant.

Sec. 619. In operating the family independence program with funds appropriated in section 101, the family independence program shall not approve as a minor parent's adult supervised household a living arrangement in which the minor parent lives with his or her partner as the supervising adult.

Sec. 620. From the funds appropriated in section 101 for foster care payments, the department shall increase the rate of payments for foster care services by 3%.

Sec. 621. Section 605(1) notwithstanding, a refugee or asylee who loses their eligibility for the federal supplemental security income program by virtue of exceeding the maximum time limit for eligibility as delineated in Public Law 104-193 and who otherwise meets the eligibility criteria of section 605, shall be eligible to receive benefits under the state disability assistance program.

Sec. 622. The family independence agency shall exempt from the denial of title IV-A assistance and food stamp benefits, contained in section 115 of title I of the personal responsibility and work opportunity reconciliation act of 1996, Public Law 104-193, 21 U.S.C. 862a, any individual who has been convicted of a felony which included the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance, after August 22, 1996, provided that the individual is not in violation of his or her probation or parole requirements. Benefits shall be provided to such individuals as follows:

(a) A third party payee or vendor shall be required for any cash benefits provided.

(b) An authorized representative shall be required for food stamp receipt.

Sec. 624. The family independence agency shall permit a recipient to perform non-campaign-related volunteer work in the offices of the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of state government to meet his or her qualifying work activities under the federal food stamp program. Each family independence agency county office shall compile and maintain a list of legislative and executive branch offices willing to accept volunteers. This list shall be made available to public assistance clients to assist them in selecting their social contract activity.

Sec. 626. The family independence agency shall develop and implement policies and procedures in compliance with the Wellstone/Murray provisions, being section 402(a)(7) of part A of title IV of the social security act, chapter 531, 110 Stat. 2113, 42 U.S.C. 602, to achieve all of the following:

(a) The identification of individuals on entry into the system who have a history of domestic violence, while maintaining the confidentiality of that information.

(b) Referral of persons so identified to counseling and supportive services.

(c) In accordance with a determination of good cause, the waiving of certain requirements of family independence programs where compliance with those requirements would make it more difficult for the individual to escape domestic violence or would unfairly penalize individuals who have been victims of domestic violence or who are at risk of further domestic violence.

Sec. 627. From the funds appropriated in section 101, $100,000.00 shall be used to leverage additional funds and to match funds in individual development accounts for family independence program recipients pursuant to the personal responsibility and work opportunity reconciliation act of 1996, Public Law 104-193, 110 Stat. 2105. This section shall not take effect until statutory authorization for individual development accounts is in effect.

Sec. 627a. (1) The family independence agency shall prepare a plan to provide for the establishment of individual development accounts by individuals who apply for or receive public assistance from the family independence agency by January 1, 1998.

(2) Prior to the implementation of the plan prepared under subsection (1), the family independence agency shall present the plan to the legislature. The plan shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(a) An assessment of the fiscal impact of the plan.

(b) An estimate of the impact the plan will have on family independence agency caseloads.

(c) An assessment of whether the plan will encourage individuals to seek assistance who would not otherwise seek assistance.

(d) The impact of the plan on short-term and long-term welfare dependency on assistance.

(e) Methods to leverage nongovernmental funds.

(f) Limitations, if any, on the number of participants in the program.

(g) Methodology of evaluation.

(h) Whether the program is restricted to FIP recipients or available to nonrecipient, low-income individuals as well.

Sec. 630. From the funds appropriated in section 101, the family independence agency shall increase the allocation for family independence specialists by 150 FTEs to increase the department's ability to efficiently implement welfare reform initiatives with a priority placed on the processing of child day care payments. It is the intent of the legislature that 75 FTEs be hired effective October 1, 1997 and 75 FTEs be hired effective April 1, 1998.

Sec. 631. In operating the family independence program from funds appropriated for that purpose in section 101, the family independence agency shall upon case closure send a notification to recipients of the availability of transitional child care that includes instructions on obtaining a child care application.

Sec. 632. From funds appropriated in section 101, the family independence agency may provide consumer services information, home budgeting information, and credit counseling for recipients participating in the project zero pilot project.

Sec. 633. In operating the family independence program, the family independence agency shall include in the social contract, as defined in section 57 of the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.57, the responsibilities of both the family independence agency and the client, including support services that may be available to the client, the penalties for failure to comply with the social contract and a statement of the client's right to hearing. The social contract shall provide for signatures of the client and the caseworker.

Sec. 636. Proceeds from the child support arrearage securitization project shall ensure that current receipt levels are maintained in the family independence agency.

Sec. 638. (1) Subject to subsection (3), effective October 1, 1997, the family independence agency shall limit for 6 months the amount of family independence program (FIP) benefits paid to persons who move into this state to the lower of the following:

(a) The Michigan amount of FIP benefits that would be allowed to the person or persons.

(b) The amount that the person or persons would have received from the state from which they moved to come to this state.

(2) The family independence agency shall report to the legislature the number of FIP cases affected by this section.

(3) This section shall not take effect until amendments to the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1 to 400.119b, to implement this section are enacted.

Sec. 639. An able-bodied person between 18 and 50 years of age may not receive food stamp benefits for more than 3 countable months in a 36-month period unless that person meets 1 of the following criteria:

(a) Works at least 25 hours per month in community service work activities within a 30-day period.

(b) Works 80 hours or more within a 30-day period.

(c) Participates in a work program for 80 hours or more within a 30-day period.

(d) Becomes exempt.

Sec. 640. If funds appropriated in section 101 for state emergency relief are distributed for statewide homeless shelter contracts, the family independence agency shall ensure that reports on shelters' compliance with basic standards are on file and available for distribution to members of the legislature.

Sec. 701. The negative appropriation in section 101 for early retirement compensation savings represents savings from the state's 1997 early retirement program. Not later than October 15, 1997, the department and the state budget director shall request legislative transfers under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393, to apply the retirement costs and salary and fringe benefits savings to the appropriated line items affected by the early retirement of state employees.

Third: That the Senate and House agree to the title of the bill to read as follows:

A bill to make appropriations for the family independence agency and certain state purposes related to public welfare services for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations; to create funds; to provide for the imposition of fees; to provide for reports; to provide for the disposition of fees and other income received by the state agency; and to provide for the powers and duties of certain individuals, local governments, and state departments, agencies, and officers.

 

Pending the order that, under joint rule 9, the conference report be laid over one day,

Senator DeGrow moved that the rule be suspended.

The motion prevailed.

The question being on the adoption of the conference report,

The first conference report was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The question being on concurring in the committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,

The recommendation was concurred in, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.

 

 

 

 

Senators Berryman, under his constitutional right of protest (Art. IV, Sec. 18), protested against the adoption of the conference report to Senate Bill No. 169.

Senator Berryman's statement is as follows:

Even though there are many good things in that budget that F.I.A. does accomplish, I voted "no" because I am very concerned about the numbers that took the early retirement. I think the figures I have, show that the greatest number of employees that took the early retirement was from FIA. I am hearing already from some county FIA's that their case loads are already doubling from what they were. There is a great deal of fear among FIA employees, that they couldn't handle what they had before, and these case loads are growing even more and they are not going to be able to get to these families and these kids in a timely basis. They are not going to be able to perform the job the way they feel they should perform their job. I am very concerned; will these front line workers be re-hired and how long will it take? We had a budget last year, where we said we are going to hire 120; finally, in March of this year the other 60 were hired. And it takes a while to bring those individuals on line where they are productive. In the meantime, I have some severe concerns for families and children, that they are not going to have enough individuals in FIA to be out looking after them and for their welfare. For those reasons I am voting "no."

 

By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of

 

 

Senator DeGrow moved that a respectful message be sent to the House of Representatives requesting the return of the following bill:

House Bill No. 4872

The motion prevailed.

 

By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of

 

 

Senator McManus submitted the following:

The Committee of Conference on the matters of difference between the two Houses concerning

Senate Bill No. 167, entitled

A bill to make appropriations for the department of environmental quality for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditure of those appropriations; to create funds and accounts; to require reports; to prescribe certain powers and duties of certain state agencies and officials; to authorize certain transfers by certain state agencies; and to provide for the disposition of fees and other income received by the various state agencies.

Recommends:

First: That the House recede from the Substitute of the House as passed by the House.

Second: That the Senate and House agree to the Substitute of the Senate as passed by the Senate and to the following amendments:

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 408,280,400

Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers 7,096,400

ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 401,184,000

Total federal revenues 127,080,200

Total local revenues 1,177,100

Total private revenues 450,700

Total other state restricted revenues 186,080,800

State general fund/general purpose $ 86,395,200

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 407,440,300

IDG from MDOT, Michigan transportation fund 777,700

IDG-MSP 555,800

IDT, interdivisional charges 5,762,900

Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers 7,096,400

ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 400,343,900

DOC, federal 2,994,700

DOD, federal 935,100

DOI, federal 401,500

EPA, federal 22,024,100

EPA, GWDW 3,600,400

EPA, superfund 8,383,500

EPA, LUST trust 3,229,900

EPA, UST 262,300

FEMA-federal 236,400

Federal revenues 85,010,100

Federal contingency funds 2,200

Total federal revenues 127,080,200

Local funds 1,177,100

Total local revenues 1,177,100

Private funds 450,700

Total private revenues 450,700

Above ground storage tank fees 686,000

Act 64 revenues (hazardous waste revenue) 1,000,000

Act 641 forfeited revenues (solid waste revenue) 1,000,000

Air emissions fees 10,841,200

CESARS service fee 23,400

Cleanup and redevelopment fund 34,363,400

Drinking water revolving fund 4,875,000

Environmental response fund 14,497,400

Environmental education fund 147,700

Emergency response fund 3,000,000

Environmental pollution prevention fund 1,005,700

Environmental protection bond fund 17,000

Environmental training revenue 265,400

Fees and collections 1,287,900

Great Lakes protection fund 1,000,000

Land and water permit fees 2,487,800

Landfill maintenance trust fund 44,500

Medical waste fees 362,000

Michigan underground storage tank financial assurance fund 62,084,500

Oil and gas privilege fee revenue 7,954,400

Orphan well fund 1,307,800

Publication revenue 100,000

Public utility assessments 877,500

Public water supply fees 4,224,800

Responsible party payments 4,354,700

Revitalization revolving loan fund 7,000,000

Sand extraction fee revenue 176,300

Scrap tire regulatory fund 2,165,900

Septage waste license fees 200,000

Sewage sludge land application fee 650,000

Solid waste program fees 1,117,500

Stormwater permit fees 1,228,100

Underground storage tank fees 6,318,200

Water analysis fees 1,472,000

Waste reduction fee revenue 3,878,900

Water pollution control revolving fund 3,022,800

Wastewater operator training fees 72,300

Water use reporting fees 126,000

Other restricted funds 4,600

Total other state restricted revenues 185,240,700

State general fund/general purpose $ 86,395,200

Unclassified salaries 428,200

Equal employment opportunity office 74,900

Executive direction 1,001,700

Office of the Great Lakes 685,100

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 2,189,900

EPA-federal 217,100

Environmental response fund 44,000

Environmental education fund 147,700

Oil and gas privilege fee revenue 92,100

Responsible party payments 302,600

State general fund/general purpose $ 1,386,400

Financial support services $ 1,374,000

Field operations support 1,342,900

Automated data processing 5,762,900

Office of special environmental projects 552,300

Personnel 648,600

Administrative hearings 354,400

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 10,035,100

IDT-interdivisional charges 5,762,900

Federal revenues 2,200

EPA-federal 33,500

EPA, LUST trust 21,900

EPA, superfund 68,400

Environmental response fund 731,400

Fees and collections 150,100

Land and water permit fees 60,200

Michigan underground storage tank financial assurance fund 155,900

Oil and gas privilege fee revenue 365,200

Scrap tire regulatory fund 30,100

Responsible party payments 201,800

Environmental protection bond fund 17,000

Other restricted funds 4,600

State general fund/general purpose $ 2,429,900

Building occupancy charges $ 2,018,900

Rent-privately owned property 3,899,300

Publications 100,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 6,018,200

Air emissions fees 302,000

Environmental pollution prevention fund 35,500

Environmental response fund 414,100

Fees and collections 306,900

Land and water permit fees 61,900

Michigan underground storage tank financial assurance fund 130,900

Oil and gas privilege fee revenue 268,700

Publication revenue 100,000

Public utility assessments 11,300

Stormwater discharge permit fees 43,000

Solid waste program fees 39,400

Scrap tire regulatory fund 33,200

Waste reduction revenue 52,000

Water pollution control revolving fund 79,100

Underground storage tank fees 175,600

State general fund/general purpose $ 3,964,600

Services to oil and gas programs $ 7,213,900

Orphan well fund 1,307,800

Coal and sand dune management 577,800

Mineral wells management 277,700

Metallic mining reclamation program 62,800

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 9,440,000

DOI-federal 401,500

Environmental response fund 69,000

Fees and collections 62,800

Orphan well fund 1,307,800

Oil and gas privilege fee revenue 7,301,900

Sand extraction fee revenue 176,300

State general fund/general purpose $ 120,700

Land and water administration $ 943,200

Field permitting and project assistance 5,145,300

Dam safety, erosion control, and clean lakes 1,493,400

Land and water protection 3,067,000

Great Lakes shorelands 1,682,800

Volunteer river, stream and creek cleanup program 50,000

Bolles Harbor flood control projects 400,000

Culver Creek drain 25,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 12,806,700

IDG, Michigan transportation fund 777,700

EPA, federal 656,300

DOC, federal 1,394,700

FEMA, federal 236,400

Local funds 144,000

Land and water permit fees 2,365,700

Responsible party payments 50,000

State general fund/general purpose $ 7,181,900

Air quality programs $ 4,709,000

Clean air act implementation 12,719,200

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 17,428,200

EPA, federal 3,130,200

Air emissions fees 8,283,000

Environmental response fund 79,200

State general fund/general purpose $ 5,935,800

Surface water compliance program $ 5,714,600

Surface water permits program 3,421,800

Surface water surveillance program 7,044,300

State and local water quality management planning 1,619,900

Fish contaminant monitoring contracts 321,000

Sewage sludge land application program 650,000

Stormwater discharge program 1,113,900

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 19,885,500

EPA, federal 6,976,400

Local funds 1,033,100

CESARS service fee 23,400

Environmental response fund 131,900

State water pollution control revolving fund 534,400

Stormwater permit fees 1,107,700

Sewage sludge land application fee 650,000

State general fund/general purpose $ 9,428,600

Environmental health $ 3,239,900

Laboratory services administration 5,811,500

Drinking water 10,206,200

Office of groundwater and special services 1,295,100

Radiological protection 1,469,500

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 22,022,200

IDG-MSP 555,800

Federal revenues 10,100

DOD, federal 111,000

EPA, federal 1,072,800

EPA, GWDW 3,494,200

Private 122,600

Drinking water revolving fund 2,660,000

Medical waste fees 362,000

Public water supply fees 2,824,800

Responsible party payments 317,700

Water analysis fees 1,472,000

Water use reporting fees 126,000

Fees and collections 554,500

State general fund/general purpose $ 8,338,700

Public utility assessments 866,200

State general fund/general purpose $ 0

Environmental cleanup and redevelopment program $ 42,032,000

Contaminated site investigations, cleanup, and revitalization 14,985,400

State cleanup (Act 451) 3,397,700

Emergency cleanup actions 2,000,000

Federal cleanup project management 4,956,600

Superfund cleanup 7,250,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 74,621,700

DOD, federal 824,100

EPA, federal 1,367,000

EPA, superfund 8,315,100

Private funds 128,100

Cleanup and redevelopment fund 23,863,400

Environmental response fund 11,996,300

Landfill maintenance trust fund 44,500

Revitalization revolving loan fund 7,000,000

Responsible party payments 2,442,300

State general fund/general purpose $ 18,640,900

MI underground storage tank financial assurance program $ 61,809,300

MUSTFA emergency response fund 3,000,000

Underground storage tank program 6,404,900

Above ground storage tank program 686,000

Leaking underground storage tank cleanup program 11,500,000

Emergency cleanup actions 2,000,000

Leaking underground storage tank program 4,126,500

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 89,526,700

EPA, LUST trust 3,208,000

EPA, UST 262,300

Above ground storage tank fees 686,000

Cleanup and redevelopment fund 8,500,000

Emergency response fund 3,000,000

Environmental response fund 1,031,500

Michigan underground storage tank financial assurance fund 61,696,300

Underground storage tank fees 6,142,600

State general fund/general purpose $ 5,000,000

Administration and technical support $ 1,430,700

Compliance and enforcement 4,367,800

Hazardous waste permits 1,788,900

Groundwater permits 1,249,900

Solid waste program 1,181,400

Used oil recycling program 100,000

Special federal grants 892,300

Hazardous waste disposal facility closures 1,000,000

Solid waste disposal facility closures 1,000,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 13,011,000

EPA-federal 3,094,900

Hazardous waste revenue 1,000,000

Solid waste revenue 1,000,000

Environmental pollution prevention fund 970,200

Scrap tire regulatory fund 850,000

Responsible party payments 233,300

Solid waste program fees 1,078,100

State general fund/general purpose $ 4,784,500

Municipal assistance $ 3,094,300

Pollution prevention 1,964,700

Environmental services 2,263,600

Technical assistance 1,518,900

Pollution prevention outreach 200,000

Community right-to-know information 250,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 9,291,500

EPA-federal 759,400

EPA-GWDW 106,200

Private funds 200,000

Air emissions fees 591,400

Responsible party payments 76,700

Drinking water revolving fund 885,000

Environmental training revenue 265,400

Fees and collections 13,600

State water pollution control revolving fund 2,409,300

Stormwater discharge permit fees 77,400

Waste reduction fee revenue 3,326,900

Wastewater operator training fees 72,300

State general fund/general purpose $ 507,900

EPA-federal 126,500

MUSTFA fund 101,400

Oil and gas privilege fee revenue 126,500

Scrap tire regulatory fund 52,600

Responsible party payments 730,300

State general fund/general purpose $ 382,800

Noncommunity water grants 1,400,000

Land resource program grants 1,900,000

Federal - nonpoint source water pollution grants 3,500,000

Federal - Great Lakes remedial action plan grants 700,000

NPL - municipal landfill match grants 2,000,000

Great Lakes research and protection grants 1,000,000

Radon grants 135,000

Septage waste compliance grants 200,000

Scrap tire grants 1,200,000

Drinking water revolving fund implementation 1,330,000

Auto recycling demonstration project 500,000

Environmental technology research 500,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 119,573,400

DOC-federal 1,600,000

EPA-federal 4,590,000

Federal revenues 85,000,000

Air emissions fees 1,664,800

Cleanup and redevelopment fund 2,000,000

Drinking water revolving fund 1,330,000

Great Lakes protection fund 1,000,000

Public water supply fees 1,400,000

Scrap tire regulatory fund 1,200,000

Septage waste license fees 200,000

Waste reduction revenue 500,000

State general fund/general purpose $ 19,088,600

Environmental protection bond fund $ 840,100

Total other state restricted revenues 840,100

State general fund/general purpose $ 0

Field administration environmental protection bond $ 28,800

Internal audit staff 87,700

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 116,500

Environmental protection bond fund 116,500

State general fund/general purpose $ 0

Environmental protection bond fund 723,600

State general fund/general purpose $ 0

(2) The department may present progress billings to the department of management and budget for the costs incurred in changing computer software and hardware as necessary to perform properly in the year 2000 and beyond. At the time progress billings are presented for reimbursement, the department shall identify and forward as appropriate the funding sources that should support the work performed.".

(2) As used in this section, "freedom of information act" means the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.

Sec. 219. The department shall ensure that all privatization projects to be continued beyond a first term demonstrate cost savings in that first term. Any privatization projects that do not demonstrate that they save tax dollars shall not be continued.".

Sec. 403. If the permit and regulatory fee adjustments included in either House Bill No. 4820 or House Bill No. 4821 of the 89th Legislature are not enacted into law by January 1, 1998, the projected $800,000.00 shortfall in the oil and gas privilege fee and $200,000.00 in the mineral well fees and collections is hereby eliminated by the reduction of oil and gas privilege fee and mineral well fees and collections appropriation through negative appropriations of the following amounts:

(a) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

(b) EXECUTIVE

(c) PROGRAM SUPPORT SERVICES

(d) ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION

Sec. 505. If wetland fees are not enacted into law in an amount that equals $225,000.00, adjustments to balances, revenues, and appropriations shall be made in proportion to the actual revenue realized under enacted legislation.

Sec. 506. The $50,000.00 appropriation in section 101 for volunteer river, stream, and creek cleanup programs shall be distributed on a statewide basis to volunteer organizations for stream, river, and creek cleanup projects. Funds shall be distributed through a simplified application process providing up to $5,000.00 to organizations that provide a 50% match. Priority shall be given to existing volunteer organizations and targeted to those watersheds with documented pollution problems.".

Alger - Residential Wells Eben Junction

Alger - Residential Wells Trenary

Allegan - A-1 Disposal Landfill

Allegan - Jersey Street, Plainwell

Antrim - Woodland Oil Bellaire Bulk

Barry - Kavco Landfill

Berrien - D & B Buildings

Berrien - Travel Inn

Branch - American Woodcraft Warehouse

Calhoun - American Woodcraft/Bennett Manufacturing

Calhoun - Brooks Foundry Building Area

Cheboygan - Zyco Oil Company

Crawford - Frederic Township Groundwater Contamination

Eaton - Burco Drive Residential Well

Emmet - Former Petoskey Petrolane

Emmet - Petoskey Manufacturing Company

Genesee - Dye Road Dump

Gladwin - Buckeye Oil Field

Gratiot - Gratiot County Landfill

Gratiot - Gratiot Metals Property

Gratiot - Pine River

Iosco - Residential Wells Bachman Road

Iosco - Sand Lake Gas and Sports

Jackson - Downtown Parma Wells

Kalamazoo - Speareflex

Kalkaska - Maple Street Residential Well

Kent - Composite Energy Management Systems, Inc.

Lapeer - Marathon Otter Lake Oil Field

Livingston - Whitmore Lake Road Chlorides, Brighton Township

Mason - Amerastar

Missaukee - Chemical Plant and Tar Pit

Monroe - ABC Cleaners

Montcalm - Crystal Oil Field

Montcalm - Crystal Refinery

Muskegon - Green Ridge Subdivision

Muskegon - Peerless Plating Company

Oakland - White Lake Road Scrap Yard

Oceana - Stony Lake Oil Field

Osceola - Consolidated Aluminum Tubing

Ottawa - Fenske Landfill

Roscommon - Dry Cleaner Former

St. Clair - Fort Gratiot Sanitary Landfill

St. Clair - Huron Development Landfill

Van Buren - CR 681 at Black River

Wayne - Carter Color Coat

Wayne - General Oil Site

Wayne - Parcels at Poplar and 23rd Street

Wayne - Plymouth Industrial Center Holding Company

Wayne - Recycling Corporation of America

Wayne - Welcome Center (Ambassador Properties)".

(a) The purpose of the projects to be carried over is to provide for cleanup of sites of environmental contamination.

(b) These projects will be accomplished by contract.

(c) The total estimated costs of all projects is identified in each line-item appropriation.

(d) The tentative completion date for these projects is September 30, 1999.

Sec. 1004. The funds appropriated in section 101 for the leaking underground storage tank cleanup program shall be used to fund cleanup activities on the following sites:

Antrim - Bellaire Bay Mart

Antrim - Cary's Self Serve

Antrim - Pickup Capital of the North

Barry - BPH Fire Department

Berrien - Frank's Pro Station

Berrien - Schuler's Auto Repair

Calhoun - Duck Lake Party Store

Chippewa - Twin City Riverview #2

Chippewa - USA Petroleum Corporation

Iosco - Sand Lake Party Store

Isabella - Sandel's Service Inc.

Jackson - Marathon Station

Kalamazoo - CLLP/KPLP

Kalkaska - Starvation Lake General Store

Kent - Kilts Property

Kent - Kountry Korners

Lenawee - Adrian Oil Burner Service, Inc.

Lenawee - Allen's Trailer Court

Mackinac - Boardwalk Plaza Gas Station

Macomb - Widger Chemical Corporation

Manistee - Red Barn Market

Marquette - Joe and Son's Union 76

Mecosta - Old McClain Chevrolet

Mecosta - Purcell Property

Midland - Four-D

Monroe - C. Barron & Sons

Monroe - North Dixie Total

Montcalm - Clifford Lake Market

Muskegon - Kelly's Korners

Oakland - Quick Save #6

Ottawa - Ensing's Auto Repair

Presque Isle - Radio Tavern & Grocery

Saginaw - Convenience Store

Saginaw - Fill and Wash

Schoolcraft - Emerald City Car Wash

Tuscola - Mister C's Service

Van Buren - Payless/Superamerica

Washtenaw - Chelsea Shell (aka Chelsea Amoco)

Wayne - Mercury Manufacturing

Wayne - Total Station".

Sec. 1107. The appropriation in section 101 for an environmental technology research grant is allocated to the Michigan biotechnology institute, pending receipt of matching federal funds, for the development and implementation of innovative technologies to be used for environmentally safe products, biodegradable chemicals, environmental cleanup, and waste stream minimization projects in Michigan.".

Third: That the Senate and House agree to the title of the bill to read as follows:

A bill to make appropriations for the department of environmental quality for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditure of those appropriations; to create funds and accounts; to require reports; to prescribe certain powers and duties of certain state agencies and officials; to authorize certain transfers by certain state agencies; and to provide for the disposition of fees and other income received by the various state agencies.

 

Pending the order that, under joint rule 9, the conference report be laid over one day,

Senator DeGrow moved that the rule be suspended.

The motion prevailed.

The question being on the adoption of the conference report,

The first conference report was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The question being on concurring in the committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,

The recommendation was concurred in, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.

 

Senator Gast entered the Senate Chamber.

 

 

Senator McManus submitted the following:

The Committee of Conference on the matters of difference between the two Houses concerning

Senate Bill No. 168, entitled

A bill to make appropriations for the department of natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditure of those appropriations; to create funds and accounts; to require reports; to prescribe certain powers and duties of certain state agencies and officials; to authorize certain transfers by certain state agencies; and to provide for the disposition of fees and other income received by the various state agencies.

Recommends:

First: That the House recede from the Substitute of the House as passed by the House.

Second: That the Senate and House agree to the Substitute of the Senate as passed by the Senate and to the following amendments:

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 217,711,200

Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers 7,659,900

ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 210,051,300

Total federal revenues 19,109,700

Total local revenues 0

Total private revenues 2,165,900

Total other state restricted revenues 140,389,600

State general fund/general purpose $ 48,386,100

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 217,711,200

IDG, engineering services to work orders 994,400

IDG from MDOT, state trunkline fund 35,500

IDG, MacMullan conference center revenue 1,316,400

IDG, land acquisition services to work orders 818,300

IDT, interdivisional charges 4,495,300

Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers 7,659,900

ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 210,051,300

DAG, federal 2,273,500

DOC, federal 42,400

DOD, federal 111,700

DOE, federal 1,000

DOI, federal 14,256,900

DOT, federal 2,361,600

EPA, federal 42,400

IGLFC, federal 20,200

Total federal revenues 19,109,700

Private funds 1,665,900

Private - gift revenues 500,000

Total private revenues 2,165,900

Aircraft fees 101,700

Air photo fees 1,527,800

Airport and park operation fees 40,000

Automated license system revenue 402,300

Commercial fishing fee revenue 200

Delinquent property tax administration fund 719,600

Farmland and open space withdrawal fees 525,700

Forest camping fee revenue 792,100

Forest resource revenue 20,125,300

Game and fish protection fund 45,313,500

Game and fish protection fund - deer habitat reserve 1,661,300

Game and fish protection fund - turkey permit fees 926,500

Game and fish protection fund - waterfowl fees 111,000

Game and fish - wildlife resource protection fund 1,008,700

Harbor development fund 219,000

Land exchange facilitation fund 5,290,800

Land sale revenue 1,986,200

Mackinac Island state park fund 1,540,000

Marine safety fund 4,804,100

Michigan civilian conservation corps endowment fund 1,011,100

Michigan geographic information system revenue 366,100

Michigan state waterways fund 11,606,200

Michigan natural resources trust fund 1,728,800

Michigan state parks endowment fund 4,372,500

Motor fuel sales revenue 600,000

Natural resources magazine fund 52,400

Nongame wildlife fund 744,200

Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund 1,628,700

Park improvement fund 24,468,300

Publication revenue 100,000

Recreation improvement fund 1,386,800

Shop fees 50,400

Snowmobile registration fee revenue 593,800

Snowmobile trail improvement fund 4,577,300

Other restricted revenues 7,200

Total other state restricted revenues 140,389,600

State general fund/general purpose $ 48,386,100

Commission (including travel expense - per diem) $ 75,000

Unclassified salaries 382,700

Executive direction 1,572,400

Office of information and education 662,100

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 2,692,200

IDG, MacMullan conference center revenue 14,700

Delinquent property tax 3,900

Farmland and open space withdrawal fees 4,000

Forest resource revenue 161,200

Game and fish protection fund 681,400

Land exchange facilitation fund 6,200

Land sale fund 36,100

Mackinac Island state park fund 17,700

Marine safety fund 29,000

Michigan geographic information system revenue 1,000

Michigan state waterways fund 252,200

Michigan state parks endowment fund 8,200

Natural resources magazine fund 52,400

Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund 2,300

Park improvement fund 453,000

Snowmobile registration fee revenue 2,300

Snowmobile trail improvement fund 13,000

Other restricted revenues 2,500

State general fund/general purpose $ 951,100

Budget and program support $ 6,376,000

Internal audit 689,900

Field program support 5,965,600

Management information 3,922,000

Human resources 1,309,400

Office of litigation and program services 637,800

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 18,900,700

IDT, interdivisional charges 4,328,600

IDG, MacMullan conference center revenue 7,400

DOI, federal 108,300

Aircraft fees 101,700

Automated license system revenue 402,300

Farmland and open space withdrawal fees 3,400

Forest resource revenue 596,300

Game and fish protection fund 3,555,400

Land exchange facilitation fund 2,500

Land sale revenue 21,000

Mackinac Island state park fund 15,800

Marine safety fund 210,000

Michigan civilian conservation corp endowment fund 2,800

Michigan natural resources trust fund 472,100

Michigan state parks endowment fund 16,300

Michigan state waterways fund 631,700

Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund 47,600

Park improvement fund 604,900

Publications revenue 100,000

Recreation improvement fund 4,700

Snowmobile registration fee revenue 57,400

Snowmobile trail improvement fund 65,600

Other restricted revenues 4,700

State general fund/general purpose $ 7,540,200

Building occupancy charges $ 1,650,600

Rent - privately owned property 665,300

Gifts and bequests 500,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 2,815,900

Private - gift revenues 500,000

Forest resource revenue 170,300

Game and fish protection fund 563,100

Land sale revenue 39,000

Mackinac Island state park fund 24,500

Marine safety fund 36,300

Michigan state waterways fund 197,300

Michigan natural resources trust fund 9,500

Park improvement fund 84,500

Snowmobile trail improvement fund 15,800

State general fund/general purpose $ 1,175,600

Wildlife administration $ 1,670,400

Wildlife management 14,639,800

Natural resources heritage 1,514,700

State game and wildlife area maintenance 525,000

Federal lands biological inventory 101,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 18,450,900

DOD, federal 101,000

DOI, federal 6,451,200

Private funds 101,200

Game and fish protection fund 8,178,100

Game and fish protection fund - deer habitat reserve 1,661,300

Game and fish protection fund - turkey permit fees 926,500

Game and fish protection fund - waterfowl fees 111,000

Nongame wildlife fund 544,200

State general fund/general purpose $ 376,400

Fisheries administration $ 1,256,300

Commercial fisheries 186,100

Recreational fisheries 1,663,400

Fish production 6,778,200

Fisheries resource management 10,003,300

Treaty waters management fund work project 138,200

Stream habitat improvement 1,122,800

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 21,148,300

DOE, federal 1,000

DOC, federal 42,400

DOI, federal 5,947,100

EPA, federal 1,000

IGLFC, federal 20,200

Commercial fishing fee revenue 200

Game and fish protection fund 14,998,200

State general fund/general purpose $ 138,200

State parks $ 35,301,400

MacMullan conference center 1,294,300

Nonmotorized trails 184,900

Docks and harbor development 2,093,600

Public access sites 8,444,000

Michigan civilian conservation corps 2,230,200

Engineering 1,199,000

Cost of marine fuel purchase for resale 600,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 51,347,400

IDG, engineering services to work orders 994,400

IDG, MacMullan conference center revenue 1,294,300

IDT, interdivisional charges 166,700

Private funds 255,400

Harbor development fund 219,000

Michigan civilian conservation corps endowment fund 1,008,300

Michigan state parks endowment fund 3,928,100

Michigan state waterways fund 10,355,000

Motor fuel sales revenue 600,000

Park improvement fund 23,325,900

State general fund/general purpose $ 9,200,300

Mackinac Island park operation $ 1,551,400

Historical facilities system 1,856,600

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 3,408,000

IDG from MDOT-state trunkline fund 35,500

Airport and park operation fees 40,000

Mackinac Island state park fund 1,482,000

State general fund/general purpose $ 1,850,500

Timber harvest $ 7,914,200

Forest cultivation and reforestation 3,915,900

Forest resource planning and land use 2,905,400

Private forest development 860,800

Forest finance authority 1,640,500

Forest fire protection 9,555,000

Forest recreation 1,766,300

Forest management initiative 1,100,000

Trails 2,226,900

Abandoned mineshaft closures 100,000

Forest fire equipment 500,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 32,485,000

DAG, federal 1,148,500

DOD, federal 10,700

EPA, federal 41,400

Private funds 759,300

Forest camping fee revenue 792,100

Forest resource revenue 19,120,800

Game and fish protection fund 608,300

Marine safety fund 110,800

Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund 341,900

Recreation improvement fund 282,100

Shop fees 50,400

Snowmobile trail improvement fund 1,602,900

State general fund/general purpose $ 7,615,800

Records and services $ 2,420,200

Minerals lease management 1,496,400

Land acquisition and exchange 6,286,000

Urban tax reverted residential property rehabilitation 20,000

Michigan resource inventory system 2,332,200

Farmland and open space preservation 518,300

Geological mapping 248,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 13,321,100

IDG-land acquisition services to work orders 818,300

Air photo fees 1,527,800

Delinquent property tax administration fund 715,700

Farmland and open space withdrawal fees 518,300

Forest resource revenue 76,700

Game and fish protection fund 117,200

Land exchange facilitation fund 5,282,100

Land sale revenue 1,890,100

Michigan geographic information system revenue 365,100

Michigan natural resources trust fund 847,200

Michigan state parks endowment fund 369,900

State general fund/general purpose $ 792,700

Wildlife resource protection $ 1,008,700

General law enforcement 22,962,400

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 23,971,100

DOI, federal 725,300

DOT, federal 1,861,600

Game and fish wildlife resource protection fund 1,008,700

Game and fish protection fund 14,392,800

Marine safety fund 1,188,000

Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund 356,400

Snowmobile registration fee revenue 329,100

State general fund/general purpose $ 4,109,200

Swamp and tax reverted lands $ 7,121,500

Purchased lands taxes/open space payments 7,832,600

Commercial forest reserve 2,841,700

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 17,795,800

Game and fish protection fund 1,669,000

Michigan natural resources trust fund 400,000

Michigan state waterways fund 170,000

State general fund/general purpose $ 15,556,800

Grant to counties--marine safety $ 3,230,000

Federal - Land and water conservation fund payments 800,000

Federal - Forest stewardship grants 625,000

Federal - Urban forestry grants 400,000

Federal - Clean vessel act grants 175,000

Federal - Rural community fire protection/dry hydrant demonstration projects 100,000

Recreation improvement fund grants 1,100,000

Snowmobile local grants program 2,880,000

Snowmobile law enforcement grants 205,000

Off road vehicle trail improvement grants 880,500

Natural resources and cultural research grants 50,000

National recreational trails 550,000

Game & non-game wildlife fund grants 300,000

Inland fisheries resources grants 200,000

Small range program grants 50,000

Great Lakes fishery challenge grant 750,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 12,295,500

DAG, federal 1,125,000

DOI, federal 1,025,000

DOT, federal 500,000

Private funds 550,000

Game and fish protection fund 550,000

Marine safety fund 3,230,000

Michigan state parks endowment fund 50,000

Non-game wildlife fund 200,000

Off-road vehicle trail improvement fund 880,500

Recreation improvement fund 1,100,000

Snowmobile registration fees 205,000

Snowmobile trail improvement fund 2,880,000

State general fund/general purpose $ 0

Sec. 607. Of the $2,230,200.00 appropriated for the Michigan civilian conservation corps, up to $1,000,000.00 shall be available for the operation of the Vanderbilt civilian conservation corps camp and to recruit program enrollees.

Sec. 608. With money appropriated in section 101, the department shall allow an individual who obtains a permit for entrance into a state park or recreation area to enter any state park or recreation area during the time period that the permit is effective.

Sec. 609. The department shall make necessary improvements to the Fayette state park to assure that electrical connections are made to the campgrounds located within the Fayette state park. The department shall utilize the funds appropriated for state parks from the park improvement fund for the purpose of this section.".

Sec. 706. With money received from the sale of timber on state land and appropriated in section 101, the department may employ an additional 20 full-time temporary employees to serve as firefighters for the 6-month period in which the risk of forest fires is the highest.".

Commencing at the Northeast corner of Section 35, Township 16 North, Range 13 East, Verona Township, Huron County, Michigan thence South along East section line 330 feet to point of beginning thence West 536.25 feet; thence South 330 feet; thence East 536.25 feet to East section line thence North along said East section line 330 feet to the point of beginning, 4.06 acres.

(2) Revenues generated by the sale of the property under subsection (1) shall be credited to the land sale fund created in section 802.

Sec. 804. The $20,000.00 appropriation in section 101 for urban residential property rehabilitation shall be expended in demonstration projects in depressed urban areas. The purpose of these projects shall be to determine the desirability of tax lien purchase agreements as a means to provide clear title to prospective buyers of tax reverted residential properties.

Sec. 805. The department shall refund the fee paid by an unsuccessful bidder who has nominated state property for sale, when the land is sold.".

Sec. 1004. (1) From the appropriation in section 101 for stream habitat improvement, not more than $575,000.00 shall be allocated for grants to watershed councils, resource development councils, soil conservation districts, local government units, and other nonprofit organizations for the purposes of stream habitat stabilization and soil erosion control.

(2) The fisheries division of the department shall develop priority and cost estimates for all recommended projects. Priority shall be given to applications that use the Michigan civilian conservation corps to its greatest ability.".

Third: That the Senate and House agree to the title of the bill to read as follows:

A bill to make appropriations for the department of natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditure of those appropriations; to create funds and accounts; to require reports; to prescribe certain powers and duties of certain state agencies and officials; to authorize certain transfers by certain state agencies; and to provide for the disposition of fees and other income received by the various state agencies.

 

Pending the order that, under joint rule 9, the conference report be laid over one day,

Senator DeGrow moved that the rule be suspended.

The motion prevailed.

The question being on the adoption of the conference report,

The first conference report was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The question being on concurring in the committee recommendation to give the bill immediate effect,

The recommendation was concurred in, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.

 

 

Senator Berryman asked and was granted unanimous consent to make a statement and moved that the statement be printed in the Journal.

The motion prevailed.

Senator Berryman's statement is as follows:

I thought before we got too far into a day that will probably see a lot of recesses. I would like to re-introduce to the Senate one of my staffers who will be leaving in the next month, and this is the last session day he will see. Mike Zaneis was a page here in the Senate, and after leaving as a page, he came over and worked in my office. He is another fine example of the quality of pages that we have here in the Michigan Senate. Mike follows that example of so many fine pages that we've had here. Coming to work in my office, he did an awful lot of constituent work. He worked very well with people back in my district; always respectful and always very much a gentlemen. And as we all know, with constituent work that goes a long way. Mike will be leaving and going to George Washington University, where he will be pursuing his Masters in public policy. It's been a pleasure having him in my office, and I know my constituents are going to miss him because they like to call and talk to Mike because of the way he treats them. I wish nothing but the best of luck Mike, and in your future endeavors, and at some point Michigan will be happy to have you back with your Masters.

 

 

 

 

Senator DeGrow moved that the Senate recess until 3:00 p.m.

The motion prevailed, the time being 11:40 a.m.

 

The Senate reconvened at the expiration of the recess and was called to order by the President, Lieutenant Governor Binsfeld.

 

By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of

 

 

Senate Bill No. 164, entitled

A bill to make appropriations for the department of agriculture for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations; to create funds; to provide for the imposition of fees; to require reports, audits, and plans; to authorize certain transfers by certain state agencies; and to provide for the disposition of fees and other income received by certain state agencies.

(For Conference report, see Senate Journal No. 59, p. 1048.)

The House of Representatives has adopted the report of the Committee of Conference and ordered that the bill be given immediate effect.

The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.

 

 

Senate Bill No. 166, entitled

A bill to make appropriations for the departments of consumer and industry services and Michigan jobs commission and certain other state purposes for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditure of those appropriations; to provide for the imposition of certain fees; to provide for the disposition of fees and other income received by the state agencies; to provide for reports to certain persons; and to prescribe powers and duties of certain state departments and certain state and local agencies and officers.

(For Conference report, see p. 1079.)

The House of Representatives has adopted the report of the Committee of Conference and ordered that the bill be given immediate effect.

The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.

 

 

Senate Bill No. 167, entitled

A bill to make appropriations for the department of environmental quality for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditure of those appropriations; to create funds and accounts; to require reports; to prescribe certain powers and duties of certain state agencies and officials; to authorize certain transfers by certain state agencies; and to provide for the disposition of fees and other income received by the various state agencies.

(For Conference report, see p. 1106.)

The House of Representatives has adopted the report of the Committee of Conference and ordered that the bill be given immediate effect.

The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.

Senate Bill No. 168, entitled

A bill to make appropriations for the department of natural resources for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditure of those appropriations; to create funds and accounts; to require reports; to prescribe certain powers and duties of certain state agencies and officials; to authorize certain transfers by certain state agencies; and to provide for the disposition of fees and other income received by the various state agencies.

(For Conference report, see p. 1118.)

The House of Representatives has adopted the report of the Committee of Conference and ordered that the bill be given immediate effect.

The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.

 

 

Senate Bill No. 169, entitled

A bill to make appropriations for the family independence agency and certain state purposes related to public welfare services for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations; to create funds; to provide for the imposition of fees; to provide for reports; to provide for the disposition of fees and other income received by the state agency; and to provide for the powers and duties of certain individuals, local governments, and state departments, agencies, and officers.

(For Conference report, see p. 1092.)

The House of Representatives has adopted the report of the Committee of Conference and ordered that the bill be given immediate effect.

The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.

 

 

Senate Bill No. 172, entitled

A bill to make appropriations for the department of military affairs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations; to provide for certain powers and duties of the department of military affairs, other state agencies, and local units of government related to the appropriations; and to provide for the preparation of certain reports related to the appropriations.

(For Conference report, see Senate Journal No. 59, p. 1060.)

The House of Representatives has adopted the report of the Committee of Conference and ordered that the bill be given immediate effect.

The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.

 

 

Senate Bill No. 173, entitled

A bill to make appropriations for the department of state police and certain other state purposes for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditure of those appropriations; to provide for certain reports and the consideration of those reports; to provide for the disposition of other income received by the various state agencies; to provide for the testing of certain persons; to provide for certain emergency powers; and to provide for the powers and duties of certain committees, certain state agencies, and certain employees.

(For Conference report, see Senate Journal No. 59, p. 1064.)

The House of Representatives has adopted the report of the Committee of Conference and ordered that the bill be given immediate effect.

The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.

 

By unanimous consent the Senate returned to the order of

 

 

Senator Berryman moved that Senator Miller be temporarily excused from the balance of today's session.

The motion prevailed.

 

 

House Bill No. 4305, entitled

A bill to make appropriations for community colleges for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations; to establish or continue certain funds, programs, and categories; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, officers, and employees.

The House of Representatives has adopted the report of the Committee of Conference and ordered that the bill be given immediate effect.

The Conference Report was read as follows:

The Committee of Conference on the matters of difference between the two Houses concerning

House Bill No. 4305, entitled

A bill to make appropriations for community colleges for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations; to establish or continue certain funds, programs, and categories; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, officers, and employees.

Recommends:

First: That the Senate recede from the Substitute of the Senate as passed by the Senate.

Second: That the House and Senate agree to the Substitute of the House as passed by the House and to the following amendments:

Total federal revenues 0

Total local revenues 0

Total private revenues 0

Total local and private revenues 0

Total other state restricted revenues 0

State general fund/general purpose $ 274,977,600

Alpena Community College $ 4,427,617

Bay de Noc Community College 4,073,298

Delta College 12,879,360

Glen Oaks Community College 1,938,977

Gogebic Community College 3,911,254

Grand Rapids Community College 17,167,807

Henry Ford Community College 19,191,097

Jackson Community College 11,387,890

Kalamazoo Valley Community College 9,662,776

Kellogg Community College 8,060,728

Kirtland Community College 2,812,022

Lake Michigan College 4,468,779

Lansing Community College 27,947,798

Macomb Community College 30,419,950

Mid Michigan Community College 3,607,590

Monroe County Community College 3,534,573

Montcalm Community College 2,907,824

C.S. Mott Community College 14,136,966

Muskegon Community College 8,025,890

North Central Michigan College 2,686,635

Northwestern Michigan College 7,809,604

Oakland Community College 19,845,292

St. Clair County Community College 6,327,240

Schoolcraft College 10,643,950

Southwestern Michigan College 5,138,206

Washtenaw Community College 10,176,151

Wayne County Community College 15,869,022

West Shore Community College 2,046,238

At-risk student success program $ 3,584,566

Renaissance zone tax reimbursement funding 288,500

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 3,873,066

State general fund/general purpose $ 3,873,066".

(a) The number of North American Indian students enrolled each term for the previous fiscal year, using guidelines and procedures developed by the department of education and the Michigan commission on Indian affairs.

(b) The number of Indian tuition waivers granted each term, and the monetary value of the waivers for the previous fiscal year.

(2) Colleges shall use the criteria cited in 1976 PA 174, MCL 390.1251 to 390.1253, to determine eligibility for tuition waivers, and shall grant such waivers to individuals who meet the criteria and request tuition waivers.".

(2) When creating programs under subsection (1), the colleges shall consider the following:

(a) The likelihood of the project directly providing a discrete population of unemployed or underemployed workers with job skills that will lead to increased likelihood of desired employment with the sponsoring businesses.

(b) The use of appropriations to efficiently coordinate existing but largely unconnected resources for worker training.

(c) The use of performance outcome measures to detail a correlation between partnering with local businesses to provide specific training, and the population attaining employment upon successful completion of such training.

(3) It is further the intent of the legislature that the community colleges provide recommendations for the establishment of a formal partnerships for employment grant program to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on community colleges, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the department of management and budget, not later than December 1, 1997. These recommendations shall include the purpose of the program, the populations to be served, the method of allocation of funds to the colleges, and the reporting requirements to be utilized.".

Third: That the House and Senate agree to the title of the bill to read as follows:

A bill to make appropriations for community colleges for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations; to establish or continue certain funds, programs, and categories; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, officers, and employees.

 

Pending the order that, under joint rule 9, the conference report be laid over one day,

Senator DeGrow moved that the rule be suspended.

The motion prevailed.

The question being on the adoption of the conference report,

The first conference report was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senators Shugars and Gougeon, under their constitutional right of protest (Art. IV, Sec. 18), protested against the adoption of the conference report to House Bill No. 4305.

Senator Shugars' statement, in which Senator Gougeon concurred, is as follows:

The reason I voted "no" on community colleges was that what we passed from the Senate in the language on the amendment on abortion as a fringe benefit was changed from that no money could be used for abortion to the intent of the Legislature is that the money would not be used for abortion. I feel that what was passed by the House and the Senate was identical except for one word "providing." I voted "no" because I felt that was an important enough issue.

 

Senator DeGrow moved that Senator Posthumus be temporarily excused from the balance of today's session.

The motion prevailed.

 

 

House Bill No. 4307, entitled

A bill to make appropriations for the department of corrections and certain state purposes related to corrections for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations; to provide for reports; to provide for the creation of certain advisory committees and boards; to prescribe certain powers and duties of the department of corrections, certain other state officers and agencies, and certain advisory committees and boards; to provide for the collection of certain funds; and to provide for the disposition of fees and other income received by certain state agencies.

The House of Representatives has adopted the report of the Committee of Conference and ordered that the bill be given immediate effect.

The Conference Report was read as follows:

The Committee of Conference on the matters of difference between the two Houses concerning

House Bill No. 4307, entitled

A bill to make appropriations for the department of corrections and certain state purposes related to corrections for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations; to provide for reports; to provide for the creation of certain advisory committees and boards; to prescribe certain powers and duties of the department of corrections, certain other state officers and agencies, and certain advisory committees and boards; to provide for the collection of certain funds; and to provide for the disposition of fees and other income received by certain state agencies.

Recommends:

First: That the House and Senate agree to the Substitute of the Senate as passed by the Senate and to the following amendments:

(2) Subject to the availability of funding resources, the department shall provide substance abuse treatment to prisoners with priority given to those prisoners who are most in need of treatment and can best benefit from program intervention based on the screening and assessment provided under subsection (1).".

Second: That the House and Senate agree to the title of the bill to read as follows:

A bill to make appropriations for the department of corrections and certain state purposes related to corrections for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations; to provide for reports; to provide for the creation of certain advisory committees and boards; to prescribe certain powers and duties of the department of corrections, certain other state officers and agencies, and certain advisory committees and boards; to provide for the collection of certain funds; and to provide for the disposition of fees and other income received by certain state agencies.

 

Pending the order that, under joint rule 9, the conference report be laid over one day,

Senator DeGrow moved that the rule be suspended.

The motion prevailed.

The question being on the adoption of the conference report,

The first conference report was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

House Bill No. 4308, entitled

A bill to make appropriations for the department of education and certain other purposes relating to education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, school districts, and other governmental bodies; and to provide for the disposition of fees and other income received by certain legal entities and state agencies.

The House of Representatives has adopted the report of the Committee of Conference and ordered that the bill be given immediate effect.

The Conference Report was read as follows:

The Committee of Conference on the matters of difference between the two Houses concerning

House Bill No. 4308, entitled

A bill to make appropriations for the department of education and certain other purposes relating to education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, school districts, and other governmental bodies; and to provide for the disposition of fees and other income received by certain legal entities and state agencies.

Recommends:

First: That the House and Senate agree to the Substitute of the Senate as passed by the Senate and to the following amendments:

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 836,215,400

Interdepartmental grant from consumer and industry services 404,600

Interdepartmental grant from corrections academy lease 600,000

Interdepartmental grant from Michigan jobs commission 212,900

Interdepartmental grant from family independence agency 94,000

Interdepartmental grant from treasury 150,000

Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers 1,461,500

ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 834,753,900

Total federal revenues $ 770,481,500

Local cost sharing (schools for blind/deaf) 5,988,200

Local school district service fees 100,000

Gifts, bequests, and donations 470,000

Private foundations 117,200

Student insurance revenue 200,000

Total local and private revenues 6,875,400

Certification fees 2,609,400

Commodity distribution fees 40,100

Driver fees 8,083,000

Lansing, Michigan school for the blind rent 600,000

Motorcycle license fees 1,004,500

Safety education fund 307,300

Private occupational school license fees 255,100

School loan exception fees 31,700

State employee child care center 90,000

Teacher testing fees $ 257,800

Training and orientation workshop fees 100,000

Total other state restricted revenues 13,378,900

State general fund/general purpose $ 44,018,100

State board of education, per diem payments $ 19,400

Unclassified positions--6.0 FTE positions 476,500

Performance study/charter schools 150,000

Federal revenues 627,600

State general fund/general purpose $ 2,434,900

Central support--54.0 FTE positions $ 3,617,700

Workers' compensation 133,100

Education commission of the states 87,400

Building occupancy charges - property management services 1,263,500

Training and orientation workshops 100,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 5,201,700

Federal revenues 1,714,400

Certification fees 122,800

Driver fees 15,900

Motorcycle license fees 4,500

Private occupational school license fees 5,100

Safety education fund 1,100

School loan exception fees 31,700

Teacher testing fees 5,500

Training and orientation workshop fees 100,000

State general fund/general purpose $ 3,200,700

Federal revenues 7,354,500

Commodity distribution fees 40,100

Driver fees 456,700

Motorcycle license fees 132,700

Safety education fund 111,900

State general fund/general purpose $ 726,200

Interdepartmental grant from consumer and industry services 404,600

Interdepartmental grant from Michigan jobs commission 212,900

Interdepartmental grant from treasury 150,000

Federal revenues $ 3,740,100

Certification fees 246,100

Driver fees 10,400

State general fund/general purpose $ 1,763,500

Comprehensive school health--6.6 FTE positions $ 952,800

Early childhood education--16.7 FTE positions 1,769,200

Michigan educational assessment program--14.0 FTE positions 1,328,500

School program quality operations--47.8 FTE positions 5,330,800

Test development and administration 7,388,400

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 16,769,700

Federal revenues 5,323,100

Private foundations 22,400

State general fund/general purpose $ 11,424,200

Federal revenues 3,865,300

Certification fees 19,000

State general fund/general purpose $ 258,600

Interdepartmental grant from corrections academy lease 600,000

Lansing, Michigan school for the blind rent 600,000

Gifts, bequests, and donations 10,000

State employee child care center 90,000

State general fund/general purpose $ 0

School for the deaf/blind operations--142.0 FTE positions $ 10,691,100

Summer institute 312,800

Michigan deaf/blind center--2.3 FTE positions 300,000

Camp tuhsmeheta--1.0 FTE position 250,000

Private gifts - blind 90,000

Private gifts - deaf 50,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 11,693,900

Federal revenues 1,279,700

Local cost sharing (schools for blind/deaf) 5,988,200

Local school district service fees 100,000

Gifts, bequests, and donations 460,000

Student insurance revenue 200,000

State general fund/general purpose $ 3,666,000

Career and technical education operations--36.0 FTE positions $ 2,848,200

Higher education management operations--25.0 FTE positions 2,518,200

Office of minority equity--10.0 FTE positions 680,200

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 6,046,600

Federal revenues 4,122,700

Certification fees 106,500

Private occupational school license fees 250,000

State general fund/general purpose $ 1,567,400

Teacher preparation and certification operations--31.5 FTE positions $ 2,495,700

Tenure services operations--9.0 FTE positions 834,600

State tenure commission, per diem 11,100

Department of attorney general 40,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 3,381,400

Federal revenues 213,900

Certification fees 2,115,000

Teacher testing fees 252,300

State general fund/general purpose $ 800,200

Adult basic education $ 8,024,100

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome education grants 600,000

Competitive child care and development 480,000

Curriculum framework grants 100,000

Drug free schools grant 16,600,000

Eisenhower mathematics and science grants 12,940,000

Emergency immigrant 750,000

Goals 2,000 grants 19,720,000

Handicapped infants and toddlers 16,000,000

Homeless children and youth 833,000

Job training partnership act 7,952,700

Michigan charter school subgrant 348,600

Migrant even start 282,300

Pre-school grants (PL 94-142) 12,400,000

School age child care grants (87,900 GF/GP) 288,000

School lunch program - federal share 220,000,000

School to work 1,800,000

Serve America grants 840,000

Special education 10,189,800

State literacy resource center 263,600

Statewide systemic initiative grant 1,900,000

Surplus commodity 2,506,000

Technology literacy challenge grant 8,190,400

Title 1, disadvantaged children 331,000,000

Title 1, even start 3,990,000

Title 1, migrant 12,000,000

Title VI, innovative strategies 13,480,900

Training personnel for education of the handicapped 253,600

Vocational education act of 1963 38,507,200

Communities first pilot projects $ 95,000

Christa McAuliffe grants 94,800

Driver education 7,600,000

School readiness grants 12,083,000

Motorcycle safety education 867,300

National board certification 20,000

National geographic alliance 36,800

Off road vehicle safety training grant 194,300

School lunch and breakfast 6,728,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 769,959,400

Interdepartmental grant from social services 94,000

DAG, food and nutrition service, national school lunch 220,000,000

DAG, the emergency food assistance program 2,506,000

DED, grants and contracts service, school to work 1,800,000

DED-OBEMLA, emergency immigrant education assistance 750,000

DED-OERI, innovation in education 100,000

DED-OESE, charter schools 348,600

DED-OESE, drug free schools and communities 16,600,000

DED-OESE, goals 2,000 19,720,000

DED-OESE, Eisenhower mathematics and science administration 12,940,000

DED-OESE, migrant even start 282,300

DED-OESE, technology literacy challenge fund 8,190,400

DED-OESE, title 1, disadvantaged children 331,000,000

DED-OESE, title 1, even start 3,990,000

DED-OESE, title 1, migrant education 12,000,000

DED-OESE, title VI, innovative strategies 13,480,900

DED-OSERS, handicapped infants and toddlers 16,000,000

DED-OSERS, handicapped preschool incentive grants 12,400,000

DED-OSERS, handicapped program, individuals with disabilities act 10,189,800

DED-OSERS, personnel development 253,600

DED-OVAE, adult education, state administered program 8,024,100

DED-OVAE, basic grants to states 38,507,200

DED-OVAE, homeless children and youth 833,000

DED-OVAE, state literacy resource center 263,600

DOL, job training partnership act 7,952,700

HHS, administration of child and family, at risk child care 480,000

HHS, center for disease control, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome education 600,000

HHS-OHDS, dependent care block grant 288,000

National science foundation 1,900,000

Corporation for national and community service 840,000

Driver fees 7,600,000

Motorcycle license fees 867,300

Private foundations 94,800

Safety education fund 194,300

State general fund/general purpose $ 18,868,800

(5) A public school academy found to have misrepresented its enrollment membership may utilize the same appeal process as a school district.".

Sec. 603. If there is appropriated for fiscal year 1997-98 not more than $2,000,000.00 from the general fund/general purpose revenues from the state school aid fund to develop early childhood education programs for children ages 0 to 3, the department shall administer the grant program in accordance with the criteria stated for the early childhood education program in the state school aid act.".

(2) Upon knowledge of or recognition by an intermediate school district that a child in the district is deaf or hard of hearing or blind or visually impaired, the intermediate school district shall provide to the parents of the child the literature distributed by the Michigan school for the deaf and blind as required in subsection (1).

Sec. 711. The department shall report to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on education detailed information on the expenditures made from the amount authorized in section 101 for general services for the Michigan school for the blind's former site.

Sec. 712. From the amount of early retirement savings retained by the department resulting from the state's 1997 early retirement program, there is sufficient funding to replace all of the employees at the Michigan schools for the deaf and blind who retire under the state's 1997 early retirement program provided for in section 19f of the state employees' retirement act, 1943 PA 240, MCL 38.19f. The department shall ensure that all positions required to maintain a ratio of 1.0 full-time equated position to 5.5 students enrolled, which are vacated by employees at the Michigan schools for the deaf and blind who retire under the state's 1997 early retirement program, are filled. Replacement of employees at the Michigan schools for the deaf and blind who retired under the state's 1997 early retirement program shall not be counted against the department's 1:4 employee replacement ratio. Replacements of employees as cited in this section are exempt from the hiring freeze prescribed by section 204.".

Sec. 905. From the funds appropriated in section 101 for national board certification, the department shall pay one-half of the application fee for teachers who are deemed by the department by March 1, 1998 to be qualified to apply to the national board for professional teaching standards for professional teaching certificates or licenses and to provide grants to recognize and reward teachers who receive certification or licensure.".

Second: That the House and Senate agree to the title of the bill to read as follows:

A bill to make appropriations for the department of education and certain other purposes relating to education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations;

 

Pending the order that, under joint rule 9, the conference report be laid over one day,

Senator DeGrow moved that the rule be suspended.

The motion prevailed.

The question being on the adoption of the conference report,

The first conference report was adopted, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senators DeGrow, McManus, Conroy and Carl asked and were granted unanimous consent to make statements and moved that the statements be printed in the Journal.

The motion prevailed.

Senator DeGrow's statement is as follows:

With the early retirement that the state offered we lost a number of employees and I want to take this opportunity to present a special tribute to the analyst for the Department of Education and the Agriculture budget. I do chair the Department of Education and I used to chair the Agriculture budget--Senator McManus has that budget now. Today is actually Arnie's last day that we will see him on the floor. He's worked for the state for many, many years and he's provided top notch assistance to all of us. He's also an attorney and he's provided some legal opinions from time to time. Certainly, this year especially, the Department of Education couldn't have done it without him putting it together when I was running around doing these other things.

We will miss him. For those of you who are in the northern part of the state, I guess he's going to reside up in your area. Most of us retire to the South, but he's going North. Walt says good--one more vote for Walt North in 1998.

I want to thank him for all the services that he's provided the years I've been on Appropriations and wish him well in retirement on Beaver Island.

 

Senator McManus' statement is as follows:

Those of us from the Agriculture budget would like to add our compliments to Arnie Rich. He's a quick man with a pencil. Whenever we couldn't find money to fit the budget, he was able someplace to come up with it and give us good help. We are happy that he is going North, but I have warned the Irish on Beaver Island to be careful and try to get as much money as they can. Congratulations, Arnie.

 

Senator Conroy's statement is as follows:

It isn't often I disagree with you, but when we see a member's employee work for us in the Fiscal Agency for all these years doing such a good job, being accurate and showing good judgment, and then he moves to Beaver Island in retirement, limiting his warm weather access, I kind of question that--whether or not that was really what he wanted to do.

Our family goes back a ways on Beaver Island. My parents were married and honeymooned on Beaver Island and my dad told me the story of the local priest who comes into the bar on Beaver Island at 9:00 at night and tells people to go home or stay, whoever is able to sit upright on the stool. So we expect Arnie to act right up there among those Irish people.

 

Senator Carl's statement is as follows:

I want to thank an employee of mine, Allison Woodmansee, for her service on my own staff for the past three years. Allison is leaving to work for a law firm in Lansing in a week or so. She's been a valued employee, she's at my desk here on the Floor and I'd like to wish her the best in her future endeavors.

 

 

House Bill No. 4309, entitled

A bill to make appropriations for the state institutions of higher education and certain state purposes related to education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditures of those appropriations; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, institutions, agencies, employees, and officers.

The House of Representatives has adopted the report of the Committee of Conference and ordered that the bill be given immediate effect.

The Conference Report was read as follows:

The Committee of Conference on the matters of difference between the two Houses concerning

House Bill No. 4309, entitled

A bill to make appropriations for the state institutions of higher education and certain state purposes related to education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditures of those appropriations; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, institutions, agencies, employees, and officers.

Recommends:

First: That the House and Senate agree to the Substitute of the Senate as passed by the Senate and to the following amendments:

DED-OPSE, grants to state for state student incentives 2,300,000

DED-OPSE, Douglas teacher scholarships 500,000

DED-OPSE, Byrd honors scholarships 1,300,000

Federal temporary assistance for needy families 1,000,000

Total federal revenues 5,100,000

Total local revenues 0

Total private revenues 0

Total local and private revenues 0

Total other state restricted revenues 0

State general fund/general purpose $ 1,552,931,791

Operations $ 71,160,160

Higher education charter school center 500,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 71,660,160

State general fund/general purpose $ 71,660,160

State general fund/general purpose $ 76,136,230

State general fund/general purpose $ 48,569,260

State general fund/general purpose $ 46,336,290

State general fund/general purpose $ 12,468,079

State general fund/general purpose $ 278,916,599

State general fund/general purpose $ 47,664,100

State general fund/general purpose $ 45,941,232

State general fund/general purpose $ 42,187,860

State general fund/general purpose $ 22,316,580

State general fund/general purpose $ 314,539,283

State general fund/general purpose $ 23,073,574

State general fund/general purpose $ 19,808,474

State general fund/general purpose $ 223,324,603

State general fund/general purpose $ 107,933,634

Agricultural experiment station $ 29,681,275

Cooperative extension service 25,563,541

Japan center for Michigan universities 350,000

Higher education database modernization and conversion--1.0 FTE position 150,000

Michigan molecular institute 125,000

Midwest higher education compact 58,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 55,927,816

State general fund/general purpose $ 55,927,816

Select student supportive services $ 1,920,173

Michigan college/university partnership program 576,052

Visiting professors program 161,822

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 2,658,046

State general fund/general purpose $ 2,658,046

State competitive scholarships $ 31,728,197

Tuition grants 57,791,856

Michigan work study program 7,136,336

Part-time independent student program $ 2,584,509

Grant for Michigan resident dental graduates 4,497,947

Grant for general degree graduates 5,168,550

Grant for allied health graduates 832,471

Michigan education opportunity grants 2,030,105

Paul Douglas teacher scholarship program 500,000

Robert C. Byrd honors scholarship program 1,300,000

Tuition incentive program/high school completion 1,000,000

Center for advanced technologies - engineering tuition reimbursement 4,000,000

GROSS APPROPRIATION $ 118,569,971

DED-OPSE, grants to state for state student incentives 2,300,000

DED-OPSE, Douglas teacher scholarships 500,000

DED-OPSE, Byrd honors scholarships 1,300,000

Federal temporary assistance for needy families 1,000,000

State general fund/general purpose $ 113,469,971".

Second: That the House and Senate agree to the title of the bill to read as follows:

A bill to make appropriations for the state institutions of higher education and certain state purposes related to education for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; to provide for the expenditures of those appropriations; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, institutions, agencies, employees, and officers.