STATE POLICE

Summary: FY 2008-09

HB 5811 Conference Report

Analyst: Jan Wisniewski

		FY 2008-09	FY 2008-09	FY 2008-09	FY 2008-09	*Difference: Conference Committee from YTD*
	FY 2007-08 YTD	Executive	House Passed	Senate Passed	Conference Committee	*Amount*	%
IDG/IDT	$26,143,700	$26,221,900	$26,221,900	$26,321,900	$26,321,900	$178,200	0.7
Federal	146,656,300	94,733,400	94,733,400	94,733,400	94,733,400	(51,922,900)	(35.4)
Local	8,739,100	8,522,200	8,522,200	7,822,200	8,522,200	(216,900)	(2.5)
Private	262,500	263,600	263,600	263,600	263,600	1,100	0.4
Restricted	111,818,800	113,629,900	114,629,900	113,629,900	115,529,900	3,711,100	3.3
GF/GP	276,579,300	286,041,200	287,041,300	286,041,200	284,921,600	8,342,300	3.0
Gross	$570,199,700	$529,412,200	$531,412,300	$528,812,200	$530,292,600	*($39,907,100)*	*(7.0)*
FTEs	2,902.0	2,927.0	2,927.0	2,927.0	2,927.0	0.0	0.0

Note: FY 2007-08 figures reflect supplementals and Executive Order (EO) actions throughJune 2, 2008.

Overview

The Department of State Police provides a wide range of law enforcement services—including highway patrol, criminal investigations, forensic sciences, motor carrier enforcement, emergency management, highway safety planning, fire investigation, criminal justice data processing, and various specialized law enforcement services. The Department’s responsibilities also include oversight of law enforcement standards in the state through the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) and administration of several law enforcement-related grant programs.

Major Budget Issues

Major Budget Changes From FY 2007-08 YTD Appropriations	FY 2007-08 YTD	Exec. Rec. Change From YTD	Conference Committee Change From YTD
*1. HMO Insurance Savings* Conference Committee reduced $219,600 Gross and GF/GP in various lines for HMO savings.	Gross GF/GP	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	($219,600) ($219,600)
*2. Mental Health Awareness Training* Senate maintained this line which was not moved to the Judiciary budget in the Exec. Rec. and by the House. Maintains funding for mental health awareness training for police officers. Conference Committee concurred but funding will come from an IDG from the Dept. of Corrections.	Gross IDG GF/GP	$100,000 $0 $100,000	($100,000) $0 ($100,000)	$0 $100,000 ($100,000)
*3. Parole Absconder Sweeps* House Floor amendment added a new line with $1.0 million GF/GP for parole absconder sweeps. Senate added $1,000 as a placeholder for further discussion on this issue. Conference Committee removed $10,000 GF/GP from the Criminal Investigations line to use for parole absconder sweeps.	Gross GF/GP	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	$10,000 $10,000
*4. Law Enforcement Information Network Subscriber Reimbursement* House Subcommittee adds a new line to the Criminal Justice Information Center unit for allowing reimbursement of technology costs for LEIN subscribers. This line is funded by transferring $1.0 million from the State Services Fee Fund to the Criminal Justice Information Center Service Fees conditional upon several criteria as described in new language added to boilerplate Sec. 301. House Appropriations Committee concurs. House concurs. Senate did not include this line and added $700,000 to the Information Technology Services and Projects line to offset LEIN costs for local police agencies. Conference Committee did not include this line and maintained the current law for the corresponding language in Sec. 301.	Gross Restricted	N/A N/A	N/A N/A	$0 $0
*5. City ofDetroit* Laboratory** House Subcommittee adds a new line to the Forensic Sciences unit as a placeholder for further discussion of additional funding to theDetroit lab. House Appropriations Committee concurs. House concurs. Senate adds $200,000 to this new line for additional audit costs for theDetroit lab. Conference Committee concurred with the Senate and added $200,000 GF/GP for hiring a biologist and a quality assurance manager for the Detroit lab, taken from theMichigan Public Safety Communications System line.	Gross GF/GP	$0 $0	$100 $100	$200,000 $200,000
*6. Laboratory Operations -Marquette* andSterling Heights Labs** Exec. Rec. restores $2.0 million to avoid closure of the labs inMarquette andSterling Heights. House Subcommittee concurs. House Appropriations Committee concurs. House concurs. Senate concurs and adds $100,000 for more budgetary support for the State Police labs. Supplemental appropriations from PA 113 of 2008 restored the $2.0 million in funding after the Exec. Rec. and House passed budget bill had been released. Conference Committee added $1.9 million from the State Services Fee Fund transferred to the State Forensic Laboratory Fund, with a GF/GP reduction of $900,000. This additional funding will enhance the State Police lab operations.	Gross IDG Federal Restricted GF/GP	$20,934,400 430,000 379,800 1,438,600 $18,686,000	$0 0 0 0 $0	$1,000,000 0 0 1,900,000 ($900,000)
7. *Criminal* *Justice* *Information* *Center* Exec. Rec. adds $1.0 million GF/GP and $1.5 million in restricted funds for one-time costs to add palm prints to the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) per new Federal requirements. House Subcommittee concurs. House Appropriations Committee concurs. House concurs. Senate concurs. Conference Committee concurs.	Gross IDG Restricted GF/GP	$9,200,100 475,800 8,724,300 $0	$2,500,000 0 1,500,000 $1,000,000	$2,500,000 0 1,500,000 $1,000,000
8. *Michigan* *Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)* Exec. Rec. adds $3.0 million GF/GP to address the structural deficit for the MPSCS. House Subcommittee concurs. House Appropriations Committee concurs. House concurs. Senate reduces the $3.0 million increase to $1.8 million and uses $1.2 million in other areas. Conference Committee reduces the $3.0 million by $400,000, using $200,000 for the City of Detroit lab and $200,000 for the law enforcement resource study in the At-Post Troopers line.	Gross Local GF/GP	$10,005,800 1,544,000 $8,461,800	$3,000,000 0 $3,000,000	$2,600,000 0 $2,600,000
9. *Calumet* *Post Acquisition - Remove One-Time Funds* Exec. Rec. removes $450,000 GF/GP for one-time FY2008 funds for the Calumet Post acquisition. House Subcommittee concurs. House Appropriations Committee concurs. House concurs. Senate concurs. Conference Committee concurs.	Gross GF/GP	$450,000 $450,000	($450,000) ($450,000)	($450,000) ($450,000)
*10. Federal and State Restricted Funds Increases - Various* Exec. Rec. adds a total of $865,000 in Federal authorization for drunk driving toxicology grants and field sobriety test training; adds a total of $1.3 million in state restricted authorization forCriminal Justice InformationCenter reorganization and systems support, CCW distance learning training, AFIS upgrades, Traffic Crash Reporting System upgrades, and emergency9-1-1 support. House Subcommittee concurs. House Appropriations Committee concurs. House concurs. Senate concurs. Conference Committee concurs.	Gross IDG Federal Restricted	$0 0 0 $0	$2,324,900 127,100 865,000 $1,332,800	$2,324,900 127,100 865,000 $1,332,800
*11. Federal, Local, and IDG Funding Decreases - Various* Exec. Rec. decreases a total of $52.4 million in Federal authorization to reflect anticipated revenues and expenditures for Hazardous Materials Programs, Traffic Safety program, and Federal Anti-drug Initiatives; decreases a total of $100,000 in IDG funds for Mental Health Awareness Training grants; decreases a total of $213,800 in local funds for Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN) authorization. House Subcommittee concurs. House Appropriations Committee concurs. House concurs. Senate concurs. Conference Committee concurs.	Gross IDG Local Federal	$52,768,500 100,000 213,800 $52,454,700	($52,768,500) (100,000) (213,800) ($52,454,700)	($52,768,500) (100,000) (213,800) ($52,454,700)
*12. At-Post Troopers - Trooper Recruit School* Exec. Rec. adds $7,335,900 GF/GP for a 100 student recruit school planned to commence in September 2008. A $1.0 million supplemental appropriation in PA 113 of 2008 covers the FY2008 portion of the operations costs. House Subcommittee concurs. House Appropriations Committee concurs. House concurs. Senate concurs and adds an additional $200,000 GF/GP for a police allocation study detailed in boilerplate Sec. 233. Conference Committee concurs with the Senate, taking $200,000 GF/GP from the Michigan Public Safety Communications System line.	Gross Restricted GF/GP	$139,355,100 44,754,400 $94,600,700	$6,335,900 0 $6,335,900	$6,535,900 0 $6,535,900
*13. Human Resources Optimization and Consolidation* Exec. Rec. reduces funds for human resources consolidation per Executive Order 2007-30. Also reduces 16.0 total FTE positions. House Subcommittee concurs. House Appropriations Committee concurs. House concurs. Senate concurs. Conference Committee concurs.	Gross IDG Local Restricted GF/GP	N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A	($1,775,700) (34,900) (26,300) (564,200) ($1,150,300)	($1,775,700) (34,900) (26,300) (564,200) ($1,150,300)
*14. Economic Adjustments* Exec. Rec. provides funding for employee economic adjustments; includes economic adjustments for Information Technology. House Subcommittee concurs. House Appropriations Committee concurs. House concurs. Senate concurs. Conference Committee concurs.	Gross IDG Federal Local Private Restricted GF/GP	N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A	$973,100 61,800 82,900 9,900 1,100 84,000 $733,400	$973,100 61,800 82,900 9,900 1,100 84,000 $733,400

Major Budget Changes From FY 2007-08 YTD Appropriations

FY 2007-08 YTD

Exec. Rec. Change

From YTD

Conference Committee Change

From YTD

1. HMO Insurance Savings

Conference Committee reduced $219,600 Gross and GF/GP in various lines for HMO savings.

Gross

GF/GP

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

($219,600)

($219,600)

2. Mental Health Awareness Training

Senate maintained this line which was not moved to the Judiciary budget in the Exec. Rec. and by the House. Maintains funding for mental health awareness training for police officers. Conference Committee concurred but funding will come from an IDG from the Dept. of Corrections.

Gross

IDG

GF/GP

$100,000

$100,000

($100,000)

($100,000)

$100,000

($100,000)

3. Parole Absconder Sweeps

House Floor amendment added a new line with $1.0 million GF/GP for parole absconder sweeps. Senate added $1,000 as a placeholder for further discussion on this issue. Conference Committee removed $10,000 GF/GP from the Criminal Investigations line to use for parole absconder sweeps.

Gross

GF/GP

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$10,000

$10,000

4. Law Enforcement Information Network Subscriber Reimbursement

House Subcommittee adds a new line to the Criminal Justice Information Center unit for allowing reimbursement of technology costs for LEIN subscribers. This line is funded by transferring $1.0 million from the State Services Fee Fund to the Criminal Justice Information Center Service Fees conditional upon several criteria as described in new language added to boilerplate Sec. 301. House Appropriations Committee concurs. House concurs. Senate did not include this line and added $700,000 to the Information Technology Services and Projects line to offset LEIN costs for local police agencies. Conference Committee did not include this line and maintained the current law for the corresponding language in Sec. 301.

Gross

Restricted

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

5. City ofDetroit Laboratory

House Subcommittee adds a new line to the Forensic Sciences unit as a placeholder for further discussion of additional funding to theDetroit lab. House Appropriations Committee concurs. House concurs. Senate adds $200,000 to this new line for additional audit costs for theDetroit lab. Conference Committee concurred with the Senate and added $200,000 GF/GP for hiring a biologist and a quality assurance manager for the Detroit lab, taken from theMichigan Public Safety Communications System line.

Gross

GF/GP

$100

$100

$200,000

$200,000

6. Laboratory Operations -Marquette andSterling Heights Labs

Exec. Rec. restores $2.0 million to avoid closure of the labs inMarquette andSterling Heights. House Subcommittee concurs. House Appropriations Committee concurs. House concurs. Senate concurs and adds $100,000 for more budgetary support for the State Police labs. Supplemental appropriations from PA 113 of 2008 restored the $2.0 million in funding after the Exec. Rec. and House passed budget bill had been released. Conference Committee added $1.9 million from the State Services Fee Fund transferred to the State Forensic Laboratory Fund, with a GF/GP reduction of $900,000. This additional funding will enhance the State Police lab operations.

Gross

IDG

Federal

Restricted

GF/GP

$20,934,400

430,000

379,800

1,438,600

$18,686,000

$1,000,000

1,900,000

($900,000)

7. Criminal Justice Information Center

Exec. Rec. adds $1.0 million GF/GP and $1.5 million in restricted funds for one-time costs to add palm prints to the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) per new Federal requirements. House Subcommittee concurs. House Appropriations Committee concurs. House concurs. Senate concurs. Conference Committee concurs.

Gross

IDG

Restricted

GF/GP

$9,200,100

475,800

8,724,300

$2,500,000

1,500,000

$1,000,000

$2,500,000

1,500,000

$1,000,000

8. Michigan Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS)

Exec. Rec. adds $3.0 million GF/GP to address the structural deficit for the MPSCS. House Subcommittee concurs. House Appropriations Committee concurs. House concurs. Senate reduces the $3.0 million increase to $1.8 million and uses $1.2 million in other areas. Conference Committee reduces the $3.0 million by $400,000, using $200,000 for the City of Detroit lab and $200,000 for the law enforcement resource study in the At-Post Troopers line.

Gross

Local

GF/GP

$10,005,800

1,544,000

$8,461,800

$3,000,000

$3,000,000

$2,600,000

$2,600,000

9. Calumet Post Acquisition - Remove One-Time Funds

Exec. Rec. removes $450,000 GF/GP for one-time FY2008 funds for the Calumet Post acquisition. House Subcommittee concurs. House Appropriations Committee concurs. House concurs. Senate concurs. Conference Committee concurs.

Gross

GF/GP

$450,000

$450,000

($450,000)

($450,000)

($450,000)

($450,000)

10. Federal and State Restricted Funds Increases - Various

Exec. Rec. adds a total of $865,000 in Federal authorization for drunk driving toxicology grants and field sobriety test training; adds a total of $1.3 million in state restricted authorization forCriminal Justice InformationCenter reorganization and systems support, CCW distance learning training, AFIS upgrades, Traffic Crash Reporting System upgrades, and emergency9-1-1 support. House Subcommittee concurs. House Appropriations Committee concurs. House concurs. Senate concurs. Conference Committee concurs.

Gross

IDG

Federal

Restricted

$2,324,900

127,100

865,000

$1,332,800

$2,324,900

127,100

865,000

$1,332,800

11. Federal, Local, and IDG Funding Decreases - Various

Exec. Rec. decreases a total of $52.4 million in Federal authorization to reflect anticipated revenues and expenditures for Hazardous Materials Programs, Traffic Safety program, and Federal Anti-drug Initiatives; decreases a total of $100,000 in IDG funds for Mental Health Awareness Training grants; decreases a total of $213,800 in local funds for Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN) authorization. House Subcommittee concurs. House Appropriations Committee concurs. House concurs. Senate concurs. Conference Committee concurs.

Gross

IDG

Local

Federal

$52,768,500

100,000

213,800

$52,454,700

($52,768,500)

(100,000)

(213,800)

($52,454,700)

($52,768,500)

(100,000)

(213,800)

($52,454,700)

12. At-Post Troopers - Trooper Recruit School

Exec. Rec. adds $7,335,900 GF/GP for a 100 student recruit school planned to commence in September 2008. A $1.0 million supplemental appropriation in PA 113 of 2008 covers the FY2008 portion of the operations costs. House Subcommittee concurs. House Appropriations Committee concurs. House concurs. Senate concurs and adds an additional $200,000 GF/GP for a police allocation study detailed in boilerplate Sec. 233. Conference Committee concurs with the Senate, taking $200,000 GF/GP from the Michigan Public Safety Communications System line.

Gross

Restricted

GF/GP

$139,355,100

44,754,400

$94,600,700

$6,335,900

$6,335,900

$6,535,900

$6,535,900

13. Human Resources Optimization and Consolidation

Exec. Rec. reduces funds for human resources consolidation per Executive Order 2007-30. Also reduces 16.0 total FTE positions. House Subcommittee concurs. House Appropriations Committee concurs. House concurs. Senate concurs. Conference Committee concurs.

Gross

IDG

Local

Restricted

GF/GP

N/A

N/A

($1,775,700)

(34,900)

(26,300)

(564,200)

($1,150,300)

($1,775,700)

(34,900)

(26,300)

(564,200)

($1,150,300)

14. Economic Adjustments

Exec. Rec. provides funding for employee economic adjustments; includes economic adjustments for Information Technology. House Subcommittee concurs. House Appropriations Committee concurs. House concurs. Senate concurs. Conference Committee concurs.

Gross

IDG

Federal

Local

Private

Restricted

GF/GP

N/A

N/A

$973,100

61,800

82,900

9,900

1,100

84,000

$733,400

$973,100

61,800

82,900

9,900

1,100

84,000

$733,400

Major Boilerplate Changes From FY 2007-08
*Sec. 228. Department Employee Travel Restrictions - NEW* Limits out of state employee travel to one departmental employee for each specific professional development conference or training seminar, with an exception if federal or private funds are used for travel and if more than one employee is required to attend.
*Sec. 233. Law Enforcement Resource Study - Modified* Senate adds language requiring $200,000 from the At-Post Troopers line to be used for a law enforcement resource study. Conference Committee concurs.
*Sec. 236. Policy Change Report* Requires reporting to appropriations subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and JCAR concerning departmental policy changes to implement a public act affecting the Department. House Subcommittee does not concur and retains current law. House Appropriations Committee concurs with the Subcommittee. House concurs with the Subcommittee. Senate concurs. Conference Committee uses modified language for all department budgets.
*Sec. 240. Contingency Funds - Modified* Exec. Rec. changes federal contingency funds from $5.0 million to $10.0 million, state restricted contingency funds from $2.0 million to $3.5 million, local contingency funds from $100,000 to $1.0 million, and private contingency funds from $100,000 to $200,000. House Subcommittee concurs. House Appropriations Committee concurs. House concurs. Senate concurs. Conference Committee concurs.
*Sec. 241. Trooper Recruit Schools For Certified Police Officers - NEW* House Subcommittee adds new language directing the Department to continue creating a plan for operating smaller trooper recruit schools on an annual or biannual basis consisting of recruits that are certified law enforcement officers. House Appropriations Committee concurs. House concurs. Senate concurs. Conference Committee concurs.
*Sec. 503.* *Detroit* *Laboratory - NEW* Provides that $200,000 appropriated to the Detroit Laboratory be used for hiring a biologist and a quality control officer. Conference Committee concurs.
*Sec. 504. State Forensic Laboratory Fund/State Services Fee Fund Transfer - NEW* Conference Committee adds language appropriating $1.9 million from the State Services Fee Fund to the State Forensic Laboratory Fund for State Police laboratory operations.

Major Boilerplate Changes From FY 2007-08

Sec. 228. Department Employee Travel Restrictions - NEW

Limits out of state employee travel to one departmental employee for each specific professional development conference or training seminar, with an exception if federal or private funds are used for travel and if more than one employee is required to attend.

Sec. 233. Law Enforcement Resource Study - Modified

Senate adds language requiring $200,000 from the At-Post Troopers line to be used for a law enforcement resource study. Conference Committee concurs.

Sec. 236. Policy Change Report

Requires reporting to appropriations subcommittees, the fiscal agencies, and JCAR concerning departmental policy changes to implement a public act affecting the Department. House Subcommittee does not concur and retains current law. House Appropriations Committee concurs with the Subcommittee. House concurs with the Subcommittee. Senate concurs. Conference Committee uses modified language for all department budgets.

Sec. 240. Contingency Funds - Modified

Exec. Rec. changes federal contingency funds from $5.0 million to $10.0 million, state restricted contingency funds from $2.0 million to $3.5 million, local contingency funds from $100,000 to $1.0 million, and private contingency funds from $100,000 to $200,000. House Subcommittee concurs. House Appropriations Committee concurs. House concurs. Senate concurs. Conference Committee concurs.

Sec. 241. Trooper Recruit Schools For Certified Police Officers - NEW

House Subcommittee adds new language directing the Department to continue creating a plan for operating smaller trooper recruit schools on an annual or biannual basis consisting of recruits that are certified law enforcement officers. House Appropriations Committee concurs. House concurs. Senate concurs. Conference Committee concurs.

Sec. 503. Detroit Laboratory - NEW

Provides that $200,000 appropriated to the Detroit Laboratory be used for hiring a biologist and a quality control officer. Conference Committee concurs.

Sec. 504. State Forensic Laboratory Fund/State Services Fee Fund Transfer - NEW

Conference Committee adds language appropriating $1.9 million from the State Services Fee Fund to the State Forensic Laboratory Fund for State Police laboratory operations.