FY 2012-13 EDUCATION BUDGET S.B. 952 (CR-2): CONFERENCE REPORT
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$323,598,800 |
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Items Included by the Senate and House |
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1. Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI) Federal Funds Shift. $1,849,000 shift of CEPI Federal funding from the K-12 budget to the Dept. of Education to help with low-performing districts. |
1,849,000 |
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2. Michigan eLibrary Database (MeL). $800,000 GF/GP increase for the MeL for the purchase of business research databases for small businesses and entrepreneurs. This is a proposed 84% increase to the MeL funding. |
800,000 |
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3. State Aid Management System. $125,000 GF/GP and 1.0 FTE in the Dept. of Technology, Management, and Budget (DTMB) to support the new State Aid Management System. |
125,000 |
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4. Childcare Caseload. $3.0 million GF/GP reduction for projected child development care public assistance caseload decrease. |
(3,000,000) |
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5. Economic Adjustments. $7,159,200 for OPEB and a negative $444,900 for other economic adjustments. |
6,714,300 |
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6. Other Changes. $2,349,000 reduction for Schools for the Deaf and Blind property sale; $89,000 reduction for Early Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC) private foundation expiration; and $655,300 reduction as a result of econ. adjustments for child development IDG with DHS. |
(3,093,300) |
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Conference Agreement on Items of Difference |
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7. Early Childhood Programs. Conference included $655,300 increase in Federal funds and $172,400 GF/GP for Office of Great Start operations / ECIC. Also included is a $310,000 increase ($250,000 private funds and $60,000 GF/GP) for early childhood report outlined in Sec. 1002. |
1,137,700 |
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8. Support for Additional Public School Academies (PSAs). Conference included $250,000 GF/GP & 2.0 FTE increase for the Office of Education Improvement & Innovation for support for additional PSAs. |
250,000 |
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9. State Aid and School Finance Operations. Conference included $250,000 GF/GP and 2.0 FTE increase to the Office of State Aid and School Finance to assist with deficit districts. |
250,000 |
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10. State Aid to Libraries. Conference included $762,300 increase in State aid to libraries ($291,600 GF/GP increase from House recommendation). |
762,300 |
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11. Persistently Low Achieving (PLA) Schools Support. Conference included $885,000 GF/GP and 1.0 FTE increase for assistance for new PLA schools, providing support similar to that received by federally supported School Improvement Grant schools. |
885,000 |
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12. Performance Funding Administration. Conference included $125,000 and 1.0 FTE to help analyze district performance on the MEAP and MME. |
125,000 |
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13. Technology Infrastructure Improvement Grants. Conference included $125,000 GF/GP for staff support to the Office of Grants Coordination and School Support Services to help administer new technology improvement grants. |
125,000 |
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14. College Access Network Grant. Conference included $2.0 million for the Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) to replace $4.3 million in expiring Federal funds. |
(2,293,200) |
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15. FY 2012-13 One-Time Appropriations. $624,300 Gross, $114,100 GF/GP for one-time lump sum payments for State employees. Also included was $50,000 GF/GP for Central Michigan's central assessment lending library. |
674,300 |
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$5,311,100 |
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FY 2012-13 Conference Report Ongoing/One-Time Gross Appropriation.................................. |
$328,909,900 |
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Amount Over/(Under) GF/GP Target: $0 |
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FY 2012-13 EDUCATION BUDGET BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS
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Changes from FY 2011-12 Year to Date: |
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Items Included by the Senate and House |
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1. Schools for the Deaf and Blind. Allows for the rental or leasing of excess property at the Michigan Schools for the Deaf and Blind campus. Both Senate and House deleted. Section is no longer relevant as a result of the Flint campus sale. (Sec. 404) |
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2. One-Time Basis Only. Designates $624,300 Gross ($114,100 GF/GP) as one-time State employee lump sum payments. New section proposed by Governor. Both Senate and House deleted and include as line-item. (Sec. 6-801) |
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3. College Access Grant Program. Allows the funds appropriated in Part 1 for the College Access Grant Program to be set aside as a work project, and identifies the purpose as training community leaders to assist low-income students in attaining Federal loans or other student aid. Both Senate and House deleted. (Sec. 902) |
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Conference Agreement on Items of Difference |
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4. Out-of-State Travel. Restricts out-of-state travel by Dept. of Education employees, except in specified circumstances, and requiring the Department to prepare a travel report listing the travel by Department employees in the preceding fiscal year. Conference included language making explicit that the annual travel report by the Department is required to include travel outside the State for professional development conferences and training seminars. (Sec. 214) |
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5. Economically Distressed Communities. Encourages the Department to contract with businesses located in economically distressed communities. Conference deleted. (Sec. 217) |
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6. Data Requests. Requires the Department to provide data requested by a member of the Legislature, his or her staff, or the House and Senate Fiscal Agencies in a timely manner. Conference modified to include reports required by statute, in addition to data requests. Conference also modified to require 1% of the Superintendent/State Board office's appropriation of State funds withheld if that office fails to provide data within 30 days. (Sec. 220) |
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7. Office Space Consolidation Plan. Conference included a new section with legislative intent language that all principal executive departments and agencies cooperate with the development and implementation of the DMTB's office space consolidation plan. (Sec. 228) |
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8. Charter School Office. Directs funds and FTEs within the Office of Education Improvement and Innovation to operate a Public School Academy Unit. Conference modified section to reflect the allocated $600,000 and 5.5 FTEs. (Sec. 601) |
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9. Collaboration with CEPI. Requires Department to work in collaboration with the CEPI to support the comprehensive educational information system and all data collection efforts of the Department. Conference deleted. (Sec. 701) |
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10. Library and its Components Kept Together. Expresses legislative intent that the Library of Michigan and its component programs be kept together in a State department. Conference included section with an exception for the genealogical collections. This allows for the upcoming move of the Family Heritage Collections from the Library of Michigan to the Archives of Michigan. (Sec. 803) |
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11. Genealogy Collections. Requires the Library to maintain the non-Michigan genealogy and Michigan-specific collections, and make those collections available to the public. Conference deleted to allow for the upcoming move of the Family Heritage Collections from the Library of Michigan to the Archives of Michigan. (Sec. 804) |
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12. Child Care Providers Report. Conference included new section requiring a report on the number of childcare providers by type receiving payment for childcare services on October 1, 2012. This was language previously included in the DHS budget prior to the Office of Great Start transfer to the Department of Education. (Sec. 1001) |
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13. Early Childhood Report. Conference included new section requiring the Office of Great Start to prepare a comprehensive State plan for early childhood learning and development. Included in this report is the identification of areas in which administrative duplication exists in early childhood programs in the State, and how to eliminate that duplication. (Sec. 1002) |
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14. Early Childhood Investment Corporation Report. Conference included new section requiring the Department to provide an annual report on the activities of the ECIC, including information about the various grants awarded each year. This was language previously included in the DHS budget prior to the Office of Great Start transfer to the Dept. of Education. The section also modifies previous language to require 1% of ECIC funding to be withheld for each month or partial month the report is late. |
Date Completed: 5-30-12 Fiscal Analyst: Cameron S. Mock
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.