FY 2012-13 LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS BUDGET                        S.B. 958 (CR-1):  CONFERENCE REPORT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FY 2011-12 Year-to-Date Gross Appropriation.....................................................................

$862,388,000

 

Changes from FY 2011-12 Year-to-Date:

 

Items Included by the Senate and House

 

  1.  Defunct Home Heating Programs.  The Governor, House and Senate removed funding for the Low Income Energy Efficiency Fund and the Vulnerable Warmth Assistance Fund as neither program have the statutory authority to operate in FY 2012-13.

(118,000,000)

  2.  Additional Health Systems Inspections.  The Governor, House and Senate included an additional $740,000 Federal and $840,000 State restricted funds for the Bureau of Health Systems for the inspection of regulated facilities.

1,580,000

  3.  Economic Adjustments.  Includes $61,178,800 for OPEB and a negative $12,521,000 for other economic adjustments.

48,657,800

  4.  Other Changes. The Governor, House and Senate included various technical adjustments to properly reflect the allocation of costs, adjust for the FY 2011-12 State employee concessions contingency plan, $600,000 for firework regulation, and remove $50,897,600 in one-time appropriations from FY 2011-12.

(27,148,700)

Conference Agreement on Items of Difference

 

  5.  Freestanding Outpatient Facility (FSOF) Inspections.  The Conference included GF/GP funding for the inspection of FSOFs as required under the Public Health Code. 

530,000

  6.  Liquor Control Commission IT Upgrades.  The House included $5.0 million to replace the LCC's COBOL-based IT system.  The Conference included $2.0 million to begin the project which will need future appropriations.

2,000,000

  7.  Home Heating Assistance.  The Conference did not include funding for home heating assistance as was included by the Governor and Senate.  A similar program was included in the DHS budget instead. 

0

  8.  Autism Coverage.  The Conference included $15.0 million in GF/GP to fund reimbursements to insurance carriers for the diagnosis and treatment of autism.

15,000,000

  9.  Fire Service Fees.  The Conference did not include an increase of fees paid by hospitals and schools for inspections and plan review.  Additional GF/GP funding was included to replace that additional revenue.

585,000

10.  $100 Placeholders.  The Conference did not include $100 placeholders for Michigan Rehabilitation Services, Worker's Compensation Agency IT upgrades, or an executive director position for the Unarmed Combat Commission.

(300)

11.  Transfer Employment Services Program from Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF).  The Conference included funding for the transfer of the Employment Services Program to the Unemployment Insurance Agency, where it was before LARA was reorganized in 2011.

2,814,700

12.  Private Grant Authorization.  The Conference reduced this line to $1.5 million.

(1,500,000)

13.  FY 2012-13 One-Time Appropriations. The Conference included one-time appropriations for State employee lump-sum payments.

5,036,800

 

Total Changes.....................................................................................................................

($70,444,700)

FY 2012-13 Conference Report Ongoing/One-Time Gross Appropriation............................

$791,943,300

Amount Over/(Under) GF/GP Target: $0

 

FY 2012-13 LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS BUDGET                                          BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS

Changes from FY 2011-12 Year-to-Date:

Conference Agreement on Items of Difference

  1.  Buy American.  The Conference retained a section requiring LARA to purchase American- and Michigan-made goods and services.  (Sec. 209)

  2.  Office Consolidation Plan.  The House included a new section requiring LARA to cooperate with the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget (DTMB) on a statewide office consolidation plan.  The Conference included it.  (Sec. 219)

  3.  State Employee Lump-Sum Payment Information.  The Senate included a new section requiring LARA to provide certain information on the employees receiving lump-sum payments over $1,000.  The Conference included it.  (Sec. 236)

  4.  Department Metrics.  The House included a new section requiring LARA to find ten metrics affected by the appropriations in part 1 and report on them.  The Conference included it.  (Sec. 230)

  5.  Fire Services Fees.  The Conference did not include a fee increase for the Bureau of Fire Services as recommended by the Governor.  GF/GP was used to provide the anticipated revenue from the fee.  (Sec. 302)

  6.  Cigarette Fire Safety Standard and Firefighter Protection Fund Appropriation.  The Conference removed a section appropriating revenue from this fund as it is received.  (Sec. 302a of HB 5365)

  7.  MARVIN Usage Report.  The Conference retained a report on the usage of the MARVIN internet unemployment insurance reporting system.  (Sec. 333)

  8.  Rule Stringency.  The Conference retained a section requiring that rules by no more stringent than the applicable Federal standard.  (Sec. 341)

  9.  Consultation Education and Training (CET) Grant Earmark.  The Conference retained an $80,000 earmark for these grants for the aggregate industry.  (Sec. 342)

10.  Bureau of Commercial Services and Bureau of Construction Codes Statistics.  The Conference retained a report on various statistics for these bureaus.  (Sec. 368)

11.  Homeowner Construction Lien Recover Fund Appropriation.  The Conference retained a section appropriating the remaining balance of this fund.  (Sec. 380)

12.  Michigan Rehabilitation Services Sections.  The Senate retained six sections which provided direction and reporting requirements to Michigan Rehabilitation Services.  The House removed all six to reflect the transfer of MRS to the Department of Human Services.  The Conference retained all of these sections.  (Secs. 603, 604, 610, 611, 613, and 615)

13.  Nursing Facilities Staffing Report.  The Conference removed a quarterly report on the staffing of nursing facilities.  (Sec. 708 of SB 958)

14.  Nursing Facility Complaint Report.  The Conference removed a report on the most commonly cited complaint deficiencies for the prior three years.  (Sec. 718 of SB 958)

15.  Health Systems Facility Regulation Report.  The Conference retained a report on various statistics regarding the facilities licensed by the Bureau of Health Systems.  (Sec. 731)

16.  Regulation of Freestanding Surgical Outpatient Facilities.  The House included a new section requiring $530,000 of the appropriation for the Bureau of Health Systems be spent on the licensing and regulation of FSOFs.  The Conference included this section.  (Sec. 732)

17.  Autism Coverage.  The Conference included a reporting requirement on the payments made under the new Autism Coverage Reimbursement Program.  (Sec. 802)

 

Date Completed:  5-25-12                                                                                                      Fiscal Analyst:  Josh Sefton

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.