FY 2011-12 LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS BUDGET S.B. 175 (CR-1): CONFERENCE REPORT


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Amount Over/(Under) GF/GP Target: $ 0
FY 2010-11 Year-to-Date Gross Appropriation $1,277,823,200
Changes from FY 2010-11 Year-to-Date:
  Items Included by the Senate and House
1. Administrative Reductions. Governor/House/Senate included various admin. reductions. (1,129,900)
2. Tax Tribunal. The Governor, House and Senate included funding for additional contract hearing officers to help with the tax appeal backlog. 150,000
3. OFIR - Credit Union Exams and Securities Program. The Governor, House and Senate included additional funding to help meet statutory credit union exam cycle requirements as well as new Federal requirements under Dodd-Frank. 556,000
4. Economic Adjustments. 17,283,900
5. Other Changes. Includes technical adjustments, support for the Michigan Business One-stop, retirement savings, additional funding for the private occupational school licensure, and funding for real estate continuing education requirements. (20,470,800)
Conference Agreement on Items of Difference
6. Office of Communications. The House reduced this program by $100,000 and included boilerplate prohibiting the Department from producing television shows. The money was moved to UIA administration. The Conference included this change as well as the boilerplate (item 6 on back). 0
7. Bootlegging Enforcement. The House and Conference eliminated 6.0 FTEs and $1.0 million in Liquor Purchase Revolving Funds for enhanced bootlegging enforcement. (1,000,000)
8. Fire Protection Grants. The Governor and Senate reduced these grants by $1,636,600; the House reduced them by $2,410,500. The Conference used the Governor and Senate reduction. (1,636,600)
9. Unemployment Insurance Special Fraud Control Fund. The House and Conference included additional funding for UI fraud control per 2010 PA 14. 1,000,000
10. Adult Foster Care Homes - Background Checks. The Governor and House removed funding for these checks. The Senate retained current-year funding. The Conference included an IDG from DHS, LPRF, and GF/GP funding for this program. (174,000)
11. Health Facilities Fees. The Governor and Senate included increased fees. The House and Conference maintained current-year funding. 0
12. Liquor Control Commission - IT. The House included $1.0 million for upgrades to LCC purchase and merchandising systems. The Conference included a $100 placeholder. 100
13. Worker's Compensation Appellate Commission. The Governor issued Executive Order 2011-6 which abolished this commission and established the Michigan Compensation Appellate Commission. The Conference included this change. (508,500)
14. Transition to DLARA. The Governor issued Executive Revision FY 2012-3 which detailed the transition of DELEG in to DLARA. The Conference included these changes. (460,323,000)
Total Changes ($466,252,800)
  FY 2011-12 Conference Report Gross Appropriation $811,570,400
FY 2011-12 LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS BUDGET BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS

Changes from FY 2010-11 Year to Date:
  Items Included by the Senate and House
1. Out-of-State Travel. The House and Senate retained a section restricting out-of-State travel by department employees. (Sec. 217)
2. Construction Lien Fund. The House and Senate included language allowing the Department to make payments for court-ordered judgments from this fund. (Sec. 380)
3. Non-Confidential Information Listings. The House and Senate included language allowing the Department to charge reasonable fees for creating customized listings of non-confidential information for those licensed by the Department. (Sec. 304)
Conference Agreement on Items of Difference
4. Standard Sections. The Conference included several sections that were included in most budget bills as part of the target agreement. (Sec. 201, 202, 203, 223, 231, 208, 209, 211, 212, 214, 215, 226, 234, and 1201) 5. Outside Legal Counsel. The House and Conference retained a section prohibiting the Department from obtaining legal services that are the responsibility of the Attorney General. (Sec. 221)
6. Cable TV Productions. The House and Conference included a new section prohibiting the Department from producing TV shows. (Sec. 232)
7. Fire Protection Grants - Local Reports. The Conference included new language requiring certain information from local Fire Protection Grant recipients as a condition of receipt. (Sec. 301)
8. Rule Promulgation. The House and Conference included a new section prohibiting new rules from being promulgated that are more stringent than Federal standards unless authorized by statute. (Sec. 341)
9. CET Earmark. The Senate and Conference included a section which earmarks $80,000 in Consultation Education and Training grants for the mining industry in Michigan. (Sec. 342)
10. Regulatory Costs Report. The House and Conference included a section requiring a report on revenue and statistics for the Department's regulatory program. (Sec. 368)
11. Tax Tribunal Report. The House and Conference included a section requiring a report on cases heard, cases decided, and other information on the Tax Tribunal. (Sec. 390)
12. Medical Marihuana Reports. The Senate and Conference included sections requiring a report on various information and statistics regarding the Medical Marihuana program. A report on the sufficiency of program fees was also required. (Sec. 726)
13. Outsource Medical Marihuana Administration. The Senate and Conference included a requirement that the Department establish a bid process for the takeover of medical marihuana program administration. (Sec. 727)
14. Nursing Home Complaint Deficiencies. The Senate and House included a section requiring the Department to identify and offer training on its most frequent complaint deficiencies. (Sec. 718)
15. Vocational Rehabilitation Match Requirement. The House and Conference retained a section establishing 21.3% as the maximum local match requirement for vocational rehabilitation facilities establishment grants.
16. Bureau of Health Systems Report. The Conference included a new section requiring a report on various statistics of facilities licensed by the Bureau. (Sec. 731)
17. Investigations of Health Care Professionals. The Senate and Conference included a section requiring the Department to give priority to investigations into instances alleged to have occurred within two years of the initial complaint.

Date Completed: 5-23-11 Fiscal Analyst: Josh Sefton This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations. HIleg_cr.doc