FY 2011-12 MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS BUDGET S.B. 181 (S-1): SUMMARY OF DIFFERENCES


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House Bill is H.B. 4526

House Changes to Senate-Passed:
1. No Changes in Total Appropriations. The Governor and Senate concurred in a spending plan which provided for a roll-up of the budget bill into four line items for FY 2011-12. The House concurred in the spending plan, but provided a bill which had budget line items in an unrolled-up format similar to the FY 2010-11 appropriations act, PA 162 of 2010.	0
Total Changes	0
FY 2011-12 House-Passed Gross Appropriation	$152,383,500

FY 2011-12 MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS BUDGET BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS

Changes from FY 2011-12 Senate-Passed:

1. Boilerplate Sections Included by the House but not by the Senate: Civil Service Charges (Sec. 204), Hiring Freeze (Sec. 205), Posting of Expenditures (Sec. 207), Internet Reports (Sec. 208), Tech Projects (Sec. 211), Report Retention (Sec. 212), DIT User Fees (Sec. 214), Out of State Travel (Sec. 216), Co-location of Facilities (Sec. 229)

2. Boilerplate Sections Included by the Senate but not by the House: IDGs-Incoming; lists IDG funding into DMVA (Sec. 205), Requires Improvements in Budgetary Efficiency (Sec. 206), Specifies Use for GF/GP Efficiency Savings (Sec. 207), Requires Quarterly In-person Reports to Subcommittees (Sec. 208), Requires Various Program Data to be Reported to the Subcommittees (Sec. 209), Requires 60-day Notice Prior to Selling of Property (Sec. 215), Prohibits Exclusion of Public Employee Unions from the Bid Process for Contractor Services (Sec. 218), Requires Administrative Support and Fiscal Controls (Sec. 301), Requires Operation of Armories with Certain Criteria (Sec. 302), Requires Readiness of Army Guard Forces (Sec. 303), Requires Operation of Army Guard Training Centers (Sec. 304), Requires Readiness of Air Guard Forces (Sec. 305), Requires Operation of Air Guard Bases (Sec. 306), Requires Advice, Advocacy and Assistance to Veterans (Sec. 401), Requires Operation of the Veterans Trust Fund (Sec. 402), Requires Operation of the Military Family Relief Fund (Sec. 404), Requires Operation of Michigan you8th Challenge Program (Sec. 405), Requires Care for Veterans to be Provided at the Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti Veterans Homes (Sec. 501), Provides for Anticipated Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2011-12 (Sec. 1201)

Date Completed: 5-6-11 Fiscal Analyst: Bruce Baker This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations. HImil_ds