FY 2022-23 LABOR AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY BUDGET S.B. 834 (S-2): SENATE APPROPRIATIONS REC.
Senate Bill 834 (S-2 as reported) Throughout this document Senate means Appropriations Committee.
Committee: Appropriations
*As of April 12, 2022.
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Gross |
GF/GP |
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FY 2021-22 Year-to-Date Appropriation................................................. |
$4,426,922,600 |
$1,614,115,800 |
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1. Blight Elimination Program. The Senate included one-time funds to create a program to address blighted properties across the State. |
50,000,000 |
50,000,000 |
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2. Michigan Reconnect Shift to Going Pro. The Senate shifted $15.0 million GF/GP from the Michigan Reconnect Program to Going Pro. This change would fund Reconnect at $40.0 million and Going Pro at $55.0 million. |
0 |
0 |
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3. Graduation Alliance. The Senate increased funding for this program from $1.5 million to $6.0 million. |
4,500,000 |
4,500,000 |
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4. Arts and Cultural Grants. The Senate increased funding for this program from $11.0 million to $15.0 million. |
4,000,000 |
4,000,000 |
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5. Food and Alcohol Safety Education Program. The Senate included a $100 one-time placeholder for this item. |
100 |
100 |
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6. Reentry Employment Support. The Senate included a $100 one-time placeholder for this item |
100 |
100 |
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7. Transformational Education Infrastructure. The Governor included $230.0 million in one-time funds for a grant or grants to universities for improvements to medical education, health sciences, and electric vehicle teaching, training, and development. The Senate did not include this item. |
0 |
0 |
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8. Michigan Regional Empowerment Program. The Governor included $200.0 million in one-time matching funds for regional economic development and resilience. The Senate did not include this item. |
0 |
0 |
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9. Nature, Science, and Cultural Experiences Grants. The Governor included $75.0 million for a one-time competitive grant program for projects that promote Michigan's cultural diversity and natural beauty. The Senate did not include this item. |
0 |
0 |
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10. Talent Retention and Expansion. The Governor included $20.0 million in one-time funds to support employer-led collaboratives and sector strategies to fill talent gaps and other workforce issues. The Senate did not include this item. |
0 |
0 |
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11. Barrier Removal and Employment Supports. The Governor included $15.0 million in one-time funds to remove barriers to employment for low-income, poor, and working poor residents. The Senate did not include this item. |
0 |
0 |
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12. International Talent Attraction. The Governor included $15.0 million in one-time funds for a competitive grant program to attract international businesses and start-ups to locate in Michigan. The Senate did not include this item. |
0 |
0 |
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13. Young Professionals Plus. The Governor included $15.0 million in one-time funds to help young people connect with employers and participate in skill-building work experiences. The Senate did not include this item. |
0 |
0 |
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14. Homeownership and Apprenticeship Program. The Governor included $11.0 million in one-time funds to assist local land banks with homes in their inventories. The program would partner with workforce development organizations to utilize paid apprenticeships on those job sites. The Senate did not include this item. |
0 |
0 |
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15. MI Local Heroes Marketing Campaign. The Governor included $10.0 million in one-time funds to create a marketing campaign promoting public sector employment, IT upgrades for job-matching software, and market research for studying barriers to filling public-sector jobs. The Senate did not include this item. |
0 |
0 |
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16. Statewide Pre-Apprenticeship Program. The Governor included $10.0 million in one-time funds to connect un- and under-employed residents in underserved communities with resources necessary to achieve gainful employment. The Senate did not include this item. |
0 |
0 |
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17. Tri-Share Child Care. The Governor included $2.5 million in one-time funds to continue support of this program, currently funded as a one-time item. The Senate did not include this item. |
0 |
0 |
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18. Focus: HOPE. The Governor included one-time funds to continue support of this program, currently funded as a one-time appropriation. The Senate reduced this item to $500,000. |
500,000 |
500,000 |
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19. Office of Global Michigan – Language Access Plan. The Governor included $700,000 one-time and $268,700 ongoing to establish a statewide program to ensure residents with limited English proficiency have comparable access to programs as English-speaking individuals. The Senate did not include this item. |
0 |
0 |
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20. Helmets to Hardhats. The Governor included $500,00 in one-time funds for a program to connect former active and former members of the military with skilled trade training and careers in the construction industry. The Senate did not include this item. |
0 |
0 |
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21. Office of Future Mobility. The Governor included $4.0 million in ongoing funds to support Michigan’s position in the electric vehicle industry. The Senate did not include this item. |
0 |
0 |
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22. MiSTEM Advisory Council. The Governor included a $300,000 fund shift from the School Aid budget, and $300,000 in new ongoing funds to support the Council. The Senate included the $300,000 shift, but did not include additional funding. |
300,000 |
300,000 |
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23. Pure Michigan. The Governor removed $20.0 million in Federal ARP funds from this program and replaced them with $5.0 million GF/GP. This change would bring total funding for Pure Michigan to $25.0 million. The Senate included the GF/GP fund shift and retained $15.0 million in ARP funds to fund the program at $40.0 million. |
0 |
5,000,000 |
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24. UIA Benefit Claims Monitoring System. The Governor removed funding for this item, as the UIA is using a different system for this purpose that is approved by the Federal government. The Senate retained this item at $4.0 million GF/GP. |
0 |
0 |
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25. Remove FY 2021-22 One-Time and Supplemental Appropriations. These include $1.0 billion GF/GP for a deposit into the Strategic Outreach and Attraction Reserve Fund, $382.9 million Federal for COVID-19 Rental Assistance, $250.6 million Federal for Statewide Broadband Grants, $121.4 million Federal for the Homeowner Assistance Fund, $146.9 million GF/GP for Michigan Enhancement Grants, a $100.0 million Federal deposit into the UIA Trust Fund, $48.0 million GF/GP for Michigan Infrastructure Grants, and various other items. |
(2,728,715,700) |
(1,349,943,400) |
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26. Reflect Anticipated Federal, Restricted, and Private Revenue. The Governor made numerous adjustments to Federal, restricted, and private fund sources to reflect anticipated revenue in those areas. Increases include $9.6 million Federal for the Office of Global Michigan, $4.8 million Federal for Workforce Development, $3.6 million Federal for Michigan Rehabilitation Services, $3.0 million Federal for the State Trade Export Program, $1.0 million private and $100,000 restricted for the Women’s Commission, $750,000 one-time Federal for Lakeshore Heritage Grants, $200,000 Federal and $99,000 restricted for MIOSHA, $160,000 private for the Michigan Community Service Commission, and $156,400 Federal for the Wage and Hour Program. This item also includes reductions of ($17,381,800) Federal, ($200,000) local, and ($39,100) restricted to various programs to reflect anticipated revenue that are lower than what are currently included in the FY 2021-22 budget. |
5,798,500 |
0 |
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27. Other Changes. The Governor included an additional $170,000 GF/GP for the Commission on Middle Eastern American Affairs and the Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission, a $45,100 GF/GP reduction for MI Reconnect to properly reflect economics, and a $5.0 million fund shift in MI Reconnect from the Talent Investment Fund to GF/GP. The Senate included all of these items except additional funding for the two commissions. |
(45,100) |
4,954,900 |
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28. Economic Adjustments. Includes $9,872,500 Gross and $1,059,400 GF/GP for total economic adjustments, of which an estimated negative $3,912,300 Gross and negative $391,500 GF/GP is for legacy retirement costs (pension and retiree health). |
9,872,500 |
1,059,400 |
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29. Comparison to the Governor’s Recommendation. The Senate is $532,438,500 Gross and $547,438,500 GF/GP under the Governor. |
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Total Changes..................................................................................... |
($2,653,789,600) |
($1,279,628,900) |
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FY 2022-23 Senate Appropriations Committee Recommendation........... |
$1,773,133,000 |
$334,486,900 |
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FY 2022-23 Boilerplate Changes from FY 2021-22 Year-to-Date: |
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1. Deleted Reports. The Governor deleted a number of sections containing reporting or notification requirements, including: 216 (remote work), 222 (severance pay), 229 (savings identified from audit), 235 (Federal funds contingency plan), 240 (new/increased program metrics), 990 (MSHDA annual report), 995 (MSF report), 1006 (business attraction and community revitalization report, 1033 (Michigan Film Office report), 1066(d) (notification of Legislature for Going Pro), 1069 (Healthy Michigan job training), 1079 (interagency agreement for use of TANF). The Senate restored all of these reports with the exception of 235 (Federal funds contingency plans) |
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2. Other Deleted Sections. The Governor deleted a number of other sections including:206 (communication with the Legislature), 217 (work project expenditures), 218 (State Administrative Board transfers), 219 (report retention guidelines), 220 (policy changes), 221 (spend Federal/private funds first), 224 (prohibit purchase of casino), 225 (mandatory COVID-19 vaccination), 983 (prohibit bonding for broadband), 984 (require use of SIGMA), 989 (workers’ comp. rules updates), 989b (UIA solution proposal), 1005d (Pure Michigan prioritization), 1009 (limit on land purchases), 1013 (limit on MEDC staff involved in private fundraising), 1041 (limit on business attraction and community revitalization fund transfers), 1056 (anonymity of employers in MIOSHA press communication under emergency rules), 1077 (UIA limited-term employees), 1078 (Federal authorization for Federal UIA funds), 1091 (ethnic commissions expenditures), 1094 (Futures for Frontliners one-time appropriation), 1094a (wraparound services one-time appropriation), 1094b (child care facilitator pilot one-time appropriation), 1094c (child savings accounts one-time appropriation), 1094d (poverty task force one-time appropriation), 1094e (Focus: HOPE one-time appropriation), 1094g (training center equipment grants one-time appropriation), 1094h (rural jobs and capital investment fund one-time appropriation), 1094i (Michigan Career and Technical Institute one-time appropriation), 1094j (centers for employment opportunity one-time appropriation), 1094k (West Michigan Construction Institute one-time appropriation), 1094l (diploma equity project one-time appropriation), 1094m (community revitalization and placemaker one-time appropriation), 1095 (Michigan infrastructure grants one-time appropriation), 1096 (Michigan enhancement grants one-time appropriation). The Senate retained sections 206, 218, 219, 220, 221, 224, 225, 983, 984, 989, 989b, 1005d, 1009, 1013, 1041, 1078, 1091, and 1094e, and removed the remainder. |
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3. Contingency Authorization. The Governor increased doubled Federal, restricted, and local amounts, and increased private authorization from $1.0 million to $5.0 million. The Senate removed all contingency fund authorization. (Sec. 980) |
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4. Arts and Cultural Grants. The Governor removed, and Senate retained language prohibiting appropriations for this program from being used for administration of the grants. (Sec. 1035) |
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5. Appropriation of Employment Opportunity Fund. The Governor and Senate included a new section appropriating tax capture revenue under this program. The section would be needed or relevant only if Senate Bill 615 and House Bill 5246 or substantially similar bills were enacted. (NEW Sec. 1054) |
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6. MiSTEM Advisory Council. The Governor and Senate included a new section (moved from the School Aid Act) to direct expenditure of Council funds and direct the activities of MiSTEM Network staff. (NEW Sec. 1067) |
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7. Jobs for Michigan Graduates Earmark. The Governor and Senate increased the earmark of program funds for the Michigan franchise holder of the national Jobs for America’s Graduates program from $3.75 million to $4.75 million (Sec. 1071) |
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8. UIA Limited-Term Employees. The Governor increased the number of limited-term employees the UIA may hire from 500.0 to 700.0. The Senate did not include this increase. (Sec. 1077a) |
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9. Michigan Rehabilitation Services Earmark. The Governor removed and Senate retained a $6.1 million earmark that directs funds to community-based rehabilitation organizations. (Sec. 1085) |
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10. Statewide Pre-Apprenticeship Program. The Governor retained and Senate removed this one-time appropriation section, but increased the award amount to $10.0 million from $5.5 million. (Sec. 1097) |
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11. New One-Time Appropriation Program Boilerplate. The Governor included program specifications for several new one-time appropriations: 1094 (nature, science, and cultural experiences grants), 1096 (Michigan regional empowerment grants), 1098 (transformational education infrastructure), 1099 (attainable homeownership and apprenticeship program), 1100 (MI Local Heroes marketing campaign), 1101 (talent retention and expansion), 1102 (barrier removal and employment supports), 1103 (Young Professionals Plus). The Senate did not include any of the Governor’s new sections, but included a new Sec. 1094d for the food and alcohol safety education program placeholder and Sec. 1094f for the blight elimination program. |
Date Completed: 4-26-22 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.