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FY 2023-24 ATTORNEY GENERAL BUDGET
S.B. 189 (S-5): SENATE APPROPRIATIONS REC.
Committee: Appropriations Throughout this document Senate means Committee Recommendation
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FULL-TIME EQUATED (FTE) CLASSIFIED POSITIONS/FUNDING SOURCE |
FY 2022-23 YEAR-TO-DATE* |
FY 2023-24 |
CHANGES FROM FY 2022-23 YEAR-TO-DATE |
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AMOUNT |
PERCENT |
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FTE Positions............................................................. |
543.4 |
603.4 |
60.0 |
11.0 |
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GROSS....................................................................... |
118,273,000 |
136,398,600 |
18,125,600 |
15.3 |
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Less: |
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Interdepartmental Grants Received............................ |
35,954,600 |
36,235,500 |
280,900 |
0.8 |
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ADJUSTED GROSS.................................................... |
82,318,400 |
100,163,100 |
17,844,700 |
21.7 |
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Less: |
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Federal Funds.......................................................... |
10,101,900 |
10,063,800 |
(38,100) |
(0.4) |
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Local and Private...................................................... |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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TOTAL STATE SPENDING......................................... |
72,216,500 |
90,099,300 |
17,882,800 |
24.8 |
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Less: |
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Other State Restricted Funds.................................... |
20,786,700 |
20,773,100 |
(13,600) |
(0.1) |
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GENERAL FUND/GENERAL PURPOSE...................... |
51,429,800 |
69,326,200 |
17,896,400 |
34.8 |
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PAYMENTS TO LOCALS............................................ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
*As of February 7, 2023.
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Major Boilerplate Changes from FY 2022-23 Year-to-Date: |
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1. Deleted Sections. The Senate deleted several sections, which includes: 302a (Enforcing Michigan Law), 306a (Lawsuit Settlement Proceeds Restriction), 309a (Reimbursement Report), 315 (Legacy Costs), 321 (Notification to the Legislature Upon Filing Federal Lawsuits), 324 (Misclassified Entities Complaints Report), 330 (One-Time Job Court), and 331 (One-Time Organized Retail Crime Unit Appropriation). |
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2. Lawsuit Settlement Proceeds Fund Modification. The Senate included an additional $3.0 million from the Lawsuit Settlement Proceeds Fund for Corporate Oversight and Consumer Protection, Special Litigation, and Financial Crimes Divisions and $500,000 for the Center for Civil Justice. (Sec. 314) |
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3. NEW Public Safety Prosecutorial Capacity Investment. The Senate included new language that requires a Memorandums of Understanding between the Attorney General and communities receiving support that includes Maintenance of Effort Requirements for staff and spending. (Sec. 318) |
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4. Lawsuit Settlement Notification Modification. The Senate increased the threshold for Lawsuit Settlement Notifications from $250,000 to $1.0 million (Sec. 320) |
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5. Antitrust Revenues Modification. The Senate doubled the amount of additional antitrust revenues for the Department to cover attorney's fees and the amount that can be carryforward from $250,000 to $500,000. (Sec. 307) |
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FY 2022-23 Year-to-Date Appropriation.................................................. |
$118,273,000 |
$51,429,800 |
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CHANGE
FROM |
FY 2023-24 RECOMMENDED |
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Gross |
GF/GP |
Gross |
GF/GP |
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Baseline Adjustments |
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1. Economic Adjustments. Includes a negative $304,400 Gross and $100,200 GF/GP for total economic adjustments. |
(304,400) |
(100,200) |
N/A |
N/A |
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2. FY 2022-23 One-Time Appropriations Removal. The Senate removed FY 2022-23 One-Time Appropriations, which includes $5.0 million for Job Court and $3.5 million for the Organized Retail Crime Unit |
(8,500,000) |
(8,500,000) |
0 |
0 |
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New Programs/Program Increases |
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3. Public Safety Prosecutorial Capacity Investment. The Senate included an additional $10.0 million and 45.0 FTE positions to assist high crime communities. |
10,000,000 |
10,000,000 |
N/A |
N/A |
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4. Conviction Integrity Unit. The Senate included $1.0 million and 6.0 FTEs to investigate claims of innocence to determine possible wrongful convictions. |
1,010,000 |
1,010,000 |
N/A |
N/A |
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5. Address Confidentiality Program. The Senate included $486,400 and 2.0 FTE positions for the Address Confidentiality Program to conceal the address from public records for victims of stalking, domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and individuals at risk. |
486,400 |
486,400 |
N/A |
N/A |
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6. Civil Bureau Services. The Senate included $403,400 in Interdepartmental Grants and 2.0 FTE positions to provide additional legal services for the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy and the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. |
403,400 |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
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7. Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council. The Senate included an additional $30,000 in Prosecuting Attorneys Training Fees to provide additional in-person training for county prosecutors. |
30,000 |
0 |
2,702,400 |
2,126,100 |
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Eliminations/Reductions - NONE |
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One-Time Appropriations - |
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8. Digital Evidence Storage. The Senate included $10.0 million to support Digital Evidence Storage for local county prosecutors. |
10,000,000 |
10,000,000 |
10,000,000 |
10,000,000 |
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9. Jobs Court. The Senate included One-Time appropriations to continue the Job Court pilot program with the goal to divert an estimated 450 cases annually from the criminal justice system. |
5,000,000 |
5,000,000 |
5,000,000 |
5,000,000 |
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10. Placeholders. The Senate include two $100 placeholders. One is to support Juveniles without Parole and the other is for Extradition Grants to Counties. |
200 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
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Other |
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11. Operations Line-Item Rollup. The Senate rolled the Administrative Support, Criminal Bureaus, and Civil Bureaus line items into the Operations line item and increased an additional 5.0 FTE positions. |
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$18,125,600 |
$17,896,400 |
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FY 2023-24 SENATE APPROPRIATIONS REC.............................................. |
$136,398,600 |
$69,326,200 |
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Date Completed: 5-3-23 Fiscal Analyst: Cory Savino