2024 House Bill 5508

1. Amend page 15, following line 25, by inserting:

“Sec. 220. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, information that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department’s performance.

Sec. 221. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do the following:

(a) Report to the senate and house appropriations committees and to standard report recipients any amounts of severance pay for a department director, deputy director, or other high-ranking department official not later than 14 days after a severance agreement with the director or official is signed. The name of the director or official and the amount of severance pay must be included in the report required by this subdivision.

(b) Not later than February 1, report on the total amount of severance pay remitted to former department employees during the previous fiscal year and the total number of former department employees that were remitted severance pay during the previous fiscal year.

(2) As used in this section, “severance pay” means compensation that is both payable or paid upon the termination of employment and in addition to either wages or benefits earned during the course of employment or generally applicable retirement benefits.

Sec. 222. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this article, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, inter-transfer funds within this article for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.”.

1. Amend page 15, following line 25, by inserting:

“Sec. 220. Not later than August 1, the department shall submit a report detailing the status of all current work projects to the senate and house appropriations committees and to standard report recipients. The report shall include the original work project amount, an explanation on how funding has been spent to date, the amount of funds remaining in the work project account, the intended use of any remaining funds, and the expected completion date of the work projects.”.

1. Amend page 15, following line 25, by inserting:

“Sec. 220. Funding appropriated in part 1 from state funds or federal funds shall not be used to provide services, grants, or programming to a non-U.S. citizen unless the recipient is a qualified alien under 8 USC section 1641.”.

1. Amend page 16, line 8, after “302.” by inserting “(1) From the unexpended and unencumbered funds appropriated in 2021 PA 87 that were previously designated as work project appropriations for facility physical plant projects/operating funds, $21,065,000.00 must be used to cover costs of allowing corrections officers and corrections medical officers to reach the highest level of pay within 3 years of service instead of reaching it within 5 years of service.

(2)”.

2. Amend page 16, following line 13, by inserting:

“(3) Funds appropriated under this section are designated as a work project appropriation. Unencumbered or unallotted funds must not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and must be available for expenditures under this section until the project has been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:

(a) The purpose of the project is to cover costs of allowing corrections officers and corrections medical officers to reach the highest level of pay within 3 years of service instead of reaching it within 5 years of service.

(b) The project will be accomplished by state employees.

(c) The total estimated cost of the project is $21,065,000.00.

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2026.”.

1. Amend page 3, line 27, by striking out all of line 27 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.

2. Amend page 31, line 8, by striking out all of section 408.

1. Amend page 24, line 8, after “$” by striking out “70.00” and inserting “75.00”.

2. Amend page 24, line 10, after “$” by striking out “60.00” and inserting “65.00”.

3. Amend page 24, line 12, after “$” by striking out “45.00” and inserting “50.00”.

1. Amend page 8, line 21, by striking out all of lines 21 through 22 and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.

2. Amend page 54, line 9, by striking out all of section 803.