Bill Text: MI HB4246 | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Engrossed

Michigan House Bill 4246

Bill Title: Appropriations: department of labor and economic opportunity; appropriations for fiscal year 2023-2024; provide for. Creates appropriation act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2023-06-28 - Referred To Committee On Appropriations [HB4246 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2023-HB4246-Engrossed.html

Substitute For

HOUSE BILL NO. 4246

A bill to make appropriations for the department of labor and economic opportunity for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024; to provide for certain conditions on appropriations; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 101. There is appropriated for the department of labor and economic opportunity for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, from the following funds:

Sec. 101. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
(1) APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Full-time equated unclassified positions	34.5
Full-time equated classified positions	2,591.4

GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	2,539,112,600
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers			0
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	2,539,112,600
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues			1,450,548,800
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues			10,700,000
Total private revenues			12,539,200
Total other state restricted revenues			348,293,900
State general fund/general purpose		$	717,030,700
Sec. 102. DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT
Full-time equated unclassified positions	34.5
Full-time equated classified positions	60.0
Unclassified salaries--FTEs	34.5	$	4,514,200
Executive direction and operations--FTEs	60.0		10,082,400
Property management			6,298,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	20,895,100
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
DED, vocational rehabilitation and independent living			3,333,700
DOL-ETA, unemployment insurance			2,536,700
DOL, federal funds			3,221,400
DOL, occupational safety and health			515,900
Federal funds			2,500,000

Special revenue funds:
Asbestos abatement fund			51,700
Corporation fees			1,819,000
Michigan state housing development authority fees and charges			637,700
Private occupational school fees			55,500
Radiological health fees			288,500
Safety education and training fund			770,300
Second injury fund			274,800
Securities fees			2,016,500
Self-insurers security fund			150,800
Silicosis and dust disease fund			113,800
Worker's compensation administrative revolving fund			89,800
State general fund/general purpose		$	2,519,000
Sec. 103. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Full-time equated classified positions	234.0
23+ high school diploma program		$	5,000,000
Adult literacy opportunity fund			1,725,000
At-risk youth grants			6,000,000
Going pro			55,000,000
High school equivalency-to-school program			250,000
Michigan reconnect grant program--FTEs	12.0		54,989,900
MiSTEM advisory council--FTEs	3.0		748,000
Office of future mobility and electrification			2,000,000
Tri-share child care program			2,500,000
Workforce development--FTEs	219.0		439,531,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	567,744,500

Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
DAG, employment and training			4,000,400
DED-OESE, GEAR-UP			5,500,000
DED-OVAE, adult education			20,000,000
DED-OVAE, basic grants to states			19,000,000
DOL, federal funds			106,381,300
DOL-ETA, workforce investment act			173,488,600
Federal funds			21,809,800
Social security act, temporary assistance for needy families			63,698,800
Special revenue funds:
Local revenues			300,000
Private funds			5,295,900
Contingent fund, penalty and interest account			22,111,600
Defaulted loan collection fees			178,500
State general fund/general purpose		$	125,979,600
Sec. 104. REHABILITATION SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions	671.0
Bureau of services for blind persons--FTEs	116.0	$	25,688,900
Centers for independent living			21,531,700
Michigan rehabilitation services--FTEs	555.0		139,417,100
Subregional libraries state aid			451,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	187,089,500
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
DED, vocational rehabilitation and independent living			129,592,700

Federal funds			1,461,000
Supplemental security income			8,588,600
Special revenue funds:
Local - blind services			100,000
Local - vocational rehabilitation match			5,300,000
Private - blind services			111,800
Private - gifts, bequests, and donations			531,500
Michigan business enterprise program fund			350,000
Rehabilitation services fees			150,000
Second injury fund			38,300
State general fund/general purpose		$	40,865,600
Sec. 105. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
Full-time equated classified positions	389.4
Bureau of employment relations--FTEs	22.0	$	4,511,200
Compensation supplement fund			820,000
First responder presumed coverage claims			4,000,000
Insurance funds administration--FTEs	23.0		4,778,100
Michigan occupational safety and health administration--FTEs	201.0		36,018,500
Office of global Michigan--FTEs	16.0		41,424,600
Private and occupational distance learning--FTEs	3.0		858,700
Radiation safety section--FTEs	21.4		3,466,200
Wage and hour program--FTEs	33.0		4,701,800
Workers' compensation board of magistrates--FTEs	10.0		2,258,400
Workers' disability compensation agency--FTEs	56.0		8,316,100

Workers' disability compensation appeals commission--FTEs	4.0		350,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	111,503,600
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
DOL, occupational safety and health			15,304,800
HHS, mammography quality standards			513,300
HHS, refugee assistance program fund			38,369,000
Special revenue funds:
Asbestos abatement fund			939,800
Corporation fees			10,702,200
Distance education fund			368,200
First responder presumed coverage fund			4,000,000
Private occupational school license fees			490,500
Radiological health fees			2,952,900
Safety education and training fund			11,362,600
Second injury fund			2,422,900
Securities fees			10,786,600
Self-insurers security fund			1,642,200
Silicosis and dust disease fund			713,000
Worker's compensation administrative revolving fund			1,894,900
State general fund/general purpose		$	9,040,700
Sec. 106. UNEMPLOYMENT
Full-time equated classified positions	744.0
Unemployment insurance agency--FTEs	736.0	$	297,440,700
Unemployment insurance agency - advocacy assistance			1,500,000

Unemployment insurance appeals commission--FTEs	8.0		4,430,600
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	303,371,300
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
DOL-ETA, unemployment insurance			280,624,500
Special revenue funds:
Contingent fund, penalty and interest account			22,746,800
State general fund/general purpose		$	0
Sec. 107. COMMISSIONS
Full-time equated classified positions	17.0
Asian Pacific American affairs commission--FTE	1.0	$	222,400
Commission on Middle Eastern American affairs--FTE	1.0		210,000
Hispanic/Latino commission of Michigan--FTE	1.0		294,200
Michigan community service commission--FTEs	12.0		19,829,500
Michigan women's commission--FTEs	2.0		1,533,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	22,089,600
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds			18,200,200
Special revenue funds:
Private funds			1,250,000
State general fund/general purpose		$	2,639,400
Sec. 108. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Information technology services and projects		$	29,675,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	29,675,800
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:

DED, vocational rehabilitation and independent living			3,134,400
DOL-ETA, unemployment insurance			22,818,100
DOL, occupational safety and health			372,300
Special revenue funds:
Asbestos abatement fund			35,300
Corporation fees			315,400
Distance education fund			5,600
Private occupational school license fees			21,900
Radiological health fees			155,900
Safety education and training fund			403,300
Second injury fund			355,700
Securities fees			992,900
Self-insurers security fund			250,600
Silicosis and dust disease fund			70,600
State general fund/general purpose		$	743,800
Sec. 109. MICHIGAN STRATEGIC FUND
Full-time equated classified positions	174.0
Arts and cultural program		$	11,050,000
Business attraction and community revitalization			100,000,000
Community college skilled trades equipment program debt service			4,600,000
Community development block grants			47,000,000
Entrepreneurship ecosystem			15,650,000
Facility for rare isotope beams			7,300,000
Job creation services--FTEs	174.0		31,502,700
Lighthouse preservation program			307,500

ARP - Pure Michigan		5,000,000
Pure Michigan		25,000,000
Revitalization and placemaking program		50,000,000
State trade export program		3,000,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION	$	300,410,200
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund		5,000,000
HUD-CPD community development block grant		49,773,300
NFAH-NEA, promotion of the arts, partnership agreements		1,050,000
State historic preservation, national park service grants		1,900,000
Federal funds		3,000,000
Special revenue funds:
Local promotion fund		5,000,000
Private - Michigan council for the arts fund		150,000
Private - special project advances		200,000
Private promotion fund		5,000,000
21st century jobs trust fund		75,000,000
Contingent fund, penalty and interest account		4,600,000
Michigan lighthouse preservation fund		307,500
Michigan state housing development authority fees and charges		4,778,700
Revitalization and placemaking fund		50,000,000
State brownfield redevelopment fund		3,000,000
State historic preservation office fees and charges		200,000

State general fund/general purpose		$	91,450,700
Sec. 110. MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Full-time equated classified positions	293.0
Housing and rental assistance--FTEs	293.0	$	47,474,700
Michigan housing and community development program			50,000,000
Michigan state housing development authority technology services and projects			3,730,200
Payments on behalf of tenants			166,860,000
Property management			3,105,700
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	271,170,600
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
HUD, lower income housing assistance			166,860,000
Special revenue funds:
Michigan housing and community development fund			50,000,000
Michigan state housing development authority fees and charges			54,310,600
State general fund/general purpose		$	0
Sec. 111. STATE LAND BANK AUTHORITY
Full-time equated classified positions	9.0
State land bank authority--FTEs	9.0	$	4,370,500
GROSS APPROPRIATION		$	4,370,500
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:
Federal funds			1,000,000
Special revenue funds:

Land bank fast track fund		3,370,500
State general fund/general purpose	$	0
Sec. 112. ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS
Adult literacy opportunity fund	$	3,000,000
Advanced manufacturing and skilled trades center		2,500,000
Affordable housing project		4,000,000
ARP - city convention center renovation		5,000,000
ARP - Community downtown and business corridor economic development program		100,000,000
ARP - convention and visitors bureau relief		20,000,000
ARP - electric vehicle charging infrastructure		55,000,000
ARP - going pro		25,000,000
ARP - Habitat for humanity home ownership program		25,000,000
ARP - Michigan skills fund		5,000,000
ARP - Workforce training: hospitality training program		10,000,000
Arts and cultural program		4,000,000
Child savings accounts		10,000,000
Community and fitness center project		5,000,000
Construction workers' compensation safety grant		250,000
Critical skills program		2,500,000
Detroit grand prix		2,000,000
Detroit medical center		100
Detroit symphony orchestra hall renovation		2,000,000
Digital workforce development		4,900,000
Economic development infrastructure project		10,000,000

Fire gear equipment grants			15,000,000
Focus: HOPE			1,000,000
Fresh water research and innovation center			100
Global epicenter of mobility Detroit region			5,000,000
HEROES tech program			500,000
Historic building preservation project			1,000,000
Historic building housing rehabilitation project			100
Historic veterans memorial relocation			2,000,000
Housing and business preservation project			1,000,000
Housing readiness incentive grant program			5,000,000
Housing readiness program			300,000
International auto event			8,000,000
John Ball Zoo			10,000,000
Junior achievement			1,500,000
L!FE leaders workforce development program			500,000
Michigan defense center			5,000,000
Michigan housing and community development program			100,000,000
Michigan infrastructure grants			35,144,100
Michigan minority supplier development council			2,500,000
Michigan regional empowerment program			100,000,000
Michigan training innovation center			10,000,000
Minority-owned business economic development fund grants			10,000,000
Mobile coronary computed tomography			5,000,000
Office of global Michigan - refugee assistance			7,000,000
Pope Francis center			100

Port authority		100
Prince hall masons		100
Public safety employee health care benefits grant		15,000,000
Reentry and support		1,000,000
Regional housing rehabilitation project		100
Rural internet infrastructure project		1,547,000
Skilled trade grant program		24,000,000
Sound mind sound body		400,000
Special events and national convention attraction		12,000,000
Special olympics unified sports and inclusion center renovation		5,000,000
Statewide hydrogen refueling network		100
Student aviation center		2,500,000
Student wraparound services and basic needs supports		30,000,000
Tri-share child care program		1,000,000
UIA legal assistance program		1,500,000
Wearable technology innovation center		850,000
West Michigan hispanic chamber of commerce		2,500,000
Women's mentoring program		200,000
Workers' disability compensation agency		1,200,000
Workforce training program for the homeless		750,000
Youth career development program		750,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION	$	720,791,900
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues:

Coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund		265,000,000
Federal funds		5,000,000
HHS, refugee assistance program fund		7,000,000
State general fund/general purpose	$	443,791,900

Part 2

provisions concerning appropriations

for fiscal year 2023-2024

general sections

Sec. 201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, total state spending from state sources under part 1 for fiscal year 2023-2024 is $1,065,324,600.00 and state spending from state sources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2023-2024 is $88,274,900.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
Arts and cultural program	$	1,000,000
At-risk youth grants		6,000,000
Fire gear equipment grants		15,000,000
Going pro		55,000,000
Workforce development programs		10,999,900
Michigan rehabilitation services		275,000
TOTAL	$	88,274,900

Sec. 202. The appropriations authorized under this part and part 1 are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.

Sec. 203. As used in this part and part 1:

(a) "DAG" means the United States Department of Agriculture.

(b) "DED" means the United States Department of Education.

(d) "DED-OPSE" means the DED Office of Postsecondary Education.

(e) "DED-OVAE" means the DED Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education.

(f) "Department" means the department of labor and economic opportunity".

(g) "DHHS" means the Michigan department of health and human services.

(h) "DOL" means the United States Department of Labor.

(i) "DOL-ETA" means the United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.

(j) "FTE" means full-time equated.

(k) "Fund", unless the context clearly implies a different meaning, means the Michigan strategic fund.

(l) "GEAR-UP" means gaining early awareness and readiness for undergraduate programs.

(m) "GED" means a general educational development certificate.

(n) "GF/GP" means general fund/general purpose.

(o) "HHS" means the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

(p) "HHS-OS" means the HHS Office of the Secretary.

(q) "HHS-SSA" means the Social Security Administration.

(r) "HUD" means the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

(s) "HUD-CPD" means the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development - Community Planning and Development.

(t) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.

(u) "JCOS" means the joint capital outlay subcommittee.

(v) "MCL" means the Michigan Compiled Laws.

(w) "MEDC" means the Michigan economic development corporation, which is the public body corporate created under section 28 of article VII of the state constitution of 1963 and the urban cooperation act of 1967, 1967 (Ex Sess) PA 7, MCL 124.501 to 124.512, by contractual interlocal agreement effective April 5, 1999, between local participating economic development corporations formed under the economic development corporations act, 1974 PA 338, MCL 125.1601 to 125.1636, and the Michigan strategic fund.

(x) "MEGA" means the Michigan economic growth authority.

(y) "MFA" means the Michigan finance authority.

(z) "MSF" means the Michigan strategic fund.

(aa) "MSHDA" means the Michigan state housing development authority.

(bb) "NFAH-NEA" means the National Foundation of the Arts and the Humanities - National Endowment for the Arts.

(cc) "PA" means public act.

(dd) "PATH" means Partnership. Accountability. Training. Hope.

(ee) "RFP" means a request for a proposal.

(ff) "SIGMA" means statewide integrated governmental management applications.

(gg) "WDA" means the workforce development agency.

Sec. 204. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall use the internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this part. This requirement shall include transmission of reports via email to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, and it shall include placement of

reports on a website.

Sec. 205. Except as otherwise provided in this part, all reports required under this part shall be submitted to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on labor and economic opportunity, the senate and house fiscal agencies, the senate and house policy offices, and the state budget office.

Sec. 206. To the extent permissible under section 261 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1261, all of the following apply:

(a) The funds appropriated in part 1 must not be used for the purchase of foreign goods or services, or both, if competitively priced and of comparable quality American goods or services, or both, are available.

(b) Preference must be given to goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

(c) Preference must be given to goods or services, or both, that are manufactured or provided by Michigan businesses owned and operated by veterans, if they are competitively priced and of comparable quality.

Sec. 207. The department shall not take disciplinary action against an employee of the department who is in the state classified civil service because the employee communicates with a member of the senate or house or a member's staff, unless the communication is prohibited by law and the department is exercising its authority as provided by law.

Sec. 208. The department shall prepare a report on out‐of‐state travel expenses not later than January 1 of each year. The travel report shall be a listing of all travel by classified and

unclassified employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the department's budget. The report shall be submitted to the house and senate appropriations committees and the report recipients required in section 205 of this part. The report shall include the following information:

(a) The dates of each travel occurrence.

(b) The total transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state GF/GP revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.

Sec. 209. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by the department to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general. This prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities and for those outside services that the attorney general authorizes.

Sec. 210. Not later than December 15, the state budget office shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total GF/GP appropriation lapses at the close of the prior fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end GF/GP appropriation lapses by major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees and the report recipients required in section 205 of this part.

Sec. 211. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $30,000,000.00 for federal contingency authorization. Authorized funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to

another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

(2) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 for state restricted contingency authorization. Authorized funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

(3) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 for local contingency authorization. Authorized funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

(4) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.00 for private contingency authorization. Authorized funds are not available for expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item in part 1 under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1393.

Sec. 212. The department shall cooperate with the department of technology, management, and budget to maintain a searchable website accessible by the public at no cost that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following for each department or agency:

(a) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by category.

(b) Fiscal year-to-date expenditures by appropriation unit.

(c) Fiscal year-to-date payments to a selected vendor, including the vendor name, payment date, payment amount, and payment description.

(d) The number of active department employees by job classification.

(e) Job specifications and wage rates.

Sec. 213. Within 14 days after the release of the executive budget recommendation, the department shall cooperate with the state budget office to provide the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees and the report recipients required in section 205 of this part with an annual report on estimated state restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures for the prior 2 fiscal years.

Sec. 214. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, a department scorecard that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the department's performance.

Sec. 216. To the extent permissible under the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594, the director of the department receiving appropriations in part 1 shall take all reasonable steps to ensure geographically disadvantaged business enterprises as defined in Executive Directive 2019-08 compete for and perform contracts to provide services or supplies, or both. Each director shall strongly encourage firms with which the department contracts to subcontract with certified geographically disadvantaged business enterprises as defined in Executive Directive 2019-08 for services, supplies, or both.

Sec. 217. On a quarterly basis, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations committees and the report recipients required in section 205 of this part a comparison by line item of the number of FTEs authorized from funds appropriated

in part 1 to the actual number of FTEs employed by the department at the end of the reporting period.

Sec. 218. It is the intent of the legislature that the department maximize the efficiency of the state workforce, and, where possible, prioritize in-person work. The department must post its in-person, remote, or hybrid work policy on its website.

Sec. 220. General fund appropriations in part 1 shall not be expended for items in cases where federal funding or private grant funding is available for the same expenditures.

Sec. 221. The department shall receive and retain copies of all reports funded from appropriations in part 1. Federal and state guidelines for short-term and long-term retention of records shall be followed. The department may electronically retain copies of reports unless otherwise required by federal and state guidelines.

Sec. 222. The department shall report no later than April 1 on each specific policy change made to implement a public act affecting the department that took effect during the prior calendar year to the senate and house appropriations committees, to the joint committee on administrative rules, and to the report recipients required in section 205 of this part.

Sec. 223.(1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the departments shall do all of the following:

(a) Report to the house and senate appropriations committees and the report recipients required in section 205 of this part any amounts of severance pay for a department director, deputy director, or other high-ranking department officials 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) By February 1, report on the total amount of severance pay remitted to former department employees during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023 and the total number of former department employees that were remitted severance pay during the fiscal year ending September 30,2023.

(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. 225. Appropriations in part 1 shall, to the extent possible by the department, not be expended until all existing work project authorization available for the same purposes is exhausted.

Sec. 226. (1) No money appropriated in part 1 shall be used to restrict or interfere with actions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), to restrict or impede a marginalized community's access to government resources, programs, or facilities, or to diminish, interfere with, or restrict an individual's ability to exercise the right to reproductive freedom.

(2) From the funds appropriated in part 1, local governments shall report any action or policy that attempts to restrict or interfere with the duties of the local health officer.

Sec. 229. (1) If the office of the auditor general has identified an initiative or made a recommendation that is related to savings and efficiencies in an audit report for the department, the department shall report within 6 months of the release of the audit on their efforts and progress made toward achieving the savings and efficiencies identified in the audit report. The report

shall be submitted to the chairs of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the chairs of the senate and house of representatives standing committees with jurisdiction over matters relating to the department that is audited, and the report recipients required in section 205 of this part.

(2) If the office of the auditor general does not receive the required report regarding initiatives related to savings and efficiencies within the 6-month time frame, the office of the auditor general may charge noncompliant department for the cost of performing a subsequent audit to ensure that the initiatives related to savings and efficiencies have been implemented.

DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 982. Federal pass-through funds to local institutions and governments that are received in amounts in addition to those included in part 1 and that do not require additional state matching funds are appropriated for the purposes intended. The department may carry forward into the succeeding fiscal year unexpended federal pass-through funds to local institutions and governments that do not require additional state matching funds. The department shall report the amount and source of the funds within 10 business days after receiving any additional pass-through funds.

Sec. 984. As a condition of receiving funds in part 1, the department shall utilize SIGMA as an appropriation and expenditure reporting system to track all financial transactions with individual vendors, contractual partners, grantees, recipients of business incentives, and recipients of other economic assistance.

Encumbrances and expenditures shall be reported in a timely manner.

Sec. 985. (1) Grants supported with private revenues received by the department are appropriated upon receipt and are available for expenditure by the department, subject to subsection (3), for purposes specified within the grant agreement and as permitted under state and federal law.

(2) Within 10 days after the receipt of a private grant appropriated in subsection (1), the department shall report the receipt of the grant, including the fund source, purpose, and amount of the grant.

(3) The amount appropriated under subsection (1) shall not exceed $1,500,000.00.

Sec. 986. (1) The department may charge registration fees to attendees of informational, training, or special events sponsored by the department, and related to activities that are under the department's purview.

(2) These fees shall reflect the costs for the department to sponsor the informational, training, or special events.

(3) Revenue generated by the registration fees is appropriated upon receipt and available for expenditure to cover the department's costs of sponsoring informational, training, or special events.

(4) Revenue generated by registration fees in excess of the department's costs of sponsoring informational, training, or special events shall carry forward to the subsequent fiscal year and not lapse to the general fund.

(5) The amount appropriated under subsection (3) shall not exceed $500,000.00.

Sec. 987. (1) The department may sell documents at a price not

to exceed the cost of production and distribution. Money received from the sale of these documents shall revert to the department. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, these funds are available for expenditure when they are received by the department of treasury. This subsection applies only to R 418.10101 to R 418.101504 of the Michigan Administrative Code.

(2) Unexpended funds at the end of the fiscal year shall carry forward to the subsequent fiscal year and not lapse to the general fund.

Sec. 988. If the revenue collected by the department for radiological health administration and projects from fees and collections exceeds the amount appropriated in part 1, the revenue may be carried forward into the subsequent fiscal year. The revenue carried forward under this section shall be used as the first source of funds in the subsequent fiscal year.

MICHIGAN STATE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Sec. 990. MSHDA shall annually present a report on the status of the authority's housing production goals under all financing programs established or administered by the authority. The report shall give special attention to efforts to raise affordable housing production goals, including single-family, multifamily, and manufactured housing.

(2) MSHDA shall not restrict eligibility in any financing program for housing units without a permanent foundation unless this restriction is a requirement for federal funding.

Sec. 991. The funds appropriated in part 1 for the Michigan housing and community development program shall be expended for projects as described in sections 58b and 58c of the state housing

development authority act of 1966, 1966 PA 346, MCL 125.1458b and 125.1458c.

state LAND BANK AUTHORITY

Sec. 995. In addition to the amounts appropriated in part 1, the state land bank authority may expend revenues received under the land bank fast track act, 2003 PA 258, MCL 124.751 to 124.774, for the purposes authorized by the act, including, but not limited to, the acquisition, lease, management, demolition, maintenance, or rehabilitation of real or personal property, payment of debt service for notes or bonds issued by the authority, and other expenses to clear or quiet title property held by the authority.

MICHIGAN STRATEGIC FUND

Sec. 1004. As a condition of receiving funds appropriated in part 1, the MSF shall report all information required to be transmitted in the activities report required under section 9 of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2009, to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations and the report recipients required in section 205 of this part by March 15.

Sec. 1005. In addition to the appropriations in part 1, Travel Michigan may receive and expend private revenue related to the use of "Pure Michigan" and all other copyrighted slogans and images. This revenue may come from the direct licensing of the name and image or from the royalty payments from various merchandise sales. Revenue collected is appropriated for the marketing of this state as a travel destination. The funds are available for expenditure when they are received by the department of treasury. If the fund

receives revenues from the use of "Pure Michigan", the fund shall provide a report that lists the revenues by source received from the use of "Pure Michigan" and all other copyrighted slogans and images. The report shall provide a detailed list of expenditures of revenues received under this section. The report shall be provided to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations and the report recipients required in section 205 of this part by March 1.

Sec. 1005a. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Pure Michigan and ARP � Pure Michigan, state fiscal recovery fund dollars and general fund dollars shall be appropriated for the following purposes:

(a) Conduction of market research regionally, nationally, and internationally for use in market campaigns.

(b) Production of advertisements for the promotion of Michigan as a place to live, work, and play.

(d) Administration of the program.

(e) Other activities that promote Michigan as a place to live, work, and play.

(f) Matching marketing campaigns funded from the local promotion fund or private promotion fund.

(2) The fund may contract any of the activities under subsection (1).

(3) The fund may work in cooperation with local units of government, nonprofit entities, and private entities on Pure Michigan promotion campaigns. The fund shall include agreements prior to undertaking cooperative marketing campaigns.

Sec. 1005b. (1) A local promotion fund is created in the department of labor and economic opportunity. The fund may receive funds from local units of government and nonprofit entities and deposit these funds into the local promotion fund. Funds received are available for expenditure for use in Pure Michigan promotion campaigns. The fund may maintain individual accounts for local units of government and nonprofit entities that deposit funds into the local promotion fund upon request from a local unit of government. As used in this subsection, "local unit of government" includes cities, villages, townships, counties, and regional councils of government.

(2) Local promotion funds appropriated in part 1 may be used for media production and placements, national and international marketing campaigns, and for other activities that promote Michigan as a place to live, work, and play.

(3) Any unexpended or unencumbered balance shall be disposed of in accordance with the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594, unless carryforward authorization has been otherwise provided for.

Sec. 1005c. (1) A private promotion fund is created in the department. The fund may receive funds from private entities and deposit these funds into the private promotion fund. Funds received are available for expenditure for use in Pure Michigan promotion campaigns. The fund may maintain individual accounts for private entities that deposit funds into the private promotion fund upon request from a private entity.

(2) Private promotion funds appropriated in part 1 may be used for media production and placements, national and international marketing campaigns, and for other activities that promote Michigan

as a place to live, work, and play.

Sec. 1006. (1) As a condition of receiving funds appropriated in part 1, the fund shall provide a report of all approved amendments to projects for the immediately preceding year under sections 88r and 90b of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2088r and 125.2090b. The report shall provide a description of each amendment, by award, which shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

(a) The amended award amount relative to the prior award amount.

(b) The amended number of committed jobs relative to the prior number of committed jobs.

(d) A description of any change in scope of the project.

(e) A description of any change in project benchmarks, deadlines, or completion dates.

(f) The reason or justification for the amendment approval.

(2) In addition to being posted online, the report shall be distributed to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations and report recipients required in section 205 of this part by March 15.

Sec. 1007. (1) As a condition of receiving funds appropriated in part 1, the fund shall request the following information from the MEDC:

(a) Approved budget from the MEDC executive committee for the current fiscal year and actual budget expenditures for the preceding fiscal years.

(b) Expenditures and revenues as part of the current and preceding year budgets, including the available fund balance for the current and preceding fiscal years.

(d) A reporting of activities, programs, and grants consistent with the preceding fiscal year budget.

(2) Information received by the MSF pursuant to this section shall be posted online and distributed as a report to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations and report recipients required in section 205 of this part by March 15.

Sec. 1008. As a condition of receiving funds under part 1, any interlocal agreement entered into by the fund shall include language which states that if a local unit of government has a contract or memorandum of understanding with a private economic development agency, the MEDC will work cooperatively with that private organization in that local area.

Sec. 1009. (1) Of the funds appropriated to the fund or through grants to the MEDC, no funds shall be expended for the purchase of options on land or the purchase of land unless at least 1 of the following conditions applies:

(a) The land is located in an economically distressed area.

(b) The land is obtained through a purchase or exercise of an option at the invitation of the local unit of government and local economic development agency.

(2) Consideration may be given to purchases where the proposed

use of the land is consistent with a regional land use plan, will result in the redevelopment of an economically distressed area, can be supported by existing infrastructure, and will not cause shifts in population away from the area's population centers.

(3) As used in this section, "economically distressed area" means an area in a city, village, or township that has been designated as blighted; a city, village, or township that shows negative population change from 1970 and a poverty rate and unemployment rate greater than the statewide average; or an area certified as a neighborhood enterprise zone under the neighborhood enterprise zone act, 1992 PA 147, MCL 207.771 to 207.786.

(4) If land or options on land are purchased under subsection (1), the fund shall provide a report to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations and the report recipients required in section 205 of this part that provides a list of all properties purchased, all options on land purchased, the location of the land purchased, and the purchase price if the fund purchases options on land or land. The report must be submitted before March 15.

Sec. 1010. As a condition for receiving funds in part 1, not later than February 1, the fund shall provide a report for the immediately preceding fiscal year on the jobs for Michigan investment fund, created in section 88h of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2088h. The report shall be submitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations and the report recipients required in section 205 of this part. The report shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(a) A detailed listing of revenues, by fund source, to the

jobs for Michigan investment fund. The listing shall include the manner and reason for which the funds were appropriated to the jobs for Michigan investment fund.

(b) A detailed listing of expenditures, by project, from the jobs for Michigan investment fund.

Sec. 1011. (1) From the appropriations in part 1 to the fund and granted or transferred to the MEDC, any unexpended or unencumbered balance shall be disposed of in accordance with the requirements in the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594, unless carryforward authorization has been otherwise provided for.

(2) Any encumbered funds, including encumbered funds subsequently unobligated, shall be used for the same purposes for which funding was originally appropriated in this part and part 1.

(3) For funds appropriated in part 1 to the fund, any carryforward authorization subsequently created through a work project shall be preserved until a cash or accrued expenditure has been executed or the allowable work project time period has expired.

Sec. 1012. (1) As a condition of receiving funds under part 1, the fund shall ensure that the MEDC and the fund comply with all of the following:

(a) The freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.

(b) The open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.

(d) All reports required by law to be submitted to the legislature.

(2) If the MEDC is unable for any reason to perform duties under this part, the fund may exercise those duties.

Sec. 1013. As a condition for receiving the appropriations in part 1, any staff of the MEDC involved in private fund-raising activities shall not be party to any decisions regarding the awarding of grants, incentives, or tax abatements from the fund, the MEDC, or the Michigan economic growth authority.

Sec. 1024. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for business attraction and community revitalization, not less than 20% shall be granted by the fund board for brownfield redevelopment and historic preservation projects under the community revitalization program authorized by chapter 8C of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2090 to 125.2090d.

Sec. 1032. (1) The fund shall report to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations and the report recipients required in section 205 of this part on the status of the film incentives at the same time as it submits the annual report required under section 455 of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1455. The department of treasury shall provide the fund with the data necessary to prepare the report. Incentives included in the report shall include all of the following:

(a) The tax credit provided under section 455 of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1455.

(b) The tax credit provided under section 457 of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1457.

business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1459.

(d) The amount of any tax credit claimed under former section 367 of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281.

(e) Any tax credits provided for film and digital media production under the Michigan economic growth authority act, 1995 PA 24, MCL 207.801 to 207.810.

(f) Loans to an eligible production company or film and digital media private equity fund authorized under section 88d(3), (4), and (5) of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2088d.

(2) The report shall include all of the following information:

(a) For each tax credit, the number of contracts signed, the projected expenditures qualifying for the credit, and the estimated value of the credits. For loans, the number of loans made under each section, the interest rate of those loans, the loan amount, the percent of the projected budget of each production financed by those loans, and the estimated interest earnings from the loan.

(b) For credits authorized under section 455 of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1455, for productions completed by December 31, the expenditures of each production eligible for the credit that has filed a request for certificate of completion with the film office, broken down into expenditures for goods, services, or salaries and wages and showing separately expenditures in each local unit of government, including expenditures for personnel, whether or not they were made to a Michigan entity, and whether or not they were taxable under the laws of this state. For loans, the report shall include the number of loans that have been fully repaid, with principal and interest shown separately, and the number of loans that are delinquent or in

default, and the amount of principal that is delinquent or is in default.

(c) For each of the tax credit incentives and loan incentives listed in subsection (1), a breakdown for each project or production showing each of the following:

(i) The number of temporary jobs created.

(ii) The number of permanent jobs created.

(iii) The number of persons employed in Michigan as a result of the incentive, on a full-time equated basis.

(3) For any information not included in the report due to the provisions of section 455(6), 457(6), or 459(6) of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1455, 208.1457, and 208.1459, the report shall do all of the following:

(a) Indicate how the information would describe the commercial and financial operations or intellectual property of the company.

(b) Attest that the information has not been publicly disseminated at any time.

(4) Any information not disclosed due to the provisions of section 455(6), 457(6), or 459(6) of the Michigan business tax act, 2007 PA 36, MCL 208.1455, 208.1457, and 208.1459, shall be presented at the lowest level of aggregation that would no longer describe the commercial and financial operations or intellectual property of the company.

Sec. 1034. As a condition of receiving an award from the fund, each business incubator or accelerator that received an award from the fund shall maintain and update a dashboard of indicators to measure the effectiveness of the business incubator and accelerator

programs. Indicators shall include the direct jobs created, new companies launched as a direct result of business incubator or accelerator involvement, businesses expanded as a direct result of business incubator or accelerator involvement, direct investment in client companies, private equity financing obtained by client companies, grant funding obtained by client companies, and other measures developed by the recipient business incubators and accelerators in conjunction with the MEDC. Dashboard indicators shall be reported for the prior fiscal year and cumulatively, if available. Each recipient shall submit a copy of their dashboard indicators to the fund by March 1. The fund shall transmit the local reports to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations and the report recipients required in section 205 of this part by March 15.

Sec. 1035. (1) From the appropriations in part 1, the Michigan arts and culture council shall administer an arts and cultural grant program that maintains an equitable geographic distribution of funding and utilizes past arts and cultural grant programs as a guideline for administering this program. The council shall do all of the following:

(a) On or before October 1, the council shall publish proposed application criteria, instructions, and forms for use by eligible applicants. The council shall provide at least a 2-week period for public comment before finalizing the application criteria, instructions, and forms.

(b) A nonrefundable application fee may be assessed for each application. Application fees shall be deposited in the council for the arts fund and are appropriated for expenses necessary to administer the programs. These funds are available for expenditure

when they are received and may be carried forward to the following fiscal year.

(d) Within 1 business day after the award announcements, the council shall provide to each member of the legislature and the fiscal agencies a list of all grant recipients and the total award given to each recipient, sorted by county.

(e) In addition to the information in subdivision (d), the council shall report on the number of applications received, number of grants awarded, total amount requested from applications received, and total amount of grants awarded.

(2) The appropriation in part 1 for arts and cultural program shall not be used for the administration of the grant program.

Sec. 1036. (1) The general fund/general purpose funds appropriated in part 1 to the fund for business attraction and community revitalization shall be transferred to the 21st century jobs trust fund per section 90b(3) of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2090b.

(2) Funds transferred to the 21st century jobs trust fund under subsection (1) are appropriated and available for allocation as authorized in the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2001 to 125.2094.

Sec. 1041. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for business attraction and community revitalization, the fund shall request the transfer by the state treasurer of not more than 60% of the funds prior to April 1.

Sec. 1042. For the funds appropriated in part 1 for business attraction and community revitalization, the fund shall report

quarterly on the amount of funds considered appropriated, pre-encumbered, encumbered, and expended. The report shall also include a listing of all previous appropriations for business attraction and community revitalization, or a predecessor, that were considered appropriated, pre-encumbered, encumbered, or expended that have lapsed back to the fund for any purpose. The report shall be submitted to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations and the report recipients required in section 205 of this part.

Sec. 1043. (1) The fund, in conjunction with the department of treasury, shall report to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations and the report recipients required in section 205 of this part by November 1 on the annual cost of the MEGA tax credits. The report shall include for each year the board-approved credit amount, adjusted for credit amendments where applicable, and the actual and projected value of tax credits for each year from 1995 to the expiration of the credit program. For years for which credit claims are complete, the report shall include the total of actual certificated credit amounts. For years for which claims are still pending or not yet submitted, the report shall include a combination of actual credits where available and projected credits. Credit projections shall be based on updated estimates of employees, wages, and benefits for eligible companies.

(2) In addition to the report under subsection (1), the fund, in conjunction with the department of treasury, shall report by November 1 on the annual cost of all other certificated credits by program, for each year until the credits expire or can no longer be collected. The report shall include estimates on the brownfield

redevelopment credit, film credits, MEGA photovoltaic technology credit, MEGA polycrystalline silicon manufacturing credit, MEGA vehicle battery credit, and other certificated credits.

Sec. 1044. As a condition of receiving appropriations in part 1, prior to authorizing the transfer of any previously authorized tax credit that would increase the liability to this state, the fund, on behalf of the MSF board, shall report to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations and the report recipients required in section 205 of this part not fewer than 30 days prior to the authorization of the tax credit transfer.

Sec. 1050. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for business attraction and community revitalization, the fund shall identify specific outcomes and performance measures, including, but not limited to, the following:

(a) Total verified jobs created by the business attraction program during the prior fiscal year.

(b) Total private investment obtained through the business attraction and community revitalization programs during the prior fiscal year.

(c) Amount of private square footage created and reactivated through the community revitalization program during the prior fiscal year.

(2) The fund must submit a report to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations and the report recipients required in section 205 of this part by March 1. The report must describe the specific outcomes and measures required in subsection (1) and provide the results and data related to these outcomes and measures for the

prior fiscal year if related information is available for the prior fiscal year.

Sec. 1051. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, the funds collected by state historic preservation programs for document reproduction and services and application fees are appropriated for all expenses necessary to provide the required services. These funds are available for expenditure when they are received and may be carried forward into the succeeding fiscal year.

Sec. 1052. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for job creation services, the department shall allocate $800,000.00 of additional funding to the certified local government program overseen by the state historic preservation office in addition to the amount of funds allocated to the program in the prior fiscal year.

Sec. 1053. Tax capture revenues collected in accordance with written agreements under the good jobs for Michigan program and transferred from the general fund for deposit into the good jobs for Michigan fund, and for both calculated payments from the good jobs for Michigan fund to authorized businesses and distributions to the Michigan strategic fund for administrative expenses, are appropriated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 8D of the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125.2090g to 125.2090j.

Sec. 1054. The department shall provide a biannual report on March 1 and September 30 that includes, but is not limited to, fiscal year-to-date expenditures by division and program unit within the job creation services line item.

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

Sec. 1057. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the Michigan occupational safety and health administration shall maintain physical or electronic records of notes and documents in accordance with this state's record retention policies pertaining to cases in which an employer was issued a citation or a fine, or both, for a violation of the Michigan occupational safety and health act, 1974 PA 154, MCL 408.1001 to 408.1094.

Sec. 1057a. The funds appropriated in part 1 for the revitalization and placemaking program shall be expended for p rojects as described in section 696 of the income tax act of 1967, 1 967 PA 281 , MCL 206.696.

Sec. 1057b. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the wage and hour program, the department shall increase investigations of child labor violations and wage theft from workers.

Sec. 1058. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall, in accordance with the Wagner-Peyser Act, 29 USC 49 to 49L-2, and the settlement agreement arising out of Michigan v Herman, 81 F Supp 2d 840 (WD Mich, 1998), continue to use local merit staff and the Michigan Works! agencies to deliver employment services.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 1059. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for the Tri-share child care program shall be awarded for the continuation of the child care pilot project originally initiated and funded in section 1047(31) of article 5 of 2020 PA 166.

(2) Except as provided in this subsection, funding appropriated in part 1 must be used to fund existing child care

facilitator hubs. The department may fund new child care facilitator hubs provided sufficient funding exists to support all existing hubs, including hubs currently funded with private dollars. Any new hubs added must increase the number of participating counties or serve statewide employers.

(3) Any child care facilitator receiving funds under this section must be a nonprofit, limited liability company, C-corporation, S-corporation, or a sole proprietor.

(4) Not more than $200,000.00 may be used for administration of the program.

Sec. 1060. The department shall administer the PATH training program in accordance with the requirements of section 407(d) of title IV of the social security act, 42 USC 607, the social welfare act, 1939 PA 280, MCL 400.1 to 400.119b, and all other applicable laws and regulations.

Sec. 1061. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for workforce programs subgrantees, the department may allocate funding for grants to nonprofit organizations that offer programs pursuant to the workforce innovation and opportunity act, 29 USC 3101 to 3361, eligible youth focusing on apprenticeship readiness, pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship activities, entrepreneurship, work-readiness skills, job shadowing, and financial literacy. Organizations eligible for funding under this section must have the capacity to provide similar programs in urban areas, as determined by the United States Census Bureau according to the most recent federal decennial census. Additionally, programs eligible for funding under this section must include the participation of local business partners. The department shall develop other appropriate eligibility requirements to ensure compliance with applicable

federal rules and regulations.

Sec. 1062. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall make available, in person or by telephone, 1 disabled veterans outreach program specialist or local veterans employment representative to Michigan Works! service centers, as resources permit, during hours of operation, and shall continue to make the appropriate placement of veterans and disabled veterans a priority.

Sec. 1063. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, any unencumbered and unrestricted federal workforce innovation and opportunity act, 29 USC 3101 to 3361, or trade adjustment assistance funds available from prior fiscal years are appropriated for the purposes originally intended.

(2) The department shall report by February 15 on the amount by fiscal year of federal workforce innovation and opportunity act, 29 USC 3101 to 3361, funds appropriated under this section.

Sec. 1064. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide a report on going pro expenditures, by program or grant type, for the prior fiscal year. In addition, the report shall include projected expenditures, by program or grant type, for the current fiscal year. The report shall be posted online and distributed to the chairpersons of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations and the report recipients required in section 205 of this part by March 1.

Sec. 1065. (1) The department shall publish data and reports on March 15 and September 30 on the department website concerning the status of going pro funded in part 1. The report shall include the following:

(a) The number of awardees participating in the program and

the names of those awardees organized by major industry group.

(b) The amount of funding received by each awardee under the program.

(d) Training models established by each awardee.

(e) The number of individuals enrolled in classroom training, on-the-job training, or new DOL registered apprentices.

(f) The number of qualified employees who completed the approved training.

(g) The number of applications received and the number of grants awarded for each region.

(h) The number of individuals hired and trained.

(i) Going pro expenditures, by program or grant type, for the prior fiscal year and projected expenditures, by program or grant type, for the current fiscal year.

(2) The department shall expand workforce training and reemployment services to better connect workers to in-demand jobs and identify specific outcomes with performance metrics for going pro, including, but not limited to, new apprenticeships, individuals to be hired and trained, current employees trained, training completed, and employment retention rate at 6 months, and hourly wage at 6 months.

Sec. 1066. To the extent consistent with sections 7 and 9 of the going pro talent fund act, 2018 PA 260, MCL 408.157 and 408.159, the department shall administer the program as follows:

(a) The department shall work cooperatively with grantees to maximize the amount of funds from part 1 that are available for direct training.

(b) The department, workforce development partners, including

regional Michigan Works! agencies, and employers shall collaborate and work cooperatively to prioritize and streamline the expenditure of the funds appropriated in part 1. The department shall ensure that going pro provides a collaborative statewide network of workforce and employee skill development partners that addresses the employee talent needs throughout this state.

(c) The department shall ensure that grants are utilized for individual skill enhancement and to address in-demand talent needs in Michigan.

(d) The department shall develop program goals and detailed guidance for prospective participants to follow to qualify under the program. The program goals and detailed guidance shall be posted on the department website and distributed to workforce development partners, including local Michigan Works! agencies, by October 1. Periodic assessments of employer and employee needs shall be evaluated on a regional basis, and the department shall identify solutions and goals to be implemented to satisfy those needs. The department shall notify the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the relevant senate and house of representatives appropriations subcommittees, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on any program goal, solution, or guidance changes not fewer than 14 days prior to the finalization and publication of the changes. Revenue received by the department for going pro may be expended for the purpose of those programs.

(e) Up to $250,000.00 of the funds shall be awarded to a national, nonprofit program that connects national guard, reserve, retired, and transitioning active-duty military service members with skilled training and quality career opportunities in the

construction industry. Grant funding must be used to recruit and assist veterans to transition into apprenticeship programs in this state.

Sec. 1067. The funds appropriated in part 1 for MiSTEM advisory council shall be used to support the staff for the MiSTEM network, and for administrative, training, and travel costs related to the MiSTEM council. The staff for the MiSTEM network shall do all of the following:

(a) Serve as a liaison among and between the department, the department of education, the MiSTEM council, the governor's workforce development board, the MiSTEM regions, and any other relevant organization or entity in a manner that creates a robust statewide STEM culture, that empowers STEM teachers, that integrates business and education into the STEM network, and that ensures high-quality STEM experiences for pupils.

(b) Coordinate the implementation of a marketing campaign, including, but not limited to, a website that includes dashboards of outcomes, to build STEM awareness and communicate STEM needs and opportunities to pupils, parents, educators, and the business community.

(c) Work with the department of education and the MiSTEM council to coordinate, award, and monitor MiSTEM state and federal grants to the MiSTEM network regions and conduct reviews of grant recipients, including, but not limited to, pupil experience and feedback.

(d) Report to the governor, the legislature, and the MiSTEM council annually on the activities and performance of the MiSTEM network regions.

(e) Coordinate recurring discussions and work with regional

staff to ensure that a network or loop of feedback and best practices are shared, including funding, programming, professional learning opportunities, discussion of MiSTEM strategic vision, and regional objectives.

(f) Coordinate major grant application efforts with the MiSTEM council to assist regional staff with grant applications on a local level. The MiSTEM council shall leverage private and nonprofit relationships to coordinate and align private funds in addition to funds appropriated under this section.

(g) Train state and regional staff in the STEMworks rating system, in collaboration with the MiSTEM council and the department of education.

(h) Hire MiSTEM network region staff in collaboration with the network region fiscal agent.

Sec. 1068. (1) Of the funds appropriated in part 1 for workforce development, the department shall provide a report by March 15 on the status of the workforce development. The report shall include the following:

(a) The amount of funding allocated to each Michigan Works! agency and the total funding allocated to the workforce training programs statewide by fund source.

(b) The number of participants enrolled in education or training programs by each Michigan Works! agency.

(d) The number of participants enrolled in remedial education programs and the number of participants enrolled in literacy programs.

(e) The number of participants enrolled in programs at 2-year

institutions.

(f) The number of participants enrolled in programs at 4-year institutions.

(g) The number of participants enrolled in proprietary schools or other technical training programs.

(h) The number of participants that have completed education or training programs.

(i) The number of participants who secured employment in Michigan within 1 year of completing a training program.

(j) The number of participants who completed a training program and secured employment in a field related to their training.

(k) The average wage earned by participants who completed a training program and secured employment within 1 year.

(l) The actual revenues received by the fund source and fund appropriated for each discrete workforce development program area.

(2) Data collection for the report shall be for the prior state fiscal year.

Sec. 1069. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for adult literacy opportunity fund, the department shall allocate $4,725,000.00 to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization formed in 1983 whose mission is to engage in partnerships, provide member support, and advocate for lifelong learning, leading to employment and self-sufficient families and that is located in a city with a population between 111,000 and 114,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census for a grant program for adult education programs. The nonprofit shall submit an annual report on how funding was spent. Each recipient receiving a grant from the program must be a 501(c)(3) organization and shall receive a cost allocation of

$2,000.00 per learner, up to $150,000.00 per grant recipient.

Sec. 1070. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for the 23+ high school diploma program must be awarded for a program to assist adults over 23 years of age in obtaining high school diplomas and placement in career training programs.

(2) For purposes of this section, an eligible program provider may be a public, nonprofit, or private accredited diploma-granting institution, but must have at least 2 years of experience providing dropout recovery services in this state.

(3) The department shall issue a request for qualifications for eligible program providers to participate in the pilot program. To be considered a qualified program provider, the institution must possess all of the following:

(a) Experience providing dropout reengagement services.

(b) Ability to provide academic intake assessments.

(d) Course catalog that includes access to all graduation requirements.

(e) Capability to provide remediation coursework.

(f) Means to provide academic resilience assessment and intervention.

(g) Capacity to provide employability skills development.

(h) Ability to provide WorkKeys preparation.

(i) Ability to provide industry credentials.

(j) Capability to provide credit for on-the-job training.

(k) Access to a robust support framework, including technology, social support, and academic support accredited by a recognized accrediting body.

(4) The department shall announce qualified program providers

no later than January 1 of the current fiscal year. Qualified program providers must start providing programming by February 1 of the current fiscal year.

(5) The department shall reimburse qualified program providers for each month of satisfactory monthly progress as described in section 23a of the state school aid act of 1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1623a, at a rate of $500.00 per month. A payment shall be made to a qualified program provider for the completion of the following by a pupil:

(a) $500.00 for the completion of an employability skills certification program equal to at least 1 unit of high school credit obtained through classroom or online instruction.

(b) $250.00 for the attainment of an industry-recognized credential requiring up to 50 hours of training.

(d) $750.00 for the attainment of an industry-recognized credential requiring more than 100 hours of training.

(e) $1,000.00 for attainment of a high school diploma.

(f) $2,500.00 for placement in a job in an in-demand career pathway.

(6) The department shall develop policies and guidelines to implement this section.

Sec. 1071. The funds appropriated in part 1 for at-risk youth grants must be awarded to the Michigan franchise holder of the national Jobs for America's Graduates program for the administration of the Jobs for Michigan's Graduates program.

Sec. 1072. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for the high school equivalency-to-school program shall be used for the purpose

of funding the cost of high school equivalency testing and certification as provided by this section. The department shall administer a Michigan high school equivalency-to-school program, which shall cover the cost of providing the high school equivalency test free of charge to individuals who meet all of the following requirements:

(a) The individual has not previously been administered a high school equivalency test free of charge under this section.

(b) The individual meets at least 1 of the following requirements:

(i) Prior to taking the high school equivalency test, the individual successfully completed a department-approved high school equivalency preparation program.

(ii) Prior to taking the high school equivalency test, the individual completed the official high school equivalency practice test and the individual's score indicated that he or she is likely to pass.

(2) A department-approved high school equivalency preparation program shall include all of the following:

(a) Instructional and tutorial assistances.

(b) High school equivalency test practice.

(d) A curriculum that prepares students for opportunities in postsecondary education and the job market.

(e) Information on potential postsecondary and career pathways.

(f) Counseling on preparing for and applying to college.

(g) Personal and job readiness skills development.

(h) Comprehensive information on college costs and financial

aid.

(i) College and career assessments.

(j) Computer-based instruction, practice, or remediation.

(3) The department shall post online an announcement of the Michigan high school equivalency-to-school program, minimum standards for high school equivalency preparation program approval, and approval procedures.

(4) The department shall do all of the following:

(a) Develop procedures consistent with this section under which individuals can take the high school equivalency test without charge.

(b) Provide program information for educators and students on the department website, including explanations of the procedures developed under this subsection, and contact information for questions about the program.

(5) By September 30, the department shall report on utilization of the high school equivalency incentive program, including numbers of high school equivalency certifications issued by location, year-to-date expenditures, and numbers of participants qualifying under subsection (1)(b)(i) or (ii), or both.

Sec. 1073. The funds appropriated in part 1 for the Michigan reconnect grant program shall be distributed pursuant to the Michigan reconnect grant act, 2020 PA 84, MCL 390.1701 to 390.1709. In compliance with section 5 of the Michigan reconnect grant act, 2020 PA 84, MCL 390.1705, the funds appropriated in part 1 shall be expended to award grants, administer the program, and support the duties outlined in section 5 of the Michigan reconnect grant act,

2020 PA 84, MCL 390.1705.

UNEMPLOYMENT

Sec. 1074. The unemployment insurance agency shall provide a report updated at least quarterly that includes, but is not limited to, fiscal year-to-date expenditures by division and program unit. Each quarterly report shall be transmitted within 60 days after the end of the quarter.

Sec. 1075. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department on behalf of the unemployment insurance agency shall provide a quarterly report within 15 days after the end of each quarter to the members of the senate and house committees on appropriations and the report recipients required in section 205 of this part that includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(a) The 4-week average number of unique claimants.

(b) The 4-week average number of eligible claimants with certification.

(d) The total amount of standard unemployment insurance payments paid for the month.

(e) The total amount of unemployment insurance tax generated for the quarter.

(f) The balance of the Michigan unemployment trust fund at the end of the quarter.

(2) The department shall include the same information required in subsection (1) for the previous 12 months. The department shall include the most recent quarterly report on the department's webpage.

Sec. 1076. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the

department shall provide a quarterly report within 15 days after the end of each quarter to the members of the senate and house committees on appropriations and the report recipients required in section 205 of this part that includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(a) The number of new fraudulent and noncompliant cases that have been identified or issued by the unemployment insurance agency, classified by employer or claimant, during the quarter.

(b) The total amount of penalties and interest issued on fraudulent and noncompliant cases during the quarter.

(d) The total amount of penalties and interest still owed to this state by employer or claimant.

(e) The number of fraudulent and noncompliant cases that have been appealed by an employer or claimant during the quarter.

Sec. 1077. The funds appropriated in part 1 for unemployment insurance agency shall be used to staff unemployment insurance agency branch offices for in-person appointments for unemployment insurance agency claimant services.

Sec. 1077a. Funds appropriated in part 1 for the unemployment insurance agency may be used by the unemployment insurance agency to increase capacity by an estimated 500 limited-term employees only if the unemployment insurance agency provides full-time, in-person services at all existing unemployment insurance local offices.

Sec. 1078. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the unemployment insurance agency, the department shall maintain customer service standards for employers and claimants making use

of the various means by which they can access the system.

(2) The department shall identify specific outcomes and performance metrics for this initiative, including, but not limited to, the following:

(a) Unemployment benefit fund balance.

(b) Process improvement - fiscal integrity.

(d) Process improvement - determination quality.

Sec. 1079. (1) The department shall provide reporting regarding the interagency agreement with the department of health and human services, which concerns TANF funding to provide job readiness and welfare-to-work programming. The reporting shall include specific outcome and performance reporting requirements as described in this section. TANF funding provided to the department in the current fiscal year is contingent on compliance with the data and reporting requirements described in this section. The department shall provide all of the following items for the previous year to the senate and house appropriations committees and the report recipients required in section 205 of this part by January 1 of the current fiscal year:

(a) An itemized spending report on TANF funding, including all of the following:

(i) Direct services to clients.

(ii) Administrative expenditures.

(b) The number of family independence program clients served through the TANF funding, including all of the following:

(i) The number and percentage who obtained employment through Michigan Works!

(ii) The number and percentage who fulfilled their TANF work

requirement through other job readiness programming.

(iii) Average TANF spending per client.

(iv) The number and percentage of clients who were referred to Michigan Works! but did not receive a job or job readiness placement and the reasons why.

(2) Not later than March 15 of the current fiscal year, the department shall provide to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on health and human services and the report recipients required in section 205 of this part an annual report on the following matters itemized by Michigan Works! agency: the number of referrals to Michigan Works! job readiness programs, the number of referrals to Michigan Works! job readiness programs who became a participant in the Michigan Works! job readiness programs, the number of participants who obtained employment, and the cost per participant case.

(3) As used in this section, "TANF" means temporary assistance for needy families as described in 42 USC 601 to 619.

Sec. 1080. Funds earned or authorized by the DOL in addition to the appropriation in part 1 for the unemployment insurance agency are appropriated and may be expended for staffing and r elated expenses incurred in the operation of its programs. These f unds may be spent after the department notifies the state budget d irector and the relevant subcommittees of the purpose and amount o f each grant award.

REHABILITATION SERVICES

Sec. 1081. The Michigan rehabilitation services and bureau of services for blind persons shall work collaboratively with service organizations and government entities to identify allowable match

dollars to secure available federal vocational rehabilitation funds.

Sec. 1082. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall provide an annual report by February 1 on efforts taken to improve the Michigan rehabilitation services. The report shall include all of the following line items:

(a) Reductions and changes in administration costs and staffing.

(b) Service delivery plans and implementation steps achieved.

(d) Plans to integrate Michigan rehabilitative services programs into other services provided by the department.

(e) Quarterly expenditures by major spending category.

(f) Employment and job retention rates from both Michigan rehabilitation services and its nonprofit partners.

(g) Success rate of each district in achieving the program goals.

Sec. 1083. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan rehabilitation services, the department shall allocate funding along with available federal match to support the provision of vocational rehabilitation services to eligible agricultural workers with disabilities. Authorized services shall assist agricultural workers with disabilities in acquiring or maintaining quality employment and independence.

(2) By March 1 of the current fiscal year, the department shall report on the total number of clients served and the total amount of federal matching funds obtained throughout the duration of the program.

Sec. 1084. If the department is at risk of entering into an

order of selection for services, the department shall report that there is a risk within 2 weeks of receiving notification.

Sec. 1086. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 for independent living shall be used to support the general operations of centers for independent living in delivering mandated independent living services in compliance with federal rules and regulations, including 45 CFR Part 1329, for the centers, by existing centers for independent living to serve underserved areas, and for projects to build the capacity of centers for independent living to deliver independent living services. Applications for the funds shall be reviewed in accordance with criteria and procedures established by the department. Funds shall be used in a manner consistent with the state plan for independent living. Services provided should assist people with disabilities to move toward self-sufficiency, including, but not limited to, support for accessing transportation and health care, obtaining employment, community living, nursing home transition, information and referral services, education, youth transition services, veterans, and stigma reduction activities and community education. This includes the independent living guide services that specifically focus on economic self-sufficiency.

(2) In partnership with service providers, the department shall provide a report by March 1 of the current fiscal year on direct customer and system outcomes and performance measures.

Sec. 1087. (1) The appropriation in part 1 for the bureau of services for blind persons includes funds for case services. These funds may be used for tuition payments for blind clients.

(2) Revenue collected by the bureau of services for blind persons and from private and local sources that is unexpended at

the end of the fiscal year must carry forward to the subsequent fiscal year.

Sec. 1088. The bureau of services for blind persons may provide and enter into agreements to provide general services, training, meetings, information, special equipment, software, facility use, and technical consulting services to other principal executive departments, state agencies, local units of government, the judicial branch of government, other organizations, and patrons of department facilities. The department may charge fees for these services that are reasonably related to the cost of providing the services. In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1, funds collected by the department for these services are appropriated for all expenses necessary. The funds appropriated under this section are allotted for expenditure when they are received by the department of treasury.

Sec. 1089. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for a regional or subregional library shall not be released until a budget for that regional or subregional library has been approved by the department for expenditures for library services directly serving the blind and persons with disabilities.

(2) In order to receive subregional state aid as appropriated in part 1, a regional or subregional library's fiscal agency shall agree to maintain local funding support at the same level in the current fiscal year as in the fiscal agency's preceding fiscal year. If a reduction in expenditures equally affects all agencies in a local unit of government that is the regional or subregional library's fiscal agency, that reduction shall not be interpreted as a reduction in local support and shall not disqualify a regional or subregional library from receiving state aid under part 1. If a

reduction in income affects a library cooperative or district library that is a regional or subregional library's fiscal agency or a reduction in expenditures for the regional or subregional library's fiscal agency, a reduction in expenditures for the regional or subregional library shall not be interpreted as a reduction in local support and shall not disqualify a regional or subregional library from receiving state aid under part 1.

COMMISSIONS

Sec. 1090. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the office of global Michigan is to coordinate with the Asian Pacific American affairs commission, the Commission on Middle Eastern American affairs, and the Hispanic/Latino commission of Michigan to produce a report by January 31. The report shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

(a) Total number of people with whom each commission directly interacts through programming.

(b) Total number of public events that each commission conducted.

(d) Total number of meetings that each commission held with foreign diplomats.

(e) Programmatic costs of each commission.

Sec. 1091. An expenditure of funds appropriated in part 1 by the Asian Pacific American affairs commission, the commission on Middle Eastern American affairs, or the Hispanic/Latino commission of Michigan for a commission event must be directly related to the mission statement of that commission.

Sec. 1091a. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan community service commission, the department shall allocate $150,000.00 of additional funding to the mentor Michigan program over the amount of any funds allocated to the program in the prior fiscal year.

Sec. 1092. The office of global Michigan must produce and transmit a report by January 31. The report may include other information, but it must include all of the following:

(a) A description of the major programs and activities of the office of global Michigan and the number of individuals served through those programs.

(b) The number of refugee arrivals, the job placement rate of those refugees actively receiving services under the global Michigan grants, and the average wage and initial job placements for those refugees.

(c) The number of job seekers and the number of employers that the office has served through the Michigan international talent solutions program.

(d) The number of program, partner, and employer referrals conducted through the Michigan international talent solutions program.

(e) A description of the activities that the office has conducted to attract and retain international, advanced degree, and entrepreneurial talent.

ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 1093. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for the Michigan regional empowerment program, the department shall support the growth, development, diversification, and resiliency of

regional economies in the state by creating a competitive grant program to leverage multijurisdictional partnerships through transformational investments that fulfill the objectives of a local or regional plan and provide long-term sustainable economic benefit to the local region and the state.

(2) The department, in collaboration with the Michigan strategic fund, shall develop program guidelines and eligibility criteria for the program and post that information on its publicly accessible website prior to the due date of the application. The program guidelines developed by the department, at a minimum, shall include the following:

(a) Eligible applicants shall be one or more local units of government and one or more of the following: multijurisdictional quasi-governmental agency, nonprofit organization, tribal government, regional planning organization, or economic development organization as part of a collaborative partnership. The economic regions may be self-determined by local governments and their m ultijurisdictional partners. The department shall ensure there is g eographic equity in the selection of grant awards.

(b) Eligible projects shall be transformational and derived from existing local government or multijurisdictional economic d evelopment or other locally derived plans that provide long-term s ustainable economic benefit to the local region and the state. E ligible projects may include, but are not limited to, attainable h ousing, small business development, brownfield redevelopment, c ommercial and mixed-use development, manufacturing, agricultural p roduction, capital and climate resilient infrastructure, education a nd workforce development, and tourism.

(3) The department shall execute a grant agreement with each awardee as a condition of the award. The grant agreement shall include, but is not limited to, a description of the project for which the grant funds will be expended, including tentative timeline, estimated budget, and commitment of local cost share resources. No expenditures outside of the project purpose, as stated in the executed grant agreement, shall be expended from appropriations in part 1. The grant agreement shall require the awardee to provide sufficient documentation, as determined by the department, to verify that all expenditures were made in accordance with the project purpose. The grant agreement shall require the submission of quarterly reports from the awardee to the department, not to the report recipients required in section 205 of this part, that provide the status of the project and the accounting of all funds expended by the awardee to date. The department shall also require a claw-back provision that allows the state to recoup or otherwise collect any funds that are declined, unspent, or otherwise misused. The awardee shall respond to all reasonable information requests from the department related to the grant or expenditures from the grant and shall retain grant records for a period of not less than 3 years, and consent to audit and site visits as determined by the department. All funds awarded shall be expended by September 30, 2028. If at that time, as evidenced by the quarterly reports, any unexpended state funds remain, those funds shall be returned by the grantee to the state treasury. The state budget director may, on a case-by-case basis, extend this deadline, upon request by an awardee.

(4) From the appropriation in part 1, the department may hire limited-term employees and may expend up to 1% for administrative implementation and oversight of the program.

Sec. 1094. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for ARP - community downtown and business corridor economic development program, the Michigan strategic fund shall provide competitive grants to local community partners to address community redevelopment, placemaking, climate resilient infrastructure, business corridor development, housing, and other infrastructure and community investment needs to spur growth and economic development in areas that are densely populated, walkable, social and economic centers of a community. These grant dollars will support projects in commercial cores, specifically areas of commercial and mixed uses where there is already intensive public and private capital investment. Expenditures under this section must comply with federal regulations established by the American rescue plan act of 2021, Public Law 117-2, including all regulations and requirements around the use of the state fiscal recovery fund and are intended to be for projects that support and enhance sectors that have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

(2) The Michigan strategic fund, in collaboration with the department, shall develop program guidelines and eligibility criteria for the program and post that information on its publicly accessible website. The program guidelines shall, at a minimum, include the following:

(a) Eligible applicants shall be local units of government, downtown development authorities, principal shopping districts, or community economic development collaboratives, as determined by the

M ichigan strategic fund.

(b) Eligible projects may be derived from existing local government strategic plans, master plans, economic development strategies, and similar locally adopted planning documents and may include one-time capital grants for community redevelopment projects, brownfield redevelopment, placemaking, business corridor development, attainable housing, and other capital and climate resilient infrastructure needed to support economic growth and diversification.

(c) Grant funds shall be allocated to each of the 10 prosperity regions based on the 2020 federal decennial census to ensure geographic equity by the program. Projects shall then be awarded in each of the regions. No individual grant award shall exceed 30% of the of the total allocation for that prosperity region.

(d) Eligible projects shall include, at a minimum, a 20% local cost share in communities with a population of 15,000 or more or a 10% local cost share in communities with a population of less than 15,000 as determined by the 2020 federal decennial census.

(3) As used in this section, "local units of government" means cities, villages, or townships.

Sec. 1094e. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Focus: HOPE, $1,000,000.00 may be awarded to Focus: HOPE for education and workforce development programming, early childhood education, youth development, food assistance, or community empowerment and advocacy.

Sec. 1095. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan infrastructure grants, $8,000,000.00 shall be allocated to a city with a population of between 9,900 and 10,000 located in a

county with a population of between 175,800 and 175,900 according to the most recent decennial census for a road construction project.

(2) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan infrastructure grants, $20,000,000.00 shall be allocated for an intermodal road and revitalization project in a commercial and entertainment district located in a city with a population greater than 600,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census.

(3) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan infrastructure grants, $2,100,000.00 shall be allocated to a city with a population of between 1,700 and 1,750 located in a county with a population of between 406,000 and 407,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census for a street infrastructure project.

(4) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan infrastructure grants, $1,744,000.00 shall be allocated to a city with a population of between 28,600 and 28,700 located in a county with a population of greater than 1,750,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census for a road construction project.

(5) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan infrastructure grants, $1,400,000.00 shall be allocated to a city with a population of between 40,200 and 40,300 located in a county with a population of greater than 1,750,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census for a road construction project.

(6) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan infrastructure grants, $1,900,000.00 shall be allocated for an airport infrastructure project at a county-owned airport located in a county with a population of between 175,800 and 175,900 according to the most recent federal decennial census.

(7) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan infrastructure grants, $100.00 shall be allocated for a bridge repair project located in a city with a population of between 60,000 and 63,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census.

Sec. 1096. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan infrastructure grants, the department shall execute a grant agreement with each recipient, pursuant to subsection (2). All grant funds are considered direct appropriations and, subject to receipt of all information under subsections (2) and (3), shall be disbursed by the department, as determined by the grant agreement. Any funds that are granted to a state department are appropriated in that department for the purpose of the intended grant. An initial disbursement of 50% shall be provided to the grantee upon execution of the grant agreement.

(2) The department shall execute a grant agreement with each recipient in order to receive funding. The grant agreement shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(a) All necessary identifying information for the recipient, including any necessary tax identification information.

(b) A description of the project for which the grant funds will be expended, including tentative timelines and the estimated budget. No expenditures outside of the project purpose, as stated in the executed grant agreement, shall be reimbursed from appropriations in part 1. Funds appropriated in part 1 may only be used for expenditures that occur on or after the effective date of this act, unless specifically authorized in section 1095.

(c) A requirement that after the initial 50% disbursement, additional funds shall only be disbursed after verification that

the initial payment has been fully expended, in accordance with the project purpose. The remaining funds shall be disbursed in a manner specified in the grant agreement. The grantee must provide sufficient documentation, as determined by the department, to verify that all expenditures were made in accordance with the project purpose.

(d) A requirement for quarterly reports from the recipient to the department, not to the report recipients required in section 205 of this part, that provide the status of the project and an accounting of all funds expended by the recipient.

(e) A claw-back provision that allows this state to recoup or otherwise collect any funds that are declined, unspent, or otherwise misused.

(3) The grantee shall respond to all reasonable information requests from the department related to grant expenditures and retain grant records for a period of not less than 3 years, and the grant may be subject to audit and site visits as determined by the department. The grant agreement required under subsection (2) shall include signed assurance by the chief executive officer or other executive officer of the grant recipient that this requirement will be met.

(4) All funds awarded shall be expended by the recipient, and projects completed, by September 30, 2027. If at that time, as evidenced by the quarterly reports, any unexpended funds remain, those funds shall be returned by the grantee to the state treasury. The state budget director may, on a case-by-case basis, extend this deadline, upon request by a grant recipient.

(5) If a grantee does not provide information sufficient to execute a grant agreement by May 1, 2024, funds associated with

that grant shall be returned to the state treasury.

(6) The department shall provide quarterly updates on the accounting and status of each project to the senate and house appropriations committees and the report recipients required in section 205 of this part.

Sec. 1097. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for child savings accounts, funds shall be expended in partnership with philanthropic and nonprofit organizations to support child savings accounts. Funds shall be expended for any of the following:

(a) Grants to organizations that can demonstrate the ability to effectively deploy funds to build child savings account programs to improve financial literacy, boost educational attainment for low-income children, and support wealth building in low-income families.

(b) Support for new pilot programs where funds may be used to seed accounts or as matching grants for family contributions or to match philanthropic or community donations to child savings accounts.

(c) Outreach, education, and marketing efforts to attract stakeholders who could launch child savings account program, or savers to participate in child savings account programs.

(2) From the appropriation in part 1, the department may hire limited-term employees and may expend up to 2.5% for administrative implementation and oversight of the program.

Sec. 1098. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for digital workforce development, funds shall be used to provide a single digital platform for career exploration and skill development that will connect prospective employees with interested employers. This digital platform shall be made available to Michigan's intermediate

school districts, the Michigan employer community, and the broader public. This digital platform may include, but is not limited to, the following:

(a) A library of virtual reality content curated to meet education, career and life skill development, and science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics teaching objectives.

(b) Career exploration tools that allow students to analyze their skills and interests, discover related occupations, access information about those occupations, and explore career options through virtual career fairs.

(c) A tool to connect employers with students who are participating in career and technical education high school training programs, trade schools, community colleges, certificate programs and credential boot camps.

Sec. 1099. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for student wraparound services and basic needs supports, funds shall be used by the department to support public colleges and universities and tribal colleges as they address students' basic needs and barriers to graduation and completion. The department shall work with public colleges and universities and tribal colleges to develop and implement strategies that will address basic needs of students with the goal of improving graduation and completion rates. The department may award grants to public colleges and universities and tribal colleges for strategies that include, but are not limited to:

(a) Conducting benefit screenings to ensure eligible students are accessing public benefits they qualify for.

(b) Supporting emergency housing solutions, child care, on-campus food pantries, and other efforts to address housing and food

insecurity or other basic needs.

(d) Providing additional funding for mental health supports.

(e) Providing grants to resolve students' institutional barriers preventing re-enrollment.

(2) From the appropriation in part 1, the department may hire limited-term employees and may expend up to 7% for administrative implementation and oversight of the program.

(3) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for student wraparound services and basic needs supports are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for projects under this section until t he projects have 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 support institutions of higher education as they address students' basic needs and barriers to completion.

(b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2028.

Sec. 1101. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for ARP - city convention center renovation, the department shall allocate $5,000,000.00 to an entertainment and public facilities authority for a city convention center located in a city with a population between 111,000 and 114,000 according to the most recent federal

decennial census for renovations, improvements, and enhanced technology.

Sec. 1102. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for ARP � convention and visitors bureau relief, $20,000,000.00 shall be allocated to a statewide nonprofit organization representing Michigan's convention and visitors bureaus to provide grants to all convention and visitors bureaus for the purposes of mitigating losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic and promoting hospitality, tourism, and travel.

(2) Funds must be expended in compliance with federal regulations established by the American rescue plan act of 2021, public law 117-2, including all regulations and requirements around the use of the state fiscal recovery fund.

(3) The statewide nonprofit organization representing Michigan's convention and visitors bureaus must develop a method of allocating 100% of the available funds to each convention and visitors bureau based on each convention and visitors bureau's size relative to the size of all convention and visitors bureaus.

(4) Program guidelines and rules for administering the program and awarding grants must be developed by the statewide nonprofit organization representing Michigan's convention and visitors bureaus and be made available on a publicly accessible internet site.

(5) Not more than 1% of the funds appropriated in part 1 for ARP � convention and visitors bureau relief may be used by the statewide nonprofit organization representing Michigan's convention and visitors bureaus for administrative costs related to this section.

(6) The Michigan strategic fund must ensure that the statewide

nonprofit organization representing Michigan's convention and visitors bureaus submits a report that includes, but is not limited to, the amount awarded to each convention and visitors bureau, a statement of economic losses realized by the grantee due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and a detailed plan for the use of the funds by the grantee. The report must be submitted to the Michigan strategic fund not later than September 30 of the current fiscal year. After receipt of the report, the Michigan strategic fund shall submit the report to the recipients required in section 205 of this part by September 30 of the current fiscal year.

(7) As used in this section, "convention and visitors bureau" means an entity that receives funds under any of the following acts:

(a) 1974 PA 263, MCL 141.861 to 141.867, commonly known as the accommodations tax act.

(b) Convention and tourism marketing act, 1980 PA 383, MCL 141.881 to 141.889.

(d) State convention facility development act, 1985 PA 106, MCL 207.621 to 207.640.

(e) Regional tourism marketing act, 1989 PA 244, MCL 141.891 to 141.900.

(f) Regional convention and tourism promotion act, 2010 PA 254, MCL 141.1431 to 141.1437.

(g) Convention and tourism promotion act, 2007 PA 25, MCL 141.1321 to 141.1328.

Sec. 1103. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for ARP � electric vehicle charging infrastructure, the department shall use

the funds to expand access to public, at-home, and commercial electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Funds may be used for, but are not limited to, the deployment of fast chargers, addressing medium and heavy-duty electric vehicle charging needs, and increasing access to at-home charging infrastructure.

(2) The department shall make all efforts to align programmatic activities with federal funding opportunities, including, but not limited to, the infrastructure investment and jobs act, Public Law 117-58, or the inflation reduction act of 2022, Public Law 117-169, to maximize the state's opportunities for expanding electric vehicle charging infrastructure statewide.

(3) The department shall develop program guidelines and eligibility criteria for the program and shall post that information on its publicly accessible website prior to the due date of the application. Program guidelines must be in compliance with federal regulations established by the American rescue plan act of 2021, Public Law 117-2, including all regulations and requirements around the use of the state fiscal recovery fund.

(4) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for ARP � electric vehicle charging infrastructure are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallocated funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have 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 work project is to expand access to public, at-home, and commercial electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

(b) The projects will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2027.

Sec. 1104. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for ARP � going pro, the department shall use the funds consistent with sections 7 and 9 of the going pro talent fund act, 2018 PA 260, MCL 408.157 and 408.159. The department shall administer the program as follows:

(a) The department shall work cooperatively with grantees to maximize the amount of funds from part 1 that are available for direct training.

(b) The department, workforce development partners, including regional Michigan Works! agencies, and employers shall collaborate and work cooperatively to prioritize and streamline the expenditure of the funds appropriated in part 1. The department shall ensure that going pro provides a collaborative statewide network of workforce and employee skill development partners that addresses the employee talent needs throughout this state.

(c) The department shall ensure that grants are utilized for individual skill enhancement and to address in-demand talent needs in Michigan.

(d) The department shall develop program goals and detailed guidance for prospective participants to follow to qualify under the program. Program guidelines and eligibility must be in compliance with federal regulations established by the American rescue plan act of 2021, Public Law 117-2, including all regulations and requirements around the use of the state fiscal

recovery fund. The program goals and detailed guidance shall be posted on the department website and distributed to workforce development partners, including local Michigan Works! agencies, prior to the due date of the application. Periodic assessments of employer and employee needs shall be evaluated on a regional basis, and the department shall identify solutions and goals to be implemented to satisfy those needs.

(2) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for ARP � going pro are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallocated funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have 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 work project is to support the going pro program.

(b) The projects will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2027.

Sec. 1105. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for ARP - Michigan skills fund, the department shall allocate funds proportionally to the Michigan Works! agencies across the state for scholarships for training programs that result in in-demand certifications and credentials. Training programs for certifications and credentials related to the Michigan hot jobs statewide and regional list as provided by the department of technology, management, and budget shall qualify as an acceptable

use of these funds.

(2) Training programs for the following certifications and credentials also qualify:

(a) Automotive technician.

(b) Certified nurse's aide.

(d) Computer support technician.

(e) Dental assistant.

(f) Machine tool and computer numerical control.

(g) Manufacturing production.

(h) Pharmacy technician.

(i) Phlebotomy technician.

(j) Certifications from the national center for construction education.

(k) Welding and fabrication technician.

(3) Eligible Michigan Works! agencies that receive funds shall provide a report to the department on the following:

(a) A list of training scholarships provided.

(b) The names, addresses, and contact persons for each training provider.

(c) The results of each scholarship, including whether individuals completed the program or programs, what credentials individuals received, and whether individuals gained employment or were promoted as a result of the program and the wage or salary of the resulting employment.

(4) Michigan Works! agencies may expend up to 10% of the funds for the administration of programs.

Sec. 1106. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for ARP - workforce training - hospitality training program, $10,000,000.00

shall be allocated to a proprietary school with the mission to provide individuals with the quality training to advance their skill sets, grow operational knowledge, and expand attributes necessary for advanced careers in the hospitality industry that is located in a city with a population between 111,000 and 114,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census. Funds shall be expended for workforce training programs in the hospitality industry to help alleviate the effects of the COVID pandemic on the industry and the reduced amount of training available during the pandemic.

(2) Funds must be expended in compliance with federal regulations established by the American rescue plan act of 2021, Public Law 117-2, including all regulations and requirements around the use of the state fiscal recovery fund.

Sec. 1107. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for affordable housing project, the department shall allocate $4,000,000.00 to a nonprofit organization organized under the laws of this state that is exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 501, that has a headquarters in a city with a population between 80,000 and 136,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census and is located in a county with a population between 800,000 and 1,300,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census for capital costs resulting from construction of an affordable housing apartment complex. To be eligible for funds under this section, the nonprofit organization must have been established in 2006 and be dedicated to improving the stability, health, and wellness of those served through advocacy, acculturation, community development, and cultural preservation.

Sec. 1108. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for advanced manufacturing and skilled trades center, the department shall allocate $2,500,000.00 to a public community college based in a county with a population between 30,000 and 35,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census for the construction and development of an advanced manufacturing and skilled trades center.

Sec. 1109. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for construction workers' compensation safety grant, the department shall allocate $250,000.00 to a nonprofit workers� compensation group self-insurance fund headquartered in a county with a population between 284,000 and 285,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census to support safety education and safety training efforts within the construction industry in this state.

Sec. 1110. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for critical skills pilot program, the university established in the Upper Peninsula to provide means of acquiring a thorough knowledge of the application of science to industry pursuant to section 1 of 1885 PA 70, MCL 390.351, shall administer a pilot program to support the implementation of a critical skills program. Funds may be expended for, but are not limited to, any of the following, provided those expenditures are directly related to the program:

(a) Developing a program to meet industry needs.

(b) Grants, cost sharing, or other incentives for the implementation of best practices.

(d) Administration of the program, such as hiring instructors, recruiters, or student or career support staff.

(e) Education outreach and training.

(2) By April 1, 2024, the university shall prepare a report to

be posted on the university's website and provided to the relevant house and senate standing committees and to the report recipients required in section 205 of this part. The report must contain all of the following information:

(a) The number of students enrolled in the critical skills pilot program.

(b) A summary of practices implemented.

(d) The amount of university matching funds.

(e) A summary of outreach and training efforts.

(3) The university shall implement the new critical skills pilot program with the goal of increasing the number of critical skills degrees awarded by the university by 150 per year.

(4) It is the intent of the legislature that the pilot program be funded for a total of 4 consecutive fiscal years for a total program cost of $2,500,000.00.

Sec. 1111. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for economic development infrastructure project, $10,000,000.00 shall be allocated for infrastructure development at an 800-acre site located on Five Mile Road in a county with a population of greater than 1,750,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census.

Sec. 1112. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for housing readiness incentive grant program, $5,000,000.00 shall be appropriated to provide grants to cities, villages, and townships to cover the costs associated with adopting land use policies, master plan updates, zoning text amendments, and similar actions to encourage increasing housing supply and affordability. A local unit of government that submits an eligible plan to the department may

receive a grant of not more than $50,000.00. The department may work in collaboration with the MEDC to review grant applications. Applicants shall be reviewed and approved, and grants shall be awarded to qualified applicants, in the order in which applications are received. Local units of government must provide a summary of changes to the department upon completion of the process.

Sec. 1113. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for housing readiness program, the department shall allocate $300,000.00 to a nonprofit organization formed in 2018 whose mission statement is to build awareness, influence policy, and expand capacity so communities can create housing solutions that meet their unique needs and that has a headquarters located in a city with a population between 15,600 and 15,680 according to the most recent federal decennial census for a regional housing fund to supplement existing programs to help provide affordable housing.

Sec. 1114. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for community and fitness center project, the department shall allocate $5,000,000.00 to a community and fitness center located in a city with a population between 11,000 and 11,050 according to the most recent federal decennial census for updating and expanding the facility.

Sec. 1115. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for fire gear equipment grants, the department shall distribute funding to local units of government that have the following:

(a) A fully paid fire department of an airport operated by a county, public airport authority, or state university or college.

(b) A member of a fully paid fire or police department of a city, township, or village employed and compensated on a full-time basis.

(2) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for fire gear equipment grants are designated as a work project appropriation. Unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall 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 assist full-time fire departments with purchasing a second set of turnout gear for firefighters. A grant that is provided shall not exceed $3,500.00 per full-time member of the department.

(b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees, contracts with vendors, or local partners.

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2027.

Sec. 1116. The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for global epicenter of mobility Detroit region are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have 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 work project is to support proving, testing, and demonstration efforts in the advanced-mobility industry.

(b) The projects will be accomplished by utilizing state

employees or contracts with service providers, or both.

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2028.

Sec. 1117. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for historic building preservation project, the department shall allocate $1,000,000.00 to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in a city with a population between 36,000 and 39,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census for the renovation and preservation of a historic building built in 1889 that was recently owned by the local public school system.

Sec. 1118. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for historic building rehabilitation housing project, $100.00 shall be allocated to a nonprofit 501(c)(3) community housing development organization to rehabilitate and repurpose a prior school building listed on the National Register of Historic Places that is located in a city with a population between 111,000 and 114,000 in a county with a population between 275,000 and 300,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census.

Sec. 1119. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for international auto event, $8,000,000.00 shall be allocated to a 501(c)(6) nonprofit entity that meets all of the following criteria:

(a) Operates an auto show in a county with a population of more than 1,700,000 and in a city with a population of more than 500,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census.

(b) The auto show lasts a duration of at least 10 days.

(d) Promotes Michigan's auto and mobility industry through educational and economic development opportunities and activities.

Sec. 1120. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for minority-owned business economic development fund grants, the department shall establish a competitive grant program for minority-owned businesses.

(2) Grants shall be distributed on a competitive basis and no business shall receive over $750,000.00 in grant funds from the program.

(3) The department shall provide a report before September 1 of the current fiscal year that provides the following:

(a) A listing of the businesses for which individuals received grants, the amount of each grant, and the location of the business for which each grant was awarded.

(b) The criteria used by the department for grant distribution.

(4) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for minority-owned business economic development fund grants are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and are available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have 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 provide grants to minority-owned businesses and support the growth of minority business enterprises.

(b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2028.

Sec. 1121. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for mobile coronary computed tomography, $5,000,000.00 shall be allocated to a limited liability company specializing in mobile coronary artery computed tomography angiography plus fractional flow reserve � computed tomography scans to increase their operations to serve underserved rural and urban areas, including scans, virtual cardiac consultations, and educational awareness campaigns for some of Michigan's most vulnerable populations, and the construction or renovations of facilities and creation of at least 20 jobs.

Sec. 1122. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for regional housing rehabilitation project, the department shall allocate $100.00 to a development firm founded in 1988 and located in a city with a population between 36,000 and 39,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census for the rehabilitation of an historic manufacturing site.

Sec. 1123. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for rural internet infrastructure project, the department shall allocate $1,547,000.00 to a not-for-profit organization that has a headquarters located in a township with a population between 353 and 360 and in a county with a population between 10,000 and 11,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census for matching funds to secure federal broadband grant funding.

Sec. 1124. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for special events and national convention attraction, funds shall be used by the Michigan strategic fund to promote the state as a

destination for special events, including, but not limited to, national conventions, national conferences, major sporting events, or other significant events that would feature Michigan to a national audience.

(2) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for special events and national convention attraction, $2,500,000.00 shall be allocated to the local convention and visitor bureau of a city with a population greater than 600,000 to support the costs of hosting 2 national annual conventions in the city in August of the current fiscal year for 2 associations of the National Guard of the United States.

(3) The Michigan strategic fund shall develop program guidelines for the use of these funds. These funds may be used to help attract eligible special events and to support the costs associated with hosting eligible events. Eligible events must meet the following requirements:

(a) The event must have a regular attendance of more than 500 people.

(b) The event must not have been hosted in Michigan during the 2023 calendar year.

(4) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for special events and national convention attraction are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditures for projects under this section until the projects have 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 work project is to promote this state as a destination for special events and support costs related to hosting eligible events.

(b) The projects will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2027.

Sec. 1125. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for women's mentoring program, $200,000.00 shall be allocated to a women's mentoring and scholarship program that is headquartered in a county with a population between 1,000,000 and 1,500,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census.

Sec. 1126. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for workforce training program for the homeless, the department shall allocate $750,000.00 to an internationally recognized nonprofit workforce development organization founded in 2012 that provides homeless individuals full-time employment, training, and individually tailored wrap-around services and is located in a city with a population greater than 600,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census for an expansion of its garment workforce training program for the homeless and chronically unhoused population.

Sec. 1127. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for youth career development program, the department shall allocate $750,000.00 to an entity developing an initiative based on the US Department of Labor "YouthBuild" model that will serve emancipated youth and emerging adults (opportunity youth) ages 16-24 that have

vulnerable circumstances preventing them from engaging in education, professional training, and ultimately living wage employment opportunities, and is located in a township with a population between 1,808 and 1,810 and in a county with a population between 132,000 and 135,000 for a youth career development program.

Sec. 1128. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for public safety employee health care benefits grant, the department shall allocate $15,000,000.00 to a voluntary employee's beneficiary association located in a city with a population greater than 600,000 that was formed during the city's bankruptcy. The funds shall be used to provide association members funding for benefits that were reduced because of the city's bankruptcy.

Sec. 1129. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for student aviation center, the department shall allocate $2,500,000.00 to a public community college based in a county with a population between 90,000 and 98,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census for the student aviation center program.

Sec. 1130. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for wearable technology innovation center, the department shall allocate $850,000.00 to a private university that was established in 1932 and is located in a city with a population between 76,600 and 78,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census to support the development of a wearable technology innovation center and programs.

Sec. 1131. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for reentry and support, the department shall allocate $1,000,000.00 to a nonprofit that operates a program that satisfies all of the following conditions:

(a) The program provides services to parolees and probationers assessed by the department of corrections as moderate- or high-risk to recidivate.

(b) The program provides job readiness training, transitional employment, job coaching and placement, and postplacement retention services. As part of the transitional employment program phase, the nonprofit program shall provide low-skill, crew-based services to other state agencies.

(d) The program demonstrates an ability to serve multiple jurisdictions across the state of Michigan.

Sec. 1132. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for skilled trade grant program, $24,000,000.00 shall be allocated by the department for skilled trade training programs as follows:

(a) $8,000,000.00 shall be allocated to a nonprofit association chartered in 1912 that has training facilities statewide for skilled trades with at least 1 in each of Michigan's major cities that are set up to train apprentices and journeymen alike and has a headquarters located in a city with a population between 111,000 and 114,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census.

(b) $8,000,000.00 shall be allocated to a nonprofit association that is committed to providing extensive training in state-of-the-art techniques, education, and equipment, offers 4-year apprentice programs to help members develop the trade skills they need to succeed, and has a headquarters located in a city with a population between 138,000 and 140,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census.

(c) $8,000,000.00 shall be allocated to a nonprofit organization whose members are a skilled and experienced workforce trained to work safely in the construction and energy industries and that has a headquarters located in a township with a population between 32,000 and 33,150 according to the most recent federal decennial census.

Sec. 1133. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for UIA legal assistance program, the department shall allocate $1,500,000.00 to the Michigan state bar foundation for grants to nonprofit civil legal aid programs to provide legal assistance, including, but not limited to, advice, brief services, and representation for unemployment claimants.

Sec. 1134. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for arts and cultural program, the department shall allocate $4,000,000.00 of additional funding to the Michigan arts and culture council over the amount of funds allocated to the program in the prior fiscal year. The additional funds shall be distributed as follows:

(a) $500,000.00 shall be allocated to a museum of art located in a city with a population between 36,000 and 39,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census.

(b) $500,000.00 shall be allocated to an historic site with a 3-story Queen Anne house built in 1887 that is listed in the national register of historic places and located in a city with a population between 36,000 and 39,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census. The funds shall be expended for repairs to the historic house.

(c) $3,000,000.00 shall be allocated to the Michigan arts and culture council for public and private arts and cultural entities.

Sec. 1135. The funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan

defense center program shall be used by the Michigan strategic fund to protect and grow the defense and homeland security industry in Michigan by protecting this state's current department of defense missions, infrastructure, and industry, including securing new missions and increasing defense and homeland security spending in this state. These funds may be used for, but are not limited to, the following activities:

(a) Helping Michigan businesses identify federal defense contract opportunities.

(b) Providing technical assistance for bid responses to federal defense contracts.

Sec. 1136. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for housing and business preservation project, the department shall allocate the funding to a nonprofit organization established in 1994 with a mission statement to cultivate a vibrant and healthy community where people live, work, and play and that has the core values of economic equity and racial justice and that is located in a city with a population over 600,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census for the rehabilitation and development of housing, business, and community development facilities.

Sec. 1137. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for junior achievement, the department shall allocate $1,500,000.00 to a nonprofit organization that provides young people with practical economic education programs and experiences in the competitive private enterprise system through business and education communities located in a city with a population over 600,000 and in a city with a population between 198,000 and 200,000 for program

resources and staffing.

Sec. 1138. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan housing and community development program, the Michigan state housing development authority shall allocate $100,000,000.00 general fund/general purpose dollars to create a program to assist in the implementation of Michigan�s statewide housing plan by reducing housing cost burdens on Michigan residents and increasing the supply and preserving the existing supply of affordable housing. The program shall adhere to the requirements of this section.

(2) As used in this section:

(a) �Owner� means a limited dividend housing corporation as that term is defined in section 11 of the state housing development authority act of 1966, 1966 PA 346, MCL 125.1411, that owns the property funded with the affordable housing tax credit gap financing funds and controlled by the sponsor.

(b) �LIHTC� means low-income housing tax credit, as defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

(c) �Authority� means the Michigan state housing development authority created in section 21 of the state housing development authority act of 1966, 1966 PA 346, MCL 125.1421.

(3) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan housing and community development program, the authority may expend up to 5% of the funds for administration costs for the program.

(4) The funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan housing and community development program shall be allocated to help defray the costs of projects, sponsored by for-profit and nonprofit developers, that emphasize the creation of affordable housing supply in this state, as determined by the authority. Of the funds

available for the program, grants or loans shall be allocated to developments that qualify for tax credits under section 42 of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 42, as follows:

(a) Of the funds available for the program, 40% shall be allocated as a grant or forgivable loan to an eligible recipient for the development and construction of new affordable housing units through the authority�s pass-through bond program. For the purposes of this subsection, �new affordable housing units� means housing units that meet both of the following requirements:

(i) Use of the property as multifamily housing commences after the owner�s acquisition and development of the property.

(ii) The property has not been used as multifamily housing at any point during the 10-year period immediately prior to the owner�s acquisition of the property.

(b) Of the funds available for the program, 20% shall be allocated as a grant or forgivable loan for the development or construction of affordable housing for projects awarded 9% tax credits under section 42 of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 42, and owners that have not received an unconditional form 8609 from the authority as of the effective date of this act. Priority of awards under this subsection shall be as follows:

(i) First, to owners that received an initial LIHTC reservation on or before December 31, 2020.

(ii) Next, after the priority in subparagraph (i), to owners that received an initial LIHTC reservation on or before December 31, 2021.

(iii) Next, after the priorities in subparagraphs (i) and (ii), to owners that received an initial LIHTC reservation on or before December 31, 2022.

(iv) Last, after the priorities in subparagraphs (i), (ii), and (iii), to owners that received an initial LIHTC reservation after December 31, 2022.

(c) Of the funds available for the program, 25% shall be allocated as a grant, loan, or forgivable loan for the development or construction of affordable housing for properties that meet 1 or more of the following:

(i) Have already received loans through the authority�s direct lending program.

(ii) Are existing properties for projects that meet all of the following:

(A) Are properties that previously obtained tax credits under section 42 of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 42.

(B) Are properties subject to an existing use restriction from previously obtained tax credits.

(d) Of the funds available for the program, 15% shall be allocated as a grant or forgivable loan for the development or construction of affordable housing for properties that meet all of the following:

(i) Are properties that previously obtained tax credits under section 42 of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 42.

(ii) Are properties subject to an existing use restriction from previously obtained tax credits.

(iii) Are properties that receive an allocation of volume cap through the authority�s pass-through bond program.

(e) Notwithstanding existing rules or requirements under the authority�s pass-through bond program or direct lending program, the authority may set aside not more than 15% of the funds

identified in subdivisions (a) through (d) for rural communities as designated by the United States Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

(f) Any request for funds allocated under subdivisions (a) through (d) shall include a letter of support from the municipality in which the property or project is located.

(5) To the extent that any funds awarded by the authority under this program include federal funds received by this state under the federal American rescue plan act of 2021, Public Law 117-2, to ensure that all such funds are obligated on or before December 31, 2024, the following provisions shall apply:

(a) Until April 1, 2024, American rescue plan act funds shall be obligated and deployed before any other funds.

(b) After April 1, 2024, the set-aside identified in subsection (4)(e) no longer applies, and federal American rescue plan act funds shall be allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis until such funds are fully obligated to 1 or both of the following:

(i) Any alternative method to achieve the program goals, if funds are administered in the form of a grant or forgivable loan.

(ii) Any project that meets the requirements identified in subsection (4)(a) to (d).

(6) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan housing and community development program are designated as a work project appropriation, and any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditure for projects under this section until the projects have 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 implement Michigan�s statewide housing plan by reducing housing costs for Michigan residents and increasing the supply of, and preserving existing, affordable housing.

(b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or by contracts with service providers, or both.

(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2027.

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