Bill Text: MI HB5933 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: State financing and management; purchasing; office of federal grants and procurement; create. Amends 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1101 - 18.1594) by adding sec. 266.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-10 - Printed Bill Filed 03/10/2010 [HB5933 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2009-HB5933-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5933
March 9, 2010, Introduced by Reps. Spade, Neumann, Polidori, Gonzales, Byrnes, Slezak and Liss and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
A bill to amend 1984 PA 431, entitled
"The management and budget act,"
(MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594) by adding section 266.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 266. (1) The office of federal grants and procurement is
created in the department.
(2) The administrator of the office of federal grants and
procurement shall be appointed by the governor.
(3) The office of federal grants and procurement shall do all
of the following:
(a) Coordinate the activities of state agencies to win
competitive federal grants consistent with the policy goals of this
state.
(b) Ensure that grants that are awarded to state agencies are
administered effectively and efficiently.
(c) Work closely with state and federal officials to
positively effect grants to this state.
(d) Assist local units of government, public universities,
community colleges, and community-based organizations in
identifying federal grant opportunities and provide them with
technical and programmatic support.
(e) Host workshops and training that will assist others with
grant writing, administration, and evaluation.
(f) Provide the business community with information regarding
federal procurement opportunities and find creative ways for the
federal government to "Buy Michigan".
(g) Measure, track, and report federal funding to the governor
and each house of the legislature, each year.
