Bill Text: MI SB0959 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Appropriations; zero budget; department of military and veterans affairs; provide for fiscal year 2012-2013. Creates appropriation act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-05-31 - For Final Disposition Of Budget, See Hb 5365 [SB0959 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2011-SB0959-Engrossed.html
SB-0959, As Passed Senate, April 25, 2012
SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 959
A bill to make appropriations for the department of military
and veterans affairs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013;
to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations; to provide
for certain powers and duties of the department of military and
veterans affairs, other state agencies, and local units of
government related to the appropriations; and to provide for the
preparation of certain reports related to the appropriations.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
PART 1
LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013
Sec. 101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this act, the
amounts listed in this part for the department of military and
veterans affairs are appropriated for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2013 from the funds indicated in this part. The
following is a summary of the appropriations in this part:
DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Full-time equated unclassified positions.......... 7.0
Full-time equated classified positions.......... 834.0
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 168,573,600
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental
transfers............................................ 1,166,500
Schedule of interdepartmental grant revenue sources:
IDG, challenge grant.......................... 165,800
IDG, community health......................... 100,000
IDG, state police............................. 900,000
Interdepartmental grant revenues.................. 700
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION........................... $ 167,407,100
Total federal revenues................................. 99,239,400
Schedule of federal revenue sources:
DOD-DOA-NGB................................ 69,073,300
DVA-VHA.................................... 26,160,100
HHS-HCFA, Medicare, hospital insurance...... 3,363,000
HHS-HCFA, title XIX, Medicaid................. 185,500
Federal counter narcotic revenues.............. 50,000
Federal revenues.............................. 407,500
Total local revenues................................... 1,503,600
Schedule of local revenue sources:
Local - school aid fund..................... 1,500,000
Local revenues.................................. 3,600
Total private revenues................................. 1,503,700
Schedule of private revenue sources:
Private - veterans' home post and posthumous
funds........................................ 540,000
Private donations............................. 959,500
Private revenues................................ 4,200
Total other state restricted revenues.................. 30,427,000
Schedule of restricted revenue sources:
Rental fees................................... 346,400
Mackinac Bridge Authority...................... 70,000
Test project fees............................. 100,000
Income and assessments..................... 20,345,900
Lease revenue.................................. 12,200
Michigan veterans' trust fund............... 5,166,500
Michigan national guard construction fund... 3,250,000
Military family relief fund................. 1,000,000
State restricted revenue...................... 136,000
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 34,733,400
State general fund/general purpose schedule:
Ongoing state general fund/general
purpose................................... 32,177,500
One-time state general fund/general
purpose.................................... 2,555,900
Sec. 102. MILITARY
Full-time equated unclassified positions.......... 7.0
Full-time equated classified positions.......... 284.0
Military............................................... $ 55,739,100
GROSS APPROPRIATION ................................... 55,739,100
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues....................... 1,000,000
Federal revenues....................................... 40,541,000
State restricted revenues.............................. 901,200
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 13,296,900
Schedule of programs:
Headquarters and armories.................. 11,958,800
Unclassified military personnel............. 1,165,000
Military appeals tribunal......................... 900
State active duty............................. 100,100
Homeland security........................... 1,000,000
Military training sites and support
facilities................................ 30,065,500
Military training sites and support
facilities test projects..................... 100,000
Departmentwide accounts..................... 1,869,100
Special maintenance - state................. 3,051,200
Special maintenance - federal............... 5,300,000
Counter narcotic operations.................... 50,000
Information technology services and
projects................................... 1,078,500
Sec. 103. VETERANS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Full-time equated classified positions........... 49.0
Veterans and community outreach........................ $ 16,924,400
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 16,924,400
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues....................... 165,800
Federal revenues....................................... 4,973,400
Local revenues......................................... 1,500,000
Private revenues....................................... 959,500
State restricted revenues.............................. 5,766,500
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 3,559,200
Schedule of programs:
Veterans advice, advocacy and assistance
grants..................................... 2,904,400
Veterans service organizations college
initiative....................................... 100
Veterans service organizations technology
assistance....................................... 100
Veterans' affairs directorate
administration............................... 649,600
Veterans' trust fund administration......... 1,420,000
Veterans' trust fund grants................. 3,746,500
Michigan emergency volunteers................... 5,000
Challenge program........................... 5,276,700
Military family relief fund................... 600,000
Starbase grant.............................. 2,322,000
Sec. 104. HOMES
Full-time equated classified positions.......... 501.0
Homes.................................................. $ 65,552,200
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 65,552,200
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues....................................... 29,317,500
Private revenues....................................... 540,000
State restricted revenues.............................. 20,373,300
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 15,321,400
Schedule of programs:
Grand Rapids veterans' home................ 46,516,500
Grand Rapids board of managers................ 665,000
D.J. Jacobetti veterans' home.............. 18,095,700
D.J. Jacobetti board of managers.............. 275,000
Sec. 105. CAPITAL OUTLAY
Capital outlay......................................... $ 27,250,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 27,250,000
Appropriated from:
Federal revenues....................................... 24,000,000
State restricted revenue............................... 3,250,000
State general fund/general purpose..................... $ 0
Schedule of programs:
Special maintenance, remodeling and
additions................................. 15,000,000
Land acquisitions and appraisals.............. 250,000
Flint armory replacement................... 12,000,000
Sec. 106. ONE-TIME BASIS ONLY APPROPRIATIONS
One-time basis only appropriations..................... $ 3,107,900
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................... $ 3,107,900
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues....................... 700
Federal revenues....................................... 407,500
Local revenues......................................... 3,600
Private revenues....................................... 4,200
State restricted revenues.............................. 136,000
State general fund/ general purpose.................... 2,555,900
Schedule of programs:
State employee lump-sum payments.............. 707,900
Special maintenance......................... 2,400,000
PART 2
PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013
GENERAL SECTIONS
Sec. 201. Pursuant to section 30 of article IX of the state
constitution of 1963, total state spending from state resources
under part 1 for fiscal year 2012-2013 is $65,160,400.00 and state
spending from state resources to be paid to local units of
government for fiscal year 2012-2013 is $120,000.00. The itemized
statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to
local units of government will occur:
DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
Military............................................... $ 70,000
Schedule of programs:
Payments in lieu of taxes.............................. 70,000
Veterans and community outreach........................ 50,000
Schedule of programs:
County counselor education and training expenses....... 50,000
TOTAL.................................................. $ 120,000
Sec. 202. The appropriations authorized under this act are
subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101
to 18.1594.
Sec. 203. As used in this act:
(a) "Department" means the department of military and veterans
affairs.
(b) "IDG" means interdepartmental grant.
(c) "Large veterans service organization" means a VSO that can
certify that its membership exceeds 30,000 individuals.
(d) "Medium veterans service organization" means a VSO that
can certify that its membership is between 2,500 and 30,000
individuals.
(e) "Small veterans service organization" means a VSO that can
certify that its membership is between 1,000 and 2,499 individuals.
(f) "VSO" means veterans service organization.
Sec. 204. The following shall constitute the appropriations
from part 1 for interdepartmental grant funds received by the
department from sources outside the department: $165,800.00 from
challenge grant; $100,000.00 from the department of community
health; and $900,000.00 from the department of state police.
Sec. 206. (1) In addition to the funds appropriated in part 1,
there is appropriated an amount not to exceed $10,000,000.00 for
federal contingency funds. These funds are not available for
expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item
in this act 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 $2,000,000.00 for state
restricted contingency funds. These funds are not available for
expenditure until they have been transferred to another line item
in this act 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 $100,000.00 for local
contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure
until they have been transferred to another line item in this act
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 $100,000.00 for private
contingency funds. These funds are not available for expenditure
until they have been transferred to another line item in this act
under section 393(2) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431,
MCL 18.1393.
Sec. 209. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall 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. Preference should be given to
goods or services, or both, manufactured or provided by Michigan
businesses, if they are competitively priced and of comparable
quality. In addition, preference should 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. 210. The director of each department receiving
appropriations in part 1 shall take all reasonable steps to ensure
businesses in deprived and depressed communities 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 businesses in depressed and
deprived communities for services, supplies, or both.
Sec. 212. The departments and agencies receiving
appropriations in part 1 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. 215. The department shall not take disciplinary action
against an employee for communicating with a member of the
legislature or his or her staff.
Sec. 216. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act,
the schedule of programs in part 1 lists programs which may, but
are not required to be, funded under this act.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this act, the
schedule of revenue sources in part 1 may or may not be received
from the funding entities listed.
(3) Any funding required by statute is not subject to funding
flexibility and shall be funded in accordance with that statute.
Sec. 217. The department shall improve its budgetary
efficiency pertaining to the delivery of core services delineated
in section 222 by doing all of the following:
(a) Prioritizing personnel over buildings in budgetary
efficiency considerations.
(b) Pursuing the physical or virtual consolidation of support
service functions such as information technology, human resources,
and accounting as a means of improving standardization and
efficiency.
(c) Seeking expenditure reductions whenever possible through
the streamlining of existing service delivery activities.
(d) Identifying efficiencies that can be gained via the
reduction or elimination of programs, policies, and practices which
have outlived their usefulness.
Sec. 219. (1) The department shall be available to meet on a
quarterly basis before the appropriate senate and house
appropriations subcommittee.
(2) The department shall provide all information necessary to
validate that the requirements of this part have been achieved.
(3) The department shall provide a corrective action plan
within 30 days of a quarterly report under this section for any
requirements of this part that have not been achieved. The
department shall provide a monthly status of corrective action
plans.
(4) The department shall provide a summary of fund shifts,
that have been approved by the state budget office, that have
occurred between core services on a quarterly basis to the senate
and house appropriations subcommittees.
(5) The department shall provide the following data to the
senate and house appropriations subcommittees:
(a) A list of all major work projects, including a status
report of each project.
(b) The department's financial status, featuring a report of
budgeted versus actual expenditures by part 1 line item including a
year-end projection of budget requirements. If projected department
budget requirements exceed the allocated budget, the report shall
include a plan to reduce overall expenses while still satisfying
specified service level requirements.
(c) Evidence of efficiencies and management of funds within
established appropriations, documented through the DTMB monthly
expenditure report as described in section 301(3) of this part.
(d) A list of projected armory closings from section 302(6) of
this part.
(e) A list of property sales as described in section 223 of
this part.
(6) The department shall provide a corrective action plan for
any service metrics that do not meet requirements. The department
shall provide a status of correction action plans at the next
quarterly review.
(7) The Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti veterans' homes shall
provide to the appropriate senate and house appropriations
subcommittees the results of the veterans' homes annual veterans'
affairs inspection and their corrective action plans.
Sec. 220. The department shall provide the following data to
the appropriate senate and house appropriations subcommittees on an
annual basis:
(a) Using information received from the grant recipients in
section 401 of this part, a progress report on metric requirements,
copies of certified financial audits and tax reports of grant
recipients, a listing from grant recipients of expenditures by
spending category, including a listing of individual salaries of
each officer and administrative staff, a listing of volunteer hours
including the hours, series, and donations provided to residents of
the Grand Rapids veterans' home and the D.J. Jacobetti veterans'
home. The department shall provide within the report a specific
notification whether any veterans grant recipients failed to comply
with established reporting requirements.
(b) The Grand Rapids veterans' home and the D.J. Jacobetti
veterans' home shall produce a report including an accounting of
member populations and bed space available, a description and
accounting of services and activities provided to members,
financial information, and current state nursing home licensure
status.
(c) A detailed report of the Michigan veteran's trust fund
that includes information on grants provided from the emergency
grant program, including details concerning the methodology of
allocations, the selection of emergency grant program authorized
agents, and a detailed breakdown of trust fund expenditures for
that year. The report shall also provide an update on the
department's efforts to reduce program administrative costs and
maintain the Michigan veterans' trust fund corpus to its original
amount of at least $50,000,000.00.
Sec. 222. The appropriations in part 1 are for the core
services, support services, and work projects of the department,
including, but not limited to, the following core services:
armories and joint forces readiness, maintenance and operation of
army national guard training facilities, operation and maintenance
of air national guard air bases, veterans affairs directorate and
administration of the veterans trust fund, administration and
oversight of veterans advice, advocacy, and assistance grants,
training support for county veterans counselors, administration of
the military family relief fund, the Michigan youth challenge
academy program, and the administration of the Grand Rapids
veterans' home and the D.J. Jacobetti veterans' home.
Sec. 223. Sixty days prior to the public announcement of the
intention to sell any department property, the department shall
submit notification of that intent to the appropriate senate and
house appropriations subcommittees and the senate and house fiscal
agencies.
Sec. 224. The department shall consult with the senate and
house appropriations subcommittees on state police and military and
veterans affairs regarding the projected closing or consolidation
of any national guard armories.
Sec. 225. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by a
principal executive department, state agency, or authority 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 activities that the
attorney general authorizes.
Sec. 226. The department shall seek partnerships with United
States armed forces reserve units for the colocation of activities,
including sharing in the acquisition and costs for facilities.
Sec. 227. Bids for contract services shall not exclude public
employee unions from the bid process.
Sec. 228. Not later than November 15, the department shall
prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the
total general fund/general purpose appropriations lapses at the
close of the fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected
year-end general fund/general purpose appropriations lapses by
major departmental program or program areas. The report shall be
transmitted to the office of the state budget, the chairpersons of
the senate and house standing committees on appropriations, and the
senate and house fiscal agencies.
Sec. 229. Within 14 days after the release of the executive
budget recommendation, the department shall provide the state
budget director, the senate and house appropriations chairs, the
senate and house appropriations subcommittees on state police and
military and veterans affairs, respectively, and the senate and
house fiscal agencies with an annual report on estimated state
restricted fund balances, state restricted fund projected revenues,
and state restricted fund expenditures for the fiscal years ending
September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2013.
MILITARY
Sec. 301. (1) The department shall provide administrative
support for department operations.
(2) The department shall maintain the staffing and resources
necessary to ensure proper accountability of state funds.
(3) The department shall maintain the staffing and resources
necessary to adhere to the state of Michigan financial management
guide for accounting, contracting, purchasing, budgeting, and
financial reporting and the administrative guide to state
government.
Sec. 302. (1) The department shall operate and maintain
national guard armories.
(2) The department shall provide resources necessary to ensure
that armories are maintained in accordance with army regulation
210-14.
(3) The department shall evaluate armories for consolidation,
energy, and utility efficiency and identify work projects that
would improve this efficiency.
(4) The department shall establish a system that measures the
condition and adequacy of armory facilities using both quality and
functionality criteria based off the installation status report-
infrastructure inspections that are conducted annually as a
requirement set forth by the national guard.
(5) The department shall identify and upgrade 15 red armories
to yellow or green facilities as determined by the measure
established in subsection (4).
(6) The department shall consult with the house and senate
appropriations subcommittees on state police and military and
veterans affairs regarding the projected closing or consolidation
of any national guard armories.
Sec. 303. (1) The department shall provide army national guard
forces, when directed, for state and local emergencies and in
support of national military requirements.
(2) The department shall provide resources necessary to train
and equip military forces to standards set by the United States
armed forces.
Sec. 304. (1) The department shall operate and maintain army
national guard training facilities, including Fort Custer and Camp
Grayling.
(2) The department shall provide resources necessary to meet
building maintenance requirements per performance specifications
established in master cooperative agreement appendix 1, section
104, national guard bureau regulations.
(3) Army national guard training facilities security
management shall secure all locations, monitor alarm equipment, and
adhere to state laws, statutes, and army regulation 190-56 and
master cooperative agreement appendix 3, section 308, national
guard bureau regulations.
(4) Using individual facility assessments, the department
shall improve the adequacy of utilities and infrastructure of the
air bases. The department shall improve quality rating at the air
base facilities based on the number of faults corrected and dollars
available (spent) during the fiscal year.
Sec. 305. (1) The department shall provide air national guard
forces, when directed, for state and local emergencies and in
support of national military requirements.
(2) The department shall provide resources necessary to train
and equip military forces to standards set by the United States
armed forces.
(3) Using individual facility assessments, the department
shall improve the adequacy of utilities and infrastructure of the
military training sites and support facilities. The department
shall improve quality rating at the facilities based on the number
of faults corrected and dollars available (spent) during the fiscal
year.
Sec. 306. (1) The department shall operate and maintain air
national guard air bases, including Selfridge air national guard
base, Battle Creek air national guard base, and Alpena combat
readiness training center.
(2) The department shall provide resources necessary to meet
facility maintenance at air national guard bases, including
maintenance and preventive maintenance of authorized building and
systems at no less than the minimum standards required by
applicable federal, state, and local agencies.
(3) The department shall maintain the staffing and resources
necessary to provide security services at air national guard bases,
including the security of the location and the monitoring of alarm
equipment, in accordance with air force instruction 31-101 and
master cooperative agreement appendix 23, section 2308, national
guard bureau regulations.
VETERANS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Sec. 401. (1) The department shall provide advice, advocacy,
and assistance services to Michigan veterans.
(2) The department shall maintain the staffing and resources
necessary to develop and operate a program that will provide
benefits counseling and representation to veterans of this state
for the purpose of assisting veterans to obtain United States
department of veteran affairs health, financial, and memorial
benefits for which they are eligible.
(3) Grants recipients in this section shall submit a report to
the department on the number of claims filed for veterans in this
state with the United States department of veterans affairs and the
number of actual claims awarded.
(4) The department shall create a 5-member advisory board
consisting of presidents/commanders from 2 large veterans service
organizations, 2 medium veterans service organizations, and 1 small
veterans service organization. The board shall meet no less than
twice a year, without reimbursement by the department, and have the
following duties:
(a) Assist the department in establishing criteria for grant
awards. The department, while utilizing advice provided by the
board in establishing grant criteria, is solely responsible for
determination of the amounts and recipients of the grants.
(b) Serve as a liaison between the grant recipients, the
department, and the legislature.
(c) Assist the department in developing plans, reviewing
service delivery, and identifying goals to better assist veterans
in applying for and receiving benefits from the federal, state, and
local governments.
(d) Provide a forum regarding veterans' issues, including
suggesting changes in department programs that address veterans'
changing needs.
(5) Of the appropriation in part 1 for veterans advice,
advocacy, and assistance, grants shall be distributed by the
department in the form of 5 grants for the period beginning October
1, 2012, including 1 specialized grant. The specialized grant shall
be awarded to a group specializing in advocacy for paralyzed
veterans.
(6) Money used for grants shall be used only for salaries,
wages, related personnel costs, in-state training, and equipment
for accredited veteran service advocacy officers and necessary
support and managerial staff.
(7) The department shall take steps to improve the
coordination of veterans' benefits counseling in the state to
maximize the effective and efficient use of taxpayer dollars in
this goal and to ensure that every veteran is served.
(8) The department shall increase its responsibility in the
administration, management, oversight, and outreach of the delivery
of services to veterans by working with grant recipients, the
veterans advisory board, county veterans counselors, and
representatives from the Michigan veterans trust fund to identify,
implement, and evaluate steps to do all the following:
(a) Improve national standing with regard to veterans affairs
benefits granted per veteran.
(b) Increase the percentage of veterans in this state who
become aware of their eligibility for service-connected disability
or pension benefits from the United States department of veterans
affairs.
(c) Increase the percentage of veterans in this state who
become aware of their eligibility for enrollment in the veterans
affairs health care system.
(d) Expand training opportunities for veteran service
organization service officers.
(e) Increase the percentage of veterans in this state who
become aware of their eligibility for education benefits under the
post-9/11 veterans education assistance improvements act of 2010.
(f) Increase the percentage of veterans in this state who
become aware of job training and job placement opportunities.
Sec. 402. (1) The Michigan veterans' trust fund board together
with the department shall provide emergency grants for disbursement
from the Michigan veterans' trust fund.
(2) The Michigan veterans' trust fund board together with the
department shall maintain the staffing and resources necessary to
provide outreach to veterans who may need and qualify for veterans
trust fund emergency grants.
(3) The Michigan veterans' trust fund board shall work to
increase the percentage of grant applications that are approved and
received by eligible families by 5% over those approved and
received by eligible families in fiscal year 2010-2011.
Sec. 403. (1) The department shall provide grants for
disbursement from the military family relief fund.
(2) The department shall maintain the staffing and resources
necessary to provide outreach to the Michigan families of active
members of the armed forces.
(3) The department shall work to increase the percentage of
military family relief grant applications that are approved and
received by eligible families by 5% over those approved and
received by eligible families in fiscal year 2010-2011.
Sec. 404. (1) The department shall provide training support
for county veterans counselors.
(2) The department shall provide resources necessary to
provide county veterans counselors with training to ensure quality
services to veterans.
(3) The department shall work with counties towards the goal
of having at least 1 county veterans counselor in every county in
this state.
(4) The Michigan veterans' affairs directorate administration
and the Michigan veterans' trust fund administration shall take
steps to assist the county veterans counselors of this state to
obtain training necessary for the execution of their duties.
Sec. 405. (1) The department shall maintain the Michigan youth
challenge academy to provide values, skills, education, and self-
discipline instruction for at-risk youth.
(2) The department shall ensure that at least 65% of the
cadets who enroll in the Michigan youth challenge academy meet the
requirement for graduation from the academy.
(3) The department shall ensure that at least 65% of the
cadets who enroll in Michigan youth challenge academy take the
general educational development exam and that at least 70% of those
taking the exam earn a passing grade.
(4) The department shall take steps to recruit candidates to
the challenge program from economically disadvantaged areas,
including those with low-income and high-unemployment backgrounds.
(5) The department shall partner with the department of human
services to identify youth who may be eligible for the challenge
program from those youth served by department of human services
programs. These eligible youth shall be given priority for
enrollment in the program.
(6) The funds appropriated in this act for private donations
to the Michigan youth challenge program shall be considered state
restricted revenue, and unexpended funds remaining at the close of
the fiscal year shall not lapse to the general fund but shall be
carried forward to the subsequent fiscal year.
HOMES
Sec. 501. (1) The department shall provide compassionate,
quality interdisciplinary care at the state's Grand Rapids and D.J.
Jacobetti veterans' homes so that members can achieve their highest
potential of wellness, independence, self-worth, and dignity.
(2) The department shall provide resources necessary to
provide adequate nursing care services to veterans in accordance
with federal standards, including the following:
(a) A licensed minimum number of 403 residents in skilled
nursing beds at the Grand Rapids veterans' home.
(b) A licensed minimum number of 72 residents in domiciliary
beds at the Grand Rapids veterans' home.
(c) A licensed minimum number of 158 residents in skilled
nursing beds at the D.J. Jacobetti veterans' home.
(d) A licensed minimum number of 11 residents in domiciliary
beds at the D.J. Jacobetti veterans' home.
(3) The Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti veterans' homes shall
ensure that their medical staffing is in accordance with United
States department of veterans administration standards.
(4) The Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti veterans' homes shall
ensure that transportation is assured for each resident for every
medical appointment outside the veterans' home.
(5) The Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti veterans' homes shall
ensure that each member resident receives daily laundry service.
(6) The Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti veterans' homes shall
ensure that maintenance and custodial services are provided for
each home in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal
standards.
(7) The Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti veterans' homes shall
ensure that each resident receives a medical and care assessment
including a dietary plan upon admission to the home, with meals and
snacks provided in accordance with the plan and R 325.20803 of the
Michigan administrative code.
(8) The money appropriated in this article for the boards of
managers may be expended for facility improvements, the purchase
and repair of equipment and furnishings, member services, and other
purposes that benefit the Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti veterans'
homes.
(9) Appropriations in this article for the Grand Rapids and
D.J. Jacobetti veterans' homes shall not be used for any purpose
other than for veterans and veterans' families.
(10) The department shall, prior to altering the spending plan
by the board of managers of post and posthumous funds, report to
the appropriate senate and house appropriations subcommittees 30
days prior to that action and shall indicate the rationale for that
decision.
(11) Any contractor providing competency evaluated nursing
assistants (CENA) to the Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti veterans'
homes shall ensure that each CENA has at least 8 hours of training
on information provided by the veterans' home.
(12) Any contractor providing competency evaluated nursing
assistants to the Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti veterans' homes
shall ensure that each CENA has at least 1 eight-hour shift of
shadowing at the veterans' home.
(13) Any contractor providing competency evaluated nursing
assistants to the Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti veterans' homes
shall ensure that each CENA is competent in the basic skills needed
to perform his or her assigned duties at the veterans' home.
(14) Any contractor providing competency evaluated nursing
assistants to the Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti veterans' homes
shall ensure that each CENA has at least 1 year of experience in
long-term care.
(15) The Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti veterans' homes shall
provide each CENA at least 12 hours of in-service training once
that individual has been assigned to the veterans' home.
(16) The Grand Rapids and D.J. Jacobetti veterans' homes shall
ensure that care services are provided to each resident of the
veterans' homes in accordance with standards set by the United
States department of veterans' affairs.
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Sec. 601. (1) The director shall allocate lump-sum
appropriations made in this article consistent with statutory
provisions and the purposes for which funds were appropriated.
Lump-sum allocations shall address priority program or facility
needs and may include, but are not limited to, design,
construction, remodeling and addition, special maintenance, major
special maintenance, energy conservation, and demolition.
(2) The state budget director may authorize that funds
appropriated for lump-sum appropriations shall be available for no
more than 3 fiscal years following the fiscal year in which the
original appropriation was made. Any remaining balance from
allocations made in this section shall lapse to the fund from which
it was appropriated pursuant to the lapsing of funds as provided in
the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
Sec. 602. The appropriations in part 1 for capital outlay
shall be carried forward at the end of the fiscal year consistent
with section 248 of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL
18.1248.
PART 2A
PROVISIONS CONCERNING ANTICIPATED APPROPRIATIONS
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014
GENERAL SECTIONS
Sec. 1201. (1) It is the intent of the legislature to provide
appropriations for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2014 for
the line items listed in part 1. The fiscal year 2013-2014
appropriations are anticipated to be the same as those for fiscal
year 2012-2013, except that the line items will be adjusted for
changes in caseload and related costs, federal fund match rates,
economic factors, and available revenue. These adjustments will be
determined after the January 2013 consensus revenue estimating
conference.
(2) The department shall identify and upgrade 15 red armories
to yellow or green facilities as determined by the measure
established in section 302(4).
