Bill Text: MI SB0249 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Chaptered
Bill Title: Appropriations; zero budget; judiciary; provide for fiscal year 2009-2010. Creates appropriation act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-10-13 - Assigned Pa 0113'09 With Immediate Effect [SB0249 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2009-SB0249-Chaptered.html
Act No. 113
Public Acts of 2009
Approved by the Governor
October 8, 2009
Filed with the Secretary of State
October 9, 2009
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 9, 2009
STATE OF MICHIGAN
95TH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2009
Introduced by Senator Cropsey
ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 249
AN ACT to make appropriations for the judicial branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010; to provide for the expenditure of these appropriations; to place certain restrictions on the expenditure of these appropriations; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local departments, officials, and employees; to require certain reports; and to provide for the disposition of fees and other income received by the judicial branch.
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
PART 1
LINE-ITEM APPROPRIATIONS
Sec. 101. Subject to the conditions set forth in this act, the amounts listed in this part are appropriated for the judicial branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, from the funds indicated in this part. The following is a summary of the appropriations in this part:
JUDICIARY
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Full-time equated exempted positions............................................................................................491.0
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 258,762,300
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
Total interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.......................................................... 3,553,500
ADJUSTED GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................................................................................. $ 255,208,800
Federal revenues:
Total federal revenues.................................................................................................................................... 5,126,500
Special revenue funds:
Total local revenues......................................................................................................................................... 6,149,300
Total private revenues.................................................................................................................................... 842,500
Total other state restricted revenues.......................................................................................................... 89,957,700
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 153,132,800
Sec. 102. SUPREME COURT
Full-time equated exempted positions............................................................................................243.0
Supreme court administration—97.0 FTE positions................................................................................. $ 10,548,400
Judicial institute—13.0 FTE positions......................................................................................................... 2,554,500
State court administrative office—60.0 FTE positions............................................................................ 11,009,200
Judicial information systems—22.0 FTE positions................................................................................... 3,092,100
Direct trial court automation support—36.0 FTE positions.................................................................... 6,149,300
Foster care review board—12.0 FTE positions......................................................................................... 1,235,000
Community dispute resolution—3.0 FTE positions.................................................................................. 2,300,400
Other federal grants........................................................................................................................................ 275,000
Drug treatment courts.................................................................................................................................... 5,132,900
Juvenile training pilot project....................................................................................................................... 100
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 42,296,900
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from department of community health............................................................................................... 1,800,000
IDG from department of corrections........................................................................................................... 1,030,000
IDG from state police - Michigan justice training fund............................................................................ 300,000
Federal revenues:
DOJ, victims assistance programs................................................................................................................ 50,000
DOJ, drug court training and evaluation.................................................................................................... 300,000
DOT, national highway traffic safety administration................................................................................ 1,300,000
HHS, access and visitation grant................................................................................................................. 387,000
HHS, children’s justice grant........................................................................................................................ 206,300
HHS, court improvement project................................................................................................................. 1,160,000
HHS, title IV-D child support program...................................................................................................... 907,700
HHS, title IV-E foster care program........................................................................................................... 540,400
Other federal grant revenues........................................................................................................................ 275,100
Special revenue funds:
Local - user fees............................................................................................................................................... 6,149,300
Private............................................................................................................................................................... 169,000
Private - interest on lawyers trust accounts.............................................................................................. 232,700
Private - state justice institute..................................................................................................................... 370,800
Community dispute resolution fund............................................................................................................. 2,300,400
Law exam fees................................................................................................................................................. 536,200
Drug court fund............................................................................................................................................... 1,920,500
Miscellaneous revenue.................................................................................................................................... 227,900
Justice system fund......................................................................................................................................... 700,000
State court fund............................................................................................................................................... 339,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 21,094,600
Sec. 103. COURT OF APPEALS
Full-time equated exempted positions............................................................................................190.0
Court of appeals operations—190.0 FTE positions................................................................................... $ 18,414,300
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 18,414,300
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Court filing/motion fees.................................................................................................................................. 1,958,500
Miscellaneous revenue.................................................................................................................................... 77,800
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 16,378,000
Sec. 104. BRANCHWIDE APPROPRIATIONS
Full-time equated exempted positions................................................................................................4.0
Branchwide appropriations—4.0 FTE positions........................................................................................ $ 8,039,400
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 8,039,400
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 8,039,400
Sec. 105. JUSTICES’ AND JUDGES’ COMPENSATION
Full-time judges positions.................................................................................................................617.0
Supreme court justices’ salaries—7.0 justices............................................................................................ $ 1,152,300
Court of appeals judges’ salaries—28.0 judges.......................................................................................... 4,240,300
District court judges’ state base salaries—258.0 judges.......................................................................... 23,877,200
District court judicial salary standardization............................................................................................. 11,796,800
Probate court judges’ state base salaries—103.0 judges.......................................................................... 9,627,900
Probate court judicial salary standardization............................................................................................. 4,669,700
Circuit court judges’ state base salaries—221.0 judges........................................................................... 20,817,200
Circuit court judicial salary standardization.............................................................................................. 10,105,000
Judges’ retirement system defined contributions..................................................................................... 3,781,000
OASI, social security....................................................................................................................................... 5,468,400
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 95,535,800
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Court fee fund.................................................................................................................................................. 7,090,200
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 88,445,600
Sec. 106. JUDICIAL AGENCIES
Full-time equated exempted positions................................................................................................7.0
Judicial tenure commission—7.0 FTE positions........................................................................................ $ 969,700
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 969,700
Appropriated from:
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 969,700
Sec. 107. INDIGENT DEFENSE - CRIMINAL
Full-time equated exempted positions..............................................................................................47.0
Appellate public defender program—39.0 FTE positions........................................................................ $ 4,900,500
Appellate assigned counsel administration—8.0 FTE positions............................................................. 908,800
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 5,809,300
Appropriated from:
Interdepartmental grant revenues:
IDG from state police - Michigan justice training fund............................................................................ 423,500
Special revenue funds:
Private - interest on lawyers trust accounts.............................................................................................. 70,000
Miscellaneous revenue.................................................................................................................................... 113,100
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 5,202,700
Sec. 108. INDIGENT CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE
Indigent civil legal assistance........................................................................................................................ $ 7,937,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 7,937,000
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
State court fund............................................................................................................................................... 7,937,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 0
Sec. 109. TRIAL COURT OPERATIONS
Court equity fund reimbursements.............................................................................................................. $ 64,794,900
Judicial technology improvement fund........................................................................................................ 4,815,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 69,609,900
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Court equity fund............................................................................................................................................ 50,440,000
Judicial technology improvement fund........................................................................................................ 4,815,000
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ 14,354,900
Sec. 110. GRANTS AND REIMBURSEMENTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Drug case-flow program................................................................................................................................. $ 250,000
Drunk driving case-flow program................................................................................................................. $ 3,300,000
Juror compensation fund transfer to general fund.................................................................................... 0
Juror compensation reimbursement............................................................................................................. 6,600,000
GROSS APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................... $ 10,150,000
Appropriated from:
Special revenue funds:
Drug fund.......................................................................................................................................................... 250,000
Drunk driving fund.......................................................................................................................................... 3,300,000
Juror compensation fund................................................................................................................................ 7,952,100
State general fund/general purpose............................................................................................................. $ (1,352,100)
PART 2
PROVISIONS CONCERNING APPROPRIATIONS
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 2009-2010 is $243,090,500.00 and state spending from state resources to be paid to local units of government for fiscal year 2009-2010 is $122,213,500.00. The itemized statement below identifies appropriations from which spending to local units of government will occur:
JUDICIARY
SUPREME COURT
State court administrative office.................................................................................................................. $ 511,900
Drug treatment courts.................................................................................................................................... 4,832,900
TRIAL COURT OPERATIONS
Court equity fund reimbursements.............................................................................................................. $ 64,794,800
Judicial technology improvement fund........................................................................................................ 4,815,000
JUSTICES’ AND JUDGES’ COMPENSATION
District court judicial salary standardization............................................................................................. $ 11,796,800
Probate court judges’ state base salaries.................................................................................................... 9,627,900
Probate court judicial salary standardization............................................................................................. 4,669,700
Circuit court judicial salary standardization.............................................................................................. 10,105,000
Grant to OASI contribution fund, employers share, social security...................................................... 909,500
GRANTS AND REIMBURSEMENTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Drunk driving case-flow program................................................................................................................. $ 3,300,000
Drug case-flow program................................................................................................................................. 250,000
Juror compensation reimbursement............................................................................................................. 6,600,000
TOTAL............................................................................................................................................................... $ 122,213,500
Sec. 202. (1) The appropriations authorized under this act are subject to the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
(2) Funds appropriated in part 1 to an entity within the judicial branch shall not be expended or transferred to another account without written approval of the authorized agent of the judicial entity. If the authorized agent of the judicial entity notifies the state budget director of its approval of an expenditure or transfer, the state budget director shall immediately make the expenditure or transfer. The authorized judicial entity agent shall be designated by the chief justice of the supreme court.
Sec. 203. As used in this act:
(a) “DOJ” means the United States department of justice.
(b) “DOT” means the United States department of transportation.
(c) “FTE” means full-time equated.
(d) “HHS” means the United States department of health and human services.
(e) “IDG” means interdepartmental grant.
(f) “OASI” means old age survivor’s insurance.
Sec. 204. The judicial branch shall not take disciplinary action against an employee for communicating with a member of the legislature or his or her staff.
Sec. 208. The reporting requirements of this act shall be completed with the approval of, and at the direction of, the supreme court. The judicial branch shall use the Internet to fulfill the reporting requirements of this act. This may include transmission of reports via electronic mail to the recipients identified for each reporting requirement, or it may include placement of reports on an Internet or Intranet site.
Sec. 212. As a condition of expending appropriations made under part 1, the judicial branch shall receive and retain copies of all reports funded from appropriations in part 1 and shall follow federal and state guidelines for short-term and long-term retention of such reports and records.
Sec. 214. 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 shall 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 shall 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. 215. (1) Due to the current budgetary problems in this state, out-of-state travel for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010 shall be limited to situations in which 1 or more of the following conditions apply:
(a) The travel is required by legal mandate or court order or for law enforcement purposes.
(b) The travel is necessary to protect the health or safety of Michigan citizens or visitors or to assist other states in similar circumstances.
(c) The travel is necessary to produce budgetary savings or to increase state revenues, including protecting existing federal funds or securing additional federal funds.
(d) The travel is necessary to comply with federal requirements.
(e) The travel is necessary to secure specialized training for staff that is not available within this state.
(f) The travel is financed entirely by federal or nonstate funds.
(2) If out-of-state travel is necessary but does not meet 1 or more of the conditions in subsection (1), the chief justice or his or her designee may grant an exception to allow the travel. Any exceptions granted by the chief justice or his or her designee shall be reported on a monthly basis to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations.
(3) Not later than January 1 of each year, the state court administrative office shall prepare a travel report listing all travel by judicial branch employees outside this state in the immediately preceding fiscal year that was funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated in the budget for the judicial branch. The report shall be submitted to the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director. The report shall include the following information:
(a) The name of each person receiving reimbursement for travel outside this state or whose travel costs were paid by this state.
(b) The destination of each travel occurrence.
(c) The dates of each travel occurrence.
(d) A brief statement of the reason for each travel occurrence.
(e) The transportation and related costs of each travel occurrence, including the proportion funded with state general fund/general purpose revenues, the proportion funded with state restricted revenues, the proportion funded with federal revenues, and the proportion funded with other revenues.
(f) A total of all out-of-state travel funded for the immediately preceding fiscal year.
Sec. 216. (1) The judicial branch shall report no later than April 1, 2010 on each specific policy change made to implement a public act affecting the judicial branch that took effect during the prior calendar year to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on the judicial branch budget, the joint committee on administrative rules, and the senate and house fiscal agencies.
(2) Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used by the judicial branch to adopt a rule that will apply to a small business and that will have a disproportionate economic impact on small businesses because of the size of those businesses if the judicial branch fails to reduce the disproportionate economic impact of the rule on small businesses as provided under section 40 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.240.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) “Rule” means that term as defined under section 7 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.207.
(b) “Small business” means that term as defined under section 7a of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.207a.
Sec. 218. The judicial branch shall not approve the travel of more than 1 judicial employee to a specific professional development conference or training seminar that is located outside of this state unless a professional development conference or training seminar is funded by a federal or private funding source and requires more than 1 person from the judicial branch to attend, or the conference or training seminar includes multiple issues in which 1 employee from the judicial branch does not have expertise.
Sec. 219. Not later than September 30, 2010, the judiciary shall prepare and transmit a report that provides for estimates of the total general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses at the close of the fiscal year. This report shall summarize the projected year-end general fund/general purpose appropriation lapses by major program or program areas. The report shall be transmitted to the office of the state budget, the chairpersons of the senate and house appropriations committees, and the senate and house fiscal agencies.
Sec. 220. It is the intent of the legislature that the supreme court retain its satellite offices.
Sec. 221. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the judicial branch shall use an amount not to exceed $10,000.00 to develop, post, and maintain, on a publicly accessible Internet site, all expenditures made by the judicial branch within a fiscal year. The posting must include the purpose for which each expenditure is made. The judicial branch shall not be required to hire additional employees to comply with this section.
JUDICIAL BRANCH
Sec. 301. (1) The direct trial court automation support program of the state court administrative office shall recover direct and overhead costs from trial courts by charging for services rendered. The fee shall cover the actual costs incurred to the direct trial court automation support program in providing the service, including development of future versions of case management systems. A report of amounts collected in excess of funds identified as user service charges in part 1 shall be submitted to the state budget director and to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on judiciary 30 days before expenditure by the direct trial court automation support program.
(2) From funds appropriated in part 1, the direct trial court automation support program of the state court administrative office shall provide to the state budget director, the senate and house appropriations committees, and the senate and house fiscal agencies before January 1 of each year a detailed list of user service charges collected during the immediately preceding state fiscal year.
Sec. 302. Funds appropriated within the judicial branch shall not be expended by any component within the judicial branch without the approval of the supreme court.
Sec. 303. Of the amount appropriated in part 1 for the judicial branch, $325,000.00 is allocated for circuit court reimbursement under section 3 of 1978 PA 16, MCL 800.453, and $186,900.00 is allocated for court of claims reimbursement under section 6413 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.6413.
Sec. 304. As a condition of expending appropriations made under part 1, the judicial branch shall cooperate with the auditor general regarding audits of the judicial branch conducted under section 53 of article IV of the state constitution of 1963.
Sec. 305. As a condition of expending appropriations made under part 1, and to avoid the overexpenditure of funds appropriated under this act, the supreme court shall report quarterly to members of the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the judiciary, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director on the status of accounts set forth in part 1. The report required by this section shall include quarterly, year-to-date, and projected expenditures by funding source for each line item, and beginning balances and quarterly, year-to-date, and projected revenues for each source of revenue other than general fund/general purpose revenues.
Sec. 306. The supreme court and the state court administrative office shall continue to maintain, as a priority, the assisting of local trial courts in improving the collection of judgments.
Sec. 308. If sufficient funds are not available from the court fee fund to pay judges’ compensation, the difference between the appropriated amount from that fund for judges’ compensation and the actual amount available after the amount appropriated for trial court reimbursement is made shall be appropriated from the state general fund for judges’ compensation.
Sec. 309. By April 1, 2010, the state court administrative office shall provide an update on the status of the pilot mental health courts to the state budget director, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the judiciary, and the senate and house fiscal agencies.
Sec. 310. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for drug treatment court programs, with the approval of and at the discretion of the supreme court, the state court administrative office shall evaluate and collect data on the performance of drug treatment court programs. The state court administrative office shall provide an annual review of the performance of drug courts as prescribed in section 1078(6) of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.1078. All of the following apply to that annual review:
(a) It shall include measures of the impact of drug court programs in changing offender criminal involvement (recidivism) and substance abuse and in reducing prison admissions.
(b) It shall be completed no later than April 1 of each year and shall also be provided to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the judiciary, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director.
(c) The evaluation of a program funded with federal Byrne funds shall be consistent with the requirements contained in the federal Byrne grant for that program.
Sec. 311. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for drug treatment courts shall be administered by the state court administrative office to operate drug treatment court programs. A drug treatment court shall be responsible for handling cases involving substance abusing nonviolent offenders through comprehensive supervision, testing, treatment services, and immediate sanctions and incentives. A drug treatment court shall use all available county and state personnel involved in the disposition of cases including, but not limited to, parole and probation agents, prosecuting attorneys, defense attorneys, and community corrections providers. The funds may be used in connection with other federal, state, and local funding sources.
(2) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the chief justice shall allocate sufficient funds for the judicial institute to provide in-state training for those identified in subsection (1), including training for new drug treatment court judges.
(3) For drug treatment court grants, consideration for priority may be given to those courts where higher instances of substance abuse cases are filed.
(4) The judiciary shall receive $1,800,000.00 in Byrne formula grant funding as an interdepartmental grant from the department of community health to be used for expansion of drug treatment courts, to assist in avoiding prison bed space growth for nonviolent offenders in collaboration with the department of corrections.
Sec. 312. From the funds appropriated in part 1, the state court administrator shall produce a statistical report regarding the implementation of the parental rights restoration act, 1990 PA 211, MCL 722.901 to 722.908, as it pertains to minors seeking a court-issued waiver of parental consent. The state court administrative office shall report the total number of petitions filed and the total number of petitions granted in accordance with section 208.
Sec. 314. The legislature requests that the state court administrative office conduct a survey of trial courts in order to determine best practices for standardized risk assessment and submit a report to the state budget director, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the judiciary, and the senate and house fiscal agencies by April 1. The state court administrative office is encouraged to explore existing tools and established benchmarks that could be utilized in addressing the criminogenic needs of the local community.
Sec. 317. Funds appropriated in part 1 shall not be used for the permanent assignment of state-owned vehicles to justices or judges or any other judicial branch employee. This section does not preclude the use of state-owned motor pool vehicles for state business in accordance with approved guidelines.
Sec. 318. (1) The judiciary shall receive $980,000.00 as an interdepartmental grant from the department of corrections. The funds shall be utilized by the state court administrative office to administer a pilot program to target high-risk offenders through assessment, treatment, and accountability, with the goal of reducing future criminal behavior. All funds shall be spent on fulfilling the requirements of this section and treatment, monitoring, and testing of offenders in the pilot program administered by the state court administrative office.
(2) The pilot program shall adhere to the following criteria:
(a) A minimum of 3 pilot sites shall be selected by the state court administrative office, at least 1 to be located in a major metropolitan area.
(b) The pilot programs shall incorporate the principles and practices of problem-solving courts developed by the national association of drug court professionals, and they shall operate pursuant to a written memorandum of understanding developed by the stakeholders in the jurisdiction.
(c) Each pilot court team shall include, at a minimum, a district and circuit judge, prosecutor, defense lawyer, treatment provider, circuit court probation officer, district court probation officer, community corrections representative, community mental health representative, court administration, and community representative.
(d) Before being enrolled in the pilot program, each participant shall be administered a comprehensive and valid risk and needs assessment. The assessment shall measure criminogenic and psychosocial factors to determine which participants are at significant risk of/for committing further crimes and are in need of services.
(e) The pilot projects shall employ evidence-based practices to develop a treatment plan in response to the assessment results.
(f) Each pilot project shall employ a case manager whose duties shall include referral and linkage to community resources, monitoring treatment plan requirements, data reporting, and other responsibilities as assigned.
(3) The Michigan judicial institute shall provide appropriate training for all personnel involved in the pilot program.
(4) The state court administrative office shall conduct a process and outcome evaluation and a cost-benefit analysis of the pilot programs and shall submit that analysis to the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the judiciary, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget director by September 30, 2010.
Sec. 319. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for the juvenile training pilot project shall be used for the purpose of training criminal defense attorneys who accept court-appointed cases concerning juvenile delinquency, abuse, neglect, and protective services. The judiciary shall contract with the state appellate defender office’s criminal defense resource center, which provides training to court-assigned criminal defense attorneys at trial and appellate levels.
(2) Training shall include, but not be limited to, identification of potential trainees, collection of information about the services they provide to court-assigned clients, collection of resources for web access, hosting of direct training events, creation of new resources including practice manuals, and creation of a training network.
For Fiscal Year
Ending Sept. 30,
2010
For Fiscal Year
Ending Sept. 30,
2010
For Fiscal Year
Ending Sept. 30,
2010
This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Approved
Governor
