Bill Text: MI SB0690 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Appropriations; zero budget; supplemental appropriations; provide for fiscal year 2019-2020. Creates appropriation act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-07-22 - Assigned Pa 0123'20 With Immediate Effect [SB0690 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-SB0690-Enrolled.html
state of michigan
100th Legislature
Regular session of 2020
Introduced by Senator Stamas
ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 690
AN ACT to make,
supplement, and adjust appropriations for various state departments and
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020; and to provide for the
expenditure of the appropriations.
The People
of the State of Michigan enact:
part 1
line-item appropriations
Sec.
101. There is appropriated for various state departments and agencies to
supplement appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, from
the following funds:
APPROPRIATION
SUMMARY |
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GROSS
APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................................... |
$ |
880,109,500 |
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Interdepartmental
grant revenues: |
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Total
interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.................................................................... |
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0 |
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ADJUSTED
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................................................................................................. |
$ |
880,109,500 |
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Federal
revenues: |
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Total
federal revenues................................................................................................................................................... |
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880,109,500 |
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Special
revenue funds: |
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|
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Total
local revenues....................................................................................................................................................... |
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0 |
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Total
private revenues.................................................................................................................................................. |
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0 |
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Total
other state restricted revenues........................................................................................................................ |
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0 |
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State
general fund/general purpose........................................................................................................................... |
$ |
0 |
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Sec.
102. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND
RURAL DEVELOPMENT |
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(1)
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY |
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GROSS
APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................................... |
$ |
1,000,000 |
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Interdepartmental
grant revenues: |
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Total
interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.................................................................... |
|
0 |
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ADJUSTED
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................................................................................................. |
$ |
1,000,000 |
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Federal
revenues: |
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|
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Total
federal revenues................................................................................................................................................... |
|
1,000,000 |
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For
Fiscal Year Ending
Sept. 30, 2020 |
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|
|
Special
revenue funds: |
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|
Total
local revenues....................................................................................................................................................... |
$ |
0 |
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Total
private revenues.................................................................................................................................................. |
|
0 |
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Total
other state restricted revenues........................................................................................................................ |
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0 |
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State
general fund/general purpose........................................................................................................................... |
$ |
0 |
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(2)
ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS |
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|
Double
up food bucks..................................................................................................................................................... |
$ |
1,000,000 |
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GROSS
APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................................... |
$ |
1,000,000 |
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Appropriated
from: |
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|
|
Federal
revenues: |
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Coronavirus
relief fund................................................................................................................................................. |
|
1,000,000 |
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State
general fund/general purpose........................................................................................................................... |
$ |
0 |
|
Sec.
103. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION |
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(1)
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY |
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GROSS
APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................................... |
$ |
143,000,000 |
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Interdepartmental
grant revenues: |
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|
|
Total
interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.................................................................... |
|
0 |
|
ADJUSTED
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................................................................................................. |
$ |
143,000,000 |
|
Federal
revenues: |
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|
|
Total
federal revenues................................................................................................................................................... |
|
143,000,000 |
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Special
revenue funds: |
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|
|
Total
local revenues....................................................................................................................................................... |
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0 |
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Total
private revenues.................................................................................................................................................. |
|
0 |
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Total
other state restricted revenues........................................................................................................................ |
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0 |
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State
general fund/general purpose........................................................................................................................... |
$ |
0 |
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(2)
ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS |
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|
|
Child
care rate reduction stipend............................................................................................................................... |
$ |
125,000,000 |
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District
COVID-19 costs............................................................................................................................................... |
|
18,000,000 |
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GROSS
APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................................... |
$ |
143,000,000 |
|
Appropriated
from: |
|
|
|
Federal
revenues: |
|
|
|
Coronavirus
relief fund................................................................................................................................................. |
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143,000,000 |
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State
general fund/general purpose........................................................................................................................... |
$ |
0 |
|
Sec.
104. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES |
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(1)
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY |
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GROSS
APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................................... |
$ |
193,100,000 |
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Interdepartmental
grant revenues: |
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|
|
Total
interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.................................................................... |
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0 |
|
ADJUSTED
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................................................................................................. |
$ |
193,100,000 |
|
Federal
revenues: |
|
|
|
Total
federal revenues................................................................................................................................................... |
|
193,100,000 |
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Special
revenue funds: |
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|
|
Total
local revenues....................................................................................................................................................... |
|
0 |
|
Total
private revenues.................................................................................................................................................. |
|
0 |
|
Total
other state restricted revenues........................................................................................................................ |
|
0 |
|
State
general fund/general purpose........................................................................................................................... |
$ |
0 |
|
(2)
ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS |
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|
|
COVID-19
direct care worker hazard pay adjustment.......................................................................................... |
$ |
120,000,000 |
|
Food
bank council of Michigan.................................................................................................................................... |
|
9,000,000 |
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Inpatient
behavioral health grants............................................................................................................................ |
|
5,100,000 |
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Multicultural
integration funding.............................................................................................................................. |
|
5,000,000 |
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Personal
protection equipment grants...................................................................................................................... |
|
25,000,000 |
|
For
Fiscal Year Ending
Sept. 30, 2020 |
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|
|
Victim
services continuity and stability grants...................................................................................................... |
$ |
4,000,000 |
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Water
utility assistance................................................................................................................................................ |
|
25,000,000 |
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GROSS
APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................................... |
$ |
193,100,000 |
|
Appropriated
from: |
|
|
|
Federal
revenues: |
|
|
|
Coronavirus
relief fund................................................................................................................................................. |
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193,100,000 |
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State
general fund/general purpose........................................................................................................................... |
$ |
0 |
|
Sec.
105. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
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(1)
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY |
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GROSS
APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................................... |
$ |
214,109,500 |
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Interdepartmental
grant revenues: |
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|
|
Total
interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.................................................................... |
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0 |
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ADJUSTED
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................................................................................................. |
$ |
214,109,500 |
|
Federal
revenues: |
|
|
|
Total
federal revenues................................................................................................................................................... |
|
214,109,500 |
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Special
revenue funds: |
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|
|
Total
local revenues....................................................................................................................................................... |
|
0 |
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Total
private revenues.................................................................................................................................................. |
|
0 |
|
Total
other state restricted revenues........................................................................................................................ |
|
0 |
|
State
general fund/general purpose........................................................................................................................... |
$ |
0 |
|
(2)
ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS |
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|
|
MiOSHA
COVID-19 response grants........................................................................................................................ |
$ |
10,000,000 |
|
Rental
assistance........................................................................................................................................................... |
|
60,000,000 |
|
Small
business restart grants..................................................................................................................................... |
|
115,000,000 |
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Unemployment
insurance agency.............................................................................................................................. |
|
29,109,500 |
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GROSS
APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................................... |
$ |
214,109,500 |
|
Appropriated
from: |
|
|
|
Federal
revenues: |
|
|
|
Coronavirus
relief fund................................................................................................................................................. |
|
185,000,000 |
|
DOL-ETA,
unemployment insurance........................................................................................................................ |
|
29,109,500 |
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State
general fund/general purpose........................................................................................................................... |
$ |
0 |
|
Sec.
106. DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND
REGULATORY AFFAIRS |
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(1)
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY |
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GROSS
APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................................... |
$ |
1,400,000 |
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Interdepartmental
grant revenues: |
|
|
|
Total
interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.................................................................... |
|
0 |
|
ADJUSTED
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................................................................................................. |
$ |
1,400,000 |
|
Federal
revenues: |
|
|
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Total
federal revenues................................................................................................................................................... |
|
1,400,000 |
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Special
revenue funds: |
|
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|
Total
local revenues....................................................................................................................................................... |
|
0 |
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Total
private revenues.................................................................................................................................................. |
|
0 |
|
Total
other state restricted revenues........................................................................................................................ |
|
0 |
|
State
general fund/general purpose........................................................................................................................... |
$ |
0 |
|
(2)
ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS |
|
|
|
Nursing
facility infection control surveys................................................................................................................ |
$ |
1,400,000 |
|
GROSS
APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................................... |
$ |
1,400,000 |
|
Appropriated
from: |
|
|
|
Federal
revenues: |
|
|
|
Coronavirus
relief fund................................................................................................................................................. |
|
1,400,000 |
|
State
general fund/general purpose........................................................................................................................... |
$ |
0 |
|
For
Fiscal Year Ending
Sept. 30, 2020 Sec.
107. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY |
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(1)
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY |
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GROSS
APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................................... |
$ |
327,500,000 |
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Interdepartmental
grant revenues: |
|
|
|
Total
interdepartmental grants and intradepartmental transfers.................................................................... |
|
0 |
|
ADJUSTED
GROSS APPROPRIATION.................................................................................................................. |
|
327,500,000 |
|
Federal
revenues: |
|
|
|
Total
federal revenues................................................................................................................................................... |
$ |
327,500,000 |
|
Special
revenue funds: |
|
|
|
Total
local revenues....................................................................................................................................................... |
|
0 |
|
Total
private revenues.................................................................................................................................................. |
|
0 |
|
Total
other state restricted revenues........................................................................................................................ |
|
0 |
|
State
general fund/general purpose........................................................................................................................... |
$ |
0 |
|
(2)
ONE-TIME APPROPRIATIONS |
|
|
|
Device
purchasing program/distance learning........................................................................................................ |
$ |
25,000,000 |
|
First
responder hazard pay premiums...................................................................................................................... |
|
100,000,000 |
|
Hospitality
relief fund................................................................................................................................................... |
|
2,500,000 |
|
Local
units of government............................................................................................................................................ |
|
200,000,000 |
|
GROSS
APPROPRIATION.......................................................................................................................................... |
$ |
327,500,000 |
|
Appropriated
from: |
|
|
|
Federal
revenues: |
|
|
|
Coronavirus
relief fund................................................................................................................................................. |
|
327,500,000 |
|
State
general fund/general purpose........................................................................................................................... |
$ |
0 |
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 sources under part 1 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 is
$0.00 and total state spending from state sources to be paid to local units of
government is $0.00.
Sec. 202. The appropriations
made and expenditures authorized under this part and part 1 and the
departments, commissions, boards, offices, and programs for which
appropriations are made 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. If the state
administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers
funds from an amount appropriated under this act, the legislature may, by a
concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and
serving in each house, inter-transfer funds within this act for the particular
department, board, commission, office, or institution.
Sec. 204. (1) Funds
appropriated in part 1 are subject to applicable federal audit and reporting
requirements. Prompt action shall be taken if instances of noncompliance are
identified, including noncompliance identified in an audit finding. If any
instance of noncompliance is identified, including noncompliance identified in
an audit finding, the state budget director shall take necessary and immediate
action to rectify it. The state budget director shall notify the senate and
house appropriations committees and the senate and house fiscal agencies when an
instance of noncompliance is identified.
(2) In a form and manner
determined by the recipient department, all eligible sub-recipients receiving
funds through this act must comply with all requirements corresponding to the
receipt of funds required in the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security
act, Public Law 116-136, and Uniform Guidance, 2 CFR 200, as applicable,
including, but not limited to, any certifications, assurances, and
accountability and transparency provisions. The department responsible for
administering federal funds may require any documentation necessary to ensure
compliance with federal requirements.
(3) Any funds received under
this act and expended by a sub-recipient in any manner that does not adhere to
the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security act, Public Law 116-136, or
Uniform Guidance, 2 CFR 200, as applicable, shall be returned to the state. If
it is determined that a sub-recipient receiving funds under this act expends
any funds received under this act for a purpose that is not consistent with the
requirements of the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security act, Public
Law 116-136, or Uniform Guidance, 2 CFR 200, as applicable, the state budget
director is authorized to withhold payment of state funds, in part or in whole,
payable from any state appropriation.
Sec. 205. The state budget
director shall report on the status of funds appropriated in part 1, and all
funds appropriated related to the coronavirus relief effort, to the senate and
house appropriations committees and the senate and house fiscal agencies on a
monthly basis until all funds are exhausted.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL AND
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 251. Funds appropriated in
part 1 for double up food bucks may only be used for increasing subsidies to
eligible recipients and may not be used for program administration costs.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Sec. 301. (1) From the funds
appropriated in part 1 for child care rate reduction stipend, the department of
education shall create a child care rate reduction stipend as an add-on to the
child care relief fund grant to reduce child care costs to families. All
licensed child care providers that receive grants from the child care relief
fund are eligible to receive the additional child care rate reduction stipend.
Providers are eligible to receive stipends to cover the months of June, July,
and August in the current fiscal year and will have up to 30 days after the
charged month to apply for a child care rate reduction stipend.
(2) At the time of application,
licensed providers shall provide information on the amount of tuition charged
to families. The department of education shall reimburse the provider up to 30%
of the tuition amount charged to the family for each child cared for by the
provider for the months of June, July, and August in the current fiscal year.
Recipients of the child care rate reduction stipend must reduce their rates by
the rate reimbursement percentage described in this section. The stipend is
intended to cover that percentage of a parent’s tuition, thus reducing the
amount charged to the family. In addition to receiving the stipend, the
provider must ensure that they meet the requirements of the child care relief
fund for each month the provider received a child care relief fund grant. The
weekly rate charged to families cannot be higher than the rate charged prior to
the state of emergency in March 2020.
(3) As a condition of receiving
a child care relief fund grant, child care providers are required to reduce the
monthly billed amount to the family of each child by the amount received for
each child. If the department of education determines that the provider did not
provide the required tuition reduction, the department of education shall
recoup the funds.
(4) The department of education
shall take reasonable steps to distribute the child care reduction stipend
within 15 business days of receiving an application from a provider unless the
provider fails to meet the requirements of this section. The department of
education shall provide notice and information to all licensed providers on how
to apply for the stipend and the requirements of the program. The department of
education shall take reasonable steps to ensure that providers apply for a
child care rate reduction stipend. Providers shall be required to maintain all
billing and refund records for a minimum of 4 years for auditing purposes.
(5) If the funds allocated for
the child care rate reduction stipend are insufficient to fully fund payments
under subsection (2), the department of education shall prorate payments under
subsection (2).
(6) As used in this section, “licensed
providers” includes licensed child care centers, licensed group homes, licensed
family homes, and disaster relief child care centers.
Sec. 302. (1) From the funds
appropriated in part 1 for district COVID-19 costs, the department of education
shall allocate funding statewide to districts to support instructional recovery
programming, benchmark assessments, or health and safety expenditures necessary
to provide instruction safely due to COVID-19. An instructional recovery
program eligible for funding under this section is one specifically designed to
enable students to catch up and resume learning that was interrupted due to the
COVID-19 outbreak. Funding shall be allocated to all districts by July 30, 2020
on an equal per-pupil basis, based on the number of pupils in membership in
each district in 2019-2020.
(2) As used in this section, “district”
means that definition as described in section 3 of the state school aid act of
1979, 1979 PA 94, MCL 388.1603, and includes a public school academy.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES
Sec. 401. (1) From the funds
appropriated in part 1 for COVID-19 direct care worker hazard pay adjustment,
the department of health and human services shall provide sufficient funding to
increase the wages paid to direct care workers described in subsection (2) by
$2.00 per hour above the rates paid on March 1, 2020 beginning July 1,
2020 through September 30, 2020.
(2) The
direct care wage increase shall be provided to direct care workers employed by
the department of health and human services, its contractors, and its
subcontractors who received a $2.00 per hour state-funded wage increase
beginning in April 2020. The total combined direct care wage increases from the
April 2020 direct care wage increase and the wage increase outlined in this
section shall be $2.00 per hour and shall be in effect from April 1, 2020 to September
30, 2020.
(3)
From the funds appropriated in part 1 for COVID-19 direct care worker hazard
pay adjustment, a direct care wage increase of $2.00 per hour shall be provided
to direct care workers employed by skilled nursing facilities on the effective
date of this act, beginning July 1, 2020 and continuing until September 30,
2020. This funding shall include all costs incurred by the employer, including
payroll taxes, due to the $2.00 per hour increase. As used in this subsection, “direct
care workers” means a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse,
competency-evaluated nursing assistant, and respiratory therapist.
(4)
From the funds appropriated in part 1 for COVID-19 direct care worker hazard
pay adjustment, a direct care wage increase of $2.00 per hour shall be provided
to direct care workers employed by area agencies on aging and its contractors
for in-home and respite services on the effective date of this act, beginning
July 1, 2020 and continuing until September 30, 2020. This funding shall include
all costs incurred by the employer, including payroll taxes, due to the $2.00
per hour increase.
(5)
Contractors and subcontractors receiving funding to support these direct care
wage increases shall be required to provide documentation of the wage increases
provided pursuant to this section to the department of health and human
services.
(6) Any
payment enhancement above the hourly rate in effect on March 1, 2020 shall be
of no effect in determining any employee’s average compensation as provided by
any contract or other provision of law.
(7) A
direct care worker may elect to not receive the wage increase provided in this
section. The election to not receive the wage increase in this section must be
made either in writing or electronically. The employer of a direct care worker
who has elected to not receive the wage increase in this section must remit
back to the state any of the funds authorized by this section based on the
number of direct care workers it employs who have elected to not receive the
wage increase authorized by this section.
Sec.
402. The funds appropriated in part 1 for inpatient behavioral health grants
shall be distributed in a manner that is consistent with a $100.00 per diem
increase to the inpatient psychiatric hospital rate adjustment (HRA) program
received in the first quarter of 2020 through the Medicaid prepaid inpatient
health plans. Hospitals that provide inpatient psychiatric treatment shall use
these funds for necessary expenditures incurred as a result of COVID-19.
Sec.
403. (1) The funds appropriated in part 1 for victim services continuity and
stability grants shall be administered by the department of health and human
services, designated to the Michigan domestic and sexual violence prevention
and treatment board, to support the continuing and expanded provision of victim
services through the period of disruption and increased workload caused by
COVID-19. Grants shall be awarded to organizations that provide victim services
for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Victim services
organizations shall use grant funding for any of the following:
(a)
Personal protection equipment (PPE), including N-95 masks, shields, gloves,
sanitizer, signage, and other similar equipment.
(b)
Telehealth technology and equipment.
(c)
Provision of mental health and trauma recovery services.
(d)
Emergency or temporary housing and shelter, including, but not limited to,
using hotels for temporary shelter, expanding shelter capacity, and decreasing
shelter density via other temporary or permanent means.
(e)
Housing-related assistance, including, but not limited to, 1 or more of the
following:
(i) Financial assistance, including security deposits, utility payments
and setup costs, moving and storage cost assistance, and rental assistance.
(ii) Housing stabilization assistance, including case management,
relocation assistance, outreach and engagement, landlord recruitment, housing
navigation and placement, and credit repair.
(iii) Other services and support for homeless victims or victims who are at
risk of homelessness.
(f)
Employment assistance and job skills training.
(g)
Safety planning and safety-related assistance.
(h)
Financial assistance, including, but not limited to, the provision of prepaid
phones and laptops, food or food costs, home security upgrades, funeral and
burial costs for homicide victims, and assistance meeting other basic needs.
(i) Case management.
(j) Civil
legal services.
(k)
Substance use disorder treatment services.
(l) Services to support victims who are voluntarily engaging in
restorative practices.
(m)
Medical services or expenses, and medical or health-related services or
expenses.
(n) Other
services to support victims in their recovery as outlined in the grant request.
(2) The
Michigan domestic and sexual violence prevention and treatment board shall
award grants to organizations that have a current state contract awarded
through the Michigan domestic and sexual violence prevention and treatment
board. Federally recognized tribes providing services consistent with this
section are also eligible. Grant awards shall be capped at a maximum amount of
not more than $50,000.00. Not less than $950,000.00 shall be awarded to child
advocacy centers.
(3) Not
later than September 30, 2020, the department of health and human services
shall provide a report to the senate and house appropriations committees, the
senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office on the number of
grant applications received, the number of grants awarded, and the amount of
each grant awarded by county.
(4) The
unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for victim services continuity and
stability grants are designated as a work project appropriation. 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(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The
purpose of the work project is to support the continuing and expanded provision
of victim services for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and
stalking, through the period of disruption caused by COVID-19.
(b) The
projects will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or by contracts.
(c) The
total estimated cost of the work project is $5,000,000.00.
(d) The
tentative completion date is December 30, 2020.
Sec. 404.
(1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for water utility assistance, the department
of health and human services shall create a residential emergency relief
program to provide direct payment assistance for all water and wastewater
utilities designed to help households retain water service as an essential
public health method of mitigating the spread of COVID-19.
(2) The
department of health and human services shall make payments to water utility
providers to reimburse them for providing bill forgiveness for all arrearages
and fees incurred by residential water customers during the COVID-19 state of
emergency and for providing a 25% discount on the total water bill for eligible
customers through the end of December 2020. Maximum reimbursement for each
arrearage is $700.00.
(3) To
receive funds under this section, the local water utility provider must agree
to all of the following:
(a) Not to
shut off water service to residential customers in the program for a minimum of
90 days beyond the date the customer receives water utility assistance.
(b)
Forgive 25% of the amount billed in water service bills, sent to residential
customers before December 1, 2020, for eligible residential water customers.
(c) Take
no action that affects the household’s credit score or pursue any type of
collection action against the water customer.
(d) Notify
the client of discount provided and bill forgiveness.
(e)
Provide the benefits reimbursed under this section in addition to any
assistance provided through a provider’s local water utility assistance
program.
(4) To be
eligible, a residential water service customer must be eligible for the food
assistance program and must have accumulated new arrearages or fees after March
1, 2020 and during the COVID-19 state of emergency order.
(5) The
department of health and human services may use the services of community
assistance providers to implement the program and allow them to retain up to 4%
for administrative expenses.
(6) The
unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for water utility assistance are
designated as a work project appropriation. 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(1) of the
management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The
purpose of the work project is to reimburse water utility providers for
providing bill forgiveness for arrearages and fees incurred by residential
water customers during the COVID-19 state of emergency and for providing a 25%
discount on the total water bill for eligible customers through the end of
December 2020.
(b) The
projects will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or by contracts.
(c) The
total estimated cost of the work project is $25,000,000.00.
(d) The
tentative completion date is December 30, 2020.
Sec. 405. (1) From the funds
appropriated in part 1 for personal protection equipment grants, the department
of health and human services shall create the personal protection equipment
support and testing program to provide grants to the following priority
providers:
(a) Long-term care facilities.
(b) Dialysis facilities.
(c) Outpatient facilities
collecting diagnostic respiratory specimens.
(d) Dental facilities.
(e) Other outpatient
facilities.
(f) Home health care.
(g) Long-term acute care
hospitals.
(h) Emergency medical service
providers.
(i) Pharmacies.
(j) Funeral directors and
mortuary services.
(k) Residential congregate
facilities.
(2) The personal protection
equipment support and testing program shall include grants for personal
protection equipment, COVID-19 testing, and COVID-19 testing equipment. The
grants shall be applied for and disbursed in the most efficient form and manner
determined by the department of health and human services.
(3) The personal protection
equipment support and testing program grants shall be available for personal
protection equipment, COVID-19 testing, and COVID-19 testing equipment
purchased on or after March 1, 2020 in response to COVID-19.
(4) The department of health
and human services shall provide a report to the senate and house
appropriations committees, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state
budget office that includes, at a minimum, the number of grant applications
received, the number of grants awarded, and a listing of individual grantees by
county. The report shall be provided not later than September 30, 2020.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
Sec. 501. (1) Funds
appropriated in part 1 for unemployment insurance agency shall be used by the
department of labor and economic opportunity, in coordination with other
approved funds, to increase capacity by an estimated 500 term-limited employees
or contractors for up to 6 months, and to purchase software, equipment, and
other supplies necessary for processing unemployment claims, reducing backlogs
and time lags, providing customer service to claimants, and any other allowable
use under federal guidelines.
(2) The unexpended funds
appropriated in part 1 for unemployment insurance agency are designated as a
work project appropriation. 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(1) of the management and budget act, 1984 PA
431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The purpose of the work
project is to increase capacity by an estimated 500 term-limited employees or
contractors for up to 6 months, and to purchase software, equipment, and other
supplies necessary for processing unemployment claims, reducing backlogs and
time lags, providing customer service to claimants, and any other allowable use
under federal guidelines.
(b) The projects will be
accomplished by utilizing state employees or by contracts.
(c) The total estimated cost of
the work project is $29,109,500.00.
(d) The tentative completion
date is December 30, 2020.
Sec. 502. (1) From the funds
appropriated in part 1 for small business restart grants, not less than
$10,000,000.00 shall be appropriated for agriculture processing safety grants
and not less than $5,000,000.00 for farming safety grants administered by the
Michigan strategic fund to support agricultural processing plants and farms in
this state for all of the following purposes:
(a) COVID-19 testing costs for
tests conducted on-site, with full plant testing or through individual testing
at certified testing sites, including, but not limited to, both of the
following:
(i) Staffing to administer the tests on-site,
including nurses or other appropriate medical personnel.
(ii) Medical personal protection equipment (PPE)
for the testing site, including N-95 masks and other similar equipment.
(b) Facility and farm needs for
protection against the spread of COVID-19, including, but not limited to, all
of the following:
(i) Dividers between employees.
(ii) Temporary facilities to maintain social
distancing recommendations, including tents, trailers, and similar facilities.
(iii) Increased sanitation needs, including
supplies and necessary outside contracting.
(iv) Upgraded safety measures for farm-provided
housing including employee training, daily screening, modifications or
additions to maintain appropriate social distancing, increased sanitation, or
any other costs associated with providing safe housing, dining, or bathroom
facilities.
(c) PPE
supplies, including, but not limited to, the acquisition of non-N-95 masks,
shields, gloves, and signage.
(d)
Establishing and conducting screening procedures, including medical staff as
needed, thermometers, sanitizers, and other supplies and equipment necessary
for effective, daily employee screening.
(2) The
Michigan strategic fund shall begin to accept grant requests from agricultural
processors and farms for grants under this section beginning no later than July
15, 2020 and award agriculture processing safety grants to those with
demonstrated protection needs in a timely manner. Grant awards shall be capped
at a maximum amount that equates to a total of $1,000.00 per employee. The
application period for agriculture processing and farming safety grants shall
only be for the period between June 1, 2020 and September 15, 2020. The
Michigan strategic fund shall develop grant guidelines, obtain expenditure
reports from grant recipients, and provide the senate and house appropriations
committees, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office
the results of those reports not later than October 15, 2020.
(3) The
unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for small business restart grants are
designated as a work project appropriation. 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(1) of the
management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The
purpose of the work project is to support agricultural processing plants and
farms in this state for COVID-19 testing costs, facility and farm needs for
protection against the spread of COVID-19, PPE supplies, and establishing and
conducting screening procedures.
(b) The
projects will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or by contracts.
(c) The
total estimated cost of the work project is $15,000,000.00.
(d) The
tentative completion date is December 30, 2020.
Sec. 503.
(1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for small business restart grants,
not more than $100,000,000.00 shall be used by the Michigan strategic fund to
create and operate a small business restart grant program to provide small
business and nonprofit restart grants to eligible businesses and nonprofits in
this state. The fund in consultation with the 15 local and nonprofit economic
development organizations that in the aggregate provide services to all 83
counties and participated in the Michigan small business relief program created
at the March 19, 2020 Michigan strategic fund board meeting, shall provide
grants to eligible businesses and nonprofits that have realized a significant
financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 emergency. Grant applications
shall be accepted, reviewed, and approved by a local or nonprofit economic
development organization that previously participated in the Michigan small
business relief program created at the March 19, 2020 Michigan strategic fund
board meeting, or its designee. A base amount of $3,500,000.00 must be awarded
by each of the 15 local and nonprofit economic development organizations, or
their designee selected to award grants to eligible business and nonprofits.
The Michigan strategic fund, in consultation with the local and nonprofit
economic development organizations, or their designee, shall determine a fair
method for distributing the remaining funds. A local or nonprofit economic
development organization, or its designee, may retain up to 5% of the amount it
receives for awards for administration, of which the Michigan strategic fund
may retain not more than $1,000,000.00 for administration.
(2) Grants
made available to eligible businesses and nonprofits under the program must
meet all of the following conditions:
(a) Must
only be made available to eligible businesses and nonprofits that have 50 or
fewer employees.
(b) Must
not exceed $20,000.00.
(c) Must
only be used for working capital to support payroll expenses, rent, mortgage
payments, utility expenses, costs related to reopening a business, or other
uses authorized under the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security act,
Public Law 116-136.
(d) Must
not be provided to an eligible business that previously received a grant under
the Michigan small business relief program created at the March 19, 2020
Michigan strategic fund board meeting.
(3) Not
less than 30% of the funds awarded under the small business restart grant
program in subsection (1) shall be provided to women-owned, minority-owned, and
veteran-owned eligible businesses.
(4) Any
funds not awarded by September 30, 2020 must revert back to the Michigan
strategic fund. The Michigan strategic fund must reallocate and redistribute
any funds received under this subsection to the 15 local and nonprofit economic
development organizations under subsection (1) in a manner determined by the
Michigan strategic fund. Funds redistributed under this subsection must comply
with the provisions of the small business restart grant program under this
section.
(5) The
Michigan strategic fund must develop and post on the Michigan strategic fund
website application, program operation, award, and reporting criteria for the
program.
(6) The
Michigan strategic fund shall submit a monthly report to the senate and house
appropriations committees, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state
budget office that provides a listing of grants awarded in the previous month
and the name of the recipient of each grant provided under the program. The
Michigan strategic fund shall submit a summary of all grants awarded under the
program over the course of the current fiscal year by September 30, 2020.
(7) As
used in this section:
(a) “Eligible
business” means a business that meets all of the following:
(i) Is in an industry that demonstrates it is affected by the COVID-19
emergency.
(ii) Needs working capital to support payroll expenses, rent, mortgage
payments, utility expenses, or other similar expenses.
(iii) Demonstrates an income loss as a result of the COVID-19 emergency as
determined by the Michigan strategic fund.
(b) “Nonprofit”
means a nonprofit entity that meets all of the following:
(i) Demonstrates it is affected by the COVID-19 emergency.
(ii) Needs working capital to support payroll expenses, rent, mortgage
payments, utility expenses, or other similar expenses.
(iii) Demonstrates an income loss as a result of the COVID-19 emergency as
determined by the Michigan strategic fund.
(c) “Small
business restart grant” or “grant” means a small business relief grant made to
an eligible business under this section.
(8) The
unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for small business restart grants are
designated as a work project appropriation. 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(1) of the
management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The
purpose of the work project is to provide a grant of up to $20,000.00 per
eligible business or nonprofit for expenses related to the COVID-19 emergency.
(b) The
projects will be accomplished by utilizing state employees and local and
nonprofit economic development organizations to provide payments or
reimbursements to eligible businesses and nonprofits.
(c) The
total estimated cost of the work project is $100,000,000.00.
(d) The
tentative completion date is December 30, 2020.
Sec. 506.
(1) From the funds appropriated in part 1 for rental assistance, the department
of labor and economic opportunity shall collaborate with the department of
health and human services, the judiciary, local community action agencies, and
legal aid organizations to create a rental assistance program.
(2) Not
more than $4,000,000.00 shall be distributed in grants to legal aid
organizations for legal services provided as part of the program.
(3) Not
more than $4,000,000.00 shall be distributed to local community action agencies
for program case management staff and related costs.
(4) Not
more than $2,000,000.00 shall be allocated to the department of labor and
economic opportunity for administrative costs and to support a public awareness
campaign.
(5)
Remaining funds appropriated under this section shall be used to pay for rent
arrearages and rent subsidies to minimize evictions due to economic hardship
due to COVID-19 in a rental assistance program that does all of the following:
(a) Offers
voluntary participation on the part of landlords.
(b) Works
within the procedures created by the Michigan supreme court and state court
administrative office to assist in preventing evictions.
(c)
Creates a structured payment program for COVID-19 rent debt under which
landlords would agree to the following:
(i) To receive partial payment in exchange for direct payment.
(ii) Not to evict a resident who is successfully making payments under the
payment plan.
(iii) To waive fees and penalties.
(iv) Not to initiate any action that would affect the credit report of the
renter or to pursue collections for the period covered under the payment
program.
(6) The
unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for rental assistance are designated as
a work project appropriation. 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(1) of the management and budget
act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The
purpose of the work project is to create a rental assistance program, which
includes legal services, program case management, a public awareness campaign,
and payment of rent arrearages and rent subsidies to minimize evictions due to
economic hardship due to COVID-19.
(b) The
projects will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or by contracts.
(c) The
total estimated cost of the work project is $60,000,000.00.
(d) The
tentative completion date is December 30, 2020.
Sec. 507. (1) From the funds
appropriated in part 1 for MiOSHA COVID-19 response grants, the department of
labor and economic opportunity shall allocate funding to support all of the
following:
(a) Not less than $8,550,000.00
for a voluntary grant program of up to $10,000.00 for employers with 250 or
fewer employees companywide who are under the jurisdiction of MiOSHA to
purchase safety and health-related equipment for COVID-19 response including
training, supplies and materials for risk mitigation, such as hygiene stations,
and personal protection equipment, including masks. Applicants must provide a
detailed expense summary of use of grant funding.
(b) Not more than $1,000,000.00
for a COVID-19 workplace safety public awareness campaign to educate employers
and employees.
(c) Not more than $450,000.00
to partner with a state university to do all of the following:
(i) Create a web-based application to enable
widespread COVID-19 symptom tracking data to be collected across the state. The
application must allow individuals to voluntarily input their data, either
electronically or as determined by the employer, and can be used to do all of
the following:
(A) Assist the department of
health and human services with early identification of potential outbreaks
within households, neighborhoods, workplaces, and geographic locations.
(B) Direct individuals who
display symptoms toward the best and most responsible course of action,
including, but not limited to, self-isolation, contacting their physician, or
going to a testing site for testing.
(C) Enable individuals and
employers to know if someone in the workplace has COVID-19-like symptoms.
(ii) Create a robust and integrated data pipeline
with inputs from the following:
(A) The department of health
and human services COVID-19 data, including, but not limited to, cases, deaths,
and percent tested positive.
(B) The COVID-19 symptom
tracking application created under this section.
(C) Information about health
care capacity to build susceptible, infected, and recovered with immunity (SIR)
epidemiological models to forecast cases and deaths within county and Michigan
economic recovery council region, as well as perform spatial modeling to
identify potential new outbreaks.
(iii) Create dashboards for the state to display
information from the integrated data set.
(2) The unexpended funds
appropriated in part 1 for MiOSHA COVID-19 response grants are designated as a
work project appropriation. 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(1) of the management and budget
act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The purpose of the work
project is to purchase safety and health-related equipment for COVID-19
response and risk mitigation, to educate employers and employees, and to
partner with a state university to create a web-based application to enable
widespread COVID-19 symptom tracking data to be collected across the state.
(b) The projects will be
accomplished by utilizing state employees or by contracts.
(c) The total estimated cost of
the work project is $10,000,000.00.
(d) The tentative completion
date is December 30, 2020.
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND
REGULATORY AFFAIRS
Sec. 551. (1) From the funds
appropriated in part 1 for nursing facility infection control surveys, the
department of licensing and regulatory affairs shall allocate funding for
limited-term bureau of community and health systems staff to conduct state
infection control surveys in skilled nursing facilities and, if necessary, to
connect nursing facilities with the department of health and human services
public health division to provide the necessary training and education to the
facility staff and clinicians to maintain infection control practices that
mitigate the spread of COVID-19 infections.
(2) The unexpended funds
appropriated in part 1 for nursing facility infection control surveys are
designated as a work project appropriation. 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(1) of the
management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The purpose of the work
project is for limited-term bureau of community and health systems staff to
conduct state infection control surveys in skilled nursing facilities.
(b) The projects will be
accomplished by utilizing state employees or by contracts.
(c) The total estimated cost of
the work project is $1,400,000.00.
(d) The tentative completion
date is December 30, 2020.
DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY
Sec. 601. (1) From the funds
appropriated in part 1 for first responder hazard pay premiums, the department
of treasury shall provide grants for the payment or reimbursement of first
responder hazard pay premiums provided to first responders who have performed
hazardous duty or work involving physical hardship related to COVID-19 as
described in this section.
(2)
Eligible first responder hazard pay premium payments and reimbursements may be
provided for hazard pay premiums for law enforcement officers, firefighters,
emergency medical technicians (EMTs), paramedics, 9‑1‑1 operators,
local unit of government corrections officers, airport public safety officers,
and eligible personnel associated with ambulance operations licensed under
section 20920 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20920.
Private EMTs and paramedics that contract with municipalities or hospitals are
eligible if hazard pay premiums are paid through the applicant. First responder
hazard pay premium payments and reimbursements may be made as a lump sum
payment or as an hourly rate enhancement. The maximum reimbursement amount
shall be $1,000.00 per eligible employee. Any payment or reimbursement made
under this section, whether paid as a lump sum or hourly wage enhancement,
shall be of no effect in determining any employee’s average compensation as
provided by any contract or other provision of law. Eligible hazard pay
premiums must be paid to employees by September 30, 2020, to be eligible for
payment or reimbursement under this section.
(3) The
department of treasury shall make available on its website all forms and
information needed for applicants to apply for payments or reimbursements.
Applicants will have until September 30, 2020, to apply for a payment or
reimbursement. Payments and reimbursements will be made on a first-come,
first-served basis, and must be made no later than 45 days after all required
information is submitted.
(4) The
department of treasury shall award not more than $5,000,000.00 to any
applicant.
(5) The
department of treasury shall provide a report to the senate and house
appropriations committees, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state
budget office not later than December 1, 2020. The report shall include a list
by payment or reimbursement recipient of the date each was approved, the
payment or reimbursement amount, and a description of the first responder
hazard pay premiums, including the number of first responders covered and type
of hazard pay premium covered by the payment or reimbursement.
(6) As
used in this section, “applicant” means a city, village, township, county,
public airport operator, and ambulance operation licensed under section 20920
of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20920.
(7) The
unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for first responder hazard pay premiums
are designated as a work project appropriation. 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(1) of the
management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The
purpose of the work project is to provide a payment or reimbursement of up to
$1,000.00 per eligible first responder for hazardous duty or work involving
physical hardship related to COVID-19.
(b) The
project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees to provide payments
or reimbursements to eligible applicants.
(c) The
total estimated cost of the work project is $100,000,000.00.
(d) The
tentative completion date is December 30, 2020.
Sec.
602. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 for device purchasing program/distance
learning shall be allocated to the Michigan Association of Intermediate School
Administrators (MAISA) for the device purchasing program and distance learning.
Funds received under this section are to be used for the coordination and
incentivizing of strategic purchasing of devices for use by students at home
and in the school environment and to address immediate access and connectivity
issues for students, families, and community members who do not have internet
access, with a goal of expanding access over the next 3 to 6 months.
(2) The
MAISA shall use the funds to make devices for student use at home and at school
affordable for all Michigan K-12 districts through a statewide device purchase
program. The program shall provide a financial incentive for each device
purchased through the SPOT Bid, making an affordable, efficient, and
competitively bid device even more accessible. Incentives shall be available to
all Michigan districts that purchase through the SPOT Bid. Larger incentives
shall be directed to schools with low device saturation in student homes and
greater poverty in order to close the technology resource gap that exists in
Michigan communities.
(3) To
receive funds from this program, a district must meet all of the following:
(a) The
district agrees to limit the spending of incentive funds to technology efforts,
including, but not limited to, the following:
(i) Network services.
(ii) Computer or device purchasing.
(iii) Wireless or wireline connectivity.
(iv) Online or digital curriculum.
(v) Supporting cybersecurity efforts and practices in the implementation
of extended Wi-Fi and network access.
(b) The
district agrees to make any incentivized devices available to students for home
and school use to ensure continuity of learning.
(c)
Districts shall spend all incentive funds on technology efforts in the fiscal
year they are received.
(d) The
district agrees to provide only 1 device per student with incentives supported
by funding in this section.
(e) The
district agrees not to spend incentive funds to construct new or extend
existing fiber networks within a public right-of-way.
(f) The
district agrees any request for proposals or solicitations to purchase devices
or services shall be technology neutral.
(4) When
allocating incentives, for a district that receives funding from the Michigan
department of education under section 18003 of division B of the coronavirus
aid, relief, and economic security act, Public Law 116-136, the MAISA shall
recognize that payment and reduce that district’s requested incentives
accordingly if the district has not already recognized that funding in its
request for incentives.
(5) The
Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators shall use funds to
expand access and connectivity by doing the following:
(a)
Extending Wi-Fi in the parking lots of community anchor institutions including
schools and libraries.
(b)
Equipping school buses with cellular or satellite Wi-Fi to provide access in
particularly challenged areas.
(c)
Offering low-income families the ability to purchase up to 1 additional device
per family through the incentive program described in this section.
(d)
Coordinating with service providers to assist low-income families in connecting
to existing services where available and appropriate.
(e)
Supporting cybersecurity efforts and practices in the implementation of
extended Wi-Fi and network access.
(6) Not
later than January 1, the Michigan Association of Intermediate School
Administrators shall prepare a summary report including measurable outcomes
based on program objectives. The report shall include a summary of devices
purchased through this program by district to provide a means to evaluate the
effectiveness of the program and shall include a plan for program
sustainability beyond the funded window. MAISA shall submit the report to the
senate and house appropriations subcommittees responsible for school aid and to
the senate and house fiscal agencies.
(7) As
used in this section:
(a) “District”
means a local school district as that term is defined in section 6 of the revised
school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.6, an intermediate school district as that
term is defined in section 4 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL
380.4, or a public school academy as that term is defined in section 5 of the
revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.5.
(b) “Low-income
family” means the family of any student who qualifies for free- or
reduced-price school meals.
(8) The
unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for device purchasing program/distance
learning are designated as a work project appropriation. 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(1) of the
management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The
purpose of the work project is for the coordination and incentivizing of
strategic purchasing of devices for use by students at home and in the school
environment.
(b) The projects
will be accomplished by utilizing contracts.
(c) The
total estimated cost of the work project is $25,000,000.00.
(d) The
tentative completion date is December 30, 2020.
Sec. 603.
(1) Funds appropriated in part 1 for hospitality relief fund shall be allocated
to a hospitality relief fund operated by a statewide organization representing
Michigan restaurants that existed on April 1, 2020.
(2) The
hospitality relief fund shall be used to provide grants of up to $500.00 to
individuals who were employed in the hospitality industry in Michigan as of
March 10, 2020 and who can demonstrate need by certifying all of the following:
(a) The
applicant is currently furloughed or laid off or was previously furloughed or
laid off due to COVID-19.
(b) The
applicant has not previously received money from any association sponsored
relief fund.
(c) The
applicant is a resident of this state.
(d) The
applicant has, in good faith, been financially negatively impacted by COVID-19.
(3) The
statewide organization representing Michigan restaurants that operates the
hospitality relief fund created under this section shall provide a report on
expenditures to the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and
house fiscal agencies, the state budget office, and the state treasurer by
August 15, 2020. At a minimum, the report shall include the total amount of
grants awarded and the number of individuals that received grant funding.
Sec. 604.
(1) From the funds appropriated under part 1 for local units of government, the
department of treasury shall make payments to counties, cities, villages, and
townships, other than those that received a direct allocation from the
coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security act, Public Law 116-136, to
reimburse them for eligible public safety and public health payroll
expenditures under the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security act,
Public Law 116-136.
(2) To
receive funds under this act, not later than July 17, a local unit of
government must submit, in a form and manner described by the department of
treasury, their eligible public safety and public health payroll expenditures
incurred for the months of April and May. Any submissions received by the
department of treasury after the due date for submission shall not receive a
distribution under this subsection but shall be considered for any possible
distributions under subsection (3). The department of treasury shall determine
each local unit’s allocation based on the local unit of government’s
expenditures submitted. If eligible submitted expenditures exceed the
appropriation, payments must be prorated based on each local unit of government’s
proportionate share of expenditures submitted under this subsection. The
department of treasury shall distribute funds no later than September 18.
(3) If
funds remain after payments are made under subsection (2), the department of
treasury must announce the opening of a second round of reimbursements. A local
unit of government must submit, in a form and manner described by the department
of treasury, their eligible public safety and public health payroll
expenditures incurred for the months of June and July not later than September
8. The department of treasury shall determine each local unit’s allocation
based on the local unit of government’s expenditures submitted. If eligible
submitted expenditures exceed the appropriation, payments must be prorated
based on each local unit of government’s proportionate share of expenditures
submitted under this section. The department of treasury shall distribute funds
within 60 days of the submission date in this section.
(4)
Expenditures are not eligible for reimbursement under this section if such
expenses have been or will be reimbursed by any other federal funds.
(5) The
unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for local units of government are
designated as a work project appropriation. 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(1) of the
management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The
purpose of the work project is to reimburse local units of government for
eligible public safety and public health payroll expenditures under the
coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security act, Public Law 116‑136.
(b) The
projects will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or by contracts.
(c) The
total estimated cost of the work project is $200,000,000.00.
(d) The
tentative completion date is December 30, 2020.
This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Approved___________________________________________
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Governor