To provide a “template” or “place holder” for a Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Corrections budget. This budget contains no appropriations, but these may be added later to make changes to current or future appropriations.   Official Text and Analysis.

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

To replace the previous version of the bill with one which expresses differences between the Republican-majority in the House and Governor Jennifer Granholm regarding certain details of this budget. See House-passed version for details.

To instruct the Department of Corrections to find ways to identify prisoners who abuse the availability of off-site medical services and transportation to them, and take steps to limit this.

To cut $17 million from the $34 million proposed for prison academic and vocational programs.

To cut $8.5 million from the $34 million proposed for prison academic and vocational programs. The amendment inserts “intent of the legislature” language that the money should be used to support public schools and colleges instead.

The House version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Corrections budget. This appropriates $1.721 billion in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $1.701 billion, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $1.632 billion will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the amount passed in 2002 for FY 2002-2003 of $1.618 billion. (Note: Gov. Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is House Bill 4414 .) Much more information on Michigan’s budget is available at Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge at www.mackinac.org/4964.

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

To replace the House version of this budget with a Senate version which expresses policy differences between the bodies on certain spending items. See Senate-passed version for details.

The Senate version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Corrections budget. This appropriates $1.721 billion in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $1.701 billion, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $1.632 billion will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the amount passed in 2002 for FY 2002-2003 of $1.618 billion. The Senate version adds back an $8.5 million cut by the House in funding for prison academic and vocational programs. (Note: Gov. Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is House Bill 4414 .) Much more information on Michigan’s budget is available at Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge at www.mackinac.org/4964.

To concur with a Senate-passed version of the bill. The vote sends the bill to a House-Senate conference committee to work out the differences.

The House-Senate conference report for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2003-2004 Department of Corrections budget. (Note: Gov. Granholm’s proposed budget for this department is House Bill 4414 .) This appropriates $1.721 billion in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), compared to $1.701 billion, which was the FY 2002-2003 amount enrolled in 2002, excluding any supplemental appropriations, line-item vetoes, or later cuts. Of this, $1.632 billion will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the amount passed in 2002 for FY 2002-2003 of $1.618 billion. These are the amounts originally recommended by the governor. Prison academic and vocational programs are funded at $32.6 million, a cut of $3.5 million. Much more information on Michigan’s budget is available at Hot Topics: Michigan’s Budget Challenge at www.mackinac.org/4964.