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State Budget

The state’s fiscal year 2004-05 general fund budget appropriation process is nearly complete. With the exception of Capital Outlay (HB 5510), which is in Committee, all general fund appropriation bills have been enacted. A brief description of enacted appropriations follows. Figures from FY2003-04 are accurate as of October 7, 2004. For more detailed information on the appropriations, visit the Senate Fiscal Agency Web site at http://www.senate.michigan.gov/sfa.

• AGRICULTURE – H.B. 5509 (P.A. 353 of 2004)
  GF Appropriation: $30,091,400, down $167,800 or -0.6% from FY03 YTD.
• COMMUNITY COLLEGES – S.B. 1062 (P.A. 358 of 2004)
  GF Appropriation: $285,747,000, up $397,200 or +0.1% from FY03 YTD.
• COMMUNITY HEALTH – S.B. 1063 (P.A. 349 of 2004)
  GF Appropriation: $2,557,860,600, down $51,307,900 or -2.0% from FY03 YTD.
  Physician Reimbursement for ER Services: Reduces the Medicaid payment rate to physicians for hospital emergency room visits from 80% to 70% of Medicare rates.
  Medicaid Pharmaceutical Services: Reduces pharmacy dispensing fee to $2.50 ($2.75 for nursing home pharmacies), increases co-payment on name brand drugs to $3.00, and implements an optional mail order pharmacy policy for maintenance drugs.
  Other Pharmaceutical Services: Increases the dispensing fee for nursing homes by $0.25 per script.
  Adult Dental Services: Does not restore medical coverage for adult dental services.
  Medical Services Enrollment: Freezes new enrollments in the Adult Benefits Waiver and EPIC programs.
• CORRECTIONS – S.B. 1064 (P.A. 345 of 2004)
  GF Appropriation: $1,708,161,100, up $98,888,819 or +6.1% from FY03.
  Substance Abuse Testing and Treatment: Reduces support by $750,400.
  Academic and Vocational Programs: Reduces support by $1,000,000.
• EDUCATION – S.B. 1065 (P.A. 346 of 2004)
  GF Appropriation: $26,394,700, down $2,665,000 or -9.2% from FY03.
  School Breakfast Programs: Reduces school breakfast grants by $2.3 million.
• ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY – S.B. 1066 (P.A. 350 of 2004)
  GF Appropriation: $28,671,800, down $24,908,975 or -46.5% from FY03. (No new funding will be provided for polluted land or water resources.)
  Contaminated Site Cleanup: Eliminates all FY03 funding ($35 million) for cleanup projects.
  Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund: Eliminates general fund match ($16.3 million) for the federal grant to the Fund.
• FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY – H.B. 5516 (P.A. 344 of 2004)
  GF Appropriation: $1,109,682,800, up $20,703,800 or +1.9% from FY03.
• GENERAL GOVERNMENT – H.B. 5517 (P.A. 327 of 2004)
  GF Appropriation: $335,061,900, down $3,425,032 or -1.0% from FY03.
• HIGHER EDUCATION – S.B. 1067 (P.A. 352 of 2004)
  GF Appropriation: $1,600,500,500, down $2,835,000 or -0.2% from FY03.
  Tuition Grants: Reduces FY03 level ($64,768,100) by $3 million.
  Michigan Merit Award Program: Reduces FY03 level ($67,000,000) by $5.6 million.
• HISTORY, ARTS, AND LIBRARIES – H.B. 5519 (P.A. 340 of 2004)
  GF Appropriation: $45,803,500, up $1,601,800 or +3.6% from FY03.
• JUDICIARY – H.B. 5520 (P.A. 339 of 2004)
  GF Appropriation: $158,093,300, down $2,123,100 or -1.3% from FY03.
  Court Fees and Assessments: Replaces $2.2 million GF with additional state restricted revenue anticipated under court funding revisions that took effect October 1, 2003.
• LABOR AND ECONOMIC GROWTH – H.B. 5521 (P.A. 354 of 2004)
  GF Appropriation: $94,538,000, up $15,857,499 or +20.2% from FY03.
  Volunteer Investment Grants: Removes from the Michigan Community Service Commission Subgrantees appropriation line, the entire funding for the Volunteer Investment Grants ($280,100).
• MILLITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS – H.B. 5522 (P.A. 341 of 2004)
  GF Appropriation: $37,370,700, up $1,041,900 or +2.9% from FY03.
• NATURAL RESOURCES – S.B. 1068 (P.A. 347 of 2004)
  GF Appropriation: $28,885,000, up $795,600 or +2.8% from FY03.
• SCHOOL AID – S.B. 1069 (P.A. 351 of 2004)
  GF Appropriation: $165,200,000, down $212,600,000 or -56.3% from FY03. (Assumes a savings of $50.6 million from increased personal property tax audits and homestead exemption audits and $14.8 million in additional lottery revenue and tobacco taxes.)
  Proposal A Obligation Payment: Reduces the appropriation by $86.3 million to reflect changes in pupil estimates, taxable values, savings from property tax audits, and changes in the pupil blend to 75/25.
• STATE POLICE – H.B. 5526 (P.A. 348 of 2004)
  GF Appropriation: $244,380,200, up $6,994,971 or +2.9% from FY03.
• TRANSPORTATION – H.B. 5528 (P.A. 361 of 2004)
  GF Appropriation: $0, no change from FY03. Michigan’s transportation budget is composed entirely of state-restricted, federal, and local funding.