FY 2024-25: STATE POLICE
Summary: As Passed by the Senate
Senate Bill 763 (S-1)
Analyst: Michael Cnossen
Difference: Senate
FY 2023-24 From FY 2023-24
Enacted FY 2024-25 FY 2024-25 FY 2024-25 FY 2024-25 Enacted
as of 2/7/24 Executive House Senate Conference Amount %
IDG/IDT $26,244,400 $27,189,800 $27,189,800 $27,189,800 $ $945,400 3.6
Federal 88,805,100 99,062,700 99,062,700 99,062,700 10,257,600 11.6
Local 4,904,800 4,975,700 4,975,700 4,975,700 70,900 1.4
Private 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 0 0.0
Restricted 165,787,800 174,984,300 174,984,300 174,984,300 9,196,500 5.5
GF/GP 607,564,000 626,961,000 686,170,300 624,961,000 17,397,000 2.9
Gross $893,341,100 $933,208,500 $992,417,800 $931,208,500 $ $37,867,400 4.2
FTEs 3,832.0 3,856.0 3,849.0 3,856.0 24.0 0.6
Note: Appropriation figures for FY 2024-25 include all proposed appropriation amounts, including amounts designated as "one-
time."
Overview
The Michigan Department of State Police (MSP) is the state's primary law enforcement and emergency response
authority. The department is responsible for criminal law enforcement and investigation, traffic and motor carrier safety,
and homeland security. The department is also responsible for the administration and implementation of various state
programs, technologies, and specialized services intended to enhance the capabilities and coordination of federal, state,
and local law enforcement agencies, the criminal justice system, and the entire public safety community.
FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25
Enacted Senate
Major Budget Changes from FY 2023-24 Enacted Appropriations (as of 2/7/24) Change
1. Climate Change Emergency Disaster Relief Gross $0 $0
House includes $50.0 million GF/GP to provide financial assistance to GF/GP $0 $0
local units of government to cover costs of natural events caused by
climate change resulting in negative economic impacts, widespread or
severe damage, injury, or loss of life that are not otherwise eligible for
reimbursement for emergency disaster relief from the federal
government. Executive and Senate do not include.
2. Public Safety Academy Assistance Programs Gross $0 $0
House includes $14.6 million GF/GP and reappropriates $2.9 million GF/GP $0 $0
from the 2022 work project balance for federal ineligible expenses for a
total of $17.5 million to provide scholarships for police academy recruits
and assistance with salaries for police cadets. Scholarships would be
capped at $20,000 per recruit and assistance with salaries would be
capped at $4,000 per police cadet. Executive and Senate do not include.
3. FY 2023-24 Trooper Recruit School Annualization Gross NA $5,473,000
Executive includes $5.5 million GF/GP to support departmental GF/GP NA $5,473,000
expenses incurred for 50 troopers projected to graduate from trooper
recruit school during FY 2023-24. Supported costs would include fleet
leasing, IT support, salaries, and benefits. House and Senate concur.
4. Law Enforcement Training, Recruitment, and Retention Grants Gross $0 $2,000,000
Executive includes $5.0 million GF/GP (one-time) to support application- GF/GP $0 $2,000,000
based grants available to local law enforcement agencies for the
purposes of recruiting, training, integrating, and retaining licensed law
enforcement officers. House does not include. Senate includes $2.0
million.
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Enacted Senate
Major Budget Changes from FY 2023-24 Enacted Appropriations (as of 2/7/24) Change
5. Contracts and Services Gross $1,600,000 ($1,600,000)
a) Executive removes $1.6 million GF/GP that was included in FY 2023- GF/GP $1,600,000 ($1,600,000)
24 as a one-time appropriation for contracts and services. Of that
amount, $1.4 million was allocated to support executive security and
$200,000 was allocated for traffic control at Michigan International
Speedway. House retains. Senate concurs with Executive.
b) Executive includes $2.0 million GF/GP for executive security services, Gross $0 $2,000,000
which the FY 2024-25 executive recommendation designates as GF/GP $0 $2,000,000
ongoing funding. House does not include. Senate concurs with
Executive.
6. Capitol Security FTE NA 13.0
Executive includes $1.4 million GF/GP and authorization for 13.0 Gross NA $1,390,700
additional state property security officers who would be assigned to the GF/GP NA $1,390,700
Capitol Building to operate and monitor weapons detection equipment
installed at building entrances. House includes $500,000 GF/GP and
authorization for 6.0 FTE positions. Senate concurs with Executive.
7. Law Enforcement Language Barrier Training Gross $0 $500,000
Senate provides $500,000 GF/GP to provide training to law enforcement GF/GP $0 $500,000
officers to improve communication with those who experience language
barriers or who are hard of hearing or deaf. Executive and House do not
include.
8. State Employees' Retirement System Implementation Costs Gross $0 $500,000
House and Senate include $500,000 GF/GP to cover additional pension- GF/GP $0 $500,000
related costs resulting from enactment of legislation which would make
changes to membership eligibility to certain retirement systems for
certain law enforcement officers. Executive does not include.
9. Intelligence Operations Software Licensing Gross NA $474,000
Executive includes $474,000 GF/GP to offset increased software GF/GP NA $474,000
licensing fees charged by vendors for software that is used by the
Intelligence Operations Division (IOD) for collecting, compiling, and
analyzing digital evidence retrieved from mobile devices during criminal
investigations. The vendor previously assessed a flat rate licensing fee
but has revised the licensing structure to require 7 IOD locations to each
retain a separate license. House and Senate concur.
10. University Cold Case Program Partnerships Gross $0 $0
House includes $400,000 GF/GP to distribute evenly to the cold case GF/GP $0 $0
course programs at Western Michigan University and Northern Michigan
University for programmatic and operational expenses. The programs
provide workforce development training related to criminal investigation
tactics, forensic science and law, and review of cold homicide and
missing person cases. Executive and Senate do not include.
11. Firearm Disposal Gross $0 $0
House includes $250,000 GF/GP for administrative costs, including GF/GP $0 $0
staffing, facilities, and travel related expenses, for the secure disposal of
firearms received by the department under 1939 PA 328, MCL 750.239.
Executive and Senate do not include.
12. In-Service Training Gross $18,240,000 $0
House removes $250,000 GF/GP from the In-Service Training line item GF/GP $18,240,000 $0
which supports the MCOLES in-service continuing professional
education (CPE) program, to ensure licensed law enforcement officers
maintain a level of proficiency and professionalism on specific
contemporary issues. Executive and Senate do not include.
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Enacted Senate
Major Budget Changes from FY 2023-24 Enacted Appropriations (as of 2/7/24) Change
13. Breathalyzer Maintenance Gross NA $83,100
Executive includes $83,100 GF/GP to offset increased costs for annual GF/GP NA $83,100
maintenance of MSP's 200 breathalyzer units. House and Senate
concur.
14. FTE Authorization Increase FTE NA 11.0
Executive includes authorization for 11.0 FTE positions, with 6.0 FTE Gross NA $0
positions allocated to the Department Services line, 1.0 FTE position GF/GP NA $0
allocated to the Professional Development Bureau line, and 4.0 FTE
positions allocated to the Intelligence Operations Division line. The
Department Services FTEs would be utilized to fulfill internal control
requirements and to assist with GASB changes; the Professional
Development Bureau FTE would be used to support the Drug
Recognition Expert Program; and the Intelligence Operations Division
FTEs would be used to hire 911 dispatchers for Crawford County. House
and Senate concur.
15. Executive Budget Revision – Executive Staff Increase FTE NA 0.0
Executive revises recommended funding and FTE authorizations by Gross NA $0
reducing funding and FTE authorization for 13 line items to provide $1.6 Restricted NA 0
million ($1.5 million GF/GP) for salaries of additional executive-level and GF/GP NA $0
leadership staff positions for a net change of $0 and 0.0 FTE positions.
The revision also shifts authorization for 4.0 FTE positions from
classified to unclassified positions, for a department total of 7.0
unclassified positions. The added positions would be used to provide
department leadership and to develop and implement policies. House
and Senate do not include.
16. Technical Adjustments Gross NA $16,955,000
Executive includes additional IDG/IDT, federal, and state restricted IDG/IDT NA 204,000
funding authorization from numerous sources for numerous line items to Federal NA 10,583,900
reflect increased revenues that can support department projects and Restricted NA 6,167,100
objectives. Some of the larger adjustments include the following: GF/GP NA $0
• $5.0 million increase in federal Department of Justice funding
• $4.5 million increase in federal Department of Transportation
funding
• $3.0 million increase in state restricted Criminal Justice Information
Center Service Fees
• $2.3 million increase in state restricted State Police Service Fees.
House and Senate concur.
17. Removal of FY 2023-24 One-Time Appropriations Gross $11,741,900 ($11,741,900)
Executive removes $13.3 million Gross ($12.4 million GF/GP) of one- Federal 951,600 (951,600)
time funding that was included in the FY 2023-24 budget to support the GF/GP $10,790,300 ($10,790,300)
following:
• FY 2023-24 Trooper Recruit School ($4.8 million GF/GP)
• Community-Based Crisis Response Pilot Grants ($1.5 million
GF/GP)
• Emergency Alert System Upgrades ($1.5 million GF/GP)
• MCOLES Active Shooter Response Training ($1.3 million GF/GP)
• Gun Violence Prevention ($1.2 million GF/GP)
• Firearms Safety ($500,000 GF/GP).
House and Senate concur.
18. Economic Adjustments Gross NA $21,833,500
Executive includes adjustments to reflect increased costs of $21.8 IDG/IDT NA 741,400
million Gross ($17.4 million GF/GP) for negotiated salary and wage Federal NA 625,300
increases (5.0% on October 1, 2024), insurances, actuarially required Local NA 70,900
retirement contributions, worker's compensation, building occupancy Restricted NA 3,029,400
charges, rent, and other economic adjustments. House and Senate GF/GP NA $17,366,500
concur.
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Major Boilerplate Changes from FY 2023-24
Sec. 206. Disciplinary Action Against State Employees – RETAINED
Prohibits departments from taking disciplinary action against employees in the state classified civil service for
communicating with legislators or their staff; stipulates disciplinary action may be taken if the communication is prohibited
by law and disciplinary action is exercised as authorized by law. (Governor deemed this section unenforceable in FY
2023-24.) Executive revises. House and Senate retain.
Sec. 209. Hiring of External Counsel – REVISED
Prohibits using appropriations to hire a person to provide legal services that are the responsibility of the attorney general;
prohibition does not apply to legal services for bonding activities or to services authorized by attorney general. Senate
revises to require the department to make timely reimbursements to the attorney general; authorizes the attorney general
to increase the amount billed to the department for reimbursements made later than 60 days after receiving the bill for
legal services. Executive and House maintain current language.
Sec. 210. Contingency Authorization – RETAINED
Allows for the legislative transfer process to increase federal authorization by up to $2.0 million and state restricted
authorization by up to $4.0 million. Executive revises to provide local authorization of up to $1.0 million and private
authorization of up to $200,000. House and Senate retain.
Sec. 211. Transparency Website – RETAINED
Requires department to provide data necessary for DTMB to maintain a searchable website that is accessible by the
public at no cost that includes expenditure data, data on payments made to vendors, and data on number of active
employees, job specifications, and wage rates. Executive deletes. House and Senate retain.
Sec. 212. State Restricted Funds Report – RETAINED
Requires department and State Budget Office to report on state restricted fund balances, projected state restricted fund
revenues, and state restricted fund expenditures. Executive deletes. House and Senate retain.
Sec. 214. Performance Metrics Website – RETAINED
Requires department to maintain a publicly accessible website that identifies and tracks its performance against key
metrics used to monitor and improve its performance. Executive deletes. House concurs. Senate retains.
Sec. 216. FTE Vacancies and Remote Work Report – RETAINED
Requires department to provide quarterly report on FTE counts by classification and actual FTE position counts compared
to authorized FTE position counts; requires detailed accounting of vacant positions. Executive revises to delete all
reporting requirements except for a comparison of FTE positions authorized and positions filled. House and Senate retain.
Sec. 217. Prioritization of In-person Work for State Workforce – RETAINED
States intent of legislature is to maximize efficiency of state workforce and, where possible, prioritize in-person work;
requires department to post its in-person, remote, or hybrid work policy on its website. Executive deletes. House and
Senate retain.
Sec. 218. State Administrative Board Transfers – RETAINED
Stipulates that the legislature may inter-transfer funds via concurrent resolution if the State Administrative Board transfers
funds. (Governor deemed this section unenforceable in FY 2023-24.) Executive deletes. House concurs. Senate retains.
Sec. 219. Receipt and Retention of Required Reports – RETAINED
Requires department to receive and retain copies of all reports required; requires federal and state guidelines to be
followed for short-term and long-term retention of records; authorizes department to electronically retain copies of reports
unless otherwise required by federal and state guidelines. Executive deletes. House and Senate retain.
Sec. 220. Reporting Requirement on Policy Changes – RETAINED
Requires department to report on policy changes made in order to implement enacted legislation. Executive deletes.
House and Senate retain.
Sec. 221. Severance Pay Report – RETAINED
Requires department and agencies to report name and any amount of severance pay given to high-ranking department
officials; requires department and agencies to submit annu