SB 797 Summary

• Appropriates $79.1 million in gross supplemental funding for various Michigan state departments and agencies for fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, with net state general fund impact of $23.1 million reduction.

• Authorizes temporary American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) federal funding for workforce training ($3.8 million), food assistance programs ($100.9 million), and electronic benefit transfer operations ($4.1 million).

• Provides $14.6 million gross appropriation to Department of Corrections for facility operations, staff, and health care services across northern, southeastern, and southwestern regional facilities.

• Requires Department of Community Health to hire independent contractor for $5 million to implement internal controls and corrective actions related to auditor general's financial audit findings.

• Establishes that unexpended ARRA funds carry forward through September 30, 2013, and requires departments to report within 30 days on any additional federal awards received under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act redistribution provisions.