Senate Bill 1186 Summary

• Appropriates $1,496,943,800 in gross funding for the Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth for fiscal year 2010-2011, with $45,426,700 from state general fund resources.

• Establishes line-item appropriations for major departmental divisions including Departmental Administration ($50.4M), Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation ($57.2M), Public Service Commission ($34.2M), Liquor Control Commission ($17.0M), and Michigan State Housing Development Authority ($217.2M).

• Allocates $615.4M for department grants including workforce training programs ($291.7M), vocational rehabilitation ($57.9M), welfare-to-work programs ($97.1M), and low-income energy efficiency assistance ($90M).

• Includes $167.5M for Bureau of Workers and Unemployment Compensation with federal and state restricted revenue sources, plus $143.3M for Workforce Development programs.

• Establishes contingency appropriations totaling $84.6M ($45M federal, $31M state restricted, $8M local, $0.6M private) available only upon transfer to other line items under management and budget act procedures.