SB-0962 Summary

• Appropriates $100 in state general fund/general purpose funding for the Department of State Police for fiscal year ending September 30, 2013.

• Total state spending from state resources under the bill is $100.00 with $0.00 to be paid to local units of government.

• Appropriations are subject to the Management and Budget Act (1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594).

• Expresses legislative intent to hire 180 troopers during fiscal year 2012-2013 for deployment to reduce crime rates in the state's most distressed cities.

• Expresses legislative intent to hire 20 additional forensic employees during fiscal year 2012-2013 to achieve a 30-day average turnaround time for forensic evidence processing.