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Podcast 83 - Legislative Update - June 13, 2023
The Democratic majority in the Legislature moves another step closer to an FY24 state budget, a huge package of election bills have been filed and counties need to be worried about new legislation stemming out of the Nassar scandal at Michigan State University, the Podcast 83 team noted in a new episode.
Director of Governmental Affairs Deena Bosworth, sitting in as host for Executive Director Stephen Currie, led MAC’s Madeline Fata and Samantha Gibson through all the events in Lansing over the last week. This includes:
- Governmental immunity: MAC is opposing House Bill 4486, part of a large package to alter the statute of limitations on criminal sexual conduct and sexual misconduct, because it holds local governments and other public entities to higher standards for employee reviews than other employers, Gibson explained. Under HB 4486, county boards of commissioners would be held liable for the hiring decisions of other countywide elected officials, despite having no direct involvement in these hiring decisions.
- Elections: Fata provided an overview of House and Senate packages written to implement the early voting and other provisions adopted by Michigan voters via Proposal 2 last fall. Not surprisingly, the sticking point is money, specifically what the state is going to do to aid county and local clerks with new requirements.
- Criminal Justice Policy Commission: Gibson explained that MAC is hearing good responses to the argument that county commissioners deserve representation on a new commission, though the current version of the enabling legislation still leaves county boards out.
- State budget: After closed-door negotiations, Democratic appropriators have their spending “targets” to complete the fiscal 2024 state budget, Bosworth reported. If expected plans materialize, counties would see a substantial increase in revenue sharing for the coming year.
See video versions of all Podcast 83 episodes on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9K0ge6AvMM2B6vh7oYNn6g
Visit the Podcast 83 page at www.micounties.org
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By DerekThe Democratic majority in the Legislature moves another step closer to an FY24 state budget, a huge package of election bills have been filed and counties need to be worried about new legislation stemming out of the Nassar scandal at Michigan State University, the Podcast 83 team noted in a new episode.
Director of Governmental Affairs Deena Bosworth, sitting in as host for Executive Director Stephen Currie, led MAC’s Madeline Fata and Samantha Gibson through all the events in Lansing over the last week. This includes:
- Governmental immunity: MAC is opposing House Bill 4486, part of a large package to alter the statute of limitations on criminal sexual conduct and sexual misconduct, because it holds local governments and other public entities to higher standards for employee reviews than other employers, Gibson explained. Under HB 4486, county boards of commissioners would be held liable for the hiring decisions of other countywide elected officials, despite having no direct involvement in these hiring decisions.
- Elections: Fata provided an overview of House and Senate packages written to implement the early voting and other provisions adopted by Michigan voters via Proposal 2 last fall. Not surprisingly, the sticking point is money, specifically what the state is going to do to aid county and local clerks with new requirements.
- Criminal Justice Policy Commission: Gibson explained that MAC is hearing good responses to the argument that county commissioners deserve representation on a new commission, though the current version of the enabling legislation still leaves county boards out.
- State budget: After closed-door negotiations, Democratic appropriators have their spending “targets” to complete the fiscal 2024 state budget, Bosworth reported. If expected plans materialize, counties would see a substantial increase in revenue sharing for the coming year.
See video versions of all Podcast 83 episodes on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9K0ge6AvMM2B6vh7oYNn6g
Visit the Podcast 83 page at www.micounties.org