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House panel adopts H‑1 substitute for HB 4,578 with cuts to staffing and new boilerplate restrictions
Summary
The Michigan House Appropriations subcommittee adopted the H‑1 substitute for House Bill 4,578, approving a budget that reduces overall FTE authorizations and adds multiple new boilerplate requirements for the Department of Labor and Economic Development (MyLEAD).
Chair Markkanen presided as the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education and Community Colleges adopted the H‑1 substitute for House Bill 4,578 on a voice roll call, moving the bill out of committee by recorded votes that resulted in the substitute being adopted and later reported with a recommendation to pass.
The substitute changes top-line funding and program authorizations for MyLEAD, House Fiscal Agency analyst Noelle Benson said. "There is a $3,500,000 overall gross decrease in the proposal versus year‑to‑date numbers for a total of $640,500,000 in the budget," Benson said, adding the proposal shows a 0.5% decrease overall, a $46,400,000 general‑fund increase and a $49,900,000 federal decrease. The proposal also reduces authorized positions from 343 to 281, a decline of 62 FTEs, or 18.1%.
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