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MSP Goes After Funds for Local Departments Again |
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Written by Larry Orlowski
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Wednesday, 08 April 2009 |
The Michigan State Police budget passed Senate Appropriations Committee and
is scheduled to be voted on by the full senate in approximately two weeks.
Within that budget there is a reduction (money grab) of 1.1 million dollars of
Public Act 302 (law enforcement/corrections training money administered by
MCOLES) money to be transferred into the State Police general fund. The
State of Michigan is some 1.5 billion dollars in the red with the 2010
budget. The 1.1 million dollar money grab will be used to fund fourteen members of the Capitol Police unit which provides uniformed security at the
Capitol building. This unit is a part of the State Police.
Governor
Granholm had eliminated this unit altogether in her budget recommendation and
would have placed the people in the non-uniformed security unit. However, the
State Police actively opposed the elimination and Senator Valde Garcia (Rep.
Howell) who Chairs the State Police and Military Affairs Committee in the Senate
placed this language in the MSP budget to allow for the money grab.
Senator Garcia has advised that if the 1.1 million dollars doesn't come out of
P.A. 302 training monies then it will be taken from Public Act 416, Secondary
Road Patrol monies.
Both P.A. 302 and P.A. 416 dollars are restricted funds
which means that the money can only be used for what the statute says it can be
used for. However, legislation can be introduced and passed amending both
Acts to do what Sen. Garcia wants.
DSAM is working to oppose this money grab and I will keep
you updated.
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