evidence_text: Representative Slagh moved to adopt the amendments to HB 4292. The motion did not prevail 12-17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Lightner offered the following amendments to HB 4292: 1. Amend page 41, line 29, by striking out all of section 216 and inserting: “Sec. 216. (1) On a quarterly basis, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, and the senate and house fiscal agencies the following information: (a) The number of FTEs in pay status by type of staff and civil service classification. (b) A comparison by line item of the number of FTEs authorized from funds appropriated in part 1 to the actual number of FTEs employed by the department at the end of the reporting period. (2) By March 1 of the current fiscal year and annually thereafter, the department shall report to the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on the department budget, and the senate and house fiscal agencies the following information: (a) Number of employees that were engaged in remote work in 2023. (b) Number of employees authorized to work remotely and the actual number of those working remotely in the current reporting period. (c) Estimated net cost savings achieved by remote work. (d) Reduced use of office space associated with remote work.”. 2. Amend page 43, following line 8, by inserting: "(c) Maintain an internet site that posts any severance pay in excess of 6 weeks of wages, regardless of the position held by the former department employee receiving severance pay.”. 3. Amend page 44, following line 4, by inserting: "Sec. 225. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this part and part 1, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, inter-transfer funds within this part and part 1 for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution. Sec. 229. (1) If the office of the auditor general has identified an initiative or made a recommendation that is related to savings and efficiencies in an audit report for an executive branch department or agency, the department or agency shall report within 6 months of the release of the audit on their efforts and progress made toward achieving the savings and efficiencies identified in the audit report. The report shall be submitted to the chairs of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on appropriations, the chairs of the senate and house of representatives standing committees with jurisdiction over matters relating to the department that is audited, and the senate and house fiscal agencies. (2) If the office of the auditor general does not receive the required report regarding initiatives related to savings and efficiencies within the 6-month time frame, the office of the auditor general may charge noncompliant executive branch departments and agencies for the cost of performing a subsequent audit to ensure that the initiatives related to savings and efficiencies have been implemented. Sec. 235. By April 1, the state budget director shall submit a report to the senate and house appropriations committees, the chairpersons of the relevant appropriations subcommittees, and the senate and house fiscal agencies. The report shall recommend a contingency plan for each federal funding source included in the state budget of $10,000,000.00 or more in the event that the federal government reduces funding to this state through that source by 10% or greater. Sec. 240. (1) Concurrently with the submission of the fiscal year 2024-2025 executive budget recommendations, the state budget office shall provide the senate and house appropriations committees, the chairpersons of the relevant appropriations subcommittees, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the policy offices a report that lists each new program or program enhancement for which funds in excess of $500,000.00 are appropriated in part 1 of each departmental appropriation act. (2) By July 1 of the current fiscal year, the state budget director and the chairs of the senate and house appropriations committees shall identify new programs or program enhancements identified under subsection (1) for measurement using program–specific metrics. (3) By September 30 of the next fiscal year, the state budget office shall provide a report on the specific metrics and the progress in meeting the estimated performance for each program identified under subsection (2) to the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on each state department, and the senate and house fiscal agencies and policy offices. It is the intent of the legislature that the governor consider the estimated performance of the new program or program enhancement as the basis for any increase in funds appropriated from the prior year.”. 4. Amend page 54, line 18, after "exceed" by striking out "$2,000,000.00" and inserting "$1,000,000.00". 5. Amend page 54, line 24, after "exceed" by striking out "$750,000.00" and inserting "$375,000.00". 6. Amend page 65, line 16, after "exceed" by striking out "$2,000,000.00" and inserting "$500,000.00". 7. Amend page 65, line 22, after "exceed" by striking out "$7,500,000.00" and inserting "$500,000.00". 8. Amend page 65, line 28, after "exceed" by striking out "$50,000.00" and inserting "$25,000.00". 9. Amend page 66, line 5, after "exceed" by striking out "100,000.00" and inserting "$50,000.00". 10. Amend page 74, line 16, after "exceed" by striking out "$4,000,000.00" and inserting "$2,000,000.00". 11. Amend page 74, line 22, after "exceed" by striking out "$8,000,000.00" and inserting "$4,000,000.00". 12. Amend page 74, line 28, after "exceed" by striking out "$150,000.00" and inserting "$75,000.00". 13. Amend page 75, line 5, after "exceed" by striking out "$2,000,000.00" and inserting "$50,000.00". 14. Amend page 96, line 7, after "exceed" by striking out "$1,000,000.00" and inserting "$500,000.00".