to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5511.
Representative Mentzer moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5511. The motion prevailed 27-0- 2: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson, Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Schuette. Nays: None. Pass: Reps. Kuhn, Steele. Representative Lightner offered the following amendments to HB 5511: 1. Amend page 13, following line 15, by inserting: "Sec. 213. The department shall maintain, on a publicly accessible website, information that identifies, tracks, and regularly updates key metrics that are used to monitor and improve the agency’s performance.". 2. Amend page 14, following line 20, by inserting: "Sec. 220. If the state administrative board, acting under section 3 of 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.3, transfers funds from an amount appropriated under this act, the legislature may, by a concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the members elected to and serving in each house, intertransfer funds within this article for the particular department, board, commission, officer, or institution.". 3. Amend page 14, following line 29, by inserting: "Sec. 223. (1) From the funds appropriated in part 1, the department shall do all of the following: (a) Report to the house and senate appropriations committees and the standard report recipients any amount of severance pay for a department director, deputy director, or other high- ranking department official not later than 14 days after a severance agreement with the director or official is signed. The name of the director or official and the amount of severance pay must be included in the report required by this subdivision. (b) By February 1, report on the total amount of severance pay remitted to former department employees during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024 and the total number of former department employees that were remitted severance pay during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. (2) As used in this section, “severance pay” means compensation that is both payable or paid upon the termination of employment and in addition to either wages or benefits earned during the course of employment or generally applicable retirement benefits.".