(4) The department shall provide a report to the senate and house appropriations committees, the senate and house fiscal agencies, and the state budget office not later than September 30, 2023. The report shall include a list by payment or reimbursement recipient of the date each was approved, the payment or reimbursement amount, and a description of the hero pay, including the number of eligible workers covered.
(5) An amount not to exceed 5% of the appropriation in part 1 for ARP – hero pay may be expended for costs associated with administering hero payments to eligible workers.
(6) As used in this section, an “applicant” means employers employing eligible workers as defined in the U.S. Department of the Treasury Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Final Rule for the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 117-2 that is effective on April 1, 2022.
(7) An application shall be disqualified if the applicant does not meet the requirements set forth in this section. This subsection does not apply if an application includes ineligible personnel due to a clerical error.
(8) The unexpended funds appropriated in part 1 for ARP – hero pay are designated as a work project appropriation. Any unencumbered or unallotted funds shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and shall be available for expenditure for projects under this section until the projects have been completed. The following is in compliance with section 451a of the management and budget act, 1984 PA 431, MCL 18.1451a:
(a) The purpose of the work project is to provide a payment or reimbursement of hero pay to eligible workers as defined in this section.
(b) The project will be accomplished by utilizing state employees or contracts with service providers, or both.
(c) The total estimated cost of the work project is $500,000,000.00.
(d) The tentative completion date is September 30, 2023.”.
Senator Chang requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows: