HOUSE BILL No. 4702

 

June 9, 2015, Introduced by Reps. McBroom, Howrylak, Kivela, Faris and Dianda and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

 

     A bill to amend 1984 PA 431, entitled

 

"The management and budget act,"

 

(MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594) by adding section 282.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 282. (1) Before seeking approval from the civil service

 

commission for privatizing any services that replace services

 

performed by state employees, a state agency shall submit a

 

detailed economic impact study to the appropriations committees of

 

the senate and house of representatives. The detailed economic

 

impact study shall include, but is not limited to, all of the

 

following:

 

     (a) Possible loss of employment or income in a local area and

 

statewide.

 

     (b) Impacts on social services in the local area and statewide

 

and the cost to this state associated with the social services


impact.

 

     (c) Impacts on public assistance programs and the cost to this

 

state associated with those impacts.

 

     (d) Economic impact on local and state businesses.

 

     (e) Possible loss or increase in tax revenue for a local area

 

or this state.

 

     (f) Economic impact on the agricultural industry.

 

     (g) Economic impact on the manufacturing industry.

 

     (2) The state agency shall post a copy of each detailed

 

economic impact study created under this section on the state

 

agency's website.