Senate Bill 802 Summary

• Excludes employees of qualified tax-supported community or junior colleges from the Michigan Public School Employees' Retirement System if they are first employed on or after January 1, 2010.

• Defines "qualified tax supported community or junior college" as institutions that submit a resolution to withdraw from the retirement system to the retirement board no later than December 1, 2009.

• Amends the definition of "out of system public education service" to include service performed by individuals first becoming employed at qualified community or junior colleges on or after January 1, 2010.

• Modifies the "reporting unit" definition to exclude qualified tax-supported community or junior colleges from the retirement system's coverage on and after January 1, 2010, except for existing members already on payroll.

• Updates statutory references to cite Michigan Public Acts in current citation format and removes references to Part 6b of the school code regarding public school academies.