MI HB5313

County road agencies must annually certify by September 30, 2014 that they comply with either a transportation employee compensation plan or the publicly funded health insurance contribution act (2011 PA 152).

Transportation employee compensation plans must cap employer retirement contributions at 10% of base salary for employees eligible for Social Security and 16.2% for those ineligible, with defined benefit pension multipliers capped at 1.5-2.25% depending on Social Security eligibility and health care provision.

Final average compensation calculations for defined benefit pensions must use a minimum of 3 years of compensation and exclude more than 240 hours of paid leave and overtime, with requirements effective only for service accrued after September 30, 2013.

Health care premium costs for new hires must include a minimum 20% employee share, or employer costs must be competitive with the state preferred provider organization health plan on a per-employee basis.

County road agencies that fail to certify compliance face potential withholding of all or part of their distributions from the Michigan transportation fund, and must maintain publicly accessible websites displaying budgets, employee information by job classification, financial dashboards, and certification documentation.