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MI HB5181

Bill

Status

Introduced

12/5/2013

Primary Sponsor

Pat Somerville

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Origin

House of Representatives

97th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Extends the sunset date from July 1, 2014 to July 1, 2016 for provisions allowing retirants in critical shortage disciplines to work without forfeiting retirement benefits.

  • Allows retirants employed in critical shortage areas identified by the state superintendent to work up to 3 years without losing retirement allowance or health care subsidy, provided they have been retired for at least 12 months.

  • Requires reporting units to pay 100% of unfunded actuarial accrued liability contribution rates for retiree health care and pension for retirants hired in critical shortage disciplines.

  • Permits retirants to work as substitute teachers or instructional coaches/school improvement facilitators with earnings not exceeding 1/3 of final average compensation without losing benefits, with extended sunset to July 1, 2016 for substitute teacher provisions.

  • Maintains general rules that retirants cannot earn new service credit or recompute benefits unless additional service equals 5 or more years (or 3 years if in member investment plan), and must pay contributions before any recomputation occurs.

Legislative Description

Retirement; public school employees; retirant employed in a critical shortage discipline area or to provide substitute teaching services without forfeiting retirement allowance; extend sunset. Amends sec. 61 of 1980 PA 300 (MCL 38.1361).

Retirement, public school employees

Last Action

Recommendation Concurred In

3/26/2014

Committee Referrals

Appropriations12/5/2013

Full Bill Text

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