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MI HB5387
Bill
Status
3/4/2014
Primary Sponsor
Theresa Abed
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AI Summary
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Amends the Public School Employees Retirement Act to modify rules for retirants who become re-employed by school districts or other entities.
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Removes the "until July 1, 2014" sunset date from subsection (9), making permanent the exemption for substitute teachers whose annual earnings do not exceed 1/3 of their final average compensation and eliminating the requirement that reporting units pay 100% of unfunded actuarial accrued liability contributions for such substitute teachers.
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Requires substitute teachers employed directly by reporting units or through third-party entities to report their engagement and earnings to the retirement system at regular intervals, with employers obligated to provide necessary information for reporting compliance.
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Retirants employed as substitute teachers, instructional coaches, or school improvement facilitators may continue receiving retirement benefits if their earnings remain below 1/3 of final average compensation and cannot use such employment for retirement allowance recomputation.
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Maintains existing provisions allowing the retirement system to offset benefits against amounts owed and preserving rules for university employment and critical shortage discipline exceptions.
Legislative Description
Retirement; public school employees; requirement for school district to pay unfunded liability of pension and health benefits of certain substitute teachers; eliminate. Amends sec. 61 of 1980 PA 300 (MCL 38.1361).
Education, financing
Last Action
Printed Bill Filed 03/05/2014
3/5/2014