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MI HB5387

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/4/2014

Primary Sponsor

Theresa Abed

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Origin

House of Representatives

97th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Amends the Public School Employees Retirement Act to modify rules for retirants who become re-employed by school districts or other entities.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Financial Liability Reform3/4/2014

Full Bill Text

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