HB 5309 Summary

• County road agencies must annually certify compliance with transportation employee compensation standards, including retirement plan caps (10% employer contribution for Social Security-eligible employees, 16.2% for non-eligible employees) and defined benefit pension multipliers (1.5% to 3.0% depending on Social Security eligibility and health care provisions).

• New transportation employee hires must have health care premium costs including minimum 20% employee share or employer costs competitive with the state preferred provider organization health plan.

• County road agencies must maintain searchable public websites containing current fiscal year budgets, employee information by job classification and wage rate, financial performance dashboards, governing body contact information, and compliance certifications.

• Failure to make required certifications allows the state transportation department to withhold all or part of Michigan Transportation Fund distributions to non-compliant county road agencies.

• County employee retirement systems in counties with optional unified government are subject to the Protecting Local Government Retirement and Benefits Act, with existing employee retirement and pension rights preserved.