Act

State employees' retirement act

Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1— Short title; meanings of words and phrases
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1a— Definitions; A, B
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1b— Definitions; B, C
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1c— Definitions; D
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1d— Definitions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1e— Definitions; F to I
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1f— Definitions; M to O
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1g— Definitions; P
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1h— Definitions; R
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.1i— Definitions; S, T
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.2— State employees' retirement system; creation; administration by retirement board; rules
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.3— Retirement board; appointment and terms of members
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.4— Retirement board; vacancies, vacation of office
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.5— Retirement board; oath; quorum; conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting; compensation and expenses
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.6— Retirement board; officers and employees
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.7— Retirement system; actuarial valuation of assets and liabilities; investigation of mortality, service, and compensation of members
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.8— Administrative board; investment of funds, purchase of life insurance or annuity, deposits
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.9— State treasurer as custodian of retirement system funds; powers and duties
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.10— Retirement board members and employees; interest in investments prohibited
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.11— Employees' savings fund, employer's accumulation fund, annuity reserve fund, pension reserve fund, income fund, expense fund, and health insurance reserve fund; creation; health advance funding subaccount; description of funds as reference to accounting records of retirement system
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.12— Annual statement of retirement funds in custody of state treasurer; availability of report and other writings to public; request for statement of credit
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.13— Membership in retirement system
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.13a— Blind or partially sighted licensed vending stand operators deemed employees; rights and benefits; eligibility; contribution as condition to service credit; blindness not deemed retirable disability; employer cost
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.13b— Credited service to include credit for service rendered to joint federal-state commission; conditions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.14— Information required of members by retirement board
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.15— Original members; prior service certification
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.16— Cessation of membership; reemployment
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.17— Service credited from state board of control for vocational education; conditions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.17a— Use of credited service acquired in employ of governmental unit; “governmental unit of the state” defined
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.17b— Credited service to include service rendered certain universities
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.17c— Retirement system service credit for period of service under county department of social services; conditions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.17d— Credited service to include service rendered to department of state police or its predecessor agencies, or to court of record; conditions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.17g— Parental leave; purchase of service credit
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.17h— Full-time service as employee with city, county, township, or village of this state; purchase of service credit
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.17i— Full-time service with federal government or as state employee with another state; purchase of service credit
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.17j— Purchase of combined total of more than 10 years prohibited; purchase of service credit in separate increments; future purchases not barred; refund; actuarial cost
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.17l— Purchase of additional service credit by employee of state accident fund, Michigan biologic products institute, or liquor control commission
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.17m— Purchase of service credit; limitation; refund
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.17n— City employee; transfer or purchase of service credit
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.18— Credit for military or federal service; credit for prior service; conditions; computation
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.19— Retirement upon written application to retirement board; retirement without reduction in retirement allowance; definitions; layoff status because agency or inpatient facility designated for closure; conditions; certification; application; funding additional costs; employees of state accident fund, Michigan biologic products institute, or liquor control commission
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.19a— Retirement upon satisfaction of certain requirements; monthly retirement allowance supplement; benefits, salary, or remuneration precluding payment under subsection (2); payment of sick leave; payment by retirement system; amount payable by principal departments; member considered retirant; deposit by principal department; use of deposits; exception; monthly payment by Michigan employment security commission; service credit for participation in pay reduction plan C; death of retirant or applicant for retirement
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.19b— Right to retire and receive retirement allowance computed under MCL 38.20(1); application period; requirements; payment for accumulated sick leave in 60 monthly installments
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.19c— Right to retire and receive retirement allowance computed under MCL 38.20(1); application period; requirements; payment for accumulated sick leave in 60 monthly installments
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.19d— Right to retire and receive retirement allowance computed under MCL 38.20(1); application period; requirements; payment for accumulated sick leave in 60 monthly installments
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.19e— Right to retire and receive retirement allowance computed under MCL 38.20(1); application period; requirements; payment for amounts entitled to receive at retirement
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.19f— Retirement and receipt of retirement allowance; requirements; accumulated sick leave; request to extend effective date of retirement; calculation; state contract prohibited
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.19g— Member meeting certain requirements on or before November 1, 2002; computation of retirement allowance; payment of accumulated sick leave or annual leave; extension of effective date; participant in Tier 2
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.19h— Payments not tax exempt and subject to certain operations of law
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.19i— Retirement allowance; computation; accumulated sick leave; purchase of service credit; hiring under contract; limitation
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.19j— Retirement; requirements; accumulated annual leave, sick leave, and deferred leave hours; forfeiture; inclusion in calculation for determination of final average compensation; extension; request; retirement allowance calculation; "incentivized retirement application period" defined
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.20— Computation of retirement allowance; right to elect option; retirement before age 65; death of retirant; separation from service; department of mental health employee termination; recalculation and payment of retirement allowance; eligibility of state accident fund or Michigan biologic products institute employees to health care benefits and certain rights, privileges, and benefits
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.20a— Minimum retirement allowance
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.20b— Increase in monthly retirement allowance; payment
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.20c— Supplement to retirement allowance
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.20d— Hospitalization, medical, dental, and vision coverage insurance premium; computation and allocation of cost savings; payment by retirement board; “retirant” defined
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.20e— Supplemental retirement allowance; amount; payment
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.20f— Supplement to retirement allowance payable on or after September 30, 1976
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.20g— Determining rate of investment return on retirement system assets and present value of retirement allowances; calculation and reduction of distribution income; crediting distribution units to retirant or retirement allowance beneficiary; calculation and payment of distribution amount; effect of death; increase in retirement allowance; computation of cumulative increase amount; supplemental payment
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.20h— Supplemental payments for retirants or retirement allowance beneficiaries with retirement allowance effective date before October 1, 1986; future adjustments
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.20i— Supplement
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.20j— Member not making election under MCL 38.50a; calculation of retirement allowance beginning April 1, 2012; items of compensation; accumulation of service credit; member making election under MCL 38.50a(1) and designation under MCL 38.50a(2); calculation of retirement allowance; items of compensation; accumulation of service credit; treatment of member as Tier 1; "attainment date" defined
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.21— Duty disability retirement
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.22— Retirement for disability at age 60; service retirement allowance; crediting 10 years of service
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.23— Retirement for disability before attaining age 60; benefits
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.24— Non-duty disability retirement
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.25— Retirement for disability
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.27— Death resulting from personal injury or disease arising out of and in course of state employment; survivor benefits
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.27a— Retirement allowances granted under MCL 38.27; adjustment
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.28— Withdrawal of member before retirement; refund of contributions; restoration on re-employment; court administrator
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.29— Death before retirement; refund of contributions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.30— Withholding refund of contributions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.31— Election of regular retirement allowance or reduced retirement allowance; payment options; designation of beneficiary; effect of beneficiary's death or divorce; request by nonduty disability retirant to change elections; death of member before effective date of retirement
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.32— Remarriage of surviving spouse
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.33— Disability retirant under age 60; medical examination required; reduction of retirement allowance on account of gainful employment
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.34— Disability retirant; reinstatement to service, service credits allowable
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.35— Contribution of 3% of employee compensation to funding account; "funding account" defined; refund of amounts contributed under subsection (1)
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.35a— Election under MCL 38.50a; contribution
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.38— Annual level percent of payroll contribution rate; determination; basis; report; computation; amortization of unfunded actuarial accrued liability; annual appropriation to retirement system; transfer of funds; certification; difference between actual state contributions and product of contribution rates times aggregate compensations paid; submitting difference between estimated and actual aggregate compensation and estimated and actual contribution rate to legislature for appropriation; interest; deposit to health advance funding subaccount
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.39a— Reserves for retirement allowances; legislative determination of funds from which appropriations made
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.40— Allowances, benefits, and other rights; exemption from taxation; subject to tax beginning January 1, 2012; subject to public employee retirement benefit protection act
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.41— Correction of errors in payment of retirement allowances
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.42— Retirement system records; falsification, penalty
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.44— Rights, privileges, and benefits of vested employee
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.44a— Member employed by state judicial council
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.45— Definitions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.46— Retirement or separation from employment of supplemental member with supplemental early retirement allowance; conditions; determination of eligibility
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.47— Temporary straight life supplemental early retirement allowance; payment; computation; electing optional form of payment
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.47a— Report
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.48— Conservation officers
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.49— Administration of retirement system as qualified pension plan under internal revenue code; requirements and benefit limitations; qualified military service
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.50— Election to terminate participation in Tier 1 and to participate in Tier 2; irrevocability; termination of employment; reemployment of deferred or former nonvested member; method of election; signature of spouse; waiver; election subject to eligible domestic relations order act; effect of disqualification notice from United States internal revenue service; exception
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.50a— Election to continue receiving credit for future service and compensation; designation; failure to make election; rescission; reemployment of former nonvested member; "attainment date" defined
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.51— Transfer of lump sum amount
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.52— Calculation of accrued cost savings for each fiscal year
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.53— Meanings of words and phrases; definitions; A to C
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.54— Definitions; E to H
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.55— Definitions; P to Y
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.56— State treasurer; powers and duties
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.57— Hearing
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.58— Investment of employer and employee contributions and earnings; direction by participant
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.59— Payment of administrative expenses
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.60— Other public sector retirement benefits plan; participation
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.61— Election by elected or appointed official
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.62— Transfer of amount; crediting and charging participant account
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.63— Contributions by employer and participant
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.63a— Tier 2 and tax-deferred accounts; terms and conditions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.64— Tier 2; vesting requirements
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.65— Crediting years of service accrued
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.66— Refund beneficiary
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.67— Distributions of accumulated balance
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.67a— Duty disability retirement allowance; supplemental benefit; health insurance coverage; exception
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.68— Health insurance coverage
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.68a— Appropriation amount; purpose; work project; estimated completion date
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.68b— Participant employed on or after January 1, 2012 or making election under subsection (5) or (6); health insurance coverage; contribution to tax-deferred account; opt-out; calculation of amount under subsection (7) and adjustment under subsection (8); implementation of subsections (5) to (11); method; report
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.68c— Employment of retiree receiving retirement allowance; stopping retirement payment; applicability; "employed by this state" defined; coordination of benefits provision; exceptions to subsection (1); definitions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.68d— Administration of changes; appropriation
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.68e— Appropriation
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.69— Exemptions from taxation; subject to public employee retirement benefit protection law; right of setoff to recover overpayments; satisfaction of claims arising from embezzlement or fraud; correction of errors in records and actions