HOUSE BILL No. 4288


     February 23, 1999, Introduced by Rep. Koetje and referred to the Committee on Senior Health, Security and Retirement.


        A bill to amend 1967 PA 156, entitled

   "Optional retirement act of 1967,"

   by amending section 2 (MCL 38.382), as amended by 1994 PA 296.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 2.  As used in this act:

 2         (a) "Optional retirement program" means a system of retire-

 3    ment benefits established as a part of the plan of compensation

 4    for eligible teaching and administrative personnel.

 5         (b) "Retirement system" means the Michigan public school

 6    employees' retirement system created by the public school employ-

 7    ees retirement act of 1979,  Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of

 8     1980, being sections 38.1301 to 38.1408 of the Michigan Compiled

 9     Laws  1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 TO 38.1408.

10         (c) "Eligible employees" means the members of the faculty

11    and administrative staff of state supported institutions of


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 1    higher education  on a full-time basis  whose positions require

 2    the performance of professional services in the discharge of the

 3    educational or administrative functions of the institution.

 4         (d) "State supported institution of higher education" means

 5    any of the following:

 6         (i) Western Michigan university.

 7         (ii) Eastern Michigan university.

 8         (iii) Northern Michigan university.

 9         (iv) Central Michigan university.

10         (v) Michigan technological university.

11         (vi) Ferris state university.

12         (vii) Lake Superior state university.

13         (viii) A community or junior college established pursuant to

14    section 7 of article VIII of the state constitution of 1963.

15         (ix) A community or junior college established pursuant to

16    part 25 of the REVISED school code,  of 1976, Act No. 451 of the

17     Public Acts of 1976, being sections 380.1601 to 380.1607 of the

18     Michigan Compiled Laws  1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1601 TO 380.1607.

19         (e) "Board of control" means the board charged with policy

20    direction of a state supported institution of higher education.

















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