2006 Michigan Compiled Laws - Act 261 of 1957


MICHIGAN LEGISLATIVE RETIREMENT SYSTEM ACT

Act 261 of 1957

AN ACT for the creation, maintenance, and administration of a legislative members' and presiding officers' retirement system within the legislature; to provide retirement allowances to the participants of the retirement system, and survivors' allowances and other benefits to their beneficiaries upon death; to exempt those allowances and benefits from certain taxes and legal processes; to establish certain funds in connection with the retirement system; to authorize and make appropriations for the retirement system; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, agencies, officials, and employees; and to prescribe penalties and provide remedies.


History: 1957, Act 261, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957 ;--Am. 1960, Act 113, Eff. Aug. 17, 1960 ;--Am. 1974, Act 215, Eff. Dec. 31, 1974 ;--Am. 1996, Act 486, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997 ;--Am. 2002, Act 97, Imd. Eff. Mar. 27, 2002




The People of the State of Michigan enact:

DocumentDescription
Section 38.1001Retirement system; creation.
Section 38.1002Michigan legislative retirement system; name.
Section 38.1003Construction of terms.
Section 38.1004"Retirement system" defined.
Section 38.1005Board; definition.
Section 38.1006"Member" defined.
Section 38.1007Repealed. 1981, Act 123, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1981.
Section 38.1007a"Direct rollover" and "distributee" defined.
Section 38.1008Repealed. 1981, Act 123, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1981.
Section 38.1008a"Eligible retirement plan,""eligible rollover distribution," and "internal revenue code" defined.
Section 38.1009"Salary" defined.
Section 38.1010Repealed. 1981, Act 123, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1981.
Section 38.1011"Service" defined; election to receive military service credit; effect of membership in retirement system.
Section 38.1012"Retirement allowance" defined.
Section 38.1013"Retirant" defined.
Section 38.1013a"Survivor,""eligible child," and "surviving spouse" defined.
Section 38.1014"Refund beneficiary" defined.
Section 38.1015Actuarial tables; definition.
Section 38.1016Prescribed rate of interest; definition.
Section 38.1017"Fiscal year" defined.
Section 38.1017a"Deferred vested member" defined.
Section 38.1017b"Leadership position" defined.
Section 38.1017c"Legislator" defined.
Section 38.1017d"Tier 1" and "Tier 2" defined.
Section 38.1018Legislator or lieutenant governor; membership in retirement system; notice of election not to participate; refund of contributions; effect of notice; rescission of notice; contributions and interest; eligibility on or after March 31, 1997.
Section 38.1019Repealed. 1981, Act 123, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1981.
Section 38.1020Members' retirement fund; creation; purpose; computing retirement reserves for retirement allowances; financing; state's appropriations for current service, accrued service, and retirement allowances; allocation of employer contributions.
Section 38.1021Members' savings fund; creation; purpose; contributions; rate; additional contributions; payroll deductions; transfer of contributions upon retirement or death.
Section 38.1021aMember contributions picked up by state.
Section 38.1022Survivors' retirement fund; creation; purpose; contributions; rate; payroll deductions; computing retirement reserves for retirement allowances; financing; state's appropriations for survivors' retirement allowances.
Section 38.1022aIncome fund; creation; purpose; interest, dividends, and other income; expenses.
Section 38.1022bProrating and allocating annual appropriations to retirement system.
Section 38.1022cHealth insurance fund; creation; disposition; disbursement; contributions; payroll deductions; nonrefundable.
Section 38.1023Requirements for entitlement to retirement allowance; right to allowance; amount; recalculation of retirement allowance; election to defer receipt of retirement allowance; computation of retirement allowance; longevity allowance.
Section 38.1023aRepealed. 1974, Act 215, Eff. Dec. 31, 1974.
Section 38.1023bRetirant or deferred vested member again becoming legislator or lieutenant governor; election to again become member; notice; conditions; nonpayment of retirement allowance; declining to again become member; exception.
Section 38.1023cIncrease of retirement allowance.
Section 38.1023dDisabled member; retirement allowance; annual examination.
Section 38.1023eSupplemental payments for retirants or retirement allowance beneficiaries with retirement allowance effective date before January 1, 1979; future adjustments.
Section 38.1024Survivor's retirement allowance; eligibility; duration, commencement, and rate; status of adopted child; payments to eligible child; effect of marriage or attainment of ineligible age; payment of survivor's retirement allowance as provided in written designation; division of survivor's retirement allowance among eligible survivors; receipt of entire survivor's retirement allowance by surviving spouse when eligible children become ineligible.
Section 38.1024aRemarriage of surviving spouse.
Section 38.1025Retirement system as trust; board as fiduciary; nonapplicability to Tier 2 retirement plan.
Section 38.1026Retirement system; board of trustees; membership; eligibility and terms; oath of office.
Section 38.1027First board of trustees; organizational meeting, election of officers.
Section 38.1028Vacancy in trusteeship.
Section 38.1029Trustees; compensation and expenses.
Section 38.1030Board of trustees; quorum, proxy.
Section 38.1031Board of trustees; powers and duties.
Section 38.1032Board of trustees; regular and special meetings; conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting.
Section 38.1033Board of trustees; authority as to retirement allowances, suspensions and refunds.
Section 38.1034Board of trustees; certification of prescribed interest rate; adoption of actuarial tables.
Section 38.1035Board of trustees; estimate of appropriation.
Section 38.1036Repealed. 1987, Act 58, Imd. Eff. June 23, 1987.
Section 38.1036aReinstatement of suspended contributions.
Section 38.1037Repealed. 1981, Act 123, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1981.
Section 38.1038Board of trustees; offices; books and records; availability of certain writings to public.
Section 38.1039Board of trustees; appointment of secretary and administrative personnel.
Section 38.1040Board of trustees; record of proceedings; individual accounts; actuarial data.
Section 38.1041Board of trustees; audit of accounts; annual statement.
Section 38.1042Acceptance of gift, grant, or bequest by board.
Section 38.1043Individual statement.
Section 38.1044Rules and bylaws.
Section 38.1045Secretary of board; powers and duties.
Section 38.1046Actuary; technical advisor of board, powers and duties.
Section 38.1047State treasurer as ex officio treasurer of retirement system; duties.
Section 38.1048Warrants.
Section 38.1049Payroll voucher.
Section 38.1050Investment and reinvestment of cash assets; nonapplicability to Tier 2.
Section 38.1050aGrants and insurance revolving fund; creation; purpose; expenditures; payments to fund by payroll deductions; purchase and payment of premiums on life insurance policies.
Section 38.1050bHospitalization, medical, dental, and vision coverage; purchase; payment of premiums; manner.
Section 38.1051Investment of retirement system funds; ownership by system; registration; recording; nonapplicability to Tier 2.
Section 38.1052Board of trustees and employees; interest in investments prohibited; violation of section, penalty.
Section 38.1053Vested interest in refunds; payment of member contributions; discharge of claims.
Section 38.1054Payments as obligations of state; disposition of revenues.
Section 38.1055Refund of contributions with interest; request; forfeiture; service credit upon resumption of membership; designation of beneficiary; payment of contributions with interest.
Section 38.1056Undivided interest in assets of system.
Section 38.1057Retirement allowances, benefits, and credits not subject to taxation and public employee retirement benefit protection act.
Section 38.1058Retirement system records; falsification, penalty.
Section 38.1058aCorrection of error; adjustment of payment.
Section 38.1059Payment of benefits; commencement.
Section 38.1059aRetirement system as qualified pension plan; administrative requirements and benefit limitations; qualified military service.
Section 38.1060Short title.
Section 38.1061Election to terminate membership in Tier 1 and become qualified participant in Tier 2; election by deferred vested member or former nonvested member; election as irrevocable; rights and duties; method of election; signature of spouse; waiver; election subject to eligible domestic relations order; notice of disqualification for tax purposes.
Section 38.1062Election to terminate membership in retirement system under § 38.1061(1) and (2); transfer of lump sum amount; recomputation; calculation; basis; utilization of actuarial valuation report; notification of disqualification for tax purposes.
Section 38.1063Calculation of accrued cost savings; submission of total amount in executive budget to legislature; appropriation; expenditure.
Section 38.1064Meanings of words and phrases; "accumulated balance" defined.
Section 38.1065"Employer,""former qualified participant," and "health benefit dependent" defined.
Section 38.1066"Qualified participant,""refund beneficiary," and "state treasurer" defined.
Section 38.1067Administration and investment of Tier 2 by state treasurer; state treasurer as fiduciary and trustee; appointment of advisory board; determination of provisions and procedures; authority and responsibility of state treasurer to employ or contract with employees or for services.
Section 38.1068Hearing.
Section 38.1069Accumulated employer and employee contributions and earnings; direction of investment; limitations inapplicable to Tier 2.
Section 38.1070Tier 2; payment of administrative expenses.
Section 38.1071Participation in other public sector retirement benefits plan.
Section 38.1072Individual becoming legislator or lieutenant governor on or after March 31, 1997; notice of election.
Section 38.1073Election to terminate membership in Tier 1; crediting Tier 2 account; charging Tier 2 account for excess transfers.
Section 38.1074Section subject to vesting requirements; Tier 2 contributions by employer and qualified participant; limitations.
Section 38.1075Tier 2; vesting requirements and schedule; health care coverage; vesting requirements.
Section 38.1076Crediting years of accrued service.
Section 38.1077Refund beneficiary; nomination.
Section 38.1078Distribution of accumulated balance.
Section 38.1079Health insurance coverage.
Section 38.1080Distributions; exemption from tax; subject to public employee retirement benefit protection act; right of setoff to recover overpayment and satisfy claims; correction of errors in records and actions.

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