HB-6012, As Passed House, April 21, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL No. 6012

 

March 25, 2010, Introduced by Reps. Byrum, Griffin, Geiss, McDowell, Scripps, Slavens, Haugh, Kandrevas, Angerer, Robert Jones, Byrnes, Ebli, Meadows, Melton, Johnson, Corriveau, Bledsoe, Valentine, Stanley, Haase, Liss, Sheltrown, Segal, Roy Schmidt, Miller, Dean and Lisa Brown and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Investigations.

 

     A bill to amend 1957 PA 261, entitled

 

"Michigan legislative retirement system act,"

 

by amending section 74 (MCL 38.1074), as added by 1996 PA 486.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 74. (1) This section is subject to the vesting

 

requirements of section 75.

 

     (2) A qualified participant's employer shall contribute to the

 

qualified participant's account in Tier 2 an amount equal to 4% of

 

the qualified participant's salary.

 

     (3) A qualified participant may periodically elect to

 

contribute up to 3% of his or her salary to his or her Tier 2

 

account. The qualified participant's employer shall make an

 

additional contribution to the qualified participant's Tier 2

 

account in an amount equal to the contribution made by the

 

qualified participant under this subsection. Except as otherwise


House Bill No. 6012 as amended April 21, 2010

provided in this subsection, the qualified participant's employer

 

shall not [make an additional contribution] under this subsection for

 

the fiscal year that begins October 1, 2010 only. The qualified

 

participant's employer shall [make an additional contribution] under

 

this subsection for the fiscal year that begins October 1, 2010 if

 

the qualified participant was originally a member of Tier 1 and

 

became a qualified participant by making an election to become a

 

qualified participant under this act.

 

     (4) A qualified participant may make contributions in addition

 

to contributions made under subsection (3) to his or her Tier 2

 

account as permitted by the state treasurer and the internal

 

revenue code. The qualified participant's employer shall not match

 

contributions made by the qualified participant under this

 

subsection.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6011(request no.

 

05971'10 *) of the 95th Legislature is enacted into law.