SENATE BILL NO. 50


   January 26, 1999, Introduced by Senators SIKKEMA,      HAMMERSTROM,
        MCCOTTER, GOSCHKA, BULLARD and                    SHUGARS and referred 
        to the Committee on Appropriations.



        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.




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

 2                                            and administrative staff of state supported institutions of

 3                                            higher education on a full-time basis whose positions require the

 4                                            performance of professional services in the discharge of the edu-

 5                                            cational or administrative functions of the institution.  FOR A

 6                                            STATE SUPPORTED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT IS A COMMU-

 7                                            NITY OR JUNIOR COLLEGE AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION (D)(viii) OR

 8                                            (ix), "ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES" MEANS ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE
                                                     COMMUNITY

 9                                            OR JUNIOR COLLEGE.

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

11                                            any of the following:

12                                                 (i) Western Michigan university.

13                                                 (ii) Eastern Michigan university.

14                                                 (iii) Northern Michigan university.

15                                                 (iv) Central Michigan university.

16                                                 (v) Michigan technological university.

17                                                 (vi) Ferris state university.

18                                                 (vii) Lake Superior state university.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

26                                            direction of a state supported institution of higher education.





   
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