STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT ACT

Section 38.1 - Short title; meanings of words and phrases
Section 38.1a - Definitions; A, B
Section 38.1b - Definitions; B, C
Section 38.1c - Definitions; D
Section 38.1d - Definitions
Section 38.1e - Definitions; F to I
Section 38.1f - Definitions; M to O
Section 38.1g - Definitions; P
Section 38.1h - Definitions; R
Section 38.1i - Definitions; S, T
Section 38.2 - State employees' retirement system; creation; administration by retirement board; rules
Section 38.3 - Retirement board; appointment and terms of members
Section 38.4 - Retirement board; vacancies, vacation of office
Section 38.5 - Retirement board; oath; quorum; conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting; compensation and expenses
Section 38.6 - Retirement board; officers and employees
Section 38.7 - Retirement system; actuarial valuation of assets and liabilities; investigation of mortality, service, and compensation of members
Section 38.8 - Administrative board; investment of funds, purchase of life insurance or annuity, deposits
Section 38.9 - State treasurer as custodian of retirement system funds; powers and duties
Section 38.10 - Retirement board members and employees; interest in investments prohibited
Section 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
Section 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
Section 38.13 - Membership in retirement system
Section 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
Section 38.13b - Credited service to include credit for service rendered to joint federal-state commission; conditions
Section 38.14 - Information required of members by retirement board
Section 38.15 - Original members; prior service certification
Section 38.16 - Cessation of membership; reemployment
Section 38.17 - Service credited from state board of control for vocational education; conditions
Section 38.17a - Use of credited service acquired in employ of governmental unit; "governmental unit of the state" defined
Section 38.17b - Credited service to include service rendered certain universities
Section 38.17c - Retirement system service credit for period of service under county department of social services; conditions
Section 38.17d - Credited service to include service rendered to department of state police or its predecessor agencies, or to court of record; conditions
Section 38.17e, 38.17f - [Repealed]
Section 38.17g - Parental leave; purchase of service credit
Section 38.17h - Full-time service as employee with city, county, township, or village of this state; purchase of service credit
Section 38.17i - Full-time service with federal government or as state employee with another state; purchase of service credit
Section 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
Section 38.17k - [Repealed]
Section 38.17l - Purchase of additional service credit by employee of state accident fund, Michigan biologic products institute, or liquor control commission
Section 38.17m - Purchase of service credit; limitation; refund
Section 38.17n - City employee; transfer or purchase of service credit
Section 38.18 - Credit for military or federal service; credit for prior service; conditions; computation
Section 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
Section 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
Section 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
Section 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
Section 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
Section 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
Section 38.19f - Retirement and receipt of retirement allowance; requirements; accumulated sick leave; request to extend effective date of retirement; calculation; state contract prohibited
Section 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
Section 38.19h - Payments not tax exempt and subject to certain operations of law
Section 38.19i - Retirement allowance; computation; accumulated sick leave; purchase of service credit; hiring under contract; limitation
Section 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
Section 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
Section 38.20a - Minimum retirement allowance
Section 38.20b - Increase in monthly retirement allowance; payment
Section 38.20c - Supplement to retirement allowance
Section 38.20d - Hospitalization, medical, dental, and vision coverage insurance premium; computation and allocation of cost savings; payment by retirement board; "retirant" defined
Section 38.20e - Supplemental retirement allowance; amount; payment
Section 38.20f - Supplement to retirement allowance payable on or after September 30, 1976
Section 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
Section 38.20h - Supplemental payments for retirants or retirement allowance beneficiaries with retirement allowance effective date before October 1, 1986; future adjustments
Section 38.20i - Supplement
Section 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
Section 38.21 - Duty disability retirement
Section 38.22 - Retirement for disability at age 60; service retirement allowance; crediting 10 years of service
Section 38.23 - Retirement for disability before attaining age 60; benefits
Section 38.24 - Non-duty disability retirement
Section 38.25 - Retirement for disability
Section 38.26 - [Repealed]
Section 38.27 - Death resulting from personal injury or disease arising out of and in course of state employment; survivor benefits
Section 38.27a - Retirement allowances granted under MCL 38.27; adjustment
Section 38.28 - Withdrawal of member before retirement; refund of contributions; restoration on re-employment; court administrator
Section 38.29 - Death before retirement; refund of contributions
Section 38.30 - Withholding refund of contributions
Section 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
Section 38.32 - Remarriage of surviving spouse
Section 38.33 - Disability retirant under age 60; medical examination required; reduction of retirement allowance on account of gainful employment
Section 38.34 - Disability retirant; reinstatement to service, service credits allowable
Section 38.35 - Contribution of 3% of employee compensation to funding account; "funding account" defined; refund of amounts contributed under subsection (1)
Section 38.35a - Election under MCL 38.50a; contribution
Section 38.36, 38.37 - [Repealed]
Section 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
Section 38.39 - [Repealed]
Section 38.39a - Reserves for retirement allowances; legislative determination of funds from which appropriations made
Section 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
Section 38.41 - Correction of errors in payment of retirement allowances
Section 38.42 - Retirement system records; falsification, penalty
Section 38.43 - [Repealed]
Section 38.44 - Rights, privileges, and benefits of vested employee
Section 38.44a - Member employed by state judicial council
Section 38.45 - Definitions
Section 38.46 - Retirement or separation from employment of supplemental member with supplemental early retirement allowance; conditions; determination of eligibility
Section 38.47 - Temporary straight life supplemental early retirement allowance; payment; computation; electing optional form of payment
Section 38.47a - Report
Section 38.48 - Conservation officers
Section 38.49 - Administration of retirement system as qualified pension plan under internal revenue code; requirements and benefit limitations; qualified military service
Section 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
Section 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
Section 38.51 - Transfer of lump sum amount
Section 38.52 - Calculation of accrued cost savings for each fiscal year
Section 38.53 - Meanings of words and phrases; definitions; A to C
Section 38.54 - Definitions; E to H
Section 38.55 - Definitions; P to Y
Section 38.56 - State treasurer; powers and duties
Section 38.57 - Hearing
Section 38.58 - Investment of employer and employee contributions and earnings; direction by participant
Section 38.59 - Payment of administrative expenses
Section 38.60 - Other public sector retirement benefits plan; participation
Section 38.61 - Election by elected or appointed official
Section 38.62 - Transfer of amount; crediting and charging participant account
Section 38.63 - Contributions by employer and participant
Section 38.63a - Tier 2 and tax-deferred accounts; terms and conditions
Section 38.64 - Tier 2; vesting requirements
Section 38.65 - Crediting years of service accrued
Section 38.66 - Refund beneficiary
Section 38.67 - Distributions of accumulated balance
Section 38.67a - Duty disability retirement allowance; supplemental benefit; health insurance coverage; exception
Section 38.68 - Health insurance coverage
Section 38.68a - Appropriation amount; purpose; work project; estimated completion date
Section 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
Section 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
Section 38.68d - Administration of changes; appropriation
Section 38.68e - Appropriation
Section 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