SENATE BILL No. 1177

 

 

November 10, 2016, Introduced by Senator PAVLOV and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

 

 

     A bill to amend 1979 PA 94, entitled

 

"The state school aid act of 1979,"

 

by amending section 147 (MCL 388.1747), as amended by 2016 PA 249.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 147. (1) The allocation for 2016-2017 for the public

 

school employees' retirement system pursuant to the public school

 

employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to

 

38.1408, shall be made using the individual projected benefit entry

 

age normal cost method of valuation and risk assumptions adopted by

 

the public school employees retirement board and the department of

 

technology, management, and budget.

 

     (2) The annual level percentage of payroll contribution rates

 

for the 2016-2017 fiscal year, as determined by the retirement

 

system, are estimated as follows:

 


     (a) For public school employees who first worked for a public

 

school reporting unit before July 1, 2010 and who are enrolled in

 

the health premium subsidy, the annual level percentage of payroll

 

contribution rate is estimated at 36.64%, with 24.94% paid directly

 

by the employer.

 

     (b) For public school employees who first worked for a public

 

school reporting unit on or after July 1, 2010 and who are enrolled

 

in the health premium subsidy, the annual level percentage of

 

payroll contribution rate is estimated at 36.01%, with 24.31% paid

 

directly by the employer.

 

     (c) For public school employees who first worked for a public

 

school reporting unit on or after July 1, 2010 and who participate

 

in the personal healthcare fund, the annual level percentage of

 

payroll contribution rate is estimated at 35.79%, with 24.09% paid

 

directly by the employer.

 

     (d) For public school employees who first worked for a public

 

school reporting unit on or after September 4, 2012, who elect

 

defined contribution, and who participate in the personal

 

healthcare fund, the annual level percentage of payroll

 

contribution rate is estimated at 32.66%, with 20.96% paid directly

 

by the employer.

 

     (e) For public school employees who first worked for a public

 

school reporting unit before July 1, 2010, who elect defined

 

contribution, and who are enrolled in the health premium subsidy,

 

the annual level percentage of payroll contribution rate is

 

estimated at 32.88%, with 21.18% paid directly by the employer.

 

     (f) For public school employees who first worked for a public


school reporting unit before July 1, 2010, who elect defined

 

contribution, and who participate in the personal healthcare fund,

 

the annual level percentage of payroll contribution rate is

 

estimated at 32.66%, with 20.96% paid directly by the employer.

 

     (g) For public school employees who first worked for a public

 

school reporting unit before July 1, 2010 and who participate in

 

the personal healthcare fund, the annual level percentage of

 

payroll contribution rate is estimated at 36.42%, with 24.72% paid

 

directly by the employer.

 

     (3) In addition to the employer payments described in

 

subsection (2), the employer shall pay the applicable contributions

 

to the Tier 2 plan, as determined by the public school employees

 

retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to 38.1408.

 

     (4) The contribution rates in subsection (2) reflect an the

 

amortization period of 22 years for 2016-2017. determined under

 

section 41 of the public school employees retirement act of 1979,

 

1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1341. The public school employees' retirement

 

system board shall notify each district and intermediate district

 

by February 28 of each fiscal year of the estimated contribution

 

rate for the next fiscal year.