Bill Text: MI HB4109 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Retirement; legislative; 5% of compensation to fund retiree health care costs; require current legislators to contribute. Amends sec. 22c of 1957 PA 261 (MCL 38.1022c).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 15-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-30 - Printed Bill Filed 01/30/2013 [HB4109 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-HB4109-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 4109
January 29, 2013, Introduced by Reps. LaFontaine, Johnson, Price, Walsh, Leonard, Lund, Heise, Lauwers, Pagel, Rendon, Graves, O'Brien, Goike, Farrington and Forlini and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to amend 1957 PA 261, entitled
"Michigan legislative retirement system act,"
by amending section 22c (MCL 38.1022c), as amended by 2002 PA 97.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 22c. (1) The health insurance fund is created in the
retirement system. The retirement system shall deposit into the
health insurance fund the member contributions for health benefits
required by this section, subscriber co-payments, payments under
section 79, regular interest from the income fund, and state
appropriations. The retirement system shall disburse from the
health insurance fund the premiums or portion of the premiums for
dental, hospital, and medical coverage insurance as required by
sections 50b and 79.
(2)
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a member
shall
make contributions to the health insurance fund of 1% of each
payment
of salary received that is attributable to service
performed
on and after January 1, 1995. Beginning
on the effective
date
of section 36a January 5,
1999, a member who first became a
member of Tier 1 on or before January 1, 1995 shall make
contributions to the health insurance fund of 9% of each payment of
salary
received by the member for service as a member. Beginning on
the
effective date of section 36a January
5, 1999, a member who
first became a member of Tier 1 after January 1, 1995 shall make
contributions to the health insurance fund of 7% of each payment of
salary received by the member for service as a member. The
increased
contributions required under this subsection by the
amendatory
act that added section 36a will 1998
PA 501 shall
continue unless suspended by the board under section 36a. The
contributions shall be made by payroll deductions and each member
is considered to consent to the deductions as a condition of
membership in the retirement system.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, beginning
with the first pay date after the effective date of the amendatory
act that added this sentence, each member and each qualified
participant who is potentially eligible for health insurance
benefits under section 50b or 79 shall contribute an amount equal
to 5% of the member's or qualified participant's salary to the
health insurance fund. This subsection does not apply to a member
who is making contributions to the health insurance fund under
subsection (2). The contributions shall be made by payroll
deductions, and each member and qualified participant is considered
to consent to the deductions as a condition of membership in the
retirement system or participation in Tier 2.
(4) (3)
Except as otherwise provided by
this act, membership
contributions by members and qualified participants to the health
insurance fund are not refundable.
