Terms Used In Michigan Laws 38.1214b

  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Bankruptcy trust: means a trust created by a court order, including a plan for adjustment. See Michigan Laws 38.1212
  • board: means the governing board of a bankruptcy trust. See Michigan Laws 38.1212
  • Plan for adjustment: means a plan for the adjustment of debts entered and approved by a federal bankruptcy court for a public corporation. See Michigan Laws 38.1212
  • Trust: means a trust created under the authority of a state or federal law for the purpose of funding retiree health care benefits. See Michigan Laws 38.1212
  Subject to a plan for adjustment, if a bankruptcy trust provides for the compensation of the members of the board of trustees, a member of the board may decline compensation from the bankruptcy trust.