(1) “Deferred member” means a member who is separated from state service for a reason other than retirement or death and who has satisfied the requirements of section 20(4) or (5) for a deferred retirement allowance.
  (2) “Designated temporary layoff” means the layoff of a member that does not exceed 1 month and has a fixed, predetermined, and announced recall date.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 38.1c

  • month: means a calendar month; the word "year" a calendar year; and the word "year" alone shall be equivalent to the words "year of our Lord". See Michigan Laws 8.3j
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  (3) “Direct rollover” means a payment by the retirement system to the eligible retirement plan specified by the distributee.
  (4) “Distributee” includes a member or deferred member. Distributee also includes the member’s or deferred member’s surviving spouse or the member’s or deferred member’s spouse or former spouse under an eligible domestic relations order, with regard to the interest of the spouse or former spouse.