Terms Used In Michigan Laws 38.20a

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
   After July 1, 1968 a retirant or a member who subsequently retires under the provisions of this act and who has completed at least 10 years of service shall receive a total retirement allowance of not less than $60.00 multiplied by his or her total number of years, but not to exceed 30 years of service credited to his or her account. Effective January 1, 1988, if the annual retirement allowance of a retirant or retirement allowance beneficiary of a retirant who has 20 or more years of credited service, after recalculation as provided by sections 19(2), 20(6), and 20h, is less than $3,000.00, then the annual retirement allowance shall be increased to $3,000.00.