Terms Used In Michigan Laws 38.383a

  • Eligible employees: means the members of the faculty and administrative staff of state supported institutions of higher education on a full-time basis whose positions require the performance of professional services in the discharge of the educational or administrative functions of the institution. See Michigan Laws 38.382
  • Optional retirement program: means a system of retirement benefits established as a part of the plan of compensation for eligible teaching and administrative personnel. See Michigan Laws 38.382
  • 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
  • State supported institution of higher education: means any of the following:
  (i) Western Michigan university. See Michigan Laws 38.382
   A state supported institution of higher education that before January 1, 1970 was part of another institution of higher education that had authority under this act to make the optional retirement program available to its eligible employees is authorized to continue making the optional retirement program available to the state supported institution of higher education’s employees on and after its separation from the other institution of higher education.