Terms Used In Michigan Laws 388.1807b

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Participating college: means a community college that is a reporting unit of the retirement system and that reports employees to the retirement system for the state fiscal year. See Michigan Laws 388.1802a
  • Retirement system: means the Michigan public school employees' retirement system under the public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38. See Michigan Laws 388.1802a
  All of the following apply to the allocation of the fiscal year 2022-2023 appropriations described in section 201(5) for payments to community colleges that are participating entities of the retirement system:
  (a) The amount of a payment under section 201(5) must be the difference between the unfunded actuarial accrued liability contribution rate as calculated under section 41 of the public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1341, as calculated without taking into account the maximum employer rate of 20.96% included in section 41 of the public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1341, and the maximum employer rate of 20.96% under section 41 of the public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1341.
  (b) The amount allocated to each community college under section 201(5) must be based on each community college’s percentage of the total covered payroll for all community colleges that are participating colleges in the immediately preceding fiscal year. A community college that receives funds under this subdivision shall use the funds solely for the purpose of retirement contributions under section 201(5).
  (c) Each participating college that receives funds under section 201(5) shall forward an amount equal to the amount allocated under subdivision (b) to the retirement system in a form and manner determined by the retirement system.