HOUSE BILL No. 6057


     October 3, 2000, Introduced by Reps. Gieleghem, Jacobs, Bovin and Wojno and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.


        A bill to amend 1943 PA 240, entitled

   "State employees' retirement act,"

   (MCL 38.1 to 38.69) by adding section 19g.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 19G.  NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 19, A MEMBER MAY RETIRE

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      AND RECEIVE A RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE COMPUTED UNDER SECTION 20(1)

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      IF THE MEMBER MEETS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:

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           (A) ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF HIS OR HER RETIREMENT, THE

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      MEMBER MEETS THE SERVICE REQUIREMENTS TO RECEIVE A RETIREMENT

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      ALLOWANCE UNDER THIS ACT AND THE MEMBER'S COMBINED AGE AND AMOUNT

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      OF CREDITED SERVICE IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 70 YEARS.

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           (B) THE MEMBER IS 50 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.

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           (C) THE MEMBER WAS EMPLOYED BY THE UNEMPLOYMENT AGENCY OF

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      THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND INDUSTRY SERVICES FOR THE 6-MONTH

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      PERIOD ENDING ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF HIS OR HER RETIREMENT.


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