Section 38.1306 - Definitions; O, P.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ACT OF 1979 (EXCERPT)
Act 300 of 1980
38.1306 Definitions; O, P.
Sec. 6.
(1) “Original member” means a member employed in Michigan public schools before July 1, 1945.
(2) “Out of system public education service” means service performed in public education meeting 1 or more of the following requirements:
(a) Performed in other states in the United States or its territorial possessions.
(b) Performed at the university of Michigan, Michigan state university, Wayne state university, Grand Valley state university, Oakland university, or Saginaw Valley university.
(c) Service purchased before January 31, 1991 and performed in a juvenile training school operated by a county in this state.
(d) Service purchased before January 31, 1991 and performed in a community mental health service program operated under former Act No. 54 of the Public Acts of 1963 for the severely mentally retarded in day care programs, day training programs, or day care training programs that were transferred to an intermediate school district by direction of the department of education.
(e) Service purchased before January 31, 1991 and performed as an elementary or secondary teacher at a United States armed forces military base in the United States or a foreign country.
(f) Service purchased before January 31, 1991 and performed as a teacher or administrator of American nationals in overseas public elementary or secondary schools operated by the United States department of defense.
(g) Performed by a person who first becomes employed by an institution of higher education described in section 4, 5, or 6 of article VIII of the state constitution of 1963 on or after January 1, 1996.
(3) “Prior service” means service performed before July 1, 1945.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, “public school academy” means a public school academy established under part 6a or 6b of the school code of 1976, Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 380.501 to 380.507 and 380.511 to 380.518 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public school academy does not include any of the following:
(a) A public school academy operated by a state public university that is not subject to the optional retirement act of 1967, Act No. 156 of the Public Acts of 1967, being sections 38.381 to 38.388 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(b) A public school academy corporation formed by a state public university that is not subject to Act No. 156 of the Public Acts of 1967.
(5) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, “public school employee” means an employee of a public local school district, intermediate school district, public school academy, tax supported community or junior college, eastern Michigan university, central Michigan university, northern Michigan university, western Michigan university, Ferris state university, Michigan technological university, Lake Superior state university, or district library as defined in section 69g if the conditions in section 69g(1) are met for that employee. Service at Michigan technological university shall be creditable only if the amount of the accumulated contributions in the state employees' retirement system created by the state employees' retirement act, Act No. 240 of the Public Acts of 1943, being sections 38.1 to 38.48 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, for service is paid to the retirement system. Service at Ferris state university shall be creditable as prior service or membership service only if the employee was employed at Ferris state university on a full-time basis for 2 or more years after May 17, 1949. Until January 1, 1988, public school employee also includes a person holding a Michigan teacher certificate and serving as an employee of the Michigan high school athletic association, other than a person whose effective date of employment with the Michigan high school athletic association is on or after December 31, 1986. Public school employee includes a public school employee on an approved leave of absence. Public school employee does not include a person who first becomes employed by a university described in this subsection on or after January 1, 1996.
History: 1980, Act 300, Imd. Eff. Oct. 31, 1980 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 123, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1986 ;-- Am. 1987, Act 163, Imd. Eff. Nov. 5, 1987 ;-- Am. 1987, Act 242, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1987 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 194, Imd. Eff. Aug. 25, 1989 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 318, Eff. Dec. 31, 1993 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 272, Imd. Eff. July 11, 1994 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 272, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
Popular Name: Act 300