2023 Senate Bill 511 / Public Act 198

Retirement: public school employees; unfunded actuarial accrued liability contribution amount for a university reporting unit; modify.

An act to amend 1980 PA 300, entitled “An act to provide a retirement system for the public school employees of this state; to create certain funds for this retirement system; to provide for the creation of a retirement board; to prescribe the powers and duties of the retirement board; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, agencies, officials, and employees; to authorize and make appropriations for the retirement system; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending section 41 (MCL 38.1341), as amended by 2022 PA 220.

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

Senate Bill 511 is a budget implementation bill associated with 2023 PA 103 that would amend the Public School Employees Retirement Act to do both of the following: • Revise the unfunded actuarial accrued liability (UAAL) contribution for a university reporting unit based on the deposit of an additional $200.0 million in FY 2022-23 to reduce the UAAL for the seven universities participating in the Michigan Public School Employees’ Retirement System (MPSERS). • Revise the payroll growth assumption rate for a non-university reporting unit to reflect the accelerated reduction funded in 2023 PA 103.

Introduced in the Senate

Sept. 19, 2023

Introduced by Sen. Sean McCann (D-19) and three co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Jeff Irwin (D-15), Erika Geiss (D-1) and Mary Cavanagh (D-6)

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Sept. 26, 2023

Reported with substitute S-1

Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote

Sept. 27, 2023

Substitute S-2 offered by Sen. Thomas Albert (R-18)

The substitute failed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 24 to 14 (details)

Received in the House

Sept. 27, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Oct. 11, 2023

Reported without amendment

Oct. 17, 2023

Substitute H-1 offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

The substitute failed by voice vote

Oct. 18, 2023

Passed in the House 65 to 45 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Oct. 19, 2023

Motion to give immediate effect by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Nov. 7, 2023