Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that expands state employee retirement eligibility, requires state employees to contribute 3 percent of their compensation towards a trust for the payment of retirement health care benefits, and makes other changes to existing law regarding state employee retirement.

-The employee's combined age and length of credited service is equal to or greater than 80 years, the employee's length of credited service is equal to or greater than 30 years, or the employee is eligible to retire under MCL 38.19 with a retirement allowance that is not subject to reduction due to the person having less than 30 years credited service pursuant to section MCL 38.19(2); -The employee occupies a position in the classified state civil service, has classified state civil service status, or is an employee of the legislative branch without classified civil service status, an employee of the judicial branch, or an unclassified state employee not within the classified state civil service; -The employee is not eligible for a supplemental early retirement pursuant to MCL 38.46 as an employee of a qualifying position, including certain corrections employees, forensics security employees, and forensics supervisors, or the employee is eligible for the supplemental early retirement as such and the employee meets the eligibility requirements of MCL 38.19j(6); -The employee is not a conservation officer as described in MCL 38.48, or the employee is such a conservation officer and he or she meets the eligibility requirements of MCL 38.19j(6); -The employee was employed by this state or the legislature within the 6-month period ending on the first day of the incentivized retirement application period, or the employee was laid off or granted an approved leave of absence from state employment within the 12-month period ending on the first day of the incentivized retirement application period; or -The employee executes and files an application in a manner determined by the retirement system with the retirement board, during the incentivized retirement application period, stating a retirement allowance effective date that is on or after November 1, 2010 but not later than January 1, 2011.

Vote to pass a bill that expands state employee retirement eligibility, requires state employees to contribute 3 percent of their compensation towards a trust for the payment of retirement health care benefits, and makes other changes to existing law regarding state employee retirement.

-The employee's combined age and length of credited service is equal to or greater than 80 years, the employee's length of credited service is equal to or greater than 30 years, or the employee is eligible to retire under MCL 38.19 with a retirement allowance that is not subject to reduction due to the person having less than 30 years credited service pursuant to section MCL 38.19(2); -The employee occupies a position in the classified state civil service, has classified state civil service status, or is an employee of the legislative branch without classified civil service status, an employee of the judicial branch, or an unclassified state employee not within the classified state civil service; -The employee is not eligible for a supplemental early retirement pursuant to MCL 38.46 as an employee of a qualifying position, including certain corrections employees, forensics security employees, and forensics supervisors, or the employee is eligible for the supplemental early retirement as such and the employee meets the eligibility requirements of MCL 38.19j(6); -The employee is not a conservation officer as described in MCL 38.48, or the employee is such a conservation officer and he or she meets the eligibility requirements of MCL 38.19j(6); -The employee was employed by this state or the legislature within the 6-month period ending on the first day of the incentivized retirement application period, or the employee was laid off or granted an approved leave of absence from state employment within the 12-month period ending on the first day of the incentivized retirement application period; or -The employee executes and files an application in a manner determined by the retirement system with the retirement board, during the incentivized retirement application period, stating a retirement allowance effective date that is on or after November 1, 2010 but not later than January 1, 2011.

Vote to pass a bill that requires tier 1 state employees to contribute 3% of their compensation to the retirement system beginning on October 1, 2010.