2009 Senate Bill 255

Enact MEA pension boost proposal

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 18, 2009

Introduced by Sen. Wayne Kuipers (R-30)

To grant a 33 percent pension increase to school employees who are eligible to retire and do so before June 30, 2010. The bill authorizes up to $3 billion in new pension liabilities to the state. This reflects a proposal advanced by the Michigan Education Association teachers union.

Referred to the Committee on Education