2009 House Bill 4285 (Enact MEA pension boost proposal )

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Introduced by Rep. Fred Miller (D) on February 17, 2009, 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 House Education Committee on February 17, 2009.

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1) Re: 2009 House Bill 4285 (Enact MEA pension boost proposal ) [by uber-liberal on March 16, 2009]

one has to wonder exactly how much union payola went into this bill? how much lobbying effort by the teachers union resulted in this bill? is the union that callous as to allow older teachers (longer term union members) to be booted out to make room for younger teachers (shorter term union members)?

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2) Re: 2009 House Bill 4285 (Enact MEA pension boost proposal ) [by valueplus on March 15, 2009]

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3) Re: 2009 House Bill 4285 (Enact MEA pension boost proposal ) [by MichiganVotes.org Editor on March 10, 2009]

Apologies to users, this bill was originally posted under the wrong bill number. Apologies to timbertom322, who commented on this bill when it was mis-posted on March 5, 2009. Here's what he wrote:

timbertom322: Come on folks, I know of some retired teachers that are making more then $40,000 a year pension. Everyone else is tightening their belts and they want a 33% raise, unbelievable. How many people do you know that ever got a 33% raise without changing jobs? Did those of us on social security ever get any where near that kind of raise? I don't think so. Michigan teachers are among the highest paid in the nation and yet our kids education testing level was 28th last I read.

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