To make state funding of county road agencies contingent on their adopting “best practices,” including requiring employees to contribute a certain amount to their health insurance fringe benefit; providing new employees with 401k-type “defined contribution” type retirement benefits rather than the “defined benefit” pensions still typical in most government agencies; adopting road safety plans based on signals and crash analyses; and adopting specified transparency and accountability measures. This is part of Gov. Rick Snyder’s road and transit tax proposal.   Official Text and Analysis.

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-4) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

To make state funding of county road agencies contingent on their adopting “best practices,” including capping employer contributions to new employee retiring benefits; restricting "pension spiking" schemes that boost a retirees pension benefits beyond what normal pension calculation formulas would provide; limiting the "multipliers" used in those formulas; and requiring employees to pay at least 20 percent of their health benefits. The bill also requires agencies to maintain a searchable website that includes agency budgetary information, employee data, a financial performance "dashboard" and more.

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.