2025 House Bill 4660

Retirement: public school employees; naming a special needs trust as beneficiary; allow.

A bill to amend 1980 PA 300, entitled “The public school employees retirement act of 1979,” by amending section 85 (MCL 38.1385), as amended by 2006 PA 617.

Official record

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House Bill No. 4660 amends the Public School Employees Retirement Act to clarify and expand options for retirement allowance payments and beneficiary designations, including new provisions for payments to special needs trusts and updated procedures for changing beneficiaries after divorce or remarriage.

Introduced in the House

June 17, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Doug Wozniak (R-59) and 11 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Kara Hope (D-74), Stephanie Young (D-16), Tyrone Carter (D-1), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Julie Brixie (D-73), Natalie Price (D-6), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Jasper Martus (D-69), Kelly Breen (D-21), Matt Longjohn (D-40) and Jason Morgan (D-23)

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary