Sec. 131.

(1) This section is subject to the vesting requirements of section 132.

(2) Unless a qualified participant who is also a member of Tier 1 affirmatively elects not to contribute or elects to contribute a lesser amount, the qualified participant who is also a member of Tier 1 shall contribute 2% of his or her compensation to his or her Tier 2 account. The qualified participant's employer shall make a contribution to the qualified participant's Tier 2 account in an amount equal to 50% of the first 2% of compensation contributed by the qualified participant under this subsection.

(3) A qualified participant may make contributions in addition to contributions made under subsection (2) to his or her Tier 2 account as permitted by the department and the internal revenue code.

(4) On the written determination of the director of the office of retirement services, an employee of an employer that is not a qualified participant may elect to make contributions to a Tier 2 account as permitted by the department and the internal revenue code. An employee as described in this subsection is treated as a qualified participant under this article for the limited purposes of his or her Tier 2 account.

(5) On the written determination of the director of the office of retirement services, an employer may annually elect to make additional matching contributions, including those in addition to matching contributions made under subsections (2) and (6), to an employee's Tier 2 account as permitted by the plan document and the internal revenue code. Matching contributions under this subsection must be made in amounts equal to 50% of the contributions made by the employee not to exceed the first 4% of contributions made in whole percentages only, for any employee in addition to amounts that are already matched under this section, if any.

(6) Except as otherwise provided in section 81d, unless a qualified participant who is only a Tier 2 qualified participant due to an election made under section 81d(1) affirmatively elects not to contribute or elects to contribute a lesser amount, the qualified participant shall contribute 6% of his or her compensation to his or her Tier 2 account. Until January 31, 2018, the qualified participant's employer shall make a contribution to the qualified participant's Tier 2 account in an amount equal to 50% of the first 6% of compensation contributed by the qualified participant under this subsection. Beginning February 1, 2018, the qualified participant's employer shall make a contribution to the qualified participant's Tier 2 account in an amount equal to 100% of the first 3% of compensation contributed by the qualified participant under this subsection. Beginning February 1, 2018, all contributions made by an employer under this subsection must be paid by appropriation from the state school aid fund established by section 11 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963, assuming 100% participation by all qualified participants.

(7) For a qualified participant who is only a Tier 2 qualified participant under section 81d, beginning with the first available pay period after October 1, 2017, the qualified participant's employer shall make a contribution to the qualified participant's Tier 2 account in an amount equal to 4% of the qualified participant's compensation.

History: Add. 2010, Act 75, Imd. Eff. May 19, 2010 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 300, Imd. Eff. Sept. 4, 2012 ;-- Am. 2017, Act 92, Imd. Eff. July 13, 2017 Compiler's Notes: Enacting section 1 of Act 75 of 2010 provides:"Enacting section 1. If any section or part of a section of this act is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the holding does not affect the validity of the remaining sections of this act or the act in its entirety."Enacting section 2 of Act 300 of 2012 provides:"Enacting section 2. (1) If the office of retirement services in the department of technology, management, and budget receives notification from the United States internal revenue service that any section or any portion of a section of this amendatory act will cause the retirement system to be disqualified for tax purposes under the internal revenue code, then the portion that will cause the disqualification does not apply."(2) The provisions of this amendatory act are severable. If any part of this amendatory act is declared invalid or unconstitutional, that declaration shall not affect the remaining part of this amendatory act."Popular Name: Act 300