Section 388.1846 - Michigan public school employees' retirement system reimbursement; allocation to participating public university; definition(1) All of the following apply to the allocation of the appropriations described in section 236(4) for payments to universities that are participating entities of the Michigan public school employees' retirement system:(a) The funds appropriated in section 236(4) for Michigan public school employees' retirement system reimbursement shall be allocated to each participating public university under this section based on each participating public university's percentage of the total combined payrolls of the universities' employees who are members of the retirement system and who were hired before January 1, 1996 and the universities' employees who would have been members of the retirement system on or after January 1, 1996, but for the enactment of 1995 PA 272 for all public universities that are participating public universities for the immediately preceding state fiscal year.(b) The amount of a payment under section 236(4) shall be equal to the difference between the unfunded actuarial accrued liability contribution rate for university reporting units as calculated under section 41 of the public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1341, as calculated without taking into account the maximum employer rate of 25.73% included in section 41 of the public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1341, and the maximum employer rate for university reporting units of 25.73% under section 41 of the public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1341. Payments shall be made in a form and manner determined by the office of retirement services.(c) A public university that receives money under section 236(4) shall use that money solely for the purpose of retirement contributions. Each participating university that receives funds under section 236(4) shall forward an amount equal to the amount received under section 236(4) to the Michigan public school employees' retirement system in a form and manner determined by the office of retirement services.(2) As used in this section, "participating public university" means a public university that is a reporting unit of the Michigan public school employees' retirement system under the public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to 38.1437, and that pays contributions to the Michigan public school employees' retirement system for the state fiscal year.Amended by 2016, Act 249,s 121, eff. 10/1/2016.Amended by 2015, Act 85,s 105, eff. 10/1/2015.Amended by 2014, Act 196,s 102, eff. 10/1/2014.Amended by 2013, Act 60,s 88, eff. 10/1/2013.Added by 2012, Act 201,s 109, eff. 10/1/2012.