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Michigan Constitution of 1963 / Article IX: Finance and Taxation
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Article IX § 24

Public pension plans and retirement systems, obligation.

Constitutional Convention Material

Article IX § 24 at the Michigan Legislature Website

History

Constitution of 1963

December 29, 2004; AG Opinion No. 7167: Payment of pension to retirant upon return to state employment
Report of the Attorney General, 2003-2004, pp. 174–176 (Archives of Michigan)
May 19, 1997; AG Opinion No. 6940: Applicability of this act to a defined contribution public employee retirement plan established under a collective bargaining agreement between a city and a police association
Report of the Attorney General, 1997-1998, pp. 34–37 (Archives of Michigan)
December 18, 1991; AG Opinion No. 6697: Limitation or repeal of income tax exemption for public pension benefits
Report of the Attorney General, 1991-1992, pp. 116–121 (Archives of Michigan)
March 27, 1991; AG Opinion No. 6678: Municipal Employees Retirement Act--crediting of contributions which are less than a whole number percentage amount
Report of the Attorney General, 1991-1992, pp. 24–27 (Archives of Michigan)
May 2, 1990; AG Opinion No. 6631: Use of interest by a municipal retirement system to provide medical, hospital, or nursing care under 1966 PA 28; "Interest earned"
Report of the Attorney General, 1989-1990, pp. 329–332 (Archives of Michigan)
June 1, 1989; AG Opinion No. 6583: Employer contribution to Public School Employees Retirement System is not an activity or service; Change in contribution formula to Public School Employees Retirement System; Employer contribution to fund benefits
Report of the Attorney General, 1989-1990, pp. 118–124 (Archives of Michigan)
November 8, 1988; AG Opinion No. 6547: Municipal Employees Retirement System--reduction of final average compensation of judge member for retirement benefits computation purposes; County retirement system--reduction of final average compensation of judge member for retirement benefits computation purposes
Report of the Attorney General, 1987-1988, pp. 421–426 (Archives of Michigan)
September 22, 1988; AG Opinion No. 6540: Municipal Employees Retirement System--transfer to system of members of county police department pension system through collective bargaining agreement
Report of the Attorney General, 1987-1988, pp. 397–399 (Archives of Michigan)
March 25, 1986; AG Opinion No. 6348: Township police and/or fire fighters retirement system--collective bargaining of retirement benefit formula and contribution rate; Township police and fire fighters retirement system--differential retirement benefit formula and contribution rate for members in collective bargaining agreement
Report of the Attorney General, 1985-1986, pp. 240–244 (Archives of Michigan)
June 14, 1985; AG Opinion No. 6301: Reasonableness of imposition of new faithful performance condition upon members of state-administered retirement systems
Report of the Attorney General, 1985-1986, pp. 103–108 (Archives of Michigan)
May 13, 1985; AG Opinion No. 6294: Reasonableness of imposition of new mandatory contributions upon employee members of certain state retirement systems; Imposition of new mandatory contributions upon employee members of State Employees' Retirement System and Public School Employees' Retirement System
Report of the Attorney General, 1985-1986, pp. 67–71 (Archives of Michigan)
May 1, 1985; AG Opinion No. 6290: Municipal retirement systems--use of interest in reserve fund to provide medical care benefits to retirees
Report of the Attorney General, 1985-1986, pp. 56–60 (Archives of Michigan)
August 31, 1984; AG Opinion No. 6244: Municipal Employees' Retirement System--impact of collective bargaining agreements upon retirement plan for police officers and fire fighters; Municipal Employees' Retirement System--impact of final arbitration award upon retirement plan for police officers and fire fighters
Report of the Attorney General, 1983-1984, pp. 363–369 (Archives of Michigan)
August 5, 1981; AG Opinion No. 5941: Arbitration of pension benefits; Collective bargaining of pension benefits
Report of the Attorney General, 1981-1982, pp. 282–286 (Archives of Michigan)
January 29, 1980; AG Opinion No. 5635: State mandated costs; State mandated lunch and breakfast programs
Report of the Attorney General, 1979-1980, pp. 572–574 (Archives of Michigan)
October 19, 1979; AG Opinion No. 5586: Purchase of military service credit pursuant to Public School Employees Retirement Act; 'Member of retirement system'; 'Retirant'
Report of the Attorney General, 1979-1980, pp. 448–454 (Archives of Michigan)
November 3, 1977; AG Opinion No. 5243: Service by a retired employee of a city on the city council; Service by a retired city employee on city council as a conflict of interest
Report of the Attorney General, 1977-1978, pp. 265–267 (Archives of Michigan)
May 5, 1977; AG Opinion No. 5188: Dismissal from service for misconduct
Report of the Attorney General, 1977-1978, pp. 116–117 (Archives of Michigan)
September 29, 1976; AG Opinion No. 5008: Judges Retirement System; Rights of survivors where member dies after leaving the bench but before retirement
Report of the Attorney General, 1975-1976, pp. 620–623 (Archives of Michigan)
August 9, 1976; AG Opinion No. 5076: Local government retirement programs; State not guarantor of local retirement programs
Report of the Attorney General, 1975-1976, pp. 563–565 (Archives of Michigan)
December 29, 1971; AG Opinion No. 4732: Power of civil service commission to fix rate of retirement pensions; Authority of civil service commission to fix rates of compensation
Report of the Attorney General, 1971-1972, pp. 66–73 (Archives of Michigan)
October 17, 1969; AG Opinion No. 4656: Use of retirement reserves to fund accrued liabilities; Use of retirement funds
Report of the Attorney General, 1969-1970, pp. 90–94 (Archives of Michigan)
July 26, 1968; AG Opinion No. 4604: RETIREMENT SYSTEMS; TAXATION
Report of the Attorney General, 1967-1968, pp. 269–273 (Archives of Michigan)
June 10, 1968; AG Opinion No. 4613: Funding of retirement benefits; Judges--Prohibition of state general fund appropriation
Report of the Attorney General, 1967-1968, pp. 250–253 (Archives of Michigan)
October 3, 1967; AG Opinion No. 4609: Municipal - Right of legislature to abolish office during term
Report of the Attorney General, 1967-1968, pp. 131–133 (Archives of Michigan)
June 26, 1967; AG Opinion No. 4365: Legislative; Retirement
Report of the Attorney General, 1967-1968, pp. 55–62 (Archives of Michigan)
December 1, 1964; AG Opinion No. 4346: Funding of financial benefits arising on account of services rendered in a fiscal year; Pension funds
Report of the Attorney General, 1963-1964, pp. 508–513 (Archives of Michigan)

April 1, 1963; Constitutional Convention of 1961-1962

Const 1963, art 9, § 24; Approved 810,860 to 803,436 (50%); Effective January 1, 1964

The accrued financial benefits of each pension plan and retirement system of the state and its political subdivisions shall be a contractual obligation thereof which shall not be diminished or impaired thereby.

Financial benefits arising on account of service rendered in each fiscal year shall be funded during that year and such funding shall not be used for financing unfunded accrued liabilities.

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