Sec. 4.
(1) “Member”, except where the context otherwise requires, means an employee of the Michigan department of state police who has subscribed to the constitutional oath of office.
(2) “Officer” means a nonexclusively represented member of the retirement system.
(3) “Retirant” means a member who separates from service and retires with a retirement allowance payable from the appropriate reserve of the retirement system.
(4) “Retirement allowance” means the annual amount, payable monthly, to which a retirant, retirement allowance beneficiary, or refund beneficiary is entitled pursuant to this act.
(5) “Retirement allowance beneficiary” means a person who is being paid or has entitlement to the payment of a retirement allowance in the event of the death of a member, deferred member, or retirant.
(6) “Retirement board” means the retirement board created in section 6.
(7) “Retirement system” means the system of benefits for members of the department of state police and their survivors and beneficiaries provided by this act.
(8) “Surviving spouse” means the spouse at the time of death of the member or retirant.
History: 1986, Act 182, Eff. Oct. 1, 1986 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 83, Imd. Eff. Apr. 22, 2004
Last modified: October 10, 2016