Retirement Stimulus Legislation Pulled

Wednesday afternoon, it became clear that the School Employee Retirement Stimulus proposal was not going to make it through the legislative process. In order to allow school employees to move ahead with their retirement plans and districts to make critical staffing decisions, the legislation is being pulled from consideration. MEA put out a press release thanking supporters of the proposal for their efforts to save school jobs and implement a creative solution to our budget crisis.
"I'm disappointed that some of our legislators and school officials could not see the broader benefits for Michigan's future that this legislation would have brought," said MEA President Iris K. Salters in the release. "We are especially grateful that the bipartisan supporters of this legislation pushed through the obstacles their leadership created and put Michigan students before politics."