Section 792.11601. Scope; definitions.

Rule 1601.  (1)  These  rules apply  to  hearings held under the jurisdiction  of the state employees' retirement board, the judges’ retirement board, the state police retirement board, and the public school employees’ retirement board.

(2)   As used in these rules:

(a)     " Retirement act" means the state employees’ retirement act, 1943 PA 240, MCL 38.1 to 38.69, the judges’ retirement act of 1992, 1992 PA 234, MCL 38.2101 to 38.2111; the state police retirement act of 1986, 1986 PA 182, MCL 38.1601 to 38.1648; or the school employees’ retirement act of 1980, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to 38.1309, as applicable.

(b)     "Application" means a request for a benefit provided by an applicable retirement act, including a request to reopen a closed application and a reapplication.

(c)    "Board" means the retirement board as defined in the applicable act.

(d)    "Closed application" means a request by an individual for a benefit provided by the act that was withdrawn by the individual or otherwise never decided by the retirement system or the board.

(e)     "Good cause," as used in this part, means the legitimate failure to file a document or a witness list in a  timely manner and does not include  a person's  own careless neglect or inattention to the requirements of these rules.

(f)      "Reapplication" means a request by an individual for a benefit provided by the applicable retirment act, that was previously decided by the staff of the retirement system or the board.

(3) The terms defined in 1943 PA 240, MCL  38.1 to 38.69, 1992 PA 234, MCL 38.2101 to

38.2111,  1986 PA 182, MCL 38.1601 to 38.1648,  and 1980 PA 300, MCL 38.1301 to 38.1309,

have the same meaning when used in these rules.

History: 2015 AACS.