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This bill establishes the State Employee Critical Shortage Retention Program, which aims to provide financial incentives to retain employees in specific public service roles experiencing critical staffing shortages. The bill defines "qualified employees" as conservation officers, certain classified civil service positions in corrections and law enforcement (such as corrections resident representatives, transportation officers, and special alternative incarceration officers), and state police motor carrier or securities officers. "Qualified employers" include the departments of state police, corrections, health and human services, natural resources, and environment, Great Lakes, and energy. Under this program, qualified employees can receive bonus payments of $5,000 for completing two years of service between the act's effective date and September 30, 2026, with an additional $5,000 for completing another two years of service before September 30, 2028. The total bonus payment is capped at $10,000 per employee. Importantly, the bill is tied to another piece of legislation (Senate Bill 262) and will only take effect if that bill is also enacted into law, suggesting it is part of a broader effort to address workforce retention challenges in critical public service sectors.

Labor and Employment

https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0263