Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 38. Civil Service and Retirement § 38.2212

Sec. 212. The reserve for retirement benefits is created. The retirement system shall pay all retirement allowances and residual accumulated contributions of deceased retirees from the reserve for retirement benefits. The retirement system shall credit to the reserve for retirement benefits a member's accumulated contributions at the time of retirement as provided in section 210.  1 Each year following receipt of the annual actuarial valuation, the retirement system shall bring the balance in the reserve for retirement benefits into balance with the actuarial present value of retirement allowances in payment status by a transfer to or from the reserve for employer contributions. The actuary shall take into account the pending transfer when preparing the annual actuarial valuation.