Illinois House Bill 1651

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-18 - Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee
Pending: House Personnel & Pensions Committee
Hearing: Feb 27 @ 10:00 am in Room 122B
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Provides that the eligibility of an annuitant or TRS benefit recipient to participate in the program of health benefits established under specified provisions of the Act shall not be suspended for any period during which he or she accepts employment from a school board or other employer in accordance with a provision of the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code that allows annuitants to accept employment as a teacher without impairing retirement status if certain conditions are met, including a limit on the number of paid days the annuitant may work, or a provision for annuitants returning to teach in a subject shortage area. Provides that an annuitant or TRS benefit recipient shall not be deemed an active teacher based solely on the annuitant's or TRS benefit recipient's employment exceeding the limit on the number of paid days an annuitant may work without impairing retirement status. Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code to make conforming changes.

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Rep. Ryan Spain [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-18	House	Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee
2025-01-28	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2025-01-28	House	First Reading
2025-01-23	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ryan Spain

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	5	16-118	Amended Code	Citation Text
40	5	16-150.1	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	375	6.20	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1651&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HB/10400HB1651.htm