Bill Title: Amends the Chicago Firefighters Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows an active fireman to establish a maximum of 24 months of additional service credit attributed to service in the armed forces of the United States that was served prior to employment by the city as a firefighter. Requires contribution of employee contributions and employer contributions, plus interest. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2009-08-11 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0260 [HB1291 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Angelo Saviano [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-077	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative John D'Amico [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-015	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Joseph Lyons [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-019	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kevin McCarthy [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-037	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michael McAuliffe [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-020	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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