Bill Text: IL HB0578 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Limits what the Board may reimburse for the cost of health care insurance coverage to 75% of the cost for recipients of a service retirement, disability retirement, or survivor's pension and removes other provisions limiting the reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-13 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0578 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB0578-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB0578 Introduced 2/6/2009, by Rep. Angelo Saviano SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
40 ILCS 5/17-142.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 17-142.1
Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Limits what the Board may reimburse for the cost of health care insurance coverage to 75% of the cost for recipients of a service retirement, disability retirement, or survivor's pension and removes other provisions limiting the reimbursement. Effective immediately.
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AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by changing
Section 17-142.1 as follows:
(40 ILCS 5/17-142.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 17-142.1)
Sec. 17-142.1. To defray health insurance costs. To provide
for the partial reimbursement of health insurance costs.
(1) On the first day of September of each year, beginning
in 1988, the Board may, by separate warrant, pay to each
recipient of a service retirement, disability retirement or
survivor's pension an amount to be determined by the Board,
which shall represent partial reimbursement of 75% of for the
cost of the recipient's health insurance coverage.
(2) In lieu of the annual payment authorized in subdivision
(1), for pensioners enrolled in the Fund's regular health care
deduction plans, the Fund may pay the health insurance premium
reimbursement on a monthly rather than annual basis, at the
percentage rate established from time to time by the Board. If
the Board so directs, these monthly payments may be made in the
form of a direct payment of premium and a reduction in the
amount deducted from the annuity, rather than in the form of
reimbursement by separate warrant.

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(3) Total payments under this Section in any year may not
exceed $65,000,000 plus any amount that was authorized to be
paid under this Section in the preceding year but was not
actually paid by the Board, including any interest earned
thereon.
(4) The total amount of payments under this Section in any
year may not exceed 75% of the total cost of health insurance
coverage in that year for all the recipients who receive
payments authorized by this Section in that year.
(Source: P.A. 93-677, eff. 6-28-04.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.