Bill Text: IL HB3765 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Engrossed


Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Pension Code. In the State Employee Article of the Code, provides that, with regard to persons subject to the Tier 2 provisions, an investigator for the Department of the Lottery is entitled to an annuity calculated under the alternative retirement annuity provisions, in lieu of the regular or minimum retirement annuity, only if the person has withdrawn from service with not less than 20 years of eligible creditable service and has attained age 55, regardless of whether the attainment of age 55 occurs while the person is still in service. Authorizes an investigator for the Department of the Lottery to establish eligible creditable service under the alternative retirement annuity provisions. Provides that a specified educational requirement for persons employed by the Department of Juvenile Justice shall no longer determine the eligibility to earn eligible creditable service under the alternative retirement annuity provisions, and authorizes the conversion of service credit to eligible creditable service. Excludes a benefit increase resulting from the amendatory Act from the definition of "new benefit increase". Establishes a deferred retirement option plan for certain police officers, firefighters, sheriff's law enforcement employees, and deputy sheriffs in the Cook County Police Department who are otherwise eligible to retire under which a participant may continue in active service for up to 5 years while having his or her retirement pension paid into a special account. Provides that the election to participate in the deferred retirement option plan must be made before January 1, 2029. Provides that the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act (Article 20 of the Code) is adopted and made a part of the Downstate Police, Downstate Firefighter, Chicago Police, and Chicago Firefighter Articles. In the Chicago Teacher Article of the Code, provides that when computing days of validated service, contributors shall receive the greater of: (1) one day of service credit for each day for which they are paid salary representing a partial or a full day of employment rendered to an employer or the Board of Trustees of the Fund; or (2) 10 days of service credit for each 10-day period of employment in which the contributor worked 50% or more of the regularly scheduled hours (instead of one day of service credit for each day for which they are paid salary representing a partial or a full day of employment rendered to an employer or the Board). Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-4)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-05-23 - Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt [HB3765 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB3765-Engrossed.html

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1 AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by
5changing Sections 1-160, 14-110, 14-152.1, and 17-114 and by
6adding Sections 1-168, 3-144.3, 4-138.15, 5-240, and 6-232 as
7follows:
8 (40 ILCS 5/1-160)
9 (Text of Section from P.A. 102-719)
10 Sec. 1-160. Provisions applicable to new hires.
11 (a) The provisions of this Section apply to a person who,
12on or after January 1, 2011, first becomes a member or a
13participant under any reciprocal retirement system or pension
14fund established under this Code, other than a retirement
15system or pension fund established under Article 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
167, 15, or 18 of this Code, notwithstanding any other provision
17of this Code to the contrary, but do not apply to any
18self-managed plan established under this Code or to any
19participant of the retirement plan established under Section
2022-101; except that this Section applies to a person who
21elected to establish alternative credits by electing in
22writing after January 1, 2011, but before August 8, 2011,
23under Section 7-145.1 of this Code. Notwithstanding anything

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1to the contrary in this Section, for purposes of this Section,
2a person who is a Tier 1 regular employee as defined in Section
37-109.4 of this Code or who participated in a retirement
4system under Article 15 prior to January 1, 2011 shall be
5deemed a person who first became a member or participant prior
6to January 1, 2011 under any retirement system or pension fund
7subject to this Section. The changes made to this Section by
8Public Act 98-596 are a clarification of existing law and are
9intended to be retroactive to January 1, 2011 (the effective
10date of Public Act 96-889), notwithstanding the provisions of
11Section 1-103.1 of this Code.
12 This Section does not apply to a person who first becomes a
13noncovered employee under Article 14 on or after the
14implementation date of the plan created under Section 1-161
15for that Article, unless that person elects under subsection
16(b) of Section 1-161 to instead receive the benefits provided
17under this Section and the applicable provisions of that
18Article.
19 This Section does not apply to a person who first becomes a
20member or participant under Article 16 on or after the
21implementation date of the plan created under Section 1-161
22for that Article, unless that person elects under subsection
23(b) of Section 1-161 to instead receive the benefits provided
24under this Section and the applicable provisions of that
25Article.
26 This Section does not apply to a person who elects under

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1subsection (c-5) of Section 1-161 to receive the benefits
2under Section 1-161.
3 This Section does not apply to a person who first becomes a
4member or participant of an affected pension fund on or after 6
5months after the resolution or ordinance date, as defined in
6Section 1-162, unless that person elects under subsection (c)
7of Section 1-162 to receive the benefits provided under this
8Section and the applicable provisions of the Article under
9which he or she is a member or participant.
10 (b) "Final average salary" means, except as otherwise
11provided in this subsection, the average monthly (or annual)
12salary obtained by dividing the total salary or earnings
13calculated under the Article applicable to the member or
14participant during the 96 consecutive months (or 8 consecutive
15years) of service within the last 120 months (or 10 years) of
16service in which the total salary or earnings calculated under
17the applicable Article was the highest by the number of months
18(or years) of service in that period. For the purposes of a
19person who first becomes a member or participant of any
20retirement system or pension fund to which this Section
21applies on or after January 1, 2011, in this Code, "final
22average salary" shall be substituted for the following:
23 (1) (Blank).
24 (2) In Articles 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, "highest average
25 annual salary for any 4 consecutive years within the last
26 10 years of service immediately preceding the date of

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1 withdrawal".
2 (3) In Article 13, "average final salary".
3 (4) In Article 14, "final average compensation".
4 (5) In Article 17, "average salary".
5 (6) In Section 22-207, "wages or salary received by
6 him at the date of retirement or discharge".
7 A member of the Teachers' Retirement System of the State
8of Illinois who retires on or after June 1, 2021 and for whom
9the 2020-2021 school year is used in the calculation of the
10member's final average salary shall use the higher of the
11following for the purpose of determining the member's final
12average salary:
13 (A) the amount otherwise calculated under the first
14 paragraph of this subsection; or
15 (B) an amount calculated by the Teachers' Retirement
16 System of the State of Illinois using the average of the
17 monthly (or annual) salary obtained by dividing the total
18 salary or earnings calculated under Article 16 applicable
19 to the member or participant during the 96 months (or 8
20 years) of service within the last 120 months (or 10 years)
21 of service in which the total salary or earnings
22 calculated under the Article was the highest by the number
23 of months (or years) of service in that period.
24 (b-5) Beginning on January 1, 2011, for all purposes under
25this Code (including without limitation the calculation of
26benefits and employee contributions), the annual earnings,

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1salary, or wages (based on the plan year) of a member or
2participant to whom this Section applies shall not exceed
3$106,800; however, that amount shall annually thereafter be
4increased by the lesser of (i) 3% of that amount, including all
5previous adjustments, or (ii) one-half the annual unadjusted
6percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the consumer
7price index-u for the 12 months ending with the September
8preceding each November 1, including all previous adjustments.
9 For the purposes of this Section, "consumer price index-u"
10means the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
11the United States Department of Labor that measures the
12average change in prices of goods and services purchased by
13all urban consumers, United States city average, all items,
141982-84 = 100. The new amount resulting from each annual
15adjustment shall be determined by the Public Pension Division
16of the Department of Insurance and made available to the
17boards of the retirement systems and pension funds by November
181 of each year.
19 (b-10) Beginning on January 1, 2024, for all purposes
20under this Code (including, without limitation, the
21calculation of benefits and employee contributions), the
22annual earnings, salary, or wages (based on the plan year) of a
23member or participant under Article 9 to whom this Section
24applies shall include an annual earnings, salary, or wage cap
25that tracks the Social Security wage base. Maximum annual
26earnings, wages, or salary shall be the annual contribution

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1and benefit base established for the applicable year by the
2Commissioner of the Social Security Administration under the
3federal Social Security Act.
4 However, in no event shall the annual earnings, salary, or
5wages for the purposes of this Article and Article 9 exceed any
6limitation imposed on annual earnings, salary, or wages under
7Section 1-117. Under no circumstances shall the maximum amount
8of annual earnings, salary, or wages be greater than the
9amount set forth in this subsection (b-10) as a result of
10reciprocal service or any provisions regarding reciprocal
11services, nor shall the Fund under Article 9 be required to pay
12any refund as a result of the application of this maximum
13annual earnings, salary, and wage cap.
14 Nothing in this subsection (b-10) shall cause or otherwise
15result in any retroactive adjustment of any employee
16contributions. Nothing in this subsection (b-10) shall cause
17or otherwise result in any retroactive adjustment of
18disability or other payments made between January 1, 2011 and
19January 1, 2024.
20 (c) A member or participant is entitled to a retirement
21annuity upon written application if he or she has attained age
2267 (age 65, with respect to service under Article 12 that is
23subject to this Section, for a member or participant under
24Article 12 who first becomes a member or participant under
25Article 12 on or after January 1, 2022 or who makes the
26election under item (i) of subsection (d-15) of this Section)

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1and has at least 10 years of service credit and is otherwise
2eligible under the requirements of the applicable Article.
3 A member or participant who has attained age 62 (age 60,
4with respect to service under Article 12 that is subject to
5this Section, for a member or participant under Article 12 who
6first becomes a member or participant under Article 12 on or
7after January 1, 2022 or who makes the election under item (i)
8of subsection (d-15) of this Section) and has at least 10 years
9of service credit and is otherwise eligible under the
10requirements of the applicable Article may elect to receive
11the lower retirement annuity provided in subsection (d) of
12this Section.
13 (c-5) A person who first becomes a member or a participant
14subject to this Section on or after July 6, 2017 (the effective
15date of Public Act 100-23), notwithstanding any other
16provision of this Code to the contrary, is entitled to a
17retirement annuity under Article 8 or Article 11 upon written
18application if he or she has attained age 65 and has at least
1910 years of service credit and is otherwise eligible under the
20requirements of Article 8 or Article 11 of this Code,
21whichever is applicable.
22 (d) The retirement annuity of a member or participant who
23is retiring after attaining age 62 (age 60, with respect to
24service under Article 12 that is subject to this Section, for a
25member or participant under Article 12 who first becomes a
26member or participant under Article 12 on or after January 1,

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12022 or who makes the election under item (i) of subsection
2(d-15) of this Section) with at least 10 years of service
3credit shall be reduced by one-half of 1% for each full month
4that the member's age is under age 67 (age 65, with respect to
5service under Article 12 that is subject to this Section, for a
6member or participant under Article 12 who first becomes a
7member or participant under Article 12 on or after January 1,
82022 or who makes the election under item (i) of subsection
9(d-15) of this Section).
10 (d-5) The retirement annuity payable under Article 8 or
11Article 11 to an eligible person subject to subsection (c-5)
12of this Section who is retiring at age 60 with at least 10
13years of service credit shall be reduced by one-half of 1% for
14each full month that the member's age is under age 65.
15 (d-10) Each person who first became a member or
16participant under Article 8 or Article 11 of this Code on or
17after January 1, 2011 and prior to July 6, 2017 (the effective
18date of Public Act 100-23) shall make an irrevocable election
19either:
20 (i) to be eligible for the reduced retirement age
21 provided in subsections (c-5) and (d-5) of this Section,
22 the eligibility for which is conditioned upon the member
23 or participant agreeing to the increases in employee
24 contributions for age and service annuities provided in
25 subsection (a-5) of Section 8-174 of this Code (for
26 service under Article 8) or subsection (a-5) of Section

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1 11-170 of this Code (for service under Article 11); or
2 (ii) to not agree to item (i) of this subsection
3 (d-10), in which case the member or participant shall
4 continue to be subject to the retirement age provisions in
5 subsections (c) and (d) of this Section and the employee
6 contributions for age and service annuity as provided in
7 subsection (a) of Section 8-174 of this Code (for service
8 under Article 8) or subsection (a) of Section 11-170 of
9 this Code (for service under Article 11).
10 The election provided for in this subsection shall be made
11between October 1, 2017 and November 15, 2017. A person
12subject to this subsection who makes the required election
13shall remain bound by that election. A person subject to this
14subsection who fails for any reason to make the required
15election within the time specified in this subsection shall be
16deemed to have made the election under item (ii).
17 (d-15) Each person who first becomes a member or
18participant under Article 12 on or after January 1, 2011 and
19prior to January 1, 2022 shall make an irrevocable election
20either:
21 (i) to be eligible for the reduced retirement age
22 specified in subsections (c) and (d) of this Section, the
23 eligibility for which is conditioned upon the member or
24 participant agreeing to the increase in employee
25 contributions for service annuities specified in
26 subsection (b) of Section 12-150; or

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1 (ii) to not agree to item (i) of this subsection
2 (d-15), in which case the member or participant shall not
3 be eligible for the reduced retirement age specified in
4 subsections (c) and (d) of this Section and shall not be
5 subject to the increase in employee contributions for
6 service annuities specified in subsection (b) of Section
7 12-150.
8 The election provided for in this subsection shall be made
9between January 1, 2022 and April 1, 2022. A person subject to
10this subsection who makes the required election shall remain
11bound by that election. A person subject to this subsection
12who fails for any reason to make the required election within
13the time specified in this subsection shall be deemed to have
14made the election under item (ii).
15 (e) Any retirement annuity or supplemental annuity shall
16be subject to annual increases on the January 1 occurring
17either on or after the attainment of age 67 (age 65, with
18respect to service under Article 12 that is subject to this
19Section, for a member or participant under Article 12 who
20first becomes a member or participant under Article 12 on or
21after January 1, 2022 or who makes the election under item (i)
22of subsection (d-15); and beginning on July 6, 2017 (the
23effective date of Public Act 100-23), age 65 with respect to
24service under Article 8 or Article 11 for eligible persons
25who: (i) are subject to subsection (c-5) of this Section; or
26(ii) made the election under item (i) of subsection (d-10) of

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1this Section) or the first anniversary of the annuity start
2date, whichever is later. Each annual increase shall be
3calculated at 3% or one-half the annual unadjusted percentage
4increase (but not less than zero) in the consumer price
5index-u for the 12 months ending with the September preceding
6each November 1, whichever is less, of the originally granted
7retirement annuity. If the annual unadjusted percentage change
8in the consumer price index-u for the 12 months ending with the
9September preceding each November 1 is zero or there is a
10decrease, then the annuity shall not be increased.
11 For the purposes of Section 1-103.1 of this Code, the
12changes made to this Section by Public Act 102-263 are
13applicable without regard to whether the employee was in
14active service on or after August 6, 2021 (the effective date
15of Public Act 102-263).
16 For the purposes of Section 1-103.1 of this Code, the
17changes made to this Section by Public Act 100-23 are
18applicable without regard to whether the employee was in
19active service on or after July 6, 2017 (the effective date of
20Public Act 100-23).
21 (f) The initial survivor's or widow's annuity of an
22otherwise eligible survivor or widow of a retired member or
23participant who first became a member or participant on or
24after January 1, 2011 shall be in the amount of 66 2/3% of the
25retired member's or participant's retirement annuity at the
26date of death. In the case of the death of a member or

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1participant who has not retired and who first became a member
2or participant on or after January 1, 2011, eligibility for a
3survivor's or widow's annuity shall be determined by the
4applicable Article of this Code. The initial benefit shall be
566 2/3% of the earned annuity without a reduction due to age. A
6child's annuity of an otherwise eligible child shall be in the
7amount prescribed under each Article if applicable. Any
8survivor's or widow's annuity shall be increased (1) on each
9January 1 occurring on or after the commencement of the
10annuity if the deceased member died while receiving a
11retirement annuity or (2) in other cases, on each January 1
12occurring after the first anniversary of the commencement of
13the annuity. Each annual increase shall be calculated at 3% or
14one-half the annual unadjusted percentage increase (but not
15less than zero) in the consumer price index-u for the 12 months
16ending with the September preceding each November 1, whichever
17is less, of the originally granted survivor's annuity. If the
18annual unadjusted percentage change in the consumer price
19index-u for the 12 months ending with the September preceding
20each November 1 is zero or there is a decrease, then the
21annuity shall not be increased.
22 (g) The benefits in Section 14-110 apply if the person is a
23fire fighter in the fire protection service of a department, a
24security employee of the Department of Corrections or the
25Department of Juvenile Justice, or a security employee of the
26Department of Innovation and Technology, as those terms are

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1defined in subsection (b) and subsection (c) of Section
214-110. A person who meets the requirements of this Section is
3entitled to an annuity calculated under the provisions of
4Section 14-110, in lieu of the regular or minimum retirement
5annuity, only if the person has withdrawn from service with
6not less than 20 years of eligible creditable service and has
7attained age 60, regardless of whether the attainment of age
860 occurs while the person is still in service.
9 (g-1) The benefits in Section 14-110 apply if the person
10is an investigator for the Department of the Lottery, as that
11term is defined in subsection (b) and subsection (c) of
12Section 14-110. A person who meets the requirements of this
13Section is entitled to an annuity calculated under the
14provisions of Section 14-110, in lieu of the regular or
15minimum retirement annuity, only if the person has withdrawn
16from service with not less than 20 years of eligible
17creditable service and has attained age 55, regardless of
18whether the attainment of age 55 occurs while the person is
19still in service.
20 (g-5) The benefits in Section 14-110 apply if the person
21is a State policeman, investigator for the Secretary of State,
22conservation police officer, investigator for the Department
23of Revenue or the Illinois Gaming Board, investigator for the
24Office of the Attorney General, Commerce Commission police
25officer, or arson investigator, as those terms are defined in
26subsection (b) and subsection (c) of Section 14-110. A person

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1who meets the requirements of this Section is entitled to an
2annuity calculated under the provisions of Section 14-110, in
3lieu of the regular or minimum retirement annuity, only if the
4person has withdrawn from service with not less than 20 years
5of eligible creditable service and has attained age 55,
6regardless of whether the attainment of age 55 occurs while
7the person is still in service.
8 (h) If a person who first becomes a member or a participant
9of a retirement system or pension fund subject to this Section
10on or after January 1, 2011 is receiving a retirement annuity
11or retirement pension under that system or fund and becomes a
12member or participant under any other system or fund created
13by this Code and is employed on a full-time basis, except for
14those members or participants exempted from the provisions of
15this Section under subsection (a) of this Section, then the
16person's retirement annuity or retirement pension under that
17system or fund shall be suspended during that employment. Upon
18termination of that employment, the person's retirement
19annuity or retirement pension payments shall resume and be
20recalculated if recalculation is provided for under the
21applicable Article of this Code.
22 If a person who first becomes a member of a retirement
23system or pension fund subject to this Section on or after
24January 1, 2012 and is receiving a retirement annuity or
25retirement pension under that system or fund and accepts on a
26contractual basis a position to provide services to a

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1governmental entity from which he or she has retired, then
2that person's annuity or retirement pension earned as an
3active employee of the employer shall be suspended during that
4contractual service. A person receiving an annuity or
5retirement pension under this Code shall notify the pension
6fund or retirement system from which he or she is receiving an
7annuity or retirement pension, as well as his or her
8contractual employer, of his or her retirement status before
9accepting contractual employment. A person who fails to submit
10such notification shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and
11required to pay a fine of $1,000. Upon termination of that
12contractual employment, the person's retirement annuity or
13retirement pension payments shall resume and, if appropriate,
14be recalculated under the applicable provisions of this Code.
15 (i) (Blank).
16 (j) In the case of a conflict between the provisions of
17this Section and any other provision of this Code, the
18provisions of this Section shall control.
19(Source: P.A. 101-610, eff. 1-1-20; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21;
20102-210, eff. 1-1-22; 102-263, eff. 8-6-21; 102-719, eff.
215-6-22.)
22 (Text of Section from P.A. 102-813)
23 Sec. 1-160. Provisions applicable to new hires.
24 (a) The provisions of this Section apply to a person who,
25on or after January 1, 2011, first becomes a member or a

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1participant under any reciprocal retirement system or pension
2fund established under this Code, other than a retirement
3system or pension fund established under Article 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
47, 15, or 18 of this Code, notwithstanding any other provision
5of this Code to the contrary, but do not apply to any
6self-managed plan established under this Code or to any
7participant of the retirement plan established under Section
822-101; except that this Section applies to a person who
9elected to establish alternative credits by electing in
10writing after January 1, 2011, but before August 8, 2011,
11under Section 7-145.1 of this Code. Notwithstanding anything
12to the contrary in this Section, for purposes of this Section,
13a person who is a Tier 1 regular employee as defined in Section
147-109.4 of this Code or who participated in a retirement
15system under Article 15 prior to January 1, 2011 shall be
16deemed a person who first became a member or participant prior
17to January 1, 2011 under any retirement system or pension fund
18subject to this Section. The changes made to this Section by
19Public Act 98-596 are a clarification of existing law and are
20intended to be retroactive to January 1, 2011 (the effective
21date of Public Act 96-889), notwithstanding the provisions of
22Section 1-103.1 of this Code.
23 This Section does not apply to a person who first becomes a
24noncovered employee under Article 14 on or after the
25implementation date of the plan created under Section 1-161
26for that Article, unless that person elects under subsection

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1(b) of Section 1-161 to instead receive the benefits provided
2under this Section and the applicable provisions of that
3Article.
4 This Section does not apply to a person who first becomes a
5member or participant under Article 16 on or after the
6implementation date of the plan created under Section 1-161
7for that Article, unless that person elects under subsection
8(b) of Section 1-161 to instead receive the benefits provided
9under this Section and the applicable provisions of that
10Article.
11 This Section does not apply to a person who elects under
12subsection (c-5) of Section 1-161 to receive the benefits
13under Section 1-161.
14 This Section does not apply to a person who first becomes a
15member or participant of an affected pension fund on or after 6
16months after the resolution or ordinance date, as defined in
17Section 1-162, unless that person elects under subsection (c)
18of Section 1-162 to receive the benefits provided under this
19Section and the applicable provisions of the Article under
20which he or she is a member or participant.
21 (b) "Final average salary" means, except as otherwise
22provided in this subsection, the average monthly (or annual)
23salary obtained by dividing the total salary or earnings
24calculated under the Article applicable to the member or
25participant during the 96 consecutive months (or 8 consecutive
26years) of service within the last 120 months (or 10 years) of

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1service in which the total salary or earnings calculated under
2the applicable Article was the highest by the number of months
3(or years) of service in that period. For the purposes of a
4person who first becomes a member or participant of any
5retirement system or pension fund to which this Section
6applies on or after January 1, 2011, in this Code, "final
7average salary" shall be substituted for the following:
8 (1) (Blank).
9 (2) In Articles 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, "highest average
10 annual salary for any 4 consecutive years within the last
11 10 years of service immediately preceding the date of
12 withdrawal".
13 (3) In Article 13, "average final salary".
14 (4) In Article 14, "final average compensation".
15 (5) In Article 17, "average salary".
16 (6) In Section 22-207, "wages or salary received by
17 him at the date of retirement or discharge".
18 A member of the Teachers' Retirement System of the State
19of Illinois who retires on or after June 1, 2021 and for whom
20the 2020-2021 school year is used in the calculation of the
21member's final average salary shall use the higher of the
22following for the purpose of determining the member's final
23average salary:
24 (A) the amount otherwise calculated under the first
25 paragraph of this subsection; or
26 (B) an amount calculated by the Teachers' Retirement

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1 System of the State of Illinois using the average of the
2 monthly (or annual) salary obtained by dividing the total
3 salary or earnings calculated under Article 16 applicable
4 to the member or participant during the 96 months (or 8
5 years) of service within the last 120 months (or 10 years)
6 of service in which the total salary or earnings
7 calculated under the Article was the highest by the number
8 of months (or years) of service in that period.
9 (b-5) Beginning on January 1, 2011, for all purposes under
10this Code (including without limitation the calculation of
11benefits and employee contributions), the annual earnings,
12salary, or wages (based on the plan year) of a member or
13participant to whom this Section applies shall not exceed
14$106,800; however, that amount shall annually thereafter be
15increased by the lesser of (i) 3% of that amount, including all
16previous adjustments, or (ii) one-half the annual unadjusted
17percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the consumer
18price index-u for the 12 months ending with the September
19preceding each November 1, including all previous adjustments.
20 For the purposes of this Section, "consumer price index-u"
21means the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
22the United States Department of Labor that measures the
23average change in prices of goods and services purchased by
24all urban consumers, United States city average, all items,
251982-84 = 100. The new amount resulting from each annual
26adjustment shall be determined by the Public Pension Division

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1of the Department of Insurance and made available to the
2boards of the retirement systems and pension funds by November
31 of each year.
4 (b-10) Beginning on January 1, 2024, for all purposes
5under this Code (including, without limitation, the
6calculation of benefits and employee contributions), the
7annual earnings, salary, or wages (based on the plan year) of a
8member or participant under Article 9 to whom this Section
9applies shall include an annual earnings, salary, or wage cap
10that tracks the Social Security wage base. Maximum annual
11earnings, wages, or salary shall be the annual contribution
12and benefit base established for the applicable year by the
13Commissioner of the Social Security Administration under the
14federal Social Security Act.
15 However, in no event shall the annual earnings, salary, or
16wages for the purposes of this Article and Article 9 exceed any
17limitation imposed on annual earnings, salary, or wages under
18Section 1-117. Under no circumstances shall the maximum amount
19of annual earnings, salary, or wages be greater than the
20amount set forth in this subsection (b-10) as a result of
21reciprocal service or any provisions regarding reciprocal
22services, nor shall the Fund under Article 9 be required to pay
23any refund as a result of the application of this maximum
24annual earnings, salary, and wage cap.
25 Nothing in this subsection (b-10) shall cause or otherwise
26result in any retroactive adjustment of any employee

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1contributions. Nothing in this subsection (b-10) shall cause
2or otherwise result in any retroactive adjustment of
3disability or other payments made between January 1, 2011 and
4January 1, 2024.
5 (c) A member or participant is entitled to a retirement
6annuity upon written application if he or she has attained age
767 (age 65, with respect to service under Article 12 that is
8subject to this Section, for a member or participant under
9Article 12 who first becomes a member or participant under
10Article 12 on or after January 1, 2022 or who makes the
11election under item (i) of subsection (d-15) of this Section)
12and has at least 10 years of service credit and is otherwise
13eligible under the requirements of the applicable Article.
14 A member or participant who has attained age 62 (age 60,
15with respect to service under Article 12 that is subject to
16this Section, for a member or participant under Article 12 who
17first becomes a member or participant under Article 12 on or
18after January 1, 2022 or who makes the election under item (i)
19of subsection (d-15) of this Section) and has at least 10 years
20of service credit and is otherwise eligible under the
21requirements of the applicable Article may elect to receive
22the lower retirement annuity provided in subsection (d) of
23this Section.
24 (c-5) A person who first becomes a member or a participant
25subject to this Section on or after July 6, 2017 (the effective
26date of Public Act 100-23), notwithstanding any other

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1provision of this Code to the contrary, is entitled to a
2retirement annuity under Article 8 or Article 11 upon written
3application if he or she has attained age 65 and has at least
410 years of service credit and is otherwise eligible under the
5requirements of Article 8 or Article 11 of this Code,
6whichever is applicable.
7 (d) The retirement annuity of a member or participant who
8is retiring after attaining age 62 (age 60, with respect to
9service under Article 12 that is subject to this Section, for a
10member or participant under Article 12 who first becomes a
11member or participant under Article 12 on or after January 1,
122022 or who makes the election under item (i) of subsection
13(d-15) of this Section) with at least 10 years of service
14credit shall be reduced by one-half of 1% for each full month
15that the member's age is under age 67 (age 65, with respect to
16service under Article 12 that is subject to this Section, for a
17member or participant under Article 12 who first becomes a
18member or participant under Article 12 on or after January 1,
192022 or who makes the election under item (i) of subsection
20(d-15) of this Section).
21 (d-5) The retirement annuity payable under Article 8 or
22Article 11 to an eligible person subject to subsection (c-5)
23of this Section who is retiring at age 60 with at least 10
24years of service credit shall be reduced by one-half of 1% for
25each full month that the member's age is under age 65.
26 (d-10) Each person who first became a member or

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1participant under Article 8 or Article 11 of this Code on or
2after January 1, 2011 and prior to July 6, 2017 (the effective
3date of Public Act 100-23) shall make an irrevocable election
4either:
5 (i) to be eligible for the reduced retirement age
6 provided in subsections (c-5) and (d-5) of this Section,
7 the eligibility for which is conditioned upon the member
8 or participant agreeing to the increases in employee
9 contributions for age and service annuities provided in
10 subsection (a-5) of Section 8-174 of this Code (for
11 service under Article 8) or subsection (a-5) of Section
12 11-170 of this Code (for service under Article 11); or
13 (ii) to not agree to item (i) of this subsection
14 (d-10), in which case the member or participant shall
15 continue to be subject to the retirement age provisions in
16 subsections (c) and (d) of this Section and the employee
17 contributions for age and service annuity as provided in
18 subsection (a) of Section 8-174 of this Code (for service
19 under Article 8) or subsection (a) of Section 11-170 of
20 this Code (for service under Article 11).
21 The election provided for in this subsection shall be made
22between October 1, 2017 and November 15, 2017. A person
23subject to this subsection who makes the required election
24shall remain bound by that election. A person subject to this
25subsection who fails for any reason to make the required
26election within the time specified in this subsection shall be

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1deemed to have made the election under item (ii).
2 (d-15) Each person who first becomes a member or
3participant under Article 12 on or after January 1, 2011 and
4prior to January 1, 2022 shall make an irrevocable election
5either:
6 (i) to be eligible for the reduced retirement age
7 specified in subsections (c) and (d) of this Section, the
8 eligibility for which is conditioned upon the member or
9 participant agreeing to the increase in employee
10 contributions for service annuities specified in
11 subsection (b) of Section 12-150; or
12 (ii) to not agree to item (i) of this subsection
13 (d-15), in which case the member or participant shall not
14 be eligible for the reduced retirement age specified in
15 subsections (c) and (d) of this Section and shall not be
16 subject to the increase in employee contributions for
17 service annuities specified in subsection (b) of Section
18 12-150.
19 The election provided for in this subsection shall be made
20between January 1, 2022 and April 1, 2022. A person subject to
21this subsection who makes the required election shall remain
22bound by that election. A person subject to this subsection
23who fails for any reason to make the required election within
24the time specified in this subsection shall be deemed to have
25made the election under item (ii).
26 (e) Any retirement annuity or supplemental annuity shall

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1be subject to annual increases on the January 1 occurring
2either on or after the attainment of age 67 (age 65, with
3respect to service under Article 12 that is subject to this
4Section, for a member or participant under Article 12 who
5first becomes a member or participant under Article 12 on or
6after January 1, 2022 or who makes the election under item (i)
7of subsection (d-15); and beginning on July 6, 2017 (the
8effective date of Public Act 100-23), age 65 with respect to
9service under Article 8 or Article 11 for eligible persons
10who: (i) are subject to subsection (c-5) of this Section; or
11(ii) made the election under item (i) of subsection (d-10) of
12this Section) or the first anniversary of the annuity start
13date, whichever is later. Each annual increase shall be
14calculated at 3% or one-half the annual unadjusted percentage
15increase (but not less than zero) in the consumer price
16index-u for the 12 months ending with the September preceding
17each November 1, whichever is less, of the originally granted
18retirement annuity. If the annual unadjusted percentage change
19in the consumer price index-u for the 12 months ending with the
20September preceding each November 1 is zero or there is a
21decrease, then the annuity shall not be increased.
22 For the purposes of Section 1-103.1 of this Code, the
23changes made to this Section by Public Act 102-263 are
24applicable without regard to whether the employee was in
25active service on or after August 6, 2021 (the effective date
26of Public Act 102-263).

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1 For the purposes of Section 1-103.1 of this Code, the
2changes made to this Section by Public Act 100-23 are
3applicable without regard to whether the employee was in
4active service on or after July 6, 2017 (the effective date of
5Public Act 100-23).
6 (f) The initial survivor's or widow's annuity of an
7otherwise eligible survivor or widow of a retired member or
8participant who first became a member or participant on or
9after January 1, 2011 shall be in the amount of 66 2/3% of the
10retired member's or participant's retirement annuity at the
11date of death. In the case of the death of a member or
12participant who has not retired and who first became a member
13or participant on or after January 1, 2011, eligibility for a
14survivor's or widow's annuity shall be determined by the
15applicable Article of this Code. The initial benefit shall be
1666 2/3% of the earned annuity without a reduction due to age. A
17child's annuity of an otherwise eligible child shall be in the
18amount prescribed under each Article if applicable. Any
19survivor's or widow's annuity shall be increased (1) on each
20January 1 occurring on or after the commencement of the
21annuity if the deceased member died while receiving a
22retirement annuity or (2) in other cases, on each January 1
23occurring after the first anniversary of the commencement of
24the annuity. Each annual increase shall be calculated at 3% or
25one-half the annual unadjusted percentage increase (but not
26less than zero) in the consumer price index-u for the 12 months

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1ending with the September preceding each November 1, whichever
2is less, of the originally granted survivor's annuity. If the
3annual unadjusted percentage change in the consumer price
4index-u for the 12 months ending with the September preceding
5each November 1 is zero or there is a decrease, then the
6annuity shall not be increased.
7 (g) The benefits in Section 14-110 apply only if the
8person is a State policeman, a fire fighter in the fire
9protection service of a department, a conservation police
10officer, an investigator for the Secretary of State, an arson
11investigator, a Commerce Commission police officer,
12investigator for the Department of Revenue or the Illinois
13Gaming Board, a security employee of the Department of
14Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice, or a
15security employee of the Department of Innovation and
16Technology, as those terms are defined in subsection (b) and
17subsection (c) of Section 14-110. A person who meets the
18requirements of this Section is entitled to an annuity
19calculated under the provisions of Section 14-110, in lieu of
20the regular or minimum retirement annuity, only if the person
21has withdrawn from service with not less than 20 years of
22eligible creditable service and has attained age 60,
23regardless of whether the attainment of age 60 occurs while
24the person is still in service.
25 (g-1) The benefits in Section 14-110 apply if the person
26is an investigator for the Department of the Lottery, as that

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1term is defined in subsection (b) and subsection (c) of
2Section 14-110. A person who meets the requirements of this
3Section is entitled to an annuity calculated under the
4provisions of Section 14-110, in lieu of the regular or
5minimum retirement annuity, only if the person has withdrawn
6from service with not less than 20 years of eligible
7creditable service and has attained age 55, regardless of
8whether the attainment of age 55 occurs while the person is
9still in service.
10 (h) If a person who first becomes a member or a participant
11of a retirement system or pension fund subject to this Section
12on or after January 1, 2011 is receiving a retirement annuity
13or retirement pension under that system or fund and becomes a
14member or participant under any other system or fund created
15by this Code and is employed on a full-time basis, except for
16those members or participants exempted from the provisions of
17this Section under subsection (a) of this Section, then the
18person's retirement annuity or retirement pension under that
19system or fund shall be suspended during that employment. Upon
20termination of that employment, the person's retirement
21annuity or retirement pension payments shall resume and be
22recalculated if recalculation is provided for under the
23applicable Article of this Code.
24 If a person who first becomes a member of a retirement
25system or pension fund subject to this Section on or after
26January 1, 2012 and is receiving a retirement annuity or

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1retirement pension under that system or fund and accepts on a
2contractual basis a position to provide services to a
3governmental entity from which he or she has retired, then
4that person's annuity or retirement pension earned as an
5active employee of the employer shall be suspended during that
6contractual service. A person receiving an annuity or
7retirement pension under this Code shall notify the pension
8fund or retirement system from which he or she is receiving an
9annuity or retirement pension, as well as his or her
10contractual employer, of his or her retirement status before
11accepting contractual employment. A person who fails to submit
12such notification shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and
13required to pay a fine of $1,000. Upon termination of that
14contractual employment, the person's retirement annuity or
15retirement pension payments shall resume and, if appropriate,
16be recalculated under the applicable provisions of this Code.
17 (i) (Blank).
18 (j) In the case of a conflict between the provisions of
19this Section and any other provision of this Code, the
20provisions of this Section shall control.
21(Source: P.A. 101-610, eff. 1-1-20; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21;
22102-210, eff. 1-1-22; 102-263, eff. 8-6-21; 102-813, eff.
235-13-22.)
24 (Text of Section from P.A. 102-956)
25 Sec. 1-160. Provisions applicable to new hires.

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1 (a) The provisions of this Section apply to a person who,
2on or after January 1, 2011, first becomes a member or a
3participant under any reciprocal retirement system or pension
4fund established under this Code, other than a retirement
5system or pension fund established under Article 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
67, 15, or 18 of this Code, notwithstanding any other provision
7of this Code to the contrary, but do not apply to any
8self-managed plan established under this Code or to any
9participant of the retirement plan established under Section
1022-101; except that this Section applies to a person who
11elected to establish alternative credits by electing in
12writing after January 1, 2011, but before August 8, 2011,
13under Section 7-145.1 of this Code. Notwithstanding anything
14to the contrary in this Section, for purposes of this Section,
15a person who is a Tier 1 regular employee as defined in Section
167-109.4 of this Code or who participated in a retirement
17system under Article 15 prior to January 1, 2011 shall be
18deemed a person who first became a member or participant prior
19to January 1, 2011 under any retirement system or pension fund
20subject to this Section. The changes made to this Section by
21Public Act 98-596 are a clarification of existing law and are
22intended to be retroactive to January 1, 2011 (the effective
23date of Public Act 96-889), notwithstanding the provisions of
24Section 1-103.1 of this Code.
25 This Section does not apply to a person who first becomes a
26noncovered employee under Article 14 on or after the

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1implementation date of the plan created under Section 1-161
2for that Article, unless that person elects under subsection
3(b) of Section 1-161 to instead receive the benefits provided
4under this Section and the applicable provisions of that
5Article.
6 This Section does not apply to a person who first becomes a
7member or participant under Article 16 on or after the
8implementation date of the plan created under Section 1-161
9for that Article, unless that person elects under subsection
10(b) of Section 1-161 to instead receive the benefits provided
11under this Section and the applicable provisions of that
12Article.
13 This Section does not apply to a person who elects under
14subsection (c-5) of Section 1-161 to receive the benefits
15under Section 1-161.
16 This Section does not apply to a person who first becomes a
17member or participant of an affected pension fund on or after 6
18months after the resolution or ordinance date, as defined in
19Section 1-162, unless that person elects under subsection (c)
20of Section 1-162 to receive the benefits provided under this
21Section and the applicable provisions of the Article under
22which he or she is a member or participant.
23 (b) "Final average salary" means, except as otherwise
24provided in this subsection, the average monthly (or annual)
25salary obtained by dividing the total salary or earnings
26calculated under the Article applicable to the member or

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1participant during the 96 consecutive months (or 8 consecutive
2years) of service within the last 120 months (or 10 years) of
3service in which the total salary or earnings calculated under
4the applicable Article was the highest by the number of months
5(or years) of service in that period. For the purposes of a
6person who first becomes a member or participant of any
7retirement system or pension fund to which this Section
8applies on or after January 1, 2011, in this Code, "final
9average salary" shall be substituted for the following:
10 (1) (Blank).
11 (2) In Articles 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, "highest average
12 annual salary for any 4 consecutive years within the last
13 10 years of service immediately preceding the date of
14 withdrawal".
15 (3) In Article 13, "average final salary".
16 (4) In Article 14, "final average compensation".
17 (5) In Article 17, "average salary".
18 (6) In Section 22-207, "wages or salary received by
19 him at the date of retirement or discharge".
20 A member of the Teachers' Retirement System of the State
21of Illinois who retires on or after June 1, 2021 and for whom
22the 2020-2021 school year is used in the calculation of the
23member's final average salary shall use the higher of the
24following for the purpose of determining the member's final
25average salary:
26 (A) the amount otherwise calculated under the first

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1 paragraph of this subsection; or
2 (B) an amount calculated by the Teachers' Retirement
3 System of the State of Illinois using the average of the
4 monthly (or annual) salary obtained by dividing the total
5 salary or earnings calculated under Article 16 applicable
6 to the member or participant during the 96 months (or 8
7 years) of service within the last 120 months (or 10 years)
8 of service in which the total salary or earnings
9 calculated under the Article was the highest by the number
10 of months (or years) of service in that period.
11 (b-5) Beginning on January 1, 2011, for all purposes under
12this Code (including without limitation the calculation of
13benefits and employee contributions), the annual earnings,
14salary, or wages (based on the plan year) of a member or
15participant to whom this Section applies shall not exceed
16$106,800; however, that amount shall annually thereafter be
17increased by the lesser of (i) 3% of that amount, including all
18previous adjustments, or (ii) one-half the annual unadjusted
19percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the consumer
20price index-u for the 12 months ending with the September
21preceding each November 1, including all previous adjustments.
22 For the purposes of this Section, "consumer price index-u"
23means the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
24the United States Department of Labor that measures the
25average change in prices of goods and services purchased by
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11982-84 = 100. The new amount resulting from each annual
2adjustment shall be determined by the Public Pension Division
3of the Department of Insurance and made available to the
4boards of the retirement systems and pension funds by November
51 of each year.
6 (b-10) Beginning on January 1, 2024, for all purposes
7under this Code (including, without limitation, the
8calculation of benefits and employee contributions), the
9annual earnings, salary, or wages (based on the plan year) of a
10member or participant under Article 9 to whom this Section
11applies shall include an annual earnings, salary, or wage cap
12that tracks the Social Security wage base. Maximum annual
13earnings, wages, or salary shall be the annual contribution
14and benefit base established for the applicable year by the
15Commissioner of the Social Security Administration under the
16federal Social Security Act.
17 However, in no event shall the annual earnings, salary, or
18wages for the purposes of this Article and Article 9 exceed any
19limitation imposed on annual earnings, salary, or wages under
20Section 1-117. Under no circumstances shall the maximum amount
21of annual earnings, salary, or wages be greater than the
22amount set forth in this subsection (b-10) as a result of
23reciprocal service or any provisions regarding reciprocal
24services, nor shall the Fund under Article 9 be required to pay
25any refund as a result of the application of this maximum
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1 Nothing in this subsection (b-10) shall cause or otherwise
2result in any retroactive adjustment of any employee
3contributions. Nothing in this subsection (b-10) shall cause
4or otherwise result in any retroactive adjustment of
5disability or other payments made between January 1, 2011 and
6January 1, 2024.
7 (c) A member or participant is entitled to a retirement
8annuity upon written application if he or she has attained age
967 (age 65, with respect to service under Article 12 that is
10subject to this Section, for a member or participant under
11Article 12 who first becomes a member or participant under
12Article 12 on or after January 1, 2022 or who makes the
13election under item (i) of subsection (d-15) of this Section)
14and has at least 10 years of service credit and is otherwise
15eligible under the requirements of the applicable Article.
16 A member or participant who has attained age 62 (age 60,
17with respect to service under Article 12 that is subject to
18this Section, for a member or participant under Article 12 who
19first becomes a member or participant under Article 12 on or
20after January 1, 2022 or who makes the election under item (i)
21of subsection (d-15) of this Section) and has at least 10 years
22of service credit and is otherwise eligible under the
23requirements of the applicable Article may elect to receive
24the lower retirement annuity provided in subsection (d) of
25this Section.
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1subject to this Section on or after July 6, 2017 (the effective
2date of Public Act 100-23), notwithstanding any other
3provision of this Code to the contrary, is entitled to a
4retirement annuity under Article 8 or Article 11 upon written
5application if he or she has attained age 65 and has at least
610 years of service credit and is otherwise eligible under the
7requirements of Article 8 or Article 11 of this Code,
8whichever is applicable.
9 (d) The retirement annuity of a member or participant who
10is retiring after attaining age 62 (age 60, with respect to
11service under Article 12 that is subject to this Section, for a
12member or participant under Article 12 who first becomes a
13member or participant under Article 12 on or after January 1,
142022 or who makes the election under item (i) of subsection
15(d-15) of this Section) with at least 10 years of service
16credit shall be reduced by one-half of 1% for each full month
17that the member's age is under age 67 (age 65, with respect to
18service under Article 12 that is subject to this Section, for a
19member or participant under Article 12 who first becomes a
20member or participant under Article 12 on or after January 1,
212022 or who makes the election under item (i) of subsection
22(d-15) of this Section).
23 (d-5) The retirement annuity payable under Article 8 or
24Article 11 to an eligible person subject to subsection (c-5)
25of this Section who is retiring at age 60 with at least 10
26years of service credit shall be reduced by one-half of 1% for

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1each full month that the member's age is under age 65.
2 (d-10) Each person who first became a member or
3participant under Article 8 or Article 11 of this Code on or
4after January 1, 2011 and prior to July 6, 2017 (the effective
5date of Public Act 100-23) shall make an irrevocable election
6either:
7 (i) to be eligible for the reduced retirement age
8 provided in subsections (c-5) and (d-5) of this Section,
9 the eligibility for which is conditioned upon the member
10 or participant agreeing to the increases in employee
11 contributions for age and service annuities provided in
12 subsection (a-5) of Section 8-174 of this Code (for
13 service under Article 8) or subsection (a-5) of Section
14 11-170 of this Code (for service under Article 11); or
15 (ii) to not agree to item (i) of this subsection
16 (d-10), in which case the member or participant shall
17 continue to be subject to the retirement age provisions in
18 subsections (c) and (d) of this Section and the employee
19 contributions for age and service annuity as provided in
20 subsection (a) of Section 8-174 of this Code (for service
21 under Article 8) or subsection (a) of Section 11-170 of
22 this Code (for service under Article 11).
23 The election provided for in this subsection shall be made
24between October 1, 2017 and November 15, 2017. A person
25subject to this subsection who makes the required election
26shall remain bound by that election. A person subject to this

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1subsection who fails for any reason to make the required
2election within the time specified in this subsection shall be
3deemed to have made the election under item (ii).
4 (d-15) Each person who first becomes a member or
5participant under Article 12 on or after January 1, 2011 and
6prior to January 1, 2022 shall make an irrevocable election
7either:
8 (i) to be eligible for the reduced retirement age
9 specified in subsections (c) and (d) of this Section, the
10 eligibility for which is conditioned upon the member or
11 participant agreeing to the increase in employee
12 contributions for service annuities specified in
13 subsection (b) of Section 12-150; or
14 (ii) to not agree to item (i) of this subsection
15 (d-15), in which case the member or participant shall not
16 be eligible for the reduced retirement age specified in
17 subsections (c) and (d) of this Section and shall not be
18 subject to the increase in employee contributions for
19 service annuities specified in subsection (b) of Section
20 12-150.
21 The election provided for in this subsection shall be made
22between January 1, 2022 and April 1, 2022. A person subject to
23this subsection who makes the required election shall remain
24bound by that election. A person subject to this subsection
25who fails for any reason to make the required election within
26the time specified in this subsection shall be deemed to have

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1made the election under item (ii).
2 (e) Any retirement annuity or supplemental annuity shall
3be subject to annual increases on the January 1 occurring
4either on or after the attainment of age 67 (age 65, with
5respect to service under Article 12 that is subject to this
6Section, for a member or participant under Article 12 who
7first becomes a member or participant under Article 12 on or
8after January 1, 2022 or who makes the election under item (i)
9of subsection (d-15); and beginning on July 6, 2017 (the
10effective date of Public Act 100-23), age 65 with respect to
11service under Article 8 or Article 11 for eligible persons
12who: (i) are subject to subsection (c-5) of this Section; or
13(ii) made the election under item (i) of subsection (d-10) of
14this Section) or the first anniversary of the annuity start
15date, whichever is later. Each annual increase shall be
16calculated at 3% or one-half the annual unadjusted percentage
17increase (but not less than zero) in the consumer price
18index-u for the 12 months ending with the September preceding
19each November 1, whichever is less, of the originally granted
20retirement annuity. If the annual unadjusted percentage change
21in the consumer price index-u for the 12 months ending with the
22September preceding each November 1 is zero or there is a
23decrease, then the annuity shall not be increased.
24 For the purposes of Section 1-103.1 of this Code, the
25changes made to this Section by Public Act 102-263 are
26applicable without regard to whether the employee was in

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1active service on or after August 6, 2021 (the effective date
2of Public Act 102-263).
3 For the purposes of Section 1-103.1 of this Code, the
4changes made to this Section by Public Act 100-23 are
5applicable without regard to whether the employee was in
6active service on or after July 6, 2017 (the effective date of
7Public Act 100-23).
8 (f) The initial survivor's or widow's annuity of an
9otherwise eligible survivor or widow of a retired member or
10participant who first became a member or participant on or
11after January 1, 2011 shall be in the amount of 66 2/3% of the
12retired member's or participant's retirement annuity at the
13date of death. In the case of the death of a member or
14participant who has not retired and who first became a member
15or participant on or after January 1, 2011, eligibility for a
16survivor's or widow's annuity shall be determined by the
17applicable Article of this Code. The initial benefit shall be
1866 2/3% of the earned annuity without a reduction due to age. A
19child's annuity of an otherwise eligible child shall be in the
20amount prescribed under each Article if applicable. Any
21survivor's or widow's annuity shall be increased (1) on each
22January 1 occurring on or after the commencement of the
23annuity if the deceased member died while receiving a
24retirement annuity or (2) in other cases, on each January 1
25occurring after the first anniversary of the commencement of
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1one-half the annual unadjusted percentage increase (but not
2less than zero) in the consumer price index-u for the 12 months
3ending with the September preceding each November 1, whichever
4is less, of the originally granted survivor's annuity. If the
5annual unadjusted percentage change in the consumer price
6index-u for the 12 months ending with the September preceding
7each November 1 is zero or there is a decrease, then the
8annuity shall not be increased.
9 (g) The benefits in Section 14-110 apply only if the
10person is a State policeman, a fire fighter in the fire
11protection service of a department, a conservation police
12officer, an investigator for the Secretary of State, an
13investigator for the Office of the Attorney General, an arson
14investigator, a Commerce Commission police officer,
15investigator for the Department of Revenue or the Illinois
16Gaming Board, a security employee of the Department of
17Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice, or a
18security employee of the Department of Innovation and
19Technology, as those terms are defined in subsection (b) and
20subsection (c) of Section 14-110. A person who meets the
21requirements of this Section is entitled to an annuity
22calculated under the provisions of Section 14-110, in lieu of
23the regular or minimum retirement annuity, only if the person
24has withdrawn from service with not less than 20 years of
25eligible creditable service and has attained age 60,
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1the person is still in service.
2 (g-1) The benefits in Section 14-110 apply if the person
3is an investigator for the Department of the Lottery, as that
4term is defined in subsection (b) and subsection (c) of
5Section 14-110. A person who meets the requirements of this
6Section is entitled to an annuity calculated under the
7provisions of Section 14-110, in lieu of the regular or
8minimum retirement annuity, only if the person has withdrawn
9from service with not less than 20 years of eligible
10creditable service and has attained age 55, regardless of
11whether the attainment of age 55 occurs while the person is
12still in service.
13 (h) If a person who first becomes a member or a participant
14of a retirement system or pension fund subject to this Section
15on or after January 1, 2011 is receiving a retirement annuity
16or retirement pension under that system or fund and becomes a
17member or participant under any other system or fund created
18by this Code and is employed on a full-time basis, except for
19those members or participants exempted from the provisions of
20this Section under subsection (a) of this Section, then the
21person's retirement annuity or retirement pension under that
22system or fund shall be suspended during that employment. Upon
23termination of that employment, the person's retirement
24annuity or retirement pension payments shall resume and be
25recalculated if recalculation is provided for under the
26applicable Article of this Code.

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1 If a person who first becomes a member of a retirement
2system or pension fund subject to this Section on or after
3January 1, 2012 and is receiving a retirement annuity or
4retirement pension under that system or fund and accepts on a
5contractual basis a position to provide services to a
6governmental entity from which he or she has retired, then
7that person's annuity or retirement pension earned as an
8active employee of the employer shall be suspended during that
9contractual service. A person receiving an annuity or
10retirement pension under this Code shall notify the pension
11fund or retirement system from which he or she is receiving an
12annuity or retirement pension, as well as his or her
13contractual employer, of his or her retirement status before
14accepting contractual employment. A person who fails to submit
15such notification shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and
16required to pay a fine of $1,000. Upon termination of that
17contractual employment, the person's retirement annuity or
18retirement pension payments shall resume and, if appropriate,
19be recalculated under the applicable provisions of this Code.
20 (i) (Blank).
21 (j) In the case of a conflict between the provisions of
22this Section and any other provision of this Code, the
23provisions of this Section shall control.
24(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-210, eff. 1-1-22;
25102-263, eff. 8-6-21; 102-956, eff. 5-27-22; 103-529, eff.
268-11-23.)

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1 (40 ILCS 5/1-168 new)
2 Sec. 1-168. Deferred retirement option plan.
3 (a) In this Section:
4 "Applicable pension fund or retirement system" means the
5pension fund or retirement system established under Article 3,
64, 5, 6, 7, 9, 14, or 15 under which the eligible member or
7DROP member participates.
8 "Deferred retirement option plan" or "DROP" means the plan
9created under this Section that provides an alternative method
10of benefit accrual in the pension fund or retirement system.
11 "DROP member" means an eligible member who makes an
12election to participate in the DROP no later than January 1,
132029.
14 "Eligible member" means a participating member under a
15pension fund or retirement system established under Article 3,
164, 5, 6, 7, 9, 14, or 15 who, at the time of the member's
17election to participate in the DROP:
18 (1) is otherwise eligible to retire under the
19 applicable Article with a pension or annuity, as
20 determined by the retirement system or pension fund of
21 which the member is an active member at the time of the
22 election to participate in the DROP, under any of the
23 following provisions:
24 (A) Section 1-160 for service as a deputy sheriff
25 in the Cook County Police Department;

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1 (B) Section 3-111;
2 (C) Section 4-109;
3 (D) Section 5-132;
4 (E) Section 5-238;
5 (F) Section 6-128;
6 (G) Section 6-229;
7 (H) Section 7-142.1;
8 (I) Section 9-128.1;
9 (J) Section 14-110 for eligible creditable service
10 as a State policeman or a fire fighter in the fire
11 protection service of a department; or
12 (K) Rule 4 of Section 15-136 for service as a
13 police officer;
14 (2) is not in receipt of a disability benefit or
15 retirement annuity from the applicable retirement system
16 or pension fund at the time of his or her election to
17 participate in the DROP;
18 (3) is actively employed as a police officer,
19 firefighter, policeman, fireman, sheriff's law enforcement
20 employee, deputy sheriff in the Cook County Police
21 Department, State policeman, or fire fighter in the fire
22 protection service of a department, as described or
23 defined under the applicable Article; and
24 (4) is not subject to mandatory retirement under the
25 law and will not become subject to mandatory retirement
26 under the law during participation in the DROP.

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1 (b) The DROP shall be made available to eligible members
2no later than January 1, 2026.
3 (c) Eligible members must make their election to
4participate in the DROP in writing with the applicable pension
5fund or retirement system in a form acceptable to the
6applicable pension fund or retirement system. The applicable
7pension fund or retirement system must process the election
8and begin crediting an account on behalf of the DROP member as
9soon as is practicable after the election has been received.
10 At the time of or prior to electing to participate in the
11DROP, a member must, unless otherwise provided by law, make
12all other elections required to be made at or before the date
13of retirement, including, but not limited to, purchase of
14optional service, election of an accelerated pension benefit
15payment, or any other election identified by the retirement
16system or pension fund.
17 (d) An eligible member may participate in the DROP for a
18period not to exceed 5 years from the date of the eligible
19member's election.
20 (e) During the period of the DROP member's participation
21in the DROP, the applicable pension fund or retirement system
22shall transfer and credit into a notional account on behalf of
23the DROP member an amount equal to the monthly amount of
24retirement annuity the DROP member would otherwise be eligible
25to receive if the DROP member had retired on the date of the
26election under this Section. A DROP member who is entitled to a

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1benefit from a participating system under the Retirement
2Systems Reciprocal Act shall be eligible to have the benefit
3the DROP member would have otherwise been eligible to receive
4if the DROP member retired on the date of the election under
5this Section deposited with the applicable pension fund or
6retirement system in the DROP member's DROP account and
7administered in a manner consistent with the requirements of
8this Section. The applicable pension fund or retirement system
9shall deduct any amounts required to be deducted under State
10or federal law, including, but not limited to, payments
11required under a Qualified Illinois Domestic Relations Order
12under Section 1-119. Any automatic annual increases that would
13have otherwise been applied to the DROP member's benefit if
14the DROP member had elected to retire instead of participate
15in the DROP shall accrue to the DROP member's monthly payment
16placed into the account prior to the expiration of the DROP and
17shall otherwise apply to the DROP member's annuity upon
18expiration of the DROP. The account shall be held on behalf of
19the DROP member.
20 (f) DROP members shall make contributions to the
21applicable pension fund or retirement system during their
22participation in the DROP in an amount equal to the employee
23contributions under the applicable Article that would
24otherwise be required if the DROP member were an active
25participant of the applicable pension fund or retirement
26system. Those amounts shall be credited to the member's DROP

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1account, minus any administrative costs determined by the
2pension fund or retirement system to be attributable to the
3administration of the DROP benefits experienced by the
4applicable pension fund or retirement system.
5 (g) The amounts credited to the DROP account shall be held
6in notional accounts by the applicable pension fund or
7retirement system. The amounts in the DROP account shall
8accrue interest based on the actual rate of return on
9investment experienced by the applicable pension fund or
10retirement system, as determined annually by the applicable
11pension fund or retirement system. If, in any year, the actual
12rate of return on investment experienced by the applicable
13pension fund or retirement system is less than zero, the
14interest accrual for that year shall be zero. The applicable
15pension fund or retirement system shall reduce the amounts in
16the DROP account on a schedule set by the applicable pension
17fund or retirement system to cover all of the administrative
18costs of the applicable pension fund or retirement system that
19are deemed to be attributable to the administration of the
20DROP account and any duties required under this Section.
21 (h) Upon expiration or termination of the DROP member's
22participation in the DROP, the account balance shall be paid
23to the DROP member as a lump sum. The applicable pension fund
24or retirement system shall provide options for the transfer of
25the account consistent with its fiduciary duty and any
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1of a DROP member's participation in the DROP may not occur
2after January 1, 2034.
3 (i) The DROP election is irrevocable, and the DROP member
4may not, except as otherwise provided in this Section, access
5the account prior to the date established as the last day of
6the DROP when the DROP member made the initial election to
7participate in the DROP. The DROP member must terminate
8employment with the employer upon expiration of his or her
9participation in the DROP. The DROP member's participation in
10the DROP shall terminate prior to the expiration date:
11 (1) if the DROP member terminates employment with the
12 employer prior to the expiration of the designated DROP
13 period;
14 (2) if the DROP member becomes eligible for and begins
15 collecting a disability benefit from the pension fund or
16 retirement system; or
17 (3) upon the death of the DROP member.
18 Upon termination from the DROP, the member shall commence
19his or her retirement annuity from the pension fund or
20retirement system. After termination or expiration of a
21member's participation in the DROP, the member may not
22participate in employment in any way that would require the
23member to become an active contributing member of the
24retirement system or pension fund.
25 The applicable pension fund or retirement system may allow
26for the payment of the balance of the DROP account prior to the

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1last date of participation in the DROP established by the DROP
2member when the DROP member made the initial election to
3participate in the DROP if (i) the member's participation in
4the DROP terminated and (ii) the applicable pension fund or
5retirement system determines the DROP member should have
6access to the DROP account balance due to hardship or
7necessity as determined by the applicable pension fund or
8retirement system.
9 (j) A DROP member shall be considered in active service
10for purposes of eligibility for death and disability benefits
11and access to any health care benefits provided for by the
12employer and shall retain all rights of employment as
13established under the DROP member's collective bargaining
14agreement.
15 The DROP member shall not accrue additional service credit
16in the pension fund or retirement system while participating
17in the DROP, regardless of any service accruals, future pay
18increases, active cost of living adjustments, or promotions.
19Additionally, the DROP member shall not be eligible to
20purchase any optional service credit or to repay any refunds.
21 Eligibility for a surviving spouse benefit shall be
22determined at the time of the DROP election.
23 Any amounts due to an alternate payee under a Qualified
24Illinois Domestic Relations Order under Section 1-119 shall be
25calculated at the time of the DROP election and such amounts
26shall be payable at the time of election.

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1 If the DROP member's designated beneficiary predeceases
2the DROP member and the DROP member dies before designating a
3new beneficiary, the DROP member's DROP account shall be paid
4to the DROP member's estate.
5 When determining if a member is owed a refund of
6contributions due to the member's death prior to collecting an
7amount equal to or greater than the member's contributions,
8the proceeds of the DROP account shall be considered part of
9the total payment made to the member or the member's estate.
10 (k) It is intended that the DROP shall not jeopardize the
11tax qualified status of the pension fund or retirement system.
12The pension fund or retirement system shall have the authority
13to adopt rules necessary or appropriate for the DROP to
14maintain compliance with applicable federal laws and
15regulations. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code,
16all benefits provided under the DROP shall be subject to the
17requirements and limits of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
18as amended.
19 (l) Each applicable pension fund or retirement system
20shall be the administrator of the DROP plan created in this
21Section. The administration shall be subject to any applicable
22laws, and the pension fund or retirement system shall
23administer the program in the best interest of the DROP
24members in a way that a prudent person in a similar
25circumstance would.

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1 (40 ILCS 5/3-144.3 new)
2 Sec. 3-144.3. Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. The
3Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act, Article 20 of this Code, is
4adopted and made a part of this Article, but only with respect
5to a person who, on or after the effective date of this
6amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, is entitled
7under this Article or through a participating system under the
8Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act, as defined in Section
920-108, to begin receiving a retirement annuity or survivor's
10annuity (as those terms are defined in Article 20) and who
11elects to proceed under the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act.
12 (40 ILCS 5/4-138.15 new)
13 Sec. 4-138.15. Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. The
14Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act, Article 20 of this Code, is
15adopted and made a part of this Article, but only with respect
16to a person who, on or after the effective date of this
17amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, is entitled
18under this Article or through a participating system under the
19Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act, as defined in Section
2020-108, to begin receiving a retirement annuity or survivor's
21annuity (as those terms are defined in Article 20) and who
22elects to proceed under the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act.
23 (40 ILCS 5/5-240 new)
24 Sec. 5-240. Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. The

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1Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act, Article 20 of this Code, is
2adopted and made a part of this Article, but only with respect
3to a person who, on or after the effective date of this
4amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, is entitled
5under this Article or through a participating system under the
6Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act, as defined in Section
720-108, to begin receiving a retirement annuity or survivor's
8annuity (as those terms are defined in Article 20) and who
9elects to proceed under the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act.
10 (40 ILCS 5/6-232 new)
11 Sec. 6-232. Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. The
12Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act, Article 20 of this Code, is
13adopted and made a part of this Article, but only with respect
14to a person who, on or after the effective date of this
15amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, is entitled
16under this Article or through a participating system under the
17Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act, as defined in Section
1820-108, to begin receiving a retirement annuity or survivor's
19annuity (as those terms are defined in Article 20) and who
20elects to proceed under the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act.
21 (40 ILCS 5/14-110) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-110)
22 (Text of Section from P.A. 102-813 and 103-34)
23 Sec. 14-110. Alternative retirement annuity.
24 (a) Any member who has withdrawn from service with not

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1less than 20 years of eligible creditable service and has
2attained age 55, and any member who has withdrawn from service
3with not less than 25 years of eligible creditable service and
4has attained age 50, regardless of whether the attainment of
5either of the specified ages occurs while the member is still
6in service, shall be entitled to receive at the option of the
7member, in lieu of the regular or minimum retirement annuity,
8a retirement annuity computed as follows:
9 (i) for periods of service as a noncovered employee:
10 if retirement occurs on or after January 1, 2001, 3% of
11 final average compensation for each year of creditable
12 service; if retirement occurs before January 1, 2001, 2
13 1/4% of final average compensation for each of the first
14 10 years of creditable service, 2 1/2% for each year above
15 10 years to and including 20 years of creditable service,
16 and 2 3/4% for each year of creditable service above 20
17 years; and
18 (ii) for periods of eligible creditable service as a
19 covered employee: if retirement occurs on or after January
20 1, 2001, 2.5% of final average compensation for each year
21 of creditable service; if retirement occurs before January
22 1, 2001, 1.67% of final average compensation for each of
23 the first 10 years of such service, 1.90% for each of the
24 next 10 years of such service, 2.10% for each year of such
25 service in excess of 20 but not exceeding 30, and 2.30% for
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1 Such annuity shall be subject to a maximum of 75% of final
2average compensation if retirement occurs before January 1,
32001 or to a maximum of 80% of final average compensation if
4retirement occurs on or after January 1, 2001.
5 These rates shall not be applicable to any service
6performed by a member as a covered employee which is not
7eligible creditable service. Service as a covered employee
8which is not eligible creditable service shall be subject to
9the rates and provisions of Section 14-108.
10 (b) For the purpose of this Section, "eligible creditable
11service" means creditable service resulting from service in
12one or more of the following positions:
13 (1) State policeman;
14 (2) fire fighter in the fire protection service of a
15 department;
16 (3) air pilot;
17 (4) special agent;
18 (5) investigator for the Secretary of State;
19 (6) conservation police officer;
20 (7) investigator for the Department of Revenue or the
21 Illinois Gaming Board;
22 (8) security employee of the Department of Human
23 Services;
24 (9) Central Management Services security police
25 officer;
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1 Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice;
2 (11) dangerous drugs investigator;
3 (12) investigator for the Illinois State Police;
4 (13) investigator for the Office of the Attorney
5 General;
6 (14) controlled substance inspector;
7 (15) investigator for the Office of the State's
8 Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor;
9 (16) Commerce Commission police officer;
10 (17) arson investigator;
11 (18) State highway maintenance worker;
12 (19) security employee of the Department of Innovation
13 and Technology; or
14 (20) transferred employee; or .
15 (21) investigator for the Department of the Lottery.
16 A person employed in one of the positions specified in
17this subsection is entitled to eligible creditable service for
18service credit earned under this Article while undergoing the
19basic police training course approved by the Illinois Law
20Enforcement Training Standards Board, if completion of that
21training is required of persons serving in that position. For
22the purposes of this Code, service during the required basic
23police training course shall be deemed performance of the
24duties of the specified position, even though the person is
25not a sworn peace officer at the time of the training.
26 A person under paragraph (20) is entitled to eligible

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1creditable service for service credit earned under this
2Article on and after his or her transfer by Executive Order No.
32003-10, Executive Order No. 2004-2, or Executive Order No.
42016-1.
5 (c) For the purposes of this Section:
6 (1) The term "State policeman" includes any title or
7 position in the Illinois State Police that is held by an
8 individual employed under the Illinois State Police Act.
9 (2) The term "fire fighter in the fire protection
10 service of a department" includes all officers in such
11 fire protection service including fire chiefs and
12 assistant fire chiefs.
13 (3) The term "air pilot" includes any employee whose
14 official job description on file in the Department of
15 Central Management Services, or in the department by which
16 he is employed if that department is not covered by the
17 Personnel Code, states that his principal duty is the
18 operation of aircraft, and who possesses a pilot's
19 license; however, the change in this definition made by
20 Public Act 83-842 shall not operate to exclude any
21 noncovered employee who was an "air pilot" for the
22 purposes of this Section on January 1, 1984.
23 (4) The term "special agent" means any person who by
24 reason of employment by the Division of Narcotic Control,
25 the Bureau of Investigation or, after July 1, 1977, the
26 Division of Criminal Investigation, the Division of

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1 Internal Investigation, the Division of Operations, the
2 Division of Patrol, or any other Division or
3 organizational entity in the Illinois State Police is
4 vested by law with duties to maintain public order,
5 investigate violations of the criminal law of this State,
6 enforce the laws of this State, make arrests and recover
7 property. The term "special agent" includes any title or
8 position in the Illinois State Police that is held by an
9 individual employed under the Illinois State Police Act.
10 (5) The term "investigator for the Secretary of State"
11 means any person employed by the Office of the Secretary
12 of State and vested with such investigative duties as
13 render him ineligible for coverage under the Social
14 Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
15 218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act.
16 A person who became employed as an investigator for
17 the Secretary of State between January 1, 1967 and
18 December 31, 1975, and who has served as such until
19 attainment of age 60, either continuously or with a single
20 break in service of not more than 3 years duration, which
21 break terminated before January 1, 1976, shall be entitled
22 to have his retirement annuity calculated in accordance
23 with subsection (a), notwithstanding that he has less than
24 20 years of credit for such service.
25 (6) The term "Conservation Police Officer" means any
26 person employed by the Division of Law Enforcement of the

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1 Department of Natural Resources and vested with such law
2 enforcement duties as render him ineligible for coverage
3 under the Social Security Act by reason of Sections
4 218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D), and 218(l)(1) of that Act. The
5 term "Conservation Police Officer" includes the positions
6 of Chief Conservation Police Administrator and Assistant
7 Conservation Police Administrator.
8 (7) The term "investigator for the Department of
9 Revenue" means any person employed by the Department of
10 Revenue and vested with such investigative duties as
11 render him ineligible for coverage under the Social
12 Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
13 218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act.
14 The term "investigator for the Illinois Gaming Board"
15 means any person employed as such by the Illinois Gaming
16 Board and vested with such peace officer duties as render
17 the person ineligible for coverage under the Social
18 Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
19 218(d)(8)(D), and 218(l)(1) of that Act.
20 (8) The term "security employee of the Department of
21 Human Services" means any person employed by the
22 Department of Human Services who (i) is employed at the
23 Chester Mental Health Center and has daily contact with
24 the residents thereof, (ii) is employed within a security
25 unit at a facility operated by the Department and has
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1 (iii) is employed at a facility operated by the Department
2 that includes a security unit and is regularly scheduled
3 to work at least 50% of his or her working hours within
4 that security unit, or (iv) is a mental health police
5 officer. "Mental health police officer" means any person
6 employed by the Department of Human Services in a position
7 pertaining to the Department's mental health and
8 developmental disabilities functions who is vested with
9 such law enforcement duties as render the person
10 ineligible for coverage under the Social Security Act by
11 reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D) and
12 218(l)(1) of that Act. "Security unit" means that portion
13 of a facility that is devoted to the care, containment,
14 and treatment of persons committed to the Department of
15 Human Services as sexually violent persons, persons unfit
16 to stand trial, or persons not guilty by reason of
17 insanity. With respect to past employment, references to
18 the Department of Human Services include its predecessor,
19 the Department of Mental Health and Developmental
20 Disabilities.
21 The changes made to this subdivision (c)(8) by Public
22 Act 92-14 apply to persons who retire on or after January
23 1, 2001, notwithstanding Section 1-103.1.
24 (9) "Central Management Services security police
25 officer" means any person employed by the Department of
26 Central Management Services who is vested with such law

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1 enforcement duties as render him ineligible for coverage
2 under the Social Security Act by reason of Sections
3 218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act.
4 (10) For a member who first became an employee under
5 this Article before July 1, 2005, the term "security
6 employee of the Department of Corrections or the
7 Department of Juvenile Justice" means any employee of the
8 Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile
9 Justice or the former Department of Personnel, and any
10 member or employee of the Prisoner Review Board, who has
11 daily contact with inmates or youth by working within a
12 correctional facility or Juvenile facility operated by the
13 Department of Juvenile Justice or who is a parole officer
14 or an employee who has direct contact with committed
15 persons in the performance of his or her job duties. For a
16 member who first becomes an employee under this Article on
17 or after July 1, 2005, the term means an employee of the
18 Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile
19 Justice who is any of the following: (i) officially
20 headquartered at a correctional facility or Juvenile
21 facility operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice,
22 (ii) a parole officer, (iii) a member of the apprehension
23 unit, (iv) a member of the intelligence unit, (v) a member
24 of the sort team, or (vi) an investigator.
25 (11) The term "dangerous drugs investigator" means any
26 person who is employed as such by the Department of Human

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1 Services.
2 (12) The term "investigator for the Illinois State
3 Police" means a person employed by the Illinois State
4 Police who is vested under Section 4 of the Narcotic
5 Control Division Abolition Act with such law enforcement
6 powers as render him ineligible for coverage under the
7 Social Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
8 218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act.
9 (13) "Investigator for the Office of the Attorney
10 General" means any person who is employed as such by the
11 Office of the Attorney General and is vested with such
12 investigative duties as render him ineligible for coverage
13 under the Social Security Act by reason of Sections
14 218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act. For
15 the period before January 1, 1989, the term includes all
16 persons who were employed as investigators by the Office
17 of the Attorney General, without regard to social security
18 status.
19 (14) "Controlled substance inspector" means any person
20 who is employed as such by the Department of Professional
21 Regulation and is vested with such law enforcement duties
22 as render him ineligible for coverage under the Social
23 Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
24 218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act. The term
25 "controlled substance inspector" includes the Program
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1 Executive of Enforcement.
2 (15) The term "investigator for the Office of the
3 State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor" means a person
4 employed in that capacity on a full-time basis under the
5 authority of Section 7.06 of the State's Attorneys
6 Appellate Prosecutor's Act.
7 (16) "Commerce Commission police officer" means any
8 person employed by the Illinois Commerce Commission who is
9 vested with such law enforcement duties as render him
10 ineligible for coverage under the Social Security Act by
11 reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D), and
12 218(l)(1) of that Act.
13 (17) "Arson investigator" means any person who is
14 employed as such by the Office of the State Fire Marshal
15 and is vested with such law enforcement duties as render
16 the person ineligible for coverage under the Social
17 Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
18 218(d)(8)(D), and 218(l)(1) of that Act. A person who was
19 employed as an arson investigator on January 1, 1995 and
20 is no longer in service but not yet receiving a retirement
21 annuity may convert his or her creditable service for
22 employment as an arson investigator into eligible
23 creditable service by paying to the System the difference
24 between the employee contributions actually paid for that
25 service and the amounts that would have been contributed
26 if the applicant were contributing at the rate applicable

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1 to persons with the same social security status earning
2 eligible creditable service on the date of application.
3 (18) The term "State highway maintenance worker" means
4 a person who is either of the following:
5 (i) A person employed on a full-time basis by the
6 Illinois Department of Transportation in the position
7 of highway maintainer, highway maintenance lead
8 worker, highway maintenance lead/lead worker, heavy
9 construction equipment operator, power shovel
10 operator, or bridge mechanic; and whose principal
11 responsibility is to perform, on the roadway, the
12 actual maintenance necessary to keep the highways that
13 form a part of the State highway system in serviceable
14 condition for vehicular traffic.
15 (ii) A person employed on a full-time basis by the
16 Illinois State Toll Highway Authority in the position
17 of equipment operator/laborer H-4, equipment
18 operator/laborer H-6, welder H-4, welder H-6,
19 mechanical/electrical H-4, mechanical/electrical H-6,
20 water/sewer H-4, water/sewer H-6, sign maker/hanger
21 H-4, sign maker/hanger H-6, roadway lighting H-4,
22 roadway lighting H-6, structural H-4, structural H-6,
23 painter H-4, or painter H-6; and whose principal
24 responsibility is to perform, on the roadway, the
25 actual maintenance necessary to keep the Authority's
26 tollways in serviceable condition for vehicular

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1 traffic.
2 (19) The term "security employee of the Department of
3 Innovation and Technology" means a person who was a
4 security employee of the Department of Corrections or the
5 Department of Juvenile Justice, was transferred to the
6 Department of Innovation and Technology pursuant to
7 Executive Order 2016-01, and continues to perform similar
8 job functions under that Department.
9 (20) "Transferred employee" means an employee who was
10 transferred to the Department of Central Management
11 Services by Executive Order No. 2003-10 or Executive Order
12 No. 2004-2 or transferred to the Department of Innovation
13 and Technology by Executive Order No. 2016-1, or both, and
14 was entitled to eligible creditable service for services
15 immediately preceding the transfer.
16 (21) "Investigator for the Department of the Lottery"
17 means any person who is employed by the Department of the
18 Lottery and is vested with such investigative duties which
19 render him or her ineligible for coverage under the Social
20 Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
21 218(d)(8)(D), and 218(l)(1) of that Act. An investigator
22 for the Department of the Lottery who qualifies under this
23 Section shall earn eligible creditable service and be
24 required to make contributions at the rate specified in
25 paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14-133 for all
26 periods of service as an investigator for the Department

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1 of the Lottery.
2 (d) A security employee of the Department of Corrections
3or the Department of Juvenile Justice, a security employee of
4the Department of Human Services who is not a mental health
5police officer, and a security employee of the Department of
6Innovation and Technology shall not be eligible for the
7alternative retirement annuity provided by this Section unless
8he or she meets the following minimum age and service
9requirements at the time of retirement:
10 (i) 25 years of eligible creditable service and age
11 55; or
12 (ii) beginning January 1, 1987, 25 years of eligible
13 creditable service and age 54, or 24 years of eligible
14 creditable service and age 55; or
15 (iii) beginning January 1, 1988, 25 years of eligible
16 creditable service and age 53, or 23 years of eligible
17 creditable service and age 55; or
18 (iv) beginning January 1, 1989, 25 years of eligible
19 creditable service and age 52, or 22 years of eligible
20 creditable service and age 55; or
21 (v) beginning January 1, 1990, 25 years of eligible
22 creditable service and age 51, or 21 years of eligible
23 creditable service and age 55; or
24 (vi) beginning January 1, 1991, 25 years of eligible
25 creditable service and age 50, or 20 years of eligible
26 creditable service and age 55.

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1 Persons who have service credit under Article 16 of this
2Code for service as a security employee of the Department of
3Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice, or the
4Department of Human Services in a position requiring
5certification as a teacher may count such service toward
6establishing their eligibility under the service requirements
7of this Section; but such service may be used only for
8establishing such eligibility, and not for the purpose of
9increasing or calculating any benefit.
10 (e) If a member enters military service while working in a
11position in which eligible creditable service may be earned,
12and returns to State service in the same or another such
13position, and fulfills in all other respects the conditions
14prescribed in this Article for credit for military service,
15such military service shall be credited as eligible creditable
16service for the purposes of the retirement annuity prescribed
17in this Section.
18 (f) For purposes of calculating retirement annuities under
19this Section, periods of service rendered after December 31,
201968 and before October 1, 1975 as a covered employee in the
21position of special agent, conservation police officer, mental
22health police officer, or investigator for the Secretary of
23State, shall be deemed to have been service as a noncovered
24employee, provided that the employee pays to the System prior
25to retirement an amount equal to (1) the difference between
26the employee contributions that would have been required for

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1such service as a noncovered employee, and the amount of
2employee contributions actually paid, plus (2) if payment is
3made after July 31, 1987, regular interest on the amount
4specified in item (1) from the date of service to the date of
5payment.
6 For purposes of calculating retirement annuities under
7this Section, periods of service rendered after December 31,
81968 and before January 1, 1982 as a covered employee in the
9position of investigator for the Department of Revenue shall
10be deemed to have been service as a noncovered employee,
11provided that the employee pays to the System prior to
12retirement an amount equal to (1) the difference between the
13employee contributions that would have been required for such
14service as a noncovered employee, and the amount of employee
15contributions actually paid, plus (2) if payment is made after
16January 1, 1990, regular interest on the amount specified in
17item (1) from the date of service to the date of payment.
18 (g) A State policeman may elect, not later than January 1,
191990, to establish eligible creditable service for up to 10
20years of his service as a policeman under Article 3, by filing
21a written election with the Board, accompanied by payment of
22an amount to be determined by the Board, equal to (i) the
23difference between the amount of employee and employer
24contributions transferred to the System under Section 3-110.5,
25and the amounts that would have been contributed had such
26contributions been made at the rates applicable to State

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1policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon at the effective rate
2for each year, compounded annually, from the date of service
3to the date of payment.
4 Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
5policeman may elect, not later than July 1, 1993, to establish
6eligible creditable service for up to 10 years of his service
7as a member of the County Police Department under Article 9, by
8filing a written election with the Board, accompanied by
9payment of an amount to be determined by the Board, equal to
10(i) the difference between the amount of employee and employer
11contributions transferred to the System under Section 9-121.10
12and the amounts that would have been contributed had those
13contributions been made at the rates applicable to State
14policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon at the effective rate
15for each year, compounded annually, from the date of service
16to the date of payment.
17 (h) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
18policeman or investigator for the Secretary of State may elect
19to establish eligible creditable service for up to 12 years of
20his service as a policeman under Article 5, by filing a written
21election with the Board on or before January 31, 1992, and
22paying to the System by January 31, 1994 an amount to be
23determined by the Board, equal to (i) the difference between
24the amount of employee and employer contributions transferred
25to the System under Section 5-236, and the amounts that would
26have been contributed had such contributions been made at the

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1rates applicable to State policemen, plus (ii) interest
2thereon at the effective rate for each year, compounded
3annually, from the date of service to the date of payment.
4 Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
5policeman, conservation police officer, or investigator for
6the Secretary of State may elect to establish eligible
7creditable service for up to 10 years of service as a sheriff's
8law enforcement employee under Article 7, by filing a written
9election with the Board on or before January 31, 1993, and
10paying to the System by January 31, 1994 an amount to be
11determined by the Board, equal to (i) the difference between
12the amount of employee and employer contributions transferred
13to the System under Section 7-139.7, and the amounts that
14would have been contributed had such contributions been made
15at the rates applicable to State policemen, plus (ii) interest
16thereon at the effective rate for each year, compounded
17annually, from the date of service to the date of payment.
18 Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
19policeman, conservation police officer, or investigator for
20the Secretary of State may elect to establish eligible
21creditable service for up to 5 years of service as a police
22officer under Article 3, a policeman under Article 5, a
23sheriff's law enforcement employee under Article 7, a member
24of the county police department under Article 9, or a police
25officer under Article 15 by filing a written election with the
26Board and paying to the System an amount to be determined by

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1the Board, equal to (i) the difference between the amount of
2employee and employer contributions transferred to the System
3under Section 3-110.6, 5-236, 7-139.8, 9-121.10, or 15-134.4
4and the amounts that would have been contributed had such
5contributions been made at the rates applicable to State
6policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon at the effective rate
7for each year, compounded annually, from the date of service
8to the date of payment.
9 Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), an
10investigator for the Office of the Attorney General, or an
11investigator for the Department of Revenue, may elect to
12establish eligible creditable service for up to 5 years of
13service as a police officer under Article 3, a policeman under
14Article 5, a sheriff's law enforcement employee under Article
157, or a member of the county police department under Article 9
16by filing a written election with the Board within 6 months
17after August 25, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act
1896-745) and paying to the System an amount to be determined by
19the Board, equal to (i) the difference between the amount of
20employee and employer contributions transferred to the System
21under Section 3-110.6, 5-236, 7-139.8, or 9-121.10 and the
22amounts that would have been contributed had such
23contributions been made at the rates applicable to State
24policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon at the actuarially
25assumed rate for each year, compounded annually, from the date
26of service to the date of payment.

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1 Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
2policeman, conservation police officer, investigator for the
3Office of the Attorney General, an investigator for the
4Department of Revenue, or investigator for the Secretary of
5State may elect to establish eligible creditable service for
6up to 5 years of service as a person employed by a
7participating municipality to perform police duties, or law
8enforcement officer employed on a full-time basis by a forest
9preserve district under Article 7, a county corrections
10officer, or a court services officer under Article 9, by
11filing a written election with the Board within 6 months after
12August 25, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 96-745) and
13paying to the System an amount to be determined by the Board,
14equal to (i) the difference between the amount of employee and
15employer contributions transferred to the System under
16Sections 7-139.8 and 9-121.10 and the amounts that would have
17been contributed had such contributions been made at the rates
18applicable to State policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon at
19the actuarially assumed rate for each year, compounded
20annually, from the date of service to the date of payment.
21 Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
22policeman, arson investigator, or Commerce Commission police
23officer may elect to establish eligible creditable service for
24up to 5 years of service as a person employed by a
25participating municipality to perform police duties under
26Article 7, a county corrections officer, a court services

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1officer under Article 9, or a firefighter under Article 4 by
2filing a written election with the Board within 6 months after
3July 30, 2021 (the effective date of Public Act 102-210) and
4paying to the System an amount to be determined by the Board
5equal to (i) the difference between the amount of employee and
6employer contributions transferred to the System under
7Sections 4-108.8, 7-139.8, and 9-121.10 and the amounts that
8would have been contributed had such contributions been made
9at the rates applicable to State policemen, plus (ii) interest
10thereon at the actuarially assumed rate for each year,
11compounded annually, from the date of service to the date of
12payment.
13 Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a
14conservation police officer may elect to establish eligible
15creditable service for up to 5 years of service as a person
16employed by a participating municipality to perform police
17duties under Article 7, a county corrections officer, or a
18court services officer under Article 9 by filing a written
19election with the Board within 6 months after July 30, 2021
20(the effective date of Public Act 102-210) and paying to the
21System an amount to be determined by the Board equal to (i) the
22difference between the amount of employee and employer
23contributions transferred to the System under Sections 7-139.8
24and 9-121.10 and the amounts that would have been contributed
25had such contributions been made at the rates applicable to
26State policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon at the actuarially

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1assumed rate for each year, compounded annually, from the date
2of service to the date of payment.
3 Notwithstanding the limitation in subsection (i), a State
4policeman or conservation police officer may elect to convert
5service credit earned under this Article to eligible
6creditable service, as defined by this Section, by filing a
7written election with the board within 6 months after July 30,
82021 (the effective date of Public Act 102-210) and paying to
9the System an amount to be determined by the Board equal to (i)
10the difference between the amount of employee contributions
11originally paid for that service and the amounts that would
12have been contributed had such contributions been made at the
13rates applicable to State policemen, plus (ii) the difference
14between the employer's normal cost of the credit prior to the
15conversion authorized by Public Act 102-210 and the employer's
16normal cost of the credit converted in accordance with Public
17Act 102-210, plus (iii) interest thereon at the actuarially
18assumed rate for each year, compounded annually, from the date
19of service to the date of payment.
20 (i) The total amount of eligible creditable service
21established by any person under subsections (g), (h), (j),
22(k), (l), (l-5), and (o) of this Section shall not exceed 12
23years.
24 (j) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), an
25investigator for the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate
26Prosecutor or a controlled substance inspector may elect to

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1establish eligible creditable service for up to 10 years of
2his service as a policeman under Article 3 or a sheriff's law
3enforcement employee under Article 7, by filing a written
4election with the Board, accompanied by payment of an amount
5to be determined by the Board, equal to (1) the difference
6between the amount of employee and employer contributions
7transferred to the System under Section 3-110.6 or 7-139.8,
8and the amounts that would have been contributed had such
9contributions been made at the rates applicable to State
10policemen, plus (2) interest thereon at the effective rate for
11each year, compounded annually, from the date of service to
12the date of payment.
13 (k) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i) of this
14Section, an alternative formula employee may elect to
15establish eligible creditable service for periods spent as a
16full-time law enforcement officer or full-time corrections
17officer employed by the federal government or by a state or
18local government located outside of Illinois, for which credit
19is not held in any other public employee pension fund or
20retirement system. To obtain this credit, the applicant must
21file a written application with the Board by March 31, 1998,
22accompanied by evidence of eligibility acceptable to the Board
23and payment of an amount to be determined by the Board, equal
24to (1) employee contributions for the credit being
25established, based upon the applicant's salary on the first
26day as an alternative formula employee after the employment

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1for which credit is being established and the rates then
2applicable to alternative formula employees, plus (2) an
3amount determined by the Board to be the employer's normal
4cost of the benefits accrued for the credit being established,
5plus (3) regular interest on the amounts in items (1) and (2)
6from the first day as an alternative formula employee after
7the employment for which credit is being established to the
8date of payment.
9 (l) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a
10security employee of the Department of Corrections may elect,
11not later than July 1, 1998, to establish eligible creditable
12service for up to 10 years of his or her service as a policeman
13under Article 3, by filing a written election with the Board,
14accompanied by payment of an amount to be determined by the
15Board, equal to (i) the difference between the amount of
16employee and employer contributions transferred to the System
17under Section 3-110.5, and the amounts that would have been
18contributed had such contributions been made at the rates
19applicable to security employees of the Department of
20Corrections, plus (ii) interest thereon at the effective rate
21for each year, compounded annually, from the date of service
22to the date of payment.
23 (l-5) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i) of this
24Section, a State policeman may elect to establish eligible
25creditable service for up to 5 years of service as a full-time
26law enforcement officer employed by the federal government or

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1by a state or local government located outside of Illinois for
2which credit is not held in any other public employee pension
3fund or retirement system. To obtain this credit, the
4applicant must file a written application with the Board no
5later than 3 years after January 1, 2020 (the effective date of
6Public Act 101-610), accompanied by evidence of eligibility
7acceptable to the Board and payment of an amount to be
8determined by the Board, equal to (1) employee contributions
9for the credit being established, based upon the applicant's
10salary on the first day as an alternative formula employee
11after the employment for which credit is being established and
12the rates then applicable to alternative formula employees,
13plus (2) an amount determined by the Board to be the employer's
14normal cost of the benefits accrued for the credit being
15established, plus (3) regular interest on the amounts in items
16(1) and (2) from the first day as an alternative formula
17employee after the employment for which credit is being
18established to the date of payment.
19 (m) The amendatory changes to this Section made by Public
20Act 94-696 apply only to: (1) security employees of the
21Department of Juvenile Justice employed by the Department of
22Corrections before June 1, 2006 (the effective date of Public
23Act 94-696) and transferred to the Department of Juvenile
24Justice by Public Act 94-696; and (2) persons employed by the
25Department of Juvenile Justice on or after June 1, 2006 (the
26effective date of Public Act 94-696) who are required by

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1subsection (b) of Section 3-2.5-15 of the Unified Code of
2Corrections to have any bachelor's or advanced degree from an
3accredited college or university or, in the case of persons
4who provide vocational training, who are required to have
5adequate knowledge in the skill for which they are providing
6the vocational training.
7 Beginning with the pay period that immediately follows the
8effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
9Assembly, the bachelor's or advanced degree requirement of
10subsection (b) of Section 3-2.5-15 of the Unified Code of
11Corrections shall no longer determine the eligibility to earn
12eligible creditable service for a person employed by the
13Department of Juvenile Justice.
14 An employee may elect to convert into eligible creditable
15service his or her creditable service earned with the
16Department of Juvenile Justice while employed in a position
17that required the employee to do any one or more of the
18following: (1) participate or assist in the rehabilitative and
19vocational training of delinquent youths; (2) supervise the
20daily activities and assume direct and continuing
21responsibility for the youth's security, welfare, and
22development; or (3) participate in the personal rehabilitation
23of delinquent youth by training, supervising, and assisting
24lower-level personnel. To convert that creditable service to
25eligible creditable service, the employee must pay to the
26System the difference between the employee contributions

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1actually paid for that service and the amounts that would have
2been contributed if the applicant were contributing at the
3rate applicable to persons with the same Social Security
4status earning eligible creditable service on the date of
5application.
6 (n) A person employed in a position under subsection (b)
7of this Section who has purchased service credit under
8subsection (j) of Section 14-104 or subsection (b) of Section
914-105 in any other capacity under this Article may convert up
10to 5 years of that service credit into service credit covered
11under this Section by paying to the Fund an amount equal to (1)
12the additional employee contribution required under Section
1314-133, plus (2) the additional employer contribution required
14under Section 14-131, plus (3) interest on items (1) and (2) at
15the actuarially assumed rate from the date of the service to
16the date of payment.
17 (o) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a
18conservation police officer, investigator for the Secretary of
19State, Commerce Commission police officer, investigator for
20the Department of Revenue or the Illinois Gaming Board, or
21arson investigator subject to subsection (g) of Section 1-160
22may elect to convert up to 8 years of service credit
23established before January 1, 2020 (the effective date of
24Public Act 101-610) as a conservation police officer,
25investigator for the Secretary of State, Commerce Commission
26police officer, investigator for the Department of Revenue or

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1the Illinois Gaming Board, or arson investigator under this
2Article into eligible creditable service by filing a written
3election with the Board no later than one year after January 1,
42020 (the effective date of Public Act 101-610), accompanied
5by payment of an amount to be determined by the Board equal to
6(i) the difference between the amount of the employee
7contributions actually paid for that service and the amount of
8the employee contributions that would have been paid had the
9employee contributions been made as a noncovered employee
10serving in a position in which eligible creditable service, as
11defined in this Section, may be earned, plus (ii) interest
12thereon at the effective rate for each year, compounded
13annually, from the date of service to the date of payment.
14(Source: P.A. 102-210, eff. 7-30-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
15102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-34, eff. 1-1-24.)
16 (Text of Section from P.A. 102-856 and 103-34)
17 Sec. 14-110. Alternative retirement annuity.
18 (a) Any member who has withdrawn from service with not
19less than 20 years of eligible creditable service and has
20attained age 55, and any member who has withdrawn from service
21with not less than 25 years of eligible creditable service and
22has attained age 50, regardless of whether the attainment of
23either of the specified ages occurs while the member is still
24in service, shall be entitled to receive at the option of the
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1a retirement annuity computed as follows:
2 (i) for periods of service as a noncovered employee:
3 if retirement occurs on or after January 1, 2001, 3% of
4 final average compensation for each year of creditable
5 service; if retirement occurs before January 1, 2001, 2
6 1/4% of final average compensation for each of the first
7 10 years of creditable service, 2 1/2% for each year above
8 10 years to and including 20 years of creditable service,
9 and 2 3/4% for each year of creditable service above 20
10 years; and
11 (ii) for periods of eligible creditable service as a
12 covered employee: if retirement occurs on or after January
13 1, 2001, 2.5% of final average compensation for each year
14 of creditable service; if retirement occurs before January
15 1, 2001, 1.67% of final average compensation for each of
16 the first 10 years of such service, 1.90% for each of the
17 next 10 years of such service, 2.10% for each year of such
18 service in excess of 20 but not exceeding 30, and 2.30% for
19 each year in excess of 30.
20 Such annuity shall be subject to a maximum of 75% of final
21average compensation if retirement occurs before January 1,
222001 or to a maximum of 80% of final average compensation if
23retirement occurs on or after January 1, 2001.
24 These rates shall not be applicable to any service
25performed by a member as a covered employee which is not
26eligible creditable service. Service as a covered employee

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1which is not eligible creditable service shall be subject to
2the rates and provisions of Section 14-108.
3 (b) For the purpose of this Section, "eligible creditable
4service" means creditable service resulting from service in
5one or more of the following positions:
6 (1) State policeman;
7 (2) fire fighter in the fire protection service of a
8 department;
9 (3) air pilot;
10 (4) special agent;
11 (5) investigator for the Secretary of State;
12 (6) conservation police officer;
13 (7) investigator for the Department of Revenue or the
14 Illinois Gaming Board;
15 (8) security employee of the Department of Human
16 Services;
17 (9) Central Management Services security police
18 officer;
19 (10) security employee of the Department of
20 Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice;
21 (11) dangerous drugs investigator;
22 (12) investigator for the Illinois State Police;
23 (13) investigator for the Office of the Attorney
24 General;
25 (14) controlled substance inspector;
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1 Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor;
2 (16) Commerce Commission police officer;
3 (17) arson investigator;
4 (18) State highway maintenance worker;
5 (19) security employee of the Department of Innovation
6 and Technology; or
7 (20) transferred employee; or .
8 (21) investigator for the Department of the Lottery.
9 A person employed in one of the positions specified in
10this subsection is entitled to eligible creditable service for
11service credit earned under this Article while undergoing the
12basic police training course approved by the Illinois Law
13Enforcement Training Standards Board, if completion of that
14training is required of persons serving in that position. For
15the purposes of this Code, service during the required basic
16police training course shall be deemed performance of the
17duties of the specified position, even though the person is
18not a sworn peace officer at the time of the training.
19 A person under paragraph (20) is entitled to eligible
20creditable service for service credit earned under this
21Article on and after his or her transfer by Executive Order No.
222003-10, Executive Order No. 2004-2, or Executive Order No.
232016-1.
24 (c) For the purposes of this Section:
25 (1) The term "State policeman" includes any title or
26 position in the Illinois State Police that is held by an

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1 individual employed under the Illinois State Police Act.
2 (2) The term "fire fighter in the fire protection
3 service of a department" includes all officers in such
4 fire protection service including fire chiefs and
5 assistant fire chiefs.
6 (3) The term "air pilot" includes any employee whose
7 official job description on file in the Department of
8 Central Management Services, or in the department by which
9 he is employed if that department is not covered by the
10 Personnel Code, states that his principal duty is the
11 operation of aircraft, and who possesses a pilot's
12 license; however, the change in this definition made by
13 Public Act 83-842 shall not operate to exclude any
14 noncovered employee who was an "air pilot" for the
15 purposes of this Section on January 1, 1984.
16 (4) The term "special agent" means any person who by
17 reason of employment by the Division of Narcotic Control,
18 the Bureau of Investigation or, after July 1, 1977, the
19 Division of Criminal Investigation, the Division of
20 Internal Investigation, the Division of Operations, the
21 Division of Patrol, or any other Division or
22 organizational entity in the Illinois State Police is
23 vested by law with duties to maintain public order,
24 investigate violations of the criminal law of this State,
25 enforce the laws of this State, make arrests and recover
26 property. The term "special agent" includes any title or

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1 position in the Illinois State Police that is held by an
2 individual employed under the Illinois State Police Act.
3 (5) The term "investigator for the Secretary of State"
4 means any person employed by the Office of the Secretary
5 of State and vested with such investigative duties as
6 render him ineligible for coverage under the Social
7 Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
8 218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act.
9 A person who became employed as an investigator for
10 the Secretary of State between January 1, 1967 and
11 December 31, 1975, and who has served as such until
12 attainment of age 60, either continuously or with a single
13 break in service of not more than 3 years duration, which
14 break terminated before January 1, 1976, shall be entitled
15 to have his retirement annuity calculated in accordance
16 with subsection (a), notwithstanding that he has less than
17 20 years of credit for such service.
18 (6) The term "Conservation Police Officer" means any
19 person employed by the Division of Law Enforcement of the
20 Department of Natural Resources and vested with such law
21 enforcement duties as render him ineligible for coverage
22 under the Social Security Act by reason of Sections
23 218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D), and 218(l)(1) of that Act. The
24 term "Conservation Police Officer" includes the positions
25 of Chief Conservation Police Administrator and Assistant
26 Conservation Police Administrator.

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1 (7) The term "investigator for the Department of
2 Revenue" means any person employed by the Department of
3 Revenue and vested with such investigative duties as
4 render him ineligible for coverage under the Social
5 Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
6 218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act.
7 The term "investigator for the Illinois Gaming Board"
8 means any person employed as such by the Illinois Gaming
9 Board and vested with such peace officer duties as render
10 the person ineligible for coverage under the Social
11 Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
12 218(d)(8)(D), and 218(l)(1) of that Act.
13 (8) The term "security employee of the Department of
14 Human Services" means any person employed by the
15 Department of Human Services who (i) is employed at the
16 Chester Mental Health Center and has daily contact with
17 the residents thereof, (ii) is employed within a security
18 unit at a facility operated by the Department and has
19 daily contact with the residents of the security unit,
20 (iii) is employed at a facility operated by the Department
21 that includes a security unit and is regularly scheduled
22 to work at least 50% of his or her working hours within
23 that security unit, or (iv) is a mental health police
24 officer. "Mental health police officer" means any person
25 employed by the Department of Human Services in a position
26 pertaining to the Department's mental health and

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1 developmental disabilities functions who is vested with
2 such law enforcement duties as render the person
3 ineligible for coverage under the Social Security Act by
4 reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D) and
5 218(l)(1) of that Act. "Security unit" means that portion
6 of a facility that is devoted to the care, containment,
7 and treatment of persons committed to the Department of
8 Human Services as sexually violent persons, persons unfit
9 to stand trial, or persons not guilty by reason of
10 insanity. With respect to past employment, references to
11 the Department of Human Services include its predecessor,
12 the Department of Mental Health and Developmental
13 Disabilities.
14 The changes made to this subdivision (c)(8) by Public
15 Act 92-14 apply to persons who retire on or after January
16 1, 2001, notwithstanding Section 1-103.1.
17 (9) "Central Management Services security police
18 officer" means any person employed by the Department of
19 Central Management Services who is vested with such law
20 enforcement duties as render him ineligible for coverage
21 under the Social Security Act by reason of Sections
22 218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act.
23 (10) For a member who first became an employee under
24 this Article before July 1, 2005, the term "security
25 employee of the Department of Corrections or the
26 Department of Juvenile Justice" means any employee of the

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1 Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile
2 Justice or the former Department of Personnel, and any
3 member or employee of the Prisoner Review Board, who has
4 daily contact with inmates or youth by working within a
5 correctional facility or Juvenile facility operated by the
6 Department of Juvenile Justice or who is a parole officer
7 or an employee who has direct contact with committed
8 persons in the performance of his or her job duties. For a
9 member who first becomes an employee under this Article on
10 or after July 1, 2005, the term means an employee of the
11 Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile
12 Justice who is any of the following: (i) officially
13 headquartered at a correctional facility or Juvenile
14 facility operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice,
15 (ii) a parole officer, (iii) a member of the apprehension
16 unit, (iv) a member of the intelligence unit, (v) a member
17 of the sort team, or (vi) an investigator.
18 (11) The term "dangerous drugs investigator" means any
19 person who is employed as such by the Department of Human
20 Services.
21 (12) The term "investigator for the Illinois State
22 Police" means a person employed by the Illinois State
23 Police who is vested under Section 4 of the Narcotic
24 Control Division Abolition Act with such law enforcement
25 powers as render him ineligible for coverage under the
26 Social Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),

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1 218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act.
2 (13) "Investigator for the Office of the Attorney
3 General" means any person who is employed as such by the
4 Office of the Attorney General and is vested with such
5 investigative duties as render him ineligible for coverage
6 under the Social Security Act by reason of Sections
7 218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act. For
8 the period before January 1, 1989, the term includes all
9 persons who were employed as investigators by the Office
10 of the Attorney General, without regard to social security
11 status.
12 (14) "Controlled substance inspector" means any person
13 who is employed as such by the Department of Professional
14 Regulation and is vested with such law enforcement duties
15 as render him ineligible for coverage under the Social
16 Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
17 218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act. The term
18 "controlled substance inspector" includes the Program
19 Executive of Enforcement and the Assistant Program
20 Executive of Enforcement.
21 (15) The term "investigator for the Office of the
22 State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor" means a person
23 employed in that capacity on a full-time basis under the
24 authority of Section 7.06 of the State's Attorneys
25 Appellate Prosecutor's Act.
26 (16) "Commerce Commission police officer" means any

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1 person employed by the Illinois Commerce Commission who is
2 vested with such law enforcement duties as render him
3 ineligible for coverage under the Social Security Act by
4 reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D), and
5 218(l)(1) of that Act.
6 (17) "Arson investigator" means any person who is
7 employed as such by the Office of the State Fire Marshal
8 and is vested with such law enforcement duties as render
9 the person ineligible for coverage under the Social
10 Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
11 218(d)(8)(D), and 218(l)(1) of that Act. A person who was
12 employed as an arson investigator on January 1, 1995 and
13 is no longer in service but not yet receiving a retirement
14 annuity may convert his or her creditable service for
15 employment as an arson investigator into eligible
16 creditable service by paying to the System the difference
17 between the employee contributions actually paid for that
18 service and the amounts that would have been contributed
19 if the applicant were contributing at the rate applicable
20 to persons with the same social security status earning
21 eligible creditable service on the date of application.
22 (18) The term "State highway maintenance worker" means
23 a person who is either of the following:
24 (i) A person employed on a full-time basis by the
25 Illinois Department of Transportation in the position
26 of highway maintainer, highway maintenance lead

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1 worker, highway maintenance lead/lead worker, heavy
2 construction equipment operator, power shovel
3 operator, or bridge mechanic; and whose principal
4 responsibility is to perform, on the roadway, the
5 actual maintenance necessary to keep the highways that
6 form a part of the State highway system in serviceable
7 condition for vehicular traffic.
8 (ii) A person employed on a full-time basis by the
9 Illinois State Toll Highway Authority in the position
10 of equipment operator/laborer H-4, equipment
11 operator/laborer H-6, welder H-4, welder H-6,
12 mechanical/electrical H-4, mechanical/electrical H-6,
13 water/sewer H-4, water/sewer H-6, sign maker/hanger
14 H-4, sign maker/hanger H-6, roadway lighting H-4,
15 roadway lighting H-6, structural H-4, structural H-6,
16 painter H-4, or painter H-6; and whose principal
17 responsibility is to perform, on the roadway, the
18 actual maintenance necessary to keep the Authority's
19 tollways in serviceable condition for vehicular
20 traffic.
21 (19) The term "security employee of the Department of
22 Innovation and Technology" means a person who was a
23 security employee of the Department of Corrections or the
24 Department of Juvenile Justice, was transferred to the
25 Department of Innovation and Technology pursuant to
26 Executive Order 2016-01, and continues to perform similar

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1 job functions under that Department.
2 (20) "Transferred employee" means an employee who was
3 transferred to the Department of Central Management
4 Services by Executive Order No. 2003-10 or Executive Order
5 No. 2004-2 or transferred to the Department of Innovation
6 and Technology by Executive Order No. 2016-1, or both, and
7 was entitled to eligible creditable service for services
8 immediately preceding the transfer.
9 (21) "Investigator for the Department of the Lottery"
10 means any person who is employed by the Department of the
11 Lottery and is vested with such investigative duties which
12 render him or her ineligible for coverage under the Social
13 Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
14 218(d)(8)(D), and 218(l)(1) of that Act. An investigator
15 for the Department of the Lottery who qualifies under this
16 Section shall earn eligible creditable service and be
17 required to make contributions at the rate specified in
18 paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14-133 for all
19 periods of service as an investigator for the Department
20 of the Lottery.
21 (d) A security employee of the Department of Corrections
22or the Department of Juvenile Justice, a security employee of
23the Department of Human Services who is not a mental health
24police officer, and a security employee of the Department of
25Innovation and Technology shall not be eligible for the
26alternative retirement annuity provided by this Section unless

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1he or she meets the following minimum age and service
2requirements at the time of retirement:
3 (i) 25 years of eligible creditable service and age
4 55; or
5 (ii) beginning January 1, 1987, 25 years of eligible
6 creditable service and age 54, or 24 years of eligible
7 creditable service and age 55; or
8 (iii) beginning January 1, 1988, 25 years of eligible
9 creditable service and age 53, or 23 years of eligible
10 creditable service and age 55; or
11 (iv) beginning January 1, 1989, 25 years of eligible
12 creditable service and age 52, or 22 years of eligible
13 creditable service and age 55; or
14 (v) beginning January 1, 1990, 25 years of eligible
15 creditable service and age 51, or 21 years of eligible
16 creditable service and age 55; or
17 (vi) beginning January 1, 1991, 25 years of eligible
18 creditable service and age 50, or 20 years of eligible
19 creditable service and age 55.
20 Persons who have service credit under Article 16 of this
21Code for service as a security employee of the Department of
22Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice, or the
23Department of Human Services in a position requiring
24certification as a teacher may count such service toward
25establishing their eligibility under the service requirements
26of this Section; but such service may be used only for

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1establishing such eligibility, and not for the purpose of
2increasing or calculating any benefit.
3 (e) If a member enters military service while working in a
4position in which eligible creditable service may be earned,
5and returns to State service in the same or another such
6position, and fulfills in all other respects the conditions
7prescribed in this Article for credit for military service,
8such military service shall be credited as eligible creditable
9service for the purposes of the retirement annuity prescribed
10in this Section.
11 (f) For purposes of calculating retirement annuities under
12this Section, periods of service rendered after December 31,
131968 and before October 1, 1975 as a covered employee in the
14position of special agent, conservation police officer, mental
15health police officer, or investigator for the Secretary of
16State, shall be deemed to have been service as a noncovered
17employee, provided that the employee pays to the System prior
18to retirement an amount equal to (1) the difference between
19the employee contributions that would have been required for
20such service as a noncovered employee, and the amount of
21employee contributions actually paid, plus (2) if payment is
22made after July 31, 1987, regular interest on the amount
23specified in item (1) from the date of service to the date of
24payment.
25 For purposes of calculating retirement annuities under
26this Section, periods of service rendered after December 31,

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11968 and before January 1, 1982 as a covered employee in the
2position of investigator for the Department of Revenue shall
3be deemed to have been service as a noncovered employee,
4provided that the employee pays to the System prior to
5retirement an amount equal to (1) the difference between the
6employee contributions that would have been required for such
7service as a noncovered employee, and the amount of employee
8contributions actually paid, plus (2) if payment is made after
9January 1, 1990, regular interest on the amount specified in
10item (1) from the date of service to the date of payment.
11 (g) A State policeman may elect, not later than January 1,
121990, to establish eligible creditable service for up to 10
13years of his service as a policeman under Article 3, by filing
14a written election with the Board, accompanied by payment of
15an amount to be determined by the Board, equal to (i) the
16difference between the amount of employee and employer
17contributions transferred to the System under Section 3-110.5,
18and the amounts that would have been contributed had such
19contributions been made at the rates applicable to State
20policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon at the effective rate
21for each year, compounded annually, from the date of service
22to the date of payment.
23 Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
24policeman may elect, not later than July 1, 1993, to establish
25eligible creditable service for up to 10 years of his service
26as a member of the County Police Department under Article 9, by

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1filing a written election with the Board, accompanied by
2payment of an amount to be determined by the Board, equal to
3(i) the difference between the amount of employee and employer
4contributions transferred to the System under Section 9-121.10
5and the amounts that would have been contributed had those
6contributions been made at the rates applicable to State
7policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon at the effective rate
8for each year, compounded annually, from the date of service
9to the date of payment.
10 (h) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
11policeman or investigator for the Secretary of State may elect
12to establish eligible creditable service for up to 12 years of
13his service as a policeman under Article 5, by filing a written
14election with the Board on or before January 31, 1992, and
15paying to the System by January 31, 1994 an amount to be
16determined by the Board, equal to (i) the difference between
17the amount of employee and employer contributions transferred
18to the System under Section 5-236, and the amounts that would
19have been contributed had such contributions been made at the
20rates applicable to State policemen, plus (ii) interest
21thereon at the effective rate for each year, compounded
22annually, from the date of service to the date of payment.
23 Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
24policeman, conservation police officer, or investigator for
25the Secretary of State may elect to establish eligible
26creditable service for up to 10 years of service as a sheriff's

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1law enforcement employee under Article 7, by filing a written
2election with the Board on or before January 31, 1993, and
3paying to the System by January 31, 1994 an amount to be
4determined by the Board, equal to (i) the difference between
5the amount of employee and employer contributions transferred
6to the System under Section 7-139.7, and the amounts that
7would have been contributed had such contributions been made
8at the rates applicable to State policemen, plus (ii) interest
9thereon at the effective rate for each year, compounded
10annually, from the date of service to the date of payment.
11 Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
12policeman, conservation police officer, or investigator for
13the Secretary of State may elect to establish eligible
14creditable service for up to 5 years of service as a police
15officer under Article 3, a policeman under Article 5, a
16sheriff's law enforcement employee under Article 7, a member
17of the county police department under Article 9, or a police
18officer under Article 15 by filing a written election with the
19Board and paying to the System an amount to be determined by
20the Board, equal to (i) the difference between the amount of
21employee and employer contributions transferred to the System
22under Section 3-110.6, 5-236, 7-139.8, 9-121.10, or 15-134.4
23and the amounts that would have been contributed had such
24contributions been made at the rates applicable to State
25policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon at the effective rate
26for each year, compounded annually, from the date of service

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1to the date of payment.
2 Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), an
3investigator for the Office of the Attorney General, or an
4investigator for the Department of Revenue, may elect to
5establish eligible creditable service for up to 5 years of
6service as a police officer under Article 3, a policeman under
7Article 5, a sheriff's law enforcement employee under Article
87, or a member of the county police department under Article 9
9by filing a written election with the Board within 6 months
10after August 25, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act
1196-745) and paying to the System an amount to be determined by
12the Board, equal to (i) the difference between the amount of
13employee and employer contributions transferred to the System
14under Section 3-110.6, 5-236, 7-139.8, or 9-121.10 and the
15amounts that would have been contributed had such
16contributions been made at the rates applicable to State
17policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon at the actuarially
18assumed rate for each year, compounded annually, from the date
19of service to the date of payment.
20 Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
21policeman, conservation police officer, investigator for the
22Office of the Attorney General, an investigator for the
23Department of Revenue, or investigator for the Secretary of
24State may elect to establish eligible creditable service for
25up to 5 years of service as a person employed by a
26participating municipality to perform police duties, or law

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1enforcement officer employed on a full-time basis by a forest
2preserve district under Article 7, a county corrections
3officer, or a court services officer under Article 9, by
4filing a written election with the Board within 6 months after
5August 25, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 96-745) and
6paying to the System an amount to be determined by the Board,
7equal to (i) the difference between the amount of employee and
8employer contributions transferred to the System under
9Sections 7-139.8 and 9-121.10 and the amounts that would have
10been contributed had such contributions been made at the rates
11applicable to State policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon at
12the actuarially assumed rate for each year, compounded
13annually, from the date of service to the date of payment.
14 Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
15policeman, arson investigator, or Commerce Commission police
16officer may elect to establish eligible creditable service for
17up to 5 years of service as a person employed by a
18participating municipality to perform police duties under
19Article 7, a county corrections officer, a court services
20officer under Article 9, or a firefighter under Article 4 by
21filing a written election with the Board within 6 months after
22July 30, 2021 (the effective date of Public Act 102-210) and
23paying to the System an amount to be determined by the Board
24equal to (i) the difference between the amount of employee and
25employer contributions transferred to the System under
26Sections 4-108.8, 7-139.8, and 9-121.10 and the amounts that

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1would have been contributed had such contributions been made
2at the rates applicable to State policemen, plus (ii) interest
3thereon at the actuarially assumed rate for each year,
4compounded annually, from the date of service to the date of
5payment.
6 Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a
7conservation police officer may elect to establish eligible
8creditable service for up to 5 years of service as a person
9employed by a participating municipality to perform police
10duties under Article 7, a county corrections officer, or a
11court services officer under Article 9 by filing a written
12election with the Board within 6 months after July 30, 2021
13(the effective date of Public Act 102-210) and paying to the
14System an amount to be determined by the Board equal to (i) the
15difference between the amount of employee and employer
16contributions transferred to the System under Sections 7-139.8
17and 9-121.10 and the amounts that would have been contributed
18had such contributions been made at the rates applicable to
19State policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon at the actuarially
20assumed rate for each year, compounded annually, from the date
21of service to the date of payment.
22 Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), an
23investigator for the Department of Revenue, investigator for
24the Illinois Gaming Board, investigator for the Secretary of
25State, or arson investigator may elect to establish eligible
26creditable service for up to 5 years of service as a person

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1employed by a participating municipality to perform police
2duties under Article 7, a county corrections officer, a court
3services officer under Article 9, or a firefighter under
4Article 4 by filing a written election with the Board within 6
5months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
6102nd General Assembly and paying to the System an amount to be
7determined by the Board equal to (i) the difference between
8the amount of employee and employer contributions transferred
9to the System under Sections 4-108.8, 7-139.8, and 9-121.10
10and the amounts that would have been contributed had such
11contributions been made at the rates applicable to State
12policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon at the actuarially
13assumed rate for each year, compounded annually, from the date
14of service to the date of payment.
15 Notwithstanding the limitation in subsection (i), a State
16policeman or conservation police officer may elect to convert
17service credit earned under this Article to eligible
18creditable service, as defined by this Section, by filing a
19written election with the board within 6 months after July 30,
202021 (the effective date of Public Act 102-210) and paying to
21the System an amount to be determined by the Board equal to (i)
22the difference between the amount of employee contributions
23originally paid for that service and the amounts that would
24have been contributed had such contributions been made at the
25rates applicable to State policemen, plus (ii) the difference
26between the employer's normal cost of the credit prior to the

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1conversion authorized by Public Act 102-210 and the employer's
2normal cost of the credit converted in accordance with Public
3Act 102-210, plus (iii) interest thereon at the actuarially
4assumed rate for each year, compounded annually, from the date
5of service to the date of payment.
6 Notwithstanding the limitation in subsection (i), an
7investigator for the Department of Revenue, investigator for
8the Illinois Gaming Board, investigator for the Secretary of
9State, or arson investigator may elect to convert service
10credit earned under this Article to eligible creditable
11service, as defined by this Section, by filing a written
12election with the Board within 6 months after the effective
13date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly and
14paying to the System an amount to be determined by the Board
15equal to (i) the difference between the amount of employee
16contributions originally paid for that service and the amounts
17that would have been contributed had such contributions been
18made at the rates applicable to investigators for the
19Department of Revenue, investigators for the Illinois Gaming
20Board, investigators for the Secretary of State, or arson
21investigators, plus (ii) the difference between the employer's
22normal cost of the credit prior to the conversion authorized
23by this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly and the
24employer's normal cost of the credit converted in accordance
25with this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, plus
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1each year, compounded annually, from the date of service to
2the date of payment.
3 (i) The total amount of eligible creditable service
4established by any person under subsections (g), (h), (j),
5(k), (l), (l-5), and (o) of this Section shall not exceed 12
6years.
7 (j) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), an
8investigator for the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate
9Prosecutor or a controlled substance inspector may elect to
10establish eligible creditable service for up to 10 years of
11his service as a policeman under Article 3 or a sheriff's law
12enforcement employee under Article 7, by filing a written
13election with the Board, accompanied by payment of an amount
14to be determined by the Board, equal to (1) the difference
15between the amount of employee and employer contributions
16transferred to the System under Section 3-110.6 or 7-139.8,
17and the amounts that would have been contributed had such
18contributions been made at the rates applicable to State
19policemen, plus (2) interest thereon at the effective rate for
20each year, compounded annually, from the date of service to
21the date of payment.
22 (k) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i) of this
23Section, an alternative formula employee may elect to
24establish eligible creditable service for periods spent as a
25full-time law enforcement officer or full-time corrections
26officer employed by the federal government or by a state or

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1local government located outside of Illinois, for which credit
2is not held in any other public employee pension fund or
3retirement system. To obtain this credit, the applicant must
4file a written application with the Board by March 31, 1998,
5accompanied by evidence of eligibility acceptable to the Board
6and payment of an amount to be determined by the Board, equal
7to (1) employee contributions for the credit being
8established, based upon the applicant's salary on the first
9day as an alternative formula employee after the employment
10for which credit is being established and the rates then
11applicable to alternative formula employees, plus (2) an
12amount determined by the Board to be the employer's normal
13cost of the benefits accrued for the credit being established,
14plus (3) regular interest on the amounts in items (1) and (2)
15from the first day as an alternative formula employee after
16the employment for which credit is being established to the
17date of payment.
18 (l) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a
19security employee of the Department of Corrections may elect,
20not later than July 1, 1998, to establish eligible creditable
21service for up to 10 years of his or her service as a policeman
22under Article 3, by filing a written election with the Board,
23accompanied by payment of an amount to be determined by the
24Board, equal to (i) the difference between the amount of
25employee and employer contributions transferred to the System
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1contributed had such contributions been made at the rates
2applicable to security employees of the Department of
3Corrections, plus (ii) interest thereon at the effective rate
4for each year, compounded annually, from the date of service
5to the date of payment.
6 (l-5) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i) of this
7Section, a State policeman may elect to establish eligible
8creditable service for up to 5 years of service as a full-time
9law enforcement officer employed by the federal government or
10by a state or local government located outside of Illinois for
11which credit is not held in any other public employee pension
12fund or retirement system. To obtain this credit, the
13applicant must file a written application with the Board no
14later than 3 years after January 1, 2020 (the effective date of
15Public Act 101-610), accompanied by evidence of eligibility
16acceptable to the Board and payment of an amount to be
17determined by the Board, equal to (1) employee contributions
18for the credit being established, based upon the applicant's
19salary on the first day as an alternative formula employee
20after the employment for which credit is being established and
21the rates then applicable to alternative formula employees,
22plus (2) an amount determined by the Board to be the employer's
23normal cost of the benefits accrued for the credit being
24established, plus (3) regular interest on the amounts in items
25(1) and (2) from the first day as an alternative formula
26employee after the employment for which credit is being

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1established to the date of payment.
2 (m) The amendatory changes to this Section made by Public
3Act 94-696 apply only to: (1) security employees of the
4Department of Juvenile Justice employed by the Department of
5Corrections before June 1, 2006 (the effective date of Public
6Act 94-696) and transferred to the Department of Juvenile
7Justice by Public Act 94-696; and (2) persons employed by the
8Department of Juvenile Justice on or after June 1, 2006 (the
9effective date of Public Act 94-696) who are required by
10subsection (b) of Section 3-2.5-15 of the Unified Code of
11Corrections to have any bachelor's or advanced degree from an
12accredited college or university or, in the case of persons
13who provide vocational training, who are required to have
14adequate knowledge in the skill for which they are providing
15the vocational training.
16 Beginning with the pay period that immediately follows the
17effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
18Assembly, the bachelor's or advanced degree requirement of
19subsection (b) of Section 3-2.5-15 of the Unified Code of
20Corrections shall no longer determine the eligibility to earn
21eligible creditable service for a person employed by the
22Department of Juvenile Justice.
23 An employee may elect to convert into eligible creditable
24service his or her creditable service earned with the
25Department of Juvenile Justice while employed in a position
26that required the employee to do any one or more of the

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1following: (1) participate or assist in the rehabilitative and
2vocational training of delinquent youths; (2) supervise the
3daily activities and assume direct and continuing
4responsibility for the youth's security, welfare, and
5development; or (3) participate in the personal rehabilitation
6of delinquent youth by training, supervising, and assisting
7lower-level personnel. To convert that creditable service to
8eligible creditable service, the employee must pay to the
9System the difference between the employee contributions
10actually paid for that service and the amounts that would have
11been contributed if the applicant were contributing at the
12rate applicable to persons with the same Social Security
13status earning eligible creditable service on the date of
14application.
15 (n) A person employed in a position under subsection (b)
16of this Section who has purchased service credit under
17subsection (j) of Section 14-104 or subsection (b) of Section
1814-105 in any other capacity under this Article may convert up
19to 5 years of that service credit into service credit covered
20under this Section by paying to the Fund an amount equal to (1)
21the additional employee contribution required under Section
2214-133, plus (2) the additional employer contribution required
23under Section 14-131, plus (3) interest on items (1) and (2) at
24the actuarially assumed rate from the date of the service to
25the date of payment.
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1conservation police officer, investigator for the Secretary of
2State, Commerce Commission police officer, investigator for
3the Department of Revenue or the Illinois Gaming Board, or
4arson investigator subject to subsection (g) of Section 1-160
5may elect to convert up to 8 years of service credit
6established before January 1, 2020 (the effective date of
7Public Act 101-610) as a conservation police officer,
8investigator for the Secretary of State, Commerce Commission
9police officer, investigator for the Department of Revenue or
10the Illinois Gaming Board, or arson investigator under this
11Article into eligible creditable service by filing a written
12election with the Board no later than one year after January 1,
132020 (the effective date of Public Act 101-610), accompanied
14by payment of an amount to be determined by the Board equal to
15(i) the difference between the amount of the employee
16contributions actually paid for that service and the amount of
17the employee contributions that would have been paid had the
18employee contributions been made as a noncovered employee
19serving in a position in which eligible creditable service, as
20defined in this Section, may be earned, plus (ii) interest
21thereon at the effective rate for each year, compounded
22annually, from the date of service to the date of payment.
23(Source: P.A. 102-210, eff. 7-30-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
24102-856, eff. 1-1-23; 103-34, eff. 1-1-24.)
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1 Sec. 14-110. Alternative retirement annuity.
2 (a) Any member who has withdrawn from service with not
3less than 20 years of eligible creditable service and has
4attained age 55, and any member who has withdrawn from service
5with not less than 25 years of eligible creditable service and
6has attained age 50, regardless of whether the attainment of
7either of the specified ages occurs while the member is still
8in service, shall be entitled to receive at the option of the
9member, in lieu of the regular or minimum retirement annuity,
10a retirement annuity computed as follows:
11 (i) for periods of service as a noncovered employee:
12 if retirement occurs on or after January 1, 2001, 3% of
13 final average compensation for each year of creditable
14 service; if retirement occurs before January 1, 2001, 2
15 1/4% of final average compensation for each of the first
16 10 years of creditable service, 2 1/2% for each year above
17 10 years to and including 20 years of creditable service,
18 and 2 3/4% for each year of creditable service above 20
19 years; and
20 (ii) for periods of eligible creditable service as a
21 covered employee: if retirement occurs on or after January
22 1, 2001, 2.5% of final average compensation for each year
23 of creditable service; if retirement occurs before January
24 1, 2001, 1.67% of final average compensation for each of
25 the first 10 years of such service, 1.90% for each of the
26 next 10 years of such service, 2.10% for each year of such

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1 service in excess of 20 but not exceeding 30, and 2.30% for
2 each year in excess of 30.
3 Such annuity shall be subject to a maximum of 75% of final
4average compensation if retirement occurs before January 1,
52001 or to a maximum of 80% of final average compensation if
6retirement occurs on or after January 1, 2001.
7 These rates shall not be applicable to any service
8performed by a member as a covered employee which is not
9eligible creditable service. Service as a covered employee
10which is not eligible creditable service shall be subject to
11the rates and provisions of Section 14-108.
12 (b) For the purpose of this Section, "eligible creditable
13service" means creditable service resulting from service in
14one or more of the following positions:
15 (1) State policeman;
16 (2) fire fighter in the fire protection service of a
17 department;
18 (3) air pilot;
19 (4) special agent;
20 (5) investigator for the Secretary of State;
21 (6) conservation police officer;
22 (7) investigator for the Department of Revenue or the
23 Illinois Gaming Board;
24 (8) security employee of the Department of Human
25 Services;
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1 officer;
2 (10) security employee of the Department of
3 Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice;
4 (11) dangerous drugs investigator;
5 (12) investigator for the Illinois State Police;
6 (13) investigator for the Office of the Attorney
7 General;
8 (14) controlled substance inspector;
9 (15) investigator for the Office of the State's
10 Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor;
11 (16) Commerce Commission police officer;
12 (17) arson investigator;
13 (18) State highway maintenance worker;
14 (19) security employee of the Department of Innovation
15 and Technology; or
16 (20) transferred employee; or .
17 (21) investigator for the Department of the Lottery.
18 A person employed in one of the positions specified in
19this subsection is entitled to eligible creditable service for
20service credit earned under this Article while undergoing the
21basic police training course approved by the Illinois Law
22Enforcement Training Standards Board, if completion of that
23training is required of persons serving in that position. For
24the purposes of this Code, service during the required basic
25police training course shall be deemed performance of the
26duties of the specified position, even though the person is

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1not a sworn peace officer at the time of the training.
2 A person under paragraph (20) is entitled to eligible
3creditable service for service credit earned under this
4Article on and after his or her transfer by Executive Order No.
52003-10, Executive Order No. 2004-2, or Executive Order No.
62016-1.
7 (c) For the purposes of this Section:
8 (1) The term "State policeman" includes any title or
9 position in the Illinois State Police that is held by an
10 individual employed under the Illinois State Police Act.
11 (2) The term "fire fighter in the fire protection
12 service of a department" includes all officers in such
13 fire protection service including fire chiefs and
14 assistant fire chiefs.
15 (3) The term "air pilot" includes any employee whose
16 official job description on file in the Department of
17 Central Management Services, or in the department by which
18 he is employed if that department is not covered by the
19 Personnel Code, states that his principal duty is the
20 operation of aircraft, and who possesses a pilot's
21 license; however, the change in this definition made by
22 Public Act 83-842 shall not operate to exclude any
23 noncovered employee who was an "air pilot" for the
24 purposes of this Section on January 1, 1984.
25 (4) The term "special agent" means any person who by
26 reason of employment by the Division of Narcotic Control,

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1 the Bureau of Investigation or, after July 1, 1977, the
2 Division of Criminal Investigation, the Division of
3 Internal Investigation, the Division of Operations, the
4 Division of Patrol, or any other Division or
5 organizational entity in the Illinois State Police is
6 vested by law with duties to maintain public order,
7 investigate violations of the criminal law of this State,
8 enforce the laws of this State, make arrests and recover
9 property. The term "special agent" includes any title or
10 position in the Illinois State Police that is held by an
11 individual employed under the Illinois State Police Act.
12 (5) The term "investigator for the Secretary of State"
13 means any person employed by the Office of the Secretary
14 of State and vested with such investigative duties as
15 render him ineligible for coverage under the Social
16 Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
17 218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act.
18 A person who became employed as an investigator for
19 the Secretary of State between January 1, 1967 and
20 December 31, 1975, and who has served as such until
21 attainment of age 60, either continuously or with a single
22 break in service of not more than 3 years duration, which
23 break terminated before January 1, 1976, shall be entitled
24 to have his retirement annuity calculated in accordance
25 with subsection (a), notwithstanding that he has less than
26 20 years of credit for such service.

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1 (6) The term "Conservation Police Officer" means any
2 person employed by the Division of Law Enforcement of the
3 Department of Natural Resources and vested with such law
4 enforcement duties as render him ineligible for coverage
5 under the Social Security Act by reason of Sections
6 218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D), and 218(l)(1) of that Act. The
7 term "Conservation Police Officer" includes the positions
8 of Chief Conservation Police Administrator and Assistant
9 Conservation Police Administrator.
10 (7) The term "investigator for the Department of
11 Revenue" means any person employed by the Department of
12 Revenue and vested with such investigative duties as
13 render him ineligible for coverage under the Social
14 Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
15 218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act.
16 The term "investigator for the Illinois Gaming Board"
17 means any person employed as such by the Illinois Gaming
18 Board and vested with such peace officer duties as render
19 the person ineligible for coverage under the Social
20 Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
21 218(d)(8)(D), and 218(l)(1) of that Act.
22 (8) The term "security employee of the Department of
23 Human Services" means any person employed by the
24 Department of Human Services who (i) is employed at the
25 Chester Mental Health Center and has daily contact with
26 the residents thereof, (ii) is employed within a security

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1 unit at a facility operated by the Department and has
2 daily contact with the residents of the security unit,
3 (iii) is employed at a facility operated by the Department
4 that includes a security unit and is regularly scheduled
5 to work at least 50% of his or her working hours within
6 that security unit, or (iv) is a mental health police
7 officer. "Mental health police officer" means any person
8 employed by the Department of Human Services in a position
9 pertaining to the Department's mental health and
10 developmental disabilities functions who is vested with
11 such law enforcement duties as render the person
12 ineligible for coverage under the Social Security Act by
13 reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D) and
14 218(l)(1) of that Act. "Security unit" means that portion
15 of a facility that is devoted to the care, containment,
16 and treatment of persons committed to the Department of
17 Human Services as sexually violent persons, persons unfit
18 to stand trial, or persons not guilty by reason of
19 insanity. With respect to past employment, references to
20 the Department of Human Services include its predecessor,
21 the Department of Mental Health and Developmental
22 Disabilities.
23 The changes made to this subdivision (c)(8) by Public
24 Act 92-14 apply to persons who retire on or after January
25 1, 2001, notwithstanding Section 1-103.1.
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1 officer" means any person employed by the Department of
2 Central Management Services who is vested with such law
3 enforcement duties as render him ineligible for coverage
4 under the Social Security Act by reason of Sections
5 218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act.
6 (10) For a member who first became an employee under
7 this Article before July 1, 2005, the term "security
8 employee of the Department of Corrections or the
9 Department of Juvenile Justice" means any employee of the
10 Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile
11 Justice or the former Department of Personnel, and any
12 member or employee of the Prisoner Review Board, who has
13 daily contact with inmates or youth by working within a
14 correctional facility or Juvenile facility operated by the
15 Department of Juvenile Justice or who is a parole officer
16 or an employee who has direct contact with committed
17 persons in the performance of his or her job duties. For a
18 member who first becomes an employee under this Article on
19 or after July 1, 2005, the term means an employee of the
20 Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile
21 Justice who is any of the following: (i) officially
22 headquartered at a correctional facility or Juvenile
23 facility operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice,
24 (ii) a parole officer, (iii) a member of the apprehension
25 unit, (iv) a member of the intelligence unit, (v) a member
26 of the sort team, or (vi) an investigator.

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1 (11) The term "dangerous drugs investigator" means any
2 person who is employed as such by the Department of Human
3 Services.
4 (12) The term "investigator for the Illinois State
5 Police" means a person employed by the Illinois State
6 Police who is vested under Section 4 of the Narcotic
7 Control Division Abolition Act with such law enforcement
8 powers as render him ineligible for coverage under the
9 Social Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
10 218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act.
11 (13) "Investigator for the Office of the Attorney
12 General" means any person who is employed as such by the
13 Office of the Attorney General and is vested with such
14 investigative duties as render him ineligible for coverage
15 under the Social Security Act by reason of Sections
16 218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act. For
17 the period before January 1, 1989, the term includes all
18 persons who were employed as investigators by the Office
19 of the Attorney General, without regard to social security
20 status.
21 (14) "Controlled substance inspector" means any person
22 who is employed as such by the Department of Professional
23 Regulation and is vested with such law enforcement duties
24 as render him ineligible for coverage under the Social
25 Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
26 218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act. The term

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1 "controlled substance inspector" includes the Program
2 Executive of Enforcement and the Assistant Program
3 Executive of Enforcement.
4 (15) The term "investigator for the Office of the
5 State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor" means a person
6 employed in that capacity on a full-time basis under the
7 authority of Section 7.06 of the State's Attorneys
8 Appellate Prosecutor's Act.
9 (16) "Commerce Commission police officer" means any
10 person employed by the Illinois Commerce Commission who is
11 vested with such law enforcement duties as render him
12 ineligible for coverage under the Social Security Act by
13 reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D), and
14 218(l)(1) of that Act.
15 (17) "Arson investigator" means any person who is
16 employed as such by the Office of the State Fire Marshal
17 and is vested with such law enforcement duties as render
18 the person ineligible for coverage under the Social
19 Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
20 218(d)(8)(D), and 218(l)(1) of that Act. A person who was
21 employed as an arson investigator on January 1, 1995 and
22 is no longer in service but not yet receiving a retirement
23 annuity may convert his or her creditable service for
24 employment as an arson investigator into eligible
25 creditable service by paying to the System the difference
26 between the employee contributions actually paid for that

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1 service and the amounts that would have been contributed
2 if the applicant were contributing at the rate applicable
3 to persons with the same social security status earning
4 eligible creditable service on the date of application.
5 (18) The term "State highway maintenance worker" means
6 a person who is either of the following:
7 (i) A person employed on a full-time basis by the
8 Illinois Department of Transportation in the position
9 of highway maintainer, highway maintenance lead
10 worker, highway maintenance lead/lead worker, heavy
11 construction equipment operator, power shovel
12 operator, or bridge mechanic; and whose principal
13 responsibility is to perform, on the roadway, the
14 actual maintenance necessary to keep the highways that
15 form a part of the State highway system in serviceable
16 condition for vehicular traffic.
17 (ii) A person employed on a full-time basis by the
18 Illinois State Toll Highway Authority in the position
19 of equipment operator/laborer H-4, equipment
20 operator/laborer H-6, welder H-4, welder H-6,
21 mechanical/electrical H-4, mechanical/electrical H-6,
22 water/sewer H-4, water/sewer H-6, sign maker/hanger
23 H-4, sign maker/hanger H-6, roadway lighting H-4,
24 roadway lighting H-6, structural H-4, structural H-6,
25 painter H-4, or painter H-6; and whose principal
26 responsibility is to perform, on the roadway, the

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1 actual maintenance necessary to keep the Authority's
2 tollways in serviceable condition for vehicular
3 traffic.
4 (19) The term "security employee of the Department of
5 Innovation and Technology" means a person who was a
6 security employee of the Department of Corrections or the
7 Department of Juvenile Justice, was transferred to the
8 Department of Innovation and Technology pursuant to
9 Executive Order 2016-01, and continues to perform similar
10 job functions under that Department.
11 (20) "Transferred employee" means an employee who was
12 transferred to the Department of Central Management
13 Services by Executive Order No. 2003-10 or Executive Order
14 No. 2004-2 or transferred to the Department of Innovation
15 and Technology by Executive Order No. 2016-1, or both, and
16 was entitled to eligible creditable service for services
17 immediately preceding the transfer.
18 (21) "Investigator for the Department of the Lottery"
19 means any person who is employed by the Department of the
20 Lottery and is vested with such investigative duties which
21 render him or her ineligible for coverage under the Social
22 Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
23 218(d)(8)(D), and 218(l)(1) of that Act. An investigator
24 for the Department of the Lottery who qualifies under this
25 Section shall earn eligible creditable service and be
26 required to make contributions at the rate specified in

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1 paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14-133 for all
2 periods of service as an investigator for the Department
3 of the Lottery.
4 (d) A security employee of the Department of Corrections
5or the Department of Juvenile Justice, a security employee of
6the Department of Human Services who is not a mental health
7police officer, and a security employee of the Department of
8Innovation and Technology shall not be eligible for the
9alternative retirement annuity provided by this Section unless
10he or she meets the following minimum age and service
11requirements at the time of retirement:
12 (i) 25 years of eligible creditable service and age
13 55; or
14 (ii) beginning January 1, 1987, 25 years of eligible
15 creditable service and age 54, or 24 years of eligible
16 creditable service and age 55; or
17 (iii) beginning January 1, 1988, 25 years of eligible
18 creditable service and age 53, or 23 years of eligible
19 creditable service and age 55; or
20 (iv) beginning January 1, 1989, 25 years of eligible
21 creditable service and age 52, or 22 years of eligible
22 creditable service and age 55; or
23 (v) beginning January 1, 1990, 25 years of eligible
24 creditable service and age 51, or 21 years of eligible
25 creditable service and age 55; or
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1 creditable service and age 50, or 20 years of eligible
2 creditable service and age 55.
3 Persons who have service credit under Article 16 of this
4Code for service as a security employee of the Department of
5Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice, or the
6Department of Human Services in a position requiring
7certification as a teacher may count such service toward
8establishing their eligibility under the service requirements
9of this Section; but such service may be used only for
10establishing such eligibility, and not for the purpose of
11increasing or calculating any benefit.
12 (e) If a member enters military service while working in a
13position in which eligible creditable service may be earned,
14and returns to State service in the same or another such
15position, and fulfills in all other respects the conditions
16prescribed in this Article for credit for military service,
17such military service shall be credited as eligible creditable
18service for the purposes of the retirement annuity prescribed
19in this Section.
20 (f) For purposes of calculating retirement annuities under
21this Section, periods of service rendered after December 31,
221968 and before October 1, 1975 as a covered employee in the
23position of special agent, conservation police officer, mental
24health police officer, or investigator for the Secretary of
25State, shall be deemed to have been service as a noncovered
26employee, provided that the employee pays to the System prior

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1to retirement an amount equal to (1) the difference between
2the employee contributions that would have been required for
3such service as a noncovered employee, and the amount of
4employee contributions actually paid, plus (2) if payment is
5made after July 31, 1987, regular interest on the amount
6specified in item (1) from the date of service to the date of
7payment.
8 For purposes of calculating retirement annuities under
9this Section, periods of service rendered after December 31,
101968 and before January 1, 1982 as a covered employee in the
11position of investigator for the Department of Revenue shall
12be deemed to have been service as a noncovered employee,
13provided that the employee pays to the System prior to
14retirement an amount equal to (1) the difference between the
15employee contributions that would have been required for such
16service as a noncovered employee, and the amount of employee
17contributions actually paid, plus (2) if payment is made after
18January 1, 1990, regular interest on the amount specified in
19item (1) from the date of service to the date of payment.
20 (g) A State policeman may elect, not later than January 1,
211990, to establish eligible creditable service for up to 10
22years of his service as a policeman under Article 3, by filing
23a written election with the Board, accompanied by payment of
24an amount to be determined by the Board, equal to (i) the
25difference between the amount of employee and employer
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1and the amounts that would have been contributed had such
2contributions been made at the rates applicable to State
3policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon at the effective rate
4for each year, compounded annually, from the date of service
5to the date of payment.
6 Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
7policeman may elect, not later than July 1, 1993, to establish
8eligible creditable service for up to 10 years of his service
9as a member of the County Police Department under Article 9, by
10filing a written election with the Board, accompanied by
11payment of an amount to be determined by the Board, equal to
12(i) the difference between the amount of employee and employer
13contributions transferred to the System under Section 9-121.10
14and the amounts that would have been contributed had those
15contributions been made at the rates applicable to State
16policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon at the effective rate
17for each year, compounded annually, from the date of service
18to the date of payment.
19 (h) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
20policeman or investigator for the Secretary of State may elect
21to establish eligible creditable service for up to 12 years of
22his service as a policeman under Article 5, by filing a written
23election with the Board on or before January 31, 1992, and
24paying to the System by January 31, 1994 an amount to be
25determined by the Board, equal to (i) the difference between
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1to the System under Section 5-236, and the amounts that would
2have been contributed had such contributions been made at the
3rates applicable to State policemen, plus (ii) interest
4thereon at the effective rate for each year, compounded
5annually, from the date of service to the date of payment.
6 Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
7policeman, conservation police officer, or investigator for
8the Secretary of State may elect to establish eligible
9creditable service for up to 10 years of service as a sheriff's
10law enforcement employee under Article 7, by filing a written
11election with the Board on or before January 31, 1993, and
12paying to the System by January 31, 1994 an amount to be
13determined by the Board, equal to (i) the difference between
14the amount of employee and employer contributions transferred
15to the System under Section 7-139.7, and the amounts that
16would have been contributed had such contributions been made
17at the rates applicable to State policemen, plus (ii) interest
18thereon at the effective rate for each year, compounded
19annually, from the date of service to the date of payment.
20 Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
21policeman, conservation police officer, or investigator for
22the Secretary of State may elect to establish eligible
23creditable service for up to 5 years of service as a police
24officer under Article 3, a policeman under Article 5, a
25sheriff's law enforcement employee under Article 7, a member
26of the county police department under Article 9, or a police

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1officer under Article 15 by filing a written election with the
2Board and paying to the System an amount to be determined by
3the Board, equal to (i) the difference between the amount of
4employee and employer contributions transferred to the System
5under Section 3-110.6, 5-236, 7-139.8, 9-121.10, or 15-134.4
6and the amounts that would have been contributed had such
7contributions been made at the rates applicable to State
8policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon at the effective rate
9for each year, compounded annually, from the date of service
10to the date of payment.
11 Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), an
12investigator for the Office of the Attorney General, or an
13investigator for the Department of Revenue, may elect to
14establish eligible creditable service for up to 5 years of
15service as a police officer under Article 3, a policeman under
16Article 5, a sheriff's law enforcement employee under Article
177, or a member of the county police department under Article 9
18by filing a written election with the Board within 6 months
19after August 25, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act
2096-745) and paying to the System an amount to be determined by
21the Board, equal to (i) the difference between the amount of
22employee and employer contributions transferred to the System
23under Section 3-110.6, 5-236, 7-139.8, or 9-121.10 and the
24amounts that would have been contributed had such
25contributions been made at the rates applicable to State
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1assumed rate for each year, compounded annually, from the date
2of service to the date of payment.
3 Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
4policeman, conservation police officer, investigator for the
5Office of the Attorney General, an investigator for the
6Department of Revenue, or investigator for the Secretary of
7State may elect to establish eligible creditable service for
8up to 5 years of service as a person employed by a
9participating municipality to perform police duties, or law
10enforcement officer employed on a full-time basis by a forest
11preserve district under Article 7, a county corrections
12officer, or a court services officer under Article 9, by
13filing a written election with the Board within 6 months after
14August 25, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 96-745) and
15paying to the System an amount to be determined by the Board,
16equal to (i) the difference between the amount of employee and
17employer contributions transferred to the System under
18Sections 7-139.8 and 9-121.10 and the amounts that would have
19been contributed had such contributions been made at the rates
20applicable to State policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon at
21the actuarially assumed rate for each year, compounded
22annually, from the date of service to the date of payment.
23 Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
24policeman, arson investigator, or Commerce Commission police
25officer may elect to establish eligible creditable service for
26up to 5 years of service as a person employed by a

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1participating municipality to perform police duties under
2Article 7, a county corrections officer, a court services
3officer under Article 9, or a firefighter under Article 4 by
4filing a written election with the Board within 6 months after
5July 30, 2021 (the effective date of Public Act 102-210) and
6paying to the System an amount to be determined by the Board
7equal to (i) the difference between the amount of employee and
8employer contributions transferred to the System under
9Sections 4-108.8, 7-139.8, and 9-121.10 and the amounts that
10would have been contributed had such contributions been made
11at the rates applicable to State policemen, plus (ii) interest
12thereon at the actuarially assumed rate for each year,
13compounded annually, from the date of service to the date of
14payment.
15 Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a
16conservation police officer may elect to establish eligible
17creditable service for up to 5 years of service as a person
18employed by a participating municipality to perform police
19duties under Article 7, a county corrections officer, or a
20court services officer under Article 9 by filing a written
21election with the Board within 6 months after July 30, 2021
22(the effective date of Public Act 102-210) and paying to the
23System an amount to be determined by the Board equal to (i) the
24difference between the amount of employee and employer
25contributions transferred to the System under Sections 7-139.8
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1had such contributions been made at the rates applicable to
2State policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon at the actuarially
3assumed rate for each year, compounded annually, from the date
4of service to the date of payment.
5 Notwithstanding the limitation in subsection (i), a State
6policeman or conservation police officer may elect to convert
7service credit earned under this Article to eligible
8creditable service, as defined by this Section, by filing a
9written election with the board within 6 months after July 30,
102021 (the effective date of Public Act 102-210) and paying to
11the System an amount to be determined by the Board equal to (i)
12the difference between the amount of employee contributions
13originally paid for that service and the amounts that would
14have been contributed had such contributions been made at the
15rates applicable to State policemen, plus (ii) the difference
16between the employer's normal cost of the credit prior to the
17conversion authorized by Public Act 102-210 and the employer's
18normal cost of the credit converted in accordance with Public
19Act 102-210, plus (iii) interest thereon at the actuarially
20assumed rate for each year, compounded annually, from the date
21of service to the date of payment.
22 (i) The total amount of eligible creditable service
23established by any person under subsections (g), (h), (j),
24(k), (l), (l-5), (o), and (p) of this Section shall not exceed
2512 years.
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1investigator for the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate
2Prosecutor or a controlled substance inspector may elect to
3establish eligible creditable service for up to 10 years of
4his service as a policeman under Article 3 or a sheriff's law
5enforcement employee under Article 7, by filing a written
6election with the Board, accompanied by payment of an amount
7to be determined by the Board, equal to (1) the difference
8between the amount of employee and employer contributions
9transferred to the System under Section 3-110.6 or 7-139.8,
10and the amounts that would have been contributed had such
11contributions been made at the rates applicable to State
12policemen, plus (2) interest thereon at the effective rate for
13each year, compounded annually, from the date of service to
14the date of payment.
15 (k) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i) of this
16Section, an alternative formula employee may elect to
17establish eligible creditable service for periods spent as a
18full-time law enforcement officer or full-time corrections
19officer employed by the federal government or by a state or
20local government located outside of Illinois, for which credit
21is not held in any other public employee pension fund or
22retirement system. To obtain this credit, the applicant must
23file a written application with the Board by March 31, 1998,
24accompanied by evidence of eligibility acceptable to the Board
25and payment of an amount to be determined by the Board, equal
26to (1) employee contributions for the credit being

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1established, based upon the applicant's salary on the first
2day as an alternative formula employee after the employment
3for which credit is being established and the rates then
4applicable to alternative formula employees, plus (2) an
5amount determined by the Board to be the employer's normal
6cost of the benefits accrued for the credit being established,
7plus (3) regular interest on the amounts in items (1) and (2)
8from the first day as an alternative formula employee after
9the employment for which credit is being established to the
10date of payment.
11 (l) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a
12security employee of the Department of Corrections may elect,
13not later than July 1, 1998, to establish eligible creditable
14service for up to 10 years of his or her service as a policeman
15under Article 3, by filing a written election with the Board,
16accompanied by payment of an amount to be determined by the
17Board, equal to (i) the difference between the amount of
18employee and employer contributions transferred to the System
19under Section 3-110.5, and the amounts that would have been
20contributed had such contributions been made at the rates
21applicable to security employees of the Department of
22Corrections, plus (ii) interest thereon at the effective rate
23for each year, compounded annually, from the date of service
24to the date of payment.
25 (l-5) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i) of this
26Section, a State policeman may elect to establish eligible

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1creditable service for up to 5 years of service as a full-time
2law enforcement officer employed by the federal government or
3by a state or local government located outside of Illinois for
4which credit is not held in any other public employee pension
5fund or retirement system. To obtain this credit, the
6applicant must file a written application with the Board no
7later than 3 years after January 1, 2020 (the effective date of
8Public Act 101-610), accompanied by evidence of eligibility
9acceptable to the Board and payment of an amount to be
10determined by the Board, equal to (1) employee contributions
11for the credit being established, based upon the applicant's
12salary on the first day as an alternative formula employee
13after the employment for which credit is being established and
14the rates then applicable to alternative formula employees,
15plus (2) an amount determined by the Board to be the employer's
16normal cost of the benefits accrued for the credit being
17established, plus (3) regular interest on the amounts in items
18(1) and (2) from the first day as an alternative formula
19employee after the employment for which credit is being
20established to the date of payment.
21 (m) The amendatory changes to this Section made by Public
22Act 94-696 apply only to: (1) security employees of the
23Department of Juvenile Justice employed by the Department of
24Corrections before June 1, 2006 (the effective date of Public
25Act 94-696) and transferred to the Department of Juvenile
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1Department of Juvenile Justice on or after June 1, 2006 (the
2effective date of Public Act 94-696) who are required by
3subsection (b) of Section 3-2.5-15 of the Unified Code of
4Corrections to have any bachelor's or advanced degree from an
5accredited college or university or, in the case of persons
6who provide vocational training, who are required to have
7adequate knowledge in the skill for which they are providing
8the vocational training.
9 Beginning with the pay period that immediately follows the
10effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
11Assembly, the bachelor's or advanced degree requirement of
12subsection (b) of Section 3-2.5-15 of the Unified Code of
13Corrections shall no longer determine the eligibility to earn
14eligible creditable service for a person employed by the
15Department of Juvenile Justice.
16 An employee may elect to convert into eligible creditable
17service his or her creditable service earned with the
18Department of Juvenile Justice while employed in a position
19that required the employee to do any one or more of the
20following: (1) participate or assist in the rehabilitative and
21vocational training of delinquent youths; (2) supervise the
22daily activities and assume direct and continuing
23responsibility for the youth's security, welfare, and
24development; or (3) participate in the personal rehabilitation
25of delinquent youth by training, supervising, and assisting
26lower-level personnel. To convert that creditable service to

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1eligible creditable service, the employee must pay to the
2System the difference between the employee contributions
3actually paid for that service and the amounts that would have
4been contributed if the applicant were contributing at the
5rate applicable to persons with the same Social Security
6status earning eligible creditable service on the date of
7application.
8 (n) A person employed in a position under subsection (b)
9of this Section who has purchased service credit under
10subsection (j) of Section 14-104 or subsection (b) of Section
1114-105 in any other capacity under this Article may convert up
12to 5 years of that service credit into service credit covered
13under this Section by paying to the Fund an amount equal to (1)
14the additional employee contribution required under Section
1514-133, plus (2) the additional employer contribution required
16under Section 14-131, plus (3) interest on items (1) and (2) at
17the actuarially assumed rate from the date of the service to
18the date of payment.
19 (o) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a
20conservation police officer, investigator for the Secretary of
21State, Commerce Commission police officer, investigator for
22the Department of Revenue or the Illinois Gaming Board, or
23arson investigator subject to subsection (g) of Section 1-160
24may elect to convert up to 8 years of service credit
25established before January 1, 2020 (the effective date of
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1investigator for the Secretary of State, Commerce Commission
2police officer, investigator for the Department of Revenue or
3the Illinois Gaming Board, or arson investigator under this
4Article into eligible creditable service by filing a written
5election with the Board no later than one year after January 1,
62020 (the effective date of Public Act 101-610), accompanied
7by payment of an amount to be determined by the Board equal to
8(i) the difference between the amount of the employee
9contributions actually paid for that service and the amount of
10the employee contributions that would have been paid had the
11employee contributions been made as a noncovered employee
12serving in a position in which eligible creditable service, as
13defined in this Section, may be earned, plus (ii) interest
14thereon at the effective rate for each year, compounded
15annually, from the date of service to the date of payment.
16 (p) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), an
17investigator for the Office of the Attorney General subject to
18subsection (g) of Section 1-160 may elect to convert up to 8
19years of service credit established before the effective date
20of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly as an
21investigator for the Office of the Attorney General under this
22Article into eligible creditable service by filing a written
23election with the Board no later than one year after the
24effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
25Assembly, accompanied by payment of an amount to be determined
26by the Board equal to (i) the difference between the amount of

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1the employee contributions actually paid for that service and
2the amount of the employee contributions that would have been
3paid had the employee contributions been made as a noncovered
4employee serving in a position in which eligible creditable
5service, as defined in this Section, may be earned, plus (ii)
6interest thereon at the effective rate for each year,
7compounded annually, from the date of service to the date of
8payment.
9(Source: P.A. 102-210, eff. 7-30-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
10102-956, eff. 5-27-22; 103-34, eff. 1-1-24.)
11 (40 ILCS 5/14-152.1)
12 Sec. 14-152.1. Application and expiration of new benefit
13increases.
14 (a) As used in this Section, "new benefit increase" means
15an increase in the amount of any benefit provided under this
16Article, or an expansion of the conditions of eligibility for
17any benefit under this Article, that results from an amendment
18to this Code that takes effect after June 1, 2005 (the
19effective date of Public Act 94-4). "New benefit increase",
20however, does not include any benefit increase resulting from
21the changes made to Article 1 or this Article by Public Act
2296-37, Public Act 100-23, Public Act 100-587, Public Act
23100-611, Public Act 101-10, Public Act 101-610, Public Act
24102-210, Public Act 102-856, Public Act 102-956, or this
25amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly this amendatory

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1Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
2 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code or
3any subsequent amendment to this Code, every new benefit
4increase is subject to this Section and shall be deemed to be
5granted only in conformance with and contingent upon
6compliance with the provisions of this Section.
7 (c) The Public Act enacting a new benefit increase must
8identify and provide for payment to the System of additional
9funding at least sufficient to fund the resulting annual
10increase in cost to the System as it accrues.
11 Every new benefit increase is contingent upon the General
12Assembly providing the additional funding required under this
13subsection. The Commission on Government Forecasting and
14Accountability shall analyze whether adequate additional
15funding has been provided for the new benefit increase and
16shall report its analysis to the Public Pension Division of
17the Department of Insurance. A new benefit increase created by
18a Public Act that does not include the additional funding
19required under this subsection is null and void. If the Public
20Pension Division determines that the additional funding
21provided for a new benefit increase under this subsection is
22or has become inadequate, it may so certify to the Governor and
23the State Comptroller and, in the absence of corrective action
24by the General Assembly, the new benefit increase shall expire
25at the end of the fiscal year in which the certification is
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1 (d) Every new benefit increase shall expire 5 years after
2its effective date or on such earlier date as may be specified
3in the language enacting the new benefit increase or provided
4under subsection (c). This does not prevent the General
5Assembly from extending or re-creating a new benefit increase
6by law.
7 (e) Except as otherwise provided in the language creating
8the new benefit increase, a new benefit increase that expires
9under this Section continues to apply to persons who applied
10and qualified for the affected benefit while the new benefit
11increase was in effect and to the affected beneficiaries and
12alternate payees of such persons, but does not apply to any
13other person, including, without limitation, a person who
14continues in service after the expiration date and did not
15apply and qualify for the affected benefit while the new
16benefit increase was in effect.
17(Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
18101-610, eff. 1-1-20; 102-210, eff. 7-30-21; 102-856, eff.
191-1-23; 102-956, eff. 5-27-22.)
20 (40 ILCS 5/17-114) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 17-114)
21 Sec. 17-114. Computation of service.
22 (a) When computing days of validated service, contributors
23shall receive the greater of: (1) one day of service credit for
24each day for which they are paid salary representing a partial
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1Board; or (2) 10 days of service credit for each 10-day period
2of employment in which the contributor worked 50% or more of
3the regularly scheduled hours.
4 (b) When computing months of validated service, 17 or more
5days of service rendered to an Employer or the Board in a
6calendar month shall entitle a contributor to one month of
7service credit for purposes of this Article.
8 (c) When computing years of validated service rendered,
9170 or more days of service in a fiscal year or 10 or more
10months of service in a fiscal year shall constitute one year of
11service credit.
12 (d) Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c) of this
13Section, validated service in any fiscal year shall be that
14fraction of a year equal to the ratio of the number of days of
15service to 170 days.
16 (e) For purposes of this Section, no contributor shall
17earn (i) more than one year of service credit per fiscal year,
18(ii) more than one day of service credit per calendar day, or
19(iii) more than 10 days of service credit in a 2 calendar week
20period as determined by the Fund.
21(Source: P.A. 99-176, eff. 7-29-15.)
22 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
23Section 8.48 as follows:
24 (30 ILCS 805/8.48 new)

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