Bill Text: IL HB5235 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the State Employees Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Adds to the definition of "Tier 1 member", a member who was employed by the State in any capacity for which the member may purchase service credit under the Article and that employment began before January 1, 2011, notwithstanding whether that member first became a member on or after January 1, 2011. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-09 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5235 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB5235-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB5235 Introduced , by Rep. Bradley Fritts SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
40 ILCS 5/14-103.41
Amends the State Employees Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Adds to the definition of "Tier 1 member", a member who was employed by the State in any capacity for which the member may purchase service credit under the Article and that employment began before January 1, 2011, notwithstanding whether that member first became a member on or after January 1, 2011. Effective immediately.
LRB103 35249 RPS 65251 b
A BILL FOR
HB5235 LRB103 35249 RPS 65251 b
AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by
changing Section 14-103.41 as follows:
(40 ILCS 5/14-103.41)
Sec. 14-103.41. Tier 1 member. "Tier 1 member": A member
of this System who (1) first became a member or participant
before January 1, 2011 under any reciprocal retirement system
or pension fund established under this Code other than a
retirement system or pension fund established under Article 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, or 18 of this Code or (2) was employed by the State
in any capacity for which the member may purchase service
credit under this Article and that employment began before
January 1, 2011, notwithstanding whether that member first
became a member on or after January 1, 2011.
(Source: P.A. 100-587, eff. 6-4-18.)