104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB0682
 
Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Don Harmon
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

40 ILCS 5/14-126    from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-126
    Amends the State Employee Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a retirement annuity following nonoccupational disability benefits. 


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A BILL FOR
 
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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 Section 14-126 as follows:

6    (40 ILCS 5/14-126)    (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-126)
7    Sec. 14-126. Nonoccupational disability benefit-Rights on 
8expiration-Retirement annuity option on re-entry. Any member 
9having 15 or more years of creditable service, and and having 
10attained at least age 55, or having 20 or more years of 
11creditable service and having attained at least age 50, who, 
12after receiving nonoccupational disability benefit for the 
13maximum period of time specified herein is still disabled for 
14service, shall be entitled to receive a retirement annuity 
15beginning the first of the month following application, 
16without regard to whether the member has attained age 60.
17    If a member having 15 but less than 20 years of creditable 
18service is under age 55 when nonoccupational disability 
19benefits terminate, and the member has been continuously 
20disabled for service, the member is entitled upon application 
21to the retirement annuity upon the first of the month after 
22attainment of age 55.
23    If a member having 20 or more years of creditable service 
 
 
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1is under age 50 when nonoccupational disability benefits 
2terminate, and the member has been continuously disabled for 
3service, the member is entitled upon application to the 
4retirement annuity beginning upon the first of the month after 
5attainment of age 50.
6    As an option to the computation of a retirement annuity in 
7the manner provided in this Article, if a person who retires on 
8a retirement annuity prior to age 60 under the provisions of 
9this Section re-enters State employment, that person may 
10refund to the system the amount theretofore received as a 
11retirement annuity and upon subsequently retiring from State 
12service shall be entitled to a retirement annuity computed as 
13though that member had not previously received such annuity.
14(Source: P.A. 80-841.)