Bill Text: IL SB1751 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the IMRF Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In the provisions allowing certain annuitants to hold elective office without participating in the Fund or losing their retirement annuities, allows a separate election for each term of office. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-13 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB1751 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SB1751-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 SB1751 Introduced 2/19/2009, by Sen. Tim Bivins SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
40 ILCS 5/7-137.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-137.1
30 ILCS 805/8.33 new
Amends the IMRF Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In the provisions allowing certain annuitants to hold elective office without participating in the Fund or losing their retirement annuities, allows a separate election for each term of office. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY PENSION IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
A BILL FOR
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AN ACT in relation to 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 7-137.1 as follows:
(40 ILCS 5/7-137.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-137.1)
Sec. 7-137.1. Elected officials.
(a) A person holding an elective office who has elected to
participate in the Fund while in that office may revoke that
election and cease participating in the Fund by notifying the
Board in writing before January 1, 1992.
Upon such revocation, the person shall forfeit all
creditable service earned while holding that office, and the
Board shall refund to the person, without interest, all
employee contributions paid for the forfeited creditable
service. The Board shall also refund or credit to the employing
municipality, without interest, the employer contributions
relating to the forfeited service, except those for death and
disability.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 7-141 and
7-144, beginning January 1, 1992, a person who holds an
elective office and has not elected to participate in the Fund
with respect to that term of office (or has revoked his

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election to participate with respect to that term of office
under subsection (a) of this Section) shall not be disqualified
from receiving a retirement annuity during that term of office
by reason of holding that such office, provided that the
annuity is not based on any credits received for participating
during while holding that term of office.
(Source: P.A. 87-740.)
Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
Section 8.33 as follows:
(30 ILCS 805/8.33 new)
Sec. 8.33. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8
of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of
the 96th General Assembly.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon