Bill Text: IL SB2199 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a firefighter employed by a village with a population on July 1, 2007 greater than 9,000 but less than 12,000 who was excluded from participation in a downstate firefighter fund prior to January 1, 1996 because the firefighter earned credit for that service under the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Article for the same municipality may also elect to establish creditable service for those periods of employment for that municipality's emergency services as a firefighter, EMT, or paramedic during which he or she was excluded from participation in a downstate firefighter fund. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB2199 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SB2199-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 SB2199 Introduced 2/10/2011, by Sen. Michael Noland SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
40 ILCS 5/4-108.4
30 ILCS 805/8.35 new
Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a firefighter employed by a village with a population on July 1, 2007 greater than 9,000 but less than 12,000 who was excluded from participation in a downstate firefighter fund prior to January 1, 1996 because the firefighter earned credit for that service under the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Article for the same municipality may also elect to establish creditable service for those periods of employment for that municipality's emergency services as a firefighter, EMT, or paramedic during which he or she was excluded from participation in a downstate firefighter fund. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
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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 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 4-108.4 as follows:
(40 ILCS 5/4-108.4)
Sec. 4-108.4. Transfer of creditable service from Article 7
fund.
(a) Any firefighter who was excluded from participation in
an Article 4 fund because the firefighter earned credit for
that service under Article 7 of this Code and who is a
participant in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund may
become an active participant in that firefighter pension fund
by making a written application to the Board. Persons so
applying shall begin participation on the first day of the
month following the month in which the application is received
by the Board. An employee who makes application for
participation shall not be deemed ineligible to participate in
the firefighter pension fund by reason of having failed to
apply within the 3-month period specified in subsection (b) of
Section 4-107.
(a-1) A firefighter employed by a village with a population
on July 1, 2007 greater than 9,000 but less than 12,000 who was

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excluded from participation in an Article 4 fund prior to
January 1, 1996 because the firefighter earned credit for that
service under Article 7 of this Code for the same municipality
may also elect to establish creditable service for those
periods of employment for that municipality's emergency
services as a firefighter, EMT, or paramedic during which he or
she was excluded from participation in an Article 4 fund by
paying into the fund the amount that the person would have
contributed had deductions from salary been made for this
purpose at the time the service was rendered, together with
interest thereon at 6% per annum, compounded annually, from the
time the service was rendered until the date of payment, less
any amounts transferred from the Illinois Municipal Retirement
Fund under Section 7-139.10.
(b) A firefighter who was excluded from participation in an
Article 4 fund because the firefighter earned credit for that
service under Article 7 of this Code and who is a participant
in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund may also elect to
establish creditable service for those periods of employment as
a firefighter during which he or she was excluded from
participation in an Article 4 fund by paying into the fund the
amount that the person would have contributed had deductions
from salary been made for this purpose at the time the service
was rendered, together with interest thereon at 6% per annum,
compounded annually, from the time the service was rendered
until the date of payment, less any amounts transferred from

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the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund under Section 7-139.10.
(c) In no event shall pension credit for the same service
rendered by an employee be accredited in more than one pension
fund or retirement system under this Code. If an employee
applies for service credit under subsection (a-1) or (b), then
any creditable service time accumulated in the Illinois
Municipal Retirement Fund for the same period must be
transferred to the Article 4 fund under Section 7-139.10.
(Source: P.A. 93-689, eff. 7-1-04.)
Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
Section 8.35 as follows:
(30 ILCS 805/8.35 new)
Sec. 8.35. 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 97th General Assembly.