100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB4701
 
Introduced , by Rep. Daniel J. Burke
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
40 ILCS 5/3-111.5 new
30 ILCS 805/8.42 new

     Amends the Downstate Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a police officer who previously participated in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) for service as a member of the police department of a municipality and was transferred to that municipality's police pension fund upon its creation under the Downstate Police Article shall, for the purposes of determining the applicable tier of benefits under that Article, be deemed to have become a police officer and member of that municipality's police pension fund on the date that he or she first participated in IMRF as a member of the police department of that municipality, notwithstanding whether that start date was before January 1, 2011. 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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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 adding 
5Section 3-111.5 as follows:
 
6    (40 ILCS 5/3-111.5 new)
7    Sec. 3-111.5. Membership date; previous IMRF service with 
8the same municipality. A police officer who previously 
9participated in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) 
10for service as a member of the police department of a 
11municipality and was transferred to that municipality's police 
12pension fund upon its creation under this Article shall, for 
13the purposes of determining the applicable tier of benefits 
14under this Article, be deemed to have become a police officer 
15and member of that municipality's police pension fund on the 
16date that he or she first participated in IMRF as a member of 
17the police department of that municipality, notwithstanding 
18whether that start date was before January 1, 2011.
 
19    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 
20Section 8.42 as follows:
 
21    (30 ILCS 805/8.42 new)
 
 
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1    Sec. 8.42. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 
2of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the 
3implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of 
4the 100th General Assembly.
 
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
6becoming law.