101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB0310
 
Introduced , by Rep. David McSweeney
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
105 ILCS 5/10-20.69 new

     Amends the School Code with respect to school districts other than the Chicago school district. Prohibits any post-retirement educator bonus not required by a valid contract entered into before the effective date of the amendatory Act, and prohibits a school district from entering into a contract on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act that provides for a post-retirement educator bonus or bonuses.  Defines "post-retirement educator bonus" as any payment made by a school district to an educator licensed under the School Code who has commenced his or her retirement and is collecting a retirement annuity from the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois, other than compensation for current employment with the school district.  Requires each school district to annually report to all residents of the school district the status of all contracts requiring the payment of a post-retirement educator bonus and all post-retirement educator bonuses paid during the previous school year. Sets forth what the report must contain. Effective immediately.
  


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
 
 
A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by adding Section 
510-20.69 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.69 new)
7    Sec. 10-20.69. Prohibition on post-retirement educator 
8bonuses.
9    (a)  In this Section, "post-retirement educator bonus" 
10means
any payment made by a school district to an educator 
11licensed under Article 21B of this Code who has commenced his 
12or her retirement and is collecting a retirement annuity from 
13the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois, other 
14than compensation for current employment with the school 
15district.
16    (b)  Any post-retirement educator bonus not required by a 
17valid contract entered into before the effective date of this 
18amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly is prohibited, and 
19a school district may not enter into a contract on or after the 
20effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General 
21Assembly that provides for a post-retirement educator bonus or 
22bonuses.
23    (c)  Each school district shall report annually, no later 
 
 
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1than January 31 of each year, to all residents of the school 
2district the status of all contracts requiring the payment of a 
3post-retirement educator bonus and all post-retirement 
4educator bonuses paid during the previous school year. The 
5report shall contain both of the following tables:
6        (1) A table summarizing all of the post-retirement 
7    educator bonuses paid during the previous school year. This 
8    table shall contain the name of each recipient of a 
9    post-retirement educator bonus, together with the job 
10    title he or she held upon retirement or termination of his 
11    or her service with the school district.
12        (2) A table summarizing all contractual obligations of 
13    the school district to provide post-retirement educator 
14    bonuses in the future.
 
 
15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
16becoming law.