SB1517 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB103 25725 RPS 52074 b

103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB1517

Introduced 2/8/2023, by Sen. Terri Bryant

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

40 ILCS 5/4-138.15 new
30 ILCS 805/8.47 new

Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act (Article 20 of the Code) is adopted and made a part of the Downstate Firefighter Article, but only with respect to a person who, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, is entitled under the Downstate Firefighter Article to begin receiving a retirement annuity or survivor's annuity and who elects to proceed under the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State.

STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

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 adding Section 4-138.15 as follows:

(40 ILCS 5/4-138.15 new)

Sec. 4-138.15. Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. The Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act, Article 20 of this Code, is adopted and made a part of this Article, but only with respect to a person who, on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, is entitled under this Article to begin receiving a retirement annuity or survivor's annuity (as those terms are defined in Article 20) and who elects to proceed under the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act.

Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding Section 8.47 as follows:

(30 ILCS 805/8.47 new)

Sec. 8.47. 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 103rd General Assembly.