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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB7000
Introduced 2/9/2004, by Robert S. Molaro SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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40 ILCS 5/17-142.1 |
from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 17-142.1 |
30 ILCS 805/8.28 new |
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Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code to change the
annual limit on the amount of reimbursement to annuitants for health insurance
costs, from $40,000,000 plus authorized but unpaid amounts to $65,000,000 plus
authorized but unpaid amounts, including interest earned thereon. 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 |
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A BILL FOR
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HB7000 |
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LRB093 14686 LRD 40228 b |
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| AN ACT in relation to public employee benefits.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by changing |
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| Section 17-142.1
as follows:
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| (40 ILCS 5/17-142.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 17-142.1)
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| Sec. 17-142.1. To defray health insurance costs. To provide |
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| for the
partial reimbursement of health insurance costs.
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| (1) On the first day of September of each year, beginning |
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| in 1988,
the Board may, by separate warrant, pay to each |
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| recipient of a service
retirement, disability retirement or |
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| survivor's pension an amount to be
determined by the Board, |
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| which shall represent partial reimbursement for
the cost of the |
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| recipient's health insurance coverage.
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| (2) In lieu of the annual payment authorized in subdivision |
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| (1), for
pensioners enrolled in the Fund's regular health care |
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| deduction plans, the
Fund may pay the health insurance premium |
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| reimbursement on a monthly rather
than annual basis, at the |
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| percentage rate established from time to time by
the Board. If |
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| the Board so directs, these monthly payments may be made in
the |
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| form of a direct payment of premium and a reduction in the |
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| amount
deducted from the annuity, rather than in the form of |
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| reimbursement by
separate warrant.
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| (3) Total payments under this Section in any year may not |
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| exceed
$65,000,000
$40,000,000 plus any amount that was |
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| authorized to be paid
under this Section in the preceding year |
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| but was not actually paid by the
Board, including any interest |
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| earned thereon.
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| (Source: P.A. 90-566, eff. 1-2-98; 91-852, eff. 6-22-00.)
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| Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding |
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| Section 8.28 as
follows:
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