093_SB1115 LRB093 10687 EFG 11044 b 1 AN ACT in relation to public employee benefits. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by 5 changing Section 5-214 as follows: 6 (40 ILCS 5/5-214) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-214) 7 Sec. 5-214. Credit for other service. Any participant 8 in this fund (other than a member of the fire department of 9 the city) who has rendered service as a member of the police 10 department of the city for a period of 3 years or more is 11 entitled to credit for the various purposes of this Article 12 for service rendered prior to becoming a member or subsequent 13 thereto for the following periods: 14 (a) While on leave of absence from the police 15 department assigned or detailed to investigative, 16 protective, security or police work for the park district 17 of the city, the department of the Port of Chicago or the 18 sanitary district in which the city is located. 19 (b) As a temporary police officer in the city or 20 while serving in the office of the mayor or in the office 21 of the corporation counsel, as a member of the city 22 council of the city, as an employee of the Policemen's 23 Annuity and Benefit Fund created by this Article, as the 24 head of an organization whose membership consists of 25 members of the police department, the Public Vehicle 26 License Commission and the board of election 27 commissioners of the city. 28 (c) While performing safety or investigative work 29 for the county in which such city is principally located 30 or for the State of Illinois or for the federal 31 government, on leave of absence from the department of -2- LRB093 10687 EFG 11044 b 1 police, or while performing investigative work for the 2 department as a civilian employee of the department. 3 (d) While on leave of absence from the police 4 department of the city and serving as the chief of police 5 of a police department outside the city. 6 (e) While an employee of the Chicago Fire 7 Department during any portion of the years 1975 through 8 1979, provided that the policeman did not participate in 9 any other annuity and benefit fund established under this 10 Code with respect to that employment and credit is not 11 available to the policeman for that employment under 12 Section 5-213 or any other provision of this Article. 13 No credit shall be granted in this fund, however, for 14 this service if the policeman has credit therefor in any 15 other annuity and benefit fund, or unless he contributes to 16 this fund the amount he would have contributed with interest 17 had he remained an active member of the police department in 18 the position he occupied as a result of a civil service 19 competitive examination, certification and appointment by the 20 Civil Service Board; or in the case of a city operating under 21 the provisions of a personnel ordinance the position he 22 occupied as a result of a personnel ordinance competitive 23 examination certification and appointment under the authority 24 of a Municipal Personnel ordinance. 25 Concurrently with such contributions, the city shall 26 contribute the amounts provided by this Article. No credit 27 shall be allowed for any period of time for which 28 contributions by the policeman have not been paid. The 29 period of service rendered by such policeman prior to the 30 date he became a member of the police department of the city 31 or while detailed, assigned or on leave of absence and 32 employed in any of the departments set forth hereinabove in 33 this Section for which such policeman has contributed to this 34 fund shall be credited to him as service for all the purposes -3- LRB093 10687 EFG 11044 b 1 of this Article, except that he shall not have any of the 2 rights conferred by the provisions of Sections 5-127 and 3 5-162 of this Article. 4 The changes in this Section made by Public Act 86-273 5 shall apply to members of the fund who have not begun 6 receiving a pension under this Article on August 23, 1989, 7 without regard to whether employment is terminated before 8 that date. 9 (Source: P.A. 86-273; 87-1265.) 10 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 11 Section 8.27 as follows: 12 (30 ILCS 805/8.27 new) 13 Sec. 8.27. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 14 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required 15 for the implementation of any mandate created by this 16 amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly. 17 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 18 becoming law.