093_SB1701ham002
LRB093 02819 LRD 16762 a
1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1701
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 1701, AS AMENDED,
3 in the introductory portion of Section 5, before "as
4 follows", by inserting "and adding Sections 8-164.2 and
5 11-160.2"; and
6 in Section 5, after the end of Sec. 8-164.1, by inserting the
7 following:
8 "(40 ILCS 5/8-164.2 new)
9 Sec. 8-164.2. Payments to board of education for group
10 health benefits.
11 (a) The board is authorized to pay to the Board of
12 Education, on behalf of each eligible annuitant who chooses
13 to participate in the Board of Education's retiree health
14 benefit plan, the following amounts:
15 (1) From July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2008, $85
16 per month for each such annuitant who is not eligible to
17 receive Medicare benefits and $55 per month for each such
18 annuitant who is eligible to receive Medicare benefits.
19 (2) From July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2013, $95
20 per month for each such annuitant who is not eligible to
21 receive Medicare benefits and $65 per month for each such
22 annuitant who is eligible to receive Medicare benefits.
-2- LRB093 02819 LRD 16762 a
1 The payments described in this subsection shall be paid
2 from the tax levy authorized under Section 8-173; such
3 amounts shall be credited to the reserve for group hospital
4 care and group medical and surgical plan benefits, and all
5 payments to the Board of Education under this subsection
6 shall be charged against it.
7 (b) The Board of Education health benefit plan referred
8 to in this Section and the board's payments to the Board of
9 Education under this Section are not and shall not be
10 construed to be pension or retirement benefits for the
11 purposes of Section 5 of Article XIII of the Illinois
12 Constitution of 1970."; and
13 in Section 5, after the end of Sec. 11-160.1, by inserting
14 the following:
15 "(40 ILCS 5/11-160.2 new)
16 Sec. 11-160.2. Payments to board of education for group
17 health benefits.
18 (a) The board is authorized to pay to the Board of
19 Education, on behalf of each eligible annuitant who chooses
20 to participate in the Board of Education's retiree health
21 benefit plan, the following amounts:
22 (1) From July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2008, $85
23 per month for each such annuitant who is not eligible to
24 receive Medicare benefits and $55 per month for each such
25 annuitant who is eligible to receive Medicare benefits.
26 (2) From July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2013, $95
27 per month for each such annuitant who is not eligible to
28 receive Medicare benefits and $65 per month for each such
29 annuitant who is eligible to receive Medicare benefits.
30 The payments described in this subsection shall be paid
31 from the tax levy authorized under Section 11-169; such
32 amounts shall be credited to the reserve for group hospital
33 care and group medical and surgical plan benefits, and all
-3- LRB093 02819 LRD 16762 a
1 payments to the Board of Education under this subsection
2 shall be charged against it.
3 (b) The Board of Education health benefit plan referred
4 to in this Section and the board's payments to the Board of
5 Education under this Section are not and shall not be
6 construed to be pension or retirement benefits for the
7 purposes of Section 5 of Article XIII of the Illinois
8 Constitution of 1970.".