94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB0306

 

Introduced 2/15/2005, by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
40 ILCS 5/7-199.4 new

    Amends the IMRF Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a municipality may transfer funds among its reserves, from one that is over 100% funded to one that is less, under certain circumstances. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
PENSION IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning 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 adding
5 7-199.4 as follows:
 
6     (40 ILCS 5/7-199.4 new)
7     Sec. 7-199.4. To Transfer Reserves. Whenever any one of
8 the municipality reserves established under Section 7-204(a)
9 for a participating municipality exceeds 100% of the
10 actuarially determined liability, the excess may be
11 transferred to any of that municipality's other reserves with a
12 balance of less than 100% of the actuarially determined
13 liability. Upon request of the municipality, the Board shall
14 prepare an impact note to determine how the transfer will
15 affect the reserves and employer contribution rates for that
16 municipality. Only after receipt of the impact note may the
17 governing body of the municipality, by resolution, request the
18 transfer. No such transfer may lower any reserve balance to
19 less than 100% or increase any reserve balance to more than
20 100% of the actuarially determined liability.
 
21     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22 becoming law.