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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 | ||||||
5 | is amended by changing Section 8 as follows:
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6 | (5 ILCS 375/8) (from Ch. 127, par. 528)
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7 | Sec. 8. Eligibility.
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8 | (a) Each member eligible under the provisions of this Act | ||||||
9 | and any rules
and regulations promulgated and adopted hereunder | ||||||
10 | by the Director shall
become immediately eligible and covered | ||||||
11 | for all benefits available under
the programs. Members electing | ||||||
12 | coverage for eligible dependents shall have
the coverage | ||||||
13 | effective immediately, provided that the election is properly
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14 | filed in accordance with required filing dates and procedures | ||||||
15 | specified by
the Director.
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16 | (1) Every member originally eligible to elect | ||||||
17 | dependent coverage, but not
electing it during the original | ||||||
18 | eligibility period, may subsequently obtain
dependent | ||||||
19 | coverage only in the event of a qualifying change in | ||||||
20 | status, special
enrollment, special circumstance as | ||||||
21 | defined by the Director, or during the
annual Benefit | ||||||
22 | Choice Period.
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23 | (2) Members described above being transferred from | ||||||
24 | previous
coverage towards which the State has been | ||||||
25 | contributing shall be
transferred regardless of | ||||||
26 | preexisting conditions, waiting periods, or
other | ||||||
27 | requirements that might jeopardize claim payments to which | ||||||
28 | they
would otherwise have been entitled.
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29 | (3) Eligible and covered members that are eligible for | ||||||
30 | coverage as
dependents except for the fact of being members | ||||||
31 | shall be transferred to,
and covered under, dependent | ||||||
32 | status regardless of preexisting conditions,
waiting |
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1 | periods, or other requirements that might jeopardize claim | ||||||
2 | payments
to which they would otherwise have been entitled | ||||||
3 | upon cessation of member
status and the election of | ||||||
4 | dependent coverage by a member eligible to elect
that | ||||||
5 | coverage.
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6 | (b) New employees shall be immediately insured for the | ||||||
7 | basic group
life insurance and covered by the program of health | ||||||
8 | benefits on the first
day of active State service. Optional | ||||||
9 | coverages or benefits, if elected
during the relevant | ||||||
10 | eligibility period, will become effective on the date
of | ||||||
11 | employment. Optional coverages or benefits applied for after | ||||||
12 | the
eligibility period will be effective, subject to | ||||||
13 | satisfactory evidence of
insurability when applicable, or | ||||||
14 | other necessary qualifications, pursuant to
the requirements | ||||||
15 | of the applicable benefit program, unless there is a change in
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16 | status that would confer new eligibility for change of | ||||||
17 | enrollment under rules
established supplementing this Act, in | ||||||
18 | which event application must be made
within the new eligibility | ||||||
19 | period.
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20 | (c) As to the group health benefits program contracted to | ||||||
21 | begin or
continue after June 30, 1973, each retired employee | ||||||
22 | shall become immediately
eligible and covered for all benefits | ||||||
23 | available under that program. Retired
employees may elect | ||||||
24 | coverage for eligible dependents and shall have the
coverage | ||||||
25 | effective immediately, provided that the election is properly
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26 | filed in accordance with required filing dates and procedures | ||||||
27 | specified
by the Director.
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28 | Except as otherwise provided in this Act, where husband and | ||||||
29 | wife are
both eligible members, each shall be enrolled as a | ||||||
30 | member and coverage on
their eligible dependent children, if | ||||||
31 | any, may be under the enrollment and
election of either.
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32 | Regardless of other provisions herein regarding late | ||||||
33 | enrollment or other
qualifications, as appropriate, the
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34 | Director may periodically authorize open enrollment periods | ||||||
35 | for each of the
benefit programs at which time each member may | ||||||
36 | elect enrollment or change
of enrollment without regard to age, |
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1 | sex, health, or other qualification
under the conditions as may | ||||||
2 | be prescribed in rules and regulations
supplementing this Act. | ||||||
3 | Special open enrollment periods may be declared by
the Director | ||||||
4 | for certain members only when special circumstances occur that
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5 | affect only those members.
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6 | (d) Beginning with fiscal year 2003 and for all subsequent | ||||||
7 | years, eligible
members may elect not to participate in the | ||||||
8 | program of health benefits as
defined in this Act. The election | ||||||
9 | must be made during the annual benefit
choice period, subject | ||||||
10 | to the conditions in this subsection.
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11 | (1) Members must furnish proof of health benefit | ||||||
12 | coverage, either
comprehensive major medical coverage or | ||||||
13 | comprehensive managed care plan,
from a source other than | ||||||
14 | the Department of Central Management Services in
order to | ||||||
15 | elect not to participate in the program.
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16 | (2) Members may re-enroll in the Department of Central | ||||||
17 | Management Services
program of health benefits upon | ||||||
18 | showing a qualifying change in status, as
defined in the | ||||||
19 | U.S. Internal Revenue Code, without evidence of | ||||||
20 | insurability
and with no limitations on coverage for | ||||||
21 | pre-existing conditions, provided
that there was not a | ||||||
22 | break in coverage of more than 63 days.
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23 | (3) Members may also re-enroll in the program of health | ||||||
24 | benefits during
any annual benefit choice period, without | ||||||
25 | evidence of insurability.
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26 | (4) Members who elect not to participate in the program | ||||||
27 | of health benefits
shall be furnished a written explanation | ||||||
28 | of the requirements and limitations
for the election not to | ||||||
29 | participate in the program and for re-enrolling in the
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30 | program. The explanation shall also be included in the | ||||||
31 | annual benefit choice
options booklets furnished to | ||||||
32 | members.
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33 | (d-5) Beginning July 1, 2005, the Director may establish a | ||||||
34 | program of financial incentives to encourage annuitants | ||||||
35 | receiving a retirement annuity from the State Employees | ||||||
36 | Retirement System, but who are not eligible for benefits under |
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1 | the federal Medicare health insurance program (Title XVIII of | ||||||
2 | the Social Security Act, as added by Public Law 89-97) to elect | ||||||
3 | not to participate in the program of health benefits provided | ||||||
4 | under this Act. The election by an annuitant not to participate | ||||||
5 | under this program must be made in accordance with the | ||||||
6 | requirements set forth under subsection (d). The financial | ||||||
7 | incentives provided to these annuitants under the program may | ||||||
8 | not exceed $150 per month for each annuitant electing not to | ||||||
9 | participate in the program of health benefits provided under | ||||||
10 | this Act.
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11 | (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or the | ||||||
12 | rules adopted
under this Act, if a person participating in the | ||||||
13 | program of health benefits as
the dependent spouse of an | ||||||
14 | eligible member becomes an annuitant, the person may
elect, at | ||||||
15 | the time of becoming an annuitant or during any subsequent | ||||||
16 | annual
benefit choice period, to continue participation as a | ||||||
17 | dependent rather than
as an eligible member for as long as the | ||||||
18 | person continues to be an eligible
dependent.
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19 | An eligible member who has elected to participate as a | ||||||
20 | dependent may
re-enroll in the program of health benefits as an | ||||||
21 | eligible member (i)
during any subsequent annual benefit choice | ||||||
22 | period or (ii) upon showing a
qualifying change in status, as | ||||||
23 | defined in the U.S. Internal Revenue Code,
without evidence of | ||||||
24 | insurability and with no limitations on coverage for
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25 | pre-existing conditions.
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26 | A person who elects to participate in the program of health | ||||||
27 | benefits as
a dependent rather than as an eligible member shall | ||||||
28 | be furnished a written
explanation of the consequences of | ||||||
29 | electing to participate as a dependent and
the conditions and | ||||||
30 | procedures for re-enrolling as an eligible member. The
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31 | explanation shall also be included in the annual benefit choice | ||||||
32 | options booklet
furnished to members.
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33 | (Source: P.A. 92-600, eff. 6-28-02; 93-553, eff. 8-20-03.)
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34 | Section 10. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by adding | ||||||
35 | Section 14-108.6 as follows: |
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1 | (40 ILCS 5/14-108.6 new) | ||||||
2 | Sec. 14-108.6. Alternative retirement cancellation | ||||||
3 | payment. | ||||||
4 | (a) To be eligible for the alternative retirement | ||||||
5 | cancellation payment provided in this Section, a person
must: | ||||||
6 | (1) be a member of this System who, as of July 1, 2005, | ||||||
7 | was
(i) in active payroll status as an employee in a | ||||||
8 | position listed in subsection (b) of this Section
and | ||||||
9 | continuously employed in a position listed in subsection | ||||||
10 | (b) on and after January 1, 2005 and (ii) an active | ||||||
11 | contributor to this System with respect to that employment; | ||||||
12 | (2) have not previously received any retirement | ||||||
13 | annuity under this Article; | ||||||
14 | (3) in the case of persons employed in a position title | ||||||
15 | listed under paragraph (1) of subsection (b), be among the | ||||||
16 | first 500 persons to file with the Board on or before | ||||||
17 | September 30, 2005 a written
application requesting the | ||||||
18 | alternative retirement cancellation payment provided in | ||||||
19 | this Section; | ||||||
20 | (4) in the case of persons employed in a position title | ||||||
21 | listed under paragraph (2) of subsection (b), have received | ||||||
22 | written authorization from the director or other head of | ||||||
23 | his or her department and filed that authorization with the | ||||||
24 | system on or before September 1, 2005; | ||||||
25 | (5) if there is a QILDRO in effect against the person, | ||||||
26 | file with the Board the written consent of all alternate | ||||||
27 | payees under the QILDRO to the election of an alternative | ||||||
28 | retirement cancellation payment under this Section;
and | ||||||
29 | (6) terminate employment under this Article within one | ||||||
30 | month after approval of the person's application | ||||||
31 | requesting the alternative retirement cancellation | ||||||
32 | payment, but in no event later than October 31,
2005. | ||||||
33 | (b)(1) Position titles eligible for the alternative | ||||||
34 | retirement cancellation payment provided in this Section are: | ||||||
35 | 911 Analyst III;
Brickmason;
Account Clerk I and II;
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1 | Budget Analyst I and II;
Account Technician I and II;
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2 | Budget Operations Director;
Accountant;
Budget Principal;
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3 | Accountant Advanced;
Building Services Worker;
Accountant | ||||||
4 | Supervisor;
Building/Grounds Laborer;
Accounting Fiscal | ||||||
5 | Administrative Career Trainee;
Building/Grounds Lead 1 and | ||||||
6 | 2;
Accounts Payable Processing Analyst;
Building/Grounds | ||||||
7 | Maintenance Worker;
Accounts Payable Specialist;
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8 | Building/Grounds Supervisor;
Accounts Processing Analyst;
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9 | Bureau Chief;
Actuarial Assistant;
Business Administrative | ||||||
10 | Specialist;
Administrative and Technology Director;
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11 | Business Analyst I through IV;
Administrative Assistant I | ||||||
12 | through III;
Business Manager;
Administrative Clerk;
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13 | Buyer;
Administrative Coordinator;
Buyer Assistant;
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14 | Administrator;
Capital Budget Analyst I and II;
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15 | Administrator of Capital Programs;
Capital Budget | ||||||
16 | Director;
Administrator of Construction Administration;
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17 | Capital Programs Analyst I and II;
Administrator of | ||||||
18 | Contract Administration;
Capital Programs Technician;
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19 | Administrator of Fair Employment Practices;
Carpenter;
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20 | Administrator of Fiscal;
Carpenter Foreman;
Administrator | ||||||
21 | of Information Management;
Cartographer I through III;
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22 | Administrator of Information Systems;
Chief - Police;
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23 | Administrator of Personnel;
Chief Veterans Technician;
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24 | Administrator of Professional Services;
Circuit | ||||||
25 | Provisioning Specialist;
Administrator of Public Affairs;
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26 | Civil Engineer I through IX;
Administrator of | ||||||
27 | Quality-Based Selection;
Civil Engineer Trainee;
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28 | Administrator of Strategic Planning and Training;
Clerical | ||||||
29 | Trainee;
Appeals & Orders Coordinator;
Communications | ||||||
30 | Director;
Appraisal Specialist 1 through 3;
Community | ||||||
31 | Planner 3;
Assignment Coordinator;
Commander;
Assistant | ||||||
32 | Art-in-Architecture Coordinator;
Compliance Specialist;
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33 | Assistant Chief - Police;
Conservation Education | ||||||
34 | Representative;
Assistant Internal Auditor;
Conservation | ||||||
35 | Grant Administrator 1 through 3;
Assistant Manager;
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36 | Construction Supervisor I and II;
Assistant Personnel |
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1 | Officer;
Consumer Policy Analyst;
Assistant Professor | ||||||
2 | Scientist;
Consumer Program Coordinator;
Assistant | ||||||
3 | Reimbursement Officer;
Contract Executive;
Assistant | ||||||
4 | Steward;
Coordinator of Administrative Services;
Associate | ||||||
5 | Director for Administrative Services;
Coordinator of | ||||||
6 | Art-in-Architecture;
Associate Museum Director;
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7 | Corrections Clerk I through III;
Associate Professor | ||||||
8 | Scientist;
Corrections Maintenance Supervisor; Corrections | ||||||
9 | Caseworker Supervisor; Corrections Food Service | ||||||
10 | Supervisor;
Auto Parts Warehouse Specialist;
Corrections | ||||||
11 | Maintenance Worker;
Auto Parts Warehouser;
Curator I | ||||||
12 | through III;
Automotive Attendant I and II;
Data Processing | ||||||
13 | Administrative Specialist;
Automotive Mechanic;
Data | ||||||
14 | Processing Assistant;
Automotive Shop Supervisor;
Data | ||||||
15 | Processing Operator;
Baker;
Data Processing Specialist;
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16 | Barber;
Data Processing Supervisor 1 through 3;
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17 | Beautician;
Data Processing Technician;
Brickmason;
Deputy | ||||||
18 | Chief Counsel;
Director of Licensing;
Desktop Technician;
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19 | Director of Security;
Human Resources Officer;
Division | ||||||
20 | Chief;
Human Resources Representative;
Division Director;
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21 | Human Resources Specialist;
Economic Analyst I through IV;
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22 | Human Resources Trainee;
Electrical Engineer;
Human | ||||||
23 | Services Casework Manager;
Electrical Engineer I through | ||||||
24 | V;
Human Services Grant Coordinator 2 and 3;
Electrical | ||||||
25 | Equipment Installer/Repairer;
Iconographer;
Electrical | ||||||
26 | Equipment Installer/Repairer Lead Worker;
Industry and | ||||||
27 | Commercial Development Representative 1 and 2;
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28 | Electrician;
Industry Services Consultant 1 and 2;
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29 | Electronics Technician;
Information Services Intern;
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30 | Elevator Operator;
Information Services Specialist I and | ||||||
31 | II;
Endangered Species Secretary;
Information Systems | ||||||
32 | Analyst I through III;
Engineering Aide;
Information | ||||||
33 | Systems Manager;
Engineering Analyst I through IV;
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34 | Information Systems Planner;
Engineering Manager I and II;
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35 | Institutional Maintenance Worker;
Engineering Technician I | ||||||
36 | through V;
Instrument Designer;
Environmental Scientist I |
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1 | and II;
Insurance Analyst I through IV;
Executive I through | ||||||
2 | VI;
Executive Assistant;
Intermittent Clerk;
Executive | ||||||
3 | Assistant I through IV;
Intermittent Laborer Maintenance;
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4 | Executive Secretary 1 through 3;
Intern;
Federal Funding | ||||||
5 | and Public Safety Director;
Internal Auditor 1;
Financial & | ||||||
6 | Budget Assistant;
Internal Communications Officer;
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7 | Financial & Budget Supervisor;
International Marketing | ||||||
8 | Representative 1;
Financial Management Director;
IT | ||||||
9 | Manager;
Fiscal Executive;
Janitor I and II;
Fiscal | ||||||
10 | Officer;
Junior State Veterinarian;
Gas Engineer I through | ||||||
11 | IV;
Junior Supervisor Scientist;
General Counsel and | ||||||
12 | Regulatory Director;
Laboratory Manager II;
General | ||||||
13 | Services Administrator I;
Labor Maintenance Lead Worker;
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14 | General Services Technician;
Laborer;
Geographic | ||||||
15 | Information Specialist 1 and 2;
Laborer (Building);
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16 | Geologist I through IV;
Laborer (Maintenance);
Graphic | ||||||
17 | Arts Design Supervisor;
Landscape Architect;
Graphic Arts | ||||||
18 | Designer;
Landscape Architect I through IV;
Graphic Arts | ||||||
19 | Technician;
Landscape Planner;
Grounds Supervisor;
Laundry | ||||||
20 | Manager I;
Highway Construction Supervisor I;
Legislative | ||||||
21 | Liaison I and II;
Historical Research Editor 2;
Liability | ||||||
22 | Claims Adjuster 1 and 2;
Historical Research Specialist;
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23 | Librarian 1 and 2;
Horse Custodian;
Library Aide I through | ||||||
24 | III;
Horse Identifier;
Library Associate;
Hourly | ||||||
25 | Assistant;
Library Technical Assistant;
Human Resource | ||||||
26 | Coordinator;
Licensing Assistant;
Human Resources Analyst;
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27 | Line Technician I through II;
Human Resources Assistant;
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28 | Local History Service Representative;
Human Resources | ||||||
29 | Associate;
Local Housing Advisor 2 and 3;
Human Resources | ||||||
30 | Manager;
Local Revenue and Fiscal Advisor 3;
Machinist;
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31 | Locksmith;
Maintenance Equipment Operator;
Operations | ||||||
32 | Communications Specialist Trainee;
Maintenance Worker;
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33 | Operations Technician;
Maintenance Worker Power Plant;
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34 | Painter;
Management Information Technician;
Paralegal | ||||||
35 | Assistant;
Management Operations Analyst 1 and 2;
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36 | Performance Management Analyst;
Management Secretary I;
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1 | Personnel Manager;
Management Systems Specialist;
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2 | Photogrammetrist I through IV;
Management Technician I | ||||||
3 | through IV;
Physician;
Manager;
Physician Specialist | ||||||
4 | Operations A through D;
Manpower Planner 1 through 3;
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5 | Planning Director;
Medical Administrator III and V;
Plant | ||||||
6 | Maintenance Engineer 1 and 2;
Methods & Processes Advisor | ||||||
7 | 1, 2 and III;
Plumber;
Methods & Processes Career Associate | ||||||
8 | 1 and 2;
Policy Advisor;
Microfilm Operator I through III;
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9 | Policy Analyst I through IV;
Military Administrative | ||||||
10 | Assistant I;
Power Shovel Operator (Maintenance);
Military | ||||||
11 | Administrative Clerk;
Principal Economist;
Military | ||||||
12 | Administrative Officer-Legal;
Principal Scientist;
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13 | Military Administrative Specialist;
Private Secretary 1 | ||||||
14 | and 2;
Military Community Relations Specialist;
Private | ||||||
15 | Secretary I and II;
Military Cooperative Agreement | ||||||
16 | Specialist;
Procurement Representative;
Military Crash, | ||||||
17 | Fire, Rescue I through III;
Professor & Scientist;
Military | ||||||
18 | Energy Manager;
Program Manager;
Military Engineer | ||||||
19 | Technician;
Program Specialist;
Military Environmental | ||||||
20 | Specialist I through III;
Project Coordinator;
Military | ||||||
21 | Facilities Engineer;
Project Designer;
Military Facilities | ||||||
22 | Officer I;
Project Manager I through III;
Military | ||||||
23 | Maintenance Engineer;
Project Manager;
Military Museum | ||||||
24 | Director;
Project Manager/Technical Specialist I thru III;
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25 | Military Program Supervisor;
Project Specialist I through | ||||||
26 | IV;
Military Property Custodian II;
Projects Director;
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27 | Military Real Property Clerk;
Property & Supply Clerk I | ||||||
28 | through III;
Motorist Assistance Specialist;
Property | ||||||
29 | Control Officer;
Museum Director;
Public Administration | ||||||
30 | Intern;
Museum Security Head I through III;
Public | ||||||
31 | Information Coordinator;
Museum Technician I through III;
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32 | Public Information Officer;
Network Control Center | ||||||
33 | Specialist;
Public Information Officer 2 through 4;
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34 | Network Control Center Technician 2;
Public Service | ||||||
35 | Administrator;
Network Engineer I through IV;
Race Track | ||||||
36 | Maintenance 1 and 2;
Office Administration Specialist;
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1 | Radio Technician Program Coordinator;
Office Administrator | ||||||
2 | 1 through 5;
Realty Specialist I through V;
Office Aide;
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3 | Receptionist;
Office Assistant;
Regional Manager;
Office | ||||||
4 | Associate;
Regulatory Accountant IV;
Office Clerk;
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5 | Reimbursement Officer 1 and 2;
Office Coordinator;
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6 | Representative I and II;
Office Manager;
Representative | ||||||
7 | Trainee;
Office Occupations Trainee;
School Construction | ||||||
8 | Manager;
Office Specialist;
Secretary I and IV;
Operations | ||||||
9 | Communications Specialist I and II;
Security Guard;
Senior | ||||||
10 | Economic Analyst;
Security Supervisor; Senior Editor;
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11 | Systems Developer I through IV;
Senior Electrical | ||||||
12 | Engineer;
Systems Developer Trainee;
Senior Financial & | ||||||
13 | Budget Assistant;
Systems Engineer I through IV;
Senior Gas | ||||||
14 | Engineer;
Systems Engineer Trainee;
Senior Policy Analyst;
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15 | Tariff & Order Coordinator;
Senior Programs Analyst;
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16 | Tariff Administrator III;
Senior Project Consultant;
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17 | Tariff Analyst IV;
Senior Project Manager;
Teacher of | ||||||
18 | Barbering;
Senior Public Information Officer;
Teacher of | ||||||
19 | Beauty Culture;
Senior Public Service Administrator;
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20 | Technical Advisor 2 and 3;
Senior Rate Analyst;
Technical | ||||||
21 | Advisor I through VII;
Senior Technical Assistant;
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22 | Technical Analyst; Technical Manager I through IX;
Senior | ||||||
23 | Technical Supervisor;
Technical Assistant;
Senior | ||||||
24 | Technology Specialist;
Technical Manager 1;
Senior | ||||||
25 | Transportation Industry Analyst;
Technical Manager I | ||||||
26 | through X;
Sewage Plant Operator;
Technical Specialist;
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27 | Sign Hanger;
Technical Support Specialist;
Sign Hanger | ||||||
28 | Foreman;
Technical Specialist I thru III;
Sign Painter;
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29 | Technician Trainee;
Sign Shop Foreman;
Telecom Systems | ||||||
30 | Analyst;
Silk Screen Operator;
Telecom Systems Consultant;
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31 | Senior Administrative Assistant;
Telecom Systems | ||||||
32 | Technician 1 and 2;
Site Superintendent;
Telecommunication | ||||||
33 | Supervisor;
Software Architect;
Tinsmith;
Special | ||||||
34 | Assistant;
Trades Tender;
Special Assistant to the | ||||||
35 | Executive Director;
Training Coordinator;
Staff | ||||||
36 | Development Specialist I;
Transportation Counsel;
Staff |
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1 | Development Technician II;
Transportation Industry Analyst | ||||||
2 | III;
State Police Captain;
Transportation Industry | ||||||
3 | Customer Service;
State Police Lieutenant;
Transportation | ||||||
4 | Officer;
State Police Major;
Transportation Policy Analyst | ||||||
5 | III and IV;
State Police Master Sergeant;
Urban Planner I | ||||||
6 | through VI;
Stationary Engineer;
Utility Engineer I and II;
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7 | Stationary Engineer Assistant Chief;
Veteran Secretary;
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8 | Stationary Engineer Chief;
Veteran Technician;
Stationary | ||||||
9 | Fireman;
Water Engineer I through IV;
Statistical Research | ||||||
10 | Specialist 1 through 3;
Water Plant Operator;
Statistical | ||||||
11 | Research Supervisor;
Web and Publications Manager;
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12 | Statistical Research Technician;
Steamfitter;
Steward;
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13 | Steward Secretary;
Storekeeper I through III;
Stores | ||||||
14 | Clerk;
Student Intern;
Student Worker;
Supervisor;
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15 | Supervisor & Assistant Scientist;
Supervisor & Associate | ||||||
16 | Scientist;
Switchboard Operator 1 through 3; | ||||||
17 | Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent; Assistant | ||||||
18 | Legal Advisor; Legal Assistant; Senior Human Resources | ||||||
19 | Specialist; Principal Internal Auditor; Division | ||||||
20 | Administrator; Division Supervisor; and Private Secretary | ||||||
21 | I through III. | ||||||
22 | (2) In addition, any position titles with the Speaker | ||||||
23 | of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the | ||||||
24 | House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the | ||||||
25 | Minority Leader of the Senate, the Attorney General, the | ||||||
26 | Secretary of State, the Comptroller, the Treasurer, the | ||||||
27 | Auditor General, the Supreme Court, the Court of Claims, | ||||||
28 | and each legislative agency are eligible for the | ||||||
29 | alternative retirement cancellation payment provided in | ||||||
30 | this Section. | ||||||
31 | (c) In lieu of any retirement annuity or other benefit | ||||||
32 | provided under this Article, a person who qualifies for and | ||||||
33 | elects to receive the alternative retirement cancellation | ||||||
34 | payment under this Section shall be entitled to receive a | ||||||
35 | one-time lump sum retirement cancellation payment equal to the | ||||||
36 | amount of his or her contributions to the System (including any |
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1 | employee contributions for optional service credit and | ||||||
2 | including any employee contributions paid by the employer or | ||||||
3 | credited to the employee during disability) as of the date of | ||||||
4 | termination, with regular interest, multiplied by 2.
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5 | (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, a | ||||||
6 | person who receives an alternative retirement cancellation | ||||||
7 | payment under this Section thereby forfeits the right to any | ||||||
8 | other retirement or disability benefit or refund under this | ||||||
9 | Article, and no widow's, survivor's, or death benefit deriving | ||||||
10 | from that person shall be payable under this Article. Upon | ||||||
11 | accepting an alternative retirement cancellation payment under | ||||||
12 | this Section, the person's creditable service and all other | ||||||
13 | rights in the System are terminated for all purposes, except | ||||||
14 | for the purpose of determining State group life and health | ||||||
15 | benefits for the person and his or her survivors as provided | ||||||
16 | under the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. | ||||||
17 | (e) To the extent permitted by federal law, a person who | ||||||
18 | receives an alternative retirement cancellation payment under | ||||||
19 | this Section may direct the System to pay all or a portion of | ||||||
20 | that payment as a rollover into another retirement plan or | ||||||
21 | account qualified under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as | ||||||
22 | amended. | ||||||
23 | (f) Notwithstanding Section 14-111, a person who has | ||||||
24 | received an alternative retirement cancellation payment under | ||||||
25 | this Section and who reenters
service under this Article other | ||||||
26 | than as a temporary employee must repay to the System the | ||||||
27 | amount by which that alternative retirement cancellation | ||||||
28 | payment exceeded the amount of his or her refundable employee | ||||||
29 | contributions within 60 days of resuming employment under this | ||||||
30 | System. For the purposes of re-establishing creditable service | ||||||
31 | that was terminated upon election of the alternative retirement | ||||||
32 | cancellation payment, the portion of the alternative | ||||||
33 | retirement cancellation payment representing refundable | ||||||
34 | employee contributions shall be deemed a refund repayable in | ||||||
35 | accordance with Section 14-130. | ||||||
36 | (g) The Commission on Government Forecasting and |
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1 | Accountability shall determine
and report to the Governor and | ||||||
2 | the General
Assembly, on or before January 1, 2007, its | ||||||
3 | estimate of (1) the annual amount of payroll savings likely to | ||||||
4 | be
realized by the State as a result of the early termination | ||||||
5 | of persons receiving
the alternative retirement cancellation | ||||||
6 | payment under this Section and (2) the net annual savings
or | ||||||
7 | cost to the State from the program of alternative retirement | ||||||
8 | cancellation payments under this Section. | ||||||
9 | The System, the Department of Central Management Services, | ||||||
10 | the
Governor's Office of Management and Budget, and all other | ||||||
11 | departments shall provide to the Commission any
assistance that | ||||||
12 | the Commission may request with respect to its report under
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13 | this Section. The Commission may require departments to provide | ||||||
14 | it with any
information that it deems necessary or useful with | ||||||
15 | respect to its reports under
this Section, including without | ||||||
16 | limitation information about (1) the final
earnings of former | ||||||
17 | department employees who elected to receive alternative | ||||||
18 | retirement cancellation payments under
this Section, (2) the | ||||||
19 | earnings of current department employees holding the
positions | ||||||
20 | vacated by persons who elected to receive alternative | ||||||
21 | retirement cancellation payments under this
Section, and (3) | ||||||
22 | positions vacated by persons who elected to receive alternative | ||||||
23 | retirement cancellation payments
under this Section that have | ||||||
24 | not yet been refilled.
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25 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||||||
26 | 2005. |