SB3517eng 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by changing Sections 7-141 and 16-132 as follows:

(40 ILCS 5/7-141) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-141)

Sec. 7-141. Retirement annuities - Conditions. Retirement annuities shall be payable as hereinafter set forth:

(a) A participating employee who, regardless of cause, is separated from the service of all participating municipalities and instrumentalities thereof and participating instrumentalities shall be entitled to a retirement annuity provided:

1. He is at least age 55, or in the case of a person who is eligible to have his annuity calculated under Section 7-142.1, he is at least age 50;

2. He is not entitled to receive earnings for employment in a position requiring him, or entitling him to elect, to be a participating employee;

3. The amount of his annuity, before the application of paragraph (b) of Section 7-142 is at least $10 per month;

4. If he first became a participating employee after December 31, 1961, he has at least 8 years of service. This service requirement shall not apply to any participating employee, regardless of participation date, if the General Assembly terminates the Fund.

(b) Retirement annuities shall be payable:

1. As provided in Section 7-119;

2. Except as provided in item 3, upon receipt by the fund of a written application. The effective date may be not more than 2 years one year prior to the date of the receipt by the fund of the application;

3. Upon attainment of age 70 1/2 if the member (i) is no longer in service, and (ii) is otherwise entitled to an annuity under this Article;

4. To the beneficiary of the deceased annuitant for the unpaid amount accrued to date of death, if any.

(Source: P.A. 97-328, eff. 8-12-11; 97-609, eff. 1-1-12.)

(40 ILCS 5/16-132) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-132)

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 98-599)

Sec. 16-132. Retirement annuity eligibility. A member who has at least 20 years of creditable service is entitled to a retirement annuity upon or after attainment of age 55. A member who has at least 10 but less than 20 years of creditable service is entitled to a retirement annuity upon or after attainment of age 60. A member who has at least 5 but less than 10 years of creditable service is entitled to a retirement annuity upon or after attainment of age 62. A member who (i) has earned during the period immediately preceding the last day of service at least one year of contributing creditable service as an employee of a department as defined in Section 14-103.04, (ii) has earned at least 5 years of contributing creditable service as an employee of a department as defined in Section 14-103.04, and (iii) retires on or after January 1, 2001 is entitled to a retirement annuity upon or after attainment of an age which, when added to the number of years of his or her total creditable service, equals at least 85. Portions of years shall be counted as decimal equivalents.

A member who is eligible to receive a retirement annuity of at least 74.6% of final average salary and will attain age 55 on or before December 31 during the year which commences on July 1 shall be deemed to attain age 55 on the preceding June 1.

A member meeting the above eligibility conditions is entitled to a retirement annuity upon written application to the board setting forth the date the member wishes the retirement annuity to commence. However, the effective date of the retirement annuity shall be no earlier than the day following the last day of creditable service, regardless of the date of official termination of employment.

To be eligible for a retirement annuity, a member shall not be employed as a teacher in the schools included under this System or under Article 17, except (i) as provided in Section 16-118 or 16-150.1, (ii) if the member is disabled (in which event, eligibility for salary must cease), or (iii) if the System is required by federal law to commence payment due to the member's age; the changes to this sentence made by this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly apply without regard to whether the member terminated employment before or after its effective date.

(Source: P.A. 93-320, eff. 7-23-03.)

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 98-599)

Sec. 16-132. Retirement annuity eligibility.

(a) A member who has at least 20 years of creditable service is entitled to a retirement annuity upon or after attainment of age 55. A member who has at least 10 but less than 20 years of creditable service is entitled to a retirement annuity upon or after attainment of age 60. A member who has at least 5 but less than 10 years of creditable service is entitled to a retirement annuity upon or after attainment of age 62. A member who (i) has earned during the period immediately preceding the last day of service at least one year of contributing creditable service as an employee of a department as defined in Section 14-103.04, (ii) has earned at least 5 years of contributing creditable service as an employee of a department as defined in Section 14-103.04, and (iii) retires on or after January 1, 2001 is entitled to a retirement annuity upon or after attainment of an age which, when added to the number of years of his or her total creditable service, equals at least 85. Portions of years shall be counted as decimal equivalents.

A member who is eligible to receive a retirement annuity of at least 74.6% of final average salary and will attain age 55 on or before December 31 during the year which commences on July 1 shall be deemed to attain age 55 on the preceding June 1.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this Section, for a Tier 1 member who begins receiving a retirement annuity under this Section on or after July 1, 2014, the required retirement age under subsection (a) is increased as follows, based on the Tier 1 member's age on June 1, 2014:

(1) If he or she is at least age 46 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (a) remain unchanged.

(2) If he or she is at least age 45 but less than age 46 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (a) are increased by 4 months.

(3) If he or she is at least age 44 but less than age 45 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (a) are increased by 8 months.

(4) If he or she is at least age 43 but less than age 44 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (a) are increased by 12 months.

(5) If he or she is at least age 42 but less than age 43 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (a) are increased by 16 months.

(6) If he or she is at least age 41 but less than age 42 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (a) are increased by 20 months.

(7) If he or she is at least age 40 but less than age 41 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (a) are increased by 24 months.

(8) If he or she is at least age 39 but less than age 40 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (a) are increased by 28 months.

(9) If he or she is at least age 38 but less than age 39 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (a) are increased by 32 months.

(10) If he or she is at least age 37 but less than age 38 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (a) are increased by 36 months.

(11) If he or she is at least age 36 but less than age 37 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (a) are increased by 40 months.

(12) If he or she is at least age 35 but less than age 36 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (a) are increased by 44 months.

(13) If he or she is at least age 34 but less than age 35 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (a) are increased by 48 months.

(14) If he or she is at least age 33 but less than age 34 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (a) are increased by 52 months.

(15) If he or she is at least age 32 but less than age 33 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (a) are increased by 56 months.

(16) If he or she is less than age 32 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (a) are increased by 60 months.

Notwithstanding Section 1-103.1, this subsection (b) applies without regard to whether or not the Tier 1 member is in active service under this Article on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly.

(c) A member meeting the above eligibility conditions is entitled to a retirement annuity upon written application to the board setting forth the date the member wishes the retirement annuity to commence. However, the effective date of the retirement annuity shall be (i) no earlier than the day following the last day of creditable service, regardless of the date of official termination of employment, and (ii) in the case of a member who is not eligible to retire on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, no more than 2 years before the date of receipt by the System of the application for retirement.

For the purpose of Section 1-103.1, the change to this subsection made by this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly is limited to annuities granted on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act, without regard to whether the member is in service on or after that effective date.

(d) To be eligible for a retirement annuity, a member shall not be employed as a teacher in the schools included under this System or under Article 17, except (i) as provided in Section 16-118 or 16-150.1, (ii) if the member is disabled (in which event, eligibility for salary must cease), or (iii) if the System is required by federal law to commence payment due to the member's age; the changes to this sentence made by Public Act 93-320 apply without regard to whether the member terminated employment before or after its effective date.

(Source: P.A. 98-599, eff. 6-1-14.)

Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other Public Act.