101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4594

 

Introduced 2/5/2020, by Rep. Deanne M. Mazzochi

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
40 ILCS 5/14-103.05  from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-103.05
40 ILCS 5/15-134  from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-134
40 ILCS 5/16-123  from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-123

    Amends the State Employees, State Universities, and Downstate Teachers Articles of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a person who first becomes an employee after the effective date of the amendatory Act is not required to participate in the System as a condition of employment. Provides that an employee may elect not to participate in the System by notifying the System in writing no later than 30 days after first becoming an employee. 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,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by changing
5Sections 14-103.05, 15-134, and 16-123 as follows:
 
6    (40 ILCS 5/14-103.05)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-103.05)
7    Sec. 14-103.05. Employee.
8    (a) Except as provided in subsection (e), any Any person
9employed by a Department who receives salary for personal
10services rendered to the Department on a warrant issued
11pursuant to a payroll voucher certified by a Department and
12drawn by the State Comptroller upon the State Treasurer,
13including an elected official described in subparagraph (d) of
14Section 14-104, shall become an employee for purpose of
15membership in the Retirement System on the first day of such
16employment.
17    A person entering service on or after January 1, 1972 and
18prior to January 1, 1984 shall become a member as a condition
19of employment and shall begin making contributions as of the
20first day of employment.
21    A person entering service on or after January 1, 1984
22shall, upon completion of 6 months of continuous service which
23is not interrupted by a break of more than 2 months, become a

 

 

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1member as a condition of employment. Contributions shall begin
2the first of the month after completion of the qualifying
3period.
4    A person employed by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for
5Planning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
695th General Assembly who was a member of this System as an
7employee of the Chicago Area Transportation Study and makes an
8election under Section 14-104.13 to participate in this System
9for his or her employment with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency
10for Planning.
11    The qualifying period of 6 months of service is not
12applicable to: (1) a person who has been granted credit for
13service in a position covered by the State Universities
14Retirement System, the Teachers' Retirement System of the State
15of Illinois, the General Assembly Retirement System, or the
16Judges Retirement System of Illinois unless that service has
17been forfeited under the laws of those systems; (2) a person
18entering service on or after July 1, 1991 in a noncovered
19position; (3) a person to whom Section 14-108.2a or 14-108.2b
20applies; or (4) a person to whom subsection (a-5) of this
21Section applies.
22    (a-5) Except as provided in subsection (e), a A person
23entering service on or after December 1, 2010 and before the
24effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
25Assembly shall become a member as a condition of employment and
26shall begin making contributions as of the first day of

 

 

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1employment. A person serving in the qualifying period on
2December 1, 2010 will become a member on December 1, 2010 and
3shall begin making contributions as of December 1, 2010.
4    (b) The term "employee" does not include the following:
5        (1) members of the State Legislature, and persons
6    electing to become members of the General Assembly
7    Retirement System pursuant to Section 2-105;
8        (2) incumbents of offices normally filled by vote of
9    the people;
10        (3) except as otherwise provided in this Section, any
11    person appointed by the Governor with the advice and
12    consent of the Senate unless that person elects to
13    participate in this system;
14        (3.1) any person serving as a commissioner of an ethics
15    commission created under the State Officials and Employees
16    Ethics Act unless that person elects to participate in this
17    system with respect to that service as a commissioner;
18        (3.2) any person serving as a part-time employee in any
19    of the following positions: Legislative Inspector General,
20    Special Legislative Inspector General, employee of the
21    Office of the Legislative Inspector General, Executive
22    Director of the Legislative Ethics Commission, or staff of
23    the Legislative Ethics Commission, regardless of whether
24    he or she is in active service on or after July 8, 2004
25    (the effective date of Public Act 93-685), unless that
26    person elects to participate in this System with respect to

 

 

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1    that service; in this item (3.2), a "part-time employee" is
2    a person who is not required to work at least 35 hours per
3    week;
4        (3.3) any person who has made an election under Section
5    1-123 and who is serving either as legal counsel in the
6    Office of the Governor or as Chief Deputy Attorney General;
7        (4) except as provided in Section 14-108.2 or
8    14-108.2c, any person who is covered or eligible to be
9    covered by the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of
10    Illinois, the State Universities Retirement System, or the
11    Judges Retirement System of Illinois;
12        (5) an employee of a municipality or any other
13    political subdivision of the State;
14        (6) any person who becomes an employee after June 30,
15    1979 as a public service employment program participant
16    under the Federal Comprehensive Employment and Training
17    Act and whose wages or fringe benefits are paid in whole or
18    in part by funds provided under such Act;
19        (7) enrollees of the Illinois Young Adult Conservation
20    Corps program, administered by the Department of Natural
21    Resources, authorized grantee pursuant to Title VIII of the
22    "Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973", 29 USC
23    993, as now or hereafter amended;
24        (8) enrollees and temporary staff of programs
25    administered by the Department of Natural Resources under
26    the Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1970;

 

 

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1        (9) any person who is a member of any professional
2    licensing or disciplinary board created under an Act
3    administered by the Department of Professional Regulation
4    or a successor agency or created or re-created after the
5    effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997, and who
6    receives per diem compensation rather than a salary,
7    notwithstanding that such per diem compensation is paid by
8    warrant issued pursuant to a payroll voucher; such persons
9    have never been included in the membership of this System,
10    and this amendatory Act of 1987 (P.A. 84-1472) is not
11    intended to effect any change in the status of such
12    persons;
13        (10) any person who is a member of the Illinois Health
14    Care Cost Containment Council, and receives per diem
15    compensation rather than a salary, notwithstanding that
16    such per diem compensation is paid by warrant issued
17    pursuant to a payroll voucher; such persons have never been
18    included in the membership of this System, and this
19    amendatory Act of 1987 is not intended to effect any change
20    in the status of such persons;
21        (11) any person who is a member of the Oil and Gas
22    Board created by Section 1.2 of the Illinois Oil and Gas
23    Act, and receives per diem compensation rather than a
24    salary, notwithstanding that such per diem compensation is
25    paid by warrant issued pursuant to a payroll voucher;
26        (12) a person employed by the State Board of Higher

 

 

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1    Education in a position with the Illinois Century Network
2    as of June 30, 2004, who remains continuously employed
3    after that date by the Department of Central Management
4    Services in a position with the Illinois Century Network
5    and participates in the Article 15 system with respect to
6    that employment;
7        (13) any person who first becomes a member of the Civil
8    Service Commission on or after January 1, 2012;
9        (14) any person, other than the Director of Employment
10    Security, who first becomes a member of the Board of Review
11    of the Department of Employment Security on or after
12    January 1, 2012;
13        (15) any person who first becomes a member of the Civil
14    Service Commission on or after January 1, 2012;
15        (16) any person who first becomes a member of the
16    Illinois Liquor Control Commission on or after January 1,
17    2012;
18        (17) any person who first becomes a member of the
19    Secretary of State Merit Commission on or after January 1,
20    2012;
21        (18) any person who first becomes a member of the Human
22    Rights Commission on or after January 1, 2012 unless he or
23    she is eligible to participate in accordance with
24    subsection (d) of this Section;
25        (19) any person who first becomes a member of the State
26    Mining Board on or after January 1, 2012;

 

 

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1        (20) any person who first becomes a member of the
2    Property Tax Appeal Board on or after January 1, 2012;
3        (21) any person who first becomes a member of the
4    Illinois Racing Board on or after January 1, 2012;
5        (22) any person who first becomes a member of the
6    Department of State Police Merit Board on or after January
7    1, 2012;
8        (23) any person who first becomes a member of the
9    Illinois State Toll Highway Authority on or after January
10    1, 2012; or
11        (24) any person who first becomes a member of the
12    Illinois State Board of Elections on or after January 1,
13    2012.
14    (c) An individual who represents or is employed as an
15officer or employee of a statewide labor organization that
16represents members of this System may participate in the System
17and shall be deemed an employee, provided that (1) the
18individual has previously earned creditable service under this
19Article, (2) the individual files with the System an
20irrevocable election to become a participant within 6 months
21after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th
22General Assembly, and (3) the individual does not receive
23credit for that employment under any other provisions of this
24Code. An employee under this subsection (c) is responsible for
25paying to the System both (i) employee contributions based on
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1organization and (ii) employer contributions based on the
2percentage of payroll certified by the board; all or any part
3of these contributions may be paid on the employee's behalf or
4picked up for tax purposes (if authorized under federal law) by
5the labor organization.
6    A person who is an employee as defined in this subsection
7(c) may establish service credit for similar employment prior
8to becoming an employee under this subsection by paying to the
9System for that employment the contributions specified in this
10subsection, plus interest at the effective rate from the date
11of service to the date of payment. However, credit shall not be
12granted under this subsection (c) for any such prior employment
13for which the applicant received credit under any other
14provision of this Code or during which the applicant was on a
15leave of absence.
16    (d) A person appointed as a member of the Human Rights
17Commission on or after June 1, 2019 may elect to participate in
18the System and shall be deemed an employee. Service and
19contributions shall begin on the first payroll period
20immediately following the employee's election to participate
21in the System.
22    A person who is an employee as described in this subsection
23(d) may establish service credit for employment as a Human
24Rights Commissioner that occurred on or after June 1, 2019 and
25before establishing service under this subsection by paying to
26the System for that employment the contributions specified in

 

 

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1paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 14-133, plus regular
2interest from the date of service to the date of payment.
3    (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, a
4person who first becomes an employee after the effective date
5of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly is not
6required, as a condition of employment or otherwise, to
7participate in this System. An employee may elect not to
8participate in this System by notifying the System in writing
9no later than 30 days after first becoming an employee.
10(Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19.)
 
11    (40 ILCS 5/15-134)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-134)
12    Sec. 15-134. Participant.
13    (a) Except as provided in subsection (a-5), each Each
14person shall, as a condition of employment, become a
15participant and be subject to this Article on the date that he
16or she becomes an employee, makes an election to participate
17in, or otherwise becomes a participant in one of the retirement
18programs offered under this Article, whichever date is later.
19    An employee who becomes a participant shall continue to be
20a participant until he or she becomes an annuitant, dies or
21accepts a refund of contributions.
22    (a-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article,
23a person who first becomes an employee after the effective date
24of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly is not
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1participate in this System. An employee may elect not to
2participate in this System by notifying the System in writing
3no later than 30 days after first becoming an employee.
4    (b) A person employed concurrently by 2 or more employers
5is eligible to participate in the system on compensation
6received from all employers.
7(Source: P.A. 98-92, eff. 7-16-13.)
 
8    (40 ILCS 5/16-123)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-123)
9    Sec. 16-123. Membership of System.
10    (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the The
11membership of this System shall be composed of all teachers
12employed after June 30, 1939 who become members as a condition
13of employment on the date they become teachers. Membership
14shall continue until the date a member becomes an annuitant,
15dies, accepts a single-sum retirement benefit, accepts a
16refund, or forfeits the rights to a refund.
17    (b) This Article does not apply to any person first
18employed after June 30, 1979 as a public service employment
19program participant under the Federal Comprehensive Employment
20and Training Act and whose wages or fringe benefits are paid in
21whole or in part by funds provided under such Act.
22    (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, a
23person who first becomes a teacher after the effective date of
24this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly is not
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1participate in this System. A teacher may elect not to
2participate in this System by notifying the System in writing
3no later than 30 days after first becoming a teacher.
4(Source: P.A. 87-11.)
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6becoming law.