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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) Should the Board of Education continue to sponsor a
12 retiree health plan, the board is authorized to pay to the
13 Board of Education, on behalf of each eligible annuitant who
14 chooses to participate in the Board of Education's retiree
15 health benefit plan, the following amounts:
16 (1) From July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2008, $85
17 per month for each such annuitant who is not eligible to
18 receive Medicare benefits and $55 per month for each such
19 annuitant who is eligible to receive Medicare benefits.
20 (2) From July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2013, $95
21 per month for each such annuitant who is not eligible to
22 receive Medicare benefits and $65 per month for each such
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1 annuitant who is eligible to receive Medicare benefits.
2 The payments described in this subsection shall be paid
3 from the tax levy authorized under Section 8-173; such
4 amounts shall be credited to the reserve for group hospital
5 care and group medical and surgical plan benefits, and all
6 payments to the Board of Education under this subsection
7 shall be charged against it.
8 (b) The Board of Education health benefit plan referred
9 to in this Section and the board's payments to the Board of
10 Education under this Section are not and shall not be
11 construed to be pension or retirement benefits for the
12 purposes of Section 5 of Article XIII of the Illinois
13 Constitution of 1970."; and
14 in Section 5, after the end of Sec. 11-160.1, by inserting
15 the following:
16 "(40 ILCS 5/11-160.2 new)
17 Sec. 11-160.2. Payments to board of education for group
18 health benefits.
19 (a) Should the Board of Education continue to sponsor a
20 retiree health plan, the board is authorized to pay to the
21 Board of Education, on behalf of each eligible annuitant who
22 chooses to participate in the Board of Education's retiree
23 health benefit plan, the following amounts:
24 (1) From July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2008, $85
25 per month for each such annuitant who is not eligible to
26 receive Medicare benefits and $55 per month for each such
27 annuitant who is eligible to receive Medicare benefits.
28 (2) From July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2013, $95
29 per month for each such annuitant who is not eligible to
30 receive Medicare benefits and $65 per month for each such
31 annuitant who is eligible to receive Medicare benefits.
32 The payments described in this subsection shall be paid
33 from the tax levy authorized under Section 11-169; such
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1 amounts shall be credited to the reserve for group hospital
2 care and group medical and surgical plan benefits, and all
3 payments to the Board of Education under this subsection
4 shall be charged against it.
5 (b) The Board of Education health benefit plan referred
6 to in this Section and the board's payments to the Board of
7 Education under this Section are not and shall not be
8 construed to be pension or retirement benefits for the
9 purposes of Section 5 of Article XIII of the Illinois
10 Constitution of 1970.".