94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4282

 

Introduced 12/19/05, by Rep. Lou Lang

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
15 ILCS 15/3.1   from Ch. 127, par. 1803.1
20 ILCS 2505/2505-305   was 20 ILCS 2505/39b15.1
40 ILCS 5/14-110   from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-110
40 ILCS 5/18-127   from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 18-127
230 ILCS 10/4   from Ch. 120, par. 2404
230 ILCS 10/5   from Ch. 120, par. 2405
230 ILCS 10/5.1   from Ch. 120, par. 2405.1
230 ILCS 10/5.2 new
230 ILCS 10/7   from Ch. 120, par. 2407
230 ILCS 10/13   from Ch. 120, par. 2413

    Amends the Department of Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Riverboat Gambling Act. Separates the Illinois Gaming Board from the Department of Revenue for the purposes of enforcing and administering the Riverboat Gambling Act. Makes conforming changes. Prohibits members of the Board from holding any other public office (rather than any other public office for which he or she shall receive compensation). Prohibits members of the Board from engaging in any political activity. Provides for an annual salary for Board members. Makes changes regarding disclosure of equity interests of the Board members and their spouses and children. Makes changes in provisions concerning the determining factors in the Board's decision in granting owners licenses. In provisions concerning the powers and duties of the Board, removes language allowing the Director of Revenue to delegate responsibility for the administration and enforcement of certain Acts concerning gaming to the Board and adds language concerning appointing investigators. Makes changes concerning appropriations from the State Gaming Fund. Makes other changes. Amends the Executive Reorganization Implementation Act. Excludes the Illinois Gaming Board from the definition of "agency directly responsible to the Governor". Amends the Illinois Pension Code. In the State Employees Article, adds investigators for the Illinois Gaming Board to provisions concerning the alternative formula. In the Judges Article, allows a participant who, on or after March 1, 2005, serves on the Illinois Gaming Board to continue to receive benefits despite that service. 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 gaming.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Executive Reorganization Implementation Act
5 is amended by changing Section 3.1 as follows:
 
6     (15 ILCS 15/3.1)  (from Ch. 127, par. 1803.1)
7     Sec. 3.1. "Agency directly responsible to the Governor" or
8 "agency" means any office, officer, division, or part thereof,
9 and any other office, nonelective officer, department,
10 division, bureau, board, or commission in the executive branch
11 of State government, except that it does not apply to any
12 agency whose primary function is service to the General
13 Assembly or the Judicial Branch of State government, or to any
14 agency administered by the Attorney General, Secretary of
15 State, State Comptroller or State Treasurer. In addition the
16 term does not apply to the following agencies created by law
17 with the primary responsibility of exercising regulatory or
18 adjudicatory functions independently of the Governor:
19     (1) the State Board of Elections;
20     (2) the State Board of Education;
21     (3) the Illinois Commerce Commission;
22     (4) the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission;
23     (5) the Civil Service Commission;
24     (6) the Fair Employment Practices Commission;
25     (7) the Pollution Control Board;
26     (8) the Department of State Police Merit Board;
27     (9) The Illinois Gaming Board.
28 (Source: P.A. 93-721, eff. 1-1-05.)
 
29     Section 10. The Department of Revenue Law of the Civil
30 Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section
31 2505-305 as follows:
 

 

 

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1     (20 ILCS 2505/2505-305)  (was 20 ILCS 2505/39b15.1)
2     Sec. 2505-305. Investigators.
3     (a) The Department has the power to appoint investigators
4 to conduct all investigations, searches, seizures, arrests,
5 and other duties imposed under the provisions of any law
6 administered by the Department or the Illinois Gaming Board.
7 These Except as provided in subsection (c), these investigators
8 have and may exercise all the powers of peace officers solely
9 for the purpose of enforcing taxing measures administered by
10 the Department or the Illinois Gaming Board.
11     (b) The Director must authorize to each investigator
12 employed under this Section and to any other employee of the
13 Department exercising the powers of a peace officer a distinct
14 badge that, on its face, (i) clearly states that the badge is
15 authorized by the Department and (ii) contains a unique
16 identifying number. No other badge shall be authorized by the
17 Department.
18     (c) (Blank). Investigators appointed under this Section
19 who are assigned to the Illinois Gaming Board have and may
20 exercise all the rights and powers of peace officers, provided
21 that these powers shall be limited to offenses or violations
22 occurring or committed on a riverboat or dock, as defined in
23 subsections (d) and (f) of Section 4 of the Riverboat Gambling
24 Act.
25 (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00; 91-883, eff. 1-1-01; 92-493,
26 eff. 1-1-02.)
 
27     Section 15. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by
28 changing Section 14-110 and 18-127 as follows:
 
29     (40 ILCS 5/14-110)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-110)
30     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 94-696)
31     Sec. 14-110. Alternative retirement annuity.
32     (a) Any member who has withdrawn from service with not less
33 than 20 years of eligible creditable service and has attained

 

 

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1 age 55, and any member who has withdrawn from service with not
2 less than 25 years of eligible creditable service and has
3 attained age 50, regardless of whether the attainment of either
4 of the specified ages occurs while the member is still in
5 service, shall be entitled to receive at the option of the
6 member, in lieu of the regular or minimum retirement annuity, a
7 retirement annuity computed as follows:
8         (i) for periods of service as a noncovered employee: if
9     retirement occurs on or after January 1, 2001, 3% of final
10     average compensation for each year of creditable service;
11     if retirement occurs before January 1, 2001, 2 1/4% of
12     final average compensation for each of the first 10 years
13     of creditable service, 2 1/2% for each year above 10 years
14     to and including 20 years of creditable service, and 2 3/4%
15     for each year of creditable service above 20 years; and
16         (ii) for periods of eligible creditable service as a
17     covered employee: if retirement occurs on or after January
18     1, 2001, 2.5% of final average compensation for each year
19     of creditable service; if retirement occurs before January
20     1, 2001, 1.67% of final average compensation for each of
21     the first 10 years of such service, 1.90% for each of the
22     next 10 years of such service, 2.10% for each year of such
23     service in excess of 20 but not exceeding 30, and 2.30% for
24     each year in excess of 30.
25     Such annuity shall be subject to a maximum of 75% of final
26 average compensation if retirement occurs before January 1,
27 2001 or to a maximum of 80% of final average compensation if
28 retirement occurs on or after January 1, 2001.
29     These rates shall not be applicable to any service
30 performed by a member as a covered employee which is not
31 eligible creditable service. Service as a covered employee
32 which is not eligible creditable service shall be subject to
33 the rates and provisions of Section 14-108.
34     (b) For the purpose of this Section, "eligible creditable
35 service" means creditable service resulting from service in one
36 or more of the following positions:

 

 

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1         (1) State policeman;
2         (2) fire fighter in the fire protection service of a
3     department;
4         (3) air pilot;
5         (4) special agent;
6         (5) investigator for the Secretary of State;
7         (6) conservation police officer;
8         (7) investigator for the Department of Revenue or the
9     Illinois Gaming Board;
10         (8) security employee of the Department of Human
11     Services;
12         (9) Central Management Services security police
13     officer;
14         (10) security employee of the Department of
15     Corrections;
16         (11) dangerous drugs investigator;
17         (12) investigator for the Department of State Police;
18         (13) investigator for the Office of the Attorney
19     General;
20         (14) controlled substance inspector;
21         (15) investigator for the Office of the State's
22     Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor;
23         (16) Commerce Commission police officer;
24         (17) arson investigator;
25         (18) State highway maintenance worker.
26     A person employed in one of the positions specified in this
27 subsection is entitled to eligible creditable service for
28 service credit earned under this Article while undergoing the
29 basic police training course approved by the Illinois Law
30 Enforcement Training Standards Board, if completion of that
31 training is required of persons serving in that position. For
32 the purposes of this Code, service during the required basic
33 police training course shall be deemed performance of the
34 duties of the specified position, even though the person is not
35 a sworn peace officer at the time of the training.
36     (c) For the purposes of this Section:

 

 

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1         (1) The term "state policeman" includes any title or
2     position in the Department of State Police that is held by
3     an individual employed under the State Police Act.
4         (2) The term "fire fighter in the fire protection
5     service of a department" includes all officers in such fire
6     protection service including fire chiefs and assistant
7     fire chiefs.
8         (3) The term "air pilot" includes any employee whose
9     official job description on file in the Department of
10     Central Management Services, or in the department by which
11     he is employed if that department is not covered by the
12     Personnel Code, states that his principal duty is the
13     operation of aircraft, and who possesses a pilot's license;
14     however, the change in this definition made by this
15     amendatory Act of 1983 shall not operate to exclude any
16     noncovered employee who was an "air pilot" for the purposes
17     of this Section on January 1, 1984.
18         (4) The term "special agent" means any person who by
19     reason of employment by the Division of Narcotic Control,
20     the Bureau of Investigation or, after July 1, 1977, the
21     Division of Criminal Investigation, the Division of
22     Internal Investigation, the Division of Operations, or any
23     other Division or organizational entity in the Department
24     of State Police is vested by law with duties to maintain
25     public order, investigate violations of the criminal law of
26     this State, enforce the laws of this State, make arrests
27     and recover property. The term "special agent" includes any
28     title or position in the Department of State Police that is
29     held by an individual employed under the State Police Act.
30         (5) The term "investigator for the Secretary of State"
31     means any person employed by the Office of the Secretary of
32     State and vested with such investigative duties as render
33     him ineligible for coverage under the Social Security Act
34     by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D) and
35     218(l)(1) of that Act.
36         A person who became employed as an investigator for the

 

 

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1     Secretary of State between January 1, 1967 and December 31,
2     1975, and who has served as such until attainment of age
3     60, either continuously or with a single break in service
4     of not more than 3 years duration, which break terminated
5     before January 1, 1976, shall be entitled to have his
6     retirement annuity calculated in accordance with
7     subsection (a), notwithstanding that he has less than 20
8     years of credit for such service.
9         (6) The term "Conservation Police Officer" means any
10     person employed by the Division of Law Enforcement of the
11     Department of Natural Resources and vested with such law
12     enforcement duties as render him ineligible for coverage
13     under the Social Security Act by reason of Sections
14     218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D), and 218(l)(1) of that Act. The
15     term "Conservation Police Officer" includes the positions
16     of Chief Conservation Police Administrator and Assistant
17     Conservation Police Administrator.
18         (7) The term "investigator for the Department of
19     Revenue" means any person employed by the Department of
20     Revenue and vested with such investigative duties as render
21     him ineligible for coverage under the Social Security Act
22     by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D) and
23     218(l)(1) of that Act.
24         The term "investigator for the Illinois Gaming Board"
25     means any person employed as such by the Illinois Gaming
26     Board and vested with such peace officer duties as render
27     the person ineligible for coverage under the Social
28     Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
29     218(d)(8)(D), and 218(l)(1) of that Act.
30         (8) The term "security employee of the Department of
31     Human Services" means any person employed by the Department
32     of Human Services who (i) is employed at the Chester Mental
33     Health Center and has daily contact with the residents
34     thereof, (ii) is employed within a security unit at a
35     facility operated by the Department and has daily contact
36     with the residents of the security unit, (iii) is employed

 

 

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1     at a facility operated by the Department that includes a
2     security unit and is regularly scheduled to work at least
3     50% of his or her working hours within that security unit,
4     or (iv) is a mental health police officer. "Mental health
5     police officer" means any person employed by the Department
6     of Human Services in a position pertaining to the
7     Department's mental health and developmental disabilities
8     functions who is vested with such law enforcement duties as
9     render the person ineligible for coverage under the Social
10     Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
11     218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act. "Security unit"
12     means that portion of a facility that is devoted to the
13     care, containment, and treatment of persons committed to
14     the Department of Human Services as sexually violent
15     persons, persons unfit to stand trial, or persons not
16     guilty by reason of insanity. With respect to past
17     employment, references to the Department of Human Services
18     include its predecessor, the Department of Mental Health
19     and Developmental Disabilities.
20         The changes made to this subdivision (c)(8) by Public
21     Act 92-14 apply to persons who retire on or after January
22     1, 2001, notwithstanding Section 1-103.1.
23         (9) "Central Management Services security police
24     officer" means any person employed by the Department of
25     Central Management Services who is vested with such law
26     enforcement duties as render him ineligible for coverage
27     under the Social Security Act by reason of Sections
28     218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act.
29         (10) For a member who first became an employee under
30     this Article before July 1, 2005, the term "security
31     employee of the Department of Corrections" means any
32     employee of the Department of Corrections or the former
33     Department of Personnel, and any member or employee of the
34     Prisoner Review Board, who has daily contact with inmates
35     by working within a correctional facility or who is a
36     parole officer or an employee who has direct contact with

 

 

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1     committed persons in the performance of his or her job
2     duties. For a member who first becomes an employee under
3     this Article on or after July 1, 2005, the term means an
4     employee of the Department of Corrections who is any of the
5     following: (i) officially headquartered at a correctional
6     facility, (ii) a parole officer, (iii) a member of the
7     apprehension unit, (iv) a member of the intelligence unit,
8     (v) a member of the sort team, or (vi) an investigator.
9         (11) The term "dangerous drugs investigator" means any
10     person who is employed as such by the Department of Human
11     Services.
12         (12) The term "investigator for the Department of State
13     Police" means a person employed by the Department of State
14     Police who is vested under Section 4 of the Narcotic
15     Control Division Abolition Act with such law enforcement
16     powers as render him ineligible for coverage under the
17     Social Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
18     218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act.
19         (13) "Investigator for the Office of the Attorney
20     General" means any person who is employed as such by the
21     Office of the Attorney General and is vested with such
22     investigative duties as render him ineligible for coverage
23     under the Social Security Act by reason of Sections
24     218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act. For
25     the period before January 1, 1989, the term includes all
26     persons who were employed as investigators by the Office of
27     the Attorney General, without regard to social security
28     status.
29         (14) "Controlled substance inspector" means any person
30     who is employed as such by the Department of Professional
31     Regulation and is vested with such law enforcement duties
32     as render him ineligible for coverage under the Social
33     Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
34     218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act. The term
35     "controlled substance inspector" includes the Program
36     Executive of Enforcement and the Assistant Program

 

 

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1     Executive of Enforcement.
2         (15) The term "investigator for the Office of the
3     State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor" means a person
4     employed in that capacity on a full time basis under the
5     authority of Section 7.06 of the State's Attorneys
6     Appellate Prosecutor's Act.
7         (16) "Commerce Commission police officer" means any
8     person employed by the Illinois Commerce Commission who is
9     vested with such law enforcement duties as render him
10     ineligible for coverage under the Social Security Act by
11     reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D), and
12     218(l)(1) of that Act.
13         (17) "Arson investigator" means any person who is
14     employed as such by the Office of the State Fire Marshal
15     and is vested with such law enforcement duties as render
16     the person ineligible for coverage under the Social
17     Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
18     218(d)(8)(D), and 218(l)(1) of that Act. A person who was
19     employed as an arson investigator on January 1, 1995 and is
20     no longer in service but not yet receiving a retirement
21     annuity may convert his or her creditable service for
22     employment as an arson investigator into eligible
23     creditable service by paying to the System the difference
24     between the employee contributions actually paid for that
25     service and the amounts that would have been contributed if
26     the applicant were contributing at the rate applicable to
27     persons with the same social security status earning
28     eligible creditable service on the date of application.
29         (18) The term "State highway maintenance worker" means
30     a person who is either of the following:
31             (i) A person employed on a full-time basis by the
32         Illinois Department of Transportation in the position
33         of highway maintainer, highway maintenance lead
34         worker, highway maintenance lead/lead worker, heavy
35         construction equipment operator, power shovel
36         operator, or bridge mechanic; and whose principal

 

 

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1         responsibility is to perform, on the roadway, the
2         actual maintenance necessary to keep the highways that
3         form a part of the State highway system in serviceable
4         condition for vehicular traffic.
5             (ii) A person employed on a full-time basis by the
6         Illinois State Toll Highway Authority in the position
7         of equipment operator/laborer H-4, equipment
8         operator/laborer H-6, welder H-4, welder H-6,
9         mechanical/electrical H-4, mechanical/electrical H-6,
10         water/sewer H-4, water/sewer H-6, sign maker/hanger
11         H-4, sign maker/hanger H-6, roadway lighting H-4,
12         roadway lighting H-6, structural H-4, structural H-6,
13         painter H-4, or painter H-6; and whose principal
14         responsibility is to perform, on the roadway, the
15         actual maintenance necessary to keep the Authority's
16         tollways in serviceable condition for vehicular
17         traffic.
18     (d) A security employee of the Department of Corrections,
19 and a security employee of the Department of Human Services who
20 is not a mental health police officer, shall not be eligible
21 for the alternative retirement annuity provided by this Section
22 unless he or she meets the following minimum age and service
23 requirements at the time of retirement:
24         (i) 25 years of eligible creditable service and age 55;
25     or
26         (ii) beginning January 1, 1987, 25 years of eligible
27     creditable service and age 54, or 24 years of eligible
28     creditable service and age 55; or
29         (iii) beginning January 1, 1988, 25 years of eligible
30     creditable service and age 53, or 23 years of eligible
31     creditable service and age 55; or
32         (iv) beginning January 1, 1989, 25 years of eligible
33     creditable service and age 52, or 22 years of eligible
34     creditable service and age 55; or
35         (v) beginning January 1, 1990, 25 years of eligible
36     creditable service and age 51, or 21 years of eligible

 

 

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1     creditable service and age 55; or
2         (vi) beginning January 1, 1991, 25 years of eligible
3     creditable service and age 50, or 20 years of eligible
4     creditable service and age 55.
5     Persons who have service credit under Article 16 of this
6 Code for service as a security employee of the Department of
7 Corrections or the Department of Human Services in a position
8 requiring certification as a teacher may count such service
9 toward establishing their eligibility under the service
10 requirements of this Section; but such service may be used only
11 for establishing such eligibility, and not for the purpose of
12 increasing or calculating any benefit.
13     (e) If a member enters military service while working in a
14 position in which eligible creditable service may be earned,
15 and returns to State service in the same or another such
16 position, and fulfills in all other respects the conditions
17 prescribed in this Article for credit for military service,
18 such military service shall be credited as eligible creditable
19 service for the purposes of the retirement annuity prescribed
20 in this Section.
21     (f) For purposes of calculating retirement annuities under
22 this Section, periods of service rendered after December 31,
23 1968 and before October 1, 1975 as a covered employee in the
24 position of special agent, conservation police officer, mental
25 health police officer, or investigator for the Secretary of
26 State, shall be deemed to have been service as a noncovered
27 employee, provided that the employee pays to the System prior
28 to retirement an amount equal to (1) the difference between the
29 employee contributions that would have been required for such
30 service as a noncovered employee, and the amount of employee
31 contributions actually paid, plus (2) if payment is made after
32 July 31, 1987, regular interest on the amount specified in item
33 (1) from the date of service to the date of payment.
34     For purposes of calculating retirement annuities under
35 this Section, periods of service rendered after December 31,
36 1968 and before January 1, 1982 as a covered employee in the

 

 

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1 position of investigator for the Department of Revenue shall be
2 deemed to have been service as a noncovered employee, provided
3 that the employee pays to the System prior to retirement an
4 amount equal to (1) the difference between the employee
5 contributions that would have been required for such service as
6 a noncovered employee, and the amount of employee contributions
7 actually paid, plus (2) if payment is made after January 1,
8 1990, regular interest on the amount specified in item (1) from
9 the date of service to the date of payment.
10     (g) A State policeman may elect, not later than January 1,
11 1990, to establish eligible creditable service for up to 10
12 years of his service as a policeman under Article 3, by filing
13 a written election with the Board, accompanied by payment of an
14 amount to be determined by the Board, equal to (i) the
15 difference between the amount of employee and employer
16 contributions transferred to the System under Section 3-110.5,
17 and the amounts that would have been contributed had such
18 contributions been made at the rates applicable to State
19 policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon at the effective rate for
20 each year, compounded annually, from the date of service to the
21 date of payment.
22     Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
23 policeman may elect, not later than July 1, 1993, to establish
24 eligible creditable service for up to 10 years of his service
25 as a member of the County Police Department under Article 9, by
26 filing a written election with the Board, accompanied by
27 payment of an amount to be determined by the Board, equal to
28 (i) the difference between the amount of employee and employer
29 contributions transferred to the System under Section 9-121.10
30 and the amounts that would have been contributed had those
31 contributions been made at the rates applicable to State
32 policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon at the effective rate for
33 each year, compounded annually, from the date of service to the
34 date of payment.
35     (h) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
36 policeman or investigator for the Secretary of State may elect

 

 

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1 to establish eligible creditable service for up to 12 years of
2 his service as a policeman under Article 5, by filing a written
3 election with the Board on or before January 31, 1992, and
4 paying to the System by January 31, 1994 an amount to be
5 determined by the Board, equal to (i) the difference between
6 the amount of employee and employer contributions transferred
7 to the System under Section 5-236, and the amounts that would
8 have been contributed had such contributions been made at the
9 rates applicable to State policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon
10 at the effective rate for each year, compounded annually, from
11 the date of service to the date of payment.
12     Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
13 policeman, conservation police officer, or investigator for
14 the Secretary of State may elect to establish eligible
15 creditable service for up to 10 years of service as a sheriff's
16 law enforcement employee under Article 7, by filing a written
17 election with the Board on or before January 31, 1993, and
18 paying to the System by January 31, 1994 an amount to be
19 determined by the Board, equal to (i) the difference between
20 the amount of employee and employer contributions transferred
21 to the System under Section 7-139.7, and the amounts that would
22 have been contributed had such contributions been made at the
23 rates applicable to State policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon
24 at the effective rate for each year, compounded annually, from
25 the date of service to the date of payment.
26     (i) The total amount of eligible creditable service
27 established by any person under subsections (g), (h), (j), (k),
28 and (l) of this Section shall not exceed 12 years.
29     (j) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), an
30 investigator for the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate
31 Prosecutor or a controlled substance inspector may elect to
32 establish eligible creditable service for up to 10 years of his
33 service as a policeman under Article 3 or a sheriff's law
34 enforcement employee under Article 7, by filing a written
35 election with the Board, accompanied by payment of an amount to
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1 the amount of employee and employer contributions transferred
2 to the System under Section 3-110.6 or 7-139.8, and the amounts
3 that would have been contributed had such contributions been
4 made at the rates applicable to State policemen, plus (2)
5 interest thereon at the effective rate for each year,
6 compounded annually, from the date of service to the date of
7 payment.
8     (k) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i) of this
9 Section, an alternative formula employee may elect to establish
10 eligible creditable service for periods spent as a full-time
11 law enforcement officer or full-time corrections officer
12 employed by the federal government or by a state or local
13 government located outside of Illinois, for which credit is not
14 held in any other public employee pension fund or retirement
15 system. To obtain this credit, the applicant must file a
16 written application with the Board by March 31, 1998,
17 accompanied by evidence of eligibility acceptable to the Board
18 and payment of an amount to be determined by the Board, equal
19 to (1) employee contributions for the credit being established,
20 based upon the applicant's salary on the first day as an
21 alternative formula employee after the employment for which
22 credit is being established and the rates then applicable to
23 alternative formula employees, plus (2) an amount determined by
24 the Board to be the employer's normal cost of the benefits
25 accrued for the credit being established, plus (3) regular
26 interest on the amounts in items (1) and (2) from the first day
27 as an alternative formula employee after the employment for
28 which credit is being established to the date of payment.
29     (l) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a security
30 employee of the Department of Corrections may elect, not later
31 than July 1, 1998, to establish eligible creditable service for
32 up to 10 years of his or her service as a policeman under
33 Article 3, by filing a written election with the Board,
34 accompanied by payment of an amount to be determined by the
35 Board, equal to (i) the difference between the amount of
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1 under Section 3-110.5, and the amounts that would have been
2 contributed had such contributions been made at the rates
3 applicable to security employees of the Department of
4 Corrections, plus (ii) interest thereon at the effective rate
5 for each year, compounded annually, from the date of service to
6 the date of payment.
7 (Source: P.A. 94-4, eff. 6-1-05.)
 
8     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 94-696)
9     Sec. 14-110. Alternative retirement annuity.
10     (a) Any member who has withdrawn from service with not less
11 than 20 years of eligible creditable service and has attained
12 age 55, and any member who has withdrawn from service with not
13 less than 25 years of eligible creditable service and has
14 attained age 50, regardless of whether the attainment of either
15 of the specified ages occurs while the member is still in
16 service, shall be entitled to receive at the option of the
17 member, in lieu of the regular or minimum retirement annuity, a
18 retirement annuity computed as follows:
19         (i) for periods of service as a noncovered employee: if
20     retirement occurs on or after January 1, 2001, 3% of final
21     average compensation for each year of creditable service;
22     if retirement occurs before January 1, 2001, 2 1/4% of
23     final average compensation for each of the first 10 years
24     of creditable service, 2 1/2% for each year above 10 years
25     to and including 20 years of creditable service, and 2 3/4%
26     for each year of creditable service above 20 years; and
27         (ii) for periods of eligible creditable service as a
28     covered employee: if retirement occurs on or after January
29     1, 2001, 2.5% of final average compensation for each year
30     of creditable service; if retirement occurs before January
31     1, 2001, 1.67% of final average compensation for each of
32     the first 10 years of such service, 1.90% for each of the
33     next 10 years of such service, 2.10% for each year of such
34     service in excess of 20 but not exceeding 30, and 2.30% for
35     each year in excess of 30.

 

 

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1     Such annuity shall be subject to a maximum of 75% of final
2 average compensation if retirement occurs before January 1,
3 2001 or to a maximum of 80% of final average compensation if
4 retirement occurs on or after January 1, 2001.
5     These rates shall not be applicable to any service
6 performed by a member as a covered employee which is not
7 eligible creditable service. Service as a covered employee
8 which is not eligible creditable service shall be subject to
9 the rates and provisions of Section 14-108.
10     (b) For the purpose of this Section, "eligible creditable
11 service" means creditable service resulting from service in one
12 or more of the following positions:
13         (1) State policeman;
14         (2) fire fighter in the fire protection service of a
15     department;
16         (3) air pilot;
17         (4) special agent;
18         (5) investigator for the Secretary of State;
19         (6) conservation police officer;
20         (7) investigator for the Department of Revenue or the
21     Illinois Gaming Board;
22         (8) security employee of the Department of Human
23     Services;
24         (9) Central Management Services security police
25     officer;
26         (10) security employee of the Department of
27     Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice;
28         (11) dangerous drugs investigator;
29         (12) investigator for the Department of State Police;
30         (13) investigator for the Office of the Attorney
31     General;
32         (14) controlled substance inspector;
33         (15) investigator for the Office of the State's
34     Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor;
35         (16) Commerce Commission police officer;
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1         (18) State highway maintenance worker.
2     A person employed in one of the positions specified in this
3 subsection is entitled to eligible creditable service for
4 service credit earned under this Article while undergoing the
5 basic police training course approved by the Illinois Law
6 Enforcement Training Standards Board, if completion of that
7 training is required of persons serving in that position. For
8 the purposes of this Code, service during the required basic
9 police training course shall be deemed performance of the
10 duties of the specified position, even though the person is not
11 a sworn peace officer at the time of the training.
12     (c) For the purposes of this Section:
13         (1) The term "state policeman" includes any title or
14     position in the Department of State Police that is held by
15     an individual employed under the State Police Act.
16         (2) The term "fire fighter in the fire protection
17     service of a department" includes all officers in such fire
18     protection service including fire chiefs and assistant
19     fire chiefs.
20         (3) The term "air pilot" includes any employee whose
21     official job description on file in the Department of
22     Central Management Services, or in the department by which
23     he is employed if that department is not covered by the
24     Personnel Code, states that his principal duty is the
25     operation of aircraft, and who possesses a pilot's license;
26     however, the change in this definition made by this
27     amendatory Act of 1983 shall not operate to exclude any
28     noncovered employee who was an "air pilot" for the purposes
29     of this Section on January 1, 1984.
30         (4) The term "special agent" means any person who by
31     reason of employment by the Division of Narcotic Control,
32     the Bureau of Investigation or, after July 1, 1977, the
33     Division of Criminal Investigation, the Division of
34     Internal Investigation, the Division of Operations, or any
35     other Division or organizational entity in the Department
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1     public order, investigate violations of the criminal law of
2     this State, enforce the laws of this State, make arrests
3     and recover property. The term "special agent" includes any
4     title or position in the Department of State Police that is
5     held by an individual employed under the State Police Act.
6         (5) The term "investigator for the Secretary of State"
7     means any person employed by the Office of the Secretary of
8     State and vested with such investigative duties as render
9     him ineligible for coverage under the Social Security Act
10     by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D) and
11     218(l)(1) of that Act.
12         A person who became employed as an investigator for the
13     Secretary of State between January 1, 1967 and December 31,
14     1975, and who has served as such until attainment of age
15     60, either continuously or with a single break in service
16     of not more than 3 years duration, which break terminated
17     before January 1, 1976, shall be entitled to have his
18     retirement annuity calculated in accordance with
19     subsection (a), notwithstanding that he has less than 20
20     years of credit for such service.
21         (6) The term "Conservation Police Officer" means any
22     person employed by the Division of Law Enforcement of the
23     Department of Natural Resources and vested with such law
24     enforcement duties as render him ineligible for coverage
25     under the Social Security Act by reason of Sections
26     218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D), and 218(l)(1) of that Act. The
27     term "Conservation Police Officer" includes the positions
28     of Chief Conservation Police Administrator and Assistant
29     Conservation Police Administrator.
30         (7) The term "investigator for the Department of
31     Revenue" means any person employed by the Department of
32     Revenue and vested with such investigative duties as render
33     him ineligible for coverage under the Social Security Act
34     by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D) and
35     218(l)(1) of that Act.
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1     means any person employed as such by the Illinois Gaming
2     Board and vested with such peace officer duties as render
3     the person ineligible for coverage under the Social
4     Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
5     218(d)(8)(D), and 218(l)(1) of that Act.
6         (8) The term "security employee of the Department of
7     Human Services" means any person employed by the Department
8     of Human Services who (i) is employed at the Chester Mental
9     Health Center and has daily contact with the residents
10     thereof, (ii) is employed within a security unit at a
11     facility operated by the Department and has daily contact
12     with the residents of the security unit, (iii) is employed
13     at a facility operated by the Department that includes a
14     security unit and is regularly scheduled to work at least
15     50% of his or her working hours within that security unit,
16     or (iv) is a mental health police officer. "Mental health
17     police officer" means any person employed by the Department
18     of Human Services in a position pertaining to the
19     Department's mental health and developmental disabilities
20     functions who is vested with such law enforcement duties as
21     render the person ineligible for coverage under the Social
22     Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
23     218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act. "Security unit"
24     means that portion of a facility that is devoted to the
25     care, containment, and treatment of persons committed to
26     the Department of Human Services as sexually violent
27     persons, persons unfit to stand trial, or persons not
28     guilty by reason of insanity. With respect to past
29     employment, references to the Department of Human Services
30     include its predecessor, the Department of Mental Health
31     and Developmental Disabilities.
32         The changes made to this subdivision (c)(8) by Public
33     Act 92-14 apply to persons who retire on or after January
34     1, 2001, notwithstanding Section 1-103.1.
35         (9) "Central Management Services security police
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1     Central Management Services who is vested with such law
2     enforcement duties as render him ineligible for coverage
3     under the Social Security Act by reason of Sections
4     218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act.
5         (10) For a member who first became an employee under
6     this Article before July 1, 2005, the term "security
7     employee of the Department of Corrections or the Department
8     of Juvenile Justice" means any employee of the Department
9     of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice or the
10     former Department of Personnel, and any member or employee
11     of the Prisoner Review Board, who has daily contact with
12     inmates or youth by working within a correctional facility
13     or Juvenile facility operated by the Department of Juvenile
14     Justice or who is a parole officer or an employee who has
15     direct contact with committed persons in the performance of
16     his or her job duties. For a member who first becomes an
17     employee under this Article on or after July 1, 2005, the
18     term means an employee of the Department of Corrections or
19     the Department of Juvenile Justice who is any of the
20     following: (i) officially headquartered at a correctional
21     facility or Juvenile facility operated by the Department of
22     Juvenile Justice, (ii) a parole officer, (iii) a member of
23     the apprehension unit, (iv) a member of the intelligence
24     unit, (v) a member of the sort team, or (vi) an
25     investigator.
26         (11) The term "dangerous drugs investigator" means any
27     person who is employed as such by the Department of Human
28     Services.
29         (12) The term "investigator for the Department of State
30     Police" means a person employed by the Department of State
31     Police who is vested under Section 4 of the Narcotic
32     Control Division Abolition Act with such law enforcement
33     powers as render him ineligible for coverage under the
34     Social Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
35     218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act.
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1     General" means any person who is employed as such by the
2     Office of the Attorney General and is vested with such
3     investigative duties as render him ineligible for coverage
4     under the Social Security Act by reason of Sections
5     218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act. For
6     the period before January 1, 1989, the term includes all
7     persons who were employed as investigators by the Office of
8     the Attorney General, without regard to social security
9     status.
10         (14) "Controlled substance inspector" means any person
11     who is employed as such by the Department of Professional
12     Regulation and is vested with such law enforcement duties
13     as render him ineligible for coverage under the Social
14     Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
15     218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act. The term
16     "controlled substance inspector" includes the Program
17     Executive of Enforcement and the Assistant Program
18     Executive of Enforcement.
19         (15) The term "investigator for the Office of the
20     State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor" means a person
21     employed in that capacity on a full time basis under the
22     authority of Section 7.06 of the State's Attorneys
23     Appellate Prosecutor's Act.
24         (16) "Commerce Commission police officer" means any
25     person employed by the Illinois Commerce Commission who is
26     vested with such law enforcement duties as render him
27     ineligible for coverage under the Social Security Act by
28     reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D), and
29     218(l)(1) of that Act.
30         (17) "Arson investigator" means any person who is
31     employed as such by the Office of the State Fire Marshal
32     and is vested with such law enforcement duties as render
33     the person ineligible for coverage under the Social
34     Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
35     218(d)(8)(D), and 218(l)(1) of that Act. A person who was
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1     no longer in service but not yet receiving a retirement
2     annuity may convert his or her creditable service for
3     employment as an arson investigator into eligible
4     creditable service by paying to the System the difference
5     between the employee contributions actually paid for that
6     service and the amounts that would have been contributed if
7     the applicant were contributing at the rate applicable to
8     persons with the same social security status earning
9     eligible creditable service on the date of application.
10         (18) The term "State highway maintenance worker" means
11     a person who is either of the following:
12             (i) A person employed on a full-time basis by the
13         Illinois Department of Transportation in the position
14         of highway maintainer, highway maintenance lead
15         worker, highway maintenance lead/lead worker, heavy
16         construction equipment operator, power shovel
17         operator, or bridge mechanic; and whose principal
18         responsibility is to perform, on the roadway, the
19         actual maintenance necessary to keep the highways that
20         form a part of the State highway system in serviceable
21         condition for vehicular traffic.
22             (ii) A person employed on a full-time basis by the
23         Illinois State Toll Highway Authority in the position
24         of equipment operator/laborer H-4, equipment
25         operator/laborer H-6, welder H-4, welder H-6,
26         mechanical/electrical H-4, mechanical/electrical H-6,
27         water/sewer H-4, water/sewer H-6, sign maker/hanger
28         H-4, sign maker/hanger H-6, roadway lighting H-4,
29         roadway lighting H-6, structural H-4, structural H-6,
30         painter H-4, or painter H-6; and whose principal
31         responsibility is to perform, on the roadway, the
32         actual maintenance necessary to keep the Authority's
33         tollways in serviceable condition for vehicular
34         traffic.
35     (d) A security employee of the Department of Corrections or
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1 the Department of Human Services who is not a mental health
2 police officer, shall not be eligible for the alternative
3 retirement annuity provided by this Section unless he or she
4 meets the following minimum age and service requirements at the
5 time of retirement:
6         (i) 25 years of eligible creditable service and age 55;
7     or
8         (ii) beginning January 1, 1987, 25 years of eligible
9     creditable service and age 54, or 24 years of eligible
10     creditable service and age 55; or
11         (iii) beginning January 1, 1988, 25 years of eligible
12     creditable service and age 53, or 23 years of eligible
13     creditable service and age 55; or
14         (iv) beginning January 1, 1989, 25 years of eligible
15     creditable service and age 52, or 22 years of eligible
16     creditable service and age 55; or
17         (v) beginning January 1, 1990, 25 years of eligible
18     creditable service and age 51, or 21 years of eligible
19     creditable service and age 55; or
20         (vi) beginning January 1, 1991, 25 years of eligible
21     creditable service and age 50, or 20 years of eligible
22     creditable service and age 55.
23     Persons who have service credit under Article 16 of this
24 Code for service as a security employee of the Department of
25 Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice, or the
26 Department of Human Services in a position requiring
27 certification as a teacher may count such service toward
28 establishing their eligibility under the service requirements
29 of this Section; but such service may be used only for
30 establishing such eligibility, and not for the purpose of
31 increasing or calculating any benefit.
32     (e) If a member enters military service while working in a
33 position in which eligible creditable service may be earned,
34 and returns to State service in the same or another such
35 position, and fulfills in all other respects the conditions
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1 such military service shall be credited as eligible creditable
2 service for the purposes of the retirement annuity prescribed
3 in this Section.
4     (f) For purposes of calculating retirement annuities under
5 this Section, periods of service rendered after December 31,
6 1968 and before October 1, 1975 as a covered employee in the
7 position of special agent, conservation police officer, mental
8 health police officer, or investigator for the Secretary of
9 State, shall be deemed to have been service as a noncovered
10 employee, provided that the employee pays to the System prior
11 to retirement an amount equal to (1) the difference between the
12 employee contributions that would have been required for such
13 service as a noncovered employee, and the amount of employee
14 contributions actually paid, plus (2) if payment is made after
15 July 31, 1987, regular interest on the amount specified in item
16 (1) from the date of service to the date of payment.
17     For purposes of calculating retirement annuities under
18 this Section, periods of service rendered after December 31,
19 1968 and before January 1, 1982 as a covered employee in the
20 position of investigator for the Department of Revenue shall be
21 deemed to have been service as a noncovered employee, provided
22 that the employee pays to the System prior to retirement an
23 amount equal to (1) the difference between the employee
24 contributions that would have been required for such service as
25 a noncovered employee, and the amount of employee contributions
26 actually paid, plus (2) if payment is made after January 1,
27 1990, regular interest on the amount specified in item (1) from
28 the date of service to the date of payment.
29     (g) A State policeman may elect, not later than January 1,
30 1990, to establish eligible creditable service for up to 10
31 years of his service as a policeman under Article 3, by filing
32 a written election with the Board, accompanied by payment of an
33 amount to be determined by the Board, equal to (i) the
34 difference between the amount of employee and employer
35 contributions transferred to the System under Section 3-110.5,
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1 contributions been made at the rates applicable to State
2 policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon at the effective rate for
3 each year, compounded annually, from the date of service to the
4 date of payment.
5     Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
6 policeman may elect, not later than July 1, 1993, to establish
7 eligible creditable service for up to 10 years of his service
8 as a member of the County Police Department under Article 9, by
9 filing a written election with the Board, accompanied by
10 payment of an amount to be determined by the Board, equal to
11 (i) the difference between the amount of employee and employer
12 contributions transferred to the System under Section 9-121.10
13 and the amounts that would have been contributed had those
14 contributions been made at the rates applicable to State
15 policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon at the effective rate for
16 each year, compounded annually, from the date of service to the
17 date of payment.
18     (h) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
19 policeman or investigator for the Secretary of State may elect
20 to establish eligible creditable service for up to 12 years of
21 his service as a policeman under Article 5, by filing a written
22 election with the Board on or before January 31, 1992, and
23 paying to the System by January 31, 1994 an amount to be
24 determined by the Board, equal to (i) the difference between
25 the amount of employee and employer contributions transferred
26 to the System under Section 5-236, and the amounts that would
27 have been contributed had such contributions been made at the
28 rates applicable to State policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon
29 at the effective rate for each year, compounded annually, from
30 the date of service to the date of payment.
31     Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
32 policeman, conservation police officer, or investigator for
33 the Secretary of State may elect to establish eligible
34 creditable service for up to 10 years of service as a sheriff's
35 law enforcement employee under Article 7, by filing a written
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1 paying to the System by January 31, 1994 an amount to be
2 determined by the Board, equal to (i) the difference between
3 the amount of employee and employer contributions transferred
4 to the System under Section 7-139.7, and the amounts that would
5 have been contributed had such contributions been made at the
6 rates applicable to State policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon
7 at the effective rate for each year, compounded annually, from
8 the date of service to the date of payment.
9     (i) The total amount of eligible creditable service
10 established by any person under subsections (g), (h), (j), (k),
11 and (l) of this Section shall not exceed 12 years.
12     (j) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), an
13 investigator for the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate
14 Prosecutor or a controlled substance inspector may elect to
15 establish eligible creditable service for up to 10 years of his
16 service as a policeman under Article 3 or a sheriff's law
17 enforcement employee under Article 7, by filing a written
18 election with the Board, accompanied by payment of an amount to
19 be determined by the Board, equal to (1) the difference between
20 the amount of employee and employer contributions transferred
21 to the System under Section 3-110.6 or 7-139.8, and the amounts
22 that would have been contributed had such contributions been
23 made at the rates applicable to State policemen, plus (2)
24 interest thereon at the effective rate for each year,
25 compounded annually, from the date of service to the date of
26 payment.
27     (k) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i) of this
28 Section, an alternative formula employee may elect to establish
29 eligible creditable service for periods spent as a full-time
30 law enforcement officer or full-time corrections officer
31 employed by the federal government or by a state or local
32 government located outside of Illinois, for which credit is not
33 held in any other public employee pension fund or retirement
34 system. To obtain this credit, the applicant must file a
35 written application with the Board by March 31, 1998,
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1 and payment of an amount to be determined by the Board, equal
2 to (1) employee contributions for the credit being established,
3 based upon the applicant's salary on the first day as an
4 alternative formula employee after the employment for which
5 credit is being established and the rates then applicable to
6 alternative formula employees, plus (2) an amount determined by
7 the Board to be the employer's normal cost of the benefits
8 accrued for the credit being established, plus (3) regular
9 interest on the amounts in items (1) and (2) from the first day
10 as an alternative formula employee after the employment for
11 which credit is being established to the date of payment.
12     (l) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a security
13 employee of the Department of Corrections may elect, not later
14 than July 1, 1998, to establish eligible creditable service for
15 up to 10 years of his or her service as a policeman under
16 Article 3, by filing a written election with the Board,
17 accompanied by payment of an amount to be determined by the
18 Board, equal to (i) the difference between the amount of
19 employee and employer contributions transferred to the System
20 under Section 3-110.5, and the amounts that would have been
21 contributed had such contributions been made at the rates
22 applicable to security employees of the Department of
23 Corrections, plus (ii) interest thereon at the effective rate
24 for each year, compounded annually, from the date of service to
25 the date of payment.
26     (m) The amendatory changes to this Section made by this
27 amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly apply only to: (1)
28 security employees of the Department of Juvenile Justice
29 employed by the Department of Corrections before the effective
30 date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly and
31 transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice by this
32 amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly; and (2) persons
33 employed by the Department of Juvenile Justice on or after the
34 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
35 Assembly who are required by subsection (b) of Section 3-2.5-15
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1 advanced degree from an accredited college or university with a
2 specialization in criminal justice, education, psychology,
3 social work, or a closely related social science or, in the
4 case of persons who provide vocational training, who are
5 required to have adequate knowledge in the skill for which they
6 are providing the vocational training.
7 (Source: P.A. 94-4, eff. 6-1-05; 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)
 
8     (40 ILCS 5/18-127)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 18-127)
9     Sec. 18-127. Retirement annuity - suspension on
10 reemployment.
11     (a) A participant receiving a retirement annuity who is
12 regularly employed for compensation by an employer other than a
13 county, in any capacity, shall have his or her retirement
14 annuity payments suspended during such employment. Upon
15 termination of such employment, retirement annuity payments at
16 the previous rate shall be resumed.
17     If such a participant resumes service as a judge, he or she
18 shall receive credit for any additional service. Upon
19 subsequent retirement, his or her retirement annuity shall be
20 the amount previously granted, plus the amount earned by the
21 additional judicial service under the provisions in effect
22 during the period of such additional service. However, if the
23 participant was receiving the maximum rate of annuity at the
24 time of re-employment, he or she may elect, in a written
25 direction filed with the board, not to receive any additional
26 service credit during the period of re-employment. In such
27 case, contributions shall not be required during the period of
28 re-employment. Any such election shall be irrevocable.
29     (b) Beginning January 1, 1991, any participant receiving a
30 retirement annuity who accepts temporary employment from an
31 employer other than a county for a period not exceeding 75
32 working days in any calendar year shall not be deemed to be
33 regularly employed for compensation or to have resumed service
34 as a judge for the purposes of this Article. A day shall be
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1 his duties under the temporary employment agreement.
2     (c) Except as provided in subsection (a), beginning January
3 1, 1993, retirement annuities shall not be subject to
4 suspension upon resumption of employment for an employer, and
5 any retirement annuity that is then so suspended shall be
6 reinstated on that date.
7     (d) The changes made in this Section by this amendatory Act
8 of 1993 shall apply to judges no longer in service on its
9 effective date, as well as to judges serving on or after that
10 date.
11     (e) A participant receiving a retirement annuity under this
12 Article who (i) serves as a part-time employee in any of the
13 following positions: Legislative Inspector General, Special
14 Legislative Inspector General, employee of the Office of the
15 Legislative Inspector General, Executive Director of the
16 Legislative Ethics Commission, or staff of the Legislative
17 Ethics Commission or (ii), on or after March 1, 2005, serves on
18 the Illinois Gaming Board, but has not elected to participate
19 in the Article 14 System with respect to that service, shall
20 not be deemed to be regularly employed for compensation by an
21 employer other than a county, nor to have resumed service as a
22 judge, on the basis of that service, and the retirement annuity
23 payments and other benefits of that person under this Code
24 shall not be suspended, diminished, or otherwise impaired
25 solely as a consequence of that service. This subsection (e)
26 applies without regard to whether the person is in service as a
27 judge under this Article on or after the effective date of this
28 amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly. In this
29 subsection, a "part-time employee" is a person who is not
30 required to work at least 35 hours per week. The changes made
31 to this subsection (e) by this amendatory Act of the 94th
32 General Assembly apply without regard to whether the person is
33 in service as a judge under this Article on or after the
34 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
35 Assembly.
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1 Article who has made an election under Section 1-123 and who is
2 serving either as legal counsel in the Office of the Governor
3 or as Chief Deputy Attorney General shall not be deemed to be
4 regularly employed for compensation by an employer other than a
5 county, nor to have resumed service as a judge, on the basis of
6 that service, and the retirement annuity payments and other
7 benefits of that person under this Code shall not be suspended,
8 diminished, or otherwise impaired solely as a consequence of
9 that service. This subsection (f) applies without regard to
10 whether the person is in service as a judge under this Article
11 on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
12 93rd General Assembly.
13 (Source: P.A. 93-685, eff. 7-8-04; 93-1069, eff. 1-15-05.)
 
14     Section 20. The Riverboat Gambling Act is amended by
15 changing Sections 4, 5, 5.1, 7, and 13 and by adding Section
16 5.2 as follows:
 
17     (230 ILCS 10/4)  (from Ch. 120, par. 2404)
18     Sec. 4. Definitions. As used in this Act:
19     (a) "Board" means the Illinois Gaming Board.
20     (b) "Occupational license" means a license issued by the
21 Board to a person or entity to perform an occupation which the
22 Board has identified as requiring a license to engage in
23 riverboat gambling in Illinois.
24     (c) "Gambling game" includes, but is not limited to,
25 baccarat, twenty-one, poker, craps, slot machine, video game of
26 chance, roulette wheel, klondike table, punchboard, faro
27 layout, keno layout, numbers ticket, push card, jar ticket, or
28 pull tab which is authorized by the Board as a wagering device
29 under this Act.
30     (d) "Riverboat" means a self-propelled excursion boat, a
31 permanently moored barge, or permanently moored barges that are
32 permanently fixed together to operate as one vessel, on which
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1     (e) "Managers license" means a license issued by the Board
2 to a person or entity to manage gambling operations conducted
3 by the State pursuant to Section 7.3 7.2.
4     (f) "Dock" means the location where a riverboat moors for
5 the purpose of embarking passengers for and disembarking
6 passengers from the riverboat.
7     (g) "Gross receipts" means the total amount of money
8 exchanged for the purchase of chips, tokens or electronic cards
9 by riverboat patrons.
10     (h) "Adjusted gross receipts" means the gross receipts less
11 winnings paid to wagerers.
12     (i) "Cheat" means to alter the selection of criteria which
13 determine the result of a gambling game or the amount or
14 frequency of payment in a gambling game.
15     (j) (Blank) "Department" means the Department of Revenue.
16     (k) "Gambling operation" means the conduct of authorized
17 gambling games upon a riverboat.
18     (l) "License bid" means the lump sum amount of money that
19 an applicant bids and agrees to pay the State in return for an
20 owners license that is re-issued on or after July 1, 2003.
21     (m) The terms "minority person" and "female" shall have the
22 same meaning as defined in Section 2 of the Business Enterprise
23 for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act.
24 (Source: P.A. 92-600, eff. 6-28-02; 93-28, eff. 6-20-03;
25 revised 1-28-04.)
 
26     (230 ILCS 10/5)  (from Ch. 120, par. 2405)
27     Sec. 5. Gaming Board.
28     (a) (1) There is hereby established the within the
29 Department of Revenue an Illinois Gaming Board, which shall
30 have the powers and duties specified in this Act, and all other
31 powers necessary and proper to fully and effectively execute
32 this Act for the purpose of administering, regulating, and
33 enforcing the system of riverboat gambling established by this
34 Act. Its jurisdiction shall extend under this Act to every
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1 involved in riverboat gambling operations in the State of
2 Illinois.
3     (2) The Board shall consist of 5 members to be appointed by
4 the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, one of
5 whom shall be designated by the Governor to be chairman. Each
6 member shall have a reasonable knowledge of the practice,
7 procedure and principles of gambling operations. Each member
8 shall either be a resident of Illinois or shall certify that he
9 will become a resident of Illinois before taking office. At
10 least one member shall be experienced in law enforcement and
11 criminal investigation, at least one member shall be a
12 certified public accountant experienced in accounting and
13 auditing, and at least one member shall be a lawyer licensed to
14 practice law in Illinois.
15     (3) The terms of office of the Board members shall be 3
16 years, except that the terms of office of the initial Board
17 members appointed pursuant to this Act will commence from the
18 effective date of this Act and run as follows: one for a term
19 ending July 1, 1991, 2 for a term ending July 1, 1992, and 2 for
20 a term ending July 1, 1993. Upon the expiration of the
21 foregoing terms, the successors of such members shall serve a
22 term for 3 years and until their successors are appointed and
23 qualified for like terms. Vacancies in the Board shall be
24 filled for the unexpired term in like manner as original
25 appointments. Each member of the Board shall be eligible for
26 reappointment at the discretion of the Governor with the advice
27 and consent of the Senate.
28     (4) The chairman of the Board shall receive an annual
29 salary of $60,000, or as set by the Compensation Review Board,
30 whichever is higher. Other members of the Board shall receive
31 an annual salary of $50,000, or as set by the Compensation
32 Review Board, whichever is higher. Each member of the Board
33 shall receive $300 for each day the Board meets and for each
34 day the member conducts any hearing pursuant to this Act. Each
35 member of the Board shall also be reimbursed for all actual and
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1 of official duties.
2     (5) No person shall be appointed a member of the Board or
3 continue to be a member of the Board who is, or whose spouse,
4 child or parent is, a member of the board of directors of, or a
5 person financially interested in, any gambling operation
6 subject to the jurisdiction of this Board, or any race track,
7 race meeting, racing association or the operations thereof
8 subject to the jurisdiction of the Illinois Racing Board. No
9 Board member shall hold any other public office for which he
10 shall receive compensation other than necessary travel or other
11 incidental expenses. No person shall be a member of the Board
12 who is not of good moral character or who has been convicted
13 of, or is under indictment for, a felony under the laws of
14 Illinois or any other state, or the United States.
15     (5.5) No member of the Board shall engage in any political
16 activity. For the purposes of this Section, "political" means
17 any activity in support of or in connection with any campaign
18 for elective State office, elective office of any unit of local
19 government or school district, or any political organization,
20 but does not include activities (i) relating to the support or
21 opposition of any executive, legislative, or administrative
22 action (as those terms are defined in Section 2 of the Lobbyist
23 Registration Act), (ii) relating to collective bargaining, or
24 (iii) that are otherwise in furtherance of the person's
25 official State duties or governmental and public service
26 functions.
27     (6) Any member of the Board may be removed by the Governor
28 for neglect of duty, misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance
29 in office or for engaging in any political activity.
30     (7) Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his
31 office, each member of the Board shall take an oath that he
32 will faithfully execute the duties of his office according to
33 the laws of the State and the rules and regulations adopted
34 therewith and shall give bond to the State of Illinois,
35 approved by the Governor, in the sum of $25,000. Every such
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1 office of the Secretary of State. Whenever the Governor
2 determines that the bond of any member of the Board has become
3 or is likely to become invalid or insufficient, he shall
4 require such member forthwith to renew his bond, which is to be
5 approved by the Governor. Any member of the Board who fails to
6 take oath and give bond within 30 days from the date of his
7 appointment, or who fails to renew his bond within 30 days
8 after it is demanded by the Governor, shall be guilty of
9 neglect of duty and may be removed by the Governor. The cost of
10 any bond given by any member of the Board under this Section
11 shall be taken to be a part of the necessary expenses of the
12 Board.
13     (8) The Upon the request of the Board, the Department shall
14 employ such personnel as may be necessary to carry out its the
15 functions and shall determine the salaries of all personnel,
16 except those personnel whose salaries are determined under the
17 terms of a collective bargaining agreement of the Board. No
18 person shall be employed to serve the Board who is, or whose
19 spouse, parent or child is, an official of, or has a financial
20 interest in or financial relation with, any operator engaged in
21 gambling operations within this State or any organization
22 engaged in conducting horse racing within this State. Any
23 employee violating these prohibitions shall be subject to
24 termination of employment.
25     (9) An Administrator shall perform any and all duties that
26 the Board shall assign him. The salary of the Administrator
27 shall be determined by the Board and approved by the Director
28 of the Department and, in addition, he shall be reimbursed for
29 all actual and necessary expenses incurred by him in discharge
30 of his official duties. The Administrator shall keep records of
31 all proceedings of the Board and shall preserve all records,
32 books, documents and other papers belonging to the Board or
33 entrusted to its care. The Administrator shall devote his full
34 time to the duties of the office and shall not hold any other
35 office or employment.
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1 implementation of this Act. Its duties include, without
2 limitation, the following:
3         (1) To decide promptly and in reasonable order all
4     license applications. Any party aggrieved by an action of
5     the Board denying, suspending, revoking, restricting or
6     refusing to renew a license may request a hearing before
7     the Board. A request for a hearing must be made to the
8     Board in writing within 5 days after service of notice of
9     the action of the Board. Notice of the action of the Board
10     shall be served either by personal delivery or by certified
11     mail, postage prepaid, to the aggrieved party. Notice
12     served by certified mail shall be deemed complete on the
13     business day following the date of such mailing. The Board
14     shall conduct all requested hearings promptly and in
15     reasonable order;
16         (2) To conduct all hearings pertaining to civil
17     violations of this Act or rules and regulations promulgated
18     hereunder;
19         (3) To promulgate such rules and regulations as in its
20     judgment may be necessary to protect or enhance the
21     credibility and integrity of gambling operations
22     authorized by this Act and the regulatory process
23     hereunder;
24         (4) To provide for the establishment and collection of
25     all license and registration fees and taxes imposed by this
26     Act and the rules and regulations issued pursuant hereto.
27     All such fees and taxes shall be deposited into the State
28     Gaming Fund;
29         (5) To provide for the levy and collection of penalties
30     and fines for the violation of provisions of this Act and
31     the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder. All such
32     fines and penalties shall be deposited into the Education
33     Assistance Fund, created by Public Act 86-0018, of the
34     State of Illinois;
35         (6) To be present through its inspectors and agents any
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1     the purpose of certifying the revenue thereof, receiving
2     complaints from the public, and conducting such other
3     investigations into the conduct of the gambling games and
4     the maintenance of the equipment as from time to time the
5     Board may deem necessary and proper;
6         (7) To review and rule upon any complaint by a licensee
7     regarding any investigative procedures of the State which
8     are unnecessarily disruptive of gambling operations. The
9     need to inspect and investigate shall be presumed at all
10     times. The disruption of a licensee's operations shall be
11     proved by clear and convincing evidence, and establish
12     that: (A) the procedures had no reasonable law enforcement
13     purposes, and (B) the procedures were so disruptive as to
14     unreasonably inhibit gambling operations;
15         (8) To hold at least one meeting each quarter of the
16     fiscal year. In addition, special meetings may be called by
17     the Chairman or any 2 Board members upon 72 hours written
18     notice to each member. All Board meetings shall be subject
19     to the Open Meetings Act. Three members of the Board shall
20     constitute a quorum, and 3 votes shall be required for any
21     final determination by the Board. The Board shall keep a
22     complete and accurate record of all its meetings. A
23     majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a
24     quorum for the transaction of any business, for the
25     performance of any duty, or for the exercise of any power
26     which this Act requires the Board members to transact,
27     perform or exercise en banc, except that, upon order of the
28     Board, one of the Board members or an administrative law
29     judge designated by the Board may conduct any hearing
30     provided for under this Act or by Board rule and may
31     recommend findings and decisions to the Board. The Board
32     member or administrative law judge conducting such hearing
33     shall have all powers and rights granted to the Board in
34     this Act. The record made at the time of the hearing shall
35     be reviewed by the Board, or a majority thereof, and the
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1     constitute the order of the Board in such case;
2         (9) To maintain records which are separate and distinct
3     from the records of any other State board or commission.
4     Such records shall be available for public inspection and
5     shall accurately reflect all Board proceedings;
6         (10) To file a written annual report with the Governor
7     on or before March 1 each year and such additional reports
8     as the Governor may request. The annual report shall
9     include a statement of receipts and disbursements by the
10     Board, actions taken by the Board, and any additional
11     information and recommendations which the Board may deem
12     valuable or which the Governor may request;
13         (11) (Blank); and
14         (12) (Blank); and To assume responsibility for the
15     administration and enforcement of the Bingo License and Tax
16     Act, the Charitable Games Act, and the Pull Tabs and Jar
17     Games Act if such responsibility is delegated to it by the
18     Director of Revenue.
19         (13) To adopt, by rule, a code of conduct governing
20     Board members and employees that ensure, to the maximum
21     extent possible, that persons subject to this Code avoid
22     situations, relationships, or associations that may
23     represent or lead to a conflict of interest.
24     (c) The Board shall have jurisdiction over and shall
25 supervise all gambling operations governed by this Act. The
26 Board shall have all powers necessary and proper to fully and
27 effectively execute the provisions of this Act, including, but
28 not limited to, the following:
29         (1) To investigate applicants and determine the
30     eligibility of applicants for licenses and to select among
31     competing applicants the applicants which best serve the
32     interests of the citizens of Illinois.
33         (2) To have jurisdiction and supervision over all
34     riverboat gambling operations in this State and all persons
35     on riverboats where gambling operations are conducted.
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1     of administering the provisions of this Act and to
2     prescribe rules, regulations and conditions under which
3     all riverboat gambling in the State shall be conducted.
4     Such rules and regulations are to provide for the
5     prevention of practices detrimental to the public interest
6     and for the best interests of riverboat gambling, including
7     rules and regulations regarding the inspection of such
8     riverboats and the review of any permits or licenses
9     necessary to operate a riverboat under any laws or
10     regulations applicable to riverboats, and to impose
11     penalties for violations thereof.
12         (4) To enter the office, riverboats, facilities, or
13     other places of business of a licensee, where evidence of
14     the compliance or noncompliance with the provisions of this
15     Act is likely to be found.
16         (5) To investigate alleged violations of this Act or
17     the rules of the Board and to take appropriate disciplinary
18     action against a licensee or a holder of an occupational
19     license for a violation, or institute appropriate legal
20     action for enforcement, or both.
21         (6) To adopt standards for the licensing of all persons
22     under this Act, as well as for electronic or mechanical
23     gambling games, and to establish fees for such licenses.
24         (7) To adopt appropriate standards for all riverboats
25     and facilities.
26         (8) To require that the records, including financial or
27     other statements of any licensee under this Act, shall be
28     kept in such manner as prescribed by the Board and that any
29     such licensee involved in the ownership or management of
30     gambling operations submit to the Board an annual balance
31     sheet and profit and loss statement, list of the
32     stockholders or other persons having a 1% or greater
33     beneficial interest in the gambling activities of each
34     licensee, and any other information the Board deems
35     necessary in order to effectively administer this Act and
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1     promulgated under this Act.
2         (9) To conduct hearings, issue subpoenas for the
3     attendance of witnesses and subpoenas duces tecum for the
4     production of books, records and other pertinent documents
5     in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure
6     Act, and to administer oaths and affirmations to the
7     witnesses, when, in the judgment of the Board, it is
8     necessary to administer or enforce this Act or the Board
9     rules.
10         (10) To prescribe a form to be used by any licensee
11     involved in the ownership or management of gambling
12     operations as an application for employment for their
13     employees.
14         (11) To revoke or suspend licenses, as the Board may
15     see fit and in compliance with applicable laws of the State
16     regarding administrative procedures, and to review
17     applications for the renewal of licenses. The Board may
18     suspend an owners license, without notice or hearing upon a
19     determination that the safety or health of patrons or
20     employees is jeopardized by continuing a riverboat's
21     operation. The suspension may remain in effect until the
22     Board determines that the cause for suspension has been
23     abated. The Board may revoke the owners license upon a
24     determination that the owner has not made satisfactory
25     progress toward abating the hazard.
26         (12) To eject or exclude or authorize the ejection or
27     exclusion of, any person from riverboat gambling
28     facilities where such person is in violation of this Act,
29     rules and regulations thereunder, or final orders of the
30     Board, or where such person's conduct or reputation is such
31     that his presence within the riverboat gambling facilities
32     may, in the opinion of the Board, call into question the
33     honesty and integrity of the gambling operations or
34     interfere with orderly conduct thereof; provided that the
35     propriety of such ejection or exclusion is subject to
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1         (13) To require all licensees of gambling operations to
2     utilize a cashless wagering system whereby all players'
3     money is converted to tokens, electronic cards, or chips
4     which shall be used only for wagering in the gambling
5     establishment.
6         (14) (Blank).
7         (15) To suspend, revoke or restrict licenses, to
8     require the removal of a licensee or an employee of a
9     licensee for a violation of this Act or a Board rule or for
10     engaging in a fraudulent practice, and to impose civil
11     penalties of up to $5,000 against individuals and up to
12     $10,000 or an amount equal to the daily gross receipts,
13     whichever is larger, against licensees for each violation
14     of any provision of the Act, any rules adopted by the
15     Board, any order of the Board or any other action which, in
16     the Board's discretion, is a detriment or impediment to
17     riverboat gambling operations.
18         (16) To hire employees to gather information, conduct
19     investigations and carry out any other tasks contemplated
20     under this Act.
21         (17) To establish minimum levels of insurance to be
22     maintained by licensees.
23         (18) To authorize a licensee to sell or serve alcoholic
24     liquors, wine or beer as defined in the Liquor Control Act
25     of 1934 on board a riverboat and to have exclusive
26     authority to establish the hours for sale and consumption
27     of alcoholic liquor on board a riverboat, notwithstanding
28     any provision of the Liquor Control Act of 1934 or any
29     local ordinance, and regardless of whether the riverboat
30     makes excursions. The establishment of the hours for sale
31     and consumption of alcoholic liquor on board a riverboat is
32     an exclusive power and function of the State. A home rule
33     unit may not establish the hours for sale and consumption
34     of alcoholic liquor on board a riverboat. This amendatory
35     Act of 1991 is a denial and limitation of home rule powers
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1     VII of the Illinois Constitution.
2         (19) After consultation with the U.S. Army Corps of
3     Engineers, to establish binding emergency orders upon the
4     concurrence of a majority of the members of the Board
5     regarding the navigability of water, relative to
6     excursions, in the event of extreme weather conditions,
7     acts of God or other extreme circumstances.
8         (20) To delegate the execution of any of its powers
9     under this Act for the purpose of administering and
10     enforcing this Act and its rules and regulations hereunder.
11         (20.5) To approve any contract entered into on its
12     behalf.
13         (20.6) To appoint investigators to conduct all
14     investigations, searches, seizures, arrests, and other
15     duties imposed under this Act. These investigators have and
16     may exercise all the rights and powers of peace officers,
17     provided that these powers shall be limited to offenses or
18     violations occurring or committed on a riverboat or dock,
19     as defined in subsections (d) and (f) of Section 4. The
20     Board must issue to each investigator a distinct badge
21     that, on its face, (i) clearly states that the badge is
22     authorized by the Board and (ii) contains a unique
23     identifying number. No other badge shall be authorized by
24     the Board.
25         (21) To take any other action as may be reasonable or
26     appropriate to enforce this Act and rules and regulations
27     hereunder.
28     (d) The Board may seek and shall receive the cooperation of
29 the Department of State Police in conducting background
30 investigations of applicants and in fulfilling its
31 responsibilities under this Section. Costs incurred by the
32 Department of State Police as a result of such cooperation
33 shall be paid by the Board in conformance with the requirements
34 of Section 2605-400 of the Department of State Police Law (20
35 ILCS 2605/2605-400).
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1 any other employee of the Board exercising the powers of a
2 peace officer a distinct badge that, on its face, (i) clearly
3 states that the badge is authorized by the Board and (ii)
4 contains a unique identifying number. No other badge shall be
5 authorized by the Board.
6 (Source: P.A. 91-40, eff. 1-1-00; 91-239, eff. 1-1-00; 91-883,
7 eff. 1-1-01.)
 
8     (230 ILCS 10/5.1)  (from Ch. 120, par. 2405.1)
9     Sec. 5.1. Disclosure of records.
10     (a) Notwithstanding any applicable statutory provision to
11 the contrary, the Board shall, on written request from any
12 person, provide information furnished by an applicant or
13 licensee concerning the applicant or licensee, his products,
14 services or gambling enterprises and his business holdings, as
15 follows:
16         (1) The name, business address and business telephone
17     number of any applicant or licensee.
18         (2) An identification of any applicant or licensee
19     including, if an applicant or licensee is not an
20     individual, the state of incorporation or registration,
21     the corporate officers, and the identity of all
22     shareholders or participants. If an applicant or licensee
23     has a pending registration statement filed with the
24     Securities and Exchange Commission, only the names of those
25     persons or entities holding interest of 5% or more must be
26     provided.
27         (3) An identification of any business, including, if
28     applicable, the state of incorporation or registration, in
29     which an applicant or licensee or an applicant's or
30     licensee's spouse or children has an equity interest of
31     more than 1% 5%. If an applicant or licensee is a
32     corporation, partnership or other business entity, the
33     applicant or licensee shall identify any other
34     corporation, partnership or business entity in which it has
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1     applicable, the state of incorporation or registration.
2     This information need not be provided by a corporation,
3     partnership or other business entity that has a pending
4     registration statement filed with the Securities and
5     Exchange Commission.
6         (4) Whether an applicant or licensee has been indicted,
7     convicted, pleaded guilty or nolo contendere, or forfeited
8     bail concerning any criminal offense under the laws of any
9     jurisdiction, either felony or misdemeanor (except for
10     traffic violations), including the date, the name and
11     location of the court, arresting agency and prosecuting
12     agency, the case number, the offense, the disposition and
13     the location and length of incarceration.
14         (5) Whether an applicant or licensee has had any
15     license or certificate issued by a licensing authority in
16     Illinois or any other jurisdiction denied, restricted,
17     suspended, revoked or not renewed and a statement
18     describing the facts and circumstances concerning the
19     denial, restriction, suspension, revocation or
20     non-renewal, including the licensing authority, the date
21     each such action was taken, and the reason for each such
22     action.
23         (6) Whether an applicant or licensee has ever filed or
24     had filed against it a proceeding in bankruptcy or has ever
25     been involved in any formal process to adjust, defer,
26     suspend or otherwise work out the payment of any debt
27     including the date of filing, the name and location of the
28     court, the case and number of the disposition.
29         (7) Whether an applicant or licensee has filed, or been
30     served with a complaint or other notice filed with any
31     public body, regarding the delinquency in the payment of,
32     or a dispute over the filings concerning the payment of,
33     any tax required under federal, State or local law,
34     including the amount, type of tax, the taxing agency and
35     time periods involved.
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1     public officials or officers of any unit of government, and
2     relatives of said public officials or officers who,
3     directly or indirectly, own any financial interest in, have
4     any beneficial interest in, are the creditors of or hold
5     any debt instrument issued by, or hold or have any interest
6     in any contractual or service relationship with, an
7     applicant or licensee.
8         (9) Whether an applicant or licensee has made, directly
9     or indirectly, any political contribution, or any loans,
10     donations or other payments, to any candidate or office
11     holder, within 5 years from the date of filing the
12     application, including the amount and the method of
13     payment.
14         (10) The name and business telephone number of the
15     counsel representing an applicant or licensee in matters
16     before the Board.
17         (11) A description of any proposed or approved
18     riverboat gaming operation, including the type of boat,
19     home dock location, expected economic benefit to the
20     community, anticipated or actual number of employees, any
21     statement from an applicant or licensee regarding
22     compliance with federal and State affirmative action
23     guidelines, projected or actual admissions and projected
24     or actual adjusted gross gaming receipts.
25         (12) A description of the product or service to be
26     supplied by an applicant for a supplier's license.
27     (b) Notwithstanding any applicable statutory provision to
28 the contrary, the Board shall, on written request from any
29 person, also provide the following information:
30         (1) The amount of the wagering tax and admission tax
31     paid daily to the State of Illinois by the holder of an
32     owner's license.
33         (2) Whenever the Board finds an applicant for an
34     owner's license unsuitable for licensing, a copy of the
35     written letter outlining the reasons for the denial.
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1     an applicant to withdraw his application, a copy of the
2     letter outlining the reasons for the refusal.
3     (c) Subject to the above provisions, the Board shall not
4 disclose any information which would be barred by:
5         (1) Section 7 of the Freedom of Information Act; or
6         (2) The statutes, rules, regulations or
7     intergovernmental agreements of any jurisdiction.
8     (d) The Board may assess fees for the copying of
9 information in accordance with Section 6 of the Freedom of
10 Information Act.
11 (Source: P.A. 87-826.)
 
12     (230 ILCS 10/5.2 new)
13     Sec. 5.2. Separation from Department of Revenue. On the
14 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
15 Assembly, all of the powers, duties, assets, liabilities,
16 employees, contracts, property, records, pending business, and
17 unexpended appropriations of the Department of Revenue related
18 to the administration and enforcement of this Act are
19 transferred to the Illinois Gaming Board.
20     The status and rights of the transferred employees, and the
21 rights of the State of Illinois and its agencies, under the
22 Personnel Code and applicable collective bargaining agreements
23 or under any pension, retirement, or annuity plan are not
24 affected (except as provided in Sections 14-110 and 18-127 of
25 the Illinois Pension Code) by that transfer or by any other
26 provision of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly.
 
27     (230 ILCS 10/7)  (from Ch. 120, par. 2407)
28     Sec. 7. Owners Licenses.
29     (a) The Board shall issue owners licenses to persons, firms
30 or corporations which apply for such licenses upon payment to
31 the Board of the non-refundable license fee set by the Board,
32 upon payment of a $25,000 license fee for the first year of
33 operation and a $5,000 license fee for each succeeding year and
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1 eligible for an owners license pursuant to this Act and the
2 rules of the Board. A person, firm or corporation is ineligible
3 to receive an owners license if:
4         (1) the person has been convicted of a felony under the
5     laws of this State, any other state, or the United States;
6         (2) the person has been convicted of any violation of
7     Article 28 of the Criminal Code of 1961, or substantially
8     similar laws of any other jurisdiction;
9         (3) the person has submitted an application for a
10     license under this Act which contains false information;
11         (4) the person is a member of the Board;
12         (5) a person defined in (1), (2), (3) or (4) is an
13     officer, director or managerial employee of the firm or
14     corporation;
15         (6) the firm or corporation employs a person defined in
16     (1), (2), (3) or (4) who participates in the management or
17     operation of gambling operations authorized under this
18     Act;
19         (7) (blank); or
20         (8) a license of the person, firm or corporation issued
21     under this Act, or a license to own or operate gambling
22     facilities in any other jurisdiction, has been revoked.
23     (b) In determining whether to grant an owners license to an
24 applicant, the Board shall consider:
25         (1) the character, reputation, experience and
26     financial integrity of the applicants and of any other or
27     separate person that either:
28             (A) controls, directly or indirectly, such
29         applicant, or
30             (B) is controlled, directly or indirectly, by such
31         applicant or by a person which controls, directly or
32         indirectly, such applicant;
33         (2) the facilities or proposed facilities for the
34     conduct of riverboat gambling;
35         (3) the highest prospective total revenue to be derived
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1         (4) the extent to which the ownership of the applicant
2     reflects the diversity of the State by including minority
3     persons, and females, and persons with a disability and the
4     good faith affirmative action plan of each applicant to
5     recruit, train and upgrade minority persons, and females,
6     and persons with a disability in all employment
7     classifications, including the most senior;
8         (5) the financial ability of the applicant to purchase
9     and maintain adequate liability and casualty insurance;
10         (6) whether the applicant has adequate capitalization
11     to provide and maintain, for the duration of a license, a
12     riverboat;
13         (7) the extent to which the applicant exceeds or meets
14     other standards for the issuance of an owners license which
15     the Board may adopt by rule; and
16         (8) The amount of the applicant's license bid.
17     For purposes of this paragraph (b), "minority", "female",
18 and "person with a disability" shall have the meanings given
19 them in the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and
20 Persons with Disabilities Act.
21     (c) Each owners license shall specify the place where
22 riverboats shall operate and dock.
23     (d) Each applicant shall submit with his application, on
24 forms provided by the Board, 2 sets of his fingerprints.
25     (e) The Board may issue up to 10 licenses authorizing the
26 holders of such licenses to own riverboats. In the application
27 for an owners license, the applicant shall state the dock at
28 which the riverboat is based and the water on which the
29 riverboat will be located. The Board shall issue 5 licenses to
30 become effective not earlier than January 1, 1991. Three of
31 such licenses shall authorize riverboat gambling on the
32 Mississippi River, or, with approval by the municipality in
33 which the riverboat was docked on August 7, 2003 and with Board
34 approval, be authorized to relocate to a new location, in a
35 municipality that (1) borders on the Mississippi River or is
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1 borders on the Mississippi River and (2), on August 7, 2003,
2 had a riverboat conducting riverboat gambling operations
3 pursuant to a license issued under this Act; one of which shall
4 authorize riverboat gambling from a home dock in the city of
5 East St. Louis. One other license shall authorize riverboat
6 gambling on the Illinois River south of Marshall County. The
7 Board shall issue one additional license to become effective
8 not earlier than March 1, 1992, which shall authorize riverboat
9 gambling on the Des Plaines River in Will County. The Board may
10 issue 4 additional licenses to become effective not earlier
11 than March 1, 1992. In determining the water upon which
12 riverboats will operate, the Board shall consider the economic
13 benefit which riverboat gambling confers on the State, and
14 shall seek to assure that all regions of the State share in the
15 economic benefits of riverboat gambling.
16     In granting all licenses, the Board may give favorable
17 consideration to economically depressed areas of the State, to
18 applicants presenting plans which provide for significant
19 economic development over a large geographic area, and to
20 applicants who currently operate non-gambling riverboats in
21 Illinois, and to applicants that have developed a social
22 investment strategy.
23     A social investment strategy shall have all of the
24 following elements:
25         (1) In connection with the affirmative action plan
26     described in item (4) of subsection (b) of Section 7, the
27     establishment and maintenance of an employee diversity
28     team comprised of employees from all levels of the
29     enterprise.
30         (2) A community outreach plan that establishes a
31     donation budget to support not-for-profit organizations
32     involved in community assistance and development and
33     encourages employees at all levels of the applicant's
34     enterprise to serve on behalf of these organizations as
35     well as to render service to units of local government and
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1         (3) An employee volunteer program under which
2     employees can continue to receive pay and benefits while
3     performing designated community service.
4         (4) A supplier diversity strategy plan that enables
5     female owned businesses, minority owned businesses, and
6     businesses owned by persons with disabilities to
7     effectively compete for contracts entered into by the
8     applicant in all aspects of the business. For the purposes
9     of this paragraph, "female owned business", "minority
10     owned business", and "business owned by a person with a
11     disability" shall have the meanings given them in the
12     Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons
13     with Disabilities Act.
14         (5) A hospitality industry internship opportunities
15     and career development program that, operating in
16     partnership with local community colleges, colleges, or
17     universities, provides students with internships and
18     career training in the hospitality industry.
19         (6) An employee education plan that provides
20     opportunities for employees to acquire skills and
21     education necessary to obtain promotions within the
22     company, and that includes tuition reimbursement.
23     The Board shall review all applications for owners
24 licenses, and shall inform each applicant of the Board's
25 decision. The Board may grant an owners license to an applicant
26 that has not submitted the highest license bid, but if it does
27 not select the highest bidder, the Board shall issue a written
28 decision explaining why another applicant was selected and
29 identifying the factors set forth in this Section that favored
30 the winning bidder.
31     In addition to any other revocation powers granted to the
32 Board under this Act, the Board may revoke the owners license
33 of a licensee which fails to begin conducting gambling within
34 15 months of receipt of the Board's approval of the application
35 if the Board determines that license revocation is in the best
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1     (f) The first 10 owners licenses issued under this Act
2 shall permit the holder to own up to 2 riverboats and equipment
3 thereon for a period of 3 years after the effective date of the
4 license. Holders of the first 10 owners licenses must pay the
5 annual license fee for each of the 3 years during which they
6 are authorized to own riverboats.
7     (g) Upon the termination, expiration, or revocation of each
8 of the first 10 licenses, which shall be issued for a 3 year
9 period, all licenses are renewable annually upon payment of the
10 fee and a determination by the Board that the licensee
11 continues to meet all of the requirements of this Act and the
12 Board's rules. However, for licenses renewed on or after May 1,
13 1998, renewal shall be for a period of 4 years, unless the
14 Board sets a shorter period.
15     (h) An owners license shall entitle the licensee to own up
16 to 2 riverboats. A licensee shall limit the number of gambling
17 participants to 1,200 for any such owners license. A licensee
18 may operate both of its riverboats concurrently, provided that
19 the total number of gambling participants on both riverboats
20 does not exceed 1,200. Riverboats licensed to operate on the
21 Mississippi River and the Illinois River south of Marshall
22 County shall have an authorized capacity of at least 500
23 persons. Any other riverboat licensed under this Act shall have
24 an authorized capacity of at least 400 persons.
25     (i) A licensed owner is authorized to apply to the Board
26 for and, if approved therefor, to receive all licenses from the
27 Board necessary for the operation of a riverboat, including a
28 liquor license, a license to prepare and serve food for human
29 consumption, and other necessary licenses. All use, occupation
30 and excise taxes which apply to the sale of food and beverages
31 in this State and all taxes imposed on the sale or use of
32 tangible personal property apply to such sales aboard the
33 riverboat.
34     (j) The Board may issue or re-issue a license authorizing a
35 riverboat to dock in a municipality or approve a relocation
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1 re-issuance of the license or approval, the governing body of
2 the municipality in which the riverboat will dock has by a
3 majority vote approved the docking of riverboats in the
4 municipality. The Board may issue or re-issue a license
5 authorizing a riverboat to dock in areas of a county outside
6 any municipality or approve a relocation under Section 11.2
7 only if, prior to the issuance or re-issuance of the license or
8 approval, the governing body of the county has by a majority
9 vote approved of the docking of riverboats within such areas.
10 (Source: P.A. 93-28, eff. 6-20-03; 93-453, eff. 8-7-03; 94-667,
11 eff. 8-23-05.)
 
12     (230 ILCS 10/13)  (from Ch. 120, par. 2413)
13     Sec. 13. Wagering tax; rate; distribution.
14     (a) Until January 1, 1998, a tax is imposed on the adjusted
15 gross receipts received from gambling games authorized under
16 this Act at the rate of 20%.
17     (a-1) From January 1, 1998 until July 1, 2002, a privilege
18 tax is imposed on persons engaged in the business of conducting
19 riverboat gambling operations, based on the adjusted gross
20 receipts received by a licensed owner from gambling games
21 authorized under this Act at the following rates:
22         15% of annual adjusted gross receipts up to and
23     including $25,000,000;
24         20% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
25     $25,000,000 but not exceeding $50,000,000;
26         25% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
27     $50,000,000 but not exceeding $75,000,000;
28         30% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
29     $75,000,000 but not exceeding $100,000,000;
30         35% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
31     $100,000,000.
32     (a-2) From July 1, 2002 until July 1, 2003, a privilege tax
33 is imposed on persons engaged in the business of conducting
34 riverboat gambling operations, other than licensed managers
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1 State, based on the adjusted gross receipts received by a
2 licensed owner from gambling games authorized under this Act at
3 the following rates:
4         15% of annual adjusted gross receipts up to and
5     including $25,000,000;
6         22.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
7     $25,000,000 but not exceeding $50,000,000;
8         27.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
9     $50,000,000 but not exceeding $75,000,000;
10         32.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
11     $75,000,000 but not exceeding $100,000,000;
12         37.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
13     $100,000,000 but not exceeding $150,000,000;
14         45% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
15     $150,000,000 but not exceeding $200,000,000;
16         50% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
17     $200,000,000.
18     (a-3) Beginning July 1, 2003, a privilege tax is imposed on
19 persons engaged in the business of conducting riverboat
20 gambling operations, other than licensed managers conducting
21 riverboat gambling operations on behalf of the State, based on
22 the adjusted gross receipts received by a licensed owner from
23 gambling games authorized under this Act at the following
24 rates:
25         15% of annual adjusted gross receipts up to and
26     including $25,000,000;
27         27.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
28     $25,000,000 but not exceeding $37,500,000;
29         32.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
30     $37,500,000 but not exceeding $50,000,000;
31         37.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
32     $50,000,000 but not exceeding $75,000,000;
33         45% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
34     $75,000,000 but not exceeding $100,000,000;
35         50% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
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1         70% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
2     $250,000,000.
3     An amount equal to the amount of wagering taxes collected
4 under this subsection (a-3) that are in addition to the amount
5 of wagering taxes that would have been collected if the
6 wagering tax rates under subsection (a-2) were in effect shall
7 be paid into the Common School Fund.
8     The privilege tax imposed under this subsection (a-3) shall
9 no longer be imposed beginning on the earlier of (i) July 1,
10 2005; (ii) the first date after June 20, 2003 that riverboat
11 gambling operations are conducted pursuant to a dormant
12 license; or (iii) the first day that riverboat gambling
13 operations are conducted under the authority of an owners
14 license that is in addition to the 10 owners licenses initially
15 authorized under this Act. For the purposes of this subsection
16 (a-3), the term "dormant license" means an owners license that
17 is authorized by this Act under which no riverboat gambling
18 operations are being conducted on June 20, 2003.
19     (a-4) Beginning on the first day on which the tax imposed
20 under subsection (a-3) is no longer imposed, a privilege tax is
21 imposed on persons engaged in the business of conducting
22 riverboat gambling operations, other than licensed managers
23 conducting riverboat gambling operations on behalf of the
24 State, based on the adjusted gross receipts received by a
25 licensed owner from gambling games authorized under this Act at
26 the following rates:
27         15% of annual adjusted gross receipts up to and
28     including $25,000,000;
29         22.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
30     $25,000,000 but not exceeding $50,000,000;
31         27.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
32     $50,000,000 but not exceeding $75,000,000;
33         32.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
34     $75,000,000 but not exceeding $100,000,000;
35         37.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
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1         45% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
2     $150,000,000 but not exceeding $200,000,000;
3         50% of annual adjusted gross receipts in excess of
4     $200,000,000.
5     (a-8) Riverboat gambling operations conducted by a
6 licensed manager on behalf of the State are not subject to the
7 tax imposed under this Section.
8     (a-10) The taxes imposed by this Section shall be paid by
9 the licensed owner to the Board not later than 3:00 o'clock
10 p.m. of the day after the day when the wagers were made.
11     (a-15) If the privilege tax imposed under subsection (a-3)
12 is no longer imposed pursuant to item (i) of the last paragraph
13 of subsection (a-3), then by June 15 of each year, each owners
14 licensee, other than an owners licensee that admitted 1,000,000
15 persons or fewer in calendar year 2004, must, in addition to
16 the payment of all amounts otherwise due under this Section,
17 pay to the Board the amount, if any, by which the base amount
18 for the licensed owner exceeds the amount of tax paid under
19 this Section by the licensed owner in the then current State
20 fiscal year. The obligation imposed by this subsection (a-15)
21 is binding on any person, firm, corporation, or other entity
22 that acquires an ownership interest in any such owners license.
23 The obligation imposed under this subsection (a-15) terminates
24 on the earliest of: (i) July 1, 2007, (ii) the first day after
25 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
26 Assembly that riverboat gambling operations are conducted
27 pursuant to a dormant license, (iii) the first day that
28 riverboat gambling operations are conducted under the
29 authority of an owners license that is in addition to the 10
30 owners licenses initially authorized under this Act, or (iv)
31 the first day that a licensee under the Illinois Horse Racing
32 Act of 1975 conducts gaming operations with slot machines or
33 other electronic gaming devices. The Board must reduce the
34 obligation imposed under this subsection (a-15) by an amount
35 the Board deems reasonable for any of the following reasons:
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1 terrorism or a bioterrorism or terrorism threat that was
2 investigated by a law enforcement agency, or (C) a condition
3 beyond the control of the owners licensee that does not result
4 from any act or omission by the owners licensee or any of its
5 agents and that poses a hazardous threat to the health and
6 safety of patrons. If an owners licensee pays an amount in
7 excess of its liability under this Section, the Board shall
8 apply the overpayment to future payments required under this
9 Section.
10     For purposes of this subsection (a-15):
11     "Act of God" means an incident caused by the operation of
12 an extraordinary force that cannot be foreseen, that cannot be
13 avoided by the exercise of due care, and for which no person
14 can be held liable.
15     "Base amount" means the following:
16         For a riverboat in Alton, $31,000,000.
17         For a riverboat in East Peoria, $43,000,000.
18         For the Empress riverboat in Joliet, $86,000,000.
19         For a riverboat in Metropolis, $45,000,000.
20         For the Harrah's riverboat in Joliet, $114,000,000.
21         For a riverboat in Aurora, $86,000,000.
22         For a riverboat in East St. Louis, $48,500,000.
23         For a riverboat in Elgin, $198,000,000.
24     "Dormant license" has the meaning ascribed to it in
25 subsection (a-3).
26     (b) Until January 1, 1998, 25% of the tax revenue deposited
27 in the State Gaming Fund under this Section shall be paid,
28 subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, to the unit
29 of local government which is designated as the home dock of the
30 riverboat. Beginning January 1, 1998, from the tax revenue
31 deposited in the State Gaming Fund under this Section, an
32 amount equal to 5% of adjusted gross receipts generated by a
33 riverboat shall be paid monthly, subject to appropriation by
34 the General Assembly, to the unit of local government that is
35 designated as the home dock of the riverboat. From the tax
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1 riverboat gambling operations conducted by a licensed manager
2 on behalf of the State, an amount equal to 5% of adjusted gross
3 receipts generated pursuant to those riverboat gambling
4 operations shall be paid monthly, subject to appropriation by
5 the General Assembly, to the unit of local government that is
6 designated as the home dock of the riverboat upon which those
7 riverboat gambling operations are conducted.
8     (c) Appropriations, as approved by the General Assembly,
9 may be made from the State Gaming Fund to the Board (i)
10 Department of Revenue and the Department of State Police for
11 the administration and enforcement of this Act, (ii) for
12 distribution to the Department of State Police for the
13 enforcement of this Act, and (iii) or to the Department of
14 Human Services for the administration of programs to treat
15 problem gambling.
16     (c-5) After the payments required under subsections (b) and
17 (c) have been made, an amount equal to 15% of the adjusted
18 gross receipts of (1) an owners licensee that relocates
19 pursuant to Section 11.2, (2) an owners licensee conducting
20 riverboat gambling operations pursuant to an owners license
21 that is initially issued after June 25, 1999, or (3) the first
22 riverboat gambling operations conducted by a licensed manager
23 on behalf of the State under Section 7.3, whichever comes
24 first, shall be paid from the State Gaming Fund into the Horse
25 Racing Equity Fund.
26     (c-10) Each year the General Assembly shall appropriate
27 from the General Revenue Fund to the Education Assistance Fund
28 an amount equal to the amount paid into the Horse Racing Equity
29 Fund pursuant to subsection (c-5) in the prior calendar year.
30     (c-15) After the payments required under subsections (b),
31 (c), and (c-5) have been made, an amount equal to 2% of the
32 adjusted gross receipts of (1) an owners licensee that
33 relocates pursuant to Section 11.2, (2) an owners licensee
34 conducting riverboat gambling operations pursuant to an owners
35 license that is initially issued after June 25, 1999, or (3)
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1 manager on behalf of the State under Section 7.3, whichever
2 comes first, shall be paid, subject to appropriation from the
3 General Assembly, from the State Gaming Fund to each home rule
4 county with a population of over 3,000,000 inhabitants for the
5 purpose of enhancing the county's criminal justice system.
6     (c-20) Each year the General Assembly shall appropriate
7 from the General Revenue Fund to the Education Assistance Fund
8 an amount equal to the amount paid to each home rule county
9 with a population of over 3,000,000 inhabitants pursuant to
10 subsection (c-15) in the prior calendar year.
11     (c-25) After the payments required under subsections (b),
12 (c), (c-5) and (c-15) have been made, an amount equal to 2% of
13 the adjusted gross receipts of (1) an owners licensee that
14 relocates pursuant to Section 11.2, (2) an owners licensee
15 conducting riverboat gambling operations pursuant to an owners
16 license that is initially issued after June 25, 1999, or (3)
17 the first riverboat gambling operations conducted by a licensed
18 manager on behalf of the State under Section 7.3, whichever
19 comes first, shall be paid from the State Gaming Fund to
20 Chicago State University.
21     (d) From time to time, the Board shall transfer the
22 remainder of the funds generated by this Act into the Education
23 Assistance Fund, created by Public Act 86-0018, of the State of
24 Illinois.
25     (e) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the unit of local
26 government designated as the home dock of the riverboat from
27 entering into agreements with other units of local government
28 in this State or in other states to share its portion of the
29 tax revenue.
30     (f) To the extent practicable, the Board shall administer
31 and collect the wagering taxes imposed by this Section in a
32 manner consistent with the provisions of Sections 4, 5, 5a, 5b,
33 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5i, 5j, 6, 6a, 6b, 6c, 8, 9, and 10 of the
34 Retailers' Occupation Tax Act and Section 3-7 of the Uniform
35 Penalty and Interest Act.
36 (Source: P.A. 93-27, eff. 6-20-03; 93-28, eff. 6-20-03; 94-673,

 

 

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1 eff. 8-23-05.)
 
2     Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
3 changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
4 that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
5 represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
6 not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
7 made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
8 Public Act.
 
9     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10 becoming law.