96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB5286

 

Introduced 2/3/2010, by Rep. Joseph M. Lyons

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
40 ILCS 5/5-114   from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-114
30 ILCS 805/8.34 new

    Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, for a policeman assigned to a non-civil service position in the police department on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, annual salary means the total salary derived from appropriations applicable to the civil service rank only. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
PENSION IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by changing
5 Section 5-114 as follows:
 
6     (40 ILCS 5/5-114)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-114)
7     Sec. 5-114. Salary. "Salary":
8     (a) Annual salary, provided that $2,600 shall be the
9 maximum amount of salary to be considered for any purpose under
10 this Act prior to July 1, 1927.
11     (b) Annual salary, provided that $3,000 shall be the
12 maximum amount of salary to be considered for any purpose under
13 this Act from July 1, 1927 to July 1, 1931.
14     (c) Annual salary, provided that the annual salary shall be
15 considered for age and service annuity, minimum annuity and
16 disability benefits and $3,000 shall be the maximum amount of
17 salary to be considered for prior service annuity, widow's
18 annuity, widow's prior service annuity and child's annuity from
19 July 1, 1931 to July 1, 1933.
20     (d) Beginning July 1, 1933, annual salary of a policeman
21 appropriated for members of his rank or grade in the city's
22 annual budget or appropriation bill, subject to the following:
23         (1) For age and service annuity, minimum annuity and

 

 

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1     disability benefits, the amount of annual salary without
2     limitation.
3         (2) For prior service annuity, widow's annuity,
4     widow's prior service annuity and child's annuity from July
5     1, 1933 to July 1, 1957, the amount of annual salary up to
6     a maximum of $3,000; beginning July 1, 1957, for such
7     annuities, the amount of annual salary without limitation.
8         (3) When the salary appropriated is for a definite
9     period of service of less than 12 months in any one year,
10     disability benefits shall be computed on a daily wage basis
11     computed by dividing the amount appropriated by 365.
12     (e) For a policeman assigned to a non-civil service
13 position as provided in Section 5-174 from and after January 1,
14 1970 and until the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
15 96th General Assembly, (with the hereinafter stated excess not
16 considered as salary for any purpose of this Article for any of
17 the years prior to 1970 except to the extent provided by the
18 election in Section 5-174), annual salary means the total
19 salary derived from appropriations applicable to the civil
20 service rank plus the excess over such amount paid for service
21 in the non-civil service position.
22     For a policeman assigned to a non-civil service position as
23 provided in Section 5-174 on or after the effective date of
24 this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, annual salary
25 means the total salary derived from appropriations applicable
26 to the civil service rank only.

 

 

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1     (f) Beginning January 1, 1998, the salary of a policeman,
2 as calculated under subsection (d), shall include any duty
3 availability allowance received by the policeman.
4     An active or former policeman who (1) either retired
5 between July 1, 1994 and December 31, 1997, both inclusive, or
6 attained or will attain age 50 and 20 years of service between
7 July 1, 1994 and January 1, 2002, both inclusive, and (2)
8 received a duty availability allowance at any time after June
9 30, 1994 and before January 1, 1998 may elect to have that duty
10 availability allowance included in the calculation of his or
11 her salary under subsection (d) for all or any portion of that
12 period for which the allowance was received, by applying in
13 writing and paying to the Fund, no earlier than January 1, 1998
14 and no later than July 1, 1998, the corresponding employee
15 contribution, without interest. Thereafter the City shall make
16 its corresponding contribution, without interest.
17     This subsection (f) applies without regard to whether the
18 applicant terminated service or began to receive a retirement
19 annuity before the effective date of this amendatory Act of
20 1997. In the case of a person who is receiving a retirement
21 annuity at the time the application and contribution are
22 received by the Fund, the annuity shall be recalculated and the
23 resulting increase shall become payable on the next annuity
24 payment date following the date the contribution is received by
25 the Fund.
26 (Source: P.A. 90-551, eff. 12-12-97.)
 

 

 

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1     Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
2 Section 8.34 as follows:
 
3     (30 ILCS 805/8.34 new)
4     Sec. 8.34. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8
5 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
6 implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of
7 the 96th General Assembly.
 
8     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9 becoming law.