Sen. Don Harmon

Filed: 5/16/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1605

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1605 AS AMENDED, by
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by
6changing Sections 3-124.1 and 4-117 and by adding Sections
73-124.3 and 4-117.2 as follows:
 
8    (40 ILCS 5/3-124.1)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-124.1)
9    Sec. 3-124.1. Re-entry into active service.
10    (a) If a police officer who is receiving pension payments
11other than as provided in Section 3-109.3 or Section 3-124.3
12re-enters active service, pension payment shall be suspended
13while he or she is in service. When he or she again retires,
14pension payments shall be resumed. If the police officer
15remains in service after re-entry for a period of less than 5
16years, the pension shall be the same as upon first retirement.

 

 

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1If the officer's service after re-entry is at least 5 years and
2the officer makes the required contributions during the period
3of re-entry, his or her pension shall be recomputed by taking
4into account the additional period of service and salary.
5(Source: P.A. 91-939, eff. 2-1-01.)
 
6    (40 ILCS 5/3-124.3 new)
7    Sec. 3-124.3. Pension payments during contractual return
8to active service.
9    (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code, if a
10police officer receiving pension payments accepts on a
11contractual basis a position to provide services to a
12municipality from which he or she has retired, then that police
13officer shall continue to receive the pension payments earned
14during active service, provided:
15        (1) he or she is at least age 55 and has at least 30
16    years of service;
17        (2) his or her annual salary during the period of
18    contractual service is not more than 35% of his or her
19    salary from the last 12 months preceding retirement;
20        (3) his or her salary did not increase by more than 10%
21    per year during the 2 years preceding retirement; and
22        (4) the contractual employment is for a period not
23    exceeding the lesser of (i) 75 working days or (ii) 600
24    hours in any calendar year. Any part of a day on
25    contractual employment is considered a full day of

 

 

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1    employment.
2    (b) The municipality shall pay to the pension fund an
3amount equal to 14% of the annual salary of the police officer
4during each calendar year, or portion thereof, that he or she
5is performing contractual service as described in subsection
6(a).
7    (c) Except as set forth in subsection (b) of this Section,
8no employer contribution shall be required from a municipality
9for any police officer providing contractual service as
10described in subsection (a) of this Section. No contribution
11shall be required pursuant to Section 3-125.1 from any police
12officer performing contractual service as described in
13subsection (a) of this Section.
14    (d) The period of contractual service described in
15subsection (a) of this Section shall not provide a basis for
16the recomputation of the police officer's pension.
 
17    (40 ILCS 5/4-117)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 4-117)
18    Sec. 4-117. Reentry into active service.
19    (a) Except as set forth in Section 4-117.2, if If a
20firefighter receiving pension payments reenters active
21service, pension payments shall be suspended while he or she is
22in service. If the firefighter again retires or is discharged,
23his or her monthly pension shall be resumed in the same amount
24as was paid upon first retirement or discharge unless he or she
25remained in active service 3 or more years after re-entry in

 

 

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1which case the monthly pension shall be based on the salary
2attached to the firefighter's rank at the date of last
3retirement.
4    (b) If a deferred pensioner re-enters active service, and
5again retires or is discharged from the fire service, his or
6her pension shall be based on the salary attached to the rank
7held in the fire service at the date of earlier retirement,
8unless the firefighter remains in active service for 3 or more
9years after re-entry, in which case the monthly pension shall
10be based on the salary attached to the firefighter's rank at
11the date of last retirement.
12    (c) If a pensioner or deferred pensioner re-enters or is
13recalled to active service and is thereafter injured, and the
14injury is not related to an injury for which he or she was
15previously receiving a disability pension, the 3 year service
16requirement shall not apply in order for the firefighter to
17qualify for the increased pension based on the rate of pay at
18the time of the new injury.
19(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)
 
20    (40 ILCS 5/4-117.2 new)
21    Sec. 4-117.2. Pension payments during contractual return
22to active service.
23    (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code, if a
24firefighter receiving pension payments accepts on a
25contractual basis a position to provide services to a

 

 

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1municipality from which he or she has retired, then that
2firefighter shall continue to receive the pension payments
3earned during active service, provided:
4        (1) he or she is at least age 55 and has at least 30
5    years of service;
6        (2) his or her annual salary during the period of
7    contractual service is not more than 35% of his or her
8    salary from the last 12 months preceding retirement;
9        (3) his or her salary did not increase by more than 10%
10    per year during the 2 years preceding retirement; and
11        (4) the contractual employment is for a period not
12    exceeding the lesser of (i) 75 working days or (ii) 600
13    hours in any calendar year. Any part of a day on
14    contractual employment is considered a full day of
15    employment.
16    (b) The municipality shall pay to the pension fund an
17amount equal to 14% of the annual salary of the firefighter
18during each calendar year, or portion thereof, that he or she
19is performing contractual service as described in subsection
20(a).
21    (c) Except as set forth in subsection (b) of this Section,
22no employer contribution shall be required from a municipality
23for any firefighter providing contractual service as described
24in subsection (a) of this Section. No contribution shall be
25required pursuant to Section 4-118.1 from any firefighter
26performing contractual service as described in subsection (a)

 

 

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1of this Section
2    (d) The period of contractual service described in
3subsection (a) of this Section shall not provide a basis for
4the recomputation of the firefighter's pension.".