SB2030enr 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB2030 Enrolled LRB101 10753 RPS 55873 b

AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by changing Section 6-217 as follows:

(40 ILCS 5/6-217) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-217)

Sec. 6-217. Age stated in employment application to be conclusive.

For any fireman, as defined in this Article, who has filed an application for appointment as a member of the fire department of the city, the age therein stated shall be conclusive evidence of his age for the purposes of providing all benefits under this Article. However, for any fireman, as defined in this Article, entering service with the City of Chicago Fire Department after January 1, 2020, the actual birthdate as provided in the fireman's birth certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the fireman's age for the purposes of this Article.

(Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.