Full Text of SB4054 102nd General Assembly
SB4054 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022 SB4054 Introduced 1/21/2022, by Sen. Robert F. Martwick SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 40 ILCS 5/6-128.4 | from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-128.4 | 30 ILCS 805/8.46 new | |
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Amends the Chicago Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that beginning January 1, 2023, the minimum widow's annuity shall be no less than 150% (rather than 125%) of the Federal Poverty Level for all persons receiving widow's annuities on or after that date, without regard to whether the deceased fireman is in service on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Makes a conforming change. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately.
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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 | 5 | | changing Section 6-128.4 as follows:
| 6 | | (40 ILCS 5/6-128.4)
(from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-128.4)
| 7 | | Sec. 6-128.4. Minimum widow's annuities.
| 8 | | (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, | 9 | | beginning
January 1, 1996, the minimum amount of widow's | 10 | | annuity payable to any person
who is entitled to receive a | 11 | | widow's annuity under this Article is $700 per
month, without | 12 | | regard to whether the deceased fireman is in service on or | 13 | | after
the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995.
| 14 | | (b) Notwithstanding Section 6-128.3, beginning January 1, | 15 | | 1994, the
minimum widow's annuity under this Article shall be | 16 | | $700 per month for (1) all
persons receiving widow's annuities | 17 | | on that date who are survivors of employees
who retired at age | 18 | | 50 or over with at least 20 years of service, and (2)
persons | 19 | | who become eligible for widow's annuities and are survivors of
| 20 | | employees who retired at age 50 or over with at least 20 years | 21 | | of service.
| 22 | | (c) Notwithstanding Section 6-128.3, beginning January 1, | 23 | | 1999, the
minimum widow's annuity under this Article shall be |
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| 1 | | $800 per month for (1) all
persons receiving widow's annuities | 2 | | on that date who are survivors of employees
who retired at age | 3 | | 50 or over with at least 20 years of service, and (2)
persons | 4 | | who become eligible for widow's annuities and are survivors of
| 5 | | employees who retired at age 50 or over with at least 20 years | 6 | | of service.
| 7 | | (d) Notwithstanding Section 6-128.3, beginning January 1, | 8 | | 2004, the
minimum widow's annuity under this Article shall be | 9 | | $900 per month for all
persons receiving widow's annuities on | 10 | | or after that date, without regard to
whether the deceased | 11 | | fireman is in service on or after the effective date of
this | 12 | | amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.
| 13 | | (e) Notwithstanding Section 6-128.3, beginning January 1, | 14 | | 2005, the
minimum widow's annuity under this Article shall be | 15 | | $1,000 per month for all
persons receiving widow's annuities | 16 | | on or after that date, without regard to
whether the deceased | 17 | | fireman is in service on or after the effective date of
this | 18 | | amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.
| 19 | | (f) Notwithstanding Section 6-128.3, beginning January 1, | 20 | | 2017 and until January 1, 2023 , the minimum widow's annuity | 21 | | under this Article shall be no less than 125% of the Federal | 22 | | Poverty Level for all persons receiving widow's annuities on | 23 | | or after that date, without regard to whether the deceased | 24 | | fireman is in service on or after the effective date of this | 25 | | amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly. | 26 | | Notwithstanding Section 6-128.3, beginning January 1, |
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| 1 | | 2023, the minimum widow's annuity under this Article shall be | 2 | | no less than 150% of the Federal Poverty Level for all persons | 3 | | receiving widow's annuities on or after that date, without | 4 | | regard to whether the deceased fireman is in service on or | 5 | | after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd | 6 | | General Assembly. | 7 | | For purposes of this Section, "Federal Poverty Level" | 8 | | means the poverty guidelines applicable to an individual in a | 9 | | single-person household located in Illinois, as updated | 10 | | periodically in the Federal Register by the United States | 11 | | Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of | 12 | | 42 U.S.C. 9902(2). | 13 | | (Source: P.A. 99-905, eff. 11-29-16.)
| 14 | | Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding | 15 | | Section 8.46 as follows: | 16 | | (30 ILCS 805/8.46 new) | 17 | | Sec. 8.46. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and | 18 | | 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for | 19 | | the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory | 20 | | Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
| 21 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 22 | | becoming law.
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