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40 ILCS 5/6-128.4

(40 ILCS 5/6-128.4)

(from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-128.4)

Sec. 6-128.4. Minimum widow's annuities.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, beginning
January 1, 1996, the minimum amount of widow's annuity payable to any person
who is entitled to receive a widow's annuity under this Article is $700 per
month, without regard to whether the deceased fireman is in service on or after
the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 6-128.3, beginning January 1, 1994, the
minimum widow's annuity under this Article shall be $700 per month for (1) all
persons receiving widow's annuities on that date who are survivors of employees
who retired at age 50 or over with at least 20 years of service, and (2)
persons who become eligible for widow's annuities and are survivors of
employees who retired at age 50 or over with at least 20 years of service.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 6-128.3, beginning January 1, 1999, the
minimum widow's annuity under this Article shall be $800 per month for (1) all
persons receiving widow's annuities on that date who are survivors of employees
who retired at age 50 or over with at least 20 years of service, and (2)
persons who become eligible for widow's annuities and are survivors of
employees who retired at age 50 or over with at least 20 years of service.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 6-128.3, beginning January 1, 2004, the
minimum widow's annuity under this Article shall be $900 per month 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
this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.

(e) Notwithstanding Section 6-128.3, beginning January 1, 2005, the
minimum widow's annuity under this Article shall be $1,000 per month 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
this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.

(f) Notwithstanding Section 6-128.3, beginning January 1, 2017 and until January 1, 2023, the minimum widow's annuity under this Article shall be no less 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 this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly.

Notwithstanding Section 6-128.3, beginning January 1, 2023, the minimum widow's annuity under this Article shall be no less than 150% 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 this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.

For purposes of this Section, "Federal Poverty Level" means the poverty guidelines applicable to an individual in a single-person household located in Illinois, as updated periodically in the Federal Register by the United States Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2).

(Source: P.A. 102-884, eff. 5-13-22.)