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90_SB0486 40 ILCS 5/7-109.3 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-109.3 30 ILCS 805/8.21 new Amends the Illinois Municipal (IMRF) Article of the Pension Code to make sworn police officers employed full time by a school district eligible for the sheriff's law enforcement employee formula. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately. SDS/bill0025/bkp SDS/bill0025/bkp 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Pension Code by changing 2 Section 7-109.3 and to amend the State Mandates Act. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by 6 changing Section 7-109.3 as follows: 7 (40 ILCS 5/7-109.3) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-109.3) 8 Sec. 7-109.3. "Sheriff's Law Enforcement Employees". 9 (a) "Sheriff's law enforcement employee" means: 10 (1) A county sheriff and all deputies, other than 11 special deputies, employed on a full time basis in the 12 office of the sheriff. 13 (2) A person who has elected to participate in this 14 Fund under Section 3-109.1 of this Code, and who is 15 employed by a participating municipality to perform 16 police duties. 17 (3) A law enforcement officer employed on a full 18 time basis by a Forest Preserve District, provided that 19 such officer shall be deemed a "sheriff's law enforcement 20 employee" for the purposes of this Article, and service 21 in that capacity shall be deemed to be service as a 22 sheriff's law enforcement employee, only if the board of 23 commissioners of the District have so elected by adoption 24 of an affirmative resolution. Such election, once made, 25 may not be rescinded. 26 (4) A person not eligible to participate in a fund 27 established under Article 3 of this Code who is employed 28 on a full-time basis by a participating municipality or 29 participating instrumentality to perform police duties at 30 an airport, but only if the governing authority of the 31 employer has approved sheriff's law enforcement employee -2- SDS/bill0025/bkp 1 status for its airport police employees by adoption of an 2 affirmative resolution. Such approval, once given, may 3 not be rescinded. 4 (5) A person who participates in the Fund and is 5 employed full time by a participating school district as a 6 sworn police officer. 7 (b) An employee who is a sheriff's law enforcement 8 employee prior to the time for which he is granted military 9 leave or authorized leave of absence shall receive service 10 credit in that capacity. Sheriff's law enforcement employees 11 shall not be entitled to out of State service credit under 12 Section 7-139. 13 (Source: P.A. 86-273; 87-850.) 14 Section 10. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 15 Section 8.19 as follows: 16 (30 ILCS 805/8.19 new) 17 Sec. 8.19. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 18 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required 19 for the implementation of any mandate created by this 20 amendatory Act of 1995. 21 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 22 becoming law.