MADIGAN,MJ-MURPHY-LOPEZ-MCAULIFFE, BOLAND, MOORE,EUGENE AND GILES. (MADIGAN,R-MAITLAND-PARKER) 40 ILCS 5/8-230.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-230.1 Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes technical changes in a Section of the Chicago Municipal Article relating to contributions. PENSION NOTE No fiscal impact. STATE MANDATES ACT FISCAL NOTE HB 3515 fails to create a State mandate. STATE MANDATES ACT FISCAL NOTE No change from previous note. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. (Senate recedes May 22, 1998) Makes a technical change relating to employees in service. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1. Recommends that the Senate recede from S-am 1. Recommends that the bill be amended as follows: Deletes reference to: 40 ILCS 5/8-230.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-230.1 Adds reference to: 40 ILCS 5/2-121 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-121 40 ILCS 5/2-123 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-123 40 ILCS 5/2-126 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-126 40 ILCS 5/2-126.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-126.1 40 ILCS 5/3-114.3 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-114.3 40 ILCS 5/3-114.4 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-114.4 40 ILCS 5/3-114.6 new 40 ILCS 5/3-121 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-121 40 ILCS 5/5-156 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-156 40 ILCS 5/5-157 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-157 40 ILCS 5/5-167.4 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-167.4 40 ILCS 5/5-168 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-168 40 ILCS 5/5-172 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-172 40 ILCS 5/5-204 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-204 40 ILCS 5/6-128.4 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-128.4 40 ILCS 5/6-165 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-165 40 ILCS 5/7-146 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-146 40 ILCS 5/7-150 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-150 40 ILCS 5/7-159 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-159 40 ILCS 5/7-173.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-173.1 40 ILCS 5/7-173.2 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-173.2 40 ILCS 5/8-137 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-137 40 ILCS 5/8-137.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-137.1 40 ILCS 5/8-138 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-138 40 ILCS 5/8-139 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-139 40 ILCS 5/8-150.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-150.1 40 ILCS 5/8-158 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-158 40 ILCS 5/8-173 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-173 40 ILCS 5/8-230.7 new 40 ILCS 5/8-244.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-244.1 40 ILCS 5/11-134 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-134 40 ILCS 5/11-134.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-134.1 40 ILCS 5/11-134.2 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-134.2 40 ILCS 5/11-134.3 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-134.3 40 ILCS 5/11-145.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-145.1 40 ILCS 5/11-153 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-153 40 ILCS 5/11-169 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-169 40 ILCS 5/11-181 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-181 40 ILCS 5/11-182 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-182 40 ILCS 5/11-183 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-183 40 ILCS 5/12-133.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-133.1 40 ILCS 5/12-133.5 new 40 ILCS 5/12-166 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 12-166 40 ILCS 5/14-104 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-104 40 ILCS 5/14-104.10 40 ILCS 5/14-133.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-133.1 40 ILCS 5/15-103.1 new 40 ILCS 5/15-103.2 new 40 ILCS 5/15-103.3 new 40 ILCS 5/15-107 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-107 40 ILCS 5/15-134.5 new 40 ILCS 5/15-135 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-135 40 ILCS 5/15-136 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-136 40 ILCS 5/15-136.4 40 ILCS 5/15-141 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-141 40 ILCS 5/15-142 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-142 40 ILCS 5/15-145 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-145 40 ILCS 5/15-146 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-146 40 ILCS 5/15-150 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-150 40 ILCS 5/15-153.2 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-153.2 40 ILCS 5/15-153.3 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-153.3 40 ILCS 5/15-154 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-154 40 ILCS 5/15-157 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-157 40 ILCS 5/15-158.2 40 ILCS 5/15-158.3 40 ILCS 5/15-165 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-165 40 ILCS 5/15-167 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-167 40 ILCS 5/18-129 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 18-129 40 ILCS 5/18-133.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 18-133.1 30 ILCS 805/8.22 new Replaces everything. Amends the General Assembly Article of the Pension Code. Allows a participant with no eligible survivor's annuity beneficiaries to elect to cease making contributions for survivor's annuity and to receive a refund of contributions already paid for that purpose. Provides that no survivor's annuity is payable upon the death of a person who has made this election unless the unpaid and refunded contributions are repaid to the System, with 4% interest. Removes the age 50 limitation for certain surviving spouses who have in their care a child who is not the child of the deceased member. Amends the Downstate Police Article to provide an occupational disease disability benefit for certain police officers who also have firefighting duties and become disabled by heart disease, respiratory disease, or certain cancers and for their dependent children and survivors. Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Code. Increases the minimum widow's annuity from $700 to $800 per month. Increases the earnings limitation for persons receiving disability benefits from 100% to 150% of salary. Provides that the City shall pay the required employee contributions for periods during which a policeman receives an occupational disease disability benefit. Inserts references to occupational disease disability benefits in certain Sections relating to proof of eligibility and the duty disability reserve. Amends the Chicago Firefighter Article of the Code. Beginning January 1, 1997, increases the minimum widow's annuity to $800 per month for surviving spouses of persons who retire at age 50 with at least 20 years of service. Also requires the City to make an additional annual contribution to the Fire and Police Funds during the years 1999 through 2013, to reduce the unfunded liability of those Funds. Amends the Chicago Municipal and Laborer Articles of the Pension Code. Compounds the 3% automatic annual increase in retirement pension. Provides a new minimum retirement annuity for persons retiring at age 60 with at least 10 year of service. Reduces the tax multiplier. Changes the minimum age for an undiscounted widow's annuity from 55 to 50 for widows of certain employees who die on or after January 1, 1998 at age 50 or over with at least 30 years of service or at age 55 or over with at least 25 years of service. Provides that a child's annuity may be payable upon the death of an employee who withdraws from service after June 27, 1997 and after age 50 with at least 30 years of service (currently withdrawal after age 55 is required). Changes the conditions relating to reversionary annuities. Provides a minimum widow's annuity of $800 per month for certain surviving spouses. Provides a minimum retirement annuity of $850 per month for certain annuitants. In the Chicago Municipal Article, adds provisions allowing the withholding of labor organization dues from annuities and requiring the City and the Fund to cooperate with labor organizations in preparing mailings to certain annuitants. Also allows the purchase of service credit for service rendered to the Public Building Commission. Allows a person purchasing that credit to reinstate credits terminated by refund, without a return to service. In the Chicago Laborer Article, adds three additional persons to the Board: one elected annuitant member, one employee appointed by the civil service commission, and one employee appointed by the president of the predominant local labor organization. Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Article. Allows a retiring employee who is entitled to a refund of surviving spouse contributions or excess SLEP (sheriff's law enforcement employee) contributions to elect to receive a separate annuity instead of a refund. Provides that periods of qualified leave granted in compliance with the federal Family and Medical Leave Act shall be ignored for purposes of determining eligibility for disability benefits. Allows an employee to make payment of optional contributions through tax-deferred payroll deductions. Amends the Chicago Park District Article. For persons with at least 30 years of service, removes the requirement that the person must attain age 60 before beginning to receive the automatic annual increase in retirement annuity. Provides an early retirement program for certain employees who withdraw from service on or after August 31, 1998 and no later than December 31, 1998. Allows the retiree to establish up to 5 years of additional service credit; requires an additional employee contribution. Also expands the investment authority of the Board. Amends the State Employee Article of the Code. Changes the method of calculating interest when purchasing service credit for certain periods spent on leave of absence. Allows a member to establish creditable service for up to one year of participation in the Illinois Legislative Staff Internship Program. Changes the deadline for applying for certain federal and out-of-state optional service credit to June 30, 1999. In the General Assembly, Judges, and State Employee Articles, with respect to the deadline for payment of optional contributions, provides that timely execution of an irrevocable election to have the contributions picked up by the employer and paid by payroll deduction is sufficient for compliance with the deadline, provided that the contributions are in fact paid to the System as provided in the election. Amends the State Universities Article. Makes numerous changes in relation to the implementation and administration of the optional retirement program (renamed the self-managed plan) and the portable benefit package. Makes participants in the self-managed plan eligible for certain benefits under the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. Provides that for a police officer or firefighter who retires on or after the effective date and receives a money-purchase annuity calculated under Rule 2, the additional normal contributions required to be paid by police officers and firefighters shall be included in the calculation of the annuity rather than refunded to the annuitant. Provides that the Board, rather than physicians and the employer, shall determine disability. Provides that the Board may consider hospital records, laboratory test results, and other information to determine the employment capacity and condition of the claimant. Reduces from 2 to one the minimum number of physician certificates that the claimant must provide. Requires the System to pay for the cost of any additional medical examination or other additional requirement imposed on a particular disability benefit claimant that is not imposed generally on all disability benefit claimants. Accelerates by one year the 7% automatic increase in disability benefit for persons whose benefit was granted on the first day of January. Specifies that a participant in the optional retirement program is ineligible to receive a disability retirement annuity. Also specifies that required age 70 1/2 distributions are payable regardless of whether an application has been filed, and delays those required distributions for one year in the case of persons turning age 70 1/2 before April 1 of a calendar year. Provides that the System need not make an involuntary age 70 1/2 distribution to a person who is employed under any retirement system that participates in the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. Provides that a past participant who is employed by a State or national teacher organization may elect to participate in the System and may purchase service credit for certain prior employment in that capacity. Amends the Judges Article of the Code to allow an unmarried participant to receive a refund of contributions for survivor's annuity. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately. 98-02-17 H FILED WITH CLERK 98-02-17 H FIRST READING 98-02-17 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 98-02-25 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE PERS PENSION 98-03-05 H PENSION NOTE FILED 98-03-05 H COMMITTEE PERS PENSION 98-03-19 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MURPHY 98-03-20 H DO PASS/STANDARD DEBATE 007-006-000 HPPN 98-03-20 H PLACED CAL 2ND READING-STANDARD DEBATE 98-03-24 H SECOND READING-STANDARD DEBATE 98-03-24 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-STNDRD DEBATE 98-03-25 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED 98-03-25 H CALENDAR ORDER 3RD READING-STNDRD DEBATE 98-03-26 H THIRD READING/STANDARD DEBATE/PASS 080-023-013 98-03-26 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOLAND 98-03-31 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 98-03-31 S STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED 98-03-31 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 98-04-01 98-03-31 S CHIEF SPONSOR MAITLAND 98-04-01 S FIRST READING 98-04-01 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 98-04-01 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE INS & PENS. 98-05-07 S DO PASS 007-000-000 SINS 98-05-07 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 98-05-12 98-05-12 S SECOND READING 98-05-12 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 98-05-13 98-05-14 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 98-05-14 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-MADIGAN 98-05-14 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 98-05-14 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-MADIGAN 98-05-14 S BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SRUL 98-05-14 S RECALLED TO SECOND READING 98-05-14 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-MADIGAN 98-05-14 S ADOPTED 98-05-14 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 98-05-14 S THIRD READING - PASSED 055-000-002 98-05-15 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 98-05-15 H PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01 98-05-20 H MOTION FILED NON-CONCUR 01/MADIGAN,MJ 98-05-20 H HSE NON-CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01 98-05-20 S SECRETARYS DESK - NON-CONCURRENCE 01 98-05-21 S MOTION REFUSE RECEDE - SEN AMEND NO 01/MAITLAND 98-05-21 S SEN REFUSES TO RECEDE FROM AMENDMENT NO 01 98-05-21 S SEN REQUESTS CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST 98-05-21 S SPONSOR REMOVED MAITLAND 98-05-21 S ALTERNATE CHIEF SPONSOR CHANGED TO MADIGAN 98-05-21 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR MAITLAND 98-05-21 S SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/MADIGAN, 98-05-21 S MAITLAND, PHILIP, 98-05-21 S MOLARO, BERMAN 98-05-22 H HSE ACCEDE REQUEST CONFERENCE COMMITTEE 1ST 98-05-22 H HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE APPOINTED 1ST/MADIGAN,MJ, 98-05-22 H MURPHY, GRANBERG, 98-05-22 H CHURCHILL & CROSS 98-05-22 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 98-05-22 S CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/MADIGAN 98-05-22 S CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO SRUL 98-05-22 H HSE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/MADIGAN,MJ 98-05-22 H CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT REFERRED TO HRUL 98-05-22 H RULES REFERS TO HPPN 98-05-22 H BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION 013-000-000/HPPN 98-05-22 S CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/MADIGAN 98-05-22 S RULES REFERS TO SINS 98-05-22 S CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 1ST/MADIGAN 98-05-22 S BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SINS/009-000-000 98-05-22 S SEN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITED 1ST/MADIGAN 98-05-22 S SENATE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/055-002-000 98-05-22 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR PARKER 98-05-22 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LOPEZ 98-05-22 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCAULIFFE 98-05-22 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR RUTHERFORD 98-05-22 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MOORE,EUGENE 98-05-22 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GILES 98-05-22 H HOUSE ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST/114-003-001 98-05-22 H BOTH HOUSES ADOPTED CONFERENCE REPORT 1ST 98-05-22 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES 98-06-19 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 98-08-14 H GOVERNOR APPROVED 98-08-14 H EFFECTIVE DATE 98-08-14 98-08-14 H PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0766 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary