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92_HB3702

 
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 1        AN ACT in relation to 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 Sections 17-119 and 17-122 as follows:

 6        (40 ILCS 5/17-119) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 17-119)
 7        Sec. 17-119.  Automatic annual increase in pension.
 8        (a)  Each teacher retiring on or after September 1, 1959,
 9    is entitled  to  the  annual  increase  in  pension,  defined
10    herein, while he is receiving a pension from the Fund.
11             1.  The   term   "base   pension"  means  a  service
12        retirement or disability retirement pension in the amount
13        fixed and payable at the date of retirement of a teacher.
14             2.  The annual increase in pension shall be  at  the
15        rate of 1 1/2% of base pension. This increase shall first
16        occur  in  January  of  the year next following the first
17        anniversary of retirement. At such time  the  Fund  shall
18        pay the pro rata part of the increase for the period from
19        the  first  anniversary  date  to  the  date of the first
20        increase in pension. Beginning January 1, 1972, the  rate
21        of  annual  increase  in  pension shall be 2% of the base
22        pension. Beginning January 1, 1979, the  rate  of  annual
23        increase  in  pension  shall  be  3% of the base pension.
24        Beginning January 1, 1990, all automatic annual increases
25        payable under this  Section  shall  be  calculated  as  a
26        percentage  of  the  total pension payable at the time of
27        the increase, including all increases previously  granted
28        under this Article, notwithstanding Section 17-157.
29             3.  An  increase in pension shall be granted only if
30        the retired teacher is age 60 or  over.  If  the  teacher
31        attains  age 60 after retirement, the increase in pension
 
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 1        shall begin in January of the  year  following  the  61st
 2        birthday.  At  such  time the Fund also shall pay the pro
 3        rata part of the increase from the 61st birthday  to  the
 4        date of first increase in pension.
 5        (b)  In addition to other increases which may be provided
 6    by  this  Section,  on  January  1,  1981 any teacher who was
 7    receiving a retirement pension on or before January  1,  1971
 8    shall  have  his retirement pension then being paid increased
 9    $1 per month for each year of creditable service.  On January
10    1, 1982, any teacher whose retirement  pension  began  on  or
11    before  January  1,  1977,  shall have his retirement pension
12    then being paid increased $1  per  month  for  each  year  of
13    creditable service.
14        On  January 1, 1987, any teacher whose retirement pension
15    began on or before January 1, 1977, shall  have  the  monthly
16    retirement  pension  increased  by  an amount equal to 8¢ per
17    year of creditable service times the  number  of  years  that
18    have elapsed since the retirement pension began.
19        (c)  On  January  1,  2003,  every  pensioner  who  began
20    receiving  a  retirement pension on or before January 1, 1993
21    shall have the monthly retirement  pension  increased  by  an
22    amount equal to 25¢ multiplied by the number of full years of
23    creditable  service  multiplied  by  the number of full years
24    that have elapsed since the pension began.   Every  pensioner
25    who  begins  receiving  a retirement pension after January 1,
26    1993 and before  January  1,  2003  shall  have  the  monthly
27    retirement pension increased on the January 1 occurring on or
28    next  following  the seventh anniversary of retirement, by an
29    amount equal to $1.75 multiplied by the number of full  years
30    of  creditable  service  upon which the retirement pension is
31    based.  The increase under this subsection shall be  included
32    in  the  calculation  of  increases granted simultaneously or
33    thereafter under subsection (a).   Section  17-157  does  not
34    apply to the increase provided under this subsection.
 
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 1    (Source: P.A. 90-566, eff. 1-2-98.)

 2        (40 ILCS 5/17-122) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 17-122)
 3        Sec. 17-122. Survivor's and children's pensions - Amount.
 4        (a)  Upon  the  death  of  a teacher who has completed at
 5    least 1 1/2 years of contributing service  with  either  this
 6    Fund  or  the  State  Universities  Retirement  System or the
 7    Teachers'  Retirement  System  of  the  State  of   Illinois,
 8    provided  his  death  occurred  while  (a)  in active service
 9    covered by  the  Fund  or  during  his  first  18  months  of
10    continuous  employment  without  a break in service under any
11    other  participating  system  as  defined  in  the   Illinois
12    Retirement   Systems   Reciprocal   Act   except   the  State
13    Universities Retirement System and the  Teachers'  Retirement
14    System of the State of Illinois, (b) on a creditable leave of
15    absence,  (c)  on a noncreditable leave of absence of no more
16    than one year, or (d)  a  pension  was  deferred  or  pending
17    provided  the  teacher  had  at  least  10 years of validated
18    service credit, or upon the death of  a  pensioner  otherwise
19    qualified   for   such  benefit,  the  surviving  spouse  and
20    unmarried minor children of the deceased teacher under age 18
21    shall be entitled to pensions, under  the  conditions  stated
22    hereinafter.   Such  survivor's and children's pensions shall
23    be based on the average of the 4 highest consecutive years of
24    salary in the last 10 years of  service  or  on  the  average
25    salary for total service, if total service has been less than
26    4 years, according to the following percentages:
27             30%  of  average  salary  or  50%  of the retirement
28        pension earned  by  the  teacher,  whichever  is  larger,
29        subject  to the prescribed maximum monthly payment, for a
30        surviving spouse alone on attainment of age 50;
31             60% of average salary for  a  surviving  spouse  and
32        eligible minor children of the deceased teacher.
33        If  no  eligible spouse survives, or the surviving spouse
 
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 1    remarries, or the parent of  the  children  of  the  deceased
 2    member  is  otherwise  ineligible for a survivor's pension, a
 3    children's pension for eligible minor children under  age  18
 4    shall  be  paid  to  their parent or legal guardian for their
 5    benefit according to the following percentages:
 6             30% of average salary for one child;
 7             60% of average salary for 2 or more children.
 8        (b)  On January 1, 1981, any survivor or  child  who  was
 9    receiving  a  survivor's  or  children's pension on or before
10    January 1, 1971, shall  have  his  survivor's  or  children's
11    pension  then  being  paid increased by 1% for each full year
12    which has elapsed  from  the  date  the  pension  began.   On
13    January  1,  1982,  any survivor or child whose pension began
14    after January 1, 1971, but before January 1, 1981, shall have
15    his  survivor's  or  children's  pension  then   being   paid
16    increased  1%  for  each full year which has elapsed from the
17    date the pension began.  On January 1, 1987, any survivor  or
18    child whose pension began on or before January 1, 1977, shall
19    have  the  monthly survivor's or children's pension increased
20    by $1 for each full year which has elapsed since the  pension
21    began.
22        (c)  On  January  1,  2003,  every  survivor or child who
23    began receiving a survivor's  or  children's  pension  on  or
24    before  January  1,  1993  shall  have  the  monthly  pension
25    increased  by an amount equal to 25¢ multiplied by the number
26    of full years of the deceased's creditable service multiplied
27    by the sum of (i) the number of full years that have  elapsed
28    since the survivor's or children's pension began and (ii) the
29    number  of  full  years,  if  any,  during which the deceased
30    received a retirement pension  under  this  Article.    Every
31    survivor  or  child  who  begins  receiving  a  survivor's or
32    children's pension after January 1, 1993 and  before  January
33    1,  2003  shall  have  the  monthly  pension increased on the
34    January  1  occurring  on  or  next  following  the   seventh
 
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 1    anniversary  of the commencement of the pension, by an amount
 2    equal to 25¢ multiplied by the number of full  years  of  the
 3    deceased's  creditable  service  multiplied by the sum of (i)
 4    the  number  of  full  years  that  have  elapsed  since  the
 5    survivor's annuity began and (ii) the number of  full  years,
 6    if  any,  during  which  the  deceased  received a retirement
 7    pension  under  this  Article.   The  increase   under   this
 8    subsection  shall be included in the calculation of increases
 9    granted simultaneously or thereafter  under  subsection  (d).
10    Section  17-157 does not apply to the increase provided under
11    this subsection.
12        (d)  Beginning January  1,  1990,  every  survivor's  and
13    children's  pension  shall be increased (1) on each January 1
14    occurring on or after the commencement of the pension if  the
15    deceased  teacher  died while receiving a retirement pension,
16    or (2) in other cases, on each  January  1  occurring  on  or
17    after  the  first  anniversary  of  the  commencement  of the
18    pension, by an amount equal to 3% of the  current  amount  of
19    the pension, including all increases previously granted under
20    this Article, notwithstanding Section 17-157.  Such increases
21    shall  apply  without  regard to whether the deceased teacher
22    was in service  on  or  after  the  effective  date  of  this
23    amendatory  Act  of 1991, but shall not accrue for any period
24    prior to January 1, 1990.
25        (e)  Subject  to  the  minimum  established  below,   the
26    maximum amount of pension for a surviving spouse alone or one
27    minor child shall be $400 per month, and the maximum combined
28    pensions  for a surviving spouse and children of the deceased
29    teacher shall be $600 per  month,  with  individual  pensions
30    adjusted  for all beneficiaries pro rata to conform with this
31    limitation.   If  proration  is   unnecessary   the   minimum
32    survivor's  and  children's  pensions shall be $40 per month.
33    The minimum total survivor's and children's  pension  payable
34    upon  the  death  of  a contributor or annuitant which occurs
 
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 1    after  December  31,  1986,  shall  be  50%  of  the   earned
 2    retirement   pension   of   such  contributor  or  annuitant,
 3    calculated without early retirement discount in the  case  of
 4    death in service.
 5        On  death  after  retirement,  the  total  survivor's and
 6    children's pensions shall not exceed the  monthly  retirement
 7    or   disability   pension  paid  to  the  deceased  retirant.
 8    Survivor's and children's benefits described in this  Section
 9    shall apply to all service and disability pensioners eligible
10    for a pension as of July 1, 1981.
11    (Source: P.A. 90-32, eff. 6-27-97; 90-566, eff. 1-2-98.)

12        Section  90.  The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
13    Section 8.26 as follows:

14        (30 ILCS 805/8.26 new)
15        Sec. 8.26.  Exempt mandate.  Notwithstanding  Sections  6
16    and  8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required
17    for  the  implementation  of  any  mandate  created  by  this
18    amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly.

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

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