BURZYNSKI-MAHAR-LUECHTEFELD-MYERS-CRONIN, HAWKINSON, JACOBS, BOMKE, WATSON, RADOGNO, NOLAND, LINK, WALSH,L, SHADID, O'DANIEL AND SULLIVAN. 40 ILCS 5/7-199.4 new 30 ILCS 805/8.25 new Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code to provide a program of group health benefits for retired employees and their dependents and survivors. Provides for the Fund to defray part of the cost of participation. Requires active employees to contribute 1.0% of earnings toward the cost of the program. Requires employers to contribute 1.25% of payroll. Includes a transitional subsidy program to subsidize the cost of participation of certain annuitants. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately. PENSION NOTE (Pension Laws Commission) SB100 would increase the contribution rates of all IMRF employ- ers by 1.25% of payroll, while the employee contributions would increase by 1% of salary. Based on a 1999 payroll of almost $4 billion, employer contributions would increase by approximately $50 million per year, while member contributions would increase by almost $40 million per year. JAN-31-2001 S FIRST READING JAN-31-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-01-2001 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE INS & PENS. FEB-09-2001 S PENSION NOTE FILED AS INTRODUCED MAR-06-2001 S TO SUBCOMMITTEE MAR-06-2001 S COMMITTEE INS & PENS. MAR-31-2001 S RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 3-9(A) RULES MAY-08-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR MAHAR MAY-08-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR LUECHTEFELD MAY-08-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR MYERS MAY-08-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HAWKINSON MAY-08-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JACOBS MAY-08-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JONES,W MAY-09-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR CRONIN MAY-09-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOMKE MAY-09-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WATSON MAY-10-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR RADOGNO MAY-10-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR NOLAND MAY-10-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LINK MAY-11-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WALSH,L MAY-11-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PETERSON FEB-05-2002 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SHADID APR-02-2002 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'DANIEL OCT-21-2002 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SULLIVAN JAN-07-2003 S SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary