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Public Act 094-0415
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| HB1384 Enrolled |
LRB094 05898 AMC 35952 b |
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AN ACT in relation to public employee benefits.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by adding |
Section
15-158.4 as follows:
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(40 ILCS 5/15-158.4 new)
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Sec. 15-158.4. Election of medicare coverage.
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(a) The System shall conduct a divided medicare coverage |
referendum, open
to employees continuously employed by the same |
employer since March 31, 1986.
The referendum shall be |
conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions
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federal law and Article 21 of this Code.
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(b) As used in this Section and in compliance with federal |
law, "referendum"
means the process whereby employees are |
granted the opportunity to make an
irrevocable individual |
election to participate in the medicare program on a
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prospective basis.
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(c) Employers shall pay the necessary employer |
contributions and make the
necessary deductions from salary for |
employees who elect to participate in the
federal medicare |
program under this Section, as required by the System, Article
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21 of this Code, and federal law.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law. |