Public Act 096-0260
 		





HB1291 Enrolled
LRB096 08595 AMC 18718 b






    AN ACT concerning public employment benefits.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:


 
    Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended  by adding 
Section 6-210.4 as follows:
 
    (40 ILCS 5/6-210.4  new)
    Sec. 6-210.4. Creditable service for pre-employment 
military service. An active fireman may establish a maximum of 
24 months of additional service credit attributed to service in 
the armed forces of the United States that was served prior to 
employment by the city as a firefighter by applying in writing 
to the fund and, after substantiation of any such requested 
service, making contributions to the fund equal to (i) the 
employee contributions that would have been required had the 
service been rendered as a member, plus (ii) an amount 
determined by the fund to be equal to the employer's normal 
cost of the benefits accrued for that military service, plus 
(iii) interest at the actuarially assumed rate provided in the 
Fund's most recent annual actuarial valuation, compounded 
annually from the first date of membership in the fund to the 
date of payment on items (i) and (ii).
    This Section applies only to firemen in service on or after 
its effective date.
 
    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 
Section 8.33 as follows:
 
    (30 ILCS 805/8.33 new)
    Sec. 8.33. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 
of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the 
implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of 
the 96th General Assembly.

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




Effective Date:  8/11/2009