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1    AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by changing
5Sections 1-160, 2-108.1, 2-119, 2-119.01, 2-119.1, 2-121.1,
62-122, 2-126, 8-168, 9-164, 9-220, 11-164, 13-601, 14-103.05,
714-103.10, 15-112, 15-113.6, 15-134, 15-136.3, 15-146, 18-115,
818-125, 18-125.1, 18-127, 18-128.01, and 18-133 as follows:
 
9    (40 ILCS 5/1-160)
10    Sec. 1-160. Provisions applicable to new hires.
11    (a) The provisions of this Section apply to a person who,
12on or after January 1, 2011, first becomes a member or an
13employee and a participant under any reciprocal retirement
14system or pension fund established under this Code, other than
15a retirement system or pension fund established under Article
162, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 18 of this Code, on or after the effective
17date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly
18notwithstanding any other provision of this Code to the
19contrary, but do not apply to any self-managed plan established
20under this Code, to any person with respect to service as a
21sheriff's law enforcement employee under Article 7, or to any
22participant of the retirement plan established under Section
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1    (b) "Final average salary" means the average monthly (or
2annual) salary obtained by dividing the total salary or
3earnings calculated under the Article applicable to of the
4member or participant during the 96 consecutive months (or 8
5consecutive years) of service within the last 120 months (or 10
6years) of service in which the total salary or earnings
7calculated under the applicable Article was the highest by the
8number of months (or years) of service in that period; however,
9the annual final average salary may not exceed $106,800, as
10automatically increased by the lesser of 3% or one-half of the
11annual increase in the consumer price index-u during the
12preceding 12-month calendar year. For the purposes of a person
13who first becomes a member or participant an employee of any
14retirement system or pension fund to which this Section applies
15on or after January 1, 2011 the effective date of this
16amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, in this Code,
17"final average salary" shall be substituted for the following:
18        (1) In Articles 7 (except for service as sheriff's law
19    enforcement employees) and 15, "final rate of earnings".
20        (2) In Articles 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, "highest average
21    annual salary for any 4 consecutive years within the last
22    10 years of service immediately preceding the date of
23    withdrawal".
24        (3) In Article 13, "average final salary".
25        (4) In Article 14, "final average compensation".
26        (5) In Article 17, "average salary".

 

 

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1        (6) In Section 22-207, "wages or salary received by him
2    at the date of retirement or discharge".
3    (b-5) Beginning on January 1, 2011, for all purposes under
4this Code (including without limitation the calculation of
5benefits and employee contributions), the annual earnings,
6salary, or wages (based on the plan year) of a member or
7participant to whom this Section applies shall not exceed
8$106,800; however, that amount shall annually thereafter be
9increased by the lesser of (i) 3% of that amount, including all
10previous adjustments, or (ii) one-half the annual unadjusted
11percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the consumer
12price index-u for the 12 months ending with the September
13preceding each November 1, including all previous adjustments.
14    For the purposes of this Section, "consumer price index-u"
15means the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
16the United States Department of Labor that measures the average
17change in prices of goods and services purchased by all urban
18consumers, United States city average, all items, 1982-84 =
19100. The new amount resulting from each annual adjustment shall
20be determined by the Public Pension Division of the Department
21of Insurance and made available to the boards of the retirement
22systems and pension funds by November 1 of each year.
23    (c) A member or participant is entitled to a retirement
24annuity upon beginning on the date specified by the participant
25in a written application only if, on that specified date, he or
26she has attained age 67 and has at least 10 years of service

 

 

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1credit and is otherwise eligible under the requirements of the
2applicable Article.
3    A member or participant who has attained age 62 and has at
4least 10 years of service credit and is otherwise eligible
5under the requirements of the applicable Article may elect to
6receive the lower retirement annuity provided in subsection (d)
7of this Section.
8    (d) The retirement annuity of a member or participant who
9is retiring after attaining age 62 with at least 10 years of
10service credit shall be reduced by one-half of 1% for each full
11month that the member's age is under age 67.
12    (e) Any retirement annuity or supplemental annuity shall be
13subject to annual increases on the January 1 occurring either
14on or after the attainment of age 67 or the first anniversary
15of the annuity start date, whichever is later upon (1)
16attainment of age 67 or (2) the first anniversary of the
17commencement of the annuity, whichever occurs later. Each
18annual increase shall be calculated at 3% or one-half the
19annual unadjusted percentage increase (but not less than zero)
20in the consumer price index-u for the 12 months ending with the
21September preceding each November 1 for the preceding calendar
22year, whichever is less, of the originally granted retirement
23annuity. If the annual unadjusted percentage change increase in
24the consumer price index-u for the 12 months ending with the
25September preceding each November 1 calendar year is zero or
26there is a decrease, then the annuity shall not be increased.

 

 

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1    (f) The initial survivor's or widow's annuity of an
2otherwise eligible survivor or widow of a retired member or
3participant who first became a member or becomes a participant
4on or after January 1, 2011 the effective date of this
5amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall be in the
6amount of 66 2/3% of the retired member's or participant's
7earned retirement annuity at the date of death. In the case of
8the death of a member or participant who has not retired and
9who first became a member or participant on or after January 1,
102011, eligibility for a survivor's or widow's annuity shall be
11determined by the applicable Article of this Code. The initial
12benefit shall be 66 2/3% of the earned annuity without a
13reduction due to age. A child's annuity of an otherwise
14eligible child shall be in the amount prescribed under each
15Article if applicable. Any survivor's or widow's annuity and
16shall be increased (1) on each January 1 occurring on or after
17the commencement of the annuity if the deceased member died
18while receiving a retirement annuity or (2) in other cases, on
19each January 1 occurring after the first anniversary of the
20commencement of the annuity. Each annual increase shall be
21calculated at 3% or one-half the annual unadjusted percentage
22increase (but not less than zero) in the consumer price index-u
23for the 12 months ending with the September preceding each
24November 1 for the preceding calendar year, whichever is less,
25of the originally granted survivor's annuity. If the annual
26unadjusted percentage change increase in the consumer price

 

 

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1index-u for the 12 months ending with the September preceding
2each November 1 calendar year is zero or there is a decrease,
3then the annuity shall not be increased.
4    (g) The benefits in Section 14-110 apply only if the person
5is a State policeman, a fire fighter in the fire protection
6service of a department, or a security employee of the
7Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile
8Justice, as those terms are defined in subsection (b) of
9Section 14-110. A person who meets the requirements of this
10Section is entitled to an annuity calculated under the
11provisions of Section 14-110, in lieu of the regular or minimum
12retirement annuity, only if the person has withdrawn from
13service with not less than 20 years of eligible creditable
14service and has attained age 60, regardless of whether the
15attainment of age 60 occurs while the person is still in
16service.
17    (h) If a person who first becomes a member or a participant
18of a retirement system or pension fund subject to this Section
19on or after January 1, 2011 the effective date of this
20amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly is receiving a
21retirement annuity or retirement pension under that system or
22fund and becomes a member or participant under accepts
23employment in a position covered under the same Article or any
24other system or fund created by Article of this Code and is
25employed on a full-time basis, except for those members or
26participants exempted from the provisions of this Section under

 

 

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1subsection (a) of this Section, then the person's retirement
2annuity or retirement pension under that system or fund shall
3be suspended during that employment. Upon termination of that
4employment, the person's retirement annuity or retirement
5pension payments shall resume and, if appropriate, be
6recalculated if recalculation is provided for under the
7applicable Article provisions of this Code.
8    (i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, a
9person who first becomes a participant of the retirement system
10established under Article 15 on or after January 1, 2011 the
11effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
12Assembly shall have the option to enroll in the self-managed
13plan created under Section 15-158.2 of this Code.
14    (j) In the case of a conflict between the provisions of
15this Section and any other provision of this Code, the
16provisions of this Section shall control.
17(Source: P.A. 96-889, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
18    (40 ILCS 5/2-108.1)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-108.1)
19    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 96-889)
20    Sec. 2-108.1. Highest salary for annuity purposes.
21    (a) "Highest salary for annuity purposes" means whichever
22of the following is applicable to the participant:
23    For a participant who first becomes a participant of this
24System before August 10, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act
2596-207):

 

 

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1        (1) For a participant who is a member of the General
2    Assembly on his or her last day of service: the highest
3    salary that is prescribed by law, on the participant's last
4    day of service, for a member of the General Assembly who is
5    not an officer; plus, if the participant was elected or
6    appointed to serve as an officer of the General Assembly
7    for 2 or more years and has made contributions as required
8    under subsection (d) of Section 2-126, the highest
9    additional amount of compensation prescribed by law, at the
10    time of the participant's service as an officer, for
11    members of the General Assembly who serve in that office.
12        (2) For a participant who holds one of the State
13    executive offices specified in Section 2-105 on his or her
14    last day of service: the highest salary prescribed by law
15    for service in that office on the participant's last day of
16    service.
17        (3) For a participant who is Clerk or Assistant Clerk
18    of the House of Representatives or Secretary or Assistant
19    Secretary of the Senate on his or her last day of service:
20    the salary received for service in that capacity on the
21    last day of service, but not to exceed the highest salary
22    (including additional compensation for service as an
23    officer) that is prescribed by law on the participant's
24    last day of service for the highest paid officer of the
25    General Assembly.
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1    under Section 2-117.1 on his or her last day of service:
2    the salary received for service in that capacity on the
3    last day of service, but not to exceed the highest salary
4    (including additional compensation for service as an
5    officer) that is prescribed by law on the participant's
6    last day of service for the highest paid officer of the
7    General Assembly.
8    For a participant who first becomes a participant of this
9System on or after August 10, 2009 (the effective date of
10Public Act 96-207) and before January 1, 2011 (the effective
11date of Public Act 96-889) this amendatory Act of the 96th
12General Assembly, the average monthly salary obtained by
13dividing the total salary of the participant during the period
14of: (1) the 48 consecutive months of service within the last
15120 months of service in which the total compensation was the
16highest, or (2) the total period of service, if less than 48
17months, by the number of months of service in that period.
18    For a participant who first becomes a participant of this
19System on or after January 1, 2011 (the effective date of
20Public Act 96-889) this amendatory Act of the 96th General
21Assembly, the average monthly salary obtained by dividing the
22total salary of the participant during the 96 consecutive
23months of service within the last 120 months of service in
24which the total compensation was the highest by the number of
25months of service in that period; however, beginning January 1,
262011, the highest salary for annuity purposes may not exceed

 

 

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1$106,800, except that that amount shall annually thereafter be
2increased by the lesser of (i) 3% of that amount, including all
3previous adjustments, or (ii) the annual unadjusted percentage
4increase (but not less than zero) the Social Security Covered
5Wage Base for 2010, and shall automatically be increased or
6decreased, as applicable, by a percentage equal to the
7percentage change in the consumer price index-u for the 12
8months ending with the September preceding each November 1
9during the preceding 12-month calendar year. "Consumer price
10index-u" means the index published by the Bureau of Labor
11Statistics of the United States Department of Labor that
12measures the average change in prices of goods and services
13purchased by all urban consumers, United States city average,
14all items, 1982-84 = 100. The new amount resulting from each
15annual adjustment shall be determined by the Public Pension
16Division of the Department of Insurance and made available to
17the Board by November 1 of each year.
18    (b) The earnings limitations of subsection (a) apply to
19earnings under any other participating system under the
20Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act that are considered in
21calculating a proportional annuity under this Article, except
22in the case of a person who first became a member of this
23System before August 22, 1994.
24    (c) In calculating the subsection (a) earnings limitation
25to be applied to earnings under any other participating system
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1calculating a proportional annuity under this Article, the
2participant's last day of service shall be deemed to mean the
3last day of service in any participating system from which the
4person has applied for a proportional annuity under the
5Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act.
6(Source: P.A. 96-207, eff. 8-10-09; 96-889, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
7    (40 ILCS 5/2-119)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-119)
8    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 96-889)
9    Sec. 2-119. Retirement annuity - conditions for
10eligibility.
11    (a) A participant whose service as a member is terminated,
12regardless of age or cause, is entitled to a retirement annuity
13beginning on the date specified by the participant in a written
14application subject to the following conditions:
15        1. The date the annuity begins does not precede the
16    date of final termination of service, or is not more than
17    30 days before the receipt of the application by the board
18    in the case of annuities based on disability or one year
19    before the receipt of the application in the case of
20    annuities based on attained age;
21        2. The participant meets one of the following
22    eligibility requirements:
23        For a participant who first becomes a participant of
24    this System before January 1, 2011 (the effective date of
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1    Assembly:
2            (A) He or she has attained age 55 and has at least
3        8 years of service credit;
4            (B) He or she has attained age 62 and terminated
5        service after July 1, 1971 with at least 4 years of
6        service credit; or
7            (C) He or she has completed 8 years of service and
8        has become permanently disabled and as a consequence,
9        is unable to perform the duties of his or her office.
10        For a participant who first becomes a participant of
11    this System on or after January 1, 2011 (the effective date
12    of Public Act 96-889) this amendatory Act of the 96th
13    General Assembly, he or she has attained age 67 and has at
14    least 8 years of service credit.
15    (a-5) A participant who first becomes a participant of this
16System on or after January 1, 2011 (the effective date of
17Public Act 96-889) this amendatory Act of the 96th General
18Assembly who has attained age 62 and has at least 8 years of
19service credit may elect to receive the lower retirement
20annuity provided in paragraph (c) of Section 2-119.01 of this
21Code.
22    (b) A participant shall be considered permanently disabled
23only if: (1) disability occurs while in service and is of such
24a nature as to prevent him or her from reasonably performing
25the duties of his or her office at the time; and (2) the board
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1physicians appointed by the board stating that the member is
2disabled and that the disability is likely to be permanent.
3(Source: P.A. 96-889, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
4    (40 ILCS 5/2-119.01)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-119.01)
5    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 96-889)
6    Sec. 2-119.01. Retirement annuities - Amount.
7    (a) For a participant in service after June 30, 1977 who
8has not made contributions to this System after January 1,
91982, the annual retirement annuity is 3% for each of the first
108 years of service, plus 4% for each of the next 4 years of
11service, plus 5% for each year of service in excess of 12
12years, based on the participant's highest salary for annuity
13purposes. The maximum retirement annuity payable shall be 80%
14of the participant's highest salary for annuity purposes.
15    (b) For a participant in service after June 30, 1977 who
16has made contributions to this System on or after January 1,
171982, the annual retirement annuity is 3% for each of the first
184 years of service, plus 3 1/2% for each of the next 2 years of
19service, plus 4% for each of the next 2 years of service, plus
204 1/2% for each of the next 4 years of service, plus 5% for each
21year of service in excess of 12 years, of the participant's
22highest salary for annuity purposes. The maximum retirement
23annuity payable shall be 85% of the participant's highest
24salary for annuity purposes.
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1for a participant who first becomes a participant on or after
2January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 96-889) this
3amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the annual
4retirement annuity is 3% of the participant's highest salary
5for annuity purposes for each year of service. The maximum
6retirement annuity payable shall be 60% of the participant's
7highest salary for annuity purposes.
8    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article,
9for a participant who first becomes a participant on or after
10January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 96-889) this
11amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and who is retiring
12after attaining age 62 with at least 8 years of service credit,
13the retirement annuity shall be reduced by one-half of 1% for
14each month that the member's age is under age 67.
15(Source: P.A. 96-889, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
16    (40 ILCS 5/2-119.1)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-119.1)
17    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 96-889)
18    Sec. 2-119.1. Automatic increase in retirement annuity.
19    (a) A participant who retires after June 30, 1967, and who
20has not received an initial increase under this Section before
21the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1991, shall, in
22January or July next following the first anniversary of
23retirement, whichever occurs first, and in the same month of
24each year thereafter, but in no event prior to age 60, have the
25amount of the originally granted retirement annuity increased

 

 

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1as follows: for each year through 1971, 1 1/2%; for each year
2from 1972 through 1979, 2%; and for 1980 and each year
3thereafter, 3%. Annuitants who have received an initial
4increase under this subsection prior to the effective date of
5this amendatory Act of 1991 shall continue to receive their
6annual increases in the same month as the initial increase.
7    (b) Beginning January 1, 1990, for eligible participants
8who remain in service after attaining 20 years of creditable
9service, the 3% increases provided under subsection (a) shall
10begin to accrue on the January 1 next following the date upon
11which the participant (1) attains age 55, or (2) attains 20
12years of creditable service, whichever occurs later, and shall
13continue to accrue while the participant remains in service;
14such increases shall become payable on January 1 or July 1,
15whichever occurs first, next following the first anniversary of
16retirement. For any person who has service credit in the System
17for the entire period from January 15, 1969 through December
1831, 1992, regardless of the date of termination of service, the
19reference to age 55 in clause (1) of this subsection (b) shall
20be deemed to mean age 50.
21    This subsection (b) does not apply to any person who first
22becomes a member of the System after the effective date of this
23amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.
24    (b-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article,
25a participant who first becomes a participant on or after
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1amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall, in January
2or July next following the first anniversary of retirement,
3whichever occurs first, and in the same month of each year
4thereafter, but in no event prior to age 67, have the amount of
5the retirement annuity then being paid increased by 3% or the
6annual unadjusted percentage increase change in the Consumer
7Price Index for All Urban Consumers as determined by the Public
8Pension Division of the Department of Insurance under
9subsection (a) of Section 2-108.1, whichever is less.
10    (c) The foregoing provisions relating to automatic
11increases are not applicable to a participant who retires
12before having made contributions (at the rate prescribed in
13Section 2-126) for automatic increases for less than the
14equivalent of one full year. However, in order to be eligible
15for the automatic increases, such a participant may make
16arrangements to pay to the system the amount required to bring
17the total contributions for the automatic increase to the
18equivalent of one year's contributions based upon his or her
19last salary.
20    (d) A participant who terminated service prior to July 1,
211967, with at least 14 years of service is entitled to an
22increase in retirement annuity beginning January, 1976, and to
23additional increases in January of each year thereafter.
24    The initial increase shall be 1 1/2% of the originally
25granted retirement annuity multiplied by the number of full
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1to January 1, 1972, plus 2% of the originally granted
2retirement annuity for each year after that date. The
3subsequent annual increases shall be at the rate of 2% of the
4originally granted retirement annuity for each year through
51979 and at the rate of 3% for 1980 and thereafter.
6    (e) Beginning January 1, 1990, all automatic annual
7increases payable under this Section shall be calculated as a
8percentage of the total annuity payable at the time of the
9increase, including previous increases granted under this
10Article.
11(Source: P.A. 96-889, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
12    (40 ILCS 5/2-121.1)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-121.1)
13    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 96-889)
14    Sec. 2-121.1. Survivor's annuity - amount.
15    (a) A surviving spouse shall be entitled to 66 2/3% of the
16amount of retirement annuity to which the participant or
17annuitant was entitled on the date of death, without regard to
18whether the participant had attained age 55 prior to his or her
19death, subject to a minimum payment of 10% of salary. If a
20surviving spouse, regardless of age, has in his or her care at
21the date of death any eligible child or children of the
22participant, the survivor's annuity shall be the greater of the
23following: (1) 66 2/3% of the amount of retirement annuity to
24which the participant or annuitant was entitled on the date of
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1of salary on account of each such child, subject to a total
2payment for the surviving spouse and children of 50% of salary.
3If eligible children survive but there is no surviving spouse,
4or if the surviving spouse dies or becomes disqualified by
5remarriage while eligible children survive, each eligible
6child shall be entitled to an annuity of 20% of salary, subject
7to a maximum total payment for all such children of 50% of
8salary.
9    However, the survivor's annuity payable under this Section
10shall not be less than 100% of the amount of retirement annuity
11to which the participant or annuitant was entitled on the date
12of death, if he or she is survived by a dependent disabled
13child.
14    The salary to be used for determining these benefits shall
15be the salary used for determining the amount of retirement
16annuity as provided in Section 2-119.01.
17    (b) Upon the death of a participant after the termination
18of service or upon death of an annuitant, the maximum total
19payment to a surviving spouse and eligible children, or to
20eligible children alone if there is no surviving spouse, shall
21be 75% of the retirement annuity to which the participant or
22annuitant was entitled, unless there is a dependent disabled
23child among the survivors.
24    (c) When a child ceases to be an eligible child, the
25annuity to that child, or to the surviving spouse on account of
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1the surviving spouse or other eligible children shall be
2recalculated if necessary.
3    Upon the ineligibility of the last eligible child, the
4annuity shall immediately revert to the amount payable upon
5death of a participant or annuitant who leaves no eligible
6children. If the surviving spouse is then under age 50, the
7annuity as revised shall be deferred until the attainment of
8age 50.
9    (d) Beginning January 1, 1990, every survivor's annuity
10shall be increased (1) on each January 1 occurring on or after
11the commencement of the annuity if the deceased member died
12while receiving a retirement annuity, or (2) in other cases, on
13each January 1 occurring on or after the first anniversary of
14the commencement of the annuity, by an amount equal to 3% of
15the current amount of the annuity, including any previous
16increases under this Article. Such increases shall apply
17without regard to whether the deceased member was in service on
18or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1991, but
19shall not accrue for any period prior to January 1, 1990.
20    (d-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article,
21the initial survivor's annuity of a survivor of a participant
22who first becomes a participant on or after January 1, 2011
23(the effective date of Public Act 96-889) this amendatory Act
24of the 96th General Assembly shall be in the amount of 66 2/3%
25of the amount of the retirement annuity to which the
26participant or annuitant was entitled on the date of death and

 

 

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1shall be increased (1) on each January 1 occurring on or after
2the commencement of the annuity if the deceased member died
3while receiving a retirement annuity or (2) in other cases, on
4each January 1 occurring on or after the first anniversary of
5the commencement of the annuity, by an amount equal to 3% or
6the annual unadjusted percentage increase change in the
7Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers as determined by
8the Public Pension Division of the Department of Insurance
9under subsection (a) of Section 2-108.1, whichever is less, of
10the survivor's annuity then being paid.
11    (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article,
12beginning January 1, 1990, the minimum survivor's annuity
13payable to any person who is entitled to receive a survivor's
14annuity under this Article shall be $300 per month, without
15regard to whether or not the deceased participant was in
16service on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1989.
17    (f) In the case of a proportional survivor's annuity
18arising under the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act where the
19amount payable by the System on January 1, 1993 is less than
20$300 per month, the amount payable by the System shall be
21increased beginning on that date by a monthly amount equal to
22$2 for each full year that has expired since the annuity began.
23(Source: P.A. 96-889, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
24    (40 ILCS 5/2-122)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-122)
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1    Sec. 2-122. Re-entry after retirement. An annuitant who
2re-enters service as a member shall become a participant on the
3date of re-entry and retirement annuity payments shall cease at
4that time. The participant shall resume contributions to the
5system on the date of re-entry at the rates then in effect and
6shall begin to accrue additional service credit. He or she
7shall be entitled to all rights and privileges in the system,
8including death and disability benefits, subject to the
9limitations herein provided, except refund of retirement
10annuity contributions.
11    Upon subsequent retirement, the participant shall be
12entitled to a retirement annuity consisting of: (1) the amount
13of retirement annuity previously granted and terminated by
14re-entry into service; and (2) the amount of additional
15retirement annuity earned during the additional service based
16on the provisions in effect at the date of such subsequent
17retirement. However, the total retirement annuity shall not
18exceed the maximum retirement annuity applicable at the date of
19the participant's last retirement. If the salary of the
20participant following the latest re-entry into service is
21higher than that in effect at the date of the previous
22retirement and the participant restores to the system all
23amounts previously received as retirement annuity payments,
24upon subsequent retirement, the retirement annuity shall be
25recalculated for all service credited under the system as
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1    The repayment of retirement annuity payments must be made
2by the participant in a single sum or by a withholding from
3salary within a period of 6 years from date of re-entry and in
4any event before subsequent retirement. If previous annuity
5payments have not been repaid to the system at the date of
6death of the participant, any remaining balance must be fully
7repaid to the system before any further annuity shall be
8payable.
9    Such member, if unmarried at date of his last retirement,
10shall also be entitled to a refund of widow's and widower's
11annuity contributions, without interest, covering the period
12from the date of re-entry into service to the date of last
13retirement.
14    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, if a
15person who first becomes a participant under this System on or
16after January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 96-889)
17this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly is receiving a
18retirement annuity under this Article and becomes a member or
19participant accepts employment in a position covered under this
20Article or any other Article of this Code and is employed on a
21full-time basis, then the person's retirement annuity under
22this System shall be suspended during that employment. Upon
23termination of that employment, the person's retirement
24annuity shall resume and, if appropriate, be recalculated under
25the applicable provisions of this Article.
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1    (40 ILCS 5/2-126)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-126)
2    Sec. 2-126. Contributions by participants.
3    (a) Each participant shall contribute toward the cost of
4his or her retirement annuity a percentage of each payment of
5salary received by him or her for service as a member as
6follows: for service between October 31, 1947 and January 1,
71959, 5%; for service between January 1, 1959 and June 30,
81969, 6%; for service between July 1, 1969 and January 10,
91973, 6 1/2%; for service after January 10, 1973, 7%; for
10service after December 31, 1981, 8 1/2%.
11    (b) Beginning August 2, 1949, each male participant, and
12from July 1, 1971, each female participant shall contribute
13towards the cost of the survivor's annuity 2% of salary.
14    A participant who has no eligible survivor's annuity
15beneficiary may elect to cease making contributions for
16survivor's annuity under this subsection. A survivor's annuity
17shall not be payable upon the death of a person who has made
18this election, unless prior to that death the election has been
19revoked and the amount of the contributions that would have
20been paid under this subsection in the absence of the election
21is paid to the System, together with interest at the rate of 4%
22per year from the date the contributions would have been made
23to the date of payment.
24    (c) Beginning July 1, 1967, each participant shall
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1in annuity provided in Section 2-119.1. These contributions
2shall be made concurrently with contributions for retirement
3annuity purposes.
4    (d) In addition, each participant serving as an officer of
5the General Assembly shall contribute, for the same purposes
6and at the same rates as are required of a regular participant,
7on each additional payment received as an officer. If the
8participant serves as an officer for at least 2 but less than 4
9years, he or she shall contribute an amount equal to the amount
10that would have been contributed had the participant served as
11an officer for 4 years. Persons who serve as officers in the
1287th General Assembly but cannot receive the additional payment
13to officers because of the ban on increases in salary during
14their terms may nonetheless make contributions based on those
15additional payments for the purpose of having the additional
16payments included in their highest salary for annuity purposes;
17however, persons electing to make these additional
18contributions must also pay an amount representing the
19corresponding employer contributions, as calculated by the
20System.
21    (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article,
22the required contribution of a participant who first becomes a
23participant on or after January 1, 2011 shall not exceed the
24contribution that would be due under this Article if that
25participant's highest salary for annuity purposes were
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12-108.1.
2(Source: P.A. 90-766, eff. 8-14-98.)
 
3    (40 ILCS 5/8-168)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-168)
4    Sec. 8-168. Refunds - Withdrawal before age 55 or age 62 or
5with less than 10 years of service.
6    1. An employee who first became a member before January 1,
72011, without regard to length of service, who withdraws before
8age 55, and any employee with less than 10 years of service who
9withdraws before age 60, shall be entitled to a refund of the
10accumulated sums to his credit, as of the date of withdrawal,
11for age and service annuity and widow's annuity from amounts
12contributed by him, including interest credited and including
13amounts contributed for him for age and service and widow's
14annuity purposes by the city while receiving duty disability
15benefits; provided that such amounts contributed by the city
16after December 31, 1981, while the employee is receiving duty
17disability benefits, and amounts credited to the employee for
18annuity purposes by the fund after December 31, 2000, while the
19employee is receiving ordinary disability benefits, shall not
20be credited for refund purposes. If he is a present employee he
21shall also be entitled to a refund of the accumulations from
22any sums contributed by him, and applied to any municipal
23pension fund superseded by this fund.
24    An employee who first becomes a member on or after January
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1service, or who withdraws with less than 10 years of service
2regardless of age, shall be entitled to a refund of the total
3sum accumulated to his credit as of date of withdrawal for age
4and service annuity and widow's annuity provided that such
5amounts contributed by the city while the employee is receiving
6duty disability benefits and amounts credited to the employee
7for annuity purposes by the fund while the employee is
8receiving ordinary disability benefits shall not be credited
9for refund purposes.
10    2. Upon receipt of the refund, the employee surrenders and
11forfeits all rights to any annuity or other benefits, for
12himself and for any other persons who might have benefited
13through him; provided that he may have such period of service
14counted in computing the term of his service if he becomes an
15employee before age 65, excepting as limited by the provisions
16of paragraph (a) (3) of Section 8-232 of this Article relating
17to the basis of computing the term of service.
18    3. Any such employee shall retain such right to a refund of
19such amounts when he shall apply for same until he re-enters
20the service or until the amount of annuity shall have been
21fixed as provided in this Article. Thereafter, no such right
22shall exist in the case of any such employee.
23    4. Any such municipal employee who shall have served 10 or
24more years and who shall not withdraw the amounts aforesaid to
25which he shall have a right of refund shall have a right to
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1    5. Any such municipal employee who shall have served less
2than 10 years and who shall not withdraw the amounts to which
3he shall have a right to refund shall have a right to have all
4such amounts and all other amounts to his credit for annuity
5purposes on date of his withdrawal from service retained to his
6credit and improved by interest while he shall be out of the
7service at the rate of 3 1/2% or 3% per annum (whichever rate
8shall apply under the provisions of Section 8-155 of this
9Article) and used for annuity purposes for his benefit and the
10benefit of any person who may have any right to annuity through
11him because of his service, according to the provisions of this
12Article in the event that he shall subsequently re-enter the
13service and complete the number of years of service necessary
14to attain a right to annuity; but such sum shall be improved by
15interest to his credit while he shall be out of the service
16only until he shall have become 65 years of age.
17(Source: P.A. 92-599, eff. 6-28-02.)
 
18    (40 ILCS 5/9-164)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-164)
19    Sec. 9-164. Refunds - Withdrawal before age 55 or with less
20than 10 years of service.
21    (1) An employee, without regard to length of service, who
22withdraws before age 55 (age 62 for an employee who first
23becomes a member on or after January 1, 2011), and any employee
24with less than 10 years of service who withdraws before age 60,
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11, 2011 who withdraws with less than 10 years of service, shall
2be entitled to a refund of the total sums accumulated to his
3credit as of date of withdrawal for age and service annuity and
4widow's annuity resulting from amounts contributed by him or by
5the county in lieu of employee contributions during duty
6disability. If he is a present employee he shall also be
7entitled to a refund of the total sum accumulated from any sums
8contributed by him and applied to any county pension fund
9superseded by this fund. An employee withdrawing on or after
10January 1, 1984 may receive a refund only after he has been off
11the payroll for at least 30 days during which time he has
12received no salary.
13    (2) Upon receipt of the refund, the employee surrenders and
14forfeits all rights to any annuity or other benefits for
15himself and for any other persons who might have benefited
16through him; provided that he may have any such period of
17service counted in computing the term of his service - for age
18and service annuity purposes only - if he becomes an employee
19before age 65, excepting as limited by the provisions of this
20Article relating to the basis of computing the term of service.
21    (3) An employee who does not receive a refund shall have
22all amounts to his credit for annuity purposes on the date of
23his withdrawal improved by interest only until he becomes 65
24while out of service at the effective rate for his benefit and
25the benefit of any person who may have any right to annuity
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1annuity.
2    (4) Any such employee shall retain such right to a refund
3of such amounts when he shall apply for same until he re-enters
4the service or until the amount of annuity shall have been
5fixed as provided in this Article. Thereafter, no such right
6shall exist in the case of any such employee.
7(Source: P.A. 83-869.)
 
8    (40 ILCS 5/9-220)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-220)
9    Sec. 9-220. Basis of service credit.
10    (a) In computing the period of service of any employee for
11annuity purposes under Section 9-134, the following provisions
12shall govern:
13        (1) All periods prior to the effective date shall be
14    computed in accordance with the provisions governing the
15    computation of such service.
16        (2) Service on or after the effective date shall
17    include:
18            (i) The actual period of time the employee
19        contributes or has contributed to the fund for service
20        rendered to age 65 plus the actual period of time after
21        age 65 for which the employee performs the duties of
22        his position or performs such duties and is given a
23        county contribution for age and service annuity or
24        minimum annuity purposes.
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1        which an employee receives all or part of his salary.
2            (iii) Accumulated vacation or other time for which
3        an employee who retires on or after November 1, 1990
4        receives a lump sum payment at the time of retirement,
5        provided that contributions were made to the fund at
6        the time such lump sum payment was received. The
7        service granted for the lump sum payment shall not
8        change the employee's date of withdrawal for computing
9        the effective date of the annuity.
10            (iv) Accumulated sick leave as of the date of the
11        employee's withdrawal from service, not to exceed a
12        total of 180 days, provided that the amount of such
13        accumulated sick leave is certified by the County
14        Comptroller to the Board and the employee pays an
15        amount equal to 8.5% (9% for members of the County
16        Police Department who are eligible to receive an
17        annuity under Section 9-128.1) of the amount that would
18        have been paid had such accumulated sick leave been
19        paid at the employee's final rate of salary. Such
20        payment shall be made within 30 days after the date of
21        withdrawal and prior to receipt of the first annuity
22        check. The service credit granted for such accumulated
23        sick leave shall not change the employee's date of
24        withdrawal for the purpose of computing the effective
25        date of the annuity.
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1        contributions for annuity purposes made for him in
2        accordance with law while on military leave of absence
3        during World War II.
4            (vi) Periods during which the employee receives a
5        disability benefit under this Article.
6            (vii) For any person who first becomes a member on
7        or after January 1, 2011, the actual period of time the
8        employee contributes or has contributed to the fund for
9        service rendered up to the limitation on salary in
10        subsection (b-5) of Section 1-160 plus the actual
11        period of time thereafter for which the employee
12        performs the duties of his position and ceased
13        contributing due to the salary limitation in
14        subsection (b-5) of Section 1-160.
15        (3) The right to have certain periods of time
16    considered as service as stated in paragraph (2) of Section
17    9-164 shall not apply for annuity purposes unless the
18    refunds shall have been repaid in accordance with this
19    Article.
20        (4) All service shall be computed in whole calendar
21    months, and at least 15 days of service in any one calendar
22    month shall constitute one calendar month of service, and 1
23    year of service shall be equal to the number of months,
24    days or hours for which an appropriation was made in the
25    annual appropriation ordinance for the position held by the
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1    (b) For all other annuity purposes of this Article the
2following schedule shall govern the computation of a year of
3service of an employee whose salary or wages is on the basis
4stated, and any fractional part of a year of service shall be
5determined according to said schedule:
6    Annual or Monthly Basis: Service during 4 months in any 1
7calendar year;
8    Weekly Basis: Service during any 17 weeks of any 1 calendar
9year, and service during any week shall constitute a week of
10service;
11    Daily Basis: Service during 100 days in any 1 calendar
12year, and service during any day shall constitute a day of
13service;
14    Hourly Basis: Service during 800 hours in any 1 calendar
15year, and service during any hour shall constitute an hour of
16service.
17(Source: P.A. 86-1488; 87-794.)
 
18    (40 ILCS 5/11-164)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-164)
19    Sec. 11-164. Refunds - Withdrawal before age 55 or age 62
20or with less than 10 years of service.
21    (1) An employee who first became a member before January 1,
222011, without regard to length of service, who withdraws before
23age 55, and any employee with less than 10 years of service who
24withdraws before age 60, shall be entitled to a refund of the
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1for age and service annuity and widow's annuity from amounts
2contributed by him or by the City in lieu of employee
3contributions during duty disability; provided that such
4amounts contributed by the city after December 31, 1983 while
5the employee is receiving duty disability benefits and amounts
6credited to the employee for annuity purposes by the fund after
7December 31, 2000 while the employee is receiving ordinary
8disability benefits shall not be credited for refund purposes.
9    An employee who first becomes a member on or after January
101, 2011 who withdraws before age 62 without regard to length of
11service, or who withdraws with less than 10 years of service
12regardless of age, shall be entitled to a refund of the total
13sum accumulated to his credit as of date of withdrawal for age
14and service annuity and widow's annuity provided that such
15amounts contributed by the city while the employee is receiving
16duty disability benefits and amounts credited to the employee
17for annuity purposes by the fund while the employee is
18receiving ordinary disability benefits shall not be credited
19for refund purposes.
20    The board may in its discretion withhold payment of refund
21for a period not to exceed 6 months from the date of
22withdrawal. Interest at the effective rate shall be paid on any
23such refund withheld during such withheld period not to exceed
246 months.
25    (2) Upon receipt of the refund, the employee surrenders and
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1himself and for any other persons who might have benefited
2through him; provided that he may have such period of service
3counted in computing the term of his service for age and
4service annuity purposes only if he becomes an employee before
5age 65.
6    (3) An employee who does not receive a refund shall have
7all amounts to his credit for annuity purposes on the date of
8his withdrawal improved by interest only until he becomes age
965, while out of service, at the effective rate, for his
10benefit and the benefit of any person who may have any right to
11annuity through him if he re-enters the service and attains a
12right to annuity.
13    (4) Any such employee shall retain such right to refund of
14such amounts when he shall apply for same, until he re-enters
15the service or until the amount of annuity to which he shall
16have a right shall have been fixed as provided in this Article.
17Thereafter, no such right shall exist in the case of any such
18employee.
19(Source: P.A. 92-599, eff. 6-28-02.)
 
20    (40 ILCS 5/13-601)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 13-601)
21    Sec. 13-601. Refunds.
22    (a) Withdrawal from service. Upon withdrawal from service,
23an employee who first became a member before January 1, 2011,
24who is under age 55 (age 50 if the employee first entered
25service before June 13, 1997), or an employee age 55 (age 50 if

 

 

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1the employee first entered service before June 13, 1997) or
2over but less than age 60 having less than 20 years of service,
3or an employee age 60 or over having less than 5 years of
4service shall be entitled, upon application, to a refund of
5total contributions from salary deductions or amounts
6otherwise paid under this Article by the employee. An employee
7who first becomes a member on or after January 1, 2011, who
8withdraws before age 62 regardless of length of service, or who
9withdraws with less than 10 years of service regardless of age
10is entitled to a refund of total contributions from salary
11deductions or amounts otherwise paid under this Article by the
12employee. The refund shall not include interest credited to the
13contributions. The Board may, in its discretion, withhold
14payment of a refund for a period not to exceed one year from
15the date of filing an application for refund.
16    (b) Surviving spouse's annuity contributions. A refund of
17all amounts deducted from salary or otherwise contributed by an
18employee for the surviving spouse's annuity shall be paid upon
19retirement to any employee who on the date of retirement is
20either not married or is married but whose spouse is not
21eligible for a surviving spouse's annuity paid wholly or in
22part under this Article. The refund shall include interest on
23each contribution at the rate of 3% per annum compounded
24annually from the date of the contribution to the date of the
25refund.
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1payable after the death of the employee or annuitant as
2provided for in this Article, the refund shall be paid as
3follows: to the employee's surviving spouse, but if there is no
4surviving spouse then in accordance with the employee's written
5designation of beneficiary filed with the Board on the
6prescribed form before the employee's death. If there is no
7such designation of beneficiary, then to the employee's
8surviving children in equal parts to each. If there are no such
9children, the refund shall be paid to the heirs of the employee
10according to the law of descent and distribution of the State
11of Illinois.
12    If a personal representative of the estate has not been
13appointed within 90 days from the date on which a refund became
14payable, the refund may be applied, in the discretion of the
15Board, toward the payment of the employee's or the surviving
16spouse's burial expenses. Any remaining balance shall be paid
17to the heirs of the employee according to the law of descent
18and distribution of the State of Illinois.
19    Whenever the total accumulations to the account of an
20employee from employee contributions other than the
21contribution for the cost of living increase, including
22interest to the employee's date of withdrawal, have not been
23paid to the employee and surviving spouse as a retirement or
24spouse's annuity before the death of the employee and spouse, a
25refund shall be paid as follows: an amount equal to the excess
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1interest on either such amount.
2    If a reversionary annuity becomes payable under Section
313-303, the refund provided in this section shall not be paid
4until the death of the reversionary annuitant and the refund
5otherwise payable under this section shall be then further
6reduced by the amount of the reversionary annuity paid.
7    (d) In lieu of annuity. Notwithstanding the provisions set
8forth in subsection (a) of this section, whenever an employee's
9or surviving spouse's annuity will be less than $200 per month,
10the employee or surviving spouse, as the case may be, may elect
11to receive a refund of accumulated employee contributions;
12provided, however, that if the election is made by a surviving
13spouse the refund shall be reduced by any amounts theretofore
14paid to the employee in the form of an annuity.
15    (e) Forfeiture of rights. An employee or surviving spouse
16who receives a refund forfeits the right to receive an annuity
17or any other benefit payable under this Article except that if
18the refund is to a surviving spouse, any child or children of
19the employee shall not be deprived of the right to receive a
20child's annuity as provided in Section 13-308 of this Article,
21and the payment of a child's annuity shall not reduce the
22amount refundable to the surviving spouse.
23(Source: P.A. 95-586, eff. 8-31-07; 96-251, eff. 8-11-09.)
 
24    (40 ILCS 5/14-103.05)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-103.05)
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1    (a) Any person employed by a Department who receives salary
2for personal services rendered to the Department on a warrant
3issued pursuant to a payroll voucher certified by a Department
4and drawn by the State Comptroller upon the State Treasurer,
5including an elected official described in subparagraph (d) of
6Section 14-104, shall become an employee for purpose of
7membership in the Retirement System on the first day of such
8employment.
9    A person entering service on or after January 1, 1972 and
10prior to January 1, 1984 shall become a member as a condition
11of employment and shall begin making contributions as of the
12first day of employment.
13    A person entering service on or after January 1, 1984
14shall, upon completion of 6 months of continuous service which
15is not interrupted by a break of more than 2 months, become a
16member as a condition of employment. Contributions shall begin
17the first of the month after completion of the qualifying
18period.
19    A person employed by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for
20Planning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
2195th General Assembly who was a member of this System as an
22employee of the Chicago Area Transportation Study and makes an
23election under Section 14-104.13 to participate in this System
24for his or her employment with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency
25for Planning.
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1applicable to: (1) a person who has been granted credit for
2service in a position covered by the State Universities
3Retirement System, the Teachers' Retirement System of the State
4of Illinois, the General Assembly Retirement System, or the
5Judges Retirement System of Illinois unless that service has
6been forfeited under the laws of those systems; (2) a person
7entering service on or after July 1, 1991 in a noncovered
8position; or (3) a person to whom Section 14-108.2a or
914-108.2b applies; or (4) a person to whom subsection (a-5) of
10this Section applies.
11    (a-5) A person entering service on or after December 1,
122010 shall become a member as a condition of employment and
13shall begin making contributions as of the first day of
14employment. A person serving in the qualifying period on
15December 1, 2010 will become a member on December 1, 2010 and
16shall begin making contributions as of December 1, 2010.
17    (b) The term "employee" does not include the following:
18        (1) members of the State Legislature, and persons
19    electing to become members of the General Assembly
20    Retirement System pursuant to Section 2-105;
21        (2) incumbents of offices normally filled by vote of
22    the people;
23        (3) except as otherwise provided in this Section, any
24    person appointed by the Governor with the advice and
25    consent of the Senate unless that person elects to
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1        (3.1) any person serving as a commissioner of an ethics
2    commission created under the State Officials and Employees
3    Ethics Act unless that person elects to participate in this
4    system with respect to that service as a commissioner;
5        (3.2) any person serving as a part-time employee in any
6    of the following positions: Legislative Inspector General,
7    Special Legislative Inspector General, employee of the
8    Office of the Legislative Inspector General, Executive
9    Director of the Legislative Ethics Commission, or staff of
10    the Legislative Ethics Commission, regardless of whether
11    he or she is in active service on or after July 8, 2004
12    (the effective date of Public Act 93-685), unless that
13    person elects to participate in this System with respect to
14    that service; in this item (3.2), a "part-time employee" is
15    a person who is not required to work at least 35 hours per
16    week;
17        (3.3) any person who has made an election under Section
18    1-123 and who is serving either as legal counsel in the
19    Office of the Governor or as Chief Deputy Attorney General;
20        (4) except as provided in Section 14-108.2 or
21    14-108.2c, any person who is covered or eligible to be
22    covered by the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of
23    Illinois, the State Universities Retirement System, or the
24    Judges Retirement System of Illinois;
25        (5) an employee of a municipality or any other
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1        (6) any person who becomes an employee after June 30,
2    1979 as a public service employment program participant
3    under the Federal Comprehensive Employment and Training
4    Act and whose wages or fringe benefits are paid in whole or
5    in part by funds provided under such Act;
6        (7) enrollees of the Illinois Young Adult Conservation
7    Corps program, administered by the Department of Natural
8    Resources, authorized grantee pursuant to Title VIII of the
9    "Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973", 29 USC
10    993, as now or hereafter amended;
11        (8) enrollees and temporary staff of programs
12    administered by the Department of Natural Resources under
13    the Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1970;
14        (9) any person who is a member of any professional
15    licensing or disciplinary board created under an Act
16    administered by the Department of Professional Regulation
17    or a successor agency or created or re-created after the
18    effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997, and who
19    receives per diem compensation rather than a salary,
20    notwithstanding that such per diem compensation is paid by
21    warrant issued pursuant to a payroll voucher; such persons
22    have never been included in the membership of this System,
23    and this amendatory Act of 1987 (P.A. 84-1472) is not
24    intended to effect any change in the status of such
25    persons;
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1    Care Cost Containment Council, and receives per diem
2    compensation rather than a salary, notwithstanding that
3    such per diem compensation is paid by warrant issued
4    pursuant to a payroll voucher; such persons have never been
5    included in the membership of this System, and this
6    amendatory Act of 1987 is not intended to effect any change
7    in the status of such persons;
8        (11) any person who is a member of the Oil and Gas
9    Board created by Section 1.2 of the Illinois Oil and Gas
10    Act, and receives per diem compensation rather than a
11    salary, notwithstanding that such per diem compensation is
12    paid by warrant issued pursuant to a payroll voucher; or
13        (12) a person employed by the State Board of Higher
14    Education in a position with the Illinois Century Network
15    as of June 30, 2004, who remains continuously employed
16    after that date by the Department of Central Management
17    Services in a position with the Illinois Century Network
18    and participates in the Article 15 system with respect to
19    that employment.
20    (c) An individual who represents or is employed as an
21officer or employee of a statewide labor organization that
22represents members of this System may participate in the System
23and shall be deemed an employee, provided that (1) the
24individual has previously earned creditable service under this
25Article, (2) the individual files with the System an
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1after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th
2General Assembly, and (3) the individual does not receive
3credit for that employment under any other provisions of this
4Code. An employee under this subsection (c) is responsible for
5paying to the System both (i) employee contributions based on
6the actual compensation received for service with the labor
7organization and (ii) employer contributions based on the
8percentage of payroll certified by the board; all or any part
9of these contributions may be paid on the employee's behalf or
10picked up for tax purposes (if authorized under federal law) by
11the labor organization.
12    A person who is an employee as defined in this subsection
13(c) may establish service credit for similar employment prior
14to becoming an employee under this subsection by paying to the
15System for that employment the contributions specified in this
16subsection, plus interest at the effective rate from the date
17of service to the date of payment. However, credit shall not be
18granted under this subsection (c) for any such prior employment
19for which the applicant received credit under any other
20provision of this Code or during which the applicant was on a
21leave of absence.
22(Source: P.A. 94-1111, eff. 2-27-07; 95-677, eff. 10-11-07.)
 
23    (40 ILCS 5/14-103.10)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-103.10)
24    Sec. 14-103.10. Compensation.
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1full rate of salary or wages payable to an employee for
2personal services performed if he worked the full normal
3working period for his position, subject to the following
4maximum amounts: (1) prior to July 1, 1951, $400 per month or
5$4,800 per year; (2) between July 1, 1951 and June 30, 1957
6inclusive, $625 per month or $7,500 per year; (3) beginning
7July 1, 1957, no limitation.
8    In the case of service of an employee in a position
9involving part-time employment, compensation shall be
10determined according to the employees' earnings record.
11    (b) For periods of service on and after January 1, 1978,
12all remuneration for personal services performed defined as
13"wages" under the Social Security Enabling Act, including that
14part of such remuneration which is in excess of any maximum
15limitation provided in such Act, and including any benefits
16received by an employee under a sick pay plan in effect before
17January 1, 1981, but excluding lump sum salary payments:
18        (1) for vacation,
19        (2) for accumulated unused sick leave,
20        (3) upon discharge or dismissal,
21        (4) for approved holidays.
22    (c) For periods of service on or after December 16, 1978,
23compensation also includes any benefits, other than lump sum
24salary payments made at termination of employment, which an
25employee receives or is eligible to receive under a sick pay
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1    (d) For periods of service after September 30, 1985,
2compensation also includes any remuneration for personal
3services not included as "wages" under the Social Security
4Enabling Act, which is deducted for purposes of participation
5in a program established pursuant to Section 125 of the
6Internal Revenue Code or its successor laws.
7    (e) For members for which Section 1-160 applies for periods
8of service on and after January 1, 2011, all remuneration for
9personal services performed defined as "wages" under the Social
10Security Enabling Act, excluding remuneration that is in excess
11of the annual earnings, salary, or wages of a member or
12participant, as provided in subsection (b-5) of Section 1-160,
13but including any benefits received by an employee under a sick
14pay plan in effect before January 1, 1981. Compensation shall
15exclude lump sum salary payments:
16        (1) for vacation;
17        (2) for accumulated unused sick leave;
18        (3) upon discharge or dismissal; and
19        (4) for approved holidays.
20(Source: P.A. 87-1265.)
 
21    (40 ILCS 5/15-112)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-112)
22    Sec. 15-112. Final rate of earnings.
23    "Final rate of earnings":
24    (a) This subsection (a) applies only to a person who first
25becomes a participant of any system before January 1, 2011.

 

 

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1     For an employee who is paid on an hourly basis or who
2receives an annual salary in installments during 12 months of
3each academic year, the average annual earnings during the 48
4consecutive calendar month period ending with the last day of
5final termination of employment or the 4 consecutive academic
6years of service in which the employee's earnings were the
7highest, whichever is greater. For any other employee, the
8average annual earnings during the 4 consecutive academic years
9of service in which his or her earnings were the highest. For
10an employee with less than 48 months or 4 consecutive academic
11years of service, the average earnings during his or her entire
12period of service. The earnings of an employee with more than
1336 months of service prior to the date of becoming a
14participant are, for such period, considered equal to the
15average earnings during the last 36 months of such service.
16    (b) This subsection (b) applies to a person to whom
17subsection (a) does not apply.
18    For an employee who is paid on an hourly basis or who
19receives an annual salary in installments during 12 months of
20each academic year, the average annual earnings obtained by
21dividing by 8 the total earnings of the employee during the 96
22consecutive months in which the total earnings were the highest
23within the last 120 months prior to termination.
24    For any other employee, the average annual earnings during
25the 8 consecutive academic years within the 10 years prior to
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1For an employee with less than 96 consecutive months or 8
2consecutive academic years of service, whichever is necessary,
3the average earnings during his or her entire period of
4service.
5    (c) For an employee on leave of absence with pay, or on
6leave of absence without pay who makes contributions during
7such leave, earnings are assumed to be equal to the basic
8compensation on the date the leave began.
9    (d) For an employee on disability leave, earnings are
10assumed to be equal to the basic compensation on the date
11disability occurs or the average earnings during the 24 months
12immediately preceding the month in which disability occurs,
13whichever is greater.
14    (e) For a participant who retires on or after the effective
15date of this amendatory Act of 1997 with at least 20 years of
16service as a firefighter or police officer under this Article,
17the final rate of earnings shall be the annual rate of earnings
18received by the participant on his or her last day as a
19firefighter or police officer under this Article, if that is
20greater than the final rate of earnings as calculated under the
21other provisions of this Section.
22    (f) If a participant to whom subsection (a) of this Section
23applies is an employee for at least 6 months during the
24academic year in which his or her employment is terminated, the
25annual final rate of earnings shall be 25% of the sum of (1)
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1earned during the 36 months immediately preceding that year, if
2this is greater than the final rate of earnings as calculated
3under the other provisions of this Section.
4    (g) In the determination of the final rate of earnings for
5an employee, that part of an employee's earnings for any
6academic year beginning after June 30, 1997, which exceeds the
7employee's earnings with that employer for the preceding year
8by more than 20 percent shall be excluded; in the event that an
9employee has more than one employer this limitation shall be
10calculated separately for the earnings with each employer. In
11making such calculation, only the basic compensation of
12employees shall be considered, without regard to vacation or
13overtime or to contracts for summer employment.
14    (h) The following are not considered as earnings in
15determining final rate of earnings: (1) severance or separation
16pay, (2) retirement pay, (3) payment for unused sick leave, and
17(4) payments from an employer for the period used in
18determining final rate of earnings for any purpose other than
19(i) services rendered, (ii) leave of absence or vacation
20granted during that period, and (iii) vacation of up to 56 work
21days allowed upon termination of employment; except that, if
22the benefit has been collectively bargained between the
23employer and the recognized collective bargaining agent
24pursuant to the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act,
25payment received during a period of up to 2 academic years for
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1with the applicable collective bargaining agreement, subject
2to the 20% increase limitation of this Section. Any unused sick
3leave considered as earnings under this Section shall not be
4taken into account in calculating service credit under Section
515-113.4.
6    (i) Intermittent periods of service shall be considered as
7consecutive in determining final rate of earnings.
8(Source: P.A. 92-599, eff. 6-28-02; 93-347, eff. 7-24-03.)
 
9    (40 ILCS 5/15-113.6)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-113.6)
10    Sec. 15-113.6. Service for employment in public schools.
11"Service for employment in public schools": Includes those
12periods not exceeding the lesser of 10 years or 2/3 of the
13service granted under other Sections of this Article dealing
14with service credit, during which a person who entered the
15system after September 1, 1974 was employed full time by a
16public common school, public college and public university, or
17by an agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, of any
18state, territory, dependency or possession of the United States
19of America, including the Philippine Islands, or a school
20operated by or under the auspices of any agency or department
21of any other state, if the person (1) cannot qualify for a
22retirement pension or other benefit based upon employer
23contributions from another retirement system, exclusive of
24federal social security, based in whole or in part upon this
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18% of his or her annual basic compensation on the date of
2becoming a participating employee subsequent to this service
3multiplied by the number of years of such service, together
4with compound interest from the date participation begins to
5the date payment is received by the board at the rate of 6% per
6annum through August 31, 1982, and at the effective rates after
7that date, and (B) 50% of the actuarial value of the increase
8in the retirement annuity provided by this service, and (3)
9contributes for at least 5 years subsequent to this employment
10to one or more of the following systems: the State Universities
11Retirement System, the Teachers' Retirement System of the State
12of Illinois, and the Public School Teachers' Pension and
13Retirement Fund of Chicago.
14    The service granted under this Section shall not be
15considered in determining whether the person has the minimum of
168 years of service required to qualify for a retirement annuity
17at age 55 or the 5 years of service required to qualify for a
18retirement annuity at age 62, as provided in Section 15-135, or
19the 10 years required by subsection (c) of Section 1-160 for a
20person who first becomes a participant on or after January 1,
212011. The maximum allowable service of 10 years for this
22governmental employment shall be reduced by the service credit
23which is validated under paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of
24Section 16-127 and paragraph 1 of Section 17-133.
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1    (40 ILCS 5/15-134)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-134)
2    Sec. 15-134. Participant.
3    (a) Each person shall, as a condition of employment, become
4a participant and be subject to this Article on the date that
5he or she becomes an employee, makes an election to participate
6in, or otherwise becomes a participant in one of the retirement
7programs offered under this Article, whichever date is later.
8    An employee who becomes a participant shall continue to be
9a participant until he or she becomes an annuitant, dies or
10accepts a refund of contributions. For purposes of subsection
11(f) of Section 1-160, the term "participant" shall include a
12person receiving a retirement annuity.
13    (b) A person employed concurrently by 2 or more employers
14is eligible to participate in the system on compensation
15received from all employers.
16(Source: P.A. 93-347, eff. 7-24-03.)
 
17    (40 ILCS 5/15-136.3)
18    Sec. 15-136.3. Minimum retirement annuity.
19    (a) Beginning January 1, 1997, any person who is receiving
20a monthly retirement annuity under this Article which, after
21inclusion of (1) all one-time and automatic annual increases to
22which the person is entitled, (2) any supplemental annuity
23payable under Section 15-136.1, and (3) any amount deducted
24under Section 15-138 or 15-140 to provide a reversionary
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1amount specified in subsection (b) of this Section, shall be
2entitled to a monthly supplemental payment equal to the
3difference.
4    (b) For purposes of the calculation in subsection (a), the
5minimum monthly retirement benefit amount is the sum of $25 for
6each year of service credit, up to a maximum of 30 years of
7service.
8    (c) This Section applies to all persons receiving a
9retirement annuity under this Article, without regard to
10whether or not employment terminated prior to the effective
11date of this Section. The annual increase provided in
12subsection (e) of Section 1-160 does not apply to any benefit
13provided under this Section.
14(Source: P.A. 89-616, eff. 8-9-96.)
 
15    (40 ILCS 5/15-146)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-146)
16    Sec. 15-146. Survivors insurance benefits - Minimum
17amounts.
18    (a) The minimum total survivors annuity payable on account
19of the death of a participant shall be 50% of the retirement
20annuity which would have been provided under Rule 1, Rule 2,
21Rule 3, or Rule 5 of Section 15-136 upon the participant's
22attainment of the minimum age at which the penalty for early
23retirement would not be applicable or the date of the
24participant's death, whichever is later, on the basis of
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1    (b) The minimum total survivors annuity payable on account
2of the death of an annuitant shall be 50% of the retirement
3annuity which is payable under Section 15-136 at the time of
4death or 50% of the disability retirement annuity payable under
5Section 15-153.2. This minimum survivors annuity shall apply to
6each participant and annuitant who dies after September 16,
71979, whether or not his or her employee status terminates
8before or after that date.
9    (c) If an annuitant has elected a reversionary annuity, the
10retirement annuity referred to in this Section is that which
11would have been payable had such election not been filed.
12    (d) Beginning January 1, 2002, any person who is receiving
13a survivors annuity under this Article which, after inclusion
14of all one-time and automatic annual increases to which the
15person is entitled, is less than the sum of $17.50 for each
16year (up to a maximum of 30 years) of the deceased member's
17service credit, shall be entitled to a monthly supplemental
18payment equal to the difference.
19    If 2 or more persons are receiving survivors annuities
20based on the same deceased member, the calculation of the
21supplemental payment under this subsection shall be based on
22the total of those annuities and divided pro rata. The
23supplemental payment is not subject to any limitation on the
24maximum amount of the annuity and shall not be included in the
25calculation of any automatic annual increase under Section
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1Section 1-160 does not apply to any benefit provided under this
2subsection.
3(Source: P.A. 91-887, eff. 7-6-00; 92-749, eff. 8-2-02.)
 
4    (40 ILCS 5/18-115)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 18-115)
5    Sec. 18-115. Beneficiary. "Beneficiary": A surviving
6spouse or children eligible for an annuity; or, if no eligible
7surviving spouse or children survives, the person or persons
8designated by the participant or annuitant in the last written
9designation on file with the Board; or, if no person so
10designated survives, or if no designation is on file, the
11estate of the participant or annuitant. If a special needs
12trust as described in Section 1396p(d)(4) of Title 42 of the
13United States Code, as amended from time to time, has been
14established for a disabled child, then the special needs trust
15may stand in lieu of the disabled adult child as a beneficiary
16for the purposes of this Article.
17(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)
 
18    (40 ILCS 5/18-125)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 18-125)
19    Sec. 18-125. Retirement annuity amount.
20    (a) The annual retirement annuity for a participant who
21terminated service as a judge prior to July 1, 1971 shall be
22based on the law in effect at the time of termination of
23service.
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11, 1971, the retirement annuity for any participant in service
2on or after such date shall be 3 1/2% of final average salary,
3as defined in this Section, for each of the first 10 years of
4service, and 5% of such final average salary for each year of
5service on excess of 10.
6    For purposes of this Section, final average salary for a
7participant who first serves as a judge before August 10, 2009
8(the effective date of Public Act 96-207) shall be:
9        (1) the average salary for the last 4 years of credited
10    service as a judge for a participant who terminates service
11    before July 1, 1975.
12        (2) for a participant who terminates service after June
13    30, 1975 and before July 1, 1982, the salary on the last
14    day of employment as a judge.
15        (3) for any participant who terminates service after
16    June 30, 1982 and before January 1, 1990, the average
17    salary for the final year of service as a judge.
18        (4) for a participant who terminates service on or
19    after January 1, 1990 but before the effective date of this
20    amendatory Act of 1995, the salary on the last day of
21    employment as a judge.
22        (5) for a participant who terminates service on or
23    after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995,
24    the salary on the last day of employment as a judge, or the
25    highest salary received by the participant for employment
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1    least 4 consecutive years, whichever is greater.
2    However, in the case of a participant who elects to
3discontinue contributions as provided in subdivision (a)(2) of
4Section 18-133, the time of such election shall be considered
5the last day of employment in the determination of final
6average salary under this subsection.
7    For a participant who first serves as a judge on or after
8August 10, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 96-207) and
9before January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act
1096-889) this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, final
11average salary shall be the average monthly salary obtained by
12dividing the total salary of the participant during the period
13of: (1) the 48 consecutive months of service within the last
14120 months of service in which the total compensation was the
15highest, or (2) the total period of service, if less than 48
16months, by the number of months of service in that period.
17    The maximum retirement annuity for any participant shall be
1885% of final average salary.
19    (b-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article,
20for a participant who first serves as a judge on or after
21January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 96-889) this
22amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the annual
23retirement annuity is 3% of the participant's final average
24salary for each year of service. The maximum retirement annuity
25payable shall be 60% of the participant's final average salary.
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1January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 96-889) this
2amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, final average
3salary shall be the average monthly salary obtained by dividing
4the total salary of the judge during the 96 consecutive months
5of service within the last 120 months of service in which the
6total salary was the highest by the number of months of service
7in that period; however, beginning January 1, 2011, the annual
8final average salary may not exceed $106,800, except that that
9amount shall annually thereafter be increased by the lesser of
10(i) 3% of that amount, including all previous adjustments, or
11(ii) the annual unadjusted percentage increase (but not less
12than zero) the Social Security Covered Wage Base for 2010, and
13shall automatically be increased or decreased, as applicable,
14by a percentage equal to the percentage change in the consumer
15price index-u for the 12 months ending with the September
16preceding each November 1 during the preceding 12-month
17calendar year. "Consumer price index-u" means the index
18published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United
19States Department of Labor that measures the average change in
20prices of goods and services purchased by all urban consumers,
21United States city average, all items, 1982-84 = 100. The new
22amount resulting from each annual adjustment shall be
23determined by the Public Pension Division of the Department of
24Insurance and made available to the Board by November 1st of
25each year.
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1prior to age 60 with less than 28 years of service in the
2System shall be reduced 1/2 of 1% for each month that the
3participant's age is under 60 years at the time the annuity
4commences. However, for a participant who retires on or after
5the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General
6Assembly, the percentage reduction in retirement annuity
7imposed under this subsection shall be reduced by 5/12 of 1%
8for every month of service in this System in excess of 20
9years, and therefore a participant with at least 26 years of
10service in this System may retire at age 55 without any
11reduction in annuity.
12    The reduction in retirement annuity imposed by this
13subsection shall not apply in the case of retirement on account
14of disability.
15    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article,
16for a participant who first serves as a judge on or after
17January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 96-889) this
18amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and who is retiring
19after attaining age 62, the retirement annuity shall be reduced
20by 1/2 of 1% for each month that the participant's age is under
21age 67 at the time the annuity commences.
22(Source: P.A. 96-207, eff. 8-10-09; 96-889, eff. 1-1-11;
2396-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
24    (40 ILCS 5/18-125.1)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 18-125.1)
25    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 96-889)

 

 

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1    Sec. 18-125.1. Automatic increase in retirement annuity. A
2participant who retires from service after June 30, 1969,
3shall, in January of the year next following the year in which
4the first anniversary of retirement occurs, and in January of
5each year thereafter, have the amount of his or her originally
6granted retirement annuity increased as follows: for each year
7up to and including 1971, 1 1/2%; for each year from 1972
8through 1979 inclusive, 2%; and for 1980 and each year
9thereafter, 3%.
10    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, a
11retirement annuity for a participant who first serves as a
12judge on or after January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public
13Act 96-889) this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly
14shall be increased in January of the year next following the
15year in which the first anniversary of retirement occurs, but
16in no event prior to age 67, and in January of each year
17thereafter, by an amount equal to 3% or the annual percentage
18increase change in the consumer price index-u as determined by
19the Public Pension Division of the Department of Insurance
20under subsection (b-5) of Section 18-125 Consumer Price Index
21for All Urban Consumers, whichever is less, of the retirement
22annuity then being paid.
23    This Section is not applicable to a participant who retires
24before he or she has made contributions at the rate prescribed
25in Section 18-133 for automatic increases for not less than the
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1to pay the system the amount required to bring the total
2contributions for the automatic increase to the equivalent of
3one year's contribution based upon his or her last year's
4salary.
5    This Section is applicable to all participants in service
6after June 30, 1969 unless a participant has elected, prior to
7September 1, 1969, in a written direction filed with the board
8not to be subject to the provisions of this Section. Any
9participant in service on or after July 1, 1992 shall have the
10option of electing prior to April 1, 1993, in a written
11direction filed with the board, to be covered by the provisions
12of the 1969 amendatory Act. Such participant shall be required
13to make the aforesaid additional contributions with compound
14interest at 4% per annum.
15    Any participant who has become eligible to receive the
16maximum rate of annuity and who resumes service as a judge
17after receiving a retirement annuity under this Article shall
18have the amount of his or her retirement annuity increased by
193% of the originally granted annuity amount for each year of
20such resumed service, beginning in January of the year next
21following the date of such resumed service, upon subsequent
22termination of such resumed service.
23    Beginning January 1, 1990, all automatic annual increases
24payable under this Section shall be calculated as a percentage
25of the total annuity payable at the time of the increase,
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1(Source: P.A. 96-889, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
2    (40 ILCS 5/18-127)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 18-127)
3    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 96-889)
4    Sec. 18-127. Retirement annuity - suspension on
5reemployment.
6    (a) A participant receiving a retirement annuity who is
7regularly employed for compensation by an employer other than a
8county, in any capacity, shall have his or her retirement
9annuity payments suspended during such employment. Upon
10termination of such employment, retirement annuity payments at
11the previous rate shall be resumed.
12    If such a participant resumes service as a judge, he or she
13shall receive credit for any additional service. Upon
14subsequent retirement, his or her retirement annuity shall be
15the amount previously granted, plus the amount earned by the
16additional judicial service under the provisions in effect
17during the period of such additional service. However, if the
18participant was receiving the maximum rate of annuity at the
19time of re-employment, he or she may elect, in a written
20direction filed with the board, not to receive any additional
21service credit during the period of re-employment. In such
22case, contributions shall not be required during the period of
23re-employment. Any such election shall be irrevocable.
24    (b) Beginning January 1, 1991, any participant receiving a
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1employer other than a county for a period not exceeding 75
2working days in any calendar year shall not be deemed to be
3regularly employed for compensation or to have resumed service
4as a judge for the purposes of this Article. A day shall be
5considered a working day if the annuitant performs on it any of
6his duties under the temporary employment agreement.
7    (c) Except as provided in subsection (a), beginning January
81, 1993, retirement annuities shall not be subject to
9suspension upon resumption of employment for an employer, and
10any retirement annuity that is then so suspended shall be
11reinstated on that date.
12    (d) The changes made in this Section by this amendatory Act
13of 1993 shall apply to judges no longer in service on its
14effective date, as well as to judges serving on or after that
15date.
16    (e) A participant receiving a retirement annuity under this
17Article who serves as a part-time employee in any of the
18following positions: Legislative Inspector General, Special
19Legislative Inspector General, employee of the Office of the
20Legislative Inspector General, Executive Director of the
21Legislative Ethics Commission, or staff of the Legislative
22Ethics Commission, but has not elected to participate in the
23Article 14 System with respect to that service, shall not be
24deemed to be regularly employed for compensation by an employer
25other than a county, nor to have resumed service as a judge, on
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1and other benefits of that person under this Code shall not be
2suspended, diminished, or otherwise impaired solely as a
3consequence of that service. This subsection (e) applies
4without regard to whether the person is in service as a judge
5under this Article on or after the effective date of this
6amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly. In this
7subsection, a "part-time employee" is a person who is not
8required to work at least 35 hours per week.
9    (f) A participant receiving a retirement annuity under this
10Article who has made an election under Section 1-123 and who is
11serving either as legal counsel in the Office of the Governor
12or as Chief Deputy Attorney General shall not be deemed to be
13regularly employed for compensation by an employer other than a
14county, nor to have resumed service as a judge, on the basis of
15that service, and the retirement annuity payments and other
16benefits of that person under this Code shall not be suspended,
17diminished, or otherwise impaired solely as a consequence of
18that service. This subsection (f) applies without regard to
19whether the person is in service as a judge under this Article
20on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
2193rd General Assembly.
22    (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, if
23a person who first becomes a participant under this System on
24or after January 1, 2011 (the effective date of this amendatory
25Act of the 96th General Assembly) is receiving a retirement
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1accepts employment in a position covered under this Article or
2any other Article of this Code and is employed on a full-time
3basis, then the person's retirement annuity under this System
4shall be suspended during that employment. Upon termination of
5that employment, the person's retirement annuity shall resume
6and, if appropriate, be recalculated under the applicable
7provisions of this Article.
8(Source: P.A. 96-889, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
9    (40 ILCS 5/18-128.01)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 18-128.01)
10    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 96-889)
11    Sec. 18-128.01. Amount of survivor's annuity.
12    (a) Upon the death of an annuitant, his or her surviving
13spouse shall be entitled to a survivor's annuity of 66 2/3% of
14the annuity the annuitant was receiving immediately prior to
15his or her death, inclusive of annual increases in the
16retirement annuity to the date of death.
17    (b) Upon the death of an active participant, his or her
18surviving spouse shall receive a survivor's annuity of 66 2/3%
19of the annuity earned by the participant as of the date of his
20or her death, determined without regard to whether the
21participant had attained age 60 as of that time, or 7 1/2% of
22the last salary of the decedent, whichever is greater.
23    (c) Upon the death of a participant who had terminated
24service with at least 10 years of service, his or her surviving
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1the annuity earned by the deceased participant at the date of
2death.
3    (d) Upon the death of an annuitant, active participant, or
4participant who had terminated service with at least 10 years
5of service, each surviving child under the age of 18 or
6disabled as defined in Section 18-128 shall be entitled to a
7child's annuity in an amount equal to 5% of the decedent's
8final salary, not to exceed in total for all such children the
9greater of 20% of the decedent's last salary or 66 2/3% of the
10annuity received or earned by the decedent as provided under
11subsections (a) and (b) of this Section. This child's annuity
12shall be paid whether or not a survivor's annuity was elected
13under Section 18-123.
14    (e) The changes made in the survivor's annuity provisions
15by Public Act 82-306 shall apply to the survivors of a deceased
16participant or annuitant whose death occurs on or after August
1721, 1981.
18    (f) Beginning January 1, 1990, every survivor's annuity
19shall be increased (1) on each January 1 occurring on or after
20the commencement of the annuity if the deceased member died
21while receiving a retirement annuity, or (2) in other cases, on
22each January 1 occurring on or after the first anniversary of
23the commencement of the annuity, by an amount equal to 3% of
24the current amount of the annuity, including any previous
25increases under this Article. Such increases shall apply
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1or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1991, but
2shall not accrue for any period prior to January 1, 1990.
3    (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article,
4the initial survivor's annuity for a survivor of a participant
5who first serves as a judge after January 1, 2011 (the
6effective date of Public Act 96-889) this amendatory Act of the
796th General Assembly shall be in the amount of 66 2/3% of the
8annuity received or earned by the decedent, and shall be
9increased (1) on each January 1 occurring on or after the
10commencement of the annuity if the deceased participant died
11while receiving a retirement annuity, or (2) in other cases, on
12each January 1 occurring on or after the first anniversary of
13the commencement of the annuity, but in no event prior to age
1467, by an amount equal to 3% or the annual unadjusted
15percentage increase change in the consumer price index-u as
16determined by the Public Pension Division of the Department of
17Insurance under subsection (b-5) of Section 18-125 Consumer
18Price Index for All Urban Consumers, whichever is less, of the
19survivor's annuity then being paid.
20(Source: P.A. 96-889, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
21    (40 ILCS 5/18-133)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 18-133)
22    Sec. 18-133. Financing; employee contributions.
23    (a) Effective July 1, 1967, each participant is required to
24contribute 7 1/2% of each payment of salary toward the
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1the entire time the participant is in service, with the
2following exceptions:
3        (1) Contributions for the retirement annuity are not
4    required on salary received after 18 years of service by
5    persons who were participants before January 2, 1954.
6        (2) A participant who continues to serve as a judge
7    after becoming eligible to receive the maximum rate of
8    annuity may elect, through a written direction filed with
9    the Board, to discontinue contributing to the System. Any
10    such option elected by a judge shall be irrevocable unless
11    prior to January 1, 2000, and while continuing to serve as
12    judge, the judge (A) files with the Board a letter
13    cancelling the direction to discontinue contributing to
14    the System and requesting that such contributing resume,
15    and (B) pays into the System an amount equal to the total
16    of the discontinued contributions plus interest thereon at
17    5% per annum. Service credits earned in any other
18    "participating system" as defined in Article 20 of this
19    Code shall be considered for purposes of determining a
20    judge's eligibility to discontinue contributions under
21    this subdivision (a)(2).
22        (3) A participant who (i) has attained age 60, (ii)
23    continues to serve as a judge after becoming eligible to
24    receive the maximum rate of annuity, and (iii) has not
25    elected to discontinue contributing to the System under
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1    election) may elect, through a written direction filed with
2    the Board, to make contributions to the System based only
3    on the amount of the increases in salary received by the
4    judge on or after the date of the election, rather than the
5    total salary received. If a judge who is making
6    contributions to the System on the effective date of this
7    amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly makes an
8    election to limit contributions under this subdivision
9    (a)(3) within 90 days after that effective date, the
10    election shall be deemed to become effective on that
11    effective date and the judge shall be entitled to receive a
12    refund of any excess contributions paid to the System
13    during that 90-day period; any other election under this
14    subdivision (a)(3) becomes effective on the first of the
15    month following the date of the election. An election to
16    limit contributions under this subdivision (a)(3) is
17    irrevocable. Service credits earned in any other
18    participating system as defined in Article 20 of this Code
19    shall be considered for purposes of determining a judge's
20    eligibility to make an election under this subdivision
21    (a)(3).
22    (b) Beginning July 1, 1969, each participant is required to
23contribute 1% of each payment of salary towards the automatic
24increase in annuity provided in Section 18-125.1. However, such
25contributions need not be made by any participant who has
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1automatic increase in annuity provisions.
2    (c) Effective July 13, 1953, each married participant
3subject to the survivor's annuity provisions is required to
4contribute 2 1/2% of each payment of salary, whether or not he
5or she is required to make any other contributions under this
6Section. Such contributions shall be made concurrently with the
7contributions made for annuity purposes.
8    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article,
9the required contributions for a participant who first becomes
10a participant on or after January 1, 2011 shall not exceed the
11contributions that would be due under this Article if that
12participant's highest salary for annuity purposes were
13$106,800, plus any increase in that amount under Section
1418-125.
15(Source: P.A. 91-653, eff. 12-10-99.)
 
16    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
17changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
18that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
19represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
20not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
21made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
22Public Act.
 
23    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
241, 2011.