Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB2954

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Requires a person who becomes employed as a downstate fire chief on or after July 1, 2018 by a municipality that participates in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) to participate in IMRF rather than the relevant downstate firefighter pension fund. Until July 1, 2018, allows downstate fire chiefs to terminate their participation in a downstate firefighter pension fund and allows them to transfer their participation and pension credits from the downstate firefighter pension fund to IMRF. Provides that a municipality may provide an alternative retirement plan for a fire chief who terminates participation in its downstate firefighter pension fund and does not participate in IMRF. Also makes technical corrections. Effective immediately.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/9/2017	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John Cavaletto
2/9/2017	House	First Reading
2/9/2017	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/22/2017	House	Assigned to Personnel & Pensions Committee
3/31/2017	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/8/2019	House	Session Sine Die

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