90th General Assembly
Summary of SB1564
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Senate Sponsors:
WALSH,T.

Short description: 
PEN CD-MWRD-OMNIBUS                                                        

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Article of the      
   Illinois Pension Code.  Decreases the duty disability benefit from 75%      
   to 50% of salary and delays payment until final  adjudication  of  the      
   issue  of  compensability  under  the Workers' Compensation Act or the      
   Workers' Occupational Diseases Act.  Provides for termination of  both      
   duty  and  ordinary  disability  benefits if the disabled employee (i)      
   fails to follow medical advice, (ii) refuses to authorize the Board to      
   examine his or her medical and hospital records,  or  (iii)  fails  to      
   provide  complete  information  relating to other employment.  Expands      
   application of the workers' compensation offset to benefits other than      
   disability benefits and  child  and  surviving  spouse  annuities  and      
   provides   that   interest   shall   not   be  considered  in  certain      
   calculations.  (Article XIII, Section 5 of the  Illinois  Constitution      
   may  prevent these benefit reductions and limitations from applying to      
   current or former members.)  Also provides  for  an  increase  in  the      
   child's  annuity,  the  minimum  retirement  annuity,  and the minimum      
   surviving spouse annuity.  Allows conversion of a  surviving  spouse's      
   term annuity into a minimum surviving spouse annuity. Amends the State      
   Mandates   Act   to   require  implementation  without  reimbursement.      
   Effective immediately.                                                      
          PENSION NOTE                                                         
          Estimated increase in accrued liability is $2 M; increase in         
          annual cost, $178,000 (0.16% of payroll).                            
          PENSION NOTE, AMENDED (Pension Laws Commission)                      
          No change from previous note.                                        
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: 99-01-12

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   0


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