AUTHORITY: Implementing Section 5-15 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act [5 ILCS 100] and authorized by Sections 14-135.03 and 14-134 of the Illinois Pension Code [40 ILCS 5].

SOURCE: Filed December 20, 1977, effective December 31, 1977; amended at 4 Ill. Reg. 12, p. 534, effective March 11, 1980; codified at 6 Ill. Reg. 10935; amended at 8 Ill. Reg. 4144, effective March 26, 1984; recodified from 80 Ill. Adm. Code 1540.280, 1540.290 and 1540.300 at 8 Ill. Reg. 15902; amended at 9 Ill. Reg. 12714, effective August 2, 1985; amended at 10 Ill. Reg. 1916, effective January 10, 1986; amended at 15 Ill. Reg. 1571, effective January 22, 1991; amended at 24 Ill. Reg. 128, effective January 15, 2000; amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 4212, effective March 22, 2017.

SUBPART A: PUBLIC INFORMATION

 

Section 2375.10  Availability for Public Inspection

 

a)         The rules of the Retirement System implementing the Illinois Freedom of Information Act [5 ILCS 140] are located at 80 Ill. Adm. Code 1540.390.

 

b)         The rules of the Retirement System or any revisions, modifications, amendments or repeal of those rules are available for public inspection at all times on any day the State Employees' Retirement System of Illinois is open for business at the Springfield Office, 2101 South Veterans Parkway, Springfield IL 62794.

 

(Source:  Amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 4212, effective March 22, 2017)

SUBPART B: RULEMAKING

 

Section 2375.110  Procedure for Submission, Consideration and Disposition of Petitions Seeking the Promulgation, Amendment or Repeal of the Rules of the State Employees Retirement System

 

a)         Right to Petition

Any interested person may petition the Executive Secretary requesting the promulgation of a Rule or Regulation or for an amendment, modification, revision or repeal of any existing rule.

 

b)         Form of Petition

The Petition shall be in writing and signed by the party requesting the promulgation, amendment, modification, revision or repeal of any of the rules of the State Employees Retirement System.  The Petition should set forth the following information:

 

1)         A statement of whether the promulgation of a new Rule or the amendment, modification, revision or repeal of a present Rule is being sought, and

 

2)         If a Petition requests the promulgation of a new Rule, the Petition shall set forth the full text of the suggested new Rule, and

 

3)         If the Petition requests the amendment, revision or modification of an existing Section, the Petition shall identify the existing Section as to which amendment, revision or modification is being requested and should set forth the full text of the Rule as amended, revised or modified, and

 

4)         If the Petition requests the repeal of an existing Section the Petition shall identify the particular Section as to which repeal is being requested, and

 

5)         A statement of the Petitioner's reasons for requesting the promulgation, amendment, revision, modification or repeal as the case may be.

 

c)         Filing of Petition

Such Petition may be filed in person or by mail with the Executive Secretary of the State Employees' Retirement System at the Springfield Office, P.O. Box 19255-2101 South Veterans Parkway, Springfield, IL 62 794-9255.

 

d)         Disposition of Petition

The Executive Secretary will present the Petition to the Board of Trustees at its next regularly scheduled meeting following receipt of the Petition. Within 30 days after said meeting, the Executive Secretary will notify the Petitioner whether the board will grant the Petition and initiate Rule making proceedings in accordance with Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 127, par. 1005-35).

 

(Source:  Amended at 15 Ill. Reg. 1571, effective January 22, 1991)

SUBPART C: ORGANIZATION

 

Section 2375.210  Organization of the State Employees' Retirement System

 

a)         As provided in Article 14 of the Illinois Pension Code  (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 108 1/2 par. 14-101 et seq. ) responsibility for the operation of the System is vested in a Board of Trustees.  The Board consists of thirteen Trustees as follows:

 

1)         Comptroller who shall be Chairperson;

 

2)         Six Trustees appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate who may not be members of the System or hold an elective State office and who shall serve terms in the manner prescribed by Section 14-135 of the Illinois Pension Code;

 

3)         Four active participants of the System having at least 8 years of creditable service, to be elected by the contributing members of the System as provided in Section 14-134.1 of the Illinois Pension Code; and

 

4)         Two annuitants of the System who have been annuitants for at least one full year, to be elected by the annuitants of the System as provided in Section 14-134.1.

 

b)         The Comptroller shall be an Ex-Officio member and shall serve as a Trustees during his or her term of office.

 

c)         The administration of the detailed affairs of the System is the responsibility of the Executive Secretary who is appointed by the Board of Trustees.

 

(Source:  Amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 4212, effective March 22, 2017)