100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB3795
 
Introduced , by Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
40 ILCS 5/9-179.1  from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-179.1
30 ILCS 805/8.41 new

     Amends the Illinois Pension Code. In the Cook County Article, deletes a restrictive date in a provision concerning establishing credit for military service.     Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
  


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
PENSION IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
 
 
A BILL FOR
 

  
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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 
5Section 9-179.1 as follows:
 



6    (40 ILCS 5/9-179.1)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-179.1)



7    Sec. 9-179.1. Military service. A contributing employee as 
8of January 1,
1993 with at least 25 years of service credit may 
9apply for creditable
service for up to 2 years of military 
10service whether or not the military
service followed service as 
11a county employee.  The military service need
not have been 
12served in wartime, but the employee must not have been

13dishonorably discharged.  To establish this creditable service 
14the
applicant must pay to the Fund, while in the service of the 
15county, an
amount determined by the Fund to represent the 
16employee contributions for
the creditable service established, 
17based on the employee's rate of
compensation on his or her last 
18day as a contributor before the military
service, or on his or 
19her first day as a contributor after the military
service, 
20whichever is greater, plus interest at the effective rate from 
21the
date of discharge to the date of payment.  If a person who 
22has established
any credit under this Section applies for or 
23receives any early retirement
incentive under Section 9-134.2, 
 
 
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1the credit under this Section shall be
forfeited and the amount 
2paid to the Fund under this Section shall be
refunded.

3(Source: P.A. 87-1265.)

 
4    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 
5Section 8.41 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 805/8.41 new)
7    Sec. 8.41. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 
8of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the 
9implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of 
10the 100th General Assembly.
 
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
12becoming law.