093_HB1551

 
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 1        AN ACT in relation to public employee benefits.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.  The  Illinois  Pension  Code  is  amended by
 5    changing Section 7-109.3 as follows:

 6        (40 ILCS 5/7-109.3) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-109.3)
 7        Sec. 7-109.3.  "Sheriff's Law Enforcement Employees".
 8        (a)  "Sheriff's  law  enforcement  employee"  or   "SLEP"
 9    means:
10             (1)  A  county  sheriff and all deputies, other than
11        special deputies, employed on a full time  basis  in  the
12        office of the sheriff.
13             (2)  A person who has elected to participate in this
14        Fund  under  Section  3-109.1  of  this  Code, and who is
15        employed  by  a  participating  municipality  to  perform
16        police duties.
17             (3)  A law enforcement officer employed  on  a  full
18        time  basis  by a Forest Preserve District, provided that
19        such officer shall be deemed a "sheriff's law enforcement
20        employee" for the purposes of this Article,  and  service
21        in  that  capacity  shall  be  deemed  to be service as a
22        sheriff's law enforcement employee, only if the board  of
23        commissioners of the District have so elected by adoption
24        of  an affirmative resolution.  Such election, once made,
25        may not be rescinded.
26             (4)  A person not eligible to participate in a  fund
27        established  under Article 3 of this Code who is employed
28        on a full-time basis by a participating  municipality  or
29        participating instrumentality to perform police duties at
30        a park or an airport, but only if the governing authority
31        of  the  employer  has approved sheriff's law enforcement
 
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 1        employee status  for  its  airport  police  employees  by
 2        adoption  of  an  affirmative resolution.  Such approval,
 3        once given, may not be rescinded.
 4        (b)  An employee  who  is  a  sheriff's  law  enforcement
 5    employee and is granted military leave or authorized leave of
 6    absence  shall  receive  service  credit  in  that  capacity.
 7    Sheriff's  law enforcement employees shall not be entitled to
 8    out-of-State service credit under Section 7-139.
 9    (Source: P.A. 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)

10        Section 90.  The State Mandates Act is amended by  adding
11    Section 8.27 as follows:

12        (30 ILCS 805/8.27 new)
13        Sec.  8.27.  Exempt  mandate.  Notwithstanding Sections 6
14    and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is  required
15    for  the  implementation  of  any  mandate  created  by  this
16    amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.

17        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
18    becoming law.