96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB2422


 
Introduced 2/19/2009, by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		








         



40 ILCS 5/6-210.1  from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-210.1


40 ILCS 5/6-210.2



40 ILCS 5/8-172.1




30 ILCS 805/8.33 new










    Amends the Chicago Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows a fireman who was employed by the Chicago Fire Department and either (i) did not participate in a pension fund under the Code or (ii) participated in the pension fund established under the Chicago Municipal Article, terminated that service, and received a refund to establish the service under the Chicago Firefighter Article. Makes other changes. 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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    AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.

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


 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended  by changing 
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Sections 6-210.1, 6-210.2, and 8-172.1 as follows:
 



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    (40 ILCS 5/6-210.1)
  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-210.1)


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    Sec. 6-210.1. Credit for former employment with the fire 
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department. 

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    (a) Any fireman who (1) accumulated service credit in the 
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Article 8 fund for
service as an employee of the Chicago Fire 
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Department and (2) has terminated
that Article 8 service credit 
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and received a refund of contributions therefor,
may establish 
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service credit in this Fund for all or any part of that period 
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of
service under the Article 8 fund by making written 
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application to the Board by
January 1, 2010 2005 and paying to 
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this Fund (i) employee contributions based upon
the actual 
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salary received and the rates in effect for members of this 
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Fund at
the time of such service, plus (ii) interest thereon 
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calculated as follows:


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        (1) For applications received by the Board before July 
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    14, 1995, interest shall be calculated
on the amount of 
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    employee contributions determined under item (i) above, at 
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    the
rate of 4% per annum, compounded annually, from the 
 


 






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    date of termination of such
service to the date of payment.


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        (2) For applications received by the Board on or after 
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    July 14, 1995, interest shall be calculated
on the amount 
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    of employee contributions determined under item (i) above, 
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    at the
rate of 4% per annum, compounded annually, from the 
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    first date of the period
for which credit is being 
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    established under this subsection (a) to the date of

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    payment.

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    A fireman who (1) retired on or after January 16, 2004 and 
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on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 
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93rd General Assembly and  (2) files an application to establish 
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service credit under this subsection (a) before January 1, 
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2005, shall have his or her pension recalculated prospectively 
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to include the service credit established under this subsection 
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(a).

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    (b) A fireman who, at any time during the period 1970 
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through 1983, was
an employee of the Chicago Fire Department 
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but did not participate in any
pension fund subject to this 
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Code with respect to that employment may establish
service 
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credit in this Fund for all or any part of that employment by 
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making
written application to the Board by January 1, 2010 2005


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and paying to
this Fund (i)
employee contributions based upon 
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the actual salary received and the rates in
effect for members 
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of this Fund at the time of that employment, plus (ii)
interest 
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thereon calculated at the rate of 4% per annum, compounded 
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annually,
from the first date of the employment for which 
 


 






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credit is being established
under this subsection (b) to the 
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date of payment.

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    (c) (Blank). A fireman may pay the contributions required 
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for service credit under
this Section established on or after 
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July 14, 1995 in the form of payroll deductions, in accordance 
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with
such procedures and limitations as may be established by 
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Board rule and any
applicable rules or ordinances of the 
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employer.

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    (d) Employer contributions shall be transferred as 
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provided in Sections
6-210.2 and 8-172.1.  The employer shall 
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not be responsible for making any
additional employer 
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contributions for any credit established under this
Section.

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(Source: P.A. 93-654, eff. 1-16-04; 93-917, eff. 8-12-04.)

 



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    (40 ILCS 5/6-210.2)




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    Sec. 6-210.2. City contributions for paramedics. 
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Municipality credits
computed and credited under Article 8 for 
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all firemen who (1) accumulated
service credit in the Article 8 
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fund for service as a paramedic, (2) have
terminated that 
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Article 8 service credit and received a refund of

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contributions, and (3) are participants in this Article 6 fund 
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on the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th 93rd 
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General Assembly shall be
transferred by the Article 8 fund to 
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this Fund, together with interest at the
rate of 11% per annum, 
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compounded annually, to the date of the transfer, as
provided 
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in Section 8-172.1 of this Code.  These city contributions shall 
 


 






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be
credited to the individual fireman only if he or she pays 
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for prior service as
a paramedic in full to this Fund.

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(Source: P.A. 93-654, eff. 1-16-04.)
 



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    (40 ILCS 5/8-172.1)



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    Sec. 8-172.1. Transfer of city contributions for 
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paramedics. 

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    (a) Municipality credits computed and credited under this 
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Article 8 for all
persons who (1) accumulated service credit in 
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this Article 8 fund for service
as a paramedic, (2) have 
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terminated that Article 8 service credit and received
a refund 
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of contributions, and (3) are participants in the Article 6 
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fund on
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th 
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93rd General Assembly shall
be transferred by this Article 8 
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fund to the Article 6 fund together with
interest at the rate 
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of 11% per annum, compounded annually, to the date of
transfer.  
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The city shall not be responsible for making any additional 
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employer
contributions to the Fund to replace the amounts 
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transferred under this
Section.

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    (b) Municipality credits computed and credited under this 
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Article 8 for all
persons who (1) accumulated service credit in 
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this Article 8 fund for service
as a paramedic, (2) have 
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terminated that Article 8 service credit and received
a refund 
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of contributions, and (3) are not participants in the Article 6 
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fund
on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd 
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General Assembly shall
be used as provided in Section 8-172.

 


 






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(Source: P.A. 93-654, eff. 1-16-04.)
 
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    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 
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Section 8.33 as follows:
 
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    (30 ILCS 805/8.33 new)
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    Sec. 8.33. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 
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of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the 
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implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of 
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the 96th General Assembly.

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