96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1858


 
Introduced 2/20/2009, by Sen. James A. DeLeo
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













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30 ILCS 805/8.33 new










    If Senate Bill 2520 of the 95th General Assembly becomes law, amends the Chicago Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code to authorize an active member to establish service credit in 6-month increments for certain employment in a law enforcement capacity under the Chicago Municipal Article of the Code or as a law enforcement officer with any agency of the United States government. 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. If, and only if, Senate Bill 2520 of the 95th 
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General Assembly becomes law, then the Illinois Pension Code is 
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amended  by changing Section 5-214.2 as follows:
 
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    (40 ILCS 5/5-214.2)
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    Sec. 5-214.2. Credit for certain law enforcement service. 
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An active policeman who is a member of  this Fund on or before 
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the effective date of this Section may  establish up to 10 years 
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of additional service credit in 6-month increments for service 
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in a law enforcement capacity under Articles 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 
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13, 14, and 15 and Division 1 of Article 22,  or as a law 
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enforcement officer with the Chicago Housing Authority, or as a 
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law enforcement officer with any agency of the United States 
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government, provided that: (1) service credit is not available 
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for that employment under any other provision of this Article; 
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(2) any service credit for that employment received under any 
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other provision of this Code  or under the retirement plan of 
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the Chicago Housing Authority or Federal Employee Retirement 
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System has been terminated; and (3) the policeman applies for 
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this credit in writing within one year after the effective date 
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of this Section and pays to the Fund within 5 years after the 
 


 






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date of application an amount to be determined by the Fund in 
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accordance with this Section.
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    An active policeman who becomes  a member of  this Fund after 
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the effective date of this Section may  establish up to 10 years 
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of additional service credit in 6-month increments for service 
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in a law enforcement capacity under Articles 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 
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13, 14, and 15 and Division 1 of Article 22, or as a law 
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enforcement officer with the Chicago Housing Authority, or as a 
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law enforcement officer with any agency of the United States 
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government, provided that: (1) service credit is not available 
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for that employment under any other provision of this Article; 
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(2) any service credit for that employment received under any 
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other provision of this Code  or under the retirement plan of 
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the Chicago Housing Authority or Federal Employee Retirement 
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System has been terminated; and (3) the policeman applies for 
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this credit in writing within 2 years after he or she begins 
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employment under this Article and pays to the Fund within 5 
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years after the date of application an amount to be determined 
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by the Fund in accordance with this Section. 
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    The Fund must determine the policeman's payment required to 
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establish creditable service under this Section by  taking into 
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account the appropriate actuarial assumptions, including 
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without limitation the police officer's service, age, and 
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salary history; the level of funding of the Fund; and any other 
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factors that the Fund determines to be relevant. For this 
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purpose, the policeman's required payment should result in no 
 


 






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significant increase to the Fund's unfunded actuarial accrued 
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liability determined as of the most recent actuarial valuation, 
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based on the same assumptions and methods used to develop and 
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report the Fund's actuarial accrued liability and actuarial 
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value of assets under Statement No. 25 of Governmental 
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Accounting Standards Board or any subsequent applicable 
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Statement.


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(Source: 95SB2520enr.)
 
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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.