99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB6030
 
Introduced , by Rep. Deborah Conroy
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
40 ILCS 5/1-140 new
410 ILCS 535/24.5 new
30 ILCS 805/8.39 new

     Amends the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Requires every pension fund or retirement system under the Code to develop and implement, by no later than June 30, 2017, a process to identify annuitants who are deceased. The process shall require the pension fund or retirement system to check for any deceased annuitants at least once per month and shall include the use of commonly accepted methods to identify persons who are deceased, which include, but are not limited to, the use of a third party entity that specializes in the identification of deceased persons, the use of data provided by the Social Security Administration, the use of  data provided by the Department of Public Health's Office of  Vital Records, or the use of any other method that is commonly used by other states to identify deceased persons. Amends the Vital Records Act to make a conforming change. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
  


LRB099 15000 RPS 39196 b

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

  
HB6030LRB099 15000 RPS 39196 b


  
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 adding 
5Section 1-140 as follows:
 
6    (40 ILCS 5/1-140 new)
7    Sec. 1-140. Identification of deceased annuitants. Every 
8pension fund or retirement system under this Code shall develop 
9and implement, by no later than June 30, 2017, a process to 
10identify annuitants who are deceased. The process shall require 
11the pension fund or retirement system to check for any deceased 
12annuitants at least once per month and shall include the use of 
13any commonly used methods to identify persons who are deceased, 
14which include, but are not limited to, the use of a third party 
15entity that specializes in the identification of deceased 
16persons, the use of data provided by the Social Security 
17Administration, the use of  data provided by the Department of 
18Public Health's Office of  Vital Records, or the use of any 
19other method that is commonly used by other states to identify 
20deceased persons.
 
21    Section 10. The Vital Records Act is amended by adding 
22Section 24.5 as follows:
 
 
 
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1    (410 ILCS 535/24.5 new)
2    Sec. 24.5. Access to records; pension funds and retirement 
3systems. Any information contained in the vital records shall 
4be made available to any pension fund or retirement system 
5under the Illinois Pension Code pursuant to Section 1-140 of 
6the Illinois Pension Code.
 
7    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 
8Section 8.39 as follows:
 
9    (30 ILCS 805/8.39 new)
10    Sec. 8.39. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 
11of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the 
12implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of 
13the 99th General Assembly.
 
 
14    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
15becoming law.