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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
5Sections 17-143.5 and 17-149 as follows:
 
6    (40 ILCS 5/17-143.5 new)
7    Sec. 17-143.5. Testimony and the production of records. The
8Board shall have the power to issue subpoenas to compel the
9attendance of witnesses and the production of documents and
10records in conjunction with the determination of employer
11payments required under subsection (c) of Section 17-116, a
12disability claim, an administrative review proceeding, an
13attempt to obtain information to assist in the collection of
14sums due to the Fund, or a felony forfeiture investigation. The
15fees of witnesses for attendance and travel shall be the same
16as the fees of witnesses before the circuit courts of this
17State and shall be paid by the party seeking the subpoena. The
18Board may apply to any circuit court in the State for an order
19requiring compliance with a subpoena issued under this Section.
20Subpoenas issued under this Section shall be subject to
21applicable provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure.
 
22    (40 ILCS 5/17-149)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 17-149)

 

 

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1    Sec. 17-149. Cancellation of pensions.
2    (a) If any person receiving a disability retirement pension
3from the Fund is re-employed as a teacher by an Employer, the
4pension shall be cancelled on the date the re-employment
5begins, or on the first day of a payroll period for which
6service credit was validated, whichever is earlier.
7    (b) If any person receiving a service retirement pension
8from the Fund is re-employed as a teacher on a permanent or
9annual basis by an Employer, the pension shall be cancelled on
10the date the re-employment begins, or on the first day of a
11payroll period for which service credit was validated,
12whichever is earlier. However, subject to the limitations and
13requirements of subsection (c-5), the pension shall not be
14cancelled in the case of a service retirement pensioner who is
15re-employed on a temporary and non-annual basis or on an hourly
16basis.
17    (c) If the date of re-employment on a permanent or annual
18basis occurs within 5 school months after the date of previous
19retirement, exclusive of any vacation period, the member shall
20be deemed to have been out of service only temporarily and not
21permanently retired. Such person shall be entitled to pension
22payments for the time he could have been employed as a teacher
23and received salary, but shall not be entitled to pension for
24or during the summer vacation prior to his return to service.
25    When the member again retires on pension, the time of
26service and the money contributed by him during re-employment

 

 

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1shall be added to the time and money previously credited. Such
2person must acquire 3 consecutive years of additional
3contributing service before he may retire again on a pension at
4a rate and under conditions other than those in force or
5attained at the time of his previous retirement.
6    (c-5) The service retirement pension shall not be cancelled
7in the case of a service retirement pensioner who is
8re-employed as a teacher on a temporary and non-annual basis or
9on an hourly basis, so long as the person (1) does not work as a
10teacher for compensation on more than 100 days in a school year
11or (2) does not accept gross compensation for the re-employment
12in a school year in excess of (i) $30,000 or (ii) in the case of
13a person who retires with at least 5 years of service as a
14principal, an amount that is equal to the daily rate normally
15paid to retired principals multiplied by 100. These limitations
16apply only to school years that begin on or after August 8,
172012 (the effective date of Public Act 97-912) this amendatory
18Act of the 97th General Assembly. Such re-employment does not
19require contributions, result in service credit, or constitute
20active membership in the Fund.
21    Notwithstanding the 100-day limit set forth in item (1) of
22this subsection (c-5), the service retirement pension shall not
23be cancelled in the case of a service retirement pensioner who
24teaches only driver education courses after regular school
25hours and does not teach any other subject area, so long as the
26person does not work as a teacher for compensation for more

 

 

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1than 900 hours in a school year. The $30,000 limit set forth in
2subitem (i) of item (2) of this subsection (c-5) shall apply to
3a service retirement pensioner who teaches only driver
4education courses after regular school hours and does not teach
5any other subject area.
6    To be eligible for such re-employment without cancellation
7of pension, the pensioner must notify the Fund and the Board of
8Education of his or her intention to accept re-employment under
9this subsection (c-5) before beginning that re-employment (or
10if the re-employment began before the effective date of this
11amendatory Act, then within 30 days after that effective date).
12    An Employer must certify to the Fund the temporary and
13non-annual or hourly status and the compensation of each
14pensioner re-employed under this subsection at least
15quarterly, and when the pensioner is approaching the earnings
16limitation under this subsection.
17    If the pensioner works more than 100 days or accepts excess
18gross compensation for such re-employment in any school year
19that begins on or after August 8, 2012 (the effective date of
20Public Act 97-912) this amendatory Act of the 97th General
21Assembly, the service retirement pension shall thereupon be
22cancelled.
23    If the pensioner who only teaches drivers education courses
24after regular school hours works more than 900 hours or accepts
25excess gross compensation for such re-employment in any school
26year that begins on or after the effective date of this

 

 

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1amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, the service
2retirement pension shall thereupon be cancelled.
3    The Board of the Fund shall adopt rules for the
4implementation and administration of this subsection.
5    (d) Notwithstanding Sections 1-103.1 and 17-157, the
6changes to this Section made by Public Act 90-32 apply without
7regard to whether termination of service occurred before the
8effective date of that Act and apply retroactively to August
923, 1989.
10    Notwithstanding Sections 1-103.1 and 17-157, the changes
11to this Section and Section 17-106 made by Public Act 92-599
12apply without regard to whether termination of service occurred
13before the effective date of that Act.
14    Notwithstanding Sections 1-103.1 and 17-157, the changes
15to this Section made by this amendatory Act of the 97th General
16Assembly apply without regard to whether termination of service
17occurred before the effective date of this amendatory Act.
18(Source: P.A. 99-176, eff. 7-29-15.)
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
20becoming law.