103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2914

 

Introduced 1/26/2024, by Sen. Karina Villa

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
40 ILCS 5/7-137.1  from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-137.1
30 ILCS 805/8.48 new

    Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision concerning participation in the Fund by a person who holds an elective office, provides that a person who holds an elective office and has not elected to participate in the Fund with respect to that office shall not be disqualified from receiving service credit for service in that elected office as long as the member participated in a non-elected position with the employer for which the member is now an elected official; the employer has continued to make member contributions for that period of service; and there is no gap in service credit between the 2 positions. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.


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STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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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
5changing Section 7-137.1 as follows:
 
6    (40 ILCS 5/7-137.1)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-137.1)
7    Sec. 7-137.1. Elected officials.
8    (a) A person holding an elective office who has elected to
9participate in the Fund while in that office may revoke that
10election and cease participating in the Fund by notifying the
11Board in writing before January 1, 1992.
12    Upon such revocation, the person shall forfeit all
13creditable service earned while holding that office, and the
14Board shall refund to the person, without interest, all
15employee contributions paid for the forfeited creditable
16service. The Board shall also refund or credit to the
17employing municipality, without interest, the employer
18contributions relating to the forfeited service, except those
19for death and disability.
20    (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 7-141 and
217-144, beginning January 1, 1992, a person who holds an
22elective office and has not elected to participate in the Fund
23with respect to that office (or has revoked his election to

 

 

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1participate with respect to that office under subsection (a)
2of this Section) shall not be disqualified from receiving a
3retirement annuity by reason of holding such office, provided
4that the annuity is not based on any credits received for
5participating while holding that office.
6    (c) Notwithstanding any other provision, a person who
7holds an elective office and has not elected to participate in
8the Fund with respect to that office shall not be disqualified
9from receiving service credit for service in that elected
10office as long as:
11        (1) the member participated in a non-elected position
12    with the employer for which the member is now an elected
13    official;
14        (2) the employer has continued to make member
15    contributions for that period of service; and
16        (3) there is no gap in service credit between the 2
17    positions.
18(Source: P.A. 87-740.)
 
19    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
20Section 8.48 as follows:
 
21    (30 ILCS 805/8.48 new)
22    Sec. 8.48. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and
238 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for
24the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory

 

 

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1Act of the 103rd General Assembly.