96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB3978

 

Introduced 1/10/2011, by Sen. William R. Haine

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
5 ILCS 375/6.10
40 ILCS 15/1.4
30 ILCS 805/8.34 new

    Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Increases, beginning February 1, 2011, the required contributions for every active contributor of the State Universities Retirement System (established under Article 15 of the Illinois Pension Code) who (1) is a full-time employee of a community college district (other than a community college district subject to Article VII of the Public Community College Act) or an association of community college boards and (2) is not an employee as defined in a separate provision of the Act. Increases, beginning February 1, 2011, the required contribution every community college district (other than a community college district subject to Article VII of the Public Community College Act) or association of community college boards that is an employer under the State Universities Retirement System must contribute toward the cost of community college health benefits. Amends the State Pension Funds Continuing Appropriation Act. In provisions concerning the Community College Health Insurance Security Fund, prohibits the transfer of funds from the Community College Health Insurance Security Fund by any constitutional officer or legislative body for any other purpose or program. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971
5is amended by changing Section 6.10 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 375/6.10)
7    Sec. 6.10. Contributions to the Community College Health
8Insurance Security Fund.
9    (a) Beginning January 1, 1999 and until February 1, 2011,
10every active contributor of the State Universities Retirement
11System (established under Article 15 of the Illinois Pension
12Code) who (1) is a full-time employee of a community college
13district (other than a community college district subject to
14Article VII of the Public Community College Act) or an
15association of community college boards and (2) is not an
16employee as defined in Section 3 of this Act shall make
17contributions toward the cost of community college annuitant
18and survivor health benefits at the rate of 0.50% of salary.
19Beginning February 1, 2011, the contribution rate under this
20subsection (a) shall be 0.66% of salary. Beginning July 1,
212011, the contribution rate under this subsection (a) shall be
220.82% of salary. Beginning July 1, 2012, the contribution rate
23under this subsection (a) shall be 0.97% of salary. Beginning

 

 

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1July 1, 2013, the contribution rate under this subsection (a)
2shall be a percentage of salary and determined by the
3Department of Central Management Services, or its successor, by
4rule, which in each fiscal year shall not exceed 105% of the
5percentage of salary actually required to be contributed in the
6previous fiscal year.
7    These contributions shall be deducted by the employer and
8paid to the State Universities Retirement System as service
9agent for the Department of Central Management Services. The
10System may use the same processes for collecting the
11contributions required by this subsection that it uses to
12collect the contributions received from those employees under
13Section 15-157 of the Illinois Pension Code. An employer may
14agree to pick up or pay the contributions required under this
15subsection on behalf of the employee; such contributions shall
16be deemed to have been paid by the employee.
17    The State Universities Retirement System shall promptly
18deposit all moneys collected under this subsection (a) into the
19Community College Health Insurance Security Fund created in
20Section 6.9 of this Act. The moneys collected under this
21Section shall be used only for the purposes authorized in
22Section 6.9 of this Act and shall not be considered to be
23assets of the State Universities Retirement System.
24Contributions made under this Section are not transferable to
25other pension funds or retirement systems and are not
26refundable upon termination of service.

 

 

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1    (b) Beginning January 1, 1999 and until February 1, 2011,
2every community college district (other than a community
3college district subject to Article VII of the Public Community
4College Act) or association of community college boards that is
5an employer under the State Universities Retirement System
6shall contribute toward the cost of the community college
7health benefits provided under Section 6.9 of this Act an
8amount equal to 0.50% of the salary paid to its full-time
9employees who participate in the State Universities Retirement
10System and are not members as defined in Section 3 of this Act.
11Beginning February 1, 2011, the contribution rate under this
12subsection (b) shall be 0.66% of salary. Beginning July 1,
132011, the contribution rate under this subsection (b) shall be
140.82% of salary. Beginning July 1, 2012, the contribution rate
15under this subsection (b) shall be 0.97% of salary. Beginning
16July 1, 2013, the contribution rate under this subsection (b)
17shall be a percentage of salary and determined by the
18Department of Central Management Services, or its successor, by
19rule, which in each fiscal year shall not exceed 105% of the
20percentage of salary actually required to be contributed in the
21previous fiscal year.
22    These contributions shall be paid by the employer to the
23State Universities Retirement System as service agent for the
24Department of Central Management Services. The System may use
25the same processes for collecting the contributions required by
26this subsection that it uses to collect the contributions

 

 

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1received from those employers under Section 15-155 of the
2Illinois Pension Code.
3    The State Universities Retirement System shall promptly
4deposit all moneys collected under this subsection (b) into the
5Community College Health Insurance Security Fund created in
6Section 6.9 of this Act. The moneys collected under this
7Section shall be used only for the purposes authorized in
8Section 6.9 of this Act and shall not be considered to be
9assets of the State Universities Retirement System.
10Contributions made under this Section are not transferable to
11other pension funds or retirement systems and are not
12refundable upon termination of service.
13    The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, or any
14successor agency designated to procure healthcare contracts
15pursuant to this Act, is authorized to establish funds,
16separate accounts provided by any bank or banks as defined by
17the Illinois Banking Act, or separate accounts provided by any
18savings and loan association or associations as defined by the
19Illinois Savings and Loan Act of 1985 to be held by the
20Director, outside the State treasury, for the purpose of
21receiving the transfer of moneys from the Community College
22Health Insurance Security Fund. The Department may promulgate
23rules further defining the methodology for the transfers. Any
24interest earned by moneys in the funds or accounts shall inure
25to the Community College Health Insurance Security Fund. The
26transferred moneys, and interest accrued thereon, shall be used

 

 

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1exclusively for transfers to administrative service
2organizations or their financial institutions for payments of
3claims to claimants and providers under the self-insurance
4health plan. The transferred moneys, and interest accrued
5thereon, shall not be used for any other purpose including, but
6not limited to, reimbursement of administration fees due the
7administrative service organization pursuant to its contract
8or contracts with the Department.
9    (c) On or before November 15 of each year, the Board of
10Trustees of the State Universities Retirement System shall
11certify to the Governor, the Director of Central Management
12Services, and the State Comptroller its estimate of the total
13amount of contributions to be paid under subsection (a) of this
14Section for the next fiscal year. Beginning in fiscal year
152008, the amount certified shall be decreased or increased each
16year by the amount that the actual active employee
17contributions either fell short of or exceeded the estimate
18used by the Board in making the certification for the previous
19fiscal year. The State Universities Retirement System shall
20calculate the amount of actual active employee contributions in
21fiscal years 1999 through 2005. Based upon this calculation,
22the fiscal year 2008 certification shall include an amount
23equal to the cumulative amount that the actual active employee
24contributions either fell short of or exceeded the estimate
25used by the Board in making the certification for those fiscal
26years. The certification shall include a detailed explanation

 

 

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1of the methods and information that the Board relied upon in
2preparing its estimate. As soon as possible after the effective
3date of this Section, the Board shall submit its estimate for
4fiscal year 1999.
5    (d) Beginning in fiscal year 1999, on the first day of each
6month, or as soon thereafter as may be practical, the State
7Treasurer and the State Comptroller shall transfer from the
8General Revenue Fund to the Community College Health Insurance
9Security Fund 1/12 of the annual amount appropriated for that
10fiscal year to the State Comptroller for deposit into the
11Community College Health Insurance Security Fund under Section
121.4 of the State Pension Funds Continuing Appropriation Act.
13    (e) Except where otherwise specified in this Section, the
14definitions that apply to Article 15 of the Illinois Pension
15Code apply to this Section.
16(Source: P.A. 94-839, eff. 6-6-06; 95-632, eff. 9-25-07.)
 
17    Section 10. The State Pension Funds Continuing
18Appropriation Act is amended by changing Section 1.4 as
19follows:
 
20    (40 ILCS 15/1.4)
21    Sec. 1.4. Appropriations for the Community College Health
22Insurance Security Fund. Beginning in State fiscal year 1999,
23there is hereby appropriated, on a continuing annual basis,
24from the General Revenue Fund to the State Comptroller for

 

 

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1deposit into the Community College Health Insurance Security
2Fund, an amount equal to the amount certified by the Board of
3Trustees of the State Universities Retirement System under
4subsection (c) of Section 6.10 of the State Employees Group
5Insurance Act of 1971 as the estimated total amount of
6contributions to be paid under subsection (a) of that Section
76.10 in that fiscal year. The moneys appropriated under this
8Section 1.4 shall be deposited into the Community College
9Health Insurance Security Fund and used only for the purposes
10authorized in Section 6.9 of the State Employees Group
11Insurance Act of 1971. Beginning February 1, 2011, the transfer
12of funds by any constitutional officer or legislative body for
13any other purpose or program is specifically prohibited.
14(Source: P.A. 90-497, eff. 8-18-97.)
 
15    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
16Section 8.34 as follows:
 
17    (30 ILCS 805/8.34 new)
18    Sec. 8.34. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8
19of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
20implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of
21the 96th General Assembly.
 
22    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23becoming law.