97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB1711

 

Introduced 2/9/2011, by Sen. William R. Haine

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
5 ILCS 375/6.10
40 ILCS 15/1.4
30 ILCS 805/8.35 new

    Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Increases, beginning April 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 April 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
PENSION IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

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

 

 

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1assets of the State Universities Retirement System.
2Contributions made under this Section are not transferable to
3other pension funds or retirement systems and are not
4refundable upon termination of service.
5    (b) Beginning January 1, 1999 and until April 1, 2011,
6every community college district (other than a community
7college district subject to Article VII of the Public Community
8College Act) or association of community college boards that is
9an employer under the State Universities Retirement System
10shall contribute toward the cost of the community college
11health benefits provided under Section 6.9 of this Act an
12amount equal to 0.50% of the salary paid to its full-time
13employees who participate in the State Universities Retirement
14System and are not members as defined in Section 3 of this Act.
15Beginning April 1, 2011, the contribution rate under this
16subsection (b) shall be 0.66% of salary. Beginning July 1,
172011, the contribution rate under this subsection (b) shall be
180.82% of salary. Beginning July 1, 2012, the contribution rate
19under this subsection (b) shall be 0.97% of salary. Beginning
20July 1, 2013, the contribution rate under this subsection (b)
21shall be a percentage of salary determined by the Department of
22Central Management Services, or its successor, by rule, which
23in each fiscal year shall not exceed 105% of the percentage of
24salary actually required to be contributed in the previous
25fiscal year. However, the required contribution rate
26determined by the Department or its successor under this

 

 

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1subsection (b) shall equal the required contribution rate
2determined by the Department or its successor under subsection
3(a) of this Section.
4    These contributions shall be paid by the employer to the
5State Universities Retirement System as service agent for the
6Department of Central Management Services. The System may use
7the same processes for collecting the contributions required by
8this subsection that it uses to collect the contributions
9received from those employers under Section 15-155 of the
10Illinois Pension Code.
11    The State Universities Retirement System shall promptly
12deposit all moneys collected under this subsection (b) into the
13Community College Health Insurance Security Fund created in
14Section 6.9 of this Act. The moneys collected under this
15Section shall be used only for the purposes authorized in
16Section 6.9 of this Act and shall not be considered to be
17assets of the State Universities Retirement System.
18Contributions made under this Section are not transferable to
19other pension funds or retirement systems and are not
20refundable upon termination of service.
21    The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, or any
22successor agency designated to procure healthcare contracts
23pursuant to this Act, is authorized to establish funds,
24separate accounts provided by any bank or banks as defined by
25the Illinois Banking Act, or separate accounts provided by any
26savings and loan association or associations as defined by the

 

 

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1Illinois Savings and Loan Act of 1985 to be held by the
2Director, outside the State treasury, for the purpose of
3receiving the transfer of moneys from the Community College
4Health Insurance Security Fund. The Department may promulgate
5rules further defining the methodology for the transfers. Any
6interest earned by moneys in the funds or accounts shall inure
7to the Community College Health Insurance Security Fund. The
8transferred moneys, and interest accrued thereon, shall be used
9exclusively for transfers to administrative service
10organizations or their financial institutions for payments of
11claims to claimants and providers under the self-insurance
12health plan. The transferred moneys, and interest accrued
13thereon, shall not be used for any other purpose including, but
14not limited to, reimbursement of administration fees due the
15administrative service organization pursuant to its contract
16or contracts with the Department.
17    (c) On or before November 15 of each year, the Board of
18Trustees of the State Universities Retirement System shall
19certify to the Governor, the Director of Central Management
20Services, and the State Comptroller its estimate of the total
21amount of contributions to be paid under subsection (a) of this
22Section for the next fiscal year. Beginning in fiscal year
232008, the amount certified shall be decreased or increased each
24year by the amount that the actual active employee
25contributions either fell short of or exceeded the estimate
26used by the Board in making the certification for the previous

 

 

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1fiscal year. The State Universities Retirement System shall
2calculate the amount of actual active employee contributions in
3fiscal years 1999 through 2005. Based upon this calculation,
4the fiscal year 2008 certification shall include an amount
5equal to the cumulative amount that the actual active employee
6contributions either fell short of or exceeded the estimate
7used by the Board in making the certification for those fiscal
8years. The certification shall include a detailed explanation
9of the methods and information that the Board relied upon in
10preparing its estimate. As soon as possible after the effective
11date of this Section, the Board shall submit its estimate for
12fiscal year 1999.
13    (d) Beginning in fiscal year 1999, on the first day of each
14month, or as soon thereafter as may be practical, the State
15Treasurer and the State Comptroller shall transfer from the
16General Revenue Fund to the Community College Health Insurance
17Security Fund 1/12 of the annual amount appropriated for that
18fiscal year to the State Comptroller for deposit into the
19Community College Health Insurance Security Fund under Section
201.4 of the State Pension Funds Continuing Appropriation Act.
21    (e) Except where otherwise specified in this Section, the
22definitions that apply to Article 15 of the Illinois Pension
23Code apply to this Section.
24(Source: P.A. 94-839, eff. 6-6-06; 95-632, eff. 9-25-07.)
 
25    Section 10. The State Pension Funds Continuing

 

 

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1Appropriation Act is amended by changing Section 1.4 as
2follows:
 
3    (40 ILCS 15/1.4)
4    Sec. 1.4. Appropriations for the Community College Health
5Insurance Security Fund. Beginning in State fiscal year 1999,
6there is hereby appropriated, on a continuing annual basis,
7from the General Revenue Fund to the State Comptroller for
8deposit into the Community College Health Insurance Security
9Fund, an amount equal to the amount certified by the Board of
10Trustees of the State Universities Retirement System under
11subsection (c) of Section 6.10 of the State Employees Group
12Insurance Act of 1971 as the estimated total amount of
13contributions to be paid under subsection (a) of that Section
146.10 in that fiscal year. The moneys appropriated under this
15Section 1.4 shall be deposited into the Community College
16Health Insurance Security Fund and used only for the purposes
17authorized in Section 6.9 of the State Employees Group
18Insurance Act of 1971. Beginning April 1, 2011, the transfer of
19funds by any constitutional officer or legislative body for any
20other purpose or program is specifically prohibited.
21(Source: P.A. 90-497, eff. 8-18-97.)
 
22    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
23Section 8.35 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (30 ILCS 805/8.35 new)
2    Sec. 8.35. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8
3of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
4implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of
5the 97th General Assembly.
 
6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7becoming law.