Sen. William R. Haine

Filed: 3/8/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1711

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1711 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
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, every active contributor of
10the the State Universities Retirement System (established
11under Article 15 of the Illinois Pension Code) who (1) is a
12full-time employee of a community college district (other than
13a community college district subject to Article VII of the
14Public Community College Act) or an association of community
15college boards and (2) is not an employee as defined in Section
163 of this Act shall make contributions toward the cost of

 

 

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1community college annuitant and survivor health benefits at the
2rate of 0.50% of salary.
3    These contributions shall be deducted by the employer and
4paid to the State Universities Retirement System as service
5agent for the Department of Central Management Services. The
6System may use the same processes for collecting the
7contributions required by this subsection that it uses to
8collect the contributions received from those employees under
9Section 15-157 of the Illinois Pension Code. An employer may
10agree to pick up or pay the contributions required under this
11subsection on behalf of the employee; such contributions shall
12be deemed to have been paid by the employee.
13    The State Universities Retirement System shall promptly
14deposit all moneys collected under this subsection (a) into the
15Community College Health Insurance Security Fund created in
16Section 6.9 of this Act. The moneys collected under this
17Section shall be used only for the purposes authorized in
18Section 6.9 of this Act and shall not be considered to be
19assets of the State Universities Retirement System.
20Contributions made under this Section are not transferable to
21other pension funds or retirement systems and are not
22refundable upon termination of service.
23    (b) Beginning January 1, 1999, every community college
24district (other than a community college district subject to
25Article VII of the Public Community College Act) or association
26of community college boards that is an employer under the State

 

 

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1Universities Retirement System shall contribute toward the
2cost of the community college health benefits provided under
3Section 6.9 of this Act an amount equal to 0.50% of the salary
4paid to its full-time employees who participate in the State
5Universities Retirement System and are not members as defined
6in Section 3 of this Act.
7    These contributions shall be paid by the employer to the
8State Universities Retirement System as service agent for the
9Department of Central Management Services. The System may use
10the same processes for collecting the contributions required by
11this subsection that it uses to collect the contributions
12received from those employers under Section 15-155 of the
13Illinois Pension Code.
14    The State Universities Retirement System shall promptly
15deposit all moneys collected under this subsection (b) into the
16Community College Health Insurance Security Fund created in
17Section 6.9 of this Act. The moneys collected under this
18Section shall be used only for the purposes authorized in
19Section 6.9 of this Act and shall not be considered to be
20assets of the State Universities Retirement System.
21Contributions made under this Section are not transferable to
22other pension funds or retirement systems and are not
23refundable upon termination of service.
24    The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, or any
25successor agency designated to procure healthcare contracts
26pursuant to this Act, is authorized to establish funds,

 

 

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1separate accounts provided by any bank or banks as defined by
2the Illinois Banking Act, or separate accounts provided by any
3savings and loan association or associations as defined by the
4Illinois Savings and Loan Act of 1985 to be held by the
5Director, outside the State treasury, for the purpose of
6receiving the transfer of moneys from the Community College
7Health Insurance Security Fund. The Department may promulgate
8rules further defining the methodology for the transfers. Any
9interest earned by moneys in the funds or accounts shall inure
10to the Community College Health Insurance Security Fund. The
11transferred moneys, and interest accrued thereon, shall be used
12exclusively for transfers to administrative service
13organizations or their financial institutions for payments of
14claims to claimants and providers under the self-insurance
15health plan. The transferred moneys, and interest accrued
16thereon, shall not be used for any other purpose including, but
17not limited to, reimbursement of administration fees due the
18administrative service organization pursuant to its contract
19or contracts with the Department.
20    (c) On or before November 15 of each year, the Board of
21Trustees of the State Universities Retirement System shall
22certify to the Governor, the Director of Central Management
23Services, and the State Comptroller its estimate of the total
24amount of contributions to be paid under subsection (a) of this
25Section for the next fiscal year. Beginning in fiscal year
262008, the amount certified shall be decreased or increased each

 

 

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1year by the amount that the actual active employee
2contributions either fell short of or exceeded the estimate
3used by the Board in making the certification for the previous
4fiscal year. The State Universities Retirement System shall
5calculate the amount of actual active employee contributions in
6fiscal years 1999 through 2005. Based upon this calculation,
7the fiscal year 2008 certification shall include an amount
8equal to the cumulative amount that the actual active employee
9contributions either fell short of or exceeded the estimate
10used by the Board in making the certification for those fiscal
11years. The certification shall include a detailed explanation
12of the methods and information that the Board relied upon in
13preparing its estimate. As soon as possible after the effective
14date of this Section, the Board shall submit its estimate for
15fiscal year 1999.
16    (d) Beginning in fiscal year 1999, on the first day of each
17month, or as soon thereafter as may be practical, the State
18Treasurer and the State Comptroller shall transfer from the
19General Revenue Fund to the Community College Health Insurance
20Security Fund 1/12 of the annual amount appropriated for that
21fiscal year to the State Comptroller for deposit into the
22Community College Health Insurance Security Fund under Section
231.4 of the State Pension Funds Continuing Appropriation Act.
24    (e) Except where otherwise specified in this Section, the
25definitions that apply to Article 15 of the Illinois Pension
26Code apply to this Section.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 94-839, eff. 6-6-06; 95-632, eff. 9-25-07.)".