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Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
Filed: 5/12/2015
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1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2502
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2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2502 as follows:
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3 | | on page 1, by replacing line 5 with the following: "Sections |
4 | | 17-114, 17-132, and 17-149 and by adding Section 142.2 as |
5 | | follows:"; and |
6 | | on page 4, immediately below line 21, by inserting the |
7 | | following: |
8 | | "(40 ILCS 5/17-142.2 new) |
9 | | Sec. 17-142.2. To convene and provide support for a Health |
10 | | Insurance Task Force. |
11 | | (a) There is hereby created the Chicago Teachers' Pension |
12 | | Fund Health Insurance Task Force. The Task Force shall consist |
13 | | of 11 members appointed as follows: |
14 | | (1) Eight members, 2 of whom shall be appointed by each |
15 | | of the 4 legislative leaders. |
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1 | | (2) One member, who shall be appointed by the board of |
2 | | trustees of the Fund. |
3 | | (3) One member, who shall be appointed by the executive |
4 | | director of the Retired Teachers Association of Chicago. |
5 | | (3) One member, who shall be appointed by the president |
6 | | of the Chicago Teachers Union. |
7 | | Members of the Task Force shall serve without compensation. |
8 | | The Fund shall provide a meeting place and clerical support for |
9 | | the Task Force. |
10 | | (b) The Task Force shall study and consider the program of |
11 | | health insurance coverage for pensioners that is currently |
12 | | administered by the Fund, and shall present its findings and |
13 | | recommendations concerning the following specified matters: |
14 | | (1) the need for increasing the $65,000,000 limitation |
15 | | on annual payments under subsection (3) of Section 17-142.1 |
16 | | of this Code; |
17 | | (2) moving the administration of the retiree health |
18 | | plan to another appropriate public or private entity; |
19 | | (3) suggestions for an exit strategy and transition; |
20 | | (4) consideration of alternative funding mechanisms; |
21 | | and |
22 | | (5) consideration of the proper role of fiduciaries in |
23 | | administering the health insurance program. |
24 | | (c) The Task Force shall present a final report of its |
25 | | findings and recommendations to the Governor, the General |
26 | | Assembly, and the Mayor of the City of Chicago no later than |