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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
HC0009 Introduced 1/23/2015, by Rep. Joe Sosnowski SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Proposes to amend the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Constitution. Repeals a provision that specifies that membership in any pension or retirement system of the State, any unit of
local government or school district, or any agency or instrumentality
thereof shall be an enforceable contractual relationship, the benefits
of which shall not be diminished or impaired. Effective upon being declared adopted.
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| | HC0009 | | LRB099 03925 RPS 23941 e |
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
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| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 4 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
| 5 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that there shall be submitted to the |
| 6 | | electors of the State for adoption or rejection at the general |
| 7 | | election next occurring at least 6 months after the adoption of |
| 8 | | this resolution a proposition to amend Section 5 of Article |
| 9 | | XIII of the Illinois Constitution as follows:
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| 10 | | ARTICLE XIII
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| 11 | | GENERAL PROVISIONS
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| 12 | | (ILCON Art. XIII, Sec. 5)
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| 13 | | SECTION 5. PENSION AND RETIREMENT RIGHTS (REPEALED)
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| 14 | | Membership in any pension or retirement system of the |
| 15 | | State, any unit of
local government or school district, or any |
| 16 | | agency or instrumentality
thereof, shall be an enforceable |
| 17 | | contractual relationship, the benefits
of which shall not be |
| 18 | | diminished or impaired.
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| 19 | | (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
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| 20 | | SCHEDULE
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| 21 | | This Constitutional Amendment takes effect upon being |
| 22 | | declared adopted in accordance with Section 7 of the Illinois |