093_HB2138

 
                                     LRB093 07363 LRD 07525 b

 1        AN ACT in relation to public employee benefits.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.   The  Illinois  Pension  Code  is amended by
 5    changing adding Section 10-109 as follows:

 6        (40 ILCS 5/10-109 new)
 7        Sec. 10-109. Felony conviction.
 8        None of the benefits provided in this  Article  shall  be
 9    paid to any person who is convicted of any felony relating to
10    or arising out of or in connection with his or her service as
11    an employee.
12        This  Section shall not operate to impair any contract or
13    vested right  heretofore  acquired  under  any  law  or  laws
14    continued  in  this  Article,  nor to preclude the right to a
15    refund.
16        This Section does not in any way limit the application of
17    Section 9-235 to persons covered under this Article, but is a
18    restatement and clarification of existing law.   All  persons
19    who  entered  service  after July 11, 1955 shall be deemed to
20    have consented to the provisions of this Section  or  Section
21    9-235 as a condition of coverage.

22        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
23    becoming law.