Full Text of HJRCA0049 97th General Assembly
HC0049 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT HC0049 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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| Proposes to amend the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that no bill, except a bill for appropriations, that provides a benefit increase under any pension or retirement system of the State, any unit of local government or school district, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, shall become law without the concurrence of three-fifths of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly. Provides requirements for passage if the Governor vetoes a bill or returns a bill with specific recommendations for change. Provides that no ordinance, resolution, rule, or other action of the governing body, or an appointee or employee of the governing body, of any unit of local government or school district that provides an emolument increase to an official or employee that has the effect of increasing the amount of the pension or annuity that an official or employee could receive as a member of a pension or retirement system shall be valid without the concurrence of three-fifths of the members of that governing body. Provides that no action of the governing body, or an appointee or employee of the governing body, of any pension or retirement system created or maintained for the benefit of officers or employees of the State, any unit of local government or school district, or any agency or instrumentality thereof that results in a beneficial determination shall be valid without the concurrence of three-fifths of the members of that governing body. Defines terms. Effective January 9, 2013.
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 | | NINETY-SEVENTH 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 Article XIII of the | 9 | | Illinois Constitution by adding Section 5.1 as follows:
| 10 | | ARTICLE XIII
| 11 | | GENERAL PROVISIONS
| 12 | | (ILCON Art. XIII, Sec. 5.1 new) | 13 | | SECTION 5.1. PENSION AND RETIREMENT BENEFIT INCREASES | 14 | | (a) No bill, except a bill for appropriations, that | 15 | | provides a benefit increase under any pension or retirement | 16 | | system of the State, any unit of local government or school | 17 | | district, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, shall | 18 | | become law without the concurrence of three-fifths of the | 19 | | members elected to each house of the General Assembly. If the | 20 | | Governor vetoes such a bill by returning it with objections to | 21 | | the house in which it originated, the provisions of Article IV, | 22 | | Section 9 shall govern the passage of that bill except that | 23 | | such bill shall not become law unless, upon its return, it is |
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| 1 | | passed by a record vote of two-thirds of the members elected to | 2 | | each house of the General Assembly. If the Governor returns | 3 | | such a bill with specific recommendations for change to the | 4 | | house in which it originated, the provisions of Article IV, | 5 | | Section 9 shall govern the acceptance of those specific | 6 | | recommendations except that such recommendations may be | 7 | | accepted only by a record vote of two-thirds of the members | 8 | | elected to each house of the General Assembly, regardless of | 9 | | the bill's date of passage or effective date. | 10 | | For purposes of this subsection, the term "benefit | 11 | | increase" means a change to any pension or other law that | 12 | | results in a member of a pension or retirement system receiving | 13 | | a new benefit or an enhancement to a benefit, including, but | 14 | | not limited to, any changes that (i) increase the amount of the | 15 | | pension or annuity that a member could receive upon retirement, | 16 | | or (ii) reduce or eliminate the eligibility requirements or | 17 | | other terms or conditions a member must meet to receive a | 18 | | pension or annuity upon retirement. The term "benefit increase" | 19 | | also means a change to any pension or other law that expands | 20 | | the class of persons who may become a member of any pension or | 21 | | retirement system or who may receive a pension or annuity from | 22 | | a pension or retirement system. An increase in salary or wage | 23 | | level, by itself, shall not constitute a "benefit increase" | 24 | | unless that increase exceeds limitations provided by law. | 25 | | (b) No ordinance, resolution, rule, or other action of the | 26 | | governing body, or an appointee or employee of the governing |
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| 1 | | body, of any unit of local government or school district that | 2 | | provides an emolument increase to an official or employee that | 3 | | has the effect of increasing the amount of the pension or | 4 | | annuity that an official or employee could receive as a member | 5 | | of a pension or retirement system shall be valid without the | 6 | | concurrence of three-fifths of the members of that governing | 7 | | body. For purposes of this subsection, the term "emolument | 8 | | increase" means the creation of a new or enhancement of an | 9 | | existing advantage, profit or gain that an official or employee | 10 | | receives by virtue of holding office or employment, including, | 11 | | but not limited to, compensated time off, bonuses, incentives, | 12 | | or other forms of compensation. An increase in salary or wage | 13 | | level, by itself, shall not constitute an "emolument increase" | 14 | | unless that increase exceeds limitations provided by law. | 15 | | (c) No action of the governing body, or an appointee or | 16 | | employee of the governing body, of any pension or retirement | 17 | | system created or maintained for the benefit of officers or | 18 | | employees of the State, any unit of local government or school | 19 | | district, or any agency or instrumentality thereof that results | 20 | | in a beneficial determination shall be valid without the | 21 | | concurrence of three-fifths of the members of that governing | 22 | | body. For the purposes of this subsection, the term "beneficial | 23 | | determination" means an interpretation or application of | 24 | | pension or other law by the governing body, or an appointee or | 25 | | employee of the governing body, that reverses or supersedes a | 26 | | previous interpretation or application and either (i) results |
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| 1 | | in an increase in the amount of the pension or annuity received | 2 | | by a member of the pension or retirement system or (ii) results | 3 | | in a person becoming eligible to receive a pension or annuity | 4 | | from the pension or retirement system. The term "beneficial | 5 | | determination" shall not include a beneficial determination | 6 | | mandated by a final decision of a court of competent | 7 | | jurisdiction. | 8 | | (d) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the passage or | 9 | | adoption of any law, ordinance, resolution, rule, policy, or | 10 | | practice that further restricts the ability to provide a | 11 | | "benefit increase", "emolument increase", or "beneficial | 12 | | determination" as those terms are used under this Section.
| 13 | | SCHEDULE
| 14 | | This Constitutional Amendment takes effect on January 9, | 15 | | 2013.
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