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1 | AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 16-169.1, 16-199, 17-143.5, and 17-149.1 and by adding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Sections 16-169.2 and 17-143.6 as follows:
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7 | (40 ILCS 5/16-169.1)
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8 | Sec. 16-169.1. Testimony and the production of records. The | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | secretary of
the Board shall have the power to issue subpoenas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | to compel the attendance of
witnesses and the production of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | documents and records, including law
enforcement records | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | maintained by law enforcement agencies, in conjunction with
the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | determination of employer payments required under subsection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | (f) of Section 16-158, a disability claim, an administrative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | review proceeding, an attempt to obtain information to assist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | in the collection of sums due to the System, or a felony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | forfeiture
investigation under Section 16-169.2 or 16-199 . The
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18 | fees of witnesses for attendance and travel shall be the same | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | as the fees of
witnesses before the circuit courts of this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | State and shall be paid by the
party seeking the subpoena. The | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Board may apply to any circuit court in the
State for an order | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | requiring compliance with a subpoena issued under this
Section. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Subpoenas issued under this Section shall be subject to |
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1 | applicable
provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 99-450, eff. 8-24-15.)
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3 | (40 ILCS 5/16-169.2 new) | ||||||
4 | Sec. 16-169.2. Sexual abuse accusations. An employer must | ||||||
5 | notify the Board if a retiring member has been accused of | ||||||
6 | sexually abusing a student. The Board may, through an | ||||||
7 | administrative hearing, review the claim of sexual abuse and | ||||||
8 | may order that the member's benefits be forfeited under Section | ||||||
9 | 16-199.
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10 | (40 ILCS 5/16-199) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-199)
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11 | Sec. 16-199. Felony conviction ; sexual abuse of a student . | ||||||
12 | None of the benefits provided for in this Article shall be paid | ||||||
13 | to any
person who is convicted of any felony relating to or | ||||||
14 | arising out of or in
connection with his or her service as a | ||||||
15 | teacher.
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16 | None of the benefits provided for in this Article shall be | ||||||
17 | paid to any person who otherwise would receive a survivor | ||||||
18 | benefit who is convicted of any felony relating to or arising | ||||||
19 | out of or in connection with the service of the teacher from | ||||||
20 | whom the benefit results. | ||||||
21 | None of the benefits provided for in this Article shall be | ||||||
22 | paid to any person who first becomes a member after the | ||||||
23 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General | ||||||
24 | Assembly and who the Board determines under Section 16-169.2 to |
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1 | have sexually abused a student. | ||||||
2 | This Section shall not operate to impair any contract or | ||||||
3 | vested right acquired
prior to July 9, 1955 under any law or | ||||||
4 | laws
continued in this Article, nor to
preclude the right to a | ||||||
5 | refund, and for the changes under Public Act 100-334 this | ||||||
6 | amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly , shall not impair | ||||||
7 | any contract or vested right acquired by a survivor prior to | ||||||
8 | August 25, 2017 ( the effective date of Public Act 100-334) this | ||||||
9 | amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly . The changes made | ||||||
10 | by this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly shall not | ||||||
11 | operate to impair any contract or vested right acquired before | ||||||
12 | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General | ||||||
13 | Assembly. The System may sue any such person to
collect all | ||||||
14 | moneys paid in excess of refundable contributions.
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15 | All teachers entering or re-entering service after July 9, | ||||||
16 | 1955 shall be
deemed to have consented to the provisions of | ||||||
17 | this Section as a condition
of membership, and all participants | ||||||
18 | entering service subsequent to August 25, 2017 ( the effective | ||||||
19 | date of Public Act 100-334) this amendatory Act of the 100th | ||||||
20 | General Assembly shall be deemed to have consented to the | ||||||
21 | provisions of Public Act 100-334 this amendatory Act as a | ||||||
22 | condition of participation. All teachers entering service | ||||||
23 | after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th | ||||||
24 | General Assembly shall be deemed to have consented to the | ||||||
25 | provisions of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly | ||||||
26 | as a condition of membership.
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1 | (Source: P.A. 100-334, eff. 8-25-17.)
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2 | (40 ILCS 5/17-143.5) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 17-143.5. Testimony and the production of records. The | ||||||
4 | Board shall have the power to issue subpoenas to compel the | ||||||
5 | attendance of witnesses and the production of documents and | ||||||
6 | records in conjunction with the determination of employer | ||||||
7 | payments required under subsection (c) of Section 17-116, a | ||||||
8 | disability claim, an administrative review proceeding, an | ||||||
9 | attempt to obtain information to assist in the collection of | ||||||
10 | sums due to the Fund, or a felony forfeiture investigation | ||||||
11 | under Section 17-143.6 or 17-149.1 . The fees of witnesses for | ||||||
12 | attendance and travel shall be the same as the fees of | ||||||
13 | witnesses before the circuit courts of this State and shall be | ||||||
14 | paid by the party seeking the subpoena. The Board may apply to | ||||||
15 | any circuit court in the State for an order requiring | ||||||
16 | compliance with a subpoena issued under this Section. Subpoenas | ||||||
17 | issued under this Section shall be subject to applicable | ||||||
18 | provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure.
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19 | (Source: P.A. 99-786, eff. 8-12-16.) | ||||||
20 | (40 ILCS 5/17-143.6 new) | ||||||
21 | Sec. 17-143.6. Sexual abuse accusations. An Employer must | ||||||
22 | notify the Board if a retiring member has been accused of | ||||||
23 | sexually abusing a student. The Board may, through an | ||||||
24 | administrative hearing, review the claim of sexual abuse and |
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1 | may order that the member's benefits be forfeited under Section | ||||||
2 | 17-149.1.
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3 | (40 ILCS 5/17-149.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 17-149.1)
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4 | Sec. 17-149.1. Felony conviction ; sexual abuse of a | ||||||
5 | student . None of the benefits provided for in this Article | ||||||
6 | shall be paid to any
person who is convicted of any felony | ||||||
7 | relating to or arising out of or in
connection with his or her | ||||||
8 | service as a teacher.
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9 | None of the benefits provided for in this Article shall be | ||||||
10 | paid to any person who otherwise would receive a survivor | ||||||
11 | benefit who is convicted of any felony relating to or arising | ||||||
12 | out of or in connection with the service of the teacher from | ||||||
13 | whom the benefit results. | ||||||
14 | None of the benefits provided for in this Article shall be | ||||||
15 | paid to any person who first becomes a member after the | ||||||
16 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General | ||||||
17 | Assembly and who the Board determines under Section 17-143.6 to | ||||||
18 | have sexually abused a student. | ||||||
19 | This Section shall not operate to impair any contract or | ||||||
20 | vested right
acquired prior to January 1, 1988, nor to preclude | ||||||
21 | the right to a refund, and for the changes under Public Act | ||||||
22 | 100-334 this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly , | ||||||
23 | shall not impair any contract or vested right acquired by a | ||||||
24 | survivor prior to August 25, 2017 ( the effective date of Public | ||||||
25 | Act 100-334) this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly . |
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1 | The changes made by this amendatory Act of the 100th General | ||||||
2 | Assembly shall not operate to impair any contract or vested | ||||||
3 | right acquired before the effective date of this amendatory Act | ||||||
4 | of the 100th General Assembly.
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5 | All teachers entering service after January 1, 1988 shall | ||||||
6 | be
deemed to have consented to the provisions of this Section | ||||||
7 | as a condition
of membership, and all participants entering | ||||||
8 | service subsequent to August 25, 2017 ( the effective date of | ||||||
9 | Public Act 100-334) this amendatory Act of the 100th General | ||||||
10 | Assembly shall be deemed to have consented to the provisions of | ||||||
11 | Public Act 100-334 this amendatory Act as a condition of | ||||||
12 | participation. All teachers entering service after the | ||||||
13 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General | ||||||
14 | Assembly shall be deemed to have consented to the provisions of | ||||||
15 | this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly as a | ||||||
16 | condition of membership.
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17 | (Source: P.A. 100-334, eff. 8-25-17.)
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18 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
19 | becoming law.
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