Full Text of HB5985 98th General Assembly
HB5985 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 HB5985 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 40 ILCS 5/2-138 | from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-138 | 40 ILCS 5/14-135.09 | from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-135.09 | 40 ILCS 5/15-169 | from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-169 | 40 ILCS 5/16-180.1 new | | 40 ILCS 5/18-145 | from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 18-145 |
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Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the 5 State-funded retirement systems may not enter into any new contract, or extend or renew any existing contract, under which System funds are used to compensate a contract lobbyist. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning 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 changing | 5 | | Sections 2-138, 14-135.09, 15-169, and 18-145 and by adding | 6 | | Section 16-180.1 as follows:
| 7 | | (40 ILCS 5/2-138) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-138)
| 8 | | Sec. 2-138. To hire employees.
| 9 | | To appoint a secretary and employ such other actuarial, | 10 | | medical,
clerical or other help as shall be required for the | 11 | | efficient
administration of the system and to determine and fix | 12 | | their rate of pay.
| 13 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, the | 14 | | System may not enter into any new contract, or extend or renew | 15 | | any existing contract, under which System funds are used to | 16 | | compensate a contract lobbyist. | 17 | | (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
| 18 | | (40 ILCS 5/14-135.09) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-135.09)
| 19 | | Sec. 14-135.09. To obtain services. To obtain, pursuant to | 20 | | the "Personnel
Code", approved July 18, 1955, as now or | 21 | | hereafter amended, an executive
secretary, an actuary and such | 22 | | medical
and other services as shall be required to transact the |
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| 1 | | business of the
system; and to pay the expenses of the board | 2 | | necessary for the operation
of the system at such rates and in | 3 | | such amounts as the board determines
and approves.
| 4 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, the | 5 | | System may not enter into any new contract, or extend or renew | 6 | | any existing contract, under which System funds are used to | 7 | | compensate a contract lobbyist. | 8 | | (Source: P.A. 80-841.)
| 9 | | (40 ILCS 5/15-169) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-169)
| 10 | | Sec. 15-169. To elect officers and appoint employees. To | 11 | | elect officers; to appoint a secretary and treasurer; to have a | 12 | | seal;
to employ and fix the rate of pay of such actuarial, | 13 | | legal, clerical, audit, medical, or other services, or | 14 | | corporate trustee
organized under the laws of this State with a | 15 | | capital of not less than
$1,000,000, or investment counsel and | 16 | | other persons as shall be required
for the efficient | 17 | | administration of the system.
All actions brought by or against | 18 | | the board shall be prosecuted or
defended by the Attorney | 19 | | General. If the board pursues a mandamus action under Section | 20 | | 15-156 of this Code as amended by Senate Bill No. 1 of the 98th | 21 | | General Assembly in the form passed by the General Assembly, | 22 | | then the board may select the counsel of their choice.
| 23 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, the | 24 | | System may not enter into any new contract, or extend or renew | 25 | | any existing contract, under which System funds are used to |
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| 1 | | compensate a contract lobbyist. | 2 | | (Source: P.A. 98-92, eff. 7-16-13; 98-598, eff. 12-5-13.)
| 3 | | (40 ILCS 5/16-180.1 new) | 4 | | Sec. 16-180.1. To appoint employees. To employ and fix the | 5 | | rate of pay of employees and obtain such actuarial, legal, | 6 | | clerical, audit, medical, or other services as may be required
| 7 | | for the efficient administration of the System. | 8 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, the | 9 | | System may not enter into any new contract, or extend or renew | 10 | | any existing contract, under which System funds are used to | 11 | | compensate a contract lobbyist.
| 12 | | (40 ILCS 5/18-145) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 18-145)
| 13 | | Sec. 18-145. To employ staff. To appoint a secretary and | 14 | | employ such actuarial, medical, legal,
clerical or other help | 15 | | as is required for the efficient administration of
the system, | 16 | | and determine their rates of pay.
| 17 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, the | 18 | | System may not enter into any new contract, or extend or renew | 19 | | any existing contract, under which System funds are used to | 20 | | compensate a contract lobbyist. | 21 | | (Source: P.A. 83-1440.)
| 22 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 23 | | becoming law.
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