(40 ILCS 5/14-104.12)
    Sec. 14-104.12. Early termination incentives under the State Finance Act. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article and notwithstanding that they may be payable from a personal services line item, early termination incentives paid under Section 14a.5 of the State Finance Act:
        (1) shall not be included in, and do not affect the
    
calculation of, compensation or final average compensation under this Article;
        (2) do not entitle the recipient to establish any
    
additional service credit under this Article;
        (3) do not require and shall not result in the
    
payment of any employee or employer contributions under this Article; and
        (4) have no effect under this Article except to
    
disqualify the recipient from receiving the alternative retirement cancellation payment under Section 14-108.5.
(Source: P.A. 93-839, eff. 7-30-04.)