(40 ILCS 5/2-149) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-149)

Sec. 2-149. Authorization. Each participant shall, by virtue of the payment of the participant contributions paid to the system, receive a vested interest in the refunds provided herein, and in consideration of such vested interest agrees to and authorizes the deductions from salary of all contributions required under this Article.

Payment of salary as prescribed by law, less the required participant contributions, shall, together with the vested rights in the refunds, be a full and complete discharge of all claims of payments for service rendered by a participant during the period covered by any such payment.

(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

(40 ILCS 5/2-150) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-150)

Sec. 2-150. Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. The "Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act", being Article 20 of this Code, is adopted, and made a part of this Article; provided, (1) that where there is a direct conflict in the provisions of such Act and the specific provisions of this Article, the provisions of this Article shall prevail, and (2) that Section 20-131 shall be applicable to this system only if a participant has rendered at least 6 years of service as a member and, (3) that in the case of any participant who would have been eligible to have his or her retirement annuity computed under Section 20-131, the survivor's annuity payable in the event of the participant's death under Section 2-121 to the surviving spouse shall be computed on the basis of the retirement annuity to which the participant would have been entitled under the provisions of Section 20-131 if such computation would result in a greater survivor's annuity.

(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

(40 ILCS 5/2-151) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-151)

Sec. 2-151. No compensation. Trustees shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for reasonable traveling expenses incurred in attending meetings of the board.

(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

(40 ILCS 5/2-152) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-152)

Sec. 2-152. No monetary gain on investments. No trustee or employee of the board shall have any direct interest in the income, gains or profits of any investments made in behalf of the system, nor receive any pay or emolument for services in connection with any investment. No trustee or employee of the board shall become an endorser or surety, or in any manner an obligor for money loaned or borrowed from the system. Whoever violates any of the provisions of this Section is guilty of a petty offense.

(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

(40 ILCS 5/2-153) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-153)

Sec. 2-153. Undivided interest. The assets of the system shall be invested as one fund, and no particular person, group of persons or entity shall have any right in any specific security or property, or in any item of cash, other than an undivided interest in the whole as specified in this Article.

(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

(40 ILCS 5/2-154) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-154)

Sec. 2-154. Assignment. Except as provided in this Article, all moneys in the fund created by this Article, and all securities and other property of the System, and all annuities and other benefits payable under this Article, and all accumulated contributions and other credits of participants in this system, and the right of any person to receive an annuity or other benefit under this Article, or a refund or return of contributions, shall not be subject to judgment, execution, garnishment, attachment or other seizure by process, in bankruptcy or otherwise, nor to sale, pledge, mortgage or other alienation, and shall not be assignable. However, a person receiving an annuity or benefit, or refund or return of contributions, may authorize withholding from such annuity, benefit, refund or return of contributions in accordance with the provisions of the "State Salary and Annuity Withholding Act", approved August 21, 1961, as now or hereafter amended.

The General Assembly finds and declares that the amendment to this Section made by this amendatory Act of 1989 is a clarification of existing law, and an indication of its previous intent in enacting and amending this Section. Notwithstanding Section 1-103.1, application of this amendment shall not be limited to persons in service on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1989.

(Source: P.A. 86-273.)

(40 ILCS 5/2-155) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-155)

Sec. 2-155. Fraud.

Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, or falsifies or permits to be falsified any record of this system, in any attempt to defraud the system, is guilty of a petty offense.

(Source: P.A. 77-2560.)

(40 ILCS 5/2-155.1)

Sec. 2-155.1. Mistake in benefit. If the System mistakenly sets any benefit at an incorrect amount, it shall recalculate the benefit as soon as may be practicable after the mistake is discovered.

If the benefit was mistakenly set too low, the System shall make a lump sum payment to the recipient of an amount equal to the difference between the benefits that should have been paid and those actually paid.

If the benefit was mistakenly set too high, the System may recover the amount overpaid from the recipient thereof, either directly or by deducting such amount from the remaining benefits payable to the recipient. However, if (1) the amount of the benefit was mistakenly set too high, and (2) the error was undiscovered for 3 years or longer, and (3) the error was not the result of incorrect information supplied by the affected member or beneficiary, then upon discovery of the mistake the benefit shall be adjusted to the correct level, but the recipient of the benefit need not repay to the System the excess amounts received in error.

This Section applies to all mistakes in benefit calculations that occur before, on, or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 98-1117, eff. 8-26-14.)

(40 ILCS 5/2-156) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-156)

Sec. 2-156. Felony conviction. None of the benefits herein provided for shall be paid to any person who is convicted of any felony relating to or arising out of or in connection with his or her service as a member.

None of the benefits provided for in this Article shall be paid to any person who otherwise would receive a survivor benefit who is convicted of any felony relating to or arising out of or in connection with the service of the member from whom the benefit results.

This Section shall not operate to impair any contract or vested right acquired prior to July 11, 1955 under any law or laws continued in this Article, nor to preclude the right to a refund, and for the changes under this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, shall not impair any contract or vested right acquired by a survivor prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly.

All participants entering service subsequent to July 11, 1955 shall be deemed to have consented to the provisions of this Section as a condition of participation, and all participants entering service subsequent to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly shall be deemed to have consented to the provisions of this amendatory Act as a condition of participation.

(Source: P.A. 100-334, eff. 8-25-17.)

(40 ILCS 5/2-157) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-157)

Sec. 2-157. Administrative review. The provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and all amendments and modifications thereof and the rules adopted pursuant thereto, shall apply to and govern all proceedings for the judicial review of final administrative decisions of the retirement board provided for under this Article. The term "administrative decision" is as defined in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

(Source: P.A. 82-783.)

(40 ILCS 5/2-158) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-158)

Sec. 2-158. General provisions and savings clause.

The provisions of Article 1 and Article 23 of this Code apply to this Article as though such provisions were fully set forth in this Article as a part thereof.

(Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)

(40 ILCS 5/2-160) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-160)

Sec. 2-160. Savings clause. The repeal or amendment of any Section or provision of this Article by this amendatory Act of 1984 shall not affect or impair any pensions, benefits, rights or credits accrued or in effect prior thereto.

(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

(40 ILCS 5/2-161) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-161)

Sec. 2-161. Application of amendments. The amendments to Sections 2-119.1 and 2-126 of this Code made by this amendatory Act of 1993 shall apply to persons who are active contributors to this System on or after November 30, 1992. A person who was an active contributor to the System on November 30, 1992 but is no longer an active contributor may apply for any additional benefits authorized by those amendments until 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1993; if the person is an annuitant, the resulting increase in annuity shall begin to accrue on the first day of the month following the month in which application for the benefit and any required contribution are received by the System.

(Source: P.A. 87-1265.)

(40 ILCS 5/2-162)

Sec. 2-162. Application and expiration of new benefit increases.

(a) As used in this Section, "new benefit increase" means an increase in the amount of any benefit provided under this Article, or an expansion of the conditions of eligibility for any benefit under this Article, that results from an amendment to this Code that takes effect after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code or any subsequent amendment to this Code, every new benefit increase is subject to this Section and shall be deemed to be granted only in conformance with and contingent upon compliance with the provisions of this Section.

(c) The Public Act enacting a new benefit increase must identify and provide for payment to the System of additional funding at least sufficient to fund the resulting annual increase in cost to the System as it accrues.

Every new benefit increase is contingent upon the General Assembly providing the additional funding required under this subsection. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability shall analyze whether adequate additional funding has been provided for the new benefit increase and shall report its analysis to the Public Pension Division of the Department of Insurance. A new benefit increase created by a Public Act that does not include the additional funding required under this subsection is null and void. If the Public Pension Division determines that the additional funding provided for a new benefit increase under this subsection is or has become inadequate, it may so certify to the Governor and the State Comptroller and, in the absence of corrective action by the General Assembly, the new benefit increase shall expire at the end of the fiscal year in which the certification is made.

(d) Every new benefit increase shall expire 5 years after its effective date or on such earlier date as may be specified in the language enacting the new benefit increase or provided under subsection (c). This does not prevent the General Assembly from extending or re-creating a new benefit increase by law.

(e) Except as otherwise provided in the language creating the new benefit increase, a new benefit increase that expires under this Section continues to apply to persons who applied and qualified for the affected benefit while the new benefit increase was in effect and to the affected beneficiaries and alternate payees of such persons, but does not apply to any other person, including without limitation a person who continues in service after the expiration date and did not apply and qualify for the affected benefit while the new benefit increase was in effect.

(Source: P.A. 103-426, eff. 8-4-23.)

(40 ILCS 5/2-163)

Sec. 2-163. Termination of plan. Upon plan termination, a participant's interest in the pension fund will be nonforfeitable.

(Source: P.A. 98-1117, eff. 8-26-14.)

(40 ILCS 5/2-165)

Sec. 2-165. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 98-599, eff. 6-1-14. Repealed by P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17.)

(40 ILCS 5/2-166)

Sec. 2-166. (Repealed).

(Source: P.A. 98-599, eff. 6-1-14. Repealed by P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17.)

(40 ILCS 5/Art. 3 heading) ARTICLE 3. POLICE PENSION FUND - MUNICIPALITIES 500,000 and UNDER

(40 ILCS 5/3-101) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-101)

Sec. 3-101. Creation of fund. In each municipality, as defined in Section 3-103, the city council or the board of trustees, as the case may be, shall establish and administer a police pension fund, as prescribed in this Article, for the benefit of its police officers and of their surviving spouses, children, and certain other dependents. The duty of the corporate authorities of a municipality to establish and administer a police pension fund shall be suspended during any period during which the fund is dissolved under Section 3-144.6 of this Code.

(Source: P.A. 97-99, eff. 1-1-12.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-102) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-102)

Sec. 3-102. Terms defined. The terms used in this Article have the meanings ascribed to them in Sections 3-103 through 3-108.3, except when the context otherwise requires.

(Source: P.A. 90-507, eff. 8-22-97.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-103) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-103)

Sec. 3-103. Municipality. "Municipality": (1) Any city, village or incorporated town of 5,000 or more but less than 500,000 inhabitants, as determined from the United States Government statistics or a census taken at any time by the city, village or incorporated town and (2) any city, village or incorporated town of less than 5,000 inhabitants which, by referendum held under Section 3-145 adopts this Article.

(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-105) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-105)

Sec. 3-105. Board. "Board": The board of trustees of the police pension fund of a municipality as established in Section 3-128.

(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-105.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-105.1)

Sec. 3-105.1. Deferred Pensioner. "Deferred Pensioner": a police officer who has retired having accumulated enough creditable service to qualify for a pension, but who has not attained the required age.

(Source: P.A. 84-1010.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-105.2)

Sec. 3-105.2. Self-Managed Plan. "Self-managed plan": The defined contribution retirement program established for eligible employees under Section 3-109.3. The self-managed plan includes disability benefits as provided in Sections 3-114.1, 3-114.2, 3-114.3, and 3-114.6 (but disregarding disability retirement annuities under Section 3-116.1). The self-managed plan does not include any retirement annuities, death benefits, or survivors insurance benefits payable directly from the fund under Section 3-111, 3-111.1, 3-112, 3-114.1, 3-114.2, 3-114.3, 3-114.6, or 3-116.1 or any refunds determined under Section 3-124.

(Source: P.A. 91-939, eff. 2-1-01.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-106) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-106)

Sec. 3-106. Police officer, officer. "Police officer" or "officer": Any person who (1) is appointed to the police force of a police department and sworn and commissioned to perform police duties; and (2) within 3 months after receiving his or her first appointment and, if reappointed, within 3 months thereafter, or as otherwise provided in Section 3-109, makes written application to the board to come under the provisions of this Article.

Police officers serving initial probationary periods, if otherwise eligible, shall be police officers within the meaning of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 89-52, eff. 6-30-95.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-107) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-107)

Sec. 3-107. Gender. "Gender": The masculine gender whenever used in this Article includes the female gender unless manifestly inconsistent with the context.

(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-108) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-108)

Sec. 3-108. Child or children. "Child" or "children": "Child" or "children" includes a police officer's natural and legally adopted children.

(Source: P.A. 95-279, eff. 1-1-08.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-108.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-108.1)

Sec. 3-108.1. Dependent parent. "Dependent parent": A parent who furnishes satisfactory proof that the deceased police officer at the time of his or her death was the sole support of the parent or that the parent was the dependent of the deceased police officer for federal income tax purposes.

(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-108.2)

Sec. 3-108.2. Participant. "Participant": A police officer or deferred pensioner of a pension fund, or a beneficiary of the pension fund.

(Source: P.A. 90-507, eff. 8-22-97.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-108.3)

Sec. 3-108.3. Beneficiary. "Beneficiary": A person receiving benefits from a pension fund, including, but not limited to, retired pensioners, disabled pensioners, their surviving spouses, minor children, disabled children, and dependent parents. If a special needs trust as described in Section 1396p(d)(4) of Title 42 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time, has been established for a disabled adult child, then the special needs trust may stand in lieu of the disabled adult child as a beneficiary for the purposes of this Article.

(Source: P.A. 96-1143, eff. 7-21-10.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-109) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-109)

Sec. 3-109. Persons excluded.

(a) The following persons shall not be eligible to participate in a fund created under this Article:

(1) part-time police officers, special police officers, night watchmen, temporary employees, traffic guards or so-called auxiliary police officers specially appointed to aid or direct traffic at or near schools or public functions, or to aid in civil defense, municipal parking lot attendants, clerks or other civilian employees of a police department who perform clerical duties exclusively;

(2) any police officer who fails to pay the contributions required under Section 3-125.1, computed (i) for funds established prior to August 5, 1963, from the date the municipality established the fund or the date of a police officer's first appointment (including an appointment on probation), whichever is later, or (ii) for funds established after August 5, 1963, from the date, as determined from the statistics or census provided in Section 3-103, the municipality became subject to this Article by attaining the minimum population or by referendum, or the date of a police officer's first appointment (including an appointment on probation), whichever is later, and continuing during his or her entire service as a police officer; and

(3) any person who has elected under Section 3-109.1 to participate in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund rather than in a fund established under this Article, without regard to whether the person continues to be employed as chief of police or is employed in some other rank or capacity within the police department, unless the person has lawfully rescinded that election.

(b) A police officer who is reappointed shall, before being declared eligible to participate in the pension fund, repay to the fund as required by Section 3-124 any refund received thereunder.

(c) Any person otherwise qualified to participate who was excluded from participation by reason of the age restriction removed by Public Act 79-1165 may elect to participate by making a written application to the Board before January 1, 1990. Persons so electing shall begin participation on the first day of the month following the date of application. Such persons may also elect to establish creditable service for periods of employment as a police officer during which they did not participate by paying into the police pension fund, before January 1, 1990, the amount that the person would have contributed had deductions from salary been made for such purpose at the time such service was rendered, together with interest thereon at 6% per annum from the time such service was rendered until the date the payment is made.

(d) A person otherwise qualified to participate who was excluded from participation by reason of the fitness requirement removed by this amendatory Act of 1995 may elect to participate by making a written application to the Board before July 1, 1996. Persons so electing shall begin participation on the first day of the month following the month in which the application is received by the Board. These persons may also elect to establish creditable service for periods of employment as a police officer during which they did not participate by paying into the police pension fund, before January 1, 1997, the amount that the person would have contributed had deductions from salary been made for this purpose at the time the service was rendered, together with interest thereon at 6% per annum, compounded annually, from the time the service was rendered until the date of payment.

(e) A person employed by the Village of Shiloh who is otherwise qualified to participate and was excluded from participation by reason of his or her failure to make written application to the Board within 3 months after receiving his or her first appointment or reappointment as required under Section 3-106 may elect to participate by making a written application to the Board before July 1, 2008. Persons so electing shall begin participation on the first day of the month following the month in which the application is received by the Board. These persons may also elect to establish creditable service for periods of employment as a police officer during which they did not participate by paying into the police pension fund, before January 1, 2009, the amount that the person would have contributed had deductions from salary been made for this purpose at the time the service was rendered, together with interest thereon at 6% per annum, compounded annually, from the time the service was rendered until the date of payment. The Village of Shiloh must pay to the System the corresponding employer contributions, plus interest.

(f) A person who has entered into a personal services contract to perform police duties for the Village of Bartonville on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly may be appointed as an officer in the Village of Bartonville within 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act, but shall be excluded from participating under this Article.

(g) A person employed by the Village of Glen Carbon who is otherwise qualified to participate and was excluded from participation by reason of his or her failure to make written application to the Board within 3 months after receiving his or her first appointment or reappointment as required under Section 3-106 may elect to participate by making a written application to the Board before January 1, 2011. Persons so electing shall begin participation on the first day of the month following the month in which the application is received by the Board. These persons may also elect to establish creditable service for periods of employment as a police officer during which they did not participate by paying into the police pension fund, before July 1, 2011, (i) employee contributions that the person would have contributed had deductions from salary been made for this purpose at the time the service was rendered, (ii) employer contributions that the employer would have contributed had deductions from salary been made for this purpose at the time the service was rendered, plus (iii) interest on items (i) and (ii) at the actuarially assumed interest rate, compounded annually, from the time the service was rendered until the date of payment.

(Source: P.A. 95-483, eff. 8-28-07; 96-775, eff. 8-28-09; 96-1252, eff. 7-23-10.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-109.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-109.1)

Sec. 3-109.1. Chief of police.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (a-5), beginning January 1, 1990, any person who is employed as the chief of police of a "participating municipality" as defined in Section 7-106 of this Code, may elect to participate in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund rather than in a fund created under this Article 3. Except as provided in subsection (b), this election shall be irrevocable, and shall be filed in writing with the Board of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund.

(a-5) On or after January 1, 2019, a person may not elect to participate in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund with respect to his or her employment as the chief of police of a participating municipality, unless that person became a participating employee in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund before January 1, 2019.

(b) Until January 1, 1999, a chief of police who has elected under this Section to participate in IMRF rather than a fund created under this Article may elect to rescind that election and transfer his or her participation to the police pension fund established under this Article by the employing municipality. The chief must notify the boards of trustees of both funds in writing of his or her decision to rescind the election and transfer participation. A chief of police who transfers participation under this subsection (b) shall not be deemed ineligible to participate in the police pension fund by reason of having failed to apply within the 3-month period specified in Section 3-106.

(Source: P.A. 100-281, eff. 8-24-17.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-109.2)

Sec. 3-109.2. Retirement Program Elections.

(a) For the purposes of this Section and Section 3-109.3:

"Eligible employee" means a police officer who is hired on or within one year after the effective date of the self-managed plan established under Section 3-109.3.

"Ineligible employee" means a police officer who is hired before or more than one year after that effective date.

(b) Each eligible employee may elect to participate in the self-managed plan with respect to all periods of covered employment occurring on and after the effective date of the eligible employee's election. The election must be made in writing, in the manner prescribed by the fund, and within 6 months after the later of (i) the date upon which the self-managed plan takes effect or (ii) the date of hire.

The election, once made, is irrevocable. If an employee terminates employment after making the election, then upon his or her subsequent re-employment under this Article with the same municipality, the original election shall automatically be reinstated.

A police officer who does not elect to participate in the self-managed plan within the permitted time shall participate in the defined benefit plan otherwise provided under this Article.

The employer shall not remit contributions to the fund on behalf of an eligible employee until the earlier of the expiration of the employee's 6-month election period or the date on which the employee submits a properly completed election to the employer or to the fund.

(c) Each eligible employee shall be provided with written information prepared or prescribed by the fund, describing the employee's retirement program choices. The eligible employee shall be offered an opportunity to receive counseling from the fund prior to making his or her election. This counseling may consist of videotaped materials, group presentations, individual consultation with an employee or authorized representative of the fund in person or by telephone or other electronic means, or any combination of these methods.

(Source: P.A. 91-939, eff. 2-1-01.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-109.3)

Sec. 3-109.3. Self-managed plan.

(a) Purpose. The General Assembly finds that it is important for municipalities to be able to attract and retain the most qualified police officers and that in order to attract and retain these police officers, municipalities should have the flexibility to provide a defined contribution plan as an alternative for eligible employees who elect not to participate in a defined benefit retirement program provided under this Article. Accordingly, a self-managed plan shall be provided, which shall offer participating employees the opportunity to accumulate assets for retirement through a combination of employee and employer contributions that may be invested in mutual funds, collective investment funds, or other investment products and used to purchase annuity contracts, either fixed or variable, or a combination thereof. The plan must be qualified under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(b) Study by Commission; Adoption of plan. The Illinois Pension Laws Commission (or its successor, the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability) shall study and evaluate the creation of a statewide self-managed plan for eligible employees under this Article. The Commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no later than January 1, 2002.

In accordance with the recommendations of the Commission and any action taken by the General Assembly in response to those recommendations, a statewide self-managed plan shall be adopted for eligible employees under this Article. The self-managed plan shall take effect as specified in the plan, but in no event earlier than July 1, 2002 or the date of its approval by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, whichever occurs later.

The self-managed plan shall include a plan document and shall provide for the adoption of such rules and procedures as are necessary or desirable for the administration of the self-managed plan. Consistent with fiduciary duty to the participants and beneficiaries of the self-managed plan, it may provide for delegation of suitable aspects of plan administration to companies authorized to do business in this State.

(c) Selection of service providers and funding vehicles. The principal administrator of the self-managed plan shall solicit proposals to provide administrative services and funding vehicles for the self-managed plan from insurance and annuity companies and mutual fund companies, banks, trust companies, or other financial institutions authorized to do business in this State. In reviewing the proposals received and approving and contracting with no fewer than 2 and no more than 7 companies, the principal administrator shall consider, among other things, the following criteria:

(1) the nature and extent of the benefits that would be provided to the participants;

(2) the reasonableness of the benefits in relation to the premium charged;

(3) the suitability of the benefits to the needs and interests of the participating employees and the employer;

(4) the ability of the company to provide benefits under the contract and the financial stability of the company; and

(5) the efficacy of the contract in the recruitment and retention of employees.

The principal administrator shall periodically review each approved company. A company may continue to provide administrative services and funding vehicles for the self-managed plan only so long as it continues to be an approved company under contract with the principal administrator.

(d) Employee Direction. Employees who are participating in the program must be allowed to direct the transfer of their account balances among the various investment options offered, subject to applicable contractual provisions. The participant shall not be deemed a fiduciary by reason of providing such investment direction. A person who is a fiduciary shall not be liable for any loss resulting from such investment direction and shall not be deemed to have breached any fiduciary duty by acting in accordance with that direction. The self-managed plan does not guarantee any of the investments in the employee's account balances.

(e) Participation. An eligible employee must make a written election in accordance with the provisions of Section 3-109.2 and the procedures established under the self-managed plan. Participation in the self-managed plan by an eligible employee who elects to participate in the self-managed plan shall begin on the first day of the first pay period following the later of the date the employee's election is filed with the fund or the employer, but in no event sooner than the effective date of the self-managed plan.

A police officer who has elected to participate in the self-managed plan under this Section must continue participation while employed in an eligible position, and may not participate in any other retirement program administered by the municipality while employed as a police officer by that municipality. Participation in the self-managed plan under this Section shall constitute membership in an Article 3 pension fund.

(f) No Duplication of Service Credit. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, a police officer may not purchase or receive service or service credit applicable to any other retirement program administered by a fund under this Article for any period during which the police officer was a participant in the self-managed plan established under this Section.

(g) Contributions. The self-managed plan shall be funded by contributions from participants in the self-managed plan and employer contributions as provided in this Section.

The contribution rate for a participant in the self-managed plan under this Section shall be a minimum of 10% of his or her salary. This required contribution shall be made as an "employer pick-up" under Section 414(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any successor Section thereof. An employee may make additional contributions to the self-managed plan in accordance with the terms of the plan.

The self-managed plan shall provide for employer contributions to be credited to each self-managed plan participant at a rate of 10% of the participating employee's salary, less the amount of the employer contribution used to provide disability benefits for the employee. The amounts so credited shall be paid into the participant's self-managed plan accounts in the manner prescribed by the plan.

An amount of employer contribution, not exceeding 1.5% of the participating employee's salary, shall be used for the purpose of providing disability benefits to the participating employee. Prior to the beginning of each plan year under the self-managed plan, the principal administrator shall determine, as a percentage of salary, the amount of employer contributions to be allocated during that plan year for providing disability benefits for employees in the self-managed plan.

(h) Vesting; Withdrawal; Return to Service. A participant in the self-managed plan becomes fully vested in the employer contributions credited to his or her account in the self-managed plan on the earliest to occur of the following:

(1) completion of 6 years of service with the municipality; or

(2) the death of the participating employee while employed by the municipality, if the participant has completed at least 1.5 years of service.

A participant in the self-managed plan who receives a distribution of his or her vested amounts from the self-managed plan upon or after termination of employment shall forfeit all service credit and accrued rights in the fund of his or her employer; if subsequently re-employed, the participant shall be considered a new employee. If a former participant again becomes a participating employee and continues as such for at least 2 years, all such rights, service credit, and previous status as a participant shall be restored upon repayment of the amount of the distribution without interest.

(i) Benefit amounts. If a participating employee who is fully vested in employer contributions terminates employment, the participating employee shall be entitled to a benefit which is based on the account values attributable to both employer and employee contributions and any investment return thereon.

If a participating employee who is not fully vested in employer contributions terminates employment, the employee shall be entitled to a benefit based on the account values attributable to the employee's contributions and any investment return thereon, plus the following percentage of employer contributions and any investment return thereon: 20% after the second year; 40% after the third year; 60% after the fourth year; 80% after the fifth year; and 100% after the sixth year. The remainder of employer contributions and investment return thereon shall be forfeited. Any employer contributions that are forfeited shall be held in escrow by the company investing those contributions and shall be used as directed by the municipality for future allocations of employer contributions or for the restoration of amounts previously forfeited by former participants who again become participating employees.

(Source: P.A. 93-632, eff. 2-1-04; 93-1067, eff. 1-15-05.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-109.4)

Sec. 3-109.4. Defined contribution plan for certain police officers.

(a) Each municipality shall establish a defined contribution plan that aggregates police officer and employer contributions in individual accounts used for retirement. The defined contribution plan, including both police officer and employer contributions, established by the municipality must, at a minimum: meet the safe harbor provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; be a qualified plan under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and comply with all other applicable laws, rules, and regulations. Contributions shall vest immediately upon deposit in the police officer's account.

A police officer who participates in the defined contribution plan under this Section may not earn creditable service or otherwise participate in the defined benefit plan offered by his or her employing municipality, except as an annuitant in another fund or as a survivor, while he or she is a participant in the defined contribution plan. The defined contribution plan under this Section shall not be construed to be a pension, annuity, or other defined benefit under this Code.

(b) If a police officer who has more than 10 years of creditable service in a fund enters active service with a different municipality, he or she may elect to participate in the defined contribution plan under this Section in lieu of the defined benefit plan.

A police officer who has elected under this subsection to participate in the defined contribution plan may, in writing, rescind that election in accordance with the rules of the board. Any employer contributions, and the earnings thereon, shall remain vested in the police officer's account. A police officer who rescinds the election may begin participating in the defined benefit plan on the first day of the month following the rescission.

(c) As used in this Section, "defined benefit plan" means the retirement plan available to police officers under this Article who do not participate in the defined contribution plan under this Section.

(Source: P.A. 100-281, eff. 8-24-17.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-110) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-110)

Sec. 3-110. Creditable service.

(a) "Creditable service" is the time served by a police officer as a member of a regularly constituted police force of a municipality. In computing creditable service furloughs without pay exceeding 30 days shall not be counted, but all leaves of absence for illness or accident, regardless of length, and all periods of disability retirement for which a police officer has received no disability pension payments under this Article shall be counted.

(a-5) Up to 3 years of time during which the police officer receives a disability pension under Section 3-114.1, 3-114.2, 3-114.3, or 3-114.6 shall be counted as creditable service, provided that (i) the police officer returns to active service after the disability for a period at least equal to the period for which credit is to be established and (ii) the police officer makes contributions to the fund based on the rates specified in Section 3-125.1 and the salary upon which the disability pension is based. These contributions may be paid at any time prior to the commencement of a retirement pension. The police officer may, but need not, elect to have the contributions deducted from the disability pension or to pay them in installments on a schedule approved by the board. If not deducted from the disability pension, the contributions shall include interest at the rate of 6% per year, compounded annually, from the date for which service credit is being established to the date of payment. If contributions are paid under this subsection (a-5) in excess of those needed to establish the credit, the excess shall be refunded. This subsection (a-5) applies to persons receiving a disability pension under Section 3-114.1, 3-114.2, 3-114.3, or 3-114.6 on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly, as well as persons who begin to receive such a disability pension after that date.

(b) Creditable service includes all periods of service in the military, naval or air forces of the United States entered upon while an active police officer of a municipality, provided that upon applying for a permanent pension, and in accordance with the rules of the board, the police officer pays into the fund the amount the officer would have contributed if he or she had been a regular contributor during such period, to the extent that the municipality which the police officer served has not made such contributions in the officer's behalf. The total amount of such creditable service shall not exceed 5 years, except that any police officer who on July 1, 1973 had more than 5 years of such creditable service shall receive the total amount thereof.

(b-5) Creditable service includes all periods of service in the military, naval, or air forces of the United States entered upon before beginning service as an active police officer of a municipality, provided that, in accordance with the rules of the board, the police officer pays into the fund the amount the police officer would have contributed if he or she had been a regular contributor during such period, plus an amount determined by the Board to be equal to the municipality's normal cost of the benefit, plus interest at the actuarially assumed rate calculated from the date the employee last became a police officer under this Article. The total amount of such creditable service shall not exceed 2 years.

(c) Creditable service also includes service rendered by a police officer while on leave of absence from a police department to serve as an executive of an organization whose membership consists of members of a police department, subject to the following conditions: (i) the police officer is a participant of a fund established under this Article with at least 10 years of service as a police officer; (ii) the police officer received no credit for such service under any other retirement system, pension fund, or annuity and benefit fund included in this Code; (iii) pursuant to the rules of the board the police officer pays to the fund the amount he or she would have contributed had the officer been an active member of the police department; (iv) the organization pays a contribution equal to the municipality's normal cost for that period of service; and (v) for all leaves of absence under this subsection (c), including those beginning before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the police officer continues to remain in sworn status, subject to the professional standards of the public employer or those terms established in statute.

(d)(1) Creditable service also includes periods of service originally established in another police pension fund under this Article or in the Fund established under Article 7 of this Code for which (i) the contributions have been transferred under Section 3-110.7 or Section 7-139.9 and (ii) any additional contribution required under paragraph (2) of this subsection has been paid in full in accordance with the requirements of this subsection (d).

(2) If the board of the pension fund to which creditable service and related contributions are transferred under Section 7-139.9 determines that the amount transferred is less than the true cost to the pension fund of allowing that creditable service to be established, then in order to establish that creditable service the police officer must pay to the pension fund, within the payment period specified in paragraph (3) of this subsection, an additional contribution equal to the difference, as determined by the board in accordance with the rules and procedures adopted under paragraph (6) of this subsection. If the board of the pension fund to which creditable service and related contributions are transferred under Section 3-110.7 determines that the amount transferred is less than the true cost to the pension fund of allowing that creditable service to be established, then the police officer may elect (A) to establish that creditable service by paying to the pension fund, within the payment period specified in paragraph (3) of this subsection (d), an additional contribution equal to the difference, as determined by the board in accordance with the rules and procedures adopted under paragraph (6) of this subsection (d) or (B) to have his or her creditable service reduced by an amount equal to the difference between the amount transferred under Section 3-110.7 and the true cost to the pension fund of allowing that creditable service to be established, as determined by the board in accordance with the rules and procedures adopted under paragraph (6) of this subsection (d).

(3) Except as provided in paragraph (4), the additional contribution that is required or elected under paragraph (2) of this subsection (d) must be paid to the board (i) within 5 years from the date of the transfer of contributions under Section 3-110.7 or 7-139.9 and (ii) before the police officer terminates service with the fund. The additional contribution may be paid in a lump sum or in accordance with a schedule of installment payments authorized by the board.

(4) If the police officer dies in service before payment in full has been made and before the expiration of the 5-year payment period, the surviving spouse of the officer may elect to pay the unpaid amount on the officer's behalf within 6 months after the date of death, in which case the creditable service shall be granted as though the deceased police officer had paid the remaining balance on the day before the date of death.

(5) If the additional contribution that is required or elected under paragraph (2) of this subsection (d) is not paid in full within the required time, the creditable service shall not be granted and the police officer (or the officer's surviving spouse or estate) shall be entitled to receive a refund of (i) any partial payment of the additional contribution that has been made by the police officer and (ii) those portions of the amounts transferred under subdivision (a)(1) of Section 3-110.7 or subdivisions (a)(1) and (a)(3) of Section 7-139.9 that represent employee contributions paid by the police officer (but not the accumulated interest on those contributions) and interest paid by the police officer to the prior pension fund in order to reinstate service terminated by acceptance of a refund.

At the time of paying a refund under this item (5), the pension fund shall also repay to the pension fund from which the contributions were transferred under Section 3-110.7 or 7-139.9 the amount originally transferred under subdivision (a)(2) of that Section, plus interest at the rate of 6% per year, compounded annually, from the date of the original transfer to the date of repayment. Amounts repaid to the Article 7 fund under this provision shall be credited to the appropriate municipality.

Transferred credit that is not granted due to failure to pay the additional contribution within the required time is lost; it may not be transferred to another pension fund and may not be reinstated in the pension fund from which it was transferred.

(6) The Public Pension Division of the Department of Insurance shall establish by rule the manner of making the calculation required under paragraph (2) of this subsection, taking into account the appropriate actuarial assumptions; the police officer's service, age, and salary history; the level of funding of the pension fund to which the credits are being transferred; and any other factors that the Division determines to be relevant. The rules may require that all calculations made under paragraph (2) be reported to the Division by the board performing the calculation, together with documentation of the creditable service to be transferred, the amounts of contributions and interest to be transferred, the manner in which the calculation was performed, the numbers relied upon in making the calculation, the results of the calculation, and any other information the Division may deem useful.

(e)(1) Creditable service also includes periods of service originally established in the Fund established under Article 7 of this Code for which the contributions have been transferred under Section 7-139.11.

(2) If the board of the pension fund to which creditable service and related contributions are transferred under Section 7-139.11 determines that the amount transferred is less than the true cost to the pension fund of allowing that creditable service to be established, then the amount of creditable service the police officer may establish under this subsection (e) shall be reduced by an amount equal to the difference, as determined by the board in accordance with the rules and procedures adopted under paragraph (3) of this subsection.

(3) The Public Pension Division of the Department of Insurance shall establish by rule the manner of making the calculation required under paragraph (2) of this subsection, taking into account the appropriate actuarial assumptions; the police officer's service, age, and salary history; the level of funding of the pension fund to which the credits are being transferred; and any other factors that the Division determines to be relevant. The rules may require that all calculations made under paragraph (2) be reported to the Division by the board performing the calculation, together with documentation of the creditable service to be transferred, the amounts of contributions and interest to be transferred, the manner in which the calculation was performed, the numbers relied upon in making the calculation, the results of the calculation, and any other information the Division may deem useful.

(4) Until January 1, 2010, a police officer who transferred service from the Fund established under Article 7 of this Code under the provisions of Public Act 94-356 may establish additional credit, but only for the amount of the service credit reduction in that transfer, as calculated under paragraph (3) of this subsection (e). This credit may be established upon payment by the police officer of an amount to be determined by the board, equal to (1) the amount that would have been contributed as employee and employer contributions had all of the service been as an employee under this Article, plus interest thereon at the rate of 6% per year, compounded annually from the date of service to the date of transfer, less (2) the total amount transferred from the Article 7 Fund, plus (3) interest on the difference at the rate of 6% per year, compounded annually, from the date of the transfer to the date of payment. The additional service credit is allowed under this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly notwithstanding the provisions of Article 7 terminating all transferred credits on the date of transfer.

(Source: P.A. 103-426, eff. 8-4-23.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-110.2) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-110.2)

Sec. 3-110.2. Transfer of creditable service to General Assembly Retirement System. (a) An active member of the General Assembly Retirement System may apply to transfer his or her credits and creditable service accumulated in any police pension fund under this Article to the General Assembly Retirement System. Such transfer shall be made forthwith. Payment by the police pension fund to the General Assembly Retirement System shall be made at the same time and shall consist of:

(1) the amounts credited to the applicant, through employee contributions on the date of transfer; and

(2) municipality contributions equal to the accumulated employee contributions as determined under subparagraph (1) above. Participation in the police pension fund shall terminate on the date of transfer.

(b) An active member of the General Assembly may reinstate service and creditable service terminated upon receipt of a refund, by payment to the fund of the amount of the refund together with interest thereon at the rate of 6% per year to the date of payment.

(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-110.3) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-110.3)

Sec. 3-110.3. Transfer to IMRF.

(a) Any person who has made an election under Section 3-109.1, and until July 1, 1993, any active member of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund who is a county clerk, may apply for transfer of his creditable service accumulated in any police pension fund under this Article to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund. The creditable service shall be transferred upon payment by the police pension fund to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund of an amount equal to:

(1) the amounts accumulated to the credit of the applicant on the books of the fund on the date of transfer; and

(2) employer contributions in an amount equal to the amount determined under subparagraph (1); and

(3) any interest paid by the applicant in order to reinstate service.

Participation in this Fund shall terminate on the date of transfer.

(b) Any person who has made an election under Section 3-109.1, and until July 1, 1993, any such county clerk, may reinstate service which was terminated by receipt of a refund, by payment to the police pension fund of the amount of the refund with interest thereon at the rate of 6% per year, compounded annually, from the date of refund to the date of payment.

(Source: P.A. 86-273; 87-1265.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-110.4) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-110.4)

Sec. 3-110.4. Transfer of creditable service to Article 8, 9 or 13 fund.

(a) Any city officer as defined in Section 8-243.2 of this Code, any county officer elected by vote of the people who is a participant in a pension fund established under Article 9 of this Code, any chief of the County Police Department or undersheriff of the County Sheriff's Department who has elected under subparagraph (j) of Section 9-128.1 to be included within the provisions of Section 9-128.1 of Article 9 of this Code, and any elected sanitary district commissioner who is a participant in a pension fund established under Article 13 of this Code, may apply to transfer his or her credits and creditable service accumulated in any police pension fund established under this Article to such Article 8, 9 or 13 fund. Such transfer shall be made forthwith. Payment by the police pension fund to the Article 8, 9 or 13 fund shall be made at the same time and shall consist of:

(1) the amounts credited to the applicant through employee contributions on the date of transfer; and

(2) municipality contributions equal to the accumulated employee contributions as determined under item (1) above.

Participation in the police pension fund shall terminate on the date of transfer.

(b) Any such elected city officer, county officer, chief of the County Police Department, undersheriff of the County Sheriff's Department, or sanitary district commissioner may reinstate credits and creditable service terminated upon receipt of a refund, by payment to the fund of the amount of the refund together with interest thereon at the rate of 6% per year, compounded annually from the date of refund to the date of payment.

(Source: P.A. 89-643, eff. 8-9-96.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-110.5) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-110.5)

Sec. 3-110.5. Transfer to Article 14 system.

(a) Until January 1, 1990, any active member of the State Employees' Retirement System who is a State policeman and until July 1, 1998, any active member of the State Employees' Retirement System who is a security employee of the Department of Corrections may apply for transfer of his or her creditable service accumulated in any police pension fund under this Article to the State Employees' Retirement System. Such creditable service shall be transferred only upon payment by such police pension fund to the State Employees' Retirement System of an amount equal to:

(1) the amounts accumulated to the credit of the applicant on the books of the fund on the date of transfer; and

(2) employer contributions in an amount equal to the amount determined under subparagraph (1); and

(3) any interest paid by the applicant in order to reinstate service.

Participation in this Fund shall terminate on the date of transfer.

(b) Until January 1, 1990, any such State policeman and until July 1, 1998, any such security employee of the Department of Corrections may reinstate service which was terminated by receipt of a refund, by payment to the police pension fund of the amount of the refund with interest thereon at the rate of 6% per year, compounded annually, from the date of refund to the date of payment.

(Source: P.A. 90-32, eff. 6-27-97.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-110.6) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-110.6)

Sec. 3-110.6. Transfer to Article 14 System.

(a) Any active member of the State Employees' Retirement System who is a State policeman, an investigator for the Secretary of State, a conservation police officer, an investigator for the Office of the Attorney General, an investigator for the Department of Revenue, an investigator for the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, or a controlled substance inspector may apply for transfer of some or all of his or her creditable service accumulated in any police pension fund under this Article to the State Employees' Retirement System in accordance with Section 14-110. The creditable service shall be transferred only upon payment by the police pension fund to the State Employees' Retirement System of an amount equal to:

(1) the amounts accumulated to the credit of the applicant for the service to be transferred on the books of the fund on the date of transfer; and

(2) employer contributions in an amount equal to the amount determined under subparagraph (1); and

(3) any interest paid by the applicant in order to reinstate service to be transferred.

Participation in the police pension fund with respect to the service to be transferred shall terminate on the date of transfer.

(b) Any person applying to transfer service under this Section may reinstate service that was terminated by receipt of a refund, by paying to the police pension fund the amount of the refund with interest thereon at the actuarially assumed rate of interest, compounded annually, from the date of refund to the date of payment.

(Source: P.A. 95-530, eff. 8-28-07; 96-745, eff. 8-25-09.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-110.7)

Sec. 3-110.7. Transfer between Article 3 funds.

(a) An active member of a pension fund established under this Article may apply for transfer to that fund of his or her creditable service and related contributions accumulated in any other police pension fund established under this Article, except that a police officer may not transfer creditable service under this Section from a pension fund unless (i) the police officer actively served in the police department under that fund for at least 2 years, (ii) the police officer actively served in the police department under that fund for less than 2 years but was laid off or otherwise involuntarily terminated for a reason other than the fault of the officer, or (iii) the police officer was not in service in the police department under that fund on or after the effective date of this Section. Upon receiving the application, that other pension fund shall transfer to the pension fund in which the applicant currently participates an amount equal to:

(1) the amounts actually contributed by or on behalf of the applicant to the fund as employee contributions (including any interest paid by the applicant in order to reinstate service), plus interest on those amounts at the rate of 6% per year, compounded annually, from the date of contribution to the date of transfer; plus

(2) an amount representing employer contributions, equal to the total amount determined under subdivision (1).

Participation in that other pension fund shall terminate on the date of transfer.

(b) An active member of a pension fund established under this Article may reinstate service in any other pension fund established under this Article that was terminated by receipt of a refund, by paying to that other pension fund the amount of the refund plus interest thereon at the rate of 6% per year, compounded annually, from the date of refund to the date of payment.

(Source: P.A. 90-460, eff. 8-17-97.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-110.8)

Sec. 3-110.8. Transfer to IMRF.

(a) Until 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, any active member of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund may apply to transfer up to 10 years of creditable service in a police pension fund under this Article to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund. The creditable service shall be transferred upon payment by the police pension fund to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund of an amount equal to:

(1) the amounts accumulated to the credit of the applicant on the books of the fund on the date of transfer; and

(2) employer contributions in an amount equal to the amount determined under subparagraph (1); and

(3) any interest paid by the applicant in order to reinstate service.

Creditable service transferred to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund under this Section shall terminate on the date of the transfer.

(b) Until 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, any active member of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund may reinstate all or any portion of his or her service that was terminated by receipt of a refund, by payment to the police pension fund of the amount of the refund with interest thereon at the actuarially assumed rate, compounded annually, from the date of refund to the date of payment.

(Source: P.A. 97-273, eff. 8-8-11.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-110.9)

Sec. 3-110.9. Transfer to Article 9.

(a) Until 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, any active member of a pension fund established under Article 9 of this Code may apply for transfer of up to 6 years of his or her creditable service accumulated in any police pension fund under this Article to the Article 9 fund. Such creditable service shall be transferred only upon payment by such police pension fund to the Article 9 fund of an amount equal to:

(1) the amounts accumulated to the credit of the applicant on the books of the fund on the date of transfer; and

(2) employer contributions in an amount equal to the amount determined under subparagraph (1); and

(3) any interest paid by the applicant in order to reinstate service.

Participation in the police pension fund shall terminate on the date of transfer.

(b) Until 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, any active member of an Article 9 fund may reinstate service that was terminated by receipt of a refund, by payment to the police pension fund of the amount of the refund with interest thereon at the rate of 6% per year, compounded annually, from the date of refund to the date of payment.

(Source: P.A. 95-504, eff. 8-28-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-110.10)

(Text of Section from P.A. 102-857)

Sec. 3-110.10. Transfer from Article 7. Until January 1, 2009, a person may transfer to a fund established under this Article up to 8 years of creditable service accumulated under Article 7 of this Code upon payment to the fund of an amount to be determined by the board, equal to (i) the difference between the amount of employee and employer contributions transferred to the fund under Section 7-139.11 and the amounts that would have been contributed had such contributions been made at the rates applicable to an employee under this Article, plus (ii) interest thereon at the actuarially assumed rate, compounded annually, from the date of service to the date of payment.

No later than 6 months after July 23, 2021 (the effective date of Public Act 102-113), a person may transfer to a fund established under this Article creditable service accumulated under Article 7 of this Code for service as a sheriff's law enforcement employee, person employed by a participating municipality to perform police duties, or law enforcement officer employed on a full-time basis by a forest preserve district upon payment to the fund of an amount to be determined by the board, equal to (i) the difference between the amount of employee and employer contributions transferred to the fund under Section 7-139.14 and the amounts that would have been contributed had such contributions been made at the rates applicable to an employee under this Article, plus (ii) interest thereon at the actuarially assumed rate, compounded annually, from the date of service to the date of payment.

No later than 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, a person may transfer to a fund established under this Article creditable service accumulated under Article 7 of this Code for service as a county correctional officer or as a person employed by a participating municipality to perform administrative duties related to law enforcement upon payment to the fund of an amount to be determined by the board, equal to (i) the difference between the amount of employee and employer contributions transferred to the fund under Section 7-139.14 and the amounts that would have been contributed had such contributions been made at the rates applicable to an employee under this Article, plus (ii) interest thereon at the actuarially assumed rate, compounded annually, from the date of service to the date of payment.

(Source: P.A. 102-113, eff. 7-23-21; 102-857, eff. 5-13-22.)

(Text of Section from P.A. 102-1061)

Sec. 3-110.10. Transfer from Article 7. Until January 1, 2009, a person may transfer to a fund established under this Article up to 8 years of creditable service accumulated under Article 7 of this Code upon payment to the fund of an amount to be determined by the board, equal to (i) the difference between the amount of employee and employer contributions transferred to the fund under Section 7-139.11 and the amounts that would have been contributed had such contributions been made at the rates applicable to an employee under this Article, plus (ii) interest thereon at the actuarially assumed rate, compounded annually, from the date of service to the date of payment.

No later than September 30, 2023, a person may transfer to a fund established under this Article creditable service accumulated under Article 7 of this Code for service as a sheriff's law enforcement employee, person employed by a participating municipality to perform police duties, law enforcement officer employed on a full-time basis by a forest preserve district, or person employed by a participating municipality or instrumentality to perform administrative duties related to law enforcement upon payment to the fund of an amount to be determined by the board, equal to (i) the difference between the amount of employee and employer contributions transferred to the fund under Section 7-139.14 and the amounts that would have been contributed had such contributions been made at the rates applicable to an employee under this Article, plus (ii) interest thereon at the actuarially assumed rate, compounded annually, from the date of service to the date of payment.

(Source: P.A. 102-113, eff. 7-23-21; 102-1061, eff. 1-1-23.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-110.11)

Sec. 3-110.11. Transfer of creditable service from Article 5 fund. For a period of 60 days after the effective date of this Section, a person may transfer to a fund established under this Article up to 10 years of creditable service accumulated under Article 5 of this Code upon payment to the fund of an amount to be determined by the board, equal to (i) the difference between the amount of employee and employer contributions transferred to the fund under Section 5-237.5 and the amounts that would have been contributed had such contributions been made at the rates applicable to an employee under this Article, plus (ii) interest thereon at the actuarially assumed rate, compounded annually, from the date of service to the date of payment.

(Source: P.A. 97-326, eff. 8-12-11.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-110.11a)

Sec. 3-110.11a. Optional credit under Article 5. A police officer may establish optional credit for up to 5 years of service as a participant under Article 5, provided that the police officer (i) was certified under the law governing the certification of police officers at the time the service was rendered, (ii) applies in writing on or before December 31, 2023, (iii) supplies satisfactory evidence of the employment, (iv) completes 10 years of contributing service as a police officer as defined in Section 3-106, and (v) pays into the fund the amount the police officer would have contributed if he or she had been a regular contributor during such period, plus an amount determined by the Board to be equal to the municipality's normal cost of the benefit, plus interest at the actuarially assumed rate calculated from the date the employee last became a police officer under this Article.

A police officer may not establish credit under this Section for any service for which the police officer is eligible to receive benefits under Article 5 of this Code.

(Source: P.A. 102-342, eff. 8-13-21.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-110.12)

Sec. 3-110.12. Transfer to Article 4 fund.

(a) At any time during the 6 months following the effective date of this Section, an active member of an Article 4 firefighters' pension fund may apply for transfer to that fund of up to 6 years of his or her creditable service accumulated in the police pension fund under this Article that is administered by the same unit of local government if that active member was not subject to disciplinary action when he or she terminated employment with that police department. The creditable service shall be transferred upon payment by the police pension fund to the Article 4 fund of an amount equal to:

(1) the amounts accumulated to the credit of the applicant on the books of the fund on the date of transfer for the service to be transferred; and

(2) employer contributions in an amount equal to the amount determined under item (1); and

(3) any interest paid by the applicant in order to reinstate service.

Participation in the police pension fund with respect to the transferred creditable service shall terminate on the date of transfer.

(a-5) At any time during the 6 months following the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, an active member of an Article 4 firefighters' pension fund may apply for transfer to that fund of up to 8 years of his or her creditable service accumulated in a police pension fund under this Article that is administered by a unit of local government if that active member was not subject to disciplinary action when he or she terminated employment with that police department. The creditable service shall be transferred upon payment by the police pension fund to the Article 4 fund of an amount equal to:

(1) the amounts accumulated to the credit of the applicant on the books of the fund on the date of transfer for the service to be transferred; and

(2) employer contributions in an amount equal to the amount determined under item (1); and

(3) any interest paid by the applicant in order to reinstate service.

Participation in the police pension fund with respect to the transferred creditable service shall terminate on the date of transfer.

(b) At the time of applying for transfer of creditable service under this Section, an active member of an Article 4 firefighters' pension fund may, for the purpose of that transfer, reinstate creditable service that was terminated by receipt of a refund, by payment to the police pension fund of the amount of the refund with interest thereon at the rate of 6% per year, compounded annually, from the date of the refund to the date of payment.

(Source: P.A. 102-63, eff. 7-9-21.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-110.13)

Sec. 3-110.13. Transfer from Article 15. No later than June 30, 2023, a person may irrevocably apply under Section 15-134.4 to transfer to a fund established under this Article creditable service accumulated under Article 15 of this Code for service as a police officer upon payment to the fund of an amount, to be determined by the board, equal to (i) the difference between the amount of employee and employer contributions transferred to the fund under Section 15-134.4 and the amounts that would have been contributed had such contributions been made at the rates applicable to an employee under this Article, plus (ii) interest thereon at the actuarially assumed rate, compounded annually, from the date of service to the date of payment.

(Source: P.A. 102-1061, eff. 1-1-23.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-110.14)

Sec. 3-110.14. Transfer to Article 7. On and after July 1, 2022 but no later than December 1, 2023, a participating employee who is actively employed as a sheriff's law enforcement employee under Article 7 may make a written election to transfer up to 10 years of creditable service from a fund established under this Article to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund established under Article 7. Upon receiving a written election by a participant under this Section, the creditable service shall be transferred to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund as soon as practicable upon payment by the police pension fund to the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund of an amount equal to:

(1) the amounts accumulated to the credit of the applicant on the books of the fund on the date of the transfer; and

(2) employer contributions in an amount equal to the amount determined under paragraph (1).

Participation in the police pension fund with respect to the service to be transferred shall terminate on the date of transfer. This Section does not allow reinstatement of credits in this Article that were previously forfeited.

(Source: P.A. 102-1061, eff. 6-10-22.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-111) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-111)

Sec. 3-111. Pension.

(a) A police officer age 50 or more with 20 or more years of creditable service, who is not a participant in the self-managed plan under Section 3-109.3 and who is no longer in service as a police officer, shall receive a pension of 1/2 of the salary attached to the rank held by the officer on the police force for one year immediately prior to retirement or, beginning July 1, 1987 for persons terminating service on or after that date, the salary attached to the rank held on the last day of service or for one year prior to the last day, whichever is greater. The pension shall be increased by 2.5% of such salary for each additional year of service over 20 years of service through 30 years of service, to a maximum of 75% of such salary.

The changes made to this subsection (a) by this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly apply to all pensions that become payable under this subsection on or after January 1, 1999. All pensions payable under this subsection that began on or after January 1, 1999 and before the effective date of this amendatory Act shall be recalculated, and the amount of the increase accruing for that period shall be payable to the pensioner in a lump sum.

(a-5) No pension in effect on or granted after June 30, 1973 shall be less than $200 per month. Beginning July 1, 1987, the minimum retirement pension for a police officer having at least 20 years of creditable service shall be $400 per month, without regard to whether or not retirement occurred prior to that date. If the minimum pension established in Section 3-113.1 is greater than the minimum provided in this subsection, the Section 3-113.1 minimum controls.

(b) A police officer mandatorily retired from service due to age by operation of law, having at least 8 but less than 20 years of creditable service, shall receive a pension equal to 2 1/2% of the salary attached to the rank he or she held on the police force for one year immediately prior to retirement or, beginning July 1, 1987 for persons terminating service on or after that date, the salary attached to the rank held on the last day of service or for one year prior to the last day, whichever is greater, for each year of creditable service.

A police officer who retires or is separated from service having at least 8 years but less than 20 years of creditable service, who is not mandatorily retired due to age by operation of law, and who does not apply for a refund of contributions at his or her last separation from police service, shall receive a pension upon attaining age 60 equal to 2.5% of the salary attached to the rank held by the police officer on the police force for one year immediately prior to retirement or, beginning July 1, 1987 for persons terminating service on or after that date, the salary attached to the rank held on the last day of service or for one year prior to the last day, whichever is greater, for each year of creditable service.

(c) A police officer no longer in service who has at least one but less than 8 years of creditable service in a police pension fund but meets the requirements of this subsection (c) shall be eligible to receive a pension from that fund equal to 2.5% of the salary attached to the rank held on the last day of service under that fund or for one year prior to that last day, whichever is greater, for each year of creditable service in that fund. The pension shall begin no earlier than upon attainment of age 60 (or upon mandatory retirement from the fund by operation of law due to age, if that occurs before age 60) and in no event before the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997.

In order to be eligible for a pension under this subsection (c), the police officer must have at least 8 years of creditable service in a second police pension fund under this Article and be receiving a pension under subsection (a) or (b) of this Section from that second fund. The police officer need not be in service on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, the provisions of this subsection (d) apply to a person who is not a participant in the self-managed plan under Section 3-109.3 and who first becomes a police officer under this Article on or after January 1, 2011.

A police officer age 55 or more who has 10 or more years of service in that capacity shall be entitled at his option to receive a monthly pension for his service as a police officer computed by multiplying 2.5% for each year of such service by his or her final average salary.

The pension of a police officer who is retiring after attaining age 50 with 10 or more years of creditable service shall be reduced by one-half of 1% for each month that the police officer's age is under age 55.

The maximum pension under this subsection (d) shall be 75% of final average salary.

For the purposes of this subsection (d), "final average salary" means the greater of: (i) the average monthly salary obtained by dividing the total salary of the police officer during the 48 consecutive months of service within the last 60 months of service in which the total salary was the highest by the number of months of service in that period; or (ii) the average monthly salary obtained by dividing the total salary of the police officer during the 96 consecutive months of service within the last 120 months of service in which the total salary was the highest by the number of months of service in that period.

Beginning on January 1, 2011, for all purposes under this Code (including without limitation the calculation of benefits and employee contributions), the annual salary based on the plan year of a member or participant to whom this Section applies shall not exceed $106,800; however, that amount shall annually thereafter be increased by the lesser of (i) 3% of that amount, including all previous adjustments, or (ii) the annual unadjusted percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the consumer price index-u for the 12 months ending with the September preceding each November 1, including all previous adjustments.

Nothing in this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly shall cause or otherwise result in any retroactive adjustment of any employee contributions.

(Source: P.A. 101-610, eff. 1-1-20.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-111.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-111.1)

Sec. 3-111.1. Increase in pension.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (e), the monthly pension of a police officer who retires after July 1, 1971, and prior to January 1, 1986, shall be increased, upon either the first of the month following the first anniversary of the date of retirement if the officer is 60 years of age or over at retirement date, or upon the first day of the month following attainment of age 60 if it occurs after the first anniversary of retirement, by 3% of the originally granted pension and by an additional 3% of the originally granted pension in January of each year thereafter.

(b) The monthly pension of a police officer who retired from service with 20 or more years of service, on or before July 1, 1971, shall be increased in January of the year following the year of attaining age 65 or in January of 1972, if then over age 65, by 3% of the originally granted pension for each year the police officer received pension payments. In each January thereafter, he or she shall receive an additional increase of 3% of the original pension.

(c) The monthly pension of a police officer who retires on disability or is retired for disability shall be increased in January of the year following the year of attaining age 60, by 3% of the original grant of pension for each year he or she received pension payments. In each January thereafter, the police officer shall receive an additional increase of 3% of the original pension.

(d) The monthly pension of a police officer who retires after January 1, 1986, shall be increased, upon either the first of the month following the first anniversary of the date of retirement if the officer is 55 years of age or over, or upon the first day of the month following attainment of age 55 if it occurs after the first anniversary of retirement, by 1/12 of 3% of the originally granted pension for each full month that has elapsed since the pension began, and by an additional 3% of the originally granted pension in January of each year thereafter.

The changes made to this subsection (d) by this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly apply to all initial increases that become payable under this subsection on or after January 1, 1999. All initial increases that became payable under this subsection on or after January 1, 1999 and before the effective date of this amendatory Act shall be recalculated and the additional amount accruing for that period, if any, shall be payable to the pensioner in a lump sum.

(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), upon the first day of the month following (1) the first anniversary of the date of retirement, or (2) the attainment of age 55, or (3) July 1, 1987, whichever occurs latest, the monthly pension of a police officer who retired on or after January 1, 1977 and on or before January 1, 1986, and did not receive an increase under subsection (a) before July 1, 1987, shall be increased by 3% of the originally granted monthly pension for each full year that has elapsed since the pension began, and by an additional 3% of the originally granted pension in each January thereafter. The increases provided under this subsection are in lieu of the increases provided in subsection (a).

(f) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section, beginning with increases granted on or after July 1, 1993, the second and all subsequent automatic annual increases granted under subsection (a), (b), (d), or (e) of this Section shall be calculated as 3% of the amount of pension payable at the time of the increase, including any increases previously granted under this Section, rather than 3% of the originally granted pension amount. Section 1-103.1 does not apply to this subsection (f).

(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, the monthly pension of a person who first becomes a police officer under this Article on or after January 1, 2011 shall be increased on the January 1 occurring either on or after the attainment of age 60 or the first anniversary of the pension start date, whichever is later. Each annual increase shall be calculated at 3% or one-half the annual unadjusted percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the consumer price index-u for the 12 months ending with the September preceding each November 1, whichever is less, of the originally granted pension. If the annual unadjusted percentage change in the consumer price index-u for a 12-month period ending in September is zero or, when compared with the preceding period, decreases, then the pension shall not be increased.

For the purposes of this subsection (g), "consumer price index-u" means the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor that measures the average change in prices of goods and services purchased by all urban consumers, United States city average, all items, 1982-84 = 100. The new amount resulting from each annual adjustment shall be determined by the Public Pension Division of the Department of Insurance and made available to the boards of the pension funds.

(Source: P.A. 96-1495, eff. 1-1-11.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-111.5)

Sec. 3-111.5. Membership date; previous IMRF service with the same municipality. A police officer who previously participated in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) for service as a member of the police department of a municipality and was transferred to that municipality's police pension fund upon its creation under this Article shall, for the purposes of determining the applicable tier of benefits under this Article, be deemed to have become a police officer and member of that municipality's police pension fund on the date that he or she first participated in IMRF as a member of the police department of that municipality, notwithstanding whether that start date was before January 1, 2011.

(Source: P.A. 101-627, eff. 1-24-20.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-112) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-112)

Sec. 3-112. Pension to survivors.

(a) Upon the death of a police officer entitled to a pension under Section 3-111, the surviving spouse shall be entitled to the pension to which the police officer was then entitled. Upon the death of the surviving spouse, or upon the remarriage of the surviving spouse if that remarriage terminates the surviving spouse's eligibility under Section 3-121, the police officer's unmarried children who are under age 18 or who are dependent because of physical or mental disability shall be entitled to equal shares of such pension. If there is no eligible surviving spouse and no eligible child, the dependent parent or parents of the officer shall be entitled to receive or share such pension until their death or marriage or remarriage after the death of the police officer.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, for a person who first becomes a police officer under this Article on or after January 1, 2011, the pension to which the surviving spouse, children, or parents are entitled under this subsection (a) shall be in an amount equal to the greater of (i) 54% of the police officer's monthly salary at the date of death, or (ii) 66 2/3% of the police officer's earned pension at the date of death, and, if there is a surviving spouse, 12% of such monthly salary shall be granted to the guardian of any minor child or children, including a child who has been conceived but not yet born, for each such child until attainment of age 18. Upon the death of the surviving spouse leaving one or more minor children, or upon the death of a police officer leaving one or more minor children but no surviving spouse, a monthly pension of 20% of the monthly salary shall be granted to the duly appointed guardian of each such child for the support and maintenance of each such child until the child reaches age 18. The total pension provided under this paragraph shall not exceed 75% of the monthly salary of the deceased police officer (1) when paid to the survivor of a police officer who has attained 20 or more years of service credit and who receives or is eligible to receive a retirement pension under this Article, (2) when paid to the survivor of a police officer who dies as a result of illness or accident, (3) when paid to the survivor of a police officer who dies from any cause while in receipt of a disability pension under this Article, or (4) when paid to the survivor of a deferred pensioner. Nothing in this subsection (a) shall act to diminish the survivor's benefits described in subsection (e) of this Section.

Notwithstanding Section 1-103.1, the changes made to this subsection apply without regard to whether the deceased police officer was in service on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, the monthly pension of a survivor of a person who first becomes a police officer under this Article on or after January 1, 2011 shall be increased on the January 1 after attainment of age 60 by the recipient of the survivor's pension and each January 1 thereafter by 3% or one-half the annual unadjusted percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the consumer price index-u for the 12 months ending with the September preceding each November 1, whichever is less, of the originally granted survivor's pension. If the annual unadjusted percentage change in the consumer price index-u for a 12-month period ending in September is zero or, when compared with the preceding period, decreases, then the survivor's pension shall not be increased.

For the purposes of this subsection (a), "consumer price index-u" means the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor that measures the average change in prices of goods and services purchased by all urban consumers, United States city average, all items, 1982-84 = 100. The new amount resulting from each annual adjustment shall be determined by the Public Pension Division of the Department of Insurance and made available to the boards of the pension funds.

(b) Upon the death of a police officer while in service, having at least 20 years of creditable service, or upon the death of a police officer who retired from service with at least 20 years of creditable service, whether death occurs before or after attainment of age 50, the pension earned by the police officer as of the date of death as provided in Section 3-111 shall be paid to the survivors in the sequence provided in subsection (a) of this Section.

(c) Upon the death of a police officer while in service, having at least 10 but less than 20 years of service, a pension of 1/2 of the salary attached to the rank or ranks held by the officer for one year immediately prior to death shall be payable to the survivors in the sequence provided in subsection (a) of this Section. If death occurs as a result of the performance of duty, the 10 year requirement shall not apply and the pension to survivors shall be payable after any period of service.

(d) Beginning July 1, 1987, a minimum pension of $400 per month shall be paid to all surviving spouses, without regard to the fact that the death of the police officer occurred prior to that date. If the minimum pension established in Section 3-113.1 is greater than the minimum provided in this subsection, the Section 3-113.1 minimum controls.

(e) The pension of the surviving spouse of a police officer who dies (i) on or after January 1, 2001, (ii) without having begun to receive either a retirement pension payable under Section 3-111 or a disability pension payable under Section 3-114.1, 3-114.2, 3-114.3, or 3-114.6, and (iii) as a result of sickness, accident, or injury incurred in or resulting from the performance of an act of duty shall not be less than 100% of the salary attached to the rank held by the deceased police officer on the last day of service, notwithstanding any provision in this Article to the contrary.

(Source: P.A. 101-610, eff. 1-1-20.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-113.1)

Sec. 3-113.1. Minimum retirement, survivor, and disability pensions.

(a) Beginning January 1, 1999, the minimum retirement pension payable to a police officer with 20 or more years of creditable service, the minimum disability pension payable under Section 3-114.1, 3-114.2, 3-114.3, or 3-114.6, and the minimum surviving spouse's pension shall be $600 per month, without regard to whether the police officer was in service on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly.

In the case of a pensioner whose pension began before the effective date of this amendatory Act and is subject to increase under this subsection (a), the pensioner shall be entitled to a lump sum payment of the amount of that increase accruing from January 1, 1999 (or the date the pension began, if later) to the effective date of this amendatory Act.

(b) Beginning January 1, 2000, the minimum retirement pension payable to a police officer with 20 or more years of creditable service, the minimum disability pension payable under Section 3-114.1, 3-114.2, 3-114.3, or 3-114.6, and the minimum surviving spouse's pension shall be $800 per month, without regard to whether the police officer was in service on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly.

(c) Beginning January 1, 2001, the minimum retirement pension payable to a police officer with 20 or more years of creditable service, the minimum disability pension payable under Section 3-114.1, 3-114.2, 3-114.3, or 3-114.6, and the minimum surviving spouse's pension shall be $1000 per month, without regard to whether the police officer was in service on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly.

(d) This Section does not grant a pension to any surviving spouse who is not otherwise eligible to receive a pension under this Article.

(e) No survivor benefits are payable to a participant in the self-managed plan.

(Source: P.A. 91-466, eff. 8-6-99; 91-939, eff. 2-1-01.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-113.2)

Sec. 3-113.2. Dependent beneficiaries; payment to trust. Any benefit to be received by or paid to a dependent beneficiary may be received by or paid to a trust established for such dependent beneficiary if the dependent beneficiary is living at the time such benefit would be received by or paid to such trust.

(Source: P.A. 96-484, eff. 8-14-09.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-114.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-114.1)

Sec. 3-114.1. Disability pension - Line of duty.

(a) If a police officer as the result of sickness, accident or injury incurred in or resulting from the performance of an act of duty, is found to be physically or mentally disabled for service in the police department, so as to render necessary his or her suspension or retirement from the police service, the police officer shall be entitled to a disability retirement pension equal to the greatest of (1) 65% of the salary attached to the rank on the police force held by the officer at the date of suspension of duty or retirement, (2) the retirement pension that the police officer would be eligible to receive if he or she retired (but not including any automatic annual increase in that retirement pension), or (3) the pension provided under subsection (d), if applicable.

A police officer shall be considered "on duty" while on any assignment approved by the chief of the police department of the municipality he or she serves, whether the assignment is within or outside the municipality.

(b) If a police officer on disability pension dies while still disabled, the disability pension shall continue to be paid to his or her survivors in the sequence provided in Section 3-112.

(c) From and after July 1, 1987, any pension payable under this Section shall be at least $400 per month, without regard to the fact that the disability or death of the police officer occurred prior to that date. If the minimum pension established in Section 3-113.1 is greater than the minimum provided in this Section, the Section 3-113.1 minimum controls.

(d) A disabled police officer who (1) is receiving a pension under this Section on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly, (2) files with the Fund, within 30 days after that effective date and annually thereafter while the pension remains payable, a written application for the benefits of this subsection, including an affidavit stating that the applicant has not earned any income from gainful employment during the most recently concluded tax year and a copy of his or her most recent Illinois income tax return, (3) has service credit in the Fund for at least 7 years of active duty, and (4) has been receiving the pension under this Section for a period which, when added to the officer's total service credit in the Fund, equals at least 20 years, shall be eligible to receive an annual noncompounded increase in his or her pension under this Section, equal to 3% of the original pension.

The Fund may take appropriate steps to verify the applicant's disability and earnings status, and for this purpose may request from the Department of Revenue a certified copy of the applicant's Illinois income tax return for any year for which a benefit under this Section is payable or has been paid.

The annual increase shall accrue on each anniversary of the initial pension payment date, for so long as the pension remains payable to the disabled police officer and the required annual application is made, except that the annual increases under this subsection shall cease if the disabled police officer earns income from gainful employment. Within 60 days after accepting an initial application under this subsection, the Fund shall pay to the disabled police officer, in a lump sum without interest, the amounts resulting from the annual increases that have accrued retroactively.

This subsection is not limited to persons in active service on or after its effective date, but it applies only to a pension that is payable under this Section to a disabled police officer (rather than a survivor). Upon the death of the disabled police officer, the annuity payable under this Section to his or her survivors shall include any annual increases previously received, but no additional increases shall accrue under this subsection.

(Source: P.A. 91-939, eff. 2-1-01.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-114.2) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-114.2)

Sec. 3-114.2. Disability pension - Not on duty. A police officer who becomes disabled as a result of any cause other than the performance of an act of duty, and who is found to be physically or mentally disabled so as to render necessary his or her suspension or retirement from police service in the police department, shall be entitled to a disability pension of 50% of the salary attached to the officer's rank on the police force at the date of suspension of duty or retirement.

If a police officer on disability pension dies while still disabled, the disability pension shall continue to be paid to the officer's survivors in the sequence provided in Section 3-112.

From and after July 1, 1987, any pension payable under this Section shall be at least $400 per month, without regard to the fact that the disability or death of the police officer occurred prior to that date. If the minimum pension established in Section 3-113.1 is greater than the minimum provided in this Section, the Section 3-113.1 minimum controls.

(Source: P.A. 91-939, eff. 2-1-01.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-114.3) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-114.3)

Sec. 3-114.3. Heart attack or stroke suffered in performance of duties. Any police officer who suffers a heart attack or stroke as a result of the performance and discharge of police duty shall be considered as having been injured in the performance of an act of duty and shall be eligible for the benefits provided under this Article for police officers injured in the performance of an act of duty or, if applicable, the benefits provided in Section 3-114.6.

(Source: P.A. 90-766, eff. 8-14-98; 91-939, eff. 2-1-01.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-114.4) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-114.4)

Sec. 3-114.4. Return to active duty after disability. A police officer who receives a disability pension under Section 3-114.1, 3-114.2, or 3-114.6 for more than 2 years and who returns to active duty must remain in active police service for at least 5 years before becoming eligible for a disability pension greater than the pension paid for the prior disability.

(Source: P.A. 90-766, eff. 8-14-98.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-114.5) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-114.5)

Sec. 3-114.5. Reduction of disability and survivor's benefits for corresponding benefits payable under Workers' Compensation and Workers' Occupational Diseases Acts.

(a) Whenever a person is entitled to a disability or survivor's benefit under this Article and to benefits under the Workers' Compensation Act or the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act for the same injury or disease, the benefits payable under this Article shall be reduced by an amount computed in accordance with subsection (b) of this Section. There shall be no reduction, however, for any of the following: payments for medical, surgical and hospital services, non-medical remedial care and treatment rendered in accordance with a religious method of healing recognized by the laws of this State and for artificial appliances; payments made for scheduled losses for the loss of or permanent and complete or permanent and partial loss of the use of any bodily member or the body taken as a whole under subdivision (d)2 or subsection (e) of Section 8 of the Workers' Compensation Act or Section 7 of the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act; payments made for statutorily prescribed losses under subdivision (d)2 of Section 8 of the Workers' Compensation Act or Section 7 of the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act; and that portion of the payments which is utilized to pay attorneys' fees and the costs of securing the workers' compensation benefits under either the Workers' Compensation Act or Workers' Occupational Diseases Act.

(b) The reduction prescribed by this Section shall be computed as follows:

(1) In the event that a person entitled to benefits under this Article incurs costs or attorneys' fees in order to establish his entitlement, the reduction prescribed by this Section shall itself be reduced by the amount of such costs and attorneys' fees.

(2) If the benefits deductible under this Section are stated in a weekly amount, the monthly amount for the purpose of this Section shall be 52 times the weekly amount, divided by 12.

(Source: P.A. 84-1472.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-114.6)

Sec. 3-114.6. Occupational disease disability pension.

(a) This Section applies only to police officers who are employed by a municipality with a combined police and fire department and who have regular firefighting duties in addition to their law enforcement duties.

(b) The General Assembly finds that service in a police department that also has firefighting duties requires officers to perform unusual tasks in times of stress and danger; that officers are subject to exposure to extreme heat or extreme cold in certain seasons while performing their duties; that they are required to work in the midst of and are subject to heavy smoke fumes and carcinogenic, poisonous, toxic, or chemical gases from fires; and that these conditions exist and arise out of or in the course of employment.

(c) An active officer with 5 or more years of creditable service who is found to be unable to perform his or her duties in the department by reason of heart disease, stroke, tuberculosis, or any disease of the lungs or respiratory tract, resulting from service as an officer, is entitled to an occupational disease disability pension during any period of such disability for which he or she has no right to receive salary.

An active officer who has completed 5 or more years of service and is unable to perform his or her duties in the department by reason of a disabling cancer, which develops or manifests itself during a period while the officer is in the service of the department, is entitled to receive an occupational disease disability benefit during any period of such disability for which he or she does not have a right to receive salary. In order to receive this occupational disease disability benefit, (i) the cancer must be of a type that may be caused by exposure to heat, radiation, or a known carcinogen as defined by the International Agency for Research on Cancer and (ii) the cancer must (and is rebuttably presumed to) arise as a result of service as an officer.

An officer who, after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1998, enters the service of a combined police and fire department and has regular firefighting duties shall be examined by one or more practicing physicians appointed by the board. If the examination discloses impairment of the heart, lungs, or respiratory tract, or the existence of cancer, the officer shall not be entitled to an occupational disease disability pension under this Section unless and until a subsequent examination reveals no such impairment or cancer.

The occupational disease disability pension shall be equal to the greater of 65% of the salary attached to the rank held by the officer at the time of his or her removal from the municipality's department payroll or (2) the retirement pension that the police officer would be eligible to receive if he or she retired (but not including any automatic annual increase in that retirement pension).

The occupational disease disability pension is payable to the officer during the period of the disability. If the disability ceases before the death of the officer, the disability pension payable under this Section shall also cease and the officer thereafter shall receive such pension benefits as are provided in accordance with other provisions of this Article.

If an officer dies while still disabled and receiving a disability pension under this Section, the disability pension shall continue to be paid to the officer's survivors in the sequence provided in Section 3-112.

(Source: P.A. 90-766, eff. 8-14-98; 91-939, eff. 2-1-01.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-115) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-115)

Sec. 3-115. Certificate of disability. A disability pension shall not be paid unless there is filed with the board certificates of the police officer's disability, subscribed and sworn to by the police officer if not under legal disability, or by a representative if the officer is under legal disability, and by the police surgeon (if there be one) and 3 practicing physicians selected by the board. The board may require other evidence of disability. Medical examination of a police officer retired for disability shall be made at least once each year prior to attainment of age 50, as verification of the continuance of disability for service as a police officer. No examination shall be required after age 50.

(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-116) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-116)

Sec. 3-116. Examination and emergency service. A police officer whose duty is suspended because of disability may be summoned to appear before the board, and to submit to an examination to determine fitness for duty. The officer shall abide by the board's decision. If a police officer retired for disability, except one who voluntarily retires after 20 years' service, is found upon medical examination to have recovered from disability, the board shall certify to the chief of police that the member is no longer disabled and is able to resume the duties of his or her position. In case of emergency, a disabled police officer may be assigned to and shall perform such duty without right to compensation as the chief of police or chief officer of the municipality may direct. This Section does not apply to a police officer who has attained the age of 60.

(Source: P.A. 103-33, eff. 6-9-23.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-116.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-116.1)

Sec. 3-116.1. Disability pension option. A police officer age 50 or older who is receiving a disability pension may by written application to the board, elect the disability pension option if the period during which a disability pension was paid when added to the period of active service equals at least 20 years. The election shall permit the officer to continue to receive a retirement pension for the remainder of his or her life of 1/2 of the salary at the date of the retirement on disability in lieu of any amounts which would have been payable to the officer under Section 3-111.

(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-117) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-117)

Sec. 3-117. Police officers over age 50. This Article shall not be construed to require the retirement at age 50 of any police officer capable of performing his or her duties.

(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-117.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-117.1)

Sec. 3-117.1. Waiver. A retired police officer or surviving spouse may execute a written waiver of the right to receive all or part of his or her pension. A waiver shall take effect upon its being filed with the board and may be revoked only within the first 30 days after it is filed with the board.

(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-120) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-120)

Sec. 3-120. Marriage after retirement.

(a) If a police officer marries subsequent to retirement on any pension under this Article other than a pension established under Section 3-109.3, the surviving spouse and the children of such surviving spouse shall receive no pension on the death of the officer, except as provided in subsection (b) or (c).

(b) Notwithstanding Section 1-103.1 of this Code, this Section shall not be deemed to disqualify from receiving a survivor's pension the surviving spouse and children of any police officer who (i) retired from service in 1973, married the surviving spouse during 1974, and died in 1988, or (ii) retired on disability in October of 1982, married the surviving spouse during 1991, and died in 1992. In the case of a person who becomes eligible for a benefit under this subsection (b), the benefit shall begin to accrue on July 1, 1990 or July 1 of the year following the police officer's death, whichever is later.

(c) This Section does not disqualify a surviving spouse from receiving a survivor's pension if (i) the police officer was married to the surviving spouse for at least 5 years prior to the police officer's death and (ii) the surviving spouse has attained age 62. For a person who becomes eligible for a benefit under this subsection (c), the benefit shall begin to accrue on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly or the first day of the month following the police officer's death, whichever is later. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the benefits for a surviving spouse who qualifies under this subsection shall terminate no later than 15 years after the benefits begin to accrue. For the purposes of Section 1-103.1 of this Code, this subsection is applicable without regard to whether the police officer was in active service on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 102-811, eff. 1-1-23.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-121) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-121)

Sec. 3-121. Marriage and remarriage. The pensions provided in Sections 3-112, 3-114.1, 3-114.2, and 3-114.6 shall not be paid to a child or dependent parent after marriage or remarriage of the child or dependent parent following the death of the police officer.

The pensions provided in Sections 3-112, 3-114.1 and 3-114.2 shall not be paid to a surviving spouse after remarriage following the death of the police officer, if the remarriage occurs (i) prior to January 1, 1974 or (ii) after December 31, 1974 but before the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995. Remarriage on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995 does not affect the surviving spouse's eligibility for those pensions, regardless of whether the deceased police officer was in service on or after that effective date. A surviving spouse whose pension was terminated due to remarriage during 1974, and who applies for reinstatement of that pension before January 1, 1990, shall be entitled to have the pension reinstated beginning on January 1, 1990.

(Source: P.A. 89-408, eff. 11-15-95; 90-766, eff. 8-14-98.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-122) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-122)

Sec. 3-122. Pensions to survivors of male and female police officers. All provisions of this Article relating to pensions to a surviving spouse, children or dependent parents of a police officer shall apply with equal force to the surviving spouse, minor children and dependent parents of male and female police officers without any modification whatsoever.

(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-123) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-123)

Sec. 3-123. Non-resident pensioner. A pensioner under this Article who resides outside of Illinois shall from time to time furnish the board such proof or affidavits as the board may require concerning compliance with the provisions of this Article.

(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-124) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-124)

Sec. 3-124. Refund. A police officer who is separated from police service after June 30, 1953 with less than 20 years of service is entitled to a refund upon request of all contributions made by the officer to the police pension fund.

Acceptance of a refund shall bar the police officer and his or her dependents from any further participation in the benefits of this Article subject to restoration upon re-entry into service and repayment to the fund of the refund together with interest at 2% per annum from the date of refund until the date of repayment.

If a police officer dies with less than 10 years of police service, the officer's contributions to the police pension fund shall, upon the written request of his or her surviving spouse, be refunded to the spouse without interest. If upon the death of a police officer, there is no surviving spouse, the excess of the officer's contributions to the fund over any pension payments shall be refunded to his or her heirs or estate. Acceptance of this refund shall bar the police officer's dependents or estate from any further participation in the benefits provided under this Article.

(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-124.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-124.1)

Sec. 3-124.1. Re-entry into active service.

(a) If a police officer who is receiving pension payments other than as provided in Section 3-109.3 re-enters active service, pension payment shall be suspended while he or she is in service. When he or she again retires, pension payments shall be resumed. If the police officer remains in service after re-entry for a period of less than 5 years, the pension shall be the same as upon first retirement. If the officer's service after re-entry is at least 5 years and the officer makes the required contributions during the period of re-entry, his or her pension shall be recomputed by taking into account the additional period of service and salary.

(b) If a police officer who first becomes a member on or after January 1, 2019 is receiving pension payments (other than as provided in Section 3-109.3) and re-enters active service with any municipality that has established a pension fund under this Article, that police officer may continue to receive pension payments while he or she is in active service, but shall only participate in a defined contribution plan established by the municipality pursuant to Section 3-109.4 and may not establish creditable service in the pension fund established by that municipality or have his or her pension recomputed.

(Source: P.A. 100-281, eff. 8-24-17.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-124.2) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-124.2)

Sec. 3-124.2. Deduction for group plans. If a municipality sponsors a group hospital and medical plan which includes retired police officers and their spouses, upon written request of a retired police officer, deductions shall be made from the pension payments of the officer in the amounts which the officer is required to contribute toward the group plan in order to obtain such coverage.

Whenever continued group insurance coverage is elected in accordance with the provisions of Section 367g of the Illinois Insurance Code, as now or hereafter amended, the total monthly premium for such continued group insurance coverage or such portion thereof as is not paid by the municipality shall, upon request of the person electing such continued group insurance coverage, be deducted from any monthly pension benefit otherwise payable to such person pursuant to this Article, to be remitted by the pension fund making such deduction to the insurance company or other entity providing the group insurance coverage.

(Source: P.A. 84-1010.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-124.3)

Sec. 3-124.3. Authority of the fund. Subject to Section 3-141.1, the fund shall retain the exclusive authority to adjudicate and award disability benefits pursuant to Sections 3-114.1, 3-114.2, and 3-114.3, retirement benefits pursuant to Section 3-111, and survivor benefits under Sections 3-112 and 3-113.1 and to issue refunds pursuant to Section 3-124. The exclusive method of judicial review of any final administrative decision of the fund shall be made in accordance with Section 3-148. The Police Officers' Pension Investment Fund established under Article 22B of this Code shall not have the authority to control, alter, or modify, or the ability to review or intervene in, the proceedings or decisions of the fund as otherwise provided in this Section.

(Source: P.A. 101-610, eff. 1-1-20.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-125) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-125)

Sec. 3-125. Financing.

(a) The city council or the board of trustees of the municipality shall annually levy a tax upon all the taxable property of the municipality at the rate on the dollar which will produce an amount which, when added to the deductions from the salaries or wages of police officers, and revenues available from other sources, will equal a sum sufficient to meet the annual requirements of the police pension fund. The annual requirements to be provided by such tax levy are equal to (1) the normal cost of the pension fund for the year involved, plus (2) an amount sufficient to bring the total assets of the pension fund up to 90% of the total actuarial liabilities of the pension fund by the end of municipal fiscal year 2040, as annually updated and determined by an enrolled actuary employed by the Illinois Department of Insurance or by an enrolled actuary retained by the pension fund or the municipality. In making these determinations, the required minimum employer contribution shall be calculated each year as a level percentage of payroll over the years remaining up to and including fiscal year 2040 and shall be determined under the projected unit credit actuarial cost method. The tax shall be levied and collected in the same manner as the general taxes of the municipality, and in addition to all other taxes now or hereafter authorized to be levied upon all property within the municipality, and shall be in addition to the amount authorized to be levied for general purposes as provided by Section 8-3-1 of the Illinois Municipal Code, approved May 29, 1961, as amended. The tax shall be forwarded directly to the treasurer of the board within 30 business days after receipt by the county.

(b) For purposes of determining the required employer contribution to a pension fund, the value of the pension fund's assets shall be equal to the actuarial value of the pension fund's assets, which shall be calculated as follows:

(1) On March 30, 2011, the actuarial value of a pension fund's assets shall be equal to the market value of the assets as of that date.

(2) In determining the actuarial value of the System's assets for fiscal years after March 30, 2011, any actuarial gains or losses from investment return incurred in a fiscal year shall be recognized in equal annual amounts over the 5-year period following that fiscal year.

(c) If a participating municipality fails to transmit to the fund contributions required of it under this Article for more than 90 days after the payment of those contributions is due, the fund may, after giving notice to the municipality, certify to the State Comptroller the amounts of the delinquent payments in accordance with any applicable rules of the Comptroller, and the Comptroller must, beginning in fiscal year 2016, deduct and remit to the fund the certified amounts or a portion of those amounts from the following proportions of payments of State funds to the municipality:

(1) in fiscal year 2016, one-third of the total amount of any payments of State funds to the municipality;

(2) in fiscal year 2017, two-thirds of the total amount of any payments of State funds to the municipality; and

(3) in fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, the total amount of any payments of State funds to the municipality.

The State Comptroller may not deduct from any payments of State funds to the municipality more than the amount of delinquent payments certified to the State Comptroller by the fund.

(d) The police pension fund shall consist of the following moneys which shall be set apart by the treasurer of the municipality:

(1) All moneys derived from the taxes levied hereunder;

(2) Contributions by police officers under Section 3-125.1;

(2.5) All moneys received from the Police Officers' Pension Investment Fund as provided in Article 22B of this Code;

(3) All moneys accumulated by the municipality under any previous legislation establishing a fund for the benefit of disabled or retired police officers;

(4) Donations, gifts or other transfers authorized by this Article.

(e) The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability shall conduct a study of all funds established under this Article and shall report its findings to the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2013. To the fullest extent possible, the study shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) fund balances;

(2) historical employer contribution rates for each fund;

(3) the actuarial formulas used as a basis for employer contributions, including the actual assumed rate of return for each year, for each fund;

(4) available contribution funding sources;

(5) the impact of any revenue limitations caused by PTELL and employer home rule or non-home rule status; and

(6) existing statutory funding compliance procedures and funding enforcement mechanisms for all municipal pension funds.

(Source: P.A. 101-610, eff. 1-1-20.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-125.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-125.1)

Sec. 3-125.1. Contributions by police officers. Each police officer shall contribute to the pension fund the following percentages of salary for the periods stated: Beginning July 1, 1909 and prior to July 23, 1943, 1% (except that prior to July 1, 1921 not more than one dollar per month shall be deducted, and except that beginning July 1, 1921 and prior to July 1, 1927 not more than $2 per month shall be deducted); beginning July 23, 1943 and prior to July 20, 1949, 3%; beginning July 20, 1949 and prior to July 17, 1959, 5%; beginning July 17, 1959 and prior to July 1, 1971, 7%; beginning July 1, 1971 and prior to July 1, 1975, 7 1/2%; beginning July 1, 1975 and prior to January 1, 1987, 8 1/2%; beginning January 1, 1987 and prior to January 1, 2001, 9%; and beginning January 1, 2001, 9.91%. Such sums shall be paid or deducted monthly. Contribution to the self-managed plan shall be no less than 10% of salary.

"Salary" means the annual salary, including longevity, attached to the police officer's rank, as established by the municipality's appropriation ordinance, including any compensation for overtime which is included in the salary so established, but excluding any "overtime pay", "holiday pay", "bonus pay", "merit pay", or any other cash benefit not included in the salary so established.

(Source: P.A. 91-939, eff. 2-1-01.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-125.2) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-125.2)

Sec. 3-125.2. Pick up of contributions. A municipality may pick up the police officers' contributions required by Section 3-125.1 for all salary earned after December 31, 1981. If a municipality decides not to pick up the contributions, the required contributions shall continue to be deducted from salary. If contributions are picked up, they shall be treated as employer contributions in determining tax treatment under the United States Internal Revenue Code. However, the municipality shall continue to withhold Federal and State income taxes based upon these contributions until the Internal Revenue Service or the Federal courts rule that pursuant to Section 414(h) of the United States Internal Revenue Code these contributions shall not be included as gross income of the police officers until such time as they are distributed or made available. The municipality shall pay these contributions from the same source of funds which is used to pay the salaries of police officers. The municipality may pick up these contributions by a reduction in the cash salary of the police officer or by an offset against a future salary increase or by a combination of a reduction in salary and offset against a future salary increase. If contributions are picked up they shall be considered for all purposes of this Article as police officers' contributions made prior to the time that contributions were picked up.

(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-127) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-127)

Sec. 3-127. Reserves. The board shall establish and maintain a reserve to insure the payment of all obligations incurred under this Article excluding retirement annuities established under Section 3-109.3. The reserve to be accumulated shall be equal to the estimated total actuarial requirements of the fund.

If a pension fund has a reserve of less than the accrued liabilities of the fund, the board of the pension fund, in making its annual report to the city council or board of trustees of the municipality, shall designate the amount, calculated as a level percentage of payroll, needed annually to insure the accumulation of the reserve to the level of the fund's accrued liabilities over a period of 40 years from July 1, 1993 for pension funds then in operation, or from the date of establishment in the case of a fund created thereafter, so that the necessary reserves will be attained over such a period.

(Source: P.A. 91-939, eff. 2-1-01.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-128) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-128)

Sec. 3-128. Board created. A board of 5 members shall constitute a board of trustees to administer the pension fund and to designate the beneficiaries thereof. The board shall be known as the "Board of Trustees of the Police Pension Fund" of the municipality.

Two members of the board shall be appointed by the mayor or president of the board of trustees of the municipality involved. The 3rd and 4th members of the board shall be elected from the active participants of the pension fund by such active participants. The 5th member shall be elected by and from the beneficiaries.

One of the members appointed by the mayor or president of the board of trustees shall serve for one year beginning on the 2nd Tuesday in May after the municipality comes under this Article. The other appointed member shall serve for 2 years beginning on the same date. Their successors shall serve for 2 years each or until their successors are appointed and qualified.

The election for board members shall be held biennially on the 3rd Monday in April, at such place or places in the municipality and under the Australian ballot system and such other regulations as shall be prescribed by the appointed members of the board.

The active pension fund participants shall be entitled to vote only for the active participant members of the board. All beneficiaries of legal age may vote only for the member chosen from among the beneficiaries. No person shall be entitled to cast more than one ballot at such election. The term of elected members shall be 2 years, beginning on the 2nd Tuesday of the first May after the election.

Upon the death, resignation or inability to act of any elected board member, his or her successor shall be elected for the unexpired term at a special election, to be called by the board and conducted in the same manner as the regular biennial election.

Members of the board shall neither receive nor have any right to receive any salary from the pension fund for services performed as trustees in that office.

(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-129) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-129)

Sec. 3-129. Rooms. Suitable rooms for board offices and meetings shall be assigned by the mayor or city council or board of trustees of the municipality.

(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-130) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-130)

Sec. 3-130. Board meetings. The board shall hold annually regular quarterly meetings in July, October, January and April, and special meetings as called by the president.

At the regular July meeting, the board shall select from its members a president, vice-president, secretary, and assistant secretary to serve for one year and until their respective successors are elected and qualified.

The vice-president shall perform the duties of president during any vacancy in that office, or during the president's absence from the municipality, or if he or she is by reason of illness or other causes unable to perform the duties of the office.

The assistant secretary shall act for the secretary whenever necessary to discharge the functions of such office.

(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-131) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-131)

Sec. 3-131. Powers and duties of board. The board shall have the powers and duties stated in Sections 3-132 through 3-140.1 in addition to the other powers and duties provided under this Article.

(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-132) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-132)

Sec. 3-132. To control and manage the Pension Fund. In accordance with the applicable provisions of Articles 1 and 1A and this Article, to control and manage, exclusively, the following:

(1) the pension fund,

(2) until the board's investment authority is terminated pursuant to Section 3-132.1, investment expenditures and income, including interest dividends, capital gains and other distributions on the investments, and

(3) all money donated, paid, assessed, or provided by law for the pensioning of disabled and retired police officers, their surviving spouses, minor children, and dependent parents.

All money received or collected shall be credited by the treasurer of the municipality to the account of the pension fund and held by the treasurer of the municipality subject to the order and control of the board. The treasurer of the municipality shall maintain a record of all money received, transferred, and held for the account of the board.

(Source: P.A. 101-610, eff. 1-1-20.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-132.1)

Sec. 3-132.1. To transfer investment authority to the Police Officers' Pension Investment Fund. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, but no later than 30 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, each transferor pension fund shall transfer, in accordance with the requirements of Section 22B-120, to the Police Officers' Pension Investment Fund created under Article 22B for management and investment all of their securities or for which commitments have been made, and all funds, assets, or moneys representing permanent or temporary investments, or cash reserves maintained for the purpose of obtaining income thereon. Upon the transfer of such securities, funds, assets, and moneys of a transferor pension fund to the Police Officers' Pension Investment Fund, the transferor pension fund shall not manage or control the same and shall no longer exercise any investment authority pursuant to Section 3-135 of this Code, notwithstanding any other provision of this Article to the contrary.

Nothing in this Section prohibits a fund under this Article from maintaining an account, including an interest earning account, for the purposes of benefit payments and other reasonable expenses after the end of the transition period as defined in Section 22B-112, and funds under this Article are encouraged to consider a local bank or financial institution to provide such accounts and related financial services.

(Source: P.A. 101-610, eff. 1-1-20.)

(40 ILCS 5/3-133) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-133)

Sec. 3-133. To order payments and issue certificates. To order the payment of pensions and other benefits and to issue certificates signed by its president and secretary to the beneficiaries stating the amount and purpose of the payment.

(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)