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90_SB0536enr

      5 ILCS 365/4              from Ch. 127, par. 354
          Amends the State  Salary  and  Annuity  Withholding  Act.
      Provides  that  an  employee  or  annuitant may authorize the
      withholding of a portion of his salary, wages, or annuity for
      contribution to organizations found qualified  by  the  State
      Comptroller  under  the requirements of the Voluntary Payroll
      Deductions Act of 1983.  Effective January 1, 1998.
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 1        AN ACT to amend the State Salary and Annuity  Withholding
 2    Act by changing Section 4.
 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section 5.  The State Salary and Annuity Withholding  Act
 6    is amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
 7        (5 ILCS 365/4) (from Ch. 127, par. 354)
 8        Sec.  4.   An  employee  or  annuitant  may authorize the
 9    withholding of a portion of his salary, wages, or annuity for
10    any one or more of the following purposes:
11        (1)  for purchase of United States Savings Bonds;
12        (2)  for payment of premiums  on  life  or  accident  and
13    health  insurance  as  defined  in Section 4 of the "Illinois
14    Insurance Code", approved June 29, 1937, as amended, and  for
15    payment  of  premiums  on policies of automobile insurance as
16    defined in Section 143.13 of the "Illinois  Insurance  Code",
17    as  amended,  and  the personal multiperil coverages commonly
18    known as  homeowner's  insurance.   However,  no  portion  of
19    salaries,  wages or annuities may be withheld to pay premiums
20    on automobile,  homeowner's,  life  or  accident  and  health
21    insurance  policies  issued  by  any one insurance company or
22    insurance service company unless a minimum of  100  employees
23    or   annuitants   insured   by  that  company  authorize  the
24    withholding  by  an  Office  within  6  months   after   such
25    withholding  begins.   If  such  minimum is not satisfied the
26    Office may discontinue withholding for such company. For  any
27    insurance  company or insurance service company which has not
28    previously had withholding, the Office may allow  withholding
29    for premiums, where less than 100 policies have been written,
30    to  cover  a probationary period.  An insurance company which
31    has  discontinued   withholding   may   reinstate   it   upon
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 1    presentation   of   facts   indicating   new   management  or
 2    re-organization satisfactory to the Office;
 3        (3)  for payment to any labor organization designated  by
 4    the employee;
 5        (4)  for   payment   of   dues  to  any  association  the
 6    membership of which consists of State  employees  and  former
 7    State employees;
 8        (5)  for  deposit  in  any  credit  union, in which State
 9    employees are within the field of membership as a  result  of
10    their employment;
11        (6)  for  payment to or for the benefit of an institution
12    of higher education by an employee of that institution;
13        (7)  for payment  of  parking  fees  at  the  underground
14    facility  located  south  of  the  William  G. Stratton State
15    Office Building in Springfield, the parking ramp  located  at
16    401  South  College  Street,  west of the William G. Stratton
17    State Office Building  in  Springfield,  or  at  the  parking
18    facilities  located  on  the  Urbana-Champaign  campus of the
19    University of Illinois.
20        (8)  for voluntary payment to the State  of  Illinois  of
21    amounts then due and payable to the State.
22        (9)  for  investment  purchases  made as a participant in
23    College Savings  Programs  established  pursuant  to  Section
24    30-15.8a of the School Code.
25        (10)  for  contributions to organizations found qualified
26    by the State Comptroller under the requirements set forth  in
27    the Voluntary Payroll Deductions Act of 1983.
28    (Source: P.A. 88-161.)
29        Section  99.  Effective  date.   This Act takes effect on
30    July 1, 1998.

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