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90_SB1822 40 ILCS 5/5-156 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-156 40 ILCS 5/5-172 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-172 40 ILCS 5/5-204 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-204 30 ILCS 805/8.22 new Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Pension Code. Provides that the City shall pay the required employee contributions for periods during which a policeman receives an occupational disease disability benefit. Inserts references to occupational disease disability benefits in certain Sections relating to proof of eligibility and the duty disability reserve. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately. LRB9009023EGfg LRB9009023EGfg 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Pension Code by changing 2 Sections 5-156, 5-172, and 5-204 and to amend the State 3 Mandates Act. 4 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 5 represented in the General Assembly: 6 Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by 7 changing Sections 5-156, 5-172, and 5-204 as follows: 8 (40 ILCS 5/5-156) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-156) 9 Sec. 5-156. Proof ofduty or ordinarydisability - 10 Physical examinations. Proof of duty, occupational disease, 11 or ordinary disability shall be furnished to the board by at 12 least one licensed and practicing physician appointed by the 13 board. In cases where the board requests an applicant to get 14 a second opinion, the applicant must select a physician from 15 a list of qualified licensed and practicing physicians who 16 specialize in the various medical areas related to duty 17 injuries and illnesses, as established by the board. The 18 board may require other evidence of disability. A disabled 19 policeman who receives a duty, occupational disease, or 20 ordinary disability benefit shall be examined at least once a 21 year by one or more physicians appointed by the board. When 22 the disability ceases, the board shall discontinue payment of 23 the benefit, and the policeman shall be returned to active 24 service. 25 (Source: P.A. 86-272.) 26 (40 ILCS 5/5-172) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-172) 27 Sec. 5-172. Contributions by city for duty and 28 occupational disease disability benefits and supplemental 29 annuity. In lieu of salary deductions for annuity purposes, 30 the city shall contribute the required amounts for any period -2- LRB9009023EGfg 1 during which a policeman receives a duty disability benefit 2 or occupational disease disability benefit. The 3 contributions shall be credited to the disabled policeman and 4 shall be regarded for all purposes hereof as sums deducted 5 from his salary. 6 The city shall also contribute all amounts ordinarily 7 contributed by it for annuity purposes for the policeman as 8 though he were in active discharge of his duties during such 9 disability. 10 To provide supplemental annuity, the city shall 11 contribute such equal sums annually, from the date of the 12 policeman's death, which if improved by interest will be 13 sufficient, when payment of compensation annuity ceases, to 14 provide supplemental annuity to the widow for life. 15 (Source: P.A. 81-1536.) 16 (40 ILCS 5/5-204) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-204) 17 Sec. 5-204. Duty disability reserve. Amounts contributed 18 by the city for duty disability benefit, occupational disease 19 disability benefit, child's disability benefit, and 20 compensation annuity shall be credited to this reserve, and 21 all such benefits and annuities shall be charged to it. 22 (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.) 23 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 24 Section 8.22 as follows: 25 (30 ILCS 805/8.22 new) 26 Sec. 8.22. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 27 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required 28 for the implementation of any mandate created by this 29 amendatory Act of 1998. 30 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon -3- LRB9009023EGfg 1 becoming law.