SANTIAGO. 40 ILCS 5/1-118 new 40 ILCS 5/1-119 new 40 ILCS 5/6-128 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-128 40 ILCS 5/6-141.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-141.1 40 ILCS 5/6-142 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-142 40 ILCS 5/6-150 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-150 40 ILCS 5/6-151 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-151 40 ILCS 5/6-151.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-151.1 40 ILCS 5/6-152 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-152 40 ILCS 5/6-154 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-154 40 ILCS 5/6-158 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-158 40 ILCS 5/6-162 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-162 40 ILCS 5/6-163.1 new 40 ILCS 5/6-164 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-164 40 ILCS 5/6-178 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-178 40 ILCS 5/6-209 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-209 40 ILCS 5/6-125 rep. 40 ILCS 5/6-126 rep. 40 ILCS 5/6-127 rep. 40 ILCS 5/6-160 rep. 30 ILCS 805/8.21 new Amends the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Requires every retirement system to provide to its members an annual statement of benefits and contributions and an explanation of the system's unfunded liabilities and funding ratio. Establishes certain procedural requirements for denial of a benefit claim. Amends the Chicago Firefighter Article to provide a retirement formula of 2.5% of final average salary per year of service for persons retiring with at least 10 but less than 20 years of service, to begin no earlier than age 63. Eliminates the money purchase annuity for future entrants. Eliminates the refund of widow's contributions for persons who are unmarried at retirement or attainment of age 63. Requires payment of interest on refunds of unused contributions. Increases the death benefit for firemen dying before retirement but after attainment of age 50. Eliminates the residency requirement for persons on disability. Recognizes marriages entered into while on disability. Provides for ordinary disability benefits during the first 30 days of disability, terminates the automatic deduction of contributions from those benefits, and changes provisions relating to service credit for periods of disability. Allows payment of disability benefits until age 70 1/2. Increases the amount of the occupational disease disability benefit and, for some persons, the ordinary disability benefit. Provides a noncompounded 3% annual increase in widow's, child's, and parent's annuity. Increases the annual increase in retirement annuities to 3% (not compounded) and removes the 30% maximum increase limitation. Changes the vote requirement for board action on benefit applications. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately. PENSION NOTE Fiscal impact has not been determined but will be significant. 97-03-10 H FIRST READING 97-03-10 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 97-03-11 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE PERS PENSION 97-03-21 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 97-04-11 H PENSION NOTE FILED 97-04-11 H COMMITTEE RULES 99-01-12 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary