90th General Assembly
Summary of HB2047
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House Sponsors:
MURPHY-CAPPARELLI-GIGLIO-LANG-SAVIANO, SCOTT, 
   BRADY, MCAULIFFE AND FANTIN.

Senate Sponsors:
O'MALLEY

Short description: 
PEN CD-COOK COUNTY-POPULATION                                              

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Cook County Article of the Pension Code.  Changes  the      
   population  limit  for  establishing a pension fund under that Article      
   from 500,000 to 3,000,000.  Effective immediately.                          
          PENSION NOTE                                                         
          HB2047 has no fiscal impact.                                         
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          40 ILCS 5/5-167.5               from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-167.5       
          40 ILCS 5/6-164.2               from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-164.2       
          40 ILCS 5/7-141.1                                                    
          40 ILCS 5/8-138                 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-138         
          40 ILCS 5/8-150.1               from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-150.1       
          40 ILCS 5/8-159                 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-159         
          40 ILCS 5/8-164.1               from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-164.1       
          40 ILCS 5/9-120.1 new                                                
          40 ILCS 5/9-133                 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-133         
          40 ILCS 5/9-133.1               from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-133.1       
          40 ILCS 5/9-146.2 new                                                
          40 ILCS 5/9-179.3               from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-179.3       
          40 ILCS 5/11-134                from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-134        
          40 ILCS 5/11-145.1              from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-145.1      
          40 ILCS 5/11-154                from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-154        
          40 ILCS 5/11-160.1              from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-160.1      
          30 ILCS 805/8.21 new                                                 
        Further amends the Illinois Pension Code.  In the Chicago Police,      
   Firefighter, Municipal, and Laborer Articles,  extends  the  annuitant      
   health  insurance  plan  through  December  31,  2002.  Makes numerous      
   changes relating to participation in and financing of the  plan.    In      
   the  Chicago  Municipal  and  Laborer  Articles, increases the minimum      
   retirement annuity.  Provides for retirement at age 50 with  30  years      
   of  service.   Eliminates the age discount for employees who retire at      
   age 55 with 25  years  of  service.   Increases  the  minimum  widow's      
   annuity  and  allows  certain  widows  to  elect to receive 50% of the      
   deceased employee's retirement annuity instead of a  widow's  annuity.      
   Increases  the child's annuity and removes the combined family maximum      
   for certain persons currently eligible for child's annuities.  In  the      
   Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Article, makes the early retirement      
   program  available to employees of municipalities.  In the Cook County      
   Article, changes the population limit for establishing a pension  fund      
   under that Article from 500,000 to 3,000,000.  Compounds the automatic      
   annual   increase   for   retirement  annuitants  and  provides  a  3%      
   noncompounded annual increase  for  surviving  spouses.   Extends  the      
   expiration  of  the  program  of  optional contributions until July 1,      
   2002.    Allows  certain  persons  employed  by  the  Chicago  Transit      
   Authority to participate in the  Cook  County  pension  fund.   Allows      
   these  persons  to  have their Cook County benefits based on their CTA      
   salaries; to purchase Cook County credit for their  past  CTA  service      
   without paying any employer contribution or interest; and to buy up to      
   4  additional  years  of  Cook  County  credit  for  active or reserve      
   military  service.    Amends  the  State  Mandates  Act   to   require      
   implementation without reimbursement.  Effective immediately.               
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                 
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          40 ILCS 5/3-110.6               from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-110.6       
          40 ILCS 5/4-109.1               from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 4-109.1       
          40 ILCS 5/4-115.1               from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 4-115.1       
          40 ILCS 5/7-139.8               from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-139.8       
          40 ILCS 5/14-104                from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-104        
          40 ILCS 5/14-104.10 new                                              
          40 ILCS 5/14-110                from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-110        
          40 ILCS 5/15-157                from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-157        
          40 ILCS 5/15-157.1              from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-157.1      
          40 ILCS 5/16-127                from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-127        
          40 ILCS 5/16-141                from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-141        
        Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article  of  the  Pension  Code.      
   Provides  an  annual increase in the benefit for dependent children of      
   firefighters  receiving  duty  or  occupational  disability  benefits.      
   Preserves benefits for a firefighter's child who is adopted by another      
   person after the death of the firefighter.  Amends the State  Employee      
   Article.    Authorizes  purchase  of  service  credit  for  periods of      
   authorized leave of absence not  exceeding  one  year.   Requires  the      
   applicant  to  pay  both  employee  and  employer  contributions  plus      
   interest.   Allows  State employees to establish service credit for up      
   to 5 years of certain federal employment.  Allows controlled substance      
   inspectors to establish up to 12 years of eligible creditable  service      
   for periods spent as a law enforcement officer employed by the federal      
   government  or  any  state,  county, or local government.  Also allows      
   controlled substance inspectors to  transfer  credits  from  downstate      
   police pension funds and the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund to the      
   State  Employees'  Retirement  System.   Amends the State Universities      
   Article.  Authorizes participating employees to make contributions for      
   the purchase  of  service  credit.    Authorizes  pickup  of  optional      
   contributions  by  the  employer for federal tax purposes.  Amends the      
   Downstate Teacher  Article.   Allows  credit  to  be  established  for      
   certain  periods  during  which  a  current  or  former teacher ceased      
   employment for the purpose of adopting an infant or caring for a newly      
   adopted infant.  Accelerates the payment of a survivor's  benefit  for      
   certain surviving spouses between ages 50 and 55.                           
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: 99-01-12

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   2     SENATE -   0


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