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91_HB0659
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Pension Code by changing
2 Sections 9-128.1, 9-170, 9-219, and 9-220 and to amend the
3 State 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 9-128.1, 9-170, 9-219, and 9-220 as
8 follows:
9 (40 ILCS 5/9-128.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-128.1)
10 Sec. 9-128.1. Annuities for members of the County Police
11 Department.
12 (a) In lieu of the regular or minimum annuity or
13 annuities for any deputy sheriff who is a member of a County
14 Police Department, he may, upon withdrawal from service
15 after not less than 20 years of service in the position of
16 deputy sheriff as defined below, upon or after attainment of
17 age 55, receive a total annuity equal to 2% for each year of
18 service based upon his highest average annual salary for any
19 4 consecutive years within the last 10 years of service
20 immediately preceding the date of withdrawal from service,
21 subject to a maximum annuity equal to 75% of such average
22 annual salary.
23 (b) Any deputy sheriff who withdraws from the service
24 after July 1, 1979, after having attained age 53 in the
25 service with 23 or more years of service credit shall be
26 entitled to an annuity computed as follows if such annuity is
27 greater than that provided in the foregoing paragraphs of
28 this Section 9-128.1: An annuity equal to 50% of the average
29 salary for the 4 highest consecutive years of the last 10
30 years of service plus additional annuity equal to 2% of such
31 average salary for each completed year of service or fraction
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1 thereof rendered after his attainment of age 53 and the
2 completion of 23 years of service, plus an additional annuity
3 equal to 1% of such average salary for each completed year of
4 service or fraction thereof in excess of 23 years up to age
5 53.
6 (c) Any deputy sheriff who withdraws from the service
7 after December 31, 1987 with 20 or more years of service
8 credit, shall be entitled, upon attainment of age 50, to an
9 annuity computed as follows if such annuity is greater than
10 that provided in the foregoing paragraphs of this Section
11 9-128.1: an annuity equal to 50% of the average salary for
12 the 4 highest consecutive years of the last 10 years of
13 service, plus additional annuity equal to 2% of such average
14 salary for each completed year of service or fraction thereof
15 in excess of 20 years.
16 (c-1) A corrections officer who withdraws from service
17 after December 31, 1999 with 20 or more years of service
18 credit in that capacity shall be entitled, upon attainment of
19 age 50, to an annuity computed as follows if this annuity is
20 greater than that provided in the other provisions of this
21 Article: an annuity equal to 50% of the officer's average
22 annual salary for the 4 highest consecutive years within the
23 last 10 years of service, plus 2% of that average annual
24 salary for each completed year of service or remaining
25 fraction thereof in excess of 20 years.
26 (d) A deputy sheriff who reaches compulsory retirement
27 age and who has less than 23 years of service shall be
28 entitled to a minimum annuity equal to an amount determined
29 by the product of (1) his years of service and (2) 2% of his
30 average salary for the 4 consecutive highest years of salary
31 within the last 10 years of service immediately prior to his
32 reaching compulsory retirement age.
33 (e) Any deputy sheriff who retires after January 1, 1984
34 and elects to receive an annuity under this Section, and who
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1 has credits under this Article for service not as a deputy
2 sheriff, shall be entitled to receive, in addition to the
3 amount of annuity otherwise provided under this Section, an
4 additional amount of annuity provided from the totals
5 accumulated to his credit for prior service and age and
6 service annuities for such service not as a deputy sheriff.
7 (e-1) A corrections officer who withdraws from service
8 after December 31, 1999 and elects to receive an annuity
9 under this Section, and who has credits under this Article
10 for service not as a corrections officer, shall be entitled
11 to receive, in addition to the amount of annuity otherwise
12 provided under this Section, an additional amount of annuity
13 provided from the totals accumulated to his or her credit for
14 prior service and age and service annuities for the service
15 not as a corrections officer.
16 (f) The term "deputy sheriff" means an employee charged
17 with the duty of law enforcement as a deputy sheriff as
18 specified in Section 1 of "An Act in relation to County
19 Police Departments in certain Counties, creating a County
20 Police Department Merit Board and defining its powers and
21 duties", approved August 5, 1963, who rendered service in
22 such position before and after such date.
23 The terms "deputy sheriff" and "member of a County Police
24 Department" shall also include an elected sheriff of the
25 county who has elected to become a contributor and who has
26 submitted to the board his written election to be included
27 within the provisions of this Section. With respect to any
28 such sheriff, service as the elected sheriff of the county
29 shall be deemed to be service in the position of deputy
30 sheriff for the purposes of this Section provided that the
31 employee contributions therefor are made at the rate
32 prescribed for members of the County Police Department. A
33 sheriff electing to be included under this Section may also
34 elect to have his service as sheriff of the county before the
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1 date of such election included as service as a deputy sheriff
2 for the purposes of this Section, by making an additional
3 contribution for each year of such service, equal to the
4 difference between the amount he would have contributed to
5 the Fund during such year had he been contributing at the
6 rate then in effect for members of the County Police
7 Department and the amount actually contributed, plus interest
8 thereon at the rate of 6% per annum from the end of such year
9 to the date of payment.
10 (f-1) The term "corrections officer" means (i) an
11 employee of the county department of corrections who serves
12 in a position that requires the employee to have daily
13 contact with prisoners or inmates or (ii) an adult or
14 juvenile probation officer who works for the chief judge of
15 the circuit court of the county.
16 (g) In no case shall an annual annuity provided in this
17 Section 9-128.1 exceed 80% of the average annual salary for
18 any 4 consecutive years within the last 10 years of service
19 immediately preceding the date of withdrawal from service.
20 A deputy sheriff or corrections officer may, in addition,
21 be entitled to the benefits provided by Section 9-133 or
22 9-133.1 if he or she so qualifies under those such Sections.
23 (h) A deputy sheriff may elect, between January 1 and
24 January 15, 1983, to transfer his creditable service as a
25 member of the State Employees' Retirement System of Illinois
26 to any Fund established under this Article of which he is a
27 member, and such transferred creditable service shall be
28 included as service for the purpose of calculating his
29 benefits under this Article to the extent that the payment
30 specified in Section 14-105.3 has been received by such Fund.
31 (i) An active deputy sheriff who has at least 15 years
32 of service credit in that capacity may elect to have any or
33 all of his credits under this Article for service not as a
34 deputy sheriff deemed to be credits for service as a deputy
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1 sheriff, by filing a written election with the Board,
2 accompanied by payment of an amount to be determined by the
3 Board, equal to (1) the difference between the amount of
4 employee contributions actually contributed by the applicant
5 for such service not as a deputy sheriff, and the amounts
6 that would have been contributed had such contributions been
7 made at the rates applicable to service as a deputy sheriff,
8 plus (2) interest thereon at the rate of 3% per annum,
9 compounded annually, from the date of service to the date of
10 payment.
11 (i-1) An active corrections officer who has at least 15
12 years of service credit in that capacity may elect to have
13 any or all of his credits under this Article for service not
14 as a corrections officer deemed to be credits for service as
15 a corrections officer by filing a written election with the
16 Board, accompanied by payment of an amount to be determined
17 by the Board, equal to (1) the difference between the amount
18 of employee contributions actually contributed by the
19 applicant for that service not as a corrections officer and
20 the amounts that would have been contributed had those
21 contributions been made at the rates applicable to service as
22 a corrections officer, plus (2) interest thereon at the rate
23 of 3% per annum, compounded annually, from the date of
24 service to the date of payment.
25 (j) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory
26 Act of 1996, the terms "deputy sheriff" and "member of a
27 County Police Department" shall also include any chief of the
28 County Police Department or undersheriff of the County
29 Sheriff's Department who has submitted to the board his or
30 her written election to be included within the provisions of
31 this Section. With respect to any such police chief or
32 undersheriff, service as a chief of the County Police
33 Department or an undersheriff of the County Sheriff's
34 Department shall be deemed to be service in the position of
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1 deputy sheriff for the purposes of this Section, provided
2 that the employee contributions therefor are made at the rate
3 prescribed for members of the County Police Department.
4 A chief of the County Police Department or undersheriff
5 of the County Sheriff's Department electing to be included
6 under this Section may also elect to have his or her service
7 as chief of the County Police Department or undersheriff of
8 the County Sheriff's Department before the date of the
9 election included as service as a deputy sheriff for the
10 purposes of this Section, by making an additional
11 contribution for each year of such service, equal to the
12 difference between the amount that he or she would have
13 contributed to the Fund during that year at the rate then in
14 effect for members of the County Police Department and the
15 amount actually contributed, plus interest thereon at the
16 rate of 6% per year, compounded annually, from the end of
17 that year to the date of payment.
18 A chief of the County Police Department or undersheriff
19 of the County Sheriff's Department who has elected to be
20 included within the provisions of this Section may transfer
21 to this Fund credits and creditable service accumulated under
22 any pension fund or retirement system established under
23 Article 3, 7, 8, 14, or 15, upon payment to the Fund of (1)
24 the amount by which the employee contributions that would
25 have been required if he or she had participated in this Fund
26 during the period for which credit is being transferred, plus
27 interest, plus an equal amount for employer contributions,
28 exceeds the amounts actually transferred from that other fund
29 or system to this Fund, plus (2) interest thereon at 6% per
30 year, compounded annually, from the date of transfer to the
31 date of payment.
32 A chief of the County Police Department or undersheriff
33 of the County Sheriff's Department may purchase credits and
34 creditable service for up to 2 years of public employment
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1 rendered to an out-of-state public agency. Payment for that
2 service shall be at the applicable rates in effect for
3 employee and employer contributions during the period for
4 which credit is being purchased, plus interest at the rate of
5 6% per year, compounded annually, from the date of service
6 until the date of payment.
7 (Source: P.A. 89-643, eff. 8-9-96.)
8 (40 ILCS 5/9-170) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-170)
9 Sec. 9-170. Contributions for age and service annuities
10 for present employees, future entrants and re-entrants.
11 (a) Beginning on the effective date as to a present
12 employee in paragraph (a) or (c) of Section 9-109, or as to a
13 future entrant in paragraph (a) of Section 9-110, and
14 beginning on September 1, 1935 as to a present employee in
15 paragraph (b) (1) of Section 9-109 or as to a future entrant
16 in paragraph (b) or (d) of Section 9-110, and beginning from
17 the date of becoming a contributor as to any present employee
18 in paragraph (b)(2) or (d) of Section 9-109, or any future
19 entrant in paragraph (c) or (e) of Section 9-110, there shall
20 be deducted and contributed to this fund 3 1/4% of each
21 payment of salary for age and service annuity until July 1,
22 1947. Beginning July 1, 1947 and prior to July 1, 1953, 5%
23 and beginning July 1, 1953, and prior to September 1, 1971,
24 6%; and beginning September 1, 1971, 6 1/2% of each payment
25 of salary of such employees shall be deducted and contributed
26 for such purpose.
27 From and after January 1, 1966, each deputy sheriff as
28 defined in Section 9-128.1 who is a member of the County
29 Police Department and a participant of this fund shall
30 contribute 7% of salary for age and service annuity. At the
31 time of retirement on annuity, a deputy sheriff who is a
32 member of the County Police Department, who chooses to retire
33 under provisions of this Article other than Section 9-128.1,
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1 may receive a refund of the difference between the
2 contributions made as a deputy sheriff who is a member of the
3 County Police Department and the contributions that would
4 have been made for such service not as a deputy sheriff who
5 is a member of the County Police Department, including
6 interest earned.
7 Beginning January 1, 2000, each corrections officer as
8 defined in Section 9-128.1 who is a participant of this fund
9 shall contribute 7% of salary for age and service annuity.
10 At the time of retirement on annuity, a corrections officer
11 who chooses to retire under provisions of this Article other
12 than Section 9-128.1 may receive a refund of the difference
13 between the contributions made as a corrections officer and
14 the contributions that would have been made for that service
15 if it were not as a corrections officer, including interest
16 earned.
17 Such deductions beginning on the effective date and prior
18 to July 1, 1947 shall be made and continued for a future
19 entrant while he is in the service until he attains age 65,
20 and beginning on the effective date and prior to July 1, 1953
21 for a present employee while he is in the service until the
22 amount so deducted from his salary or paid by him according
23 to law to any county pension fund in force on the effective
24 date, with interest on both such amounts at 4% per annum,
25 equals the sum that would have been to his credit from sums
26 deducted from his salary if deductions at the rate herein
27 stated had been made during his entire service until he
28 attained age 65, with interest at 4% per annum for the period
29 subsequent to his attainment of age 65. Such deductions
30 beginning July 1, 1947 for future entrants and beginning July
31 1, 1953 for present employees shall be made and continued
32 while such future entrant or present employee is in the
33 service.
34 (b) Concurrently with each employee contribution, the
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1 county shall contribute beginning on the effective date and
2 prior to July 1, 1947, 5 3/4%, and beginning on July 1, 1947
3 and prior to July 1, 1953, 7%; and beginning on July 1, 1953,
4 6% of each payment of such salary until the employee attains
5 age 65.
6 (c) Each present employee contribution made prior to the
7 date the age and service annuity for such employee is fixed,
8 each future entrant contribution, and each corresponding
9 county contribution shall be allocated to the account of and
10 credited to the employee for whose benefit it is made.
11 (Source: P.A. 86-1488.)
12 (40 ILCS 5/9-219) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-219)
13 Sec. 9-219. Computation of service.
14 (1) In computing the term of service of an employee
15 prior to the effective date, the entire period beginning on
16 the date he was first appointed and ending on the day before
17 the effective date, except any intervening period during
18 which he was separated by withdrawal from service, shall be
19 counted for all purposes of this Article.
20 (2) In computing the term of service of any employee on
21 or after the effective date, the following periods of time
22 shall be counted as periods of service for age and service,
23 widow's and child's annuity purposes:
24 (a) The time during which he performed the duties
25 of his position.
26 (b) Vacations, leaves of absence with whole or part
27 pay, and leaves of absence without pay not longer than 90
28 days.
29 (c) For an employee who is a member of a county
30 police department, approved leaves of absence without pay
31 during which the employee serves as head of an employee
32 association, the membership of which consists of other
33 police officers, provided that the employee contributes
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1 to the Fund (1) the amount that he would have contributed
2 had he remained an active member of the county police
3 department in the position he occupied at the time the
4 leave of absence was granted, (2) an amount calculated by
5 the Board representing employer contributions, and (3)
6 regular interest thereon from the date of service to the
7 date of payment.
8 For a former member of a county police department
9 who has received a refund under Section 9-164, periods
10 during which the employee serves as head of an employee
11 association, the membership of which consists of other
12 police officers, provided that the employee contributes
13 to the Fund (1) the amount that he would have contributed
14 had he remained an active member of the county police
15 department in the position he occupied at the time he
16 left service, (2) an amount calculated by the Board
17 representing employer contributions, and (3) regular
18 interest thereon from the date of service to the date of
19 payment. However, if the former member of the county
20 police department retires on or after January 1, 1993 but
21 no later than March 1, 1993, the amount representing
22 employer contributions specified in item (2) shall be
23 waived.
24 (d) Any period of disability for which he received
25 disability benefit or whole or part pay.
26 (e) Accumulated vacation or other time for which an
27 employee who retires on or after November 1, 1990
28 receives a lump sum payment at the time of retirement,
29 provided that contributions were made to the fund at the
30 time such lump sum payment was received. The service
31 granted for the lump sum payment shall not change the
32 employee's date of withdrawal for computing the effective
33 date of the annuity.
34 (f) An employee may receive service credit for
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1 annuity purposes for accumulated sick leave as of the
2 date of the employee's withdrawal from service, not to
3 exceed a total of 180 days, provided that the amount of
4 such accumulated sick leave is certified by the County
5 Comptroller to the Board and the employee pays an amount
6 equal to 8.5% (9% for members of the County Police
7 Department who are eligible to receive an annuity under
8 Section 9-128.1) of the amount that would have been paid
9 had such accumulated sick leave been paid at the
10 employee's final rate of salary. Such payment shall be
11 made within 30 days after the date of withdrawal and
12 prior to receipt of the first annuity check. The service
13 credit granted for such accumulated sick leave shall not
14 change the employee's date of withdrawal for the purpose
15 of computing the effective date of the annuity.
16 (3) In computing the term of service of an employee on
17 or after the effective date for ordinary disability benefit
18 purposes, the following periods of time shall be counted as
19 periods of service:
20 (a) Unless otherwise specified in Section 9-157,
21 the time during which he performed the duties of his
22 position.
23 (b) Paid vacations and leaves of absence with whole
24 or part pay.
25 (c) Any period for which he received duty
26 disability benefit.
27 (d) Any period of disability for which he received
28 whole or part pay.
29 (4) For an employee who on January 1, 1958, was
30 transferred by Act of the 70th General Assembly from his
31 position in a department of welfare of any city located in
32 the county in which this Article is in force and effect to a
33 similar position in a department of such county, service
34 shall also be credited for ordinary disability benefit and
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1 child's annuity for such period of department of welfare
2 service during which period he was a contributor to a
3 statutory annuity and benefit fund in such city and for which
4 purposes service credit would otherwise not be credited by
5 virtue of such involuntary transfer.
6 (5) An employee described in subsection (e) of Section
7 9-108 shall receive credit for child's annuity and ordinary
8 disability benefit for the period of time for which he was
9 credited with service in the fund from which he was
10 involuntarily separated through class or group transfer;
11 provided, that no such credit shall be allowed to the extent
12 that it results in a duplication of credits or benefits, and
13 neither shall such credit be allowed to the extent that it
14 was or may be forfeited by the application for and acceptance
15 of a refund from the fund from which the employee was
16 transferred.
17 (6) Overtime or extra service shall not be included in
18 computing service. Not more than 1 year of service shall be
19 allowed for service rendered during any calendar year.
20 (Source: P.A. 86-1488; 87-794; 87-1265.)
21 (40 ILCS 5/9-220) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-220)
22 Sec. 9-220. Basis of service credit.
23 (a) In computing the period of service of any employee
24 for annuity purposes under Section 9-134, the following
25 provisions shall govern:
26 (1) All periods prior to the effective date shall
27 be computed in accordance with the provisions governing
28 the computation of such service.
29 (2) Service on or after the effective date shall
30 include:
31 (i) The actual period of time the employee
32 contributes or has contributed to the fund for
33 service rendered to age 65 plus the actual period of
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1 time after age 65 for which the employee performs
2 the duties of his position or performs such duties
3 and is given a county contribution for age and
4 service annuity or minimum annuity purposes.
5 (ii) Leaves of absence from duty, or vacation,
6 for which an employee receives all or part of his
7 salary.
8 (iii) Accumulated vacation or other time for
9 which an employee who retires on or after November
10 1, 1990 receives a lump sum payment at the time of
11 retirement, provided that contributions were made to
12 the fund at the time such lump sum payment was
13 received. The service granted for the lump sum
14 payment shall not change the employee's date of
15 withdrawal for computing the effective date of the
16 annuity.
17 (iv) Accumulated sick leave as of the date of
18 the employee's withdrawal from service, not to
19 exceed a total of 180 days, provided that the amount
20 of such accumulated sick leave is certified by the
21 County Comptroller to the Board and the employee
22 pays an amount equal to 8.5% (9% for members of the
23 County Police Department who are eligible to receive
24 an annuity under Section 9-128.1) of the amount that
25 would have been paid had such accumulated sick leave
26 been paid at the employee's final rate of salary.
27 Such payment shall be made within 30 days after the
28 date of withdrawal and prior to receipt of the first
29 annuity check. The service credit granted for such
30 accumulated sick leave shall not change the
31 employee's date of withdrawal for the purpose of
32 computing the effective date of the annuity.
33 (v) Periods during which the employee has had
34 contributions for annuity purposes made for him in
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1 accordance with law while on military leave of
2 absence during World War II.
3 (vi) Periods during which the employee
4 receives a disability benefit under this Article.
5 (3) The right to have certain periods of time
6 considered as service as stated in paragraph (2) of
7 Section 9-164 shall not apply for annuity purposes unless
8 the refunds shall have been repaid in accordance with
9 this Article.
10 (4) All service shall be computed in whole calendar
11 months, and at least 15 days of service in any one
12 calendar month shall constitute one calendar month of
13 service, and 1 year of service shall be equal to the
14 number of months, days or hours for which an
15 appropriation was made in the annual appropriation
16 ordinance for the position held by the employee.
17 (b) For all other annuity purposes of this Article the
18 following schedule shall govern the computation of a year of
19 service of an employee whose salary or wages is on the basis
20 stated, and any fractional part of a year of service shall be
21 determined according to said schedule:
22 Annual or Monthly Basis: Service during 4 months in any 1
23 calendar year;
24 Weekly Basis: Service during any 17 weeks of any 1
25 calendar year, and service during any week shall constitute a
26 week of service;
27 Daily Basis: Service during 100 days in any 1 calendar
28 year, and service during any day shall constitute a day of
29 service;
30 Hourly Basis: Service during 800 hours in any 1 calendar
31 year, and service during any hour shall constitute an hour of
32 service.
33 (Source: P.A. 86-1488; 87-794.)
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1 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
2 Section 8.23 as follows:
3 (30 ILCS 805/8.23 new)
4 Sec. 8.23. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6
5 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required
6 for the implementation of any mandate created by this
7 amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly.
8 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9 becoming law.