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91_SB0298 LRB9101885EGfg 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Pension Code by changing 2 Section 15-135. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by 6 changing Section 15-135 as follows: 7 (40 ILCS 5/15-135) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-135) 8 Sec. 15-135. Retirement annuities - Conditions. 9 (a) A participant who retires in one of the following 10 specified years with the specified amount of service is 11 entitled to a retirement annuity at any age under the 12 retirement program applicable to the participant: 13 35 years if retirement is in 1997 or before; 14 34 years if retirement is in 1998; 15 33 years if retirement is in 1999; 1632 years if retirement is in 2000;1731 years if retirement is in 2001;1830 years if retirement is in 2002;19 3035years if retirement is in 20002003or later. 20 A participant with 8 or more years of service after 21 September 1, 1941, is entitled to a retirement annuity on or 22 after attainment of age 55. 23 A participant with at least 5 but less than 8 years of 24 service after September 1, 1941, is entitled to a retirement 25 annuity on or after attainment of age 62. 26 A participant who has at least 25 years of service in 27 this system as a police officer or firefighter is entitled to 28 a retirement annuity on or after the attainment of age 50, if 29 Rule 4 of Section 15-136 is applicable to the participant. 30 (b) The annuity payment period shall begin on the date 31 specified by the participant submitting a written -2- LRB9101885EGfg 1 application, which date shall not be prior to termination of 2 employment or more than one year before the application is 3 received by the board; however, if the participant is not an 4 employee of an employer participating in this System or in a 5 participating system as defined in Article 20 of this Code on 6 April 1 of the calendar year next following the calendar year 7 in which the participant attains age 70 1/2, the annuity 8 payment period shall begin on that date regardless of whether 9 an application has been filed. 10 (c) An annuity is not payable if the amount provided 11 under Section 15-136 is less than $10 per month. 12 (Source: P.A. 90-65, eff. 7-7-97; 90-766, eff. 8-14-98.) 13 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 14 becoming law.