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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1464
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 1464 by replacing
3 the title with the following:
4 "AN ACT in relation to public employee benefits."; and
5 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
6 following:
7 "Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by
8 changing Section 17-121 as follows:
9 (40 ILCS 5/17-121) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 17-121)
10 Sec. 17-121. Survivor's and Children's pensions -
11 Eligibility. A surviving spouse of a teacher shall be
12 entitled to a survivor's pension only if he was married to
13 the contributor for at least 1 1/2 years immediately prior to
14 his death or retirement, whichever first occurs, and also on
15 the date of the last termination of his service.
16 If the surviving spouse is under age 50 and there are no
17 eligible minor children born to or legally adopted by the
18 contributor and his surviving spouse, payment of the
19 survivor's pension shall begin when the surviving spouse
20 attains age 50.
21 Remarriage of the surviving spouse prior to September 1,
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1 1983 while in receipt of a survivor's pension shall
2 permanently terminate payment thereof, regardless of any
3 subsequent change in marital status; however, beginning
4 September 1, 1983, remarriage of a surviving spouse after
5 attainment of age 55 shall not terminate the survivor's
6 pension.
7 A surviving spouse whose pension was terminated on or
8 after September 1, 1983 due to remarriage after attainment of
9 age 55, and who applies for reinstatement of that pension
10 before January 1, 1990, shall be entitled to have the pension
11 reinstated effective January 1, 1990.
12 A surviving spouse of a member or annuitant under this
13 Fund who is also a dependent beneficiary under the provisions
14 of Section 16-140 is eligible for a reciprocal survivor's
15 pension, provided that any refund of survivor's pension
16 contributions is repaid to the Fund and application is made
17 within 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory
18 Act of the 92nd General Assembly.
19 (Source: P.A. 86-273.)
20 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
21 Section 8.25 as follows:
22 (30 ILCS 805/8.25 new)
23 Sec. 8.25. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6
24 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required
25 for the implementation of any mandate created by this
26 amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly.
27 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
28 becoming law.".