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92_HB2311 LRB9204452LDpc 1 AN ACT in relation to public employee benefits. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by 5 changing Section 7-109.3 as follows: 6 (40 ILCS 5/7-109.3) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-109.3) 7 Sec. 7-109.3. "Sheriff's Law Enforcement Employees". 8 (a) "Sheriff's law enforcement employee" or "SLEP" 9 means: 10 (1) A county sheriff and all deputies, other than 11 special deputies, employed on a full time basis in the 12 office of the sheriff. 13 (2) A person who has elected to participate in this 14 Fund under Section 3-109.1 of this Code, and who is 15 employed by a participating municipality to perform 16 police duties. 17 (3) A law enforcement officer employed on a full 18 time basis by a Forest Preserve District, provided that 19 such officer shall be deemed a "sheriff's law enforcement 20 employee" for the purposes of this Article, and service 21 in that capacity shall be deemed to be service as a 22 sheriff's law enforcement employee, only if the board of 23 commissioners of the District have so elected by adoption 24 of an affirmative resolution. Such election, once made, 25 may not be rescinded. 26 (4) A person not eligible to participate in a fund 27 established under Article 3 of this Code who is employed 28 on a full-time basis by a participating municipality or 29 participating instrumentality to perform police duties at 30 a park or an airport, but only if the governing authority31of the employer has approved sheriff's law enforcement-2- LRB9204452LDpc 1employee status for its airport police employees by2adoption of an affirmative resolution. Such approval,3once given, may not be rescinded. 4 (b) An employee who is a sheriff's law enforcement 5 employee and is granted military leave or authorized leave of 6 absence shall receive service credit in that capacity. 7 Sheriff's law enforcement employees shall not be entitled to 8 out-of-Stateout of Stateservice credit under Section 7-139. 9 (Source: P.A. 90-448, eff. 8-16-97; revised 9-27-00.) 10 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 11 Section 8.25 as follows: 12 (30 ILCS 805/8.25 new) 13 Sec. 8.25. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 14 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required 15 for the implementation of any mandate created by this 16 amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly. 17 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 18 becoming law.