House Sponsors: DANIELS-POE-WATSON,JIM-BERNS-TENHOUSE, PANKAU, HOFFMAN AND HOLBROOK. Senate Sponsors: WALSH,T-DONAHUE-PARKER-GEO-KARIS-WATSON Short description: PENSIONS-DOWNSTATE TEACHERS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning downstate firefighters. PENSION NOTE (Illinois Pension Laws Commission) HB 5169 has no fiscal impact. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 40 ILCS 5/4-101 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 4-101 Adds reference to: 40 ILCS 5/16-127 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-127 40 ILCS 5/16-128 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-128 Deletes everything. Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code to allow purchase of credit for certain private school service. Also increases the number of unused sick days for which credit may be established. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0867 Last action date: JAN-03-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status