Senate Sponsors: WALSH,T-JACOBS-DEMUZIO-GEO-KARIS AND LINK. House Sponsors: HANNIG-BLACK-MURPHY-TENHOUSE-BOST Short description: STATE EMP INSURANCE TEACHERS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning teacher's benefits. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds an immediate effective date. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 375/6.6 20 ILCS 405/405-22 new 30 ILCS 105/8g 40 ILCS 5/16-158 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-158 30 ILCS 805/8.26 new Deletes everything. Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Increases the contributions paid by active teachers and the State toward the cost of health insurance for retired teachers and their survivors. Requires employers to pay the active teacher contributions and authorizes a corresponding reduction in salary. Also imposes an employer contribution for retired teacher health insurance purposes, beginning January 1, 2002. Puts a cap on increases in premiums in FY 2003 and 2004. Provides that the Director of CMS shall annually advise the Teachers' Retirement System of the rate-setting methodology used to determine the amount of the health care premiums. Terminates the health benefit program and repeals the relevant Sections on July 1, 2004. Amends the State Finance Act to provide for 3 transfers of $2,000,000 from GRF to the Teachers Health Insurance Security Fund. Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law to create a Teacher Health Insurance Funding Task Force. Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides school districts with a credit against certain employer pension contributions equal to the amounts paid for employer health insurance contributions during the period January 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0505 Last action date: DEC-20-2001 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status