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1 | AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 7-154 and 7-222 as follows:
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6 | (40 ILCS 5/7-154) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-154)
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7 | Sec. 7-154. Surviving spouse annuities - Eligibility.
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8 | (a) A surviving spouse annuity shall be payable to the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | eligible
surviving spouse of a participating employee, an | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | employee annuitant, or a
person who on the date of death would | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | have been entitled to a retirement
annuity, had he applied for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | such annuity, and who dies at any time when a
surviving spouse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | annuity equals at least $5 per month, provided:
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14 | (1) The surviving spouse (i) was married to the
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15 | participating employee for at least one year on the date of
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16 | death, or (ii) was married to the annuitant or person | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | entitled to a
retirement annuity for at least one year | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | prior to the date of
termination of service, or (iii) was | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | married to the deceased annuitant
for at least one year on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | the date of the deceased annuitant's death, if at
the time | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | of termination of service the deceased annuitant was | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | married for
at least one year to a spouse who does not | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | survive the deceased annuitant. (Item (iii) applies to the |
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1 | spouses of annuitants who die on or after the effective | ||||||
2 | date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, | ||||||
3 | nothwithstanding whether the annuitant was in service on or | ||||||
4 | after that effective date or the effective date of Public | ||||||
5 | Act 87-850.)
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6 | (2) The male deceased employee annuitant or such other
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7 | person entitled to a retirement annuity had contributed to | ||||||
8 | this fund for
surviving spouse annuity purposes for at | ||||||
9 | least 1 year or continuously since
the effective date of | ||||||
10 | the participating municipality or participating
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11 | instrumentality.
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12 | (3) The female deceased employee annuitant or such | ||||||
13 | other
person entitled to a retirement annuity was in | ||||||
14 | service on or after July 27,
1972, provided that the | ||||||
15 | annuity shall not be computed on the basis of any
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16 | retirement annuity effective before that date.
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17 | (4) If the employee dies before termination of service,
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18 | the employee did not exclude the spouse from any
death | ||||||
19 | benefit or surviving spouse annuity pursuant to subsection | ||||||
20 | (b) of
Section 7-118. A designation of beneficiary naming a | ||||||
21 | spouse and children
jointly or a trust pursuant to | ||||||
22 | subsection (b) of Section 7-118 shall
preclude payment of a | ||||||
23 | surviving spouse annuity.
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24 | (b) If a person is the spouse of a retiring participating
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25 | employee on the date of the initial payment of a retirement | ||||||
26 | annuity and is
qualified to receive a surviving spouse annuity |
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1 | upon the death of the
employee and the surviving spouse | ||||||
2 | contributions are not refunded to the
employee, then a | ||||||
3 | surviving spouse annuity shall be payable to that person
even | ||||||
4 | if the marriage to the employee is dissolved after that date.
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5 | (c) Eligibility of a surviving spouse shall be determined | ||||||
6 | as of the
date of death. Only one surviving spouse annuity | ||||||
7 | shall be paid on
account of the death of any employee.
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8 | (Source: P.A. 87-740; 87-850.)
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9 | (40 ILCS 5/7-222) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-222)
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10 | Sec. 7-222.
Reduction of disability and survivor's | ||||||
11 | benefits on
account of corresponding benefits payable under the | ||||||
12 | Workers'
Compensation Act and the Workers' Occupational | ||||||
13 | Diseases Act. Whenever
any person is entitled to a disability | ||||||
14 | or survivors benefit under this
Article and to benefits under | ||||||
15 | the Workers' Compensation Act or the
Workers' Occupational | ||||||
16 | Diseases Act in relation to the same injury or
disease, the | ||||||
17 | monthly benefits payable under this Article shall be
reduced by | ||||||
18 | the amount of any such benefits payable under either of those
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19 | Acts, except payments for medical, surgical and hospital | ||||||
20 | services,
non-medical remedial care and treatment rendered in | ||||||
21 | accordance with a
religious method of healing recognized by the | ||||||
22 | laws of this State, and
for artificial members or appliances, | ||||||
23 | and fixed statutory payments for
the loss of or the permanent | ||||||
24 | and complete loss of the use of any bodily
member, provided | ||||||
25 | that the monthly benefit payable under this Article
shall not |
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1 | be reduced to less than $10 per month. If the benefits
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2 | deductible under this paragraph are stated in a weekly amount, | ||||||
3 | the
monthly amount for the purposes of this Section shall be 4 | ||||||
4 | 1/3 times the
weekly amount.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 81-992.)
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6 | Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding | ||||||
7 | Section 8.35 as follows: | ||||||
8 | (30 ILCS 805/8.35 new) | ||||||
9 | Sec. 8.35. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 | ||||||
10 | of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the | ||||||
11 | implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of | ||||||
12 | the 97th General Assembly.
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13 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
14 | becoming law.
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