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1    AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by changing
5Sections 2-108.1, 2-119.1, 2-121.1, 2-126, 18-125, 18-125.1,
618-128.01, and 18-133 as follows:
 
7    (40 ILCS 5/2-108.1)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-108.1)
8    Sec. 2-108.1. Highest salary for annuity purposes.
9    (a) "Highest salary for annuity purposes" means whichever
10of the following is applicable to the participant:
11    For a participant who first becomes a participant of this
12System before August 10, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act
1396-207):
14        (1) For a participant who is a member of the General
15    Assembly on his or her last day of service: the highest
16    salary that is prescribed by law, on the participant's last
17    day of service, for a member of the General Assembly who is
18    not an officer; plus, if the participant was elected or
19    appointed to serve as an officer of the General Assembly
20    for 2 or more years and has made contributions as required
21    under subsection (d) of Section 2-126, the highest
22    additional amount of compensation prescribed by law, at the
23    time of the participant's service as an officer, for

 

 

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1    members of the General Assembly who serve in that office.
2        (2) For a participant who holds one of the State
3    executive offices specified in Section 2-105 on his or her
4    last day of service: the highest salary prescribed by law
5    for service in that office on the participant's last day of
6    service.
7        (3) For a participant who is Clerk or Assistant Clerk
8    of the House of Representatives or Secretary or Assistant
9    Secretary of the Senate on his or her last day of service:
10    the salary received for service in that capacity on the
11    last day of service, but not to exceed the highest salary
12    (including additional compensation for service as an
13    officer) that is prescribed by law on the participant's
14    last day of service for the highest paid officer of the
15    General Assembly.
16        (4) For a participant who is a continuing participant
17    under Section 2-117.1 on his or her last day of service:
18    the salary received for service in that capacity on the
19    last day of service, but not to exceed the highest salary
20    (including additional compensation for service as an
21    officer) that is prescribed by law on the participant's
22    last day of service for the highest paid officer of the
23    General Assembly.
24    For a participant who first becomes a participant of this
25System on or after August 10, 2009 (the effective date of
26Public Act 96-207) and before January 1, 2011 (the effective

 

 

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1date of Public Act 96-889), the average monthly salary obtained
2by dividing the total salary of the participant during the
3period of: (1) the 48 consecutive months of service within the
4last 120 months of service in which the total compensation was
5the highest, or (2) the total period of service, if less than
648 months, by the number of months of service in that period.
7    For a participant who first becomes a participant of this
8System on or after January 1, 2011 (the effective date of
9Public Act 96-889) but before the effective date of this
10amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the average
11monthly salary obtained by dividing the total salary of the
12participant during the 96 consecutive months of service within
13the last 120 months of service in which the total compensation
14was the highest by the number of months of service in that
15period; however, beginning January 1, 2011, the highest salary
16for annuity purposes may not exceed $106,800, except that that
17amount shall annually thereafter be increased by the lesser of
18(i) 3% of that amount, including all previous adjustments, or
19(ii) the annual unadjusted percentage increase (but not less
20than zero) in the consumer price index-u for the 12 months
21ending with the September preceding each November 1.
22    For a participant who first becomes a participant of this
23System on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
24the 97th General Assembly, the average monthly salary obtained
25by dividing the total salary of the participant during the 96
26consecutive months of service within the last 120 months of

 

 

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1service in which the total compensation was the highest by the
2number of months of service in that period; however, the
3highest salary for annuity purposes may not exceed in any year
4the salary limitation determined for that year by the Public
5Pension Division of the Department of Insurance under
6subsection (b-5) of Section 1-160 of this Code.
7    (a-5) "Consumer price index-u" means the index published by
8the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department
9of Labor that measures the average change in prices of goods
10and services purchased by all urban consumers, United States
11city average, all items, 1982-84 = 100.
12    The new amount resulting from each annual adjustment shall
13be determined by the Public Pension Division of the Department
14of Insurance shall determine in October of each year (i) the
15annual unadjusted percentage increase (but not less than zero)
16in the consumer price index-u for the 12 months ending with the
17preceding September and (ii) the salary limitation under
18subsection (a) for the following year for the category of
19participants who first become participants of this System on or
20after January 1, 2011 but before the effective date of this
21amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly. The Division shall
22make these determinations and made available to the Board by
23November 1 of each year.
24    (b) The earnings limitations of subsection (a) apply to
25earnings under any other participating system under the
26Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act that are considered in

 

 

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1calculating a proportional annuity under this Article, except
2in the case of a person who first became a member of this
3System before August 22, 1994.
4    (c) In calculating the subsection (a) earnings limitation
5to be applied to earnings under any other participating system
6under the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act for the purpose of
7calculating a proportional annuity under this Article, the
8participant's last day of service shall be deemed to mean the
9last day of service in any participating system from which the
10person has applied for a proportional annuity under the
11Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act.
12(Source: P.A. 96-207, eff. 8-10-09; 96-889, eff. 1-1-11;
1396-1490, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
14    (40 ILCS 5/2-119.1)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-119.1)
15    Sec. 2-119.1. Automatic increase in retirement annuity.
16    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, a A
17participant who retires after June 30, 1967, and who has not
18received an initial increase under this Section before the
19effective date of this amendatory Act of 1991, shall, in
20January or July next following the first anniversary of
21retirement, whichever occurs first, and in the same month of
22each year thereafter, but in no event prior to age 60, have the
23amount of the originally granted retirement annuity increased
24as follows: for each year through 1971, 1 1/2%; for each year
25from 1972 through 1979, 2%; and for 1980 and each year

 

 

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1thereafter, 3%. Annuitants who have received an initial
2increase under this subsection prior to the effective date of
3this amendatory Act of 1991 shall continue to receive their
4annual increases in the same month as the initial increase.
5    (b) Beginning January 1, 1990, for eligible participants
6who remain in service after attaining 20 years of creditable
7service, the 3% increases provided under subsection (a) shall
8begin to accrue on the January 1 next following the date upon
9which the participant (1) attains age 55, or (2) attains 20
10years of creditable service, whichever occurs later, and shall
11continue to accrue while the participant remains in service;
12such increases shall become payable on January 1 or July 1,
13whichever occurs first, next following the first anniversary of
14retirement. For any person who has service credit in the System
15for the entire period from January 15, 1969 through December
1631, 1992, regardless of the date of termination of service, the
17reference to age 55 in clause (1) of this subsection (b) shall
18be deemed to mean age 50.
19    This subsection (b) does not apply to any person who first
20becomes a member of the System after the effective date of this
21amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.
22    (b-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article,
23a participant who first becomes a participant on or after
24January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 96-889) but
25before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th
26General Assembly shall, in January or July next following the

 

 

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1first anniversary of retirement, whichever occurs first, and in
2the same month of each year thereafter, but in no event prior
3to age 67, have the amount of the retirement annuity then being
4paid increased by 3% or the annual unadjusted percentage
5increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers as
6determined by the Public Pension Division of the Department of
7Insurance under subsection (a-5) (a) of Section 2-108.1,
8whichever is less.
9    (b-10) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
10Article, a participant who first becomes a participant on or
11after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th
12General Assembly shall, in January or July next following the
13first anniversary of retirement, whichever occurs first, and in
14the same month of each year thereafter, but in no event prior
15to age 67, have the annuity increased by 3% or one-half the
16annual unadjusted percentage increase (but not less than zero)
17in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers as
18determined by the Public Pension Division of the Department of
19Insurance under subsection (a-5) of Section 2-108.1, whichever
20is less, of the originally granted retirement annuity.
21    (c) The foregoing provisions relating to automatic
22increases are not applicable to a participant who retires
23before having made contributions (at the rate prescribed in
24Section 2-126) for automatic increases for less than the
25equivalent of one full year. However, in order to be eligible
26for the automatic increases, such a participant may make

 

 

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1arrangements to pay to the system the amount required to bring
2the total contributions for the automatic increase to the
3equivalent of one year's contributions based upon his or her
4last salary.
5    (d) A participant who terminated service prior to July 1,
61967, with at least 14 years of service is entitled to an
7increase in retirement annuity beginning January, 1976, and to
8additional increases in January of each year thereafter.
9    The initial increase shall be 1 1/2% of the originally
10granted retirement annuity multiplied by the number of full
11years that the annuitant was in receipt of such annuity prior
12to January 1, 1972, plus 2% of the originally granted
13retirement annuity for each year after that date. The
14subsequent annual increases shall be at the rate of 2% of the
15originally granted retirement annuity for each year through
161979 and at the rate of 3% for 1980 and thereafter.
17    (e) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, beginning
18Beginning January 1, 1990, all automatic annual increases
19payable under this Section shall be calculated as a percentage
20of the total annuity payable at the time of the increase,
21including previous increases granted under this Article.
22(Source: P.A. 96-889, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1490, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
23    (40 ILCS 5/2-121.1)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-121.1)
24    Sec. 2-121.1. Survivor's annuity - amount.
25    (a) A surviving spouse shall be entitled to 66 2/3% of the

 

 

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1amount of retirement annuity to which the participant or
2annuitant was entitled on the date of death, without regard to
3whether the participant had attained age 55 prior to his or her
4death, subject to a minimum payment of 10% of salary. If a
5surviving spouse, regardless of age, has in his or her care at
6the date of death any eligible child or children of the
7participant, the survivor's annuity shall be the greater of the
8following: (1) 66 2/3% of the amount of retirement annuity to
9which the participant or annuitant was entitled on the date of
10death, or (2) 30% of the participant's salary increased by 10%
11of salary on account of each such child, subject to a total
12payment for the surviving spouse and children of 50% of salary.
13If eligible children survive but there is no surviving spouse,
14or if the surviving spouse dies or becomes disqualified by
15remarriage while eligible children survive, each eligible
16child shall be entitled to an annuity of 20% of salary, subject
17to a maximum total payment for all such children of 50% of
18salary.
19    However, the survivor's annuity payable under this Section
20shall not be less than 100% of the amount of retirement annuity
21to which the participant or annuitant was entitled on the date
22of death, if he or she is survived by a dependent disabled
23child.
24    The salary to be used for determining these benefits shall
25be the salary used for determining the amount of retirement
26annuity as provided in Section 2-119.01.

 

 

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1    (b) Upon the death of a participant after the termination
2of service or upon death of an annuitant, the maximum total
3payment to a surviving spouse and eligible children, or to
4eligible children alone if there is no surviving spouse, shall
5be 75% of the retirement annuity to which the participant or
6annuitant was entitled, unless there is a dependent disabled
7child among the survivors.
8    (c) When a child ceases to be an eligible child, the
9annuity to that child, or to the surviving spouse on account of
10that child, shall thereupon cease, and the annuity payable to
11the surviving spouse or other eligible children shall be
12recalculated if necessary.
13    Upon the ineligibility of the last eligible child, the
14annuity shall immediately revert to the amount payable upon
15death of a participant or annuitant who leaves no eligible
16children. If the surviving spouse is then under age 50, the
17annuity as revised shall be deferred until the attainment of
18age 50.
19    (d) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, beginning
20Beginning January 1, 1990, every survivor's annuity shall be
21increased (1) on each January 1 occurring on or after the
22commencement of the annuity if the deceased member died while
23receiving a retirement annuity, or (2) in other cases, on each
24January 1 occurring on or after the first anniversary of the
25commencement of the annuity, by an amount equal to 3% of the
26current amount of the annuity, including any previous increases

 

 

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1under this Article. Such increases shall apply without regard
2to whether the deceased member was in service on or after the
3effective date of this amendatory Act of 1991, but shall not
4accrue for any period prior to January 1, 1990.
5    (d-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article,
6the initial survivor's annuity of a survivor of a participant
7who first becomes a participant on or after January 1, 2011
8(the effective date of Public Act 96-889) but before the
9effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
10Assembly shall be in the amount of 66 2/3% of the amount of the
11retirement annuity to which the participant or annuitant was
12entitled on the date of death and shall be increased (1) on
13each January 1 occurring on or after the commencement of the
14annuity if the deceased member died while receiving a
15retirement annuity or (2) in other cases, on each January 1
16occurring on or after the first anniversary of the commencement
17of the annuity, by an amount equal to 3% or the annual
18unadjusted percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for
19All Urban Consumers as determined by the Public Pension
20Division of the Department of Insurance under subsection (a-5)
21(a) of Section 2-108.1, whichever is less, of the survivor's
22annuity then being paid.
23    (d-10) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
24Article, the initial survivor's annuity of a survivor of a
25participant who first becomes a participant on or after the
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1Assembly shall be in the amount of 66 2/3% of the amount of the
2retirement annuity to which the participant or annuitant was
3entitled on the date of death and shall be increased (1) on
4each January 1 occurring on or after the commencement of the
5annuity if the deceased member died while receiving a
6retirement annuity or (2) in other cases, on each January 1
7occurring on or after the first anniversary of the commencement
8of the annuity, by an amount equal to 3% or one-half the annual
9unadjusted percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the
10Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers as determined by
11the Public Pension Division of the Department of Insurance
12under subsection (a-5) of Section 2-108.1, whichever is less,
13of the originally granted survivor's annuity.
14    (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article,
15beginning January 1, 1990, the minimum survivor's annuity
16payable to any person who is entitled to receive a survivor's
17annuity under this Article shall be $300 per month, without
18regard to whether or not the deceased participant was in
19service on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1989.
20    (f) In the case of a proportional survivor's annuity
21arising under the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act where the
22amount payable by the System on January 1, 1993 is less than
23$300 per month, the amount payable by the System shall be
24increased beginning on that date by a monthly amount equal to
25$2 for each full year that has expired since the annuity began.
26(Source: P.A. 96-889, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1490, eff. 1-1-11.)
 

 

 

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1    (40 ILCS 5/2-126)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-126)
2    Sec. 2-126. Contributions by participants.
3    (a) Each participant shall contribute toward the cost of
4his or her retirement annuity a percentage of each payment of
5salary received by him or her for service as a member as
6follows: for service between October 31, 1947 and January 1,
71959, 5%; for service between January 1, 1959 and June 30,
81969, 6%; for service between July 1, 1969 and January 10,
91973, 6 1/2%; for service after January 10, 1973, 7%; for
10service after December 31, 1981, 8 1/2%.
11    (b) Beginning August 2, 1949, each male participant, and
12from July 1, 1971, each female participant shall contribute
13towards the cost of the survivor's annuity 2% of salary.
14    A participant who has no eligible survivor's annuity
15beneficiary may elect to cease making contributions for
16survivor's annuity under this subsection. A survivor's annuity
17shall not be payable upon the death of a person who has made
18this election, unless prior to that death the election has been
19revoked and the amount of the contributions that would have
20been paid under this subsection in the absence of the election
21is paid to the System, together with interest at the rate of 4%
22per year from the date the contributions would have been made
23to the date of payment.
24    (c) Beginning July 1, 1967, each participant shall
25contribute 1% of salary towards the cost of automatic increase

 

 

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1in annuity provided in Section 2-119.1. These contributions
2shall be made concurrently with contributions for retirement
3annuity purposes.
4    (d) In addition, each participant serving as an officer of
5the General Assembly shall contribute, for the same purposes
6and at the same rates as are required of a regular participant,
7on each additional payment received as an officer. If the
8participant serves as an officer for at least 2 but less than 4
9years, he or she shall contribute an amount equal to the amount
10that would have been contributed had the participant served as
11an officer for 4 years. Persons who serve as officers in the
1287th General Assembly but cannot receive the additional payment
13to officers because of the ban on increases in salary during
14their terms may nonetheless make contributions based on those
15additional payments for the purpose of having the additional
16payments included in their highest salary for annuity purposes;
17however, persons electing to make these additional
18contributions must also pay an amount representing the
19corresponding employer contributions, as calculated by the
20System.
21    (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article,
22the required contribution of a participant who first becomes a
23participant on or after January 1, 2011 shall not be based on
24any salary in excess of the applicable annually-adjusted
25limitation on exceed the contribution that would be due under
26this Article if that participant's highest salary for annuity

 

 

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1purposes were $106,800, plus any increases in that amount under
2Section 2-108.1.
3(Source: P.A. 96-1490, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
4    (40 ILCS 5/18-125)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 18-125)
5    Sec. 18-125. Retirement annuity amount.
6    (a) The annual retirement annuity for a participant who
7terminated service as a judge prior to July 1, 1971 shall be
8based on the law in effect at the time of termination of
9service.
10    (b) Except as provided in subsection (b-5), effective July
111, 1971, the retirement annuity for any participant in service
12on or after such date shall be 3 1/2% of final average salary,
13as defined in this Section, for each of the first 10 years of
14service, and 5% of such final average salary for each year of
15service on excess of 10.
16    For purposes of this Section, final average salary for a
17participant who first serves as a judge before August 10, 2009
18(the effective date of Public Act 96-207) shall be:
19        (1) the average salary for the last 4 years of credited
20    service as a judge for a participant who terminates service
21    before July 1, 1975.
22        (2) for a participant who terminates service after June
23    30, 1975 and before July 1, 1982, the salary on the last
24    day of employment as a judge.
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1    June 30, 1982 and before January 1, 1990, the average
2    salary for the final year of service as a judge.
3        (4) for a participant who terminates service on or
4    after January 1, 1990 but before the effective date of this
5    amendatory Act of 1995, the salary on the last day of
6    employment as a judge.
7        (5) for a participant who terminates service on or
8    after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995,
9    the salary on the last day of employment as a judge, or the
10    highest salary received by the participant for employment
11    as a judge in a position held by the participant for at
12    least 4 consecutive years, whichever is greater.
13    However, in the case of a participant who elects to
14discontinue contributions as provided in subdivision (a)(2) of
15Section 18-133, the time of such election shall be considered
16the last day of employment in the determination of final
17average salary under this subsection.
18    For a participant who first serves as a judge on or after
19August 10, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 96-207) and
20before January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act
2196-889), final average salary shall be the average monthly
22salary obtained by dividing the total salary of the participant
23during the period of: (1) the 48 consecutive months of service
24within the last 120 months of service in which the total
25compensation was the highest, or (2) the total period of
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1service in that period.
2    The maximum retirement annuity for any participant shall be
385% of final average salary.
4    (b-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article,
5for a participant who first serves as a judge on or after
6January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 96-889), the
7annual retirement annuity is 3% of the participant's final
8average salary for each year of service. The maximum retirement
9annuity payable shall be 60% of the participant's final average
10salary.
11    For a participant who first serves as a judge on or after
12January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 96-889) but
13before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th
14General Assembly, final average salary shall be the average
15monthly salary obtained by dividing the total salary of the
16judge during the 96 consecutive months of service within the
17last 120 months of service in which the total salary was the
18highest by the number of months of service in that period;
19however, beginning January 1, 2011, the annual salary may not
20exceed $106,800, except that that amount shall annually
21thereafter be increased by the lesser of (i) 3% of that amount,
22including all previous adjustments, or (ii) the annual
23unadjusted percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the
24consumer price index-u for the 12 months ending with the
25September preceding each November 1.
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1the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
2Assembly, final average salary shall be the average monthly
3salary obtained by dividing the total salary of the judge
4during the 96 consecutive months of service within the last 120
5months of service in which the total salary was the highest by
6the number of months of service in that period; however, the
7annual salary may not exceed in any year the salary limitation
8determined for that year by the Public Pension Division of the
9Department of Insurance under subsection (b-5) of Section 1-160
10of this Code.
11    (b-10) "Consumer price index-u" means the index published
12by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States
13Department of Labor that measures the average change in prices
14of goods and services purchased by all urban consumers, United
15States city average, all items, 1982-84 = 100.
16    The new amount resulting from each annual adjustment shall
17be determined by the Public Pension Division of the Department
18of Insurance shall determine in October of each year (i) the
19annual unadjusted percentage increase (but not less than zero)
20in the consumer price index-u for the 12 months ending with the
21preceding September and (ii) the salary limitation under
22subsection (b-5) of this Section for the following year for the
23category of participants who first serve as a judge on or after
24January 1, 2011 but before the effective date of this
25amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly. The Division shall
26make these determinations and made available to the Board by

 

 

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1November 1st of each year.
2    (c) The retirement annuity for a participant who retires
3prior to age 60 with less than 28 years of service in the
4System shall be reduced 1/2 of 1% for each month that the
5participant's age is under 60 years at the time the annuity
6commences. However, for a participant who retires on or after
7the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General
8Assembly, the percentage reduction in retirement annuity
9imposed under this subsection shall be reduced by 5/12 of 1%
10for every month of service in this System in excess of 20
11years, and therefore a participant with at least 26 years of
12service in this System may retire at age 55 without any
13reduction in annuity.
14    The reduction in retirement annuity imposed by this
15subsection shall not apply in the case of retirement on account
16of disability.
17    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article,
18for a participant who first serves as a judge on or after
19January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public Act 96-889) and
20who is retiring after attaining age 62, the retirement annuity
21shall be reduced by 1/2 of 1% for each month that the
22participant's age is under age 67 at the time the annuity
23commences.
24(Source: P.A. 96-207, eff. 8-10-09; 96-889, eff. 1-1-11;
2596-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1490, eff. 1-1-11.)
 

 

 

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1    (40 ILCS 5/18-125.1)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 18-125.1)
2    Sec. 18-125.1. Automatic increase in retirement annuity.
3Except as otherwise provided in this Section, a A participant
4who retires from service after June 30, 1969, shall, in January
5of the year next following the year in which the first
6anniversary of retirement occurs, and in January of each year
7thereafter, have the amount of his or her originally granted
8retirement annuity increased as follows: for each year up to
9and including 1971, 1 1/2%; for each year from 1972 through
101979 inclusive, 2%; and for 1980 and each year thereafter, 3%.
11    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, a
12retirement annuity for a participant who first serves as a
13judge on or after January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public
14Act 96-889) but before the effective date of this amendatory
15Act of the 97th General Assembly shall be increased in January
16of the year next following the year in which the first
17anniversary of retirement occurs, but in no event prior to age
1867, and in January of each year thereafter, by an amount equal
19to 3% or the annual percentage increase in the consumer price
20index-u as determined by the Public Pension Division of the
21Department of Insurance under subsection (b-10) (b-5) of
22Section 18-125, whichever is less, of the retirement annuity
23then being paid.
24    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, a
25retirement annuity for a participant who first serves as a
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1the 97th General Assembly shall be increased in January of the
2year next following the year in which the first anniversary of
3retirement occurs, but in no event prior to age 67, and in
4January of each year thereafter, by an amount equal to 3% or
5one-half the annual unadjusted percentage increase (but not
6less than zero) in the consumer price index-u as determined by
7the Public Pension Division of the Department of Insurance
8under subsection (b-10) of Section 18-125, whichever is less,
9of the originally granted retirement annuity.
10    This Section is not applicable to a participant who retires
11before he or she has made contributions at the rate prescribed
12in Section 18-133 for automatic increases for not less than the
13equivalent of one full year, unless such a participant arranges
14to pay the system the amount required to bring the total
15contributions for the automatic increase to the equivalent of
16one year's contribution based upon his or her last year's
17salary.
18    This Section is applicable to all participants in service
19after June 30, 1969 unless a participant has elected, prior to
20September 1, 1969, in a written direction filed with the board
21not to be subject to the provisions of this Section. Any
22participant in service on or after July 1, 1992 shall have the
23option of electing prior to April 1, 1993, in a written
24direction filed with the board, to be covered by the provisions
25of the 1969 amendatory Act. Such participant shall be required
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1interest at 4% per annum.
2    Any participant who has become eligible to receive the
3maximum rate of annuity and who resumes service as a judge
4after receiving a retirement annuity under this Article shall
5have the amount of his or her retirement annuity increased by
63% of the originally granted annuity amount for each year of
7such resumed service, beginning in January of the year next
8following the date of such resumed service, upon subsequent
9termination of such resumed service.
10    Beginning January 1, 1990, all automatic annual increases
11payable under this Section shall be calculated as a percentage
12of the total annuity payable at the time of the increase,
13including previous increases granted under this Article.
14(Source: P.A. 96-889, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1490, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
15    (40 ILCS 5/18-128.01)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 18-128.01)
16    Sec. 18-128.01. Amount of survivor's annuity.
17    (a) Upon the death of an annuitant, his or her surviving
18spouse shall be entitled to a survivor's annuity of 66 2/3% of
19the annuity the annuitant was receiving immediately prior to
20his or her death, inclusive of annual increases in the
21retirement annuity to the date of death.
22    (b) Upon the death of an active participant, his or her
23surviving spouse shall receive a survivor's annuity of 66 2/3%
24of the annuity earned by the participant as of the date of his
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1participant had attained age 60 as of that time, or 7 1/2% of
2the last salary of the decedent, whichever is greater.
3    (c) Upon the death of a participant who had terminated
4service with at least 10 years of service, his or her surviving
5spouse shall be entitled to a survivor's annuity of 66 2/3% of
6the annuity earned by the deceased participant at the date of
7death.
8    (d) Upon the death of an annuitant, active participant, or
9participant who had terminated service with at least 10 years
10of service, each surviving child under the age of 18 or
11disabled as defined in Section 18-128 shall be entitled to a
12child's annuity in an amount equal to 5% of the decedent's
13final salary, not to exceed in total for all such children the
14greater of 20% of the decedent's last salary or 66 2/3% of the
15annuity received or earned by the decedent as provided under
16subsections (a) and (b) of this Section. This child's annuity
17shall be paid whether or not a survivor's annuity was elected
18under Section 18-123.
19    (e) The changes made in the survivor's annuity provisions
20by Public Act 82-306 shall apply to the survivors of a deceased
21participant or annuitant whose death occurs on or after August
2221, 1981.
23    (f) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, beginning
24Beginning January 1, 1990, every survivor's annuity shall be
25increased (1) on each January 1 occurring on or after the
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1receiving a retirement annuity, or (2) in other cases, on each
2January 1 occurring on or after the first anniversary of the
3commencement of the annuity, by an amount equal to 3% of the
4current amount of the annuity, including any previous increases
5under this Article. Such increases shall apply without regard
6to whether the deceased member was in service on or after the
7effective date of this amendatory Act of 1991, but shall not
8accrue for any period prior to January 1, 1990.
9    (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article,
10the initial survivor's annuity for a survivor of a participant
11who first serves as a judge after January 1, 2011 (the
12effective date of Public Act 96-889) but before the effective
13date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly shall
14be in the amount of 66 2/3% of the annuity received or earned
15by the decedent, and shall be increased (1) on each January 1
16occurring on or after the commencement of the annuity if the
17deceased participant died while receiving a retirement
18annuity, or (2) in other cases, on each January 1 occurring on
19or after the first anniversary of the commencement of the
20annuity, but in no event prior to age 67, by an amount equal to
213% or the annual unadjusted percentage increase in the consumer
22price index-u as determined by the Public Pension Division of
23the Department of Insurance under subsection (b-10) (b-5) of
24Section 18-125, whichever is less, of the survivor's annuity
25then being paid.
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1the initial survivor's annuity for a survivor of a participant
2who first serves as a judge on or after the effective date of
3this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly shall be in
4the amount of 66 2/3% of the annuity received or earned by the
5decedent, and shall be increased (1) on each January 1
6occurring on or after the commencement of the annuity if the
7deceased participant died while receiving a retirement
8annuity, or (2) in other cases, on each January 1 occurring on
9or after the first anniversary of the commencement of the
10annuity, but in no event prior to age 67, by an amount equal to
113% or one-half the annual unadjusted percentage increase (but
12not less than zero) in the consumer price index-u as determined
13by the Public Pension Division of the Department of Insurance
14under subsection (b-10) of Section 18-125, whichever is less,
15of the originally granted survivor's annuity.
16(Source: P.A. 96-889, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1490, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
17    (40 ILCS 5/18-133)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 18-133)
18    Sec. 18-133. Financing; employee contributions.
19    (a) Effective July 1, 1967, each participant is required to
20contribute 7 1/2% of each payment of salary toward the
21retirement annuity. Such contributions shall continue during
22the entire time the participant is in service, with the
23following exceptions:
24        (1) Contributions for the retirement annuity are not
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1    persons who were participants before January 2, 1954.
2        (2) A participant who continues to serve as a judge
3    after becoming eligible to receive the maximum rate of
4    annuity may elect, through a written direction filed with
5    the Board, to discontinue contributing to the System. Any
6    such option elected by a judge shall be irrevocable unless
7    prior to January 1, 2000, and while continuing to serve as
8    judge, the judge (A) files with the Board a letter
9    cancelling the direction to discontinue contributing to
10    the System and requesting that such contributing resume,
11    and (B) pays into the System an amount equal to the total
12    of the discontinued contributions plus interest thereon at
13    5% per annum. Service credits earned in any other
14    "participating system" as defined in Article 20 of this
15    Code shall be considered for purposes of determining a
16    judge's eligibility to discontinue contributions under
17    this subdivision (a)(2).
18        (3) A participant who (i) has attained age 60, (ii)
19    continues to serve as a judge after becoming eligible to
20    receive the maximum rate of annuity, and (iii) has not
21    elected to discontinue contributing to the System under
22    subdivision (a)(2) of this Section (or has revoked any such
23    election) may elect, through a written direction filed with
24    the Board, to make contributions to the System based only
25    on the amount of the increases in salary received by the
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1    total salary received. If a judge who is making
2    contributions to the System on the effective date of this
3    amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly makes an
4    election to limit contributions under this subdivision
5    (a)(3) within 90 days after that effective date, the
6    election shall be deemed to become effective on that
7    effective date and the judge shall be entitled to receive a
8    refund of any excess contributions paid to the System
9    during that 90-day period; any other election under this
10    subdivision (a)(3) becomes effective on the first of the
11    month following the date of the election. An election to
12    limit contributions under this subdivision (a)(3) is
13    irrevocable. Service credits earned in any other
14    participating system as defined in Article 20 of this Code
15    shall be considered for purposes of determining a judge's
16    eligibility to make an election under this subdivision
17    (a)(3).
18    (b) Beginning July 1, 1969, each participant is required to
19contribute 1% of each payment of salary towards the automatic
20increase in annuity provided in Section 18-125.1. However, such
21contributions need not be made by any participant who has
22elected prior to September 15, 1969, not to be subject to the
23automatic increase in annuity provisions.
24    (c) Effective July 13, 1953, each married participant
25subject to the survivor's annuity provisions is required to
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1or she is required to make any other contributions under this
2Section. Such contributions shall be made concurrently with the
3contributions made for annuity purposes.
4    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article,
5the required contributions for a participant who first becomes
6a participant on or after January 1, 2011 shall not be based on
7any salary in excess of the applicable annually-adjusted
8limitation on salary used for determining exceed the
9contributions that would be due under this Article if that
10participant's final average salary highest salary for annuity
11purposes were $106,800, plus any increase in that amount under
12Section 18-125.
13(Source: P.A. 96-1490, eff. 1-1-11.)