98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB3670

 

Introduced , by Rep. Sandra M. Pihos

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
40 ILCS 5/2-156  from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-156

    Amends the General Assembly Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, if a member or annuitant is indicted for or charged with a felony, then the Board shall suspend the payment to that person of any benefit provided under the General Assembly Article of the Code from the date of that indictment or charging to the date of conviction, entry of a plea of guilty, or acquittal or dismissal of charges for that offense. Provides that, if a member or annuitant is convicted of pleads guilty to a felony, other than a felony already requiring pension forfeiture under the General Assembly Article, then none of the benefits provided as a result of participation in the General Assembly Retirement System shall be paid to that person. Provides that a member or annuitant whose benefit payments are suspended and who is subsequently acquitted of or has charges dismissed for all offenses requiring suspension of those payments is entitled to all of the suspended payments that were due him or her and all earnings attributable to those payments. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
PENSION IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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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
5Section 2-156 as follows:
 
6    (40 ILCS 5/2-156)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-156)
7    Sec. 2-156. Felony indictment or conviction.
8    (a) If a member or annuitant is indicted for or charged
9with a felony, then the Board shall suspend the payment to that
10person of any benefit provided under this Article from the date
11of that indictment or charging to the date of conviction, entry
12of a plea of guilty, or acquittal or dismissal of charges for
13that offense.
14    (b) None of the benefits herein provided for shall be paid
15to any person who is convicted of any felony relating to or
16arising out of or in connection with his or her service as a
17member.
18    (c) If a member or annuitant is convicted of or pleads
19guilty to a felony, other than a felony to which subsection (b)
20applies, then none of the benefits provided under this Article
21shall be paid to that person.
22    (d) A member or annuitant whose benefit payments are
23suspended under subsection (a) and who is subsequently

 

 

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1acquitted of or has charges dismissed for all offenses
2requiring suspension of those payments is entitled to all of
3the suspended payments that were due him or her and all
4earnings attributable to those payments.
5    (e) This Section shall not operate to impair any contract
6or vested right acquired prior to July 11, 1955 under any law
7or laws continued in this Article, nor to preclude the right to
8a refund.
9    (f) All participants entering service subsequent to July
1011, 1955 shall be deemed to have consented to the provisions of
11this Section as a condition of participation.
12    (g) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act
13of the 98th General Assembly apply without regard to whether
14the person was in active service on or after the effective date
15of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly.
16(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18becoming law.