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 Bill Status of HB5968  101st General Assembly


Short Description:  PEN CD-JRS-STOP CONTRIBUTIONS

House Sponsors
Rep. Robert S. Molaro

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
40 ILCS 5/18-133from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 18-133
40 ILCS 5/18-169


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Judges Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a judge who was eligible for the maximum annuity and elected to discontinue contributing to the System may file a letter with the Board cancelling the direction to discontinue contributing to the System before July 1, 2009. Requires payment of an amount equal to the total of the discontinued contributions plus interest, except that a judge who (i) elected to discontinue contributing to the System before December 10, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act 91-653) and (ii) files with the Board a letter cancelling the direction to discontinue contributing to the System after the effective date of the amendatory Act and before July 1, 2009 must make contributions to the System based only on the amount of the increases in salary received by the judge on or after December 10, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act 91-653). Includes language exempting the changes from the new benefit increase provisions. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/15/2008HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Robert S. Molaro
  2/15/2008HouseFirst Reading
  2/15/2008HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die

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