Full Text of HB2662 101st General Assembly
HB2662 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020 HB2662 Introduced , by Rep. Robert Martwick SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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40 ILCS 5/6-174 | from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-174 |
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Amends the Chicago Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the board shall conduct regular elections for the election of a successor to the annuitant member of the board for a term of 3 (rather than 2) years. Makes a conforming change. Effective immediately.
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| | | HB2662 | | LRB101 10752 RPS 55872 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by changing | 5 | | Section 6-174 as follows:
| 6 | | (40 ILCS 5/6-174) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-174)
| 7 | | Sec. 6-174. Board created. A board of 8 members shall | 8 | | constitute a
board of trustees authorized to administer the | 9 | | provisions of this Article.
The board shall be known as the | 10 | | Retirement Board of the Firemen's Annuity
and Benefit Fund of | 11 | | the city.
| 12 | | The board shall consist of the city treasurer, the city | 13 | | comptroller, the
city clerk, a deputy fire commissioner | 14 | | designated by the fire commissioner
of the city, 3 firemen | 15 | | employed by the city, and 1 annuitant of the fund or
a fireman | 16 | | pensioner of any prior firemen's pension fund in operation, by
| 17 | | authority of law, in the city. Children less than age 18 shall | 18 | | not be
eligible for membership.
| 19 | | The members of a retirement board holding office at the | 20 | | time this
Article becomes effective, including elected and ex | 21 | | officio members, shall
continue in office until the expiration | 22 | | of their respective terms or
appointment and until their | 23 | | respective successors are elected or appointed,
and qualified.
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| | | HB2662 | - 2 - | LRB101 10752 RPS 55872 b |
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| 1 | | In a city which first attains a population of over 500,000 | 2 | | and comes
under the provisions of this Article, the active | 3 | | firemen members of the
board of trustees of any firemen's | 4 | | pension fund then in effect in such city
and the member of such | 5 | | board who was chosen from the retired members of
such fund | 6 | | shall become members of the board as follows:
| 7 | | (a) The active fireman member for whom the highest number | 8 | | of votes was
cast and counted at the most recent election for | 9 | | board members shall become
a member of the retirement board for | 10 | | a term which shall end on December 1st
of the third year after | 11 | | the year in which this Article comes into force in
the city; | 12 | | the member of the board for whom the second highest number of
| 13 | | votes was cast and counted at such election shall become a | 14 | | member of the
retirement board for a term which shall end on | 15 | | December 1st of the second
year after the year in which this | 16 | | Article comes into force in the city; and
the member of the | 17 | | board for whom the third highest number of votes was cast
and | 18 | | counted at such election shall become a member of the | 19 | | retirement board
for a term which shall end on December 1st of | 20 | | the first year after the year
in which this Article comes into | 21 | | force in the city.
| 22 | | (b) The annuitant member of the pension fund shall become a | 23 | | member of
the board for a term which shall end on December 1st | 24 | | of the second year
after the year in which this Article comes | 25 | | into force in the city.
| 26 | | The board shall conduct regular elections annually, at |
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| 1 | | least 30 days
prior to the expiration of the term of the active | 2 | | fireman member of the
board whose term next expires, for the | 3 | | election of a successor for a term
of 3 years. The board also | 4 | | shall conduct regular elections biennially , at
least 30 days | 5 | | prior to the expiration of the term of the member who is a
| 6 | | pensioner of any pension fund formerly in effect in such city | 7 | | or an
annuitant of the annuity and benefit fund herein | 8 | | provided, for the election
of a successor to such member for a | 9 | | term of 3 2 years.
| 10 | | Any member of the board, elected as aforesaid, shall | 11 | | continue in office
until his successor is elected and | 12 | | qualified.
| 13 | | Each member of the board, before entering upon the duties | 14 | | of his office,
shall take the oath prescribed by the | 15 | | Constitution of this State, which
oath shall be filed in the | 16 | | office of the city clerk of the city.
| 17 | | (Source: P.A. 86-273.)
| 18 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 19 | | becoming law.
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