40 ILCS 5/15-111

(40 ILCS 5/15-111) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-111)

Sec. 15-111.

Earnings.


"Earnings": An amount paid for personal services equal to the sum of
the basic compensation plus extra compensation for summer teaching,
overtime or other extra service.  For periods for which an employee receives
service credit under subsection (c) of Section 15-113.1 or Section 15-113.2,
earnings are equal to the basic compensation on which contributions are
paid by the employee during such periods.  Compensation for employment which is
irregular, intermittent and temporary shall not be considered earnings, unless
the participant is also receiving earnings from the employer as an employee
under Section 15-107.

With respect to transition pay paid by the University of Illinois to a
person who was a participating employee employed in the fire department of
the University of Illinois's Champaign-Urbana campus immediately prior to
the elimination of that fire department:

(1) "Earnings" includes transition pay paid to the

employee on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly.

(2) "Earnings" includes transition pay paid to the

employee before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly only if (i) employee contributions under Section 15-157 have been withheld from that transition pay or (ii) the employee pays to the System before January 1, 2001 an amount representing employee contributions under Section 15-157 on that transition pay.  Employee contributions under item (ii) may be paid in a lump sum, by withholding from additional transition pay accruing before January 1, 2001, or in any other manner approved by the System.  Upon payment of the employee contributions on transition pay, the corresponding employer contributions become an obligation of the State.

(Source: P.A. 91-887, eff. 7-6-00.)