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91_SB0838

 
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 1        AN ACT to amend the Illinois  Pension  Code  by  changing
 2    Section 9-219 and to amend the State Mandates Act.

 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section 5.  The  Illinois  Pension  Code  is  amended  by
 6    changing Section 9-219 as follows:

 7        (40 ILCS 5/9-219) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-219)
 8        Sec. 9-219. Computation of service.
 9        (1)  In  computing  the  term  of  service of an employee
10    prior to the effective date, the entire period  beginning  on
11    the  date he was first appointed and ending on the day before
12    the effective date,  except  any  intervening  period  during
13    which  he  was separated by withdrawal from service, shall be
14    counted for all purposes of this Article.
15        (2)  In computing the term of service of any employee  on
16    or  after  the  effective date, the following periods of time
17    shall be counted as periods of service for age  and  service,
18    widow's and child's annuity purposes:
19             (a)  The  time  during which he performed the duties
20        of his position.
21             (b)  Vacations, leaves of absence with whole or part
22        pay, and leaves of absence without pay not longer than 90
23        days.
24             (c)  For an employee who is a  member  of  a  county
25        police department, approved leaves of absence without pay
26        during  which  the employee serves as head of an employee
27        association, the membership of which  consists  of  other
28        police  officers,  provided that the employee contributes
29        to the Fund (1) the amount that he would have contributed
30        had he remained an active member  of  the  county  police
31        department  in  the  position he occupied at the time the
 
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 1        leave of absence was granted, (2) an amount calculated by
 2        the Board representing employer  contributions,  and  (3)
 3        regular  interest thereon from the date of service to the
 4        date of payment.
 5             For  an  employee  who  is  a  member  of  a  county
 6        department of corrections, up  to  3  years  of  approved
 7        leaves  of  absence without pay during which the employee
 8        serves as an officer  of  an  employee  association,  the
 9        membership  of  which  consists  primarily  of  police or
10        corrections officers, provided that the employee  applies
11        for  this  credit  by July 1, 2000 and contributes to the
12        Fund before retirement (1) the amount that the  applicant
13        would  have  contributed had he or she remained an active
14        member of the county department  of  corrections  in  the
15        position that he or she occupied at the time the leave of
16        absence  was  granted,  (2)  an  amount calculated by the
17        Board  representing  employer  contributions,   and   (3)
18        regular  interest thereon from the date of service to the
19        date of payment.
20             For a former member of a  county  police  department
21        who  has  received  a refund under Section 9-164, periods
22        during which the employee serves as head of  an  employee
23        association,  the  membership  of which consists of other
24        police officers, provided that the  employee  contributes
25        to the Fund (1) the amount that he would have contributed
26        had  he  remained  an  active member of the county police
27        department in the position he occupied  at  the  time  he
28        left  service,  (2)  an  amount  calculated  by the Board
29        representing  employer  contributions,  and  (3)  regular
30        interest thereon from the date of service to the date  of
31        payment.   However,  if  the  former member of the county
32        police department retires on or after January 1, 1993 but
33        no later than March  1,  1993,  the  amount  representing
34        employer  contributions  specified  in  item (2) shall be
 
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 1        waived.
 2             (d)  Any period of disability for which he  received
 3        disability benefit or whole or part pay.
 4             (e)  Accumulated vacation or other time for which an
 5        employee  who  retires  on  or  after  November  1,  1990
 6        receives  a  lump  sum payment at the time of retirement,
 7        provided that contributions were made to the fund at  the
 8        time  such  lump  sum  payment was received.  The service
 9        granted for the lump sum payment  shall  not  change  the
10        employee's date of withdrawal for computing the effective
11        date of the annuity.
12             (f)  An  employee  may  receive  service  credit for
13        annuity purposes for accumulated sick  leave  as  of  the
14        date  of  the  employee's withdrawal from service, not to
15        exceed a total of 180 days, provided that the  amount  of
16        such  accumulated  sick  leave is certified by the County
17        Comptroller to the Board and the employee pays an  amount
18        equal  to  8.5%  (9%  for  members  of  the County Police
19        Department who are eligible to receive an  annuity  under
20        Section  9-128.1) of the amount that would have been paid
21        had  such  accumulated  sick  leave  been  paid  at   the
22        employee's  final  rate of salary.  Such payment shall be
23        made within 30 days after  the  date  of  withdrawal  and
24        prior to receipt of the first annuity check.  The service
25        credit  granted for such accumulated sick leave shall not
26        change the employee's date of withdrawal for the  purpose
27        of computing the effective date of the annuity.
28        (3)  In  computing  the term of service of an employee on
29    or after the effective date for ordinary  disability  benefit
30    purposes,  the  following periods of time shall be counted as
31    periods of service:
32             (a)  Unless otherwise specified  in  Section  9-157,
33        the  time  during  which  he  performed the duties of his
34        position.
 
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 1             (b)  Paid vacations and leaves of absence with whole
 2        or part pay.
 3             (c)  Any  period  for   which   he   received   duty
 4        disability benefit.
 5             (d)  Any  period of disability for which he received
 6        whole or part pay.
 7        (4)  For  an  employee  who  on  January  1,  1958,   was
 8    transferred  by  Act  of  the  70th General Assembly from his
 9    position in a department of welfare of any  city  located  in
10    the  county in which this Article is in force and effect to a
11    similar position in a  department  of  such  county,  service
12    shall  also  be  credited for ordinary disability benefit and
13    child's annuity for such  period  of  department  of  welfare
14    service  during  which  period  he  was  a  contributor  to a
15    statutory annuity and benefit fund in such city and for which
16    purposes service credit would otherwise not  be  credited  by
17    virtue of such involuntary transfer.
18        (5)  An  employee  described in subsection (e) of Section
19    9-108 shall receive credit for child's annuity  and  ordinary
20    disability  benefit  for  the period of time for which he was
21    credited  with  service  in  the  fund  from  which  he   was
22    involuntarily  separated  through  class  or  group transfer;
23    provided, that no such credit shall be allowed to the  extent
24    that  it results in a duplication of credits or benefits, and
25    neither shall such credit be allowed to the  extent  that  it
26    was or may be forfeited by the application for and acceptance
27    of  a  refund  from  the  fund  from  which  the employee was
28    transferred.
29        (6)  Overtime or extra service shall not be  included  in
30    computing  service.  Not more than 1 year of service shall be
31    allowed for service rendered during any calendar year.
32    (Source: P.A. 86-1488; 87-794; 87-1265.)

33        Section 90.  The State Mandates Act is amended by  adding
 
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 1    Section 8.23 as follows:

 2        (30 ILCS 805/8.23 new)
 3        Sec.  8.23.  Exempt  mandate.  Notwithstanding Sections 6
 4    and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is  required
 5    for  the  implementation  of  any  mandate  created  by  this
 6    amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly.

 7        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
 8    becoming law.

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