PENCD-ART 14-VIS IMPAIRED VNDR House SponsorsRep. Suzanne Bassi 1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die 40 ILCS 5/14-104from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-104 Amends the State Employees Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that an employee can establish service credit for a period of up to 8 years during which he or she was employed by the Visually Handicapped Managers of Illinois in a vending program operated under a contractual agreement with the Department of Rehabilitation Services. Effective immediately.Pension Note (Pension Laws Commission) The fiscal impact of HB 124 is expected to be small as few employees would be eligible to purchase service credit. In addition, the draft requires the member to make the employee and employer contributions (normal cost), plus interest. 1/9/2003HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Suzanne Bassi 1/9/2003HouseFirst Reading 1/9/2003HouseReferred to Rules Committee 1/22/2003HousePension Note Filed 1/23/2003HouseAssigned to Executive Committee 3/13/2003HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die