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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 501    </title>
<shortdesc>PEN CD-CHGO TCHR-BUY SERVICE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson-Denny Jacobs</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>40 ILCS 5/17-116.7 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>30 ILCS 805/8.27 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows a retired principal who has more than 30 years of service credit and meets certain other conditions to buy an additional 5 years of service credit and have the pension prospectively recalculated. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Pension Note (Pension Laws Commission)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>The fiscal impact of SB 501 has not been calculated, but is expected to be minor, as the bill would affect a very small number of retirees from the Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund. </SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/18/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Insurance &amp; Pensions</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Pension Note Filed</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>To Subcommittee</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Denny Jacobs</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Insurance &amp; Pensions;  006-004-000</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003</action>
<statusdate>4/4/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10(e) to April 9, 2003.</action>
<statusdate>7/1/2003</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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