PEN CD-TRS-DISABILITY EARNINGS Senate SponsorsSen. M. Maggie Crotty-Dan Cronin 1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die 40 ILCS 5/16-149from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-14940 ILCS 5/16-149.1from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-149.140 ILCS 5/16-149.2from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-149.240 ILCS 5/16-149.6 newAmends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a teacher who (i) has been receiving a disability, occupational disability, or disability retirement benefit for at least one year and (ii) remains unable to resume regular full-time teaching due to disability, but is able to engage in limited or part-time employment as a teacher, may engage in such limited or part-time employment as a teacher without loss of the disability, occupational disability, or disability retirement benefit, provided that the teacher's earnings for that limited or part-time employment, when added to the amount of the benefit, do not exceed 100% of the salary rate upon which the benefit is based. Effective immediately. 11/19/2003SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty 11/19/2003SenateFirst Reading 11/19/2003SenateReferred to Rules 2/17/2004SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin 1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die