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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5478   </title>
<shortdesc>PEN CD-ART 3-DISABILITY INCR</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>40 ILCS 5/3-114.1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-114.1</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Downstate Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that certain disabled police officers who are receiving a disability pension on the effective date of the amendatory Act and who apply within 60 days after that effective date and annually thereafter while the pension remains payable shall be eligible to receive an annual noncompounded increase in his or her disability pension equal to 3% of the original pension. Deletes language providing that within 60 days after accepting an initial application, the Fund shall pay to the disabled police officer, in a lump sum without interest, the amounts resulting from the annual increases that have accrued retroactively. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/4/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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