Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

Filed: 4/23/2018

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4811

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4811 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by
5changing Sections 1-160, 8-162, 8-174, 11-170, and 11-197.7 as
6follows:
 
7    (40 ILCS 5/1-160)
8    Sec. 1-160. Provisions applicable to new hires.
9    (a) The provisions of this Section apply to a person who,
10on or after January 1, 2011, first becomes a member or a
11participant under any reciprocal retirement system or pension
12fund established under this Code, other than a retirement
13system or pension fund established under Article 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
1415 or 18 of this Code, notwithstanding any other provision of
15this Code to the contrary, but do not apply to any self-managed
16plan established under this Code, to any person with respect to

 

 

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1service as a sheriff's law enforcement employee under Article
27, or to any participant of the retirement plan established
3under Section 22-101. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
4in this Section, for purposes of this Section, a person who
5participated in a retirement system under Article 15 prior to
6January 1, 2011 shall be deemed a person who first became a
7member or participant prior to January 1, 2011 under any
8retirement system or pension fund subject to this Section. The
9changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-596 are a
10clarification of existing law and are intended to be
11retroactive to January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public
12Act 96-889), notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1-103.1
13of this Code.
14    This Section does not apply to a person who first becomes a
15noncovered employee under Article 14 on or after the
16implementation date of the plan created under Section 1-161 for
17that Article, unless that person elects under subsection (b) of
18Section 1-161 to instead receive the benefits provided under
19this Section and the applicable provisions of that Article.
20    This Section does not apply to a person who first becomes a
21member or participant under Article 16 on or after the
22implementation date of the plan created under Section 1-161 for
23that Article, unless that person elects under subsection (b) of
24Section 1-161 to instead receive the benefits provided under
25this Section and the applicable provisions of that Article.
26    This Section does not apply to a person who elects under

 

 

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1subsection (c-5) of Section 1-161 to receive the benefits under
2Section 1-161.
3    This Section does not apply to a person who first becomes a
4member or participant of an affected pension fund on or after 6
5months after the resolution or ordinance date, as defined in
6Section 1-162, unless that person elects under subsection (c)
7of Section 1-162 to receive the benefits provided under this
8Section and the applicable provisions of the Article under
9which he or she is a member or participant.
10    (b) "Final average salary" means the average monthly (or
11annual) salary obtained by dividing the total salary or
12earnings calculated under the Article applicable to the member
13or participant during the 96 consecutive months (or 8
14consecutive years) of service within the last 120 months (or 10
15years) of service in which the total salary or earnings
16calculated under the applicable Article was the highest by the
17number of months (or years) of service in that period. For the
18purposes of a person who first becomes a member or participant
19of any retirement system or pension fund to which this Section
20applies on or after January 1, 2011, in this Code, "final
21average salary" shall be substituted for the following:
22        (1) In Article 7 (except for service as sheriff's law
23    enforcement employees), "final rate of earnings".
24        (2) In Articles 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, "highest average
25    annual salary for any 4 consecutive years within the last
26    10 years of service immediately preceding the date of

 

 

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1    withdrawal".
2        (3) In Article 13, "average final salary".
3        (4) In Article 14, "final average compensation".
4        (5) In Article 17, "average salary".
5        (6) In Section 22-207, "wages or salary received by him
6    at the date of retirement or discharge".
7    (b-5) Beginning on January 1, 2011, for all purposes under
8this Code (including without limitation the calculation of
9benefits and employee contributions), the annual earnings,
10salary, or wages (based on the plan year) of a member or
11participant to whom this Section applies shall not exceed
12$106,800; however, that amount shall annually thereafter be
13increased by the lesser of (i) 3% of that amount, including all
14previous adjustments, or (ii) one-half the annual unadjusted
15percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the consumer
16price index-u for the 12 months ending with the September
17preceding each November 1, including all previous adjustments.
18    For the purposes of this Section, "consumer price index-u"
19means the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
20the United States Department of Labor that measures the average
21change in prices of goods and services purchased by all urban
22consumers, United States city average, all items, 1982-84 =
23100. The new amount resulting from each annual adjustment shall
24be determined by the Public Pension Division of the Department
25of Insurance and made available to the boards of the retirement
26systems and pension funds by November 1 of each year.

 

 

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1    (c) A member or participant is entitled to a retirement
2annuity upon written application if he or she has attained age
367 (beginning January 1, 2015, age 65 with respect to service
4under Article 12 of this Code that is subject to this Section)
5and has at least 10 years of service credit and is otherwise
6eligible under the requirements of the applicable Article.
7    A member or participant who has attained age 62 (beginning
8January 1, 2015, age 60 with respect to service under Article
912 of this Code that is subject to this Section) and has at
10least 10 years of service credit and is otherwise eligible
11under the requirements of the applicable Article may elect to
12receive the lower retirement annuity provided in subsection (d)
13of this Section.
14    (c-5) A person who first becomes a member or a participant
15subject to this Section under Article 8 or Article 11 of this
16Code on or after July 6, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act
17100-23) this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly,
18notwithstanding any other provision of this Code to the
19contrary, is entitled to a retirement annuity under Article 8
20or Article 11 upon written application if he or she has
21attained age 65 and has at least 10 years of service credit
22under Article 8 or Article 11 of this Code and is otherwise
23eligible under the requirements of Article 8 or Article 11 of
24this Code, whichever is applicable.
25    (d) The retirement annuity of a member or participant who
26is retiring after attaining age 62 (beginning January 1, 2015,

 

 

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1age 60 with respect to service under Article 12 of this Code
2that is subject to this Section) with at least 10 years of
3service credit shall be reduced by one-half of 1% for each full
4month that the member's age is under age 67 (beginning January
51, 2015, age 65 with respect to service under Article 12 of
6this Code that is subject to this Section).
7    (d-5) The retirement annuity payable under Article 8 or
8Article 11 to an eligible of a person subject to subsection
9(c-5) of this Section who first becomes a member or a
10participant under Article 8 or Article 11 of this Code on or
11after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th
12General Assembly who is retiring at age 60 with at least 10
13years of service credit under Article 8 or Article 11 shall be
14reduced by one-half of 1% for each full month that the member's
15age is under age 65.
16    (d-10) Each person who first became a member or participant
17under Article 8 or Article 11 of this Code on or after January
181, 2011 and prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act
19of the 100th General Assembly shall make an irrevocable
20election either:
21        (i) to be eligible for the reduced retirement age
22    provided in subsections (c-5) and (d-5) of this Section,
23    the eligibility for which is conditioned upon the member or
24    participant agreeing to the increases in employee
25    contributions for age and service annuities provided in
26    subsection (a-5) of Section 8-174 of this Code (for service

 

 

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1    under Article 8) or subsection (a-5) of Section 11-170 of
2    this Code (for service under Article 11); or
3        (ii) to not agree to item (i) of this subsection
4    (d-10), in which case the member or participant shall
5    continue to be subject to the retirement age provisions in
6    subsections (c) and (d) of this Section and the employee
7    contributions for age and service annuity as provided in
8    subsection (a) of Section 8-174 of this Code (for service
9    under Article 8) or subsection (a) of Section 11-170 of
10    this Code (for service under Article 11).
11    The election provided for in this subsection shall be made
12between October 1, 2017 and November 15, 2017. A person subject
13to this subsection who makes the required election shall remain
14bound by that election. A person subject to this subsection who
15fails for any reason to make the required election within the
16time specified in this subsection shall be deemed to have made
17the election under item (ii).
18    (e) Any retirement annuity or supplemental annuity shall be
19subject to annual increases on the January 1 occurring either
20on or after the attainment of age 67 (beginning January 1,
212015, age 65 with respect to service under Article 12 of this
22Code that is subject to this Section and beginning on the
23effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General
24Assembly, age 65 with respect to service under Article 8 or
25Article 11 for eligible persons who: (i) are subject to
26subsection (c-5) of this Section first became members or

 

 

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1participants under Article 8 or Article 11 of this Code on or
2after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th
3General Assembly; or (ii) first became members or participants
4under Article 8 or Article 11 of this Code on or after January
51, 2011 and before the effective date of this amendatory Act of
6the 100th General Assembly and made the election under item (i)
7of subsection (d-10) of this Section) or the first anniversary
8of the annuity start date, whichever is later. Each annual
9increase shall be calculated at 3% or one-half the annual
10unadjusted percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the
11consumer price index-u for the 12 months ending with the
12September preceding each November 1, whichever is less, of the
13originally granted retirement annuity. If the annual
14unadjusted percentage change in the consumer price index-u for
15the 12 months ending with the September preceding each November
161 is zero or there is a decrease, then the annuity shall not be
17increased.
18    For the purposes of Section 1-103.1 of this Code, the
19changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the
20100th General Assembly are applicable without regard to whether
21the employee was in active service on or after the effective
22date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly.
23    (f) The initial survivor's or widow's annuity of an
24otherwise eligible survivor or widow of a retired member or
25participant who first became a member or participant on or
26after January 1, 2011 shall be in the amount of 66 2/3% of the

 

 

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1retired member's or participant's retirement annuity at the
2date of death. In the case of the death of a member or
3participant who has not retired and who first became a member
4or participant on or after January 1, 2011, eligibility for a
5survivor's or widow's annuity shall be determined by the
6applicable Article of this Code. The initial benefit shall be
766 2/3% of the earned annuity without a reduction due to age. A
8child's annuity of an otherwise eligible child shall be in the
9amount prescribed under each Article if applicable. Any
10survivor's or widow's annuity shall be increased (1) on each
11January 1 occurring on or after the commencement of the annuity
12if the deceased member died while receiving a retirement
13annuity or (2) in other cases, on each January 1 occurring
14after the first anniversary of the commencement of the annuity.
15Each annual increase shall be calculated at 3% or one-half the
16annual unadjusted percentage increase (but not less than zero)
17in the consumer price index-u for the 12 months ending with the
18September preceding each November 1, whichever is less, of the
19originally granted survivor's annuity. If the annual
20unadjusted percentage change in the consumer price index-u for
21the 12 months ending with the September preceding each November
221 is zero or there is a decrease, then the annuity shall not be
23increased.
24    (g) The benefits in Section 14-110 apply only if the person
25is a State policeman, a fire fighter in the fire protection
26service of a department, or a security employee of the

 

 

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1Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile
2Justice, as those terms are defined in subsection (b) of
3Section 14-110. A person who meets the requirements of this
4Section is entitled to an annuity calculated under the
5provisions of Section 14-110, in lieu of the regular or minimum
6retirement annuity, only if the person has withdrawn from
7service with not less than 20 years of eligible creditable
8service and has attained age 60, regardless of whether the
9attainment of age 60 occurs while the person is still in
10service.
11    (h) If a person who first becomes a member or a participant
12of a retirement system or pension fund subject to this Section
13on or after January 1, 2011 is receiving a retirement annuity
14or retirement pension under that system or fund and becomes a
15member or participant under any other system or fund created by
16this Code and is employed on a full-time basis, except for
17those members or participants exempted from the provisions of
18this Section under subsection (a) of this Section, then the
19person's retirement annuity or retirement pension under that
20system or fund shall be suspended during that employment. Upon
21termination of that employment, the person's retirement
22annuity or retirement pension payments shall resume and be
23recalculated if recalculation is provided for under the
24applicable Article of this Code.
25    If a person who first becomes a member of a retirement
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1January 1, 2012 and is receiving a retirement annuity or
2retirement pension under that system or fund and accepts on a
3contractual basis a position to provide services to a
4governmental entity from which he or she has retired, then that
5person's annuity or retirement pension earned as an active
6employee of the employer shall be suspended during that
7contractual service. A person receiving an annuity or
8retirement pension under this Code shall notify the pension
9fund or retirement system from which he or she is receiving an
10annuity or retirement pension, as well as his or her
11contractual employer, of his or her retirement status before
12accepting contractual employment. A person who fails to submit
13such notification shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and
14required to pay a fine of $1,000. Upon termination of that
15contractual employment, the person's retirement annuity or
16retirement pension payments shall resume and, if appropriate,
17be recalculated under the applicable provisions of this Code.
18    (i) (Blank).
19    (j) In the case of a conflict between the provisions of
20this Section and any other provision of this Code, the
21provisions of this Section shall control.
22(Source: P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17;
23100-563, eff. 12-8-17.)
 
24    (40 ILCS 5/8-162)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-162)
25    Sec. 8-162. Proof of disability, duty and ordinary.

 

 

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1    Proof of duty or ordinary disability shall be furnished to
2the board by at least one licensed and practicing physician
3appointed by the board. The board may require other evidence of
4disability. Each disabled employee who receives duty or
5ordinary disability benefit shall be examined at least once a
6year, or a longer period of time as determined by the board, by
7one or more licensed and practicing physicians appointed by the
8board. When the disability ceases, the board shall discontinue
9payment of the benefit and the employee shall be returned to
10active service.
11(Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
 
12    (40 ILCS 5/8-174)   (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-174)
13    Sec. 8-174. Contributions for age and service annuities for
14present employees and future entrants.
15    (a) Beginning on the effective date and prior to July 1,
161947, 3 1/4%; and beginning on July 1, 1947 and prior to July
171, 1953, 5%; and beginning July 1, 1953, and prior to January
181, 1972, 6%; and beginning January 1, 1972, 6-1/2% of each
19payment of the salary of each present employee and future
20entrant, except as provided in subsection (a-5) and (a-10),
21shall be contributed to the fund as a deduction from salary for
22age and service annuity.
23    (a-5) Except as provided in subsection (a-10), for an
24employee who on or after January 1, 2011 and prior to the
25effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General

 

 

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1Assembly first became a member or participant under this
2Article and made the election under item (i) of subsection
3(d-10) of Section 1-160: prior to the effective date of this
4amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, 6.5%; and
5beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
6100th General Assembly and prior to January 1, 2018, 7.5%; and
7beginning January 1, 2018 and prior to January 1, 2019, 8.5%;
8and beginning January 1, 2019 and thereafter, employee
9contributions for those employees who made the election under
10item (i) of subsection (d-10) of Section 1-160 shall be the
11lesser of: (i) the total normal cost, calculated using the
12entry age normal actuarial method, projected for the prior that
13fiscal year for the benefits and expenses of the plan of
14benefits applicable to those members and participants who first
15became members or participants on or after the effective date
16of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly and to
17those employees who made the election under item (i) of
18subsection (d-10) of Section 1-160, but not less than 6.5% of
19each payment of salary combined with the employee contributions
20provided for in subsection (b) of Section 8-137 and Section
218-182 of this Article; or (ii) the aggregate employee
22contribution consisting of 9.5% of each payment of salary
23combined with the employee contributions provided for in
24subsection (b) of Section 8-137 and 8-182 of this Article.
25    For the one-year period beginning Beginning with the first
26pay period in January of each year on or after the date when

 

 

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1the funded ratio of the fund as determined in the annual
2actuarial valuation is first determined to have reached the 90%
3funding goal, and each subsequent one-year pay period
4thereafter for as long as the fund maintains a funding ratio of
575% or more, employee contributions for age and service annuity
6for those employees who made the election under item (i) of
7subsection (d-10) of Section 1-160 shall be 5.5% of each
8payment of salary. If the funding ratio falls below 75%, then
9employee contributions for age and service annuity for those
10employees who made the election under item (i) of subsection
11(d-10) shall revert to the lesser of: (A) the total normal
12cost, calculated using the entry age normal actuarial method,
13projected for the prior that fiscal year for the benefits and
14expenses of the plan of benefits applicable to those members
15and participants who first became members or participants on or
16after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th
17General Assembly and to those employees who made the election
18under item (i) of subsection (d-10) of Section 1-160, but not
19less than 6.5% of each payment of salary combined with the
20employee contributions provided for in subsection (b) of
21Section 8-137 and Section 8-182 of this Article; or (B) the
22aggregate employee contribution consisting of 9.5% of each
23payment of salary combined with the employee contributions
24provided for in subsection (b) of Section 8-137 and 8-182 of
25this Article. If the fund once again is determined to have
26reached a funding ratio of 75%, the 5.5% of salary contribution

 

 

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1for age and service annuity shall resume. An employee who made
2the election under item (ii) of subsection (d-10) of Section
31-160 shall continue to have the contributions for age and
4service annuity determined under subsection (a) of this
5Section.
6    If contributions are reduced to less than the aggregate
7employee contribution described in item (ii) or item (B) of
8this subsection due to application of the normal cost
9criterion, the employee contribution amount shall be
10consistent for from July 1 of the fiscal year through June 30
11of that fiscal year.
12    The normal cost, for the purposes of this subsection (a-5)
13and subsection (a-10), shall be calculated by an independent
14enrolled actuary mutually agreed upon by the fund and the City.
15The fees and expenses of the independent actuary shall be the
16responsibility of the City. For purposes of this subsection
17(a-5), the fund and the City shall both be considered to be the
18clients of the actuary, and the actuary shall utilize
19participant data and actuarial standards to calculate the
20normal cost. The fund shall provide information that the
21actuary requests in order to calculate the applicable normal
22cost.
23    (a-10) For each employee subject to subsection (c-5) of
24Section 1-160 who on or after the effective date of this
25amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly first becomes a
26member or participant under this Article, 9.5% of each payment

 

 

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1of salary shall be contributed to the fund as a deduction from
2salary for age and service annuity. Beginning January 1, 2018
3and each year thereafter, employee contributions for each
4employee subject to this subsection (a-10) shall be the lesser
5of: (i) the total normal cost, calculated using the entry age
6normal actuarial method, projected for the prior that fiscal
7year for the benefits and expenses of the plan of benefits
8applicable to those members and participants who first become
9members or participants on or after the effective date of this
10amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly and to those
11employees who made the election under item (i) of subsection
12(d-10) of Section 1-160, but not less than 6.5% of each payment
13of salary combined with the employee contributions provided for
14in subsection (b) of Section 8-137 and Section 8-182 of this
15Article; or (ii) the aggregate employee contribution
16consisting of 9.5% of each payment of salary combined with the
17employee contributions provided for in subsection (b) of
18Section 8-137 and Section 8-182 of this Article.
19    For the one-year period beginning Beginning with the first
20pay period in January of each year on or after the date when
21the funded ratio of the fund as determined in the annual
22actuarial valuation is first determined to have reached the 90%
23funding goal, and each subsequent one-year pay period
24thereafter for as long as the fund maintains a funding ratio of
2575% or more, employee contributions for age and service annuity
26for each employee subject to this subsection (a-10) shall be

 

 

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15.5% of each payment of salary. If the funding ratio falls
2below 75%, then employee contributions for age and service
3annuity for each employee subject to this subsection (a-10)
4shall revert to the lesser of: (A) the total normal cost,
5calculated using the entry age normal actuarial method,
6projected for the prior that fiscal year for the benefits and
7expenses of the plan of benefits applicable to those members
8and participants who first become members or participants on or
9after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th
10General Assembly and to those employees who made the election
11under item (i) of subsection (d-10) of Section 1-160, but not
12less than 6.5% of each payment of salary combined with the
13employee contributions provided for in subsection (b) of
14Section 8-137 and Section 8-182 of this Article; or (B) the
15aggregate employee contribution consisting of 9.5% of each
16payment of salary combined with the employee contributions
17provided for in subsection (b) of Section 8-137 and Section
188-182 of this Article. If the fund once again is determined to
19have reached a funding ratio of 75%, the 5.5% of salary
20contribution for age and service annuity shall resume.
21    If contributions are reduced to less than the aggregate
22employee contribution described in item (ii) or item (B) of
23this subsection (a-10) due to application of the normal cost
24criterion, the employee contribution amount shall be
25consistent for from July 1 of the fiscal year through June 30
26of that fiscal year.

 

 

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1    Such deductions beginning on the effective date and prior
2to July 1, 1947 shall be made for a future entrant while he is
3in the service until he attains age 65 and for a present
4employee while he is in the service until the amount so
5deducted from his salary with the amount deducted from his
6salary or paid by him according to law to any municipal pension
7fund in force on the effective date with interest on both such
8amounts at 4% per annum equals the sum that would have been to
9his credit from sums deducted from his salary if deductions at
10the rate herein stated had been made during his entire service
11until he attained age 65 with interest at 4% per annum for the
12period subsequent to his attainment of age 65. Such deductions
13beginning July 1, 1947 shall be made and continued for
14employees while in the service.
15    (b) Concurrently with each employee contribution, the city
16shall contribute beginning on the effective date and prior to
17July 1, 1947, 5 3/4%; and beginning July 1, 1947 and prior to
18July 1, 1953, 7%; and beginning July 1, 1953 and prior to July
196, 2017, 6% of each payment of such salary until the employee
20attains age 65. Beginning July 6, 2017, the Fund shall credit
21sums equal to 6% of each payment of such salary for annuity
22purposes. The amounts credited for annuity purposes shall not
23be credited for refund purposes (Blank).
24    (c) Each employee contribution made prior to the date the
25age and service annuity for an employee is fixed and each
26corresponding city contribution shall be credited to the

 

 

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1employee and allocated to the account of the employee for whose
2benefit it is made.
3    (d) Notwithstanding Section 1-103.1, the changes to this
4Section made by this amendatory Act of the 100th General
5Assembly apply regardless of whether the employee was in active
6service on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act
7of the 100th General Assembly.
8(Source: P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17.)
 
9    (40 ILCS 5/11-170)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-170)
10    Sec. 11-170. Contributions for age and service annuities
11for present employees, future entrants and re-entrants.
12    (a) Beginning on the effective date and prior to July 1,
131947, 3 1/4%; and beginning on July 1, 1947 and prior to July
141, 1953, 5%; and beginning July 1, 1953 and prior to January 1,
151972, 6%; and beginning January 1, 1972, 6 1/2% of each payment
16of the salary of each present employee, future entrant and
17re-entrant, except as provided in subsection (a-5) and (a-10),
18shall be contributed to the fund as a deduction from salary for
19age and service annuity.
20    (a-5) Except as provided in subsection (a-10), for an
21employee who on or after January 1, 2011 and prior to the
22effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General
23Assembly first became a member or participant under this
24Article and made the election under item (i) of subsection
25(d-10) of Section 1-160: prior to the effective date of this

 

 

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1amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, 6.5%; and
2beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
3100th General Assembly and prior to January 1, 2018, 7.5%; and
4beginning January 1, 2018 and prior to January 1, 2019, 8.5%;
5and beginning January 1, 2019 and thereafter, employee
6contributions for those employees who made the election under
7item (i) of subsection (d-10) of Section 1-160 shall be the
8lesser of: (i) the total normal cost, calculated using the
9entry age normal actuarial method, projected for the prior that
10fiscal year for the benefits and expenses of the plan of
11benefits applicable to those members and participants who first
12became members or participants on or after the effective date
13of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly and to
14those employees who made the election under item (i) of
15subsection (d-10) of Section 1-160, but not less than 6.5% of
16each payment of salary combined with the employee contributions
17provided for in subsection (b) of Section 11-134.1 and Section
1811-174 of this Article; or (ii) the aggregate employee
19contribution consisting of 9.5% of each payment of salary
20combined with the employee contributions provided for in
21subsection (b) of Section 11-134.1 and 11-174 of this Article.
22    For the one-year period beginning Beginning with the first
23pay period in January of each year on or after the date when
24the funded ratio of the fund as determined in the annual
25actuarial valuation is first determined to have reached the 90%
26funding goal, and each subsequent one-year pay period

 

 

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1thereafter for as long as the fund maintains a funding ratio of
275% or more, employee contributions for age and service annuity
3for those employees who made the election under item (i) of
4subsection (d-10) of Section 1-160 shall be 5.5% of each
5payment of salary. If the funding ratio falls below 75%, then
6employee contributions for age and service annuity for those
7employees who made the election under item (i) of subsection
8(d-10) shall revert to the lesser of: (A) the total normal
9cost, calculated using the entry age normal actuarial method,
10projected for the prior that fiscal year for the benefits and
11expenses of the plan of benefits applicable to those members
12and participants who first became members or participants on or
13after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th
14General Assembly and to those employees who made the election
15under item (i) of subsection (d-10) of Section 1-160, but not
16less than 6.5% of each payment of salary combined with the
17employee contributions provided for in subsection (b) of
18Section 11-134.1 and Section 11-174 of this Article; or (B) the
19aggregate employee contribution consisting of 9.5% of each
20payment of salary combined with the employee contributions
21provided for in subsection (b) of Section 11-134.1 and 11-174
22of this Article. If the fund once again is determined to have
23reached a funding ratio of 75%, the 5.5% of salary contribution
24for age and service annuity shall resume. An employee who made
25the election under item (ii) of subsection (d-10) of Section
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1service annuity determined under subsection (a) of this
2Section.
3    If contributions are reduced to less than the aggregate
4employee contribution described in item (ii) or item (B) of
5this subsection due to application of the normal cost
6criterion, the employee contribution amount shall be
7consistent for from July 1 of the fiscal year through June 30
8of that fiscal year.
9    The normal cost, for the purposes of this subsection (a-5)
10and subsection (a-10), shall be calculated by an independent
11enrolled actuary mutually agreed upon by the fund and the City.
12The fees and expenses of the independent actuary shall be the
13responsibility of the City. For purposes of this subsection
14(a-5), the fund and the City shall both be considered to be the
15clients of the actuary, and the actuary shall utilize
16participant data and actuarial standards to calculate the
17normal cost. The fund shall provide information that the
18actuary requests in order to calculate the applicable normal
19cost.
20    (a-10) For each employee subject to subsection (c-5) of
21Section 1-160 who on or after the effective date of this
22amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly first becomes a
23member or participant under this Article, 9.5% of each payment
24of salary shall be contributed to the fund as a deduction from
25salary for age and service annuity. Beginning January 1, 2018
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1employee subject to this subsection (a-10) shall be the lesser
2of: (i) the total normal cost, calculated using the entry age
3normal actuarial method, projected for the prior that fiscal
4year for the benefits and expenses of the plan of benefits
5applicable to those members and participants who first become
6members or participants on or after the effective date of this
7amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly and to those
8employees who made the election under item (i) of subsection
9(d-10) of Section 1-160, but not less than 6.5% of each payment
10of salary combined with the employee contributions provided for
11in subsection (b) of Section 11-134.1 and Section 11-174 of
12this Article; or (ii) the aggregate employee contribution
13consisting of 9.5% of each payment of salary combined with the
14employee contributions provided for in subsection (b) of
15Section 11-134.1 and Section 11-174 of this Article.
16    For the one-year period beginning Beginning with the first
17pay period in January of each year on or after the date when
18the funded ratio of the fund as determined in the annual
19actuarial valuation is first determined to have reached the 90%
20funding goal, and each subsequent one-year pay period
21thereafter for as long as the fund maintains a funding ratio of
2275% or more, employee contributions for age and service annuity
23for each employee subject to this subsection (a-10) shall be
245.5% of each payment of salary. If the funding ratio falls
25below 75%, then employee contributions for age and service
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1shall revert to the lesser of: (A) the total normal cost,
2calculated using the entry age normal actuarial method,
3projected for the prior that fiscal year for the benefits and
4expenses of the plan of benefits applicable to those members
5and participants who first become members or participants on or
6after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th
7General Assembly and to those employees who made the election
8under item (i) of subsection (d-10) of Section 1-160, but not
9less than 6.5% of each payment of salary combined with the
10employee contributions provided for in subsection (b) of
11Section 11-134.1 and Section 11-174 of this Article; or (B) the
12aggregate employee contribution consisting of 9.5% of each
13payment of salary combined with the employee contributions
14provided for in subsection (b) of Section 11-134.1 and Section
1511-174 of this Article. If the fund once again is determined to
16have reached a funding ratio of 75%, the 5.5% of salary
17contribution for age and service annuity shall resume.
18    If contributions are reduced to less than the aggregate
19employee contribution described in item (ii) or item (B) of
20this subsection (a-10) due to application of the normal cost
21criterion, the employee contribution amount shall be
22consistent for from July 1 of the fiscal year through June 30
23of that fiscal year.
24    Such deductions beginning on the effective date and prior
25to June 30, 1947, inclusive shall be made for a future entrant
26while he is in service until he attains age 65, and for a

 

 

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1present employee while he is in service until the amount so
2deducted from his salary with interest at the rate of 4% per
3annum shall be equal to the sum which would have accumulated to
4his credit from sums deducted from his salary if deductions at
5the rate herein stated had been made during his entire service
6until he attained age 65 with interest at 4% per annum for the
7period subsequent to his attainment of age 65. Such deductions
8beginning July 1, 1947 shall be made and continued for
9employees while in the service.
10    (b) Concurrently with each employee contribution, the city
11shall contribute beginning on the effective date and prior to
12July 1, 1947, 5 3/4%; and beginning July 1, 1947 and prior to
13July 1, 1953, 7%; and beginning July 1, 1953 and prior to July
146, 2017, 6% of each payment of such salary until the employee
15attains age 65. Beginning July 6, 2017, the Fund shall credit
16sums equal to 6% of each payment of such salary for annuity
17purposes. The amounts credited for annuity purposes shall not
18be credited for refund purposes (Blank).
19    (c) Each employee contribution made prior to the date age
20and service annuity for an employee is fixed and each
21corresponding city contribution shall be allocated to the
22account of and credited to the employee for whose benefit it is
23made.
24    (d) Notwithstanding Section 1-103.1, the changes to this
25Section made by this amendatory Act of the 100th General
26Assembly apply regardless of whether the employee was in active

 

 

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1service on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act.
2(Source: P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17.)
 
3    (40 ILCS 5/11-197.7)
4    Sec. 11-197.7. Payment of annuity other than direct. The
5board, at the written direction and request of any annuitant,
6may, solely as an accommodation to such annuitant, pay the
7annuity due him or her to a bank, savings and loan association,
8or any other financial institution insured by an agency of the
9federal government, for deposit to his or her account, or to a
10bank or trust company for deposit in a trust established by him
11or her for his benefit with such bank, savings and loan
12association, or trust company, and such annuitant may withdraw
13such direction at any time. An annuitant who directs the board
14to pay the annuity due him or her to a financial institution
15shall hold the board and the fund harmless from any claim or
16loss related to any error as to whether the financial
17institution is or continues to be federally insured. The board
18may also, in the case of any disability beneficiary or
19annuitant for whom no estate guardian has been appointed and
20who is confined in a publicly owned and operated mental
21institution, pay such disability benefit or annuity due such
22person to the superintendent or other head of such institution
23or hospital for deposit to such person's trust fund account
24maintained for him or her by such institution or hospital, if
25by law such trust fund accounts are authorized or recognized.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17.)
 
2    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3becoming law.".