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1    AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Finance Authority Act is amended by
5changing Sections 801-10, 801-40, and 805-20 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 3501/801-10)
7    Sec. 801-10. Definitions. The following terms, whenever
8used or referred to in this Act, shall have the following
9meanings, except in such instances where the context may
10clearly indicate otherwise:
11    (a) The term "Authority" means the Illinois Finance
12Authority created by this Act.
13    (b) The term "project" means an industrial project,
14conservation project, housing project, public purpose project,
15higher education project, health facility project, cultural
16institution project, municipal bond program project, PACE
17Project, agricultural facility or agribusiness, and "project"
18may include any combination of one or more of the foregoing
19undertaken jointly by any person with one or more other
20persons.
21    (c) The term "public purpose project" means (i) any project
22or facility, including without limitation land, buildings,
23structures, machinery, equipment and all other real and

 

 

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1personal property, which is authorized or required by law to be
2acquired, constructed, improved, rehabilitated, reconstructed,
3replaced or maintained by any unit of government or any other
4lawful public purpose, including provision of working capital,
5which is authorized or required by law to be undertaken by any
6unit of government or (ii) costs incurred and other
7expenditures, including expenditures for management,
8investment, or working capital costs, incurred in connection
9with the reform, consolidation, or implementation of the
10transition process as described in Articles 22B and 22C of the
11Illinois Pension Code.
12    (d) The term "industrial project" means the acquisition,
13construction, refurbishment, creation, development or
14redevelopment of any facility, equipment, machinery, real
15property or personal property for use by any instrumentality of
16the State or its political subdivisions, for use by any person
17or institution, public or private, for profit or not for
18profit, or for use in any trade or business, including, but not
19limited to, any industrial, manufacturing or commercial
20enterprise that is located within or outside the State,
21provided that, with respect to a project involving property
22located outside the State, the property must be owned,
23operated, leased or managed by an entity located within the
24State or an entity affiliated with an entity located within the
25State, and which is (1) a capital project, including, but not
26limited to: (i) land and any rights therein, one or more

 

 

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1buildings, structures or other improvements, machinery and
2equipment, whether now existing or hereafter acquired, and
3whether or not located on the same site or sites; (ii) all
4appurtenances and facilities incidental to the foregoing,
5including, but not limited to, utilities, access roads,
6railroad sidings, track, docking and similar facilities,
7parking facilities, dockage, wharfage, railroad roadbed,
8track, trestle, depot, terminal, switching and signaling or
9related equipment, site preparation and landscaping; and (iii)
10all non-capital costs and expenses relating thereto or (2) any
11addition to, renovation, rehabilitation or improvement of a
12capital project or (3) any activity or undertaking within or
13outside the State, provided that, with respect to a project
14involving property located outside the State, the property must
15be owned, operated, leased or managed by an entity located
16within the State or an entity affiliated with an entity located
17within the State, which the Authority determines will aid,
18assist or encourage economic growth, development or
19redevelopment within the State or any area thereof, will
20promote the expansion, retention or diversification of
21employment opportunities within the State or any area thereof
22or will aid in stabilizing or developing any industry or
23economic sector of the State economy. The term "industrial
24project" also means the production of motion pictures.
25    (e) The term "bond" or "bonds" shall include bonds, notes
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1certificates and/or other evidences of indebtedness
2representing an obligation to pay money, including refunding
3bonds.
4    (f) The terms "lease agreement" and "loan agreement" shall
5mean: (i) an agreement whereby a project acquired by the
6Authority by purchase, gift or lease is leased to any person,
7corporation or unit of local government which will use or cause
8the project to be used as a project as heretofore defined upon
9terms providing for lease rental payments at least sufficient
10to pay when due all principal of, interest and premium, if any,
11on any bonds of the Authority issued with respect to such
12project, providing for the maintenance, insuring and operation
13of the project on terms satisfactory to the Authority,
14providing for disposition of the project upon termination of
15the lease term, including purchase options or abandonment of
16the premises, and such other terms as may be deemed desirable
17by the Authority, or (ii) any agreement pursuant to which the
18Authority agrees to loan the proceeds of its bonds issued with
19respect to a project or other funds of the Authority to any
20person which will use or cause the project to be used as a
21project as heretofore defined upon terms providing for loan
22repayment installments at least sufficient to pay when due all
23principal of, interest and premium, if any, on any bonds of the
24Authority, if any, issued with respect to the project, and
25providing for maintenance, insurance and other matters as may
26be deemed desirable by the Authority.

 

 

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1    (g) The term "financial aid" means the expenditure of
2Authority funds or funds provided by the Authority through the
3issuance of its bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness
4or from other sources for the development, construction,
5acquisition or improvement of a project.
6    (h) The term "person" means an individual, corporation,
7unit of government, business trust, estate, trust, partnership
8or association, 2 or more persons having a joint or common
9interest, or any other legal entity.
10    (i) The term "unit of government" means the federal
11government, the State or unit of local government, a school
12district, or any agency or instrumentality, office, officer,
13department, division, bureau, commission, college or
14university thereof.
15    (j) The term "health facility" means: (a) any public or
16private institution, place, building, or agency required to be
17licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act; (b) any public or
18private institution, place, building, or agency required to be
19licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act, the Specialized
20Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, the ID/DD Community
21Care Act, or the MC/DD Act; (c) any public or licensed private
22hospital as defined in the Mental Health and Developmental
23Disabilities Code; (d) any such facility exempted from such
24licensure when the Director of Public Health attests that such
25exempted facility meets the statutory definition of a facility
26subject to licensure; (e) any other public or private health

 

 

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1service institution, place, building, or agency which the
2Director of Public Health attests is subject to certification
3by the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
4under the Social Security Act, as now or hereafter amended, or
5which the Director of Public Health attests is subject to
6standard-setting by a recognized public or voluntary
7accrediting or standard-setting agency; (f) any public or
8private institution, place, building or agency engaged in
9providing one or more supporting services to a health facility;
10(g) any public or private institution, place, building or
11agency engaged in providing training in the healing arts,
12including, but not limited to, schools of medicine, dentistry,
13osteopathy, optometry, podiatry, pharmacy or nursing, schools
14for the training of x-ray, laboratory or other health care
15technicians and schools for the training of para-professionals
16in the health care field; (h) any public or private congregate,
17life or extended care or elderly housing facility or any public
18or private home for the aged or infirm, including, without
19limitation, any Facility as defined in the Life Care Facilities
20Act; (i) any public or private mental, emotional or physical
21rehabilitation facility or any public or private educational,
22counseling, or rehabilitation facility or home, for those
23persons with a developmental disability, those who are
24physically ill or disabled, the emotionally disturbed, those
25persons with a mental illness or persons with learning or
26similar disabilities or problems; (j) any public or private

 

 

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1alcohol, drug or substance abuse diagnosis, counseling
2treatment or rehabilitation facility, (k) any public or private
3institution, place, building or agency licensed by the
4Department of Children and Family Services or which is not so
5licensed but which the Director of Children and Family Services
6attests provides child care, child welfare or other services of
7the type provided by facilities subject to such licensure; (l)
8any public or private adoption agency or facility; and (m) any
9public or private blood bank or blood center. "Health facility"
10also means a public or private structure or structures suitable
11primarily for use as a laboratory, laundry, nurses or interns
12residence or other housing or hotel facility used in whole or
13in part for staff, employees or students and their families,
14patients or relatives of patients admitted for treatment or
15care in a health facility, or persons conducting business with
16a health facility, physician's facility, surgicenter,
17administration building, research facility, maintenance,
18storage or utility facility and all structures or facilities
19related to any of the foregoing or required or useful for the
20operation of a health facility, including parking or other
21facilities or other supporting service structures required or
22useful for the orderly conduct of such health facility. "Health
23facility" also means, with respect to a project located outside
24the State, any public or private institution, place, building,
25or agency which provides services similar to those described
26above, provided that such project is owned, operated, leased or

 

 

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1managed by a participating health institution located within
2the State, or a participating health institution affiliated
3with an entity located within the State.
4    (k) The term "participating health institution" means (i) a
5private corporation or association or (ii) a public entity of
6this State, in either case authorized by the laws of this State
7or the applicable state to provide or operate a health facility
8as defined in this Act and which, pursuant to the provisions of
9this Act, undertakes the financing, construction or
10acquisition of a project or undertakes the refunding or
11refinancing of obligations, loans, indebtedness or advances as
12provided in this Act.
13    (l) The term "health facility project", means a specific
14health facility work or improvement to be financed or
15refinanced (including without limitation through reimbursement
16of prior expenditures), acquired, constructed, enlarged,
17remodeled, renovated, improved, furnished, or equipped, with
18funds provided in whole or in part hereunder, any accounts
19receivable, working capital, liability or insurance cost or
20operating expense financing or refinancing program of a health
21facility with or involving funds provided in whole or in part
22hereunder, or any combination thereof.
23    (m) The term "bond resolution" means the resolution or
24resolutions authorizing the issuance of, or providing terms and
25conditions related to, bonds issued under this Act and
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1indenture, indenture of mortgage or deed of trust providing
2terms and conditions for such bonds.
3    (n) The term "property" means any real, personal or mixed
4property, whether tangible or intangible, or any interest
5therein, including, without limitation, any real estate,
6leasehold interests, appurtenances, buildings, easements,
7equipment, furnishings, furniture, improvements, machinery,
8rights of way, structures, accounts, contract rights or any
9interest therein.
10    (o) The term "revenues" means, with respect to any project,
11the rents, fees, charges, interest, principal repayments,
12collections and other income or profit derived therefrom.
13    (p) The term "higher education project" means, in the case
14of a private institution of higher education, an educational
15facility to be acquired, constructed, enlarged, remodeled,
16renovated, improved, furnished, or equipped, or any
17combination thereof.
18    (q) The term "cultural institution project" means, in the
19case of a cultural institution, a cultural facility to be
20acquired, constructed, enlarged, remodeled, renovated,
21improved, furnished, or equipped, or any combination thereof.
22    (r) The term "educational facility" means any property
23located within the State, or any property located outside the
24State, provided that, if the property is located outside the
25State, it must be owned, operated, leased or managed by an
26entity located within the State or an entity affiliated with an

 

 

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1entity located within the State, in each case constructed or
2acquired before or after the effective date of this Act, which
3is or will be, in whole or in part, suitable for the
4instruction, feeding, recreation or housing of students, the
5conducting of research or other work of a private institution
6of higher education, the use by a private institution of higher
7education in connection with any educational, research or
8related or incidental activities then being or to be conducted
9by it, or any combination of the foregoing, including, without
10limitation, any such property suitable for use as or in
11connection with any one or more of the following: an academic
12facility, administrative facility, agricultural facility,
13assembly hall, athletic facility, auditorium, boating
14facility, campus, communication facility, computer facility,
15continuing education facility, classroom, dining hall,
16dormitory, exhibition hall, fire fighting facility, fire
17prevention facility, food service and preparation facility,
18gymnasium, greenhouse, health care facility, hospital,
19housing, instructional facility, laboratory, library,
20maintenance facility, medical facility, museum, offices,
21parking area, physical education facility, recreational
22facility, research facility, stadium, storage facility,
23student union, study facility, theatre or utility.
24    (s) The term "cultural facility" means any property located
25within the State, or any property located outside the State,
26provided that, if the property is located outside the State, it

 

 

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1must be owned, operated, leased or managed by an entity located
2within the State or an entity affiliated with an entity located
3within the State, in each case constructed or acquired before
4or after the effective date of this Act, which is or will be,
5in whole or in part, suitable for the particular purposes or
6needs of a cultural institution, including, without
7limitation, any such property suitable for use as or in
8connection with any one or more of the following: an
9administrative facility, aquarium, assembly hall, auditorium,
10botanical garden, exhibition hall, gallery, greenhouse,
11library, museum, scientific laboratory, theater or zoological
12facility, and shall also include, without limitation, books,
13works of art or music, animal, plant or aquatic life or other
14items for display, exhibition or performance. The term
15"cultural facility" includes buildings on the National
16Register of Historic Places which are owned or operated by
17nonprofit entities.
18    (t) "Private institution of higher education" means a
19not-for-profit educational institution which is not owned by
20the State or any political subdivision, agency,
21instrumentality, district or municipality thereof, which is
22authorized by law to provide a program of education beyond the
23high school level and which:
24        (1) Admits as regular students only individuals having
25    a certificate of graduation from a high school, or the
26    recognized equivalent of such a certificate;

 

 

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1        (2) Provides an educational program for which it awards
2    a bachelor's degree, or provides an educational program,
3    admission into which is conditioned upon the prior
4    attainment of a bachelor's degree or its equivalent, for
5    which it awards a postgraduate degree, or provides not less
6    than a 2-year program which is acceptable for full credit
7    toward such a degree, or offers a 2-year program in
8    engineering, mathematics, or the physical or biological
9    sciences which is designed to prepare the student to work
10    as a technician and at a semiprofessional level in
11    engineering, scientific, or other technological fields
12    which require the understanding and application of basic
13    engineering, scientific, or mathematical principles or
14    knowledge;
15        (3) Is accredited by a nationally recognized
16    accrediting agency or association or, if not so accredited,
17    is an institution whose credits are accepted, on transfer,
18    by not less than 3 institutions which are so accredited,
19    for credit on the same basis as if transferred from an
20    institution so accredited, and holds an unrevoked
21    certificate of approval under the Private College Act from
22    the Board of Higher Education, or is qualified as a "degree
23    granting institution" under the Academic Degree Act; and
24        (4) Does not discriminate in the admission of students
25    on the basis of race or color. "Private institution of
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1    institution".
2    (u) The term "academic institution" means any
3not-for-profit institution which is not owned by the State or
4any political subdivision, agency, instrumentality, district
5or municipality thereof, which institution engages in, or
6facilitates academic, scientific, educational or professional
7research or learning in a field or fields of study taught at a
8private institution of higher education. Academic institutions
9include, without limitation, libraries, archives, academic,
10scientific, educational or professional societies,
11institutions, associations or foundations having such
12purposes.
13    (v) The term "cultural institution" means any
14not-for-profit institution which is not owned by the State or
15any political subdivision, agency, instrumentality, district
16or municipality thereof, which institution engages in the
17cultural, intellectual, scientific, educational or artistic
18enrichment of the people of the State. Cultural institutions
19include, without limitation, aquaria, botanical societies,
20historical societies, libraries, museums, performing arts
21associations or societies, scientific societies and zoological
22societies.
23    (w) The term "affiliate" means, with respect to financing
24of an agricultural facility or an agribusiness, any lender, any
25person, firm or corporation controlled by, or under common
26control with, such lender, and any person, firm or corporation

 

 

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1controlling such lender.
2    (x) The term "agricultural facility" means land, any
3building or other improvement thereon or thereto, and any
4personal properties deemed necessary or suitable for use,
5whether or not now in existence, in farming, ranching, the
6production of agricultural commodities (including, without
7limitation, the products of aquaculture, hydroponics and
8silviculture) or the treating, processing or storing of such
9agricultural commodities when such activities are customarily
10engaged in by farmers as a part of farming and which land,
11building, improvement or personal property is located within
12the State, or is located outside the State, provided that, if
13such property is located outside the State, it must be owned,
14operated, leased, or managed by an entity located within the
15State or an entity affiliated with an entity located within the
16State.
17    (y) The term "lender" with respect to financing of an
18agricultural facility or an agribusiness, means any federal or
19State chartered bank, Federal Land Bank, Production Credit
20Association, Bank for Cooperatives, federal or State chartered
21savings and loan association or building and loan association,
22Small Business Investment Company or any other institution
23qualified within this State to originate and service loans,
24including, but without limitation to, insurance companies,
25credit unions and mortgage loan companies. "Lender" also means
26a wholly owned subsidiary of a manufacturer, seller or

 

 

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1distributor of goods or services that makes loans to businesses
2or individuals, commonly known as a "captive finance company".
3    (z) The term "agribusiness" means any sole proprietorship,
4limited partnership, co-partnership, joint venture,
5corporation or cooperative which operates or will operate a
6facility located within the State or outside the State,
7provided that, if any facility is located outside the State, it
8must be owned, operated, leased, or managed by an entity
9located within the State or an entity affiliated with an entity
10located within the State, that is related to the processing of
11agricultural commodities (including, without limitation, the
12products of aquaculture, hydroponics and silviculture) or the
13manufacturing, production or construction of agricultural
14buildings, structures, equipment, implements, and supplies, or
15any other facilities or processes used in agricultural
16production. Agribusiness includes but is not limited to the
17following:
18        (1) grain handling and processing, including grain
19    storage, drying, treatment, conditioning, mailing and
20    packaging;
21        (2) seed and feed grain development and processing;
22        (3) fruit and vegetable processing, including
23    preparation, canning and packaging;
24        (4) processing of livestock and livestock products,
25    dairy products, poultry and poultry products, fish or
26    apiarian products, including slaughter, shearing,

 

 

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1    collecting, preparation, canning and packaging;
2        (5) fertilizer and agricultural chemical
3    manufacturing, processing, application and supplying;
4        (6) farm machinery, equipment and implement
5    manufacturing and supplying;
6        (7) manufacturing and supplying of agricultural
7    commodity processing machinery and equipment, including
8    machinery and equipment used in slaughter, treatment,
9    handling, collecting, preparation, canning or packaging of
10    agricultural commodities;
11        (8) farm building and farm structure manufacturing,
12    construction and supplying;
13        (9) construction, manufacturing, implementation,
14    supplying or servicing of irrigation, drainage and soil and
15    water conservation devices or equipment;
16        (10) fuel processing and development facilities that
17    produce fuel from agricultural commodities or byproducts;
18        (11) facilities and equipment for processing and
19    packaging agricultural commodities specifically for
20    export;
21        (12) facilities and equipment for forestry product
22    processing and supplying, including sawmilling operations,
23    wood chip operations, timber harvesting operations, and
24    manufacturing of prefabricated buildings, paper, furniture
25    or other goods from forestry products;
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1    development of products, processes and equipment for the
2    production, processing, preparation or packaging of
3    agricultural commodities and byproducts.
4    (aa) The term "asset" with respect to financing of any
5agricultural facility or any agribusiness, means, but is not
6limited to the following: cash crops or feed on hand; livestock
7held for sale; breeding stock; marketable bonds and securities;
8securities not readily marketable; accounts receivable; notes
9receivable; cash invested in growing crops; net cash value of
10life insurance; machinery and equipment; cars and trucks; farm
11and other real estate including life estates and personal
12residence; value of beneficial interests in trusts; government
13payments or grants; and any other assets.
14    (bb) The term "liability" with respect to financing of any
15agricultural facility or any agribusiness shall include, but
16not be limited to the following: accounts payable; notes or
17other indebtedness owed to any source; taxes; rent; amounts
18owed on real estate contracts or real estate mortgages;
19judgments; accrued interest payable; and any other liability.
20    (cc) The term "Predecessor Authorities" means those
21authorities as described in Section 845-75.
22    (dd) The term "housing project" means a specific work or
23improvement located within the State or outside the State and
24undertaken to provide residential dwelling accommodations,
25including the acquisition, construction or rehabilitation of
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1therewith to provide nonhousing facilities which are part of
2the housing project, including land, buildings, improvements,
3equipment and all ancillary facilities for use for offices,
4stores, retirement homes, hotels, financial institutions,
5service, health care, education, recreation or research
6establishments, or any other commercial purpose which are or
7are to be related to a housing development, provided that any
8work or improvement located outside the State is owned,
9operated, leased or managed by an entity located within the
10State, or any entity affiliated with an entity located within
11the State.
12    (ee) The term "conservation project" means any project
13including the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation,
14maintenance, operation, or upgrade that is intended to create
15or expand open space or to reduce energy usage through
16efficiency measures. For the purpose of this definition, "open
17space" has the definition set forth under Section 10 of the
18Illinois Open Land Trust Act.
19    (ff) The term "significant presence" means the existence
20within the State of the national or regional headquarters of an
21entity or group or such other facility of an entity or group of
22entities where a significant amount of the business functions
23are performed for such entity or group of entities.
24    (gg) The term "municipal bond issuer" means the State or
25any other state or commonwealth of the United States, or any
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1instrumentality, office, department, division, bureau,
2commission, college or university thereof located in the State
3or any other state or commonwealth of the United States.
4    (hh) The term "municipal bond program project" means a
5program for the funding of the purchase of bonds, notes or
6other obligations issued by or on behalf of a municipal bond
7issuer.
8    (ii) The term "participating lender" means any trust
9company, bank, savings bank, credit union, merchant bank,
10investment bank, broker, investment trust, pension fund,
11building and loan association, savings and loan association,
12insurance company, venture capital company, or other
13institution approved by the Authority which provides a portion
14of the financing for a project.
15    (jj) The term "loan participation" means any loan in which
16the Authority co-operates with a participating lender to
17provide all or a portion of the financing for a project.
18    (kk) The term "PACE Project" means an energy project as
19defined in Section 5 of the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act.
20(Source: P.A. 99-180, eff. 7-29-15; 100-919, eff. 8-17-18.)
 
21    (20 ILCS 3501/801-40)
22    Sec. 801-40. In addition to the powers otherwise authorized
23by law and in addition to the foregoing general corporate
24powers, the Authority shall also have the following additional
25specific powers to be exercised in furtherance of the purposes

 

 

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1of this Act.
2    (a) The Authority shall have power (i) to accept grants,
3loans or appropriations from the federal government or the
4State, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, to be used for
5the operating expenses of the Authority, or for any purposes of
6the Authority, including the making of direct loans of such
7funds with respect to projects, and (ii) to enter into any
8agreement with the federal government or the State, or any
9agency or instrumentality thereof, in relationship to such
10grants, loans or appropriations.
11    (b) The Authority shall have power to procure and enter
12into contracts for any type of insurance and indemnity
13agreements covering loss or damage to property from any cause,
14including loss of use and occupancy, or covering any other
15insurable risk.
16    (c) The Authority shall have the continuing power to issue
17bonds for its corporate purposes. Bonds may be issued by the
18Authority in one or more series and may provide for the payment
19of any interest deemed necessary on such bonds, of the costs of
20issuance of such bonds, of any premium on any insurance, or of
21the cost of any guarantees, letters of credit or other similar
22documents, may provide for the funding of the reserves deemed
23necessary in connection with such bonds, and may provide for
24the refunding or advance refunding of any bonds or for accounts
25deemed necessary in connection with any purpose of the
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1times and at any rate or rates, notwithstanding any other
2provision of law to the contrary, and such rate or rates may be
3established by an index or formula which may be implemented or
4established by persons appointed or retained therefor by the
5Authority, or may bear no interest or may bear interest payable
6at maturity or upon redemption prior to maturity, may bear such
7date or dates, may be payable at such time or times and at such
8place or places, may mature at any time or times not later than
940 years from the date of issuance, may be sold at public or
10private sale at such time or times and at such price or prices,
11may be secured by such pledges, reserves, guarantees, letters
12of credit, insurance contracts or other similar credit support
13or liquidity instruments, may be executed in such manner, may
14be subject to redemption prior to maturity, may provide for the
15registration of the bonds, and may be subject to such other
16terms and conditions all as may be provided by the resolution
17or indenture authorizing the issuance of such bonds. The holder
18or holders of any bonds issued by the Authority may bring suits
19at law or proceedings in equity to compel the performance and
20observance by any person or by the Authority or any of its
21agents or employees of any contract or covenant made with the
22holders of such bonds and to compel such person or the
23Authority and any of its agents or employees to perform any
24duties required to be performed for the benefit of the holders
25of any such bonds by the provision of the resolution
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1Authority and any of its agents or employees from taking any
2action in conflict with any such contract or covenant.
3Notwithstanding the form and tenor of any such bonds and in the
4absence of any express recital on the face thereof that it is
5non-negotiable, all such bonds shall be negotiable
6instruments. Pending the preparation and execution of any such
7bonds, temporary bonds may be issued as provided by the
8resolution. The bonds shall be sold by the Authority in such
9manner as it shall determine. The bonds may be secured as
10provided in the authorizing resolution by the receipts,
11revenues, income and other available funds of the Authority and
12by any amounts derived by the Authority from the loan agreement
13or lease agreement with respect to the project or projects; and
14bonds may be issued as general obligations of the Authority
15payable from such revenues, funds and obligations of the
16Authority as the bond resolution shall provide, or may be
17issued as limited obligations with a claim for payment solely
18from such revenues, funds and obligations as the bond
19resolution shall provide. The Authority may grant a specific
20pledge or assignment of and lien on or security interest in
21such rights, revenues, income, or amounts and may grant a
22specific pledge or assignment of and lien on or security
23interest in any reserves, funds or accounts established in the
24resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds. Any such pledge,
25assignment, lien or security interest for the benefit of the
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1from the time the bonds are issued without any physical
2delivery or further act, and shall be valid and binding as
3against and prior to the claims of all other parties having
4claims against the Authority or any other person irrespective
5of whether the other parties have notice of the pledge,
6assignment, lien or security interest. As evidence of such
7pledge, assignment, lien and security interest, the Authority
8may execute and deliver a mortgage, trust agreement, indenture
9or security agreement or an assignment thereof. A remedy for
10any breach or default of the terms of any such agreement by the
11Authority may be by mandamus proceedings in any court of
12competent jurisdiction to compel the performance and
13compliance therewith, but the agreement may prescribe by whom
14or on whose behalf such action may be instituted. It is
15expressly understood that the Authority may, but need not,
16acquire title to any project with respect to which it exercises
17its authority.
18    (d) With respect to the powers granted by this Act, the
19Authority may adopt rules and regulations prescribing the
20procedures by which persons may apply for assistance under this
21Act. Nothing herein shall be deemed to preclude the Authority,
22prior to the filing of any formal application, from conducting
23preliminary discussions and investigations with respect to the
24subject matter of any prospective application.
25    (e) The Authority shall have power to acquire by purchase,
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1any person useful for its purposes, whether improved for the
2purposes of any prospective project, or unimproved. The
3Authority may also accept any donation of funds for its
4purposes from any such source. The Authority shall have no
5independent power of condemnation but may acquire any property
6or rights therein obtained upon condemnation by any other
7authority, governmental entity or unit of local government with
8such power.
9    (f) The Authority shall have power to develop, construct
10and improve either under its own direction, or through
11collaboration with any approved applicant, or to acquire
12through purchase or otherwise, any project, using for such
13purpose the proceeds derived from the sale of its bonds or from
14governmental loans or grants, and to hold title in the name of
15the Authority to such projects.
16    (g) The Authority shall have power to lease pursuant to a
17lease agreement any project so developed and constructed or
18acquired to the approved tenant on such terms and conditions as
19may be appropriate to further the purposes of this Act and to
20maintain the credit of the Authority. Any such lease may
21provide for either the Authority or the approved tenant to
22assume initially, in whole or in part, the costs of
23maintenance, repair and improvements during the leasehold
24period. In no case, however, shall the total rentals from any
25project during any initial leasehold period or the total loan
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1than an amount necessary to return over such lease or loan
2period (1) all costs incurred in connection with the
3development, construction, acquisition or improvement of the
4project and for repair, maintenance and improvements thereto
5during the period of the lease or loan; provided, however, that
6the rentals or loan repayments need not include costs met
7through the use of funds other than those obtained by the
8Authority through the issuance of its bonds or governmental
9loans; (2) a reasonable percentage additive to be agreed upon
10by the Authority and the borrower or tenant to cover a properly
11allocable portion of the Authority's general expenses,
12including, but not limited to, administrative expenses,
13salaries and general insurance, and (3) an amount sufficient to
14pay when due all principal of, interest and premium, if any on,
15any bonds issued by the Authority with respect to the project.
16The portion of total rentals payable under clause (3) of this
17subsection (g) shall be deposited in such special accounts,
18including all sinking funds, acquisition or construction
19funds, debt service and other funds as provided by any
20resolution, mortgage or trust agreement of the Authority
21pursuant to which any bond is issued.
22    (h) The Authority has the power, upon the termination of
23any leasehold period of any project, to sell or lease for a
24further term or terms such project on such terms and conditions
25as the Authority shall deem reasonable and consistent with the
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1the revenues or income from such leases shall be used to
2satisfy any indebtedness of the Authority with respect to such
3project and any balance may be used to pay any expenses of the
4Authority or be used for the further development, construction,
5acquisition or improvement of projects. In the event any
6project is vacated by a tenant prior to the termination of the
7initial leasehold period, the Authority shall sell or lease the
8facilities of the project on the most advantageous terms
9available. The net proceeds of any such disposition shall be
10treated in the same manner as the proceeds from sales or the
11revenues or income from leases subsequent to the termination of
12any initial leasehold period.
13    (i) The Authority shall have the power to make loans, or to
14purchase loan participations in loans made, to persons to
15finance a project, to enter into loan agreements or agreements
16with participating lenders with respect thereto, and to accept
17guarantees from persons of its loans or the resultant evidences
18of obligations of the Authority.
19    (j) The Authority may fix, determine, charge and collect
20any premiums, fees, charges, costs and expenses, including,
21without limitation, any application fees, commitment fees,
22program fees, financing charges or publication fees from any
23person in connection with its activities under this Act.
24    (k) In addition to the funds established as provided
25herein, the Authority shall have the power to create and
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1or desirable to accomplish its purposes under this Act and to
2deposit its available monies into the funds and accounts.
3    (l) At the request of the governing body of any unit of
4local government, the Authority is authorized to market such
5local government's revenue bond offerings by preparing bond
6issues for sale, advertising for sealed bids, receiving bids at
7its offices, making the award to the bidder that offers the
8most favorable terms or arranging for negotiated placements or
9underwritings of such securities. The Authority may, at its
10discretion, offer for concurrent sale the revenue bonds of
11several local governments. Sales by the Authority of revenue
12bonds under this Section shall in no way imply State guarantee
13of such debt issue. The Authority may require such financial
14information from participating local governments as it deems
15necessary in order to carry out the purposes of this subsection
16(1).
17    (m) The Authority may make grants to any county to which
18Division 5-37 of the Counties Code is applicable to assist in
19the financing of capital development, construction and
20renovation of new or existing facilities for hospitals and
21health care facilities under that Act. Such grants may only be
22made from funds appropriated for such purposes from the Build
23Illinois Bond Fund.
24    (n) The Authority may establish an urban development action
25grant program for the purpose of assisting municipalities in
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1help stimulate economic development activities needed to aid in
2economic recovery. The Authority shall determine the types of
3activities and projects for which the urban development action
4grants may be used, provided that such projects and activities
5are broadly defined to include all reasonable projects and
6activities the primary objectives of which are the development
7of viable urban communities, including decent housing and a
8suitable living environment, and expansion of economic
9opportunity, principally for persons of low and moderate
10incomes. The Authority shall enter into grant agreements from
11monies appropriated for such purposes from the Build Illinois
12Bond Fund. The Authority shall monitor the use of the grants,
13and shall provide for audits of the funds as well as recovery
14by the Authority of any funds determined to have been spent in
15violation of this subsection (n) or any rule or regulation
16promulgated hereunder. The Authority shall provide technical
17assistance with regard to the effective use of the urban
18development action grants. The Authority shall file an annual
19report to the General Assembly concerning the progress of the
20grant program.
21    (o) The Authority may establish a Housing Partnership
22Program whereby the Authority provides zero-interest loans to
23municipalities for the purpose of assisting in the financing of
24projects for the rehabilitation of affordable multi-family
25housing for low and moderate income residents. The Authority
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1evidence that it has obtained private funding for the
2rehabilitation project. The Authority shall provide 3 State
3dollars for every 7 dollars obtained by the municipality from
4sources other than the State of Illinois. The loans shall be
5made from monies appropriated for such purpose from the Build
6Illinois Bond Fund. The total amount of loans available under
7the Housing Partnership Program shall not exceed $30,000,000.
8State loan monies under this subsection shall be used only for
9the acquisition and rehabilitation of existing buildings
10containing 4 or more dwelling units. The terms of any loan made
11by the municipality under this subsection shall require
12repayment of the loan to the municipality upon any sale or
13other transfer of the project. In addition, the Authority may
14use any moneys appropriated for such purpose from the Build
15Illinois Bond Fund, including funds loaned under this
16subsection and repaid as principal or interest, and investment
17income on such funds, to make the loans authorized by
18subsection (z), without regard to any restrictions or
19limitations provided in this subsection.
20    (p) The Authority may award grants to universities and
21research institutions, research consortiums and other
22not-for-profit entities for the purposes of: remodeling or
23otherwise physically altering existing laboratory or research
24facilities, expansion or physical additions to existing
25laboratory or research facilities, construction of new
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1equipment to support laboratory or research operations
2provided that such grants (i) be used solely in support of
3project and equipment acquisitions which enhance technology
4transfer, and (ii) not constitute more than 60 percent of the
5total project or acquisition cost.
6    (q) Grants may be awarded by the Authority to units of
7local government for the purpose of developing the appropriate
8infrastructure or defraying other costs to the local government
9in support of laboratory or research facilities provided that
10such grants may not exceed 40% of the cost to the unit of local
11government.
12    (r) In addition to the powers granted to the Authority
13under subsection (i), and in all cases supplemental to it, the
14Authority may establish a direct loan program to make loans to,
15or may purchase participations in loans made by participating
16lenders to, individuals, partnerships, corporations, or other
17business entities for the purpose of financing an industrial
18project, as defined in Section 801-10 of this Act. For the
19purposes of such program and not by way of limitation on any
20other program of the Authority, including, without limitation,
21programs established under subsection (i), the Authority shall
22have the power to issue bonds, notes, or other evidences of
23indebtedness including commercial paper for purposes of
24providing a fund of capital from which it may make such loans.
25The Authority shall have the power to use any appropriations
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1program, or moneys at any time held by the Authority under this
2Act outside the State treasury in the custody of either the
3Treasurer of the Authority or a trustee or depository appointed
4by the Authority, for additional capital to make such loans or
5purchase such loan participations, or for the purposes of
6reserve funds or pledged funds which secure the Authority's
7obligations of repayment of any bond, note or other form of
8indebtedness established for the purpose of providing capital
9for which it intends to make such loans or purchase such loan
10participations. For the purpose of obtaining such capital, the
11Authority may also enter into agreements with financial
12institutions, participating lenders, and other persons for the
13purpose of administering a loan participation program, selling
14loans or developing a secondary market for such loans or loan
15participations. Loans made under the direct loan program
16specifically established under this subsection (r), including
17loans under such program made by participating lenders in which
18the Authority purchases a participation, may be in an amount
19not to exceed $600,000 and shall be made for a portion of an
20industrial project which does not exceed 50% of the total
21project. No loan may be made by the Authority unless approved
22by the affirmative vote of at least 8 members of the board. The
23Authority shall establish procedures and publish rules which
24shall provide for the submission, review, and analysis of each
25direct loan and loan participation application and which shall
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1Director, as applicable, to reach an individual business
2judgment regarding the propriety of each direct loan or loan
3participation. The collective discretion of the board to
4approve or disapprove each loan shall be unencumbered. The
5Authority may establish and collect such fees and charges,
6determine and enforce such terms and conditions, and charge
7such interest rates as it determines to be necessary and
8appropriate to the successful administration of the direct loan
9program, including purchasing loan participations. The
10Authority may require such interests in collateral and such
11guarantees as it determines are necessary to protect the
12Authority's interest in the repayment of the principal and
13interest of each loan and loan participation made under the
14direct loan program. The restrictions established under this
15subsection (r) shall not be applicable to any loan or loan
16participation made under subsection (i) or to any loan or loan
17participation made under any other Section of this Act.
18    (s) The Authority may guarantee private loans to third
19parties up to a specified dollar amount in order to promote
20economic development in this State.
21    (t) The Authority may adopt rules and regulations as may be
22necessary or advisable to implement the powers conferred by
23this Act.
24    (u) The Authority shall have the power to issue bonds,
25notes or other evidences of indebtedness, which may be used to
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1enter into loan agreements and other documents and to issue
2bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness for the
3purpose of financing the protection of storm sewer outfalls,
4the construction of adequate storm sewer outfalls, and the
5provision for flood protection of sanitary sewage treatment
6plans, in counties that have established a stormwater
7management planning committee in accordance with Section
85-1062 of the Counties Code. Any such loan shall be made by the
9Authority pursuant to the provisions of Section 820-5 to 820-60
10of this Act. The unit of local government shall pay back to the
11Authority the principal amount of the loan, plus annual
12interest as determined by the Authority. The Authority shall
13have the power, subject to appropriations by the General
14Assembly, to subsidize or buy down a portion of the interest on
15such loans, up to 4% per annum.
16    (v) The Authority may accept security interests as provided
17in Sections 11-3 and 11-3.3 of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
18    (w) Moral Obligation. In the event that the Authority
19determines that monies of the Authority will not be sufficient
20for the payment of the principal of and interest on its bonds
21during the next State fiscal year, the Chairperson, as soon as
22practicable, shall certify to the Governor the amount required
23by the Authority to enable it to pay such principal of and
24interest on the bonds. The Governor shall submit the amount so
25certified to the General Assembly as soon as practicable, but
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1subsection shall apply only to any bonds or notes as to which
2the Authority shall have determined, in the resolution
3authorizing the issuance of the bonds or notes, that this
4subsection shall apply. Whenever the Authority makes such a
5determination, that fact shall be plainly stated on the face of
6the bonds or notes and that fact shall also be reported to the
7Governor. In the event of a withdrawal of moneys from a reserve
8fund established with respect to any issue or issues of bonds
9of the Authority to pay principal or interest on those bonds,
10the Chairperson of the Authority, as soon as practicable, shall
11certify to the Governor the amount required to restore the
12reserve fund to the level required in the resolution or
13indenture securing those bonds. The Governor shall submit the
14amount so certified to the General Assembly as soon as
15practicable, but no later than the end of the current State
16fiscal year. The Authority shall obtain written approval from
17the Governor for any bonds and notes to be issued under this
18Section. In addition to any other bonds authorized to be issued
19under Sections 825-60, 825-65(e), 830-25 and 845-5, the
20principal amount of Authority bonds outstanding issued under
21this Section 801-40(w) or under 20 ILCS 3850/1-80 or 30 ILCS
22360/2-6(c), which have been assumed by the Authority, shall not
23exceed $150,000,000. This subsection (w) shall in no way be
24applied to any bonds issued by the Authority on behalf of the
25Illinois Power Agency under Section 825-90 of this Act.
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1with any person necessary or appropriate to place the payment
2obligations of the Authority under any of its bonds in whole or
3in part on any interest rate basis, cash flow basis, or other
4basis desired by the Authority, including without limitation
5agreements or contracts commonly known as "interest rate swap
6agreements", "forward payment conversion agreements", and
7"futures", or agreements or contracts to exchange cash flows or
8a series of payments, or agreements or contracts, including
9without limitation agreements or contracts commonly known as
10"options", "puts", or "calls", to hedge payment, rate spread,
11or similar exposure; provided that any such agreement or
12contract shall not constitute an obligation for borrowed money
13and shall not be taken into account under Section 845-5 of this
14Act or any other debt limit of the Authority or the State of
15Illinois.
16    (y) The Authority shall publish summaries of projects and
17actions approved by the members of the Authority on its
18website. These summaries shall include, but not be limited to,
19information regarding the:
20        (1) project;
21        (2) Board's action or actions;
22        (3) purpose of the project;
23        (4) Authority's program and contribution;
24        (5) volume cap;
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1        (8) construction jobs created;
2        (9) estimated sources and uses of funds;
3        (10) financing summary;
4        (11) project summary;
5        (12) business summary;
6        (13) ownership or economic disclosure statement;
7        (14) professional and financial information;
8        (15) service area; and
9        (16) legislative district.
10    The disclosure of information pursuant to this subsection
11shall comply with the Freedom of Information Act.
12    (z) Consistent with the findings and declaration of policy
13set forth in item (j) of Section 801-5 of this Act, the
14Authority shall have the power to make loans to the Police
15Officers' Pension Investment Fund authorized by Section
1622B-120 of the Illinois Pension Code and to make loans to the
17Firefighters' Pension Investment Fund authorized by Section
1822C-120 of the Illinois Pension Code. Notwithstanding anything
19in this Act to the contrary, loans authorized by Section
2022B-120 and Section 22C-120 of the Illinois Pension Code may be
21made from any of the Authority's funds, including, but not
22limited to, funds in its Illinois Housing Partnership Program
23Fund, its Industrial Project Insurance Fund, or its Illinois
24Venture Investment Fund.
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1    (20 ILCS 3501/805-20)
2    Sec. 805-20. Powers and Duties; Industrial Project
3Insurance Program. The Authority has the power:
4        (a) to insure and make advance commitments to insure
5    all or any part of the payments required on the bonds
6    issued or a loan made to finance any environmental facility
7    under the Illinois Environmental Facilities Financing Act
8    or for any industrial project upon such terms and
9    conditions as the Authority may prescribe in accordance
10    with this Article. The insurance provided by the Authority
11    shall be payable solely from the Fund created by Section
12    805-15 and shall not constitute a debt or pledge of the
13    full faith and credit of the State, the Authority, or any
14    political subdivision thereof;
15        (b) to enter into insurance contracts, letters of
16    credit or any other agreements or contracts with financial
17    institutions with respect to the Fund and any bonds or
18    loans insured thereunder. Any such agreement or contract
19    may contain terms and provisions necessary or desirable in
20    connection with the program, subject to the requirements
21    established by this Act, including without limitation
22    terms and provisions relating to loan documentation,
23    review and approval procedures, origination and servicing
24    rights and responsibilities, default conditions,
25    procedures and obligations with respect to insurance
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1    may be executed on an individual, group or master contract
2    basis with financial institutions;
3        (c) to charge reasonable fees to defray the cost of
4    obtaining letters of credit or other similar documents,
5    other than insurance contracts under paragraph (b). Any
6    such fees shall be payable by such person, in such amounts
7    and at such times as the Authority shall determine, and the
8    amount of the fees need not be uniform among the various
9    bonds or loans insured;
10        (d) to fix insurance premiums for the insurance of
11    payments under the provisions of this Article. Such
12    premiums shall be computed as determined by the Authority.
13    Any premiums for the insurance of loan payments under the
14    provisions of this Act shall be payable by such person, in
15    such amounts and at such times as the Authority shall
16    determine, and the amount of the premiums need not be
17    uniform among the various bonds or loans insured;
18        (e) to establish application fees and prescribe
19    application, notification, contract and insurance forms,
20    rules and regulations it deems necessary or appropriate;
21        (f) to make loans and to issue bonds secured by
22    insurance or other agreements authorized by paragraphs (a)
23    and (b) of this Section 805-20 and to issue bonds secured
24    by loans that are guaranteed by the federal government or
25    agencies thereof;
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1    issues, for a group of industrial projects, a group of
2    corporations, or a group of business entities or any
3    combination thereof insured by insurance or backed by any
4    other agreement authorized by paragraphs (a) and (b) of
5    this Section or secured by loans that are guaranteed by the
6    federal government or agencies thereof;
7        (h) to enter into trust agreements for the management
8    of the Fund created under Section 805-15 of this Act;
9        (i) to exercise such other powers as are necessary or
10    incidental to the powers granted in this Section and to the
11    issuance of State Guarantees under Article 830 of this Act;
12    and
13        (j) at the discretion of the Authority, (i) to insure
14    and make advance commitments to insure, and issue State
15    Guarantees for, all or any part of the payments required on
16    the bonds issued or loans made to finance any agricultural
17    facility, project, farmer, producer, agribusiness,
18    qualified veteran-owned small business, or program under
19    Article 830 or Article 835 of this Act upon such terms and
20    conditions as the Authority may prescribe in accordance
21    with this Article or (ii) to make loans authorized by
22    subsection (z) of Section 801-40 of this Act upon such
23    terms and conditions as the Authority may prescribe,
24    consistent with Sections 22B-120 and 22C-120 of the
25    Illinois Pension Code and without regard to any other
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1    insurance and State Guarantees provided by the Authority
2    may be payable from the Fund created by Section 805-15 and
3    is in addition to and not in replacement of the Illinois
4    Agricultural Loan Guarantee Fund and the Illinois Farmer
5    and Agribusiness Loan Guarantee Fund created under Article
6    830 of this Act.
7(Source: P.A. 99-509, eff. 6-24-16.)
 
8    Section 10. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by
9changing Sections 1-109.3, 1-113.12, 1-160, 1A-102, 1A-104,
101A-109, 1A-111, 1A-112, 1A-113, 3-111, 3-112, 3-125, 3-132,
114-109, 4-114, 4-118, 4-123, 7-159, 14-110, 14-152.1, 15-120,
1215-135, 15-136, 15-159, 15-198, 16-163, 16-164, and 16-165 and
13by adding Sections 1-101.6, 3-124.3, 3-132.1, 4-117.2, and
144-123.2 and Articles 22B and 22C as follows:
 
15    (40 ILCS 5/1-101.6 new)
16    Sec. 1-101.6. Transferor pension fund. "Transferor pension
17fund" means any pension fund established pursuant to Article 3
18or 4 of this Code.
 
19    (40 ILCS 5/1-109.3)
20    Sec. 1-109.3. Training requirement for pension trustees.
21    (a) All elected and appointed trustees under Article 3 and
224 of this Code must participate in a mandatory trustee
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1hours of initial trustee certification at a training facility
2that is accredited and affiliated with a State of Illinois
3certified college or university. This training must include
4without limitation all of the following:
5        (1) Duties and liabilities of a fiduciary with respect
6    to the administration and payment of pension benefits under
7    Article 1 of the Illinois Pension Code.
8        (2) Adjudication of pension claims.
9        (3) (Blank) Basic accounting and actuarial training.
10        (4) Trustee ethics.
11        (5) The Illinois Open Meetings Act.
12        (6) The Illinois Freedom of Information Act.
13    The training required under this subsection (a) must be
14completed within the first year that a trustee is elected or
15appointed under an Article 3 or 4 pension fund. Any trustee who
16has completed the training required under Section 1.05 of the
17Open Meetings Act shall not be required to participate in
18training concerning item (5) of this subsection. The elected
19and appointed trustees of an Article 3 or 4 pension fund who
20are police officers (as defined in Section 3-106 of this Code)
21or firefighters (as defined in Section 4-106 of this Code) or
22are employed by the municipality shall be permitted time away
23from their duties to attend such training without reduction of
24accrued leave or benefit time. Active or appointed trustees
25serving on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
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1training required under this subsection (a).
2    (a-5) In addition to the initial trustee certification
3training required under subsection (a), all elected and
4appointed trustees who were elected or appointed on or before
5the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
6Assembly shall also participate in 4 hours of training on the
7changes made by this amendatory Act of the 101st General
8Assembly. For trustees of funds under Article 3, this training
9shall be conducted at a training facility that is accredited
10and affiliated with a State of Illinois certified college or
11university. For trustees of funds under Article 4, this
12training may be conducted by a fund, the Department of
13Insurance, or both a fund and the Department of Insurance. This
14training is only required to be completed once by each trustee
15required to participate.
16    (b) In addition to the initial trustee certification
17training required under subsection (a), all elected and
18appointed trustees under Article 3 and 4 of this Code,
19including trustees serving on the effective date of this
20amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, shall also
21participate in a minimum of 8 16 hours of continuing trustee
22education each year after the first year that the trustee is
23elected or appointed.
24    (c) The training required under this Section shall be paid
25for by the pension fund.
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1training required under this Section is not eligible to serve
2on the board of trustees of an Article 3 or 4 pension fund,
3unless the board member completes the missed training within 6
4months after the date the member failed to complete the
5required training. In the event of a board member's failure to
6complete the required training, a successor shall be appointed
7or elected, as applicable, for the unexpired term. A successor
8who is elected under such circumstances must be elected at a
9special election called by the board and conducted in the same
10manner as a regular election under Article 3 or 4, as
11applicable.
12(Source: P.A. 96-429, eff. 8-13-09.)
 
13    (40 ILCS 5/1-113.12)
14    Sec. 1-113.12. Application.
15    (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section,
16Sections 1-113.1 through 1-113.10 apply only to pension funds
17established under Article 3 or 4 of this Code.
18    (b) Upon the transfer of the securities, funds, assets, and
19moneys of a transferor pension fund to a fund created under
20Article 22B or 22C, that pension fund shall no longer exercise
21any investment authority with respect to those securities,
22funds, assets, and moneys and Sections 1-113.1 through 113.10
23shall not apply to those securities, funds, assets, and moneys.
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1    (40 ILCS 5/1-160)
2    Sec. 1-160. Provisions applicable to new hires.
3    (a) The provisions of this Section apply to a person who,
4on or after January 1, 2011, first becomes a member or a
5participant under any reciprocal retirement system or pension
6fund established under this Code, other than a retirement
7system or pension fund established under Article 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
815 or 18 of this Code, notwithstanding any other provision of
9this Code to the contrary, but do not apply to any self-managed
10plan established under this Code, to any person with respect to
11service as a sheriff's law enforcement employee under Article
127, or to any participant of the retirement plan established
13under Section 22-101. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
14in this Section, for purposes of this Section, a person who
15participated in a retirement system under Article 15 prior to
16January 1, 2011 shall be deemed a person who first became a
17member or participant prior to January 1, 2011 under any
18retirement system or pension fund subject to this Section. The
19changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-596 are a
20clarification of existing law and are intended to be
21retroactive to January 1, 2011 (the effective date of Public
22Act 96-889), notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1-103.1
23of this Code.
24    This Section does not apply to a person who first becomes a
25noncovered employee under Article 14 on or after the
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1that Article, unless that person elects under subsection (b) of
2Section 1-161 to instead receive the benefits provided under
3this Section and the applicable provisions of that Article.
4    This Section does not apply to a person who first becomes a
5member or participant under Article 16 on or after the
6implementation date of the plan created under Section 1-161 for
7that Article, unless that person elects under subsection (b) of
8Section 1-161 to instead receive the benefits provided under
9this Section and the applicable provisions of that Article.
10    This Section does not apply to a person who elects under
11subsection (c-5) of Section 1-161 to receive the benefits under
12Section 1-161.
13    This Section does not apply to a person who first becomes a
14member or participant of an affected pension fund on or after 6
15months after the resolution or ordinance date, as defined in
16Section 1-162, unless that person elects under subsection (c)
17of Section 1-162 to receive the benefits provided under this
18Section and the applicable provisions of the Article under
19which he or she is a member or participant.
20    (b) "Final average salary" means the average monthly (or
21annual) salary obtained by dividing the total salary or
22earnings calculated under the Article applicable to the member
23or participant during the 96 consecutive months (or 8
24consecutive years) of service within the last 120 months (or 10
25years) of service in which the total salary or earnings
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1number of months (or years) of service in that period. For the
2purposes of a person who first becomes a member or participant
3of any retirement system or pension fund to which this Section
4applies on or after January 1, 2011, in this Code, "final
5average salary" shall be substituted for the following:
6        (1) In Article 7 (except for service as sheriff's law
7    enforcement employees), "final rate of earnings".
8        (2) In Articles 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, "highest average
9    annual salary for any 4 consecutive years within the last
10    10 years of service immediately preceding the date of
11    withdrawal".
12        (3) In Article 13, "average final salary".
13        (4) In Article 14, "final average compensation".
14        (5) In Article 17, "average salary".
15        (6) In Section 22-207, "wages or salary received by him
16    at the date of retirement or discharge".
17    (b-5) Beginning on January 1, 2011, for all purposes under
18this Code (including without limitation the calculation of
19benefits and employee contributions), the annual earnings,
20salary, or wages (based on the plan year) of a member or
21participant to whom this Section applies shall not exceed
22$106,800; however, that amount shall annually thereafter be
23increased by the lesser of (i) 3% of that amount, including all
24previous adjustments, or (ii) one-half the annual unadjusted
25percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the consumer
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1preceding each November 1, including all previous adjustments.
2    For the purposes of this Section, "consumer price index-u"
3means the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
4the United States Department of Labor that measures the average
5change in prices of goods and services purchased by all urban
6consumers, United States city average, all items, 1982-84 =
7100. The new amount resulting from each annual adjustment shall
8be determined by the Public Pension Division of the Department
9of Insurance and made available to the boards of the retirement
10systems and pension funds by November 1 of each year.
11    (c) A member or participant is entitled to a retirement
12annuity upon written application if he or she has attained age
1367 (beginning January 1, 2015, age 65 with respect to service
14under Article 12 of this Code that is subject to this Section)
15and has at least 10 years of service credit and is otherwise
16eligible under the requirements of the applicable Article.
17    A member or participant who has attained age 62 (beginning
18January 1, 2015, age 60 with respect to service under Article
1912 of this Code that is subject to this Section) and has at
20least 10 years of service credit and is otherwise eligible
21under the requirements of the applicable Article may elect to
22receive the lower retirement annuity provided in subsection (d)
23of this Section.
24    (c-5) A person who first becomes a member or a participant
25subject to this Section on or after July 6, 2017 (the effective
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1of this Code to the contrary, is entitled to a retirement
2annuity under Article 8 or Article 11 upon written application
3if he or she has attained age 65 and has at least 10 years of
4service credit and is otherwise eligible under the requirements
5of Article 8 or Article 11 of this Code, whichever is
6applicable.
7    (d) The retirement annuity of a member or participant who
8is retiring after attaining age 62 (beginning January 1, 2015,
9age 60 with respect to service under Article 12 of this Code
10that is subject to this Section) with at least 10 years of
11service credit shall be reduced by one-half of 1% for each full
12month that the member's age is under age 67 (beginning January
131, 2015, age 65 with respect to service under Article 12 of
14this Code that is subject to this Section).
15    (d-5) The retirement annuity payable under Article 8 or
16Article 11 to an eligible person subject to subsection (c-5) of
17this Section who is retiring at age 60 with at least 10 years
18of service credit shall be reduced by one-half of 1% for each
19full month that the member's age is under age 65.
20    (d-10) Each person who first became a member or participant
21under Article 8 or Article 11 of this Code on or after January
221, 2011 and prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act
23of the 100th General Assembly shall make an irrevocable
24election either:
25        (i) to be eligible for the reduced retirement age
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1    the eligibility for which is conditioned upon the member or
2    participant agreeing to the increases in employee
3    contributions for age and service annuities provided in
4    subsection (a-5) of Section 8-174 of this Code (for service
5    under Article 8) or subsection (a-5) of Section 11-170 of
6    this Code (for service under Article 11); or
7        (ii) to not agree to item (i) of this subsection
8    (d-10), in which case the member or participant shall
9    continue to be subject to the retirement age provisions in
10    subsections (c) and (d) of this Section and the employee
11    contributions for age and service annuity as provided in
12    subsection (a) of Section 8-174 of this Code (for service
13    under Article 8) or subsection (a) of Section 11-170 of
14    this Code (for service under Article 11).
15    The election provided for in this subsection shall be made
16between October 1, 2017 and November 15, 2017. A person subject
17to this subsection who makes the required election shall remain
18bound by that election. A person subject to this subsection who
19fails for any reason to make the required election within the
20time specified in this subsection shall be deemed to have made
21the election under item (ii).
22    (e) Any retirement annuity or supplemental annuity shall be
23subject to annual increases on the January 1 occurring either
24on or after the attainment of age 67 (beginning January 1,
252015, age 65 with respect to service under Article 12 of this
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1effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General
2Assembly, age 65 with respect to service under Article 8 or
3Article 11 for eligible persons who: (i) are subject to
4subsection (c-5) of this Section; or (ii) made the election
5under item (i) of subsection (d-10) of this Section) or the
6first anniversary of the annuity start date, whichever is
7later. Each annual increase shall be calculated at 3% or
8one-half the annual unadjusted percentage increase (but not
9less than zero) in the consumer price index-u for the 12 months
10ending with the September preceding each November 1, whichever
11is less, of the originally granted retirement annuity. If the
12annual unadjusted percentage change in the consumer price
13index-u for the 12 months ending with the September preceding
14each November 1 is zero or there is a decrease, then the
15annuity shall not be increased.
16    For the purposes of Section 1-103.1 of this Code, the
17changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the
18100th General Assembly are applicable without regard to whether
19the employee was in active service on or after the effective
20date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly.
21    (f) The initial survivor's or widow's annuity of an
22otherwise eligible survivor or widow of a retired member or
23participant who first became a member or participant on or
24after January 1, 2011 shall be in the amount of 66 2/3% of the
25retired member's or participant's retirement annuity at the
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1participant who has not retired and who first became a member
2or participant on or after January 1, 2011, eligibility for a
3survivor's or widow's annuity shall be determined by the
4applicable Article of this Code. The initial benefit shall be
566 2/3% of the earned annuity without a reduction due to age. A
6child's annuity of an otherwise eligible child shall be in the
7amount prescribed under each Article if applicable. Any
8survivor's or widow's annuity shall be increased (1) on each
9January 1 occurring on or after the commencement of the annuity
10if the deceased member died while receiving a retirement
11annuity or (2) in other cases, on each January 1 occurring
12after the first anniversary of the commencement of the annuity.
13Each annual increase shall be calculated at 3% or one-half the
14annual unadjusted percentage increase (but not less than zero)
15in the consumer price index-u for the 12 months ending with the
16September preceding each November 1, whichever is less, of the
17originally granted survivor's annuity. If the annual
18unadjusted percentage change in the consumer price index-u for
19the 12 months ending with the September preceding each November
201 is zero or there is a decrease, then the annuity shall not be
21increased.
22    (g) The benefits in Section 14-110 apply only if the person
23is a State policeman, a fire fighter in the fire protection
24service of a department, a conservation police officer, an
25investigator for the Secretary of State, an arson investigator,
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1Department of Revenue or the Illinois Gaming Board, a security
2employee of the Department of Corrections or the Department of
3Juvenile Justice, or a security employee of the Department of
4Innovation and Technology, as those terms are defined in
5subsection (b) and subsection (c) of Section 14-110. A person
6who meets the requirements of this Section is entitled to an
7annuity calculated under the provisions of Section 14-110, in
8lieu of the regular or minimum retirement annuity, only if the
9person has withdrawn from service with not less than 20 years
10of eligible creditable service and has attained age 60,
11regardless of whether the attainment of age 60 occurs while the
12person is still in service.
13    (h) If a person who first becomes a member or a participant
14of a retirement system or pension fund subject to this Section
15on or after January 1, 2011 is receiving a retirement annuity
16or retirement pension under that system or fund and becomes a
17member or participant under any other system or fund created by
18this Code and is employed on a full-time basis, except for
19those members or participants exempted from the provisions of
20this Section under subsection (a) of this Section, then the
21person's retirement annuity or retirement pension under that
22system or fund shall be suspended during that employment. Upon
23termination of that employment, the person's retirement
24annuity or retirement pension payments shall resume and be
25recalculated if recalculation is provided for under the
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1    If a person who first becomes a member of a retirement
2system or pension fund subject to this Section on or after
3January 1, 2012 and is receiving a retirement annuity or
4retirement pension under that system or fund and accepts on a
5contractual basis a position to provide services to a
6governmental entity from which he or she has retired, then that
7person's annuity or retirement pension earned as an active
8employee of the employer shall be suspended during that
9contractual service. A person receiving an annuity or
10retirement pension under this Code shall notify the pension
11fund or retirement system from which he or she is receiving an
12annuity or retirement pension, as well as his or her
13contractual employer, of his or her retirement status before
14accepting contractual employment. A person who fails to submit
15such notification shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and
16required to pay a fine of $1,000. Upon termination of that
17contractual employment, the person's retirement annuity or
18retirement pension payments shall resume and, if appropriate,
19be recalculated under the applicable provisions of this Code.
20    (i) (Blank).
21    (j) In the case of a conflict between the provisions of
22this Section and any other provision of this Code, the
23provisions of this Section shall control.
24(Source: P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17;
25100-563, eff. 12-8-17; 100-611, eff. 7-20-18; 100-1166, eff.
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1    (40 ILCS 5/1A-102)
2    Sec. 1A-102. Definitions. As used in this Article, the
3following terms have the meanings ascribed to them in this
4Section, unless the context otherwise requires:
5    "Accrued liability" means the actuarial present value of
6future benefit payments and appropriate administrative
7expenses under a plan, reduced by the actuarial present value
8of all future normal costs (including any participant
9contributions) with respect to the participants included in the
10actuarial valuation of the plan.
11    "Actuarial present value" means the single amount, as of a
12given valuation date, that results from applying actuarial
13assumptions to an amount or series of amounts payable or
14receivable at various times.
15    "Actuarial value of assets" means the value assigned by the
16actuary to the assets of a plan for the purposes of an
17actuarial valuation.
18    "Basis point" means 1/100th of one percent.
19    "Beneficiary" means a person eligible for or receiving
20benefits from a pension fund as provided in the Article of this
21Code under which the fund is established.
22    "Consolidated Fund" means: (i) with respect to the pension
23funds established under Article 3 of this Code, the Police
24Officers' Pension Investment Fund established under Article
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1established under Article 4 of this Code, the Firefighters'
2Pension Investment Fund established under Article 22C of this
3Code.
4    "Credited projected benefit" means that portion of a
5participant's projected benefit based on an allocation taking
6into account service to date determined in accordance with the
7terms of the plan based on anticipated future compensation.
8    "Current value" means the fair market value when available;
9otherwise, the fair value as determined in good faith by a
10trustee, assuming an orderly liquidation at the time of the
11determination.
12    "Department" means the Department of Insurance of the State
13of Illinois.
14    "Director" means the Director of the Department of
15Insurance.
16    "Division" means the Public Pension Division of the
17Department of Insurance.
18    "Governmental unit" means the State of Illinois, any
19instrumentality or agency thereof (except transit authorities
20or agencies operating within or within and without cities with
21a population over 3,000,000), and any political subdivision or
22municipal corporation that establishes and maintains a public
23pension fund.
24    "Normal cost" means that part of the actuarial present
25value of all future benefit payments and appropriate
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1actuarial valuation method used by the plan (excluding any
2amortization of the unfunded accrued liability).
3    "Participant" means a participating member or deferred
4pensioner or annuitant of a pension fund as provided in the
5Article of this Code under which the pension fund is
6established, or a beneficiary thereof.
7    "Pension fund" means any public pension fund, annuity and
8benefit fund, or retirement system established under this Code.
9    "Plan year" means the calendar or fiscal year on which the
10records of a given plan are kept.
11    "Projected benefits" means benefit amounts under a plan
12which are expected to be paid at various future times under a
13particular set of actuarial assumptions, taking into account,
14as applicable, the effect of advancement in age and past and
15anticipated future compensation and service credits.
16    "Supplemental annual cost" means that portion of the
17unfunded accrued liability assigned to the current year under
18one of the following bases:
19        (1) interest only on the unfunded accrued liability;
20        (2) the level annual amount required to amortize the
21    unfunded accrued liability over a period not exceeding 40
22    years;
23        (3) the amount required for the current year to
24    amortize the unfunded accrued liability over a period not
25    exceeding 40 years as a level percentage of payroll.
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1the supplemental annual cost.
2    "Transition period" means the period described in Section
322B-120 with respect to the pension funds established under
4Article 3 of this Code and the period described in Section
522C-120 with respect to the pension funds established under
6Article 4 of this Code.
7    "Unfunded accrued liability" means the excess of the
8accrued liability over the actuarial value of the assets of a
9plan.
10    "Vested pension benefit" means an interest obtained by a
11participant or beneficiary in that part of an immediate or
12deferred benefit under a plan which arises from the
13participant's service and is not conditional upon the
14participant's continued service for an employer any of whose
15employees are covered under the plan, and which has not been
16forfeited under the terms of the plan.
17(Source: P.A. 90-507, eff. 8-22-97.)
 
18    (40 ILCS 5/1A-104)
19    Sec. 1A-104. Examinations and investigations.
20    (a) Except as described in the following paragraph with
21respect to pension funds established under Article 3 or 4 of
22this Code, the The Division shall make periodic examinations
23and investigations of all pension funds established under this
24Code and maintained for the benefit of employees and officers
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1lieu of making an examination and investigation, the Division
2may accept and rely upon a report of audit or examination of
3any pension fund made by an independent certified public
4accountant pursuant to the provisions of the Article of this
5Code governing the pension fund. The acceptance of the report
6of audit or examination does not bar the Division from making a
7further audit, examination, and investigation if deemed
8necessary by the Division.
9    For pension funds established under Article 3 or 4 of this
10Code: (i) prior to the conclusion of the transition period, the
11Division shall make the periodic examinations and
12investigations described in the preceding paragraph; and (ii)
13after the conclusion of the transition period, the Division may
14accept and rely upon a report of audit or examination of such
15pension fund made by an independent certified public accountant
16retained by the Consolidated Fund. The acceptance of the report
17of audit or examination does not bar the Division from making a
18further audit, examination, and investigation if deemed
19necessary by the Division.
20    The Department may implement a flexible system of
21examinations under which it directs resources as it deems
22necessary or appropriate. In consultation with the pension fund
23being examined, the Division may retain attorneys, independent
24actuaries, independent certified public accountants, and other
25professionals and specialists as examiners, the cost of which
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13 or 4) shall be borne by the pension fund that is the subject
2of the examination.
3    (b) The Division or the Consolidated Fund, as appropriate,
4shall examine or investigate each pension fund established
5under Article 3 or Article 4 of this Code. The schedule of each
6examination shall be such that each fund shall be examined once
7every 3 years.
8    Each examination shall include the following:
9        (1) an audit of financial transactions, investment
10    policies, and procedures;
11        (2) an examination of books, records, documents,
12    files, and other pertinent memoranda relating to
13    financial, statistical, and administrative operations;
14        (3) a review of policies and procedures maintained for
15    the administration and operation of the pension fund;
16        (4) a determination of whether or not full effect is
17    being given to the statutory provisions governing the
18    operation of the pension fund;
19        (5) a determination of whether or not the
20    administrative policies in force are in accord with the
21    purposes of the statutory provisions and effectively
22    protect and preserve the rights and equities of the
23    participants;
24        (6) a determination of whether or not proper financial
25    and statistical records have been established and adequate
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1    of the several types of annuity and benefit payments being
2    made; and
3        (7) a determination of whether or not the calculations
4    made by the fund for the payment of all annuities and
5    benefits are accurate.
6    In addition, the Division or the Consolidated Fund, as
7appropriate, may conduct investigations, which shall be
8identified as such and which may include one or more of the
9items listed in this subsection.
10    A copy of the report of examination or investigation as
11prepared by the Division or the Consolidated Fund, as
12appropriate, shall be submitted to the secretary of the board
13of trustees of the pension fund examined or investigated and to
14the chief executive officer of the municipality. The Director,
15upon request, shall grant a hearing to the officers or trustees
16of the pension fund and to the officers or trustees of the
17Consolidated Fund, as appropriate, or their duly appointed
18representatives, upon any facts contained in the report of
19examination. The hearing shall be conducted before filing the
20report or making public any information contained in the
21report. The Director may withhold the report from public
22inspection for up to 60 days following the hearing.
23(Source: P.A. 95-950, eff. 8-29-08.)
 
24    (40 ILCS 5/1A-109)
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1pension fund shall furnish to the Division an annual statement
2in a format prepared by the Division.
3    The Division shall design the form and prescribe the
4content of the annual statement and, at least 60 days prior to
5the filing date, shall furnish the form to each pension fund
6for completion. The annual statement shall be prepared by each
7fund, properly certified by its officers, and submitted to the
8Division within 6 months following the close of the fiscal year
9of the pension fund.
10    The annual statement shall include, but need not be limited
11to, the following:
12        (1) a financial balance sheet as of the close of the
13    fiscal year;
14        (2) a statement of income and expenditures;
15        (3) an actuarial balance sheet;
16        (4) statistical data reflecting age, service, and
17    salary characteristics concerning all participants;
18        (5) special facts concerning disability or other
19    claims;
20        (6) details on investment transactions that occurred
21    during the fiscal year covered by the report;
22        (7) details on administrative expenses; and
23        (8) such other supporting data and schedules as in the
24    judgement of the Division may be necessary for a proper
25    appraisal of the financial condition of the pension fund
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1    shall also specify the actuarial and interest tables used
2    in the operation of the pension fund.
3    For pension funds under Article 3 or 4 of this Code, after
4the conclusion of the transition period, the Consolidated Fund
5shall furnish directly to the Division the information
6described in items (1) and (6) of this Section and shall
7otherwise cooperate with the pension fund in the preparation of
8the annual statement.
9    A pension fund that fails to file its annual statement
10within the time prescribed under this Section is subject to the
11penalty provisions of Section 1A-113.
12(Source: P.A. 90-507, eff. 8-22-97.)
 
13    (40 ILCS 5/1A-111)
14    Sec. 1A-111. Actuarial statements by pension funds
15established under Article 3 or 4.
16    (a) For each Each pension fund established under Article 3
17or 4 of this Code, a complete actuarial statement applicable to
18its plan year shall be included include as part of its annual
19statement in accordance with the following: a complete
20actuarial statement applicable to the plan year.
21        (1) Prior to the conclusion of the transition period,
22    if If the actuarial statement is prepared by a person other
23    than the Department, it shall be filed with the Division
24    within 9 months after the close of the fiscal year of the
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1    that time shall be subject to the penalty provisions of
2    Section 1A-113. The statement shall be prepared by or under
3    the supervision of a qualified actuary, signed by the
4    qualified actuary, and contain such information as the
5    Division may by rule require.
6        (2) After the conclusion of the transition period, each
7    actuarial statement shall be prepared by or under the
8    supervision of a qualified actuary retained by the
9    Consolidated Fund and signed by the qualified actuary and
10    shall contain such information as the Division may by rule
11    require. The actuarial statement shall be filed with the
12    Division within 9 months after the close of the fiscal year
13    of the pension fund.
14    (a-5) Prior to the conclusion of the transition period, the
15actuarial statements may be prepared utilizing the method for
16calculating the actuarially required contribution for the
17pension fund that was in effect prior to the effective date of
18this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
19    After the conclusion of the transition period, the
20actuarial statements shall be prepared by or under the
21supervision of a qualified actuary retained by the Consolidated
22Fund, and if a change occurs in an actuarial or investment
23assumption that increases or decreases the actuarially
24required contribution for the pension fund, that change shall
25be implemented in equal annual amounts over the 3-year period
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1change first occurs.
2    The actuarially required contribution as described in this
3subsection shall determine the annual required employer
4contribution.
5    (b) For the purposes of this Section, "qualified actuary"
6means (i) a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, or
7(ii) an individual who has demonstrated to the satisfaction of
8the Director that he or she has the educational background
9necessary for the practice of actuarial science and has at
10least 7 years of actuarial experience.
11(Source: P.A. 90-507, eff. 8-22-97.)
 
12    (40 ILCS 5/1A-112)
13    Sec. 1A-112. Fees.
14    (a) Every pension fund that is required to file an annual
15statement under Section 1A-109 shall pay to the Department an
16annual compliance fee. In the case of a pension fund under
17Article 3 or 4 of this Code, (i) prior to the conclusion of the
18transition period, the annual compliance fee shall be 0.02% (2
19basis points) of the total assets of the pension fund, as
20reported in the most current annual statement of the fund, but
21not more than $8,000 and (ii) after the conclusion of the
22transition period, the annual compliance fee shall be $8,000
23and shall be paid by the Consolidated Fund. In the case of all
24other pension funds and retirement systems, the annual
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1    (b) The annual compliance fee shall be due on June 30 for
2the following State fiscal year, except that the fee payable in
31997 for fiscal year 1998 shall be due no earlier than 30 days
4following the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997.
5    (c) Any information obtained by the Division that is
6available to the public under the Freedom of Information Act
7and is either compiled in published form or maintained on a
8computer processible medium shall be furnished upon the written
9request of any applicant and the payment of a reasonable
10information services fee established by the Director,
11sufficient to cover the total cost to the Division of
12compiling, processing, maintaining, and generating the
13information. The information may be furnished by means of
14published copy or on a computer processed or computer
15processible medium.
16    No fee may be charged to any person for information that
17the Division is required by law to furnish to that person.
18    (d) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, all fees
19and penalties collected by the Department under this Code shall
20be deposited into the Public Pension Regulation Fund.
21    (e) Fees collected under subsection (c) of this Section and
22money collected under Section 1A-107 shall be deposited into
23the Technology Management Revolving Fund and credited to the
24account of the Department's Public Pension Division. This
25income shall be used exclusively for the purposes set forth in
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1408.2 of the Illinois Insurance Code, no surplus funds
2remaining in this account shall be deposited in the Insurance
3Financial Regulation Fund. All money in this account that the
4Director certifies is not needed for the purposes set forth in
5Section 1A-107 of this Code shall be transferred to the Public
6Pension Regulation Fund.
7    (f) Nothing in this Code prohibits the General Assembly
8from appropriating funds from the General Revenue Fund to the
9Department for the purpose of administering or enforcing this
10Code.
11(Source: P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17.)
 
12    (40 ILCS 5/1A-113)
13    Sec. 1A-113. Penalties.
14    (a) A pension fund that fails, without just cause, to file
15its annual statement within the time prescribed under Section
161A-109 shall pay to the Department a penalty to be determined
17by the Department, which shall not exceed $100 for each day's
18delay.
19    (b) A pension fund that fails, without just cause, to file
20its actuarial statement within the time prescribed under
21Section 1A-110 or 1A-111 shall pay to the Department a penalty
22to be determined by the Department, which shall not exceed $100
23for each day's delay.
24    (c) A pension fund that fails to pay a fee within the time
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1penalty of 5% of the amount of the fee for each month or part of
2a month that the fee is late. The entire penalty shall not
3exceed 25% of the fee due.
4    (d) This subsection applies to any governmental unit, as
5defined in Section 1A-102, that is subject to any law
6establishing a pension fund or retirement system for the
7benefit of employees of the governmental unit.
8    Whenever the Division determines by examination,
9investigation, or in any other manner that the governing body
10or any elected or appointed officer or official of a
11governmental unit has failed to comply with any provision of
12that law:
13        (1) The Director shall notify in writing the governing
14    body, officer, or official of the specific provision or
15    provisions of the law with which the person has failed to
16    comply.
17        (2) Upon receipt of the notice, the person notified
18    shall take immediate steps to comply with the provisions of
19    law specified in the notice.
20        (3) If the person notified fails to comply within a
21    reasonable time after receiving the notice, the Director
22    may hold a hearing at which the person notified may show
23    cause for noncompliance with the law.
24        (4) If upon hearing the Director determines that good
25    and sufficient cause for noncompliance has not been shown,
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1    compliance within a specified period of not less than 30
2    days.
3        (5) If evidence of compliance has not been submitted to
4    the Director within the period of time prescribed in the
5    order and no administrative appeal from the order has been
6    initiated, the Director may assess a civil penalty of up to
7    $2,000 against the governing body, officer, or official for
8    each noncompliance with an order of the Director.
9    The Director shall develop by rule, with as much
10specificity as practicable, the standards and criteria to be
11used in assessing penalties and their amounts. The standards
12and criteria shall include, but need not be limited to,
13consideration of evidence of efforts made in good faith to
14comply with applicable legal requirements. This rulemaking is
15subject to the provisions of the Illinois Administrative
16Procedure Act.
17    If a penalty is not paid within 30 days of the date of
18assessment, the Director without further notice shall report
19the act of noncompliance to the Attorney General of this State.
20It shall be the duty of the Attorney General or, if the
21Attorney General so designates, the State's Attorney of the
22county in which the governmental unit is located to apply
23promptly by complaint on relation of the Director of Insurance
24in the name of the people of the State of Illinois, as
25plaintiff, to the circuit court of the county in which the
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1prescribed in this subsection or for such additional relief as
2the nature of the case and the interest of the employees of the
3governmental unit or the public may require.
4    (e) Whoever knowingly makes a false certificate, entry, or
5memorandum upon any of the books or papers pertaining to any
6pension fund or upon any statement, report, or exhibit filed or
7offered for file with the Division or the Director of Insurance
8in the course of any examination, inquiry, or investigation,
9with intent to deceive the Director, the Division, or any of
10its employees is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
11    (f) Subsections (b) and (c) shall apply to pension funds
12established under Article 3 or Article 4 of this Code only
13prior to the conclusion of the transition period, and this
14Section shall not apply to the Consolidated Funds.
15(Source: P.A. 90-507, eff. 8-22-97.)
 
16    (40 ILCS 5/3-111)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-111)
17    Sec. 3-111. Pension.
18    (a) A police officer age 50 or more with 20 or more years
19of creditable service, who is not a participant in the
20self-managed plan under Section 3-109.3 and who is no longer in
21service as a police officer, shall receive a pension of 1/2 of
22the salary attached to the rank held by the officer on the
23police force for one year immediately prior to retirement or,
24beginning July 1, 1987 for persons terminating service on or
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1last day of service or for one year prior to the last day,
2whichever is greater. The pension shall be increased by 2.5% of
3such salary for each additional year of service over 20 years
4of service through 30 years of service, to a maximum of 75% of
5such salary.
6    The changes made to this subsection (a) by this amendatory
7Act of the 91st General Assembly apply to all pensions that
8become payable under this subsection on or after January 1,
91999. All pensions payable under this subsection that began on
10or after January 1, 1999 and before the effective date of this
11amendatory Act shall be recalculated, and the amount of the
12increase accruing for that period shall be payable to the
13pensioner in a lump sum.
14    (a-5) No pension in effect on or granted after June 30,
151973 shall be less than $200 per month. Beginning July 1, 1987,
16the minimum retirement pension for a police officer having at
17least 20 years of creditable service shall be $400 per month,
18without regard to whether or not retirement occurred prior to
19that date. If the minimum pension established in Section
203-113.1 is greater than the minimum provided in this
21subsection, the Section 3-113.1 minimum controls.
22    (b) A police officer mandatorily retired from service due
23to age by operation of law, having at least 8 but less than 20
24years of creditable service, shall receive a pension equal to 2
251/2% of the salary attached to the rank he or she held on the
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1beginning July 1, 1987 for persons terminating service on or
2after that date, the salary attached to the rank held on the
3last day of service or for one year prior to the last day,
4whichever is greater, for each year of creditable service.
5    A police officer who retires or is separated from service
6having at least 8 years but less than 20 years of creditable
7service, who is not mandatorily retired due to age by operation
8of law, and who does not apply for a refund of contributions at
9his or her last separation from police service, shall receive a
10pension upon attaining age 60 equal to 2.5% of the salary
11attached to the rank held by the police officer on the police
12force for one year immediately prior to retirement or,
13beginning July 1, 1987 for persons terminating service on or
14after that date, the salary attached to the rank held on the
15last day of service or for one year prior to the last day,
16whichever is greater, for each year of creditable service.
17    (c) A police officer no longer in service who has at least
18one but less than 8 years of creditable service in a police
19pension fund but meets the requirements of this subsection (c)
20shall be eligible to receive a pension from that fund equal to
212.5% of the salary attached to the rank held on the last day of
22service under that fund or for one year prior to that last day,
23whichever is greater, for each year of creditable service in
24that fund. The pension shall begin no earlier than upon
25attainment of age 60 (or upon mandatory retirement from the
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160) and in no event before the effective date of this
2amendatory Act of 1997.
3    In order to be eligible for a pension under this subsection
4(c), the police officer must have at least 8 years of
5creditable service in a second police pension fund under this
6Article and be receiving a pension under subsection (a) or (b)
7of this Section from that second fund. The police officer need
8not be in service on or after the effective date of this
9amendatory Act of 1997.
10    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article,
11the provisions of this subsection (d) apply to a person who is
12not a participant in the self-managed plan under Section
133-109.3 and who first becomes a police officer under this
14Article on or after January 1, 2011.
15    A police officer age 55 or more who has 10 or more years of
16service in that capacity shall be entitled at his option to
17receive a monthly pension for his service as a police officer
18computed by multiplying 2.5% for each year of such service by
19his or her final average salary.
20    The pension of a police officer who is retiring after
21attaining age 50 with 10 or more years of creditable service
22shall be reduced by one-half of 1% for each month that the
23police officer's age is under age 55.
24    The maximum pension under this subsection (d) shall be 75%
25of final average salary.
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1salary" means the greater of: (i) the average monthly salary
2obtained by dividing the total salary of the police officer
3during the 48 96 consecutive months of service within the last
460 120 months of service in which the total salary was the
5highest by the number of months of service in that period; or
6(ii) the average monthly salary obtained by dividing the total
7salary of the police officer during the 96 consecutive months
8of service within the last 120 months of service in which the
9total salary was the highest by the number of months of service
10in that period.
11    Beginning on January 1, 2011, for all purposes under this
12Code (including without limitation the calculation of benefits
13and employee contributions), the annual salary based on the
14plan year of a member or participant to whom this Section
15applies shall not exceed $106,800; however, that amount shall
16annually thereafter be increased by the lesser of (i) 3% of
17that amount, including all previous adjustments, or (ii)
18one-half the annual unadjusted percentage increase (but not
19less than zero) in the consumer price index-u for the 12 months
20ending with the September preceding each November 1, including
21all previous adjustments.
22    Nothing in this amendatory Act of the 101st General
23Assembly shall cause or otherwise result in any retroactive
24adjustment of any employee contributions.
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1    (40 ILCS 5/3-112)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-112)
2    Sec. 3-112. Pension to survivors.
3    (a) Upon the death of a police officer entitled to a
4pension under Section 3-111, the surviving spouse shall be
5entitled to the pension to which the police officer was then
6entitled. Upon the death of the surviving spouse, or upon the
7remarriage of the surviving spouse if that remarriage
8terminates the surviving spouse's eligibility under Section
93-121, the police officer's unmarried children who are under
10age 18 or who are dependent because of physical or mental
11disability shall be entitled to equal shares of such pension.
12If there is no eligible surviving spouse and no eligible child,
13the dependent parent or parents of the officer shall be
14entitled to receive or share such pension until their death or
15marriage or remarriage after the death of the police officer.
16    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, for a
17person who first becomes a police officer under this Article on
18or after January 1, 2011, the pension to which the surviving
19spouse, children, or parents are entitled under this subsection
20(a) shall be in an the amount equal to the greater of (i) 54% of
21the police officer's monthly salary at the date of death, or
22(ii) of 66 2/3% of the police officer's earned pension at the
23date of death, and, if there is a surviving spouse, 12% of such
24monthly salary shall be granted to the guardian of any minor
25child or children, including a child who has been conceived but
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1Upon the death of the surviving spouse leaving one or more
2minor children, or upon the death of a police officer leaving
3one or more minor children but no surviving spouse, a monthly
4pension of 20% of the monthly salary shall be granted to the
5duly appointed guardian of each such child for the support and
6maintenance of each such child until the child reaches age 18.
7The total pension provided under this paragraph shall not
8exceed 75% of the monthly salary of the deceased police officer
9(1) when paid to the survivor of a police officer who has
10attained 20 or more years of service credit and who receives or
11is eligible to receive a retirement pension under this Article,
12(2) when paid to the survivor of a police officer who dies as a
13result of illness or accident, (3) when paid to the survivor of
14a police officer who dies from any cause while in receipt of a
15disability pension under this Article, or (4) when paid to the
16survivor of a deferred pensioner. Nothing in this subsection
17(a) shall act to diminish the survivor's benefits described in
18subsection (e) of this Section.
19    Notwithstanding Section 1-103.1, the changes made to this
20subsection apply without regard to whether the deceased police
21officer was in service on or after the effective date of this
22amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
23    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, the
24monthly pension of a survivor of a person who first becomes a
25police officer under this Article on or after January 1, 2011
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1by the recipient of the survivor's pension and each January 1
2thereafter by 3% or one-half the annual unadjusted percentage
3increase (but not less than zero) in the consumer price index-u
4for the 12 months ending with the September preceding each
5November 1, whichever is less, of the originally granted
6survivor's pension. If the annual unadjusted percentage change
7in the consumer price index-u for a 12-month period ending in
8September is zero or, when compared with the preceding period,
9decreases, then the survivor's pension shall not be increased.
10    For the purposes of this subsection (a), "consumer price
11index-u" means the index published by the Bureau of Labor
12Statistics of the United States Department of Labor that
13measures the average change in prices of goods and services
14purchased by all urban consumers, United States city average,
15all items, 1982-84 = 100. The new amount resulting from each
16annual adjustment shall be determined by the Public Pension
17Division of the Department of Insurance and made available to
18the boards of the pension funds.
19    (b) Upon the death of a police officer while in service,
20having at least 20 years of creditable service, or upon the
21death of a police officer who retired from service with at
22least 20 years of creditable service, whether death occurs
23before or after attainment of age 50, the pension earned by the
24police officer as of the date of death as provided in Section
253-111 shall be paid to the survivors in the sequence provided
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1    (c) Upon the death of a police officer while in service,
2having at least 10 but less than 20 years of service, a pension
3of 1/2 of the salary attached to the rank or ranks held by the
4officer for one year immediately prior to death shall be
5payable to the survivors in the sequence provided in subsection
6(a) of this Section. If death occurs as a result of the
7performance of duty, the 10 year requirement shall not apply
8and the pension to survivors shall be payable after any period
9of service.
10    (d) Beginning July 1, 1987, a minimum pension of $400 per
11month shall be paid to all surviving spouses, without regard to
12the fact that the death of the police officer occurred prior to
13that date. If the minimum pension established in Section
143-113.1 is greater than the minimum provided in this
15subsection, the Section 3-113.1 minimum controls.
16    (e) The pension of the surviving spouse of a police officer
17who dies (i) on or after January 1, 2001, (ii) without having
18begun to receive either a retirement pension payable under
19Section 3-111 or a disability pension payable under Section
203-114.1, 3-114.2, 3-114.3, or 3-114.6, and (iii) as a result of
21sickness, accident, or injury incurred in or resulting from the
22performance of an act of duty shall not be less than 100% of
23the salary attached to the rank held by the deceased police
24officer on the last day of service, notwithstanding any
25provision in this Article to the contrary.
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1    (40 ILCS 5/3-124.3 new)
2    Sec. 3-124.3. Authority of the fund. Subject to Section
33-141.1, the fund shall retain the exclusive authority to
4adjudicate and award disability benefits pursuant to Sections
53-114.1, 3-114.2, and 3-114.3, retirement benefits pursuant to
6Section 3-111, and survivor benefits under Sections 3-112 and
73-113.1 and to issue refunds pursuant to Section 3-124. The
8exclusive method of judicial review of any final administrative
9decision of the fund shall be made in accordance with Section
103-148. The Police Officers' Pension Investment Fund
11established under Article 22B of this Code shall not have the
12authority to control, alter, or modify, or the ability to
13review or intervene in, the proceedings or decisions of the
14fund as otherwise provided in this Section.
 
15    (40 ILCS 5/3-125)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-125)
16    Sec. 3-125. Financing.
17    (a) The city council or the board of trustees of the
18municipality shall annually levy a tax upon all the taxable
19property of the municipality at the rate on the dollar which
20will produce an amount which, when added to the deductions from
21the salaries or wages of police officers, and revenues
22available from other sources, will equal a sum sufficient to
23meet the annual requirements of the police pension fund. The
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1to (1) the normal cost of the pension fund for the year
2involved, plus (2) an amount sufficient to bring the total
3assets of the pension fund up to 90% of the total actuarial
4liabilities of the pension fund by the end of municipal fiscal
5year 2040, as annually updated and determined by an enrolled
6actuary employed by the Illinois Department of Insurance or by
7an enrolled actuary retained by the pension fund or the
8municipality. In making these determinations, the required
9minimum employer contribution shall be calculated each year as
10a level percentage of payroll over the years remaining up to
11and including fiscal year 2040 and shall be determined under
12the projected unit credit actuarial cost method. The tax shall
13be levied and collected in the same manner as the general taxes
14of the municipality, and in addition to all other taxes now or
15hereafter authorized to be levied upon all property within the
16municipality, and shall be in addition to the amount authorized
17to be levied for general purposes as provided by Section 8-3-1
18of the Illinois Municipal Code, approved May 29, 1961, as
19amended. The tax shall be forwarded directly to the treasurer
20of the board within 30 business days after receipt by the
21county.
22    (b) For purposes of determining the required employer
23contribution to a pension fund, the value of the pension fund's
24assets shall be equal to the actuarial value of the pension
25fund's assets, which shall be calculated as follows:
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1    fund's assets shall be equal to the market value of the
2    assets as of that date.
3        (2) In determining the actuarial value of the System's
4    assets for fiscal years after March 30, 2011, any actuarial
5    gains or losses from investment return incurred in a fiscal
6    year shall be recognized in equal annual amounts over the
7    5-year period following that fiscal year.
8    (c) If a participating municipality fails to transmit to
9the fund contributions required of it under this Article for
10more than 90 days after the payment of those contributions is
11due, the fund may, after giving notice to the municipality,
12certify to the State Comptroller the amounts of the delinquent
13payments in accordance with any applicable rules of the
14Comptroller, and the Comptroller must, beginning in fiscal year
152016, deduct and remit to the fund the certified amounts or a
16portion of those amounts from the following proportions of
17payments of State funds to the municipality:
18        (1) in fiscal year 2016, one-third of the total amount
19    of any payments of State funds to the municipality;
20        (2) in fiscal year 2017, two-thirds of the total amount
21    of any payments of State funds to the municipality; and
22        (3) in fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year
23    thereafter, the total amount of any payments of State funds
24    to the municipality.
25    The State Comptroller may not deduct from any payments of
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1delinquent payments certified to the State Comptroller by the
2fund.
3    (d) The police pension fund shall consist of the following
4moneys which shall be set apart by the treasurer of the
5municipality:
6        (1) All moneys derived from the taxes levied hereunder;
7        (2) Contributions by police officers under Section
8    3-125.1;
9        (2.5) All moneys received from the Police Officers'
10    Pension Investment Fund as provided in Article 22B of this
11    Code;
12        (3) All moneys accumulated by the municipality under
13    any previous legislation establishing a fund for the
14    benefit of disabled or retired police officers;
15        (4) Donations, gifts or other transfers authorized by
16    this Article.
17    (e) The Commission on Government Forecasting and
18Accountability shall conduct a study of all funds established
19under this Article and shall report its findings to the General
20Assembly on or before January 1, 2013. To the fullest extent
21possible, the study shall include, but not be limited to, the
22following:
23        (1) fund balances;
24        (2) historical employer contribution rates for each
25    fund;
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1    contributions, including the actual assumed rate of return
2    for each year, for each fund;
3        (4) available contribution funding sources;
4        (5) the impact of any revenue limitations caused by
5    PTELL and employer home rule or non-home rule status; and
6        (6) existing statutory funding compliance procedures
7    and funding enforcement mechanisms for all municipal
8    pension funds.
9(Source: P.A. 99-8, eff. 7-9-15.)
 
10    (40 ILCS 5/3-132)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-132)
11    Sec. 3-132. To control and manage the Pension Fund. In
12accordance with the applicable provisions of Articles 1 and 1A
13and this Article, to control and manage, exclusively, the
14following:
15        (1) the pension fund,
16        (2) until the board's investment authority is
17    terminated pursuant to Section 3-132.1, investment
18    expenditures and income, including interest dividends,
19    capital gains and other distributions on the investments,
20    and
21        (3) all money donated, paid, assessed, or provided by
22    law for the pensioning of disabled and retired police
23    officers, their surviving spouses, minor children, and
24    dependent parents.
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1treasurer of the municipality to the account of the pension
2fund and held by the treasurer of the municipality subject to
3the order and control of the board. The treasurer of the
4municipality shall maintain a record of all money received,
5transferred, and held for the account of the board.
6(Source: P.A. 90-507, eff. 8-22-97.)
 
7    (40 ILCS 5/3-132.1 new)
8    Sec. 3-132.1. To transfer investment authority to the
9Police Officers' Pension Investment Fund. As soon as
10practicable after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
11the 101st General Assembly, but no later than 30 months after
12the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
13Assembly, each transferor pension fund shall transfer, in
14accordance with the requirements of Section 22B-120, to the
15Police Officers' Pension Investment Fund created under Article
1622B for management and investment all of their securities or
17for which commitments have been made, and all funds, assets, or
18moneys representing permanent or temporary investments, or
19cash reserves maintained for the purpose of obtaining income
20thereon. Upon the transfer of such securities, funds, assets,
21and moneys of a transferor pension fund to the Police Officers'
22Pension Investment Fund, the transferor pension fund shall not
23manage or control the same and shall no longer exercise any
24investment authority pursuant to Section 3-135 of this Code,
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1contrary.
2    Nothing in this Section prohibits a fund under this Article
3from maintaining an account, including an interest earning
4account, for the purposes of benefit payments and other
5reasonable expenses after the end of the transition period as
6defined in Section 22B-112, and funds under this Article are
7encouraged to consider a local bank or financial institution to
8provide such accounts and related financial services.
 
9    (40 ILCS 5/4-109)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 4-109)
10    Sec. 4-109. Pension.
11    (a) A firefighter age 50 or more with 20 or more years of
12creditable service, who is no longer in service as a
13firefighter, shall receive a monthly pension of 1/2 the monthly
14salary attached to the rank held by him or her in the fire
15service at the date of retirement.
16    The monthly pension shall be increased by 1/12 of 2.5% of
17such monthly salary for each additional month over 20 years of
18service through 30 years of service, to a maximum of 75% of
19such monthly salary.
20    The changes made to this subsection (a) by this amendatory
21Act of the 91st General Assembly apply to all pensions that
22become payable under this subsection on or after January 1,
231999. All pensions payable under this subsection that began on
24or after January 1, 1999 and before the effective date of this
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1increase accruing for that period shall be payable to the
2pensioner in a lump sum.
3    (b) A firefighter who retires or is separated from service
4having at least 10 but less than 20 years of creditable
5service, who is not entitled to receive a disability pension,
6and who did not apply for a refund of contributions at his or
7her last separation from service shall receive a monthly
8pension upon attainment of age 60 based on the monthly salary
9attached to his or her rank in the fire service on the date of
10retirement or separation from service according to the
11following schedule:
12    For 10 years of service, 15% of salary;
13    For 11 years of service, 17.6% of salary;
14    For 12 years of service, 20.4% of salary;
15    For 13 years of service, 23.4% of salary;
16    For 14 years of service, 26.6% of salary;
17    For 15 years of service, 30% of salary;
18    For 16 years of service, 33.6% of salary;
19    For 17 years of service, 37.4% of salary;
20    For 18 years of service, 41.4% of salary;
21    For 19 years of service, 45.6% of salary.
22    (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article,
23the provisions of this subsection (c) apply to a person who
24first becomes a firefighter under this Article on or after
25January 1, 2011.
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1service in that capacity shall be entitled at his option to
2receive a monthly pension for his service as a firefighter
3computed by multiplying 2.5% for each year of such service by
4his or her final average salary.
5    The pension of a firefighter who is retiring after
6attaining age 50 with 10 or more years of creditable service
7shall be reduced by one-half of 1% for each month that the
8firefighter's age is under age 55.
9    The maximum pension under this subsection (c) shall be 75%
10of final average salary.
11    For the purposes of this subsection (c), "final average
12salary" means the greater of: (i) the average monthly salary
13obtained by dividing the total salary of the firefighter during
14the 48 96 consecutive months of service within the last 60 120
15months of service in which the total salary was the highest by
16the number of months of service in that period; or (ii) the
17average monthly salary obtained by dividing the total salary of
18the firefighter during the 96 consecutive months of service
19within the last 120 months of service in which the total salary
20was the highest by the number of months of service in that
21period.
22    Beginning on January 1, 2011, for all purposes under this
23Code (including without limitation the calculation of benefits
24and employee contributions), the annual salary based on the
25plan year of a member or participant to whom this Section
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1annually thereafter be increased by the lesser of (i) 3% of
2that amount, including all previous adjustments, or (ii)
3one-half the annual unadjusted percentage increase (but not
4less than zero) in the consumer price index-u for the 12 months
5ending with the September preceding each November 1, including
6all previous adjustments.
7    Nothing in this amendatory Act of the 101st General
8Assembly shall cause or otherwise result in any retroactive
9adjustment of any employee contributions.
10(Source: P.A. 96-1495, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
11    (40 ILCS 5/4-114)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 4-114)
12    Sec. 4-114. Pension to survivors. If a firefighter who is
13not receiving a disability pension under Section 4-110 or
144-110.1 dies (1) as a result of any illness or accident, or (2)
15from any cause while in receipt of a disability pension under
16this Article, or (3) during retirement after 20 years service,
17or (4) while vested for or in receipt of a pension payable
18under subsection (b) of Section 4-109, or (5) while a deferred
19pensioner, having made all required contributions, a pension
20shall be paid to his or her survivors, based on the monthly
21salary attached to the firefighter's rank on the last day of
22service in the fire department, as follows:
23        (a)(1) To the surviving spouse, a monthly pension of
24    40% of the monthly salary, and if there is a surviving
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1    including a child which has been conceived but not yet
2    born, 12% of such monthly salary for each such child until
3    attainment of age 18 or until the child's marriage,
4    whichever occurs first. Beginning July 1, 1993, the monthly
5    pension to the surviving spouse shall be 54% of the monthly
6    salary for all persons receiving a surviving spouse pension
7    under this Article, regardless of whether the deceased
8    firefighter was in service on or after the effective date
9    of this amendatory Act of 1993.
10        (2) Beginning July 1, 2004, unless the amount provided
11    under paragraph (1) of this subsection (a) is greater, the
12    total monthly pension payable under this paragraph (a),
13    including any amount payable on account of children, to the
14    surviving spouse of a firefighter who died (i) while
15    receiving a retirement pension, (ii) while he or she was a
16    deferred pensioner with at least 20 years of creditable
17    service, or (iii) while he or she was in active service
18    having at least 20 years of creditable service, regardless
19    of age, shall be no less than 100% of the monthly
20    retirement pension earned by the deceased firefighter at
21    the time of death, regardless of whether death occurs
22    before or after attainment of age 50, including any
23    increases under Section 4-109.1. This minimum applies to
24    all such surviving spouses who are eligible to receive a
25    surviving spouse pension, regardless of whether the
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1    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
2    Assembly, and notwithstanding any limitation on maximum
3    pension under paragraph (d) or any other provision of this
4    Article.
5        (3) If the pension paid on and after July 1, 2004 to
6    the surviving spouse of a firefighter who died on or after
7    July 1, 2004 and before the effective date of this
8    amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly was less than
9    the minimum pension payable under paragraph (1) or (2) of
10    this subsection (a), the fund shall pay a lump sum equal to
11    the difference within 90 days after the effective date of
12    this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.
13        The pension to the surviving spouse shall terminate in
14    the event of the surviving spouse's remarriage prior to
15    July 1, 1993; remarriage on or after that date does not
16    affect the surviving spouse's pension, regardless of
17    whether the deceased firefighter was in service on or after
18    the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1993.
19        The surviving spouse's pension shall be subject to the
20    minimum established in Section 4-109.2.
21        (b) Upon the death of the surviving spouse leaving one
22    or more minor children, or upon the death of a firefighter
23    leaving one or more minor children but no surviving spouse,
24    to the duly appointed guardian of each such child, for
25    support and maintenance of each such child until the child
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1    monthly pension of 20% of the monthly salary.
2        In a case where the deceased firefighter left one or
3    more minor children but no surviving spouse and the
4    guardian of a child is receiving a pension of 12% of the
5    monthly salary on August 16, 2013 (the effective date of
6    Public Act 98-391), the pension is increased by Public Act
7    98-391 to 20% of the monthly salary for each such child,
8    beginning on the pension payment date occurring on or next
9    following August 16, 2013. The changes to this Section made
10    by Public Act 98-391 apply without regard to whether the
11    deceased firefighter was in service on or after August 16,
12    2013.
13        (c) If a deceased firefighter leaves no surviving
14    spouse or unmarried minor children under age 18, but leaves
15    a dependent father or mother, to each dependent parent a
16    monthly pension of 18% of the monthly salary. To qualify
17    for the pension, a dependent parent must furnish
18    satisfactory proof that the deceased firefighter was at the
19    time of his or her death the sole supporter of the parent
20    or that the parent was the deceased's dependent for federal
21    income tax purposes.
22        (d) The total pension provided under paragraphs (a),
23    (b) and (c) of this Section shall not exceed 75% of the
24    monthly salary of the deceased firefighter (1) when paid to
25    the survivor of a firefighter who has attained 20 or more
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1    receive a retirement pension under this Article, or (2)
2    when paid to the survivor of a firefighter who dies as a
3    result of illness or accident, or (3) when paid to the
4    survivor of a firefighter who dies from any cause while in
5    receipt of a disability pension under this Article, or (4)
6    when paid to the survivor of a deferred pensioner. For all
7    other survivors of deceased firefighters, the total
8    pension provided under paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this
9    Section shall not exceed 50% of the retirement annuity the
10    firefighter would have received on the date of death.
11        The maximum pension limitations in this paragraph (d)
12    do not control over any contrary provision of this Article
13    explicitly establishing a minimum amount of pension or
14    granting a one-time or annual increase in pension.
15        (e) If a firefighter leaves no eligible survivors under
16    paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), the board shall refund to the
17    firefighter's estate the amount of his or her accumulated
18    contributions, less the amount of pension payments, if any,
19    made to the firefighter while living.
20        (f) (Blank).
21        (g) If a judgment of dissolution of marriage between a
22    firefighter and spouse is judicially set aside subsequent
23    to the firefighter's death, the surviving spouse is
24    eligible for the pension provided in paragraph (a) only if
25    the judicial proceedings are filed within 2 years after the
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1    after the firefighter's death and the board is made a party
2    to the proceedings. In such case the pension shall be
3    payable only from the date of the court's order setting
4    aside the judgment of dissolution of marriage.
5        (h) Benefits payable on account of a child under this
6    Section shall not be reduced or terminated by reason of the
7    child's attainment of age 18 if he or she is then dependent
8    by reason of a physical or mental disability but shall
9    continue to be paid as long as such dependency continues.
10    Individuals over the age of 18 and adjudged as a disabled
11    person pursuant to Article XIa of the Probate Act of 1975,
12    except for persons receiving benefits under Article III of
13    the Illinois Public Aid Code, shall be eligible to receive
14    benefits under this Act.
15        (i) Beginning January 1, 2000, the pension of the
16    surviving spouse of a firefighter who dies on or after
17    January 1, 1994 as a result of sickness, accident, or
18    injury incurred in or resulting from the performance of an
19    act of duty or from the cumulative effects of acts of duty
20    shall not be less than 100% of the salary attached to the
21    rank held by the deceased firefighter on the last day of
22    service, notwithstanding subsection (d) or any other
23    provision of this Article.
24        (j) Beginning July 1, 2004, the pension of the
25    surviving spouse of a firefighter who dies on or after
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1    injury incurred in or resulting from the performance of an
2    act of duty or from the cumulative effects of acts of duty
3    shall not be less than 100% of the salary attached to the
4    rank held by the deceased firefighter on the last day of
5    service, notwithstanding subsection (d) or any other
6    provision of this Article.
7    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, if a
8person who first becomes a firefighter under this Article on or
9after January 1, 2011 and who is not receiving a disability
10pension under Section 4-110 or 4-110.1 dies (1) as a result of
11any illness or accident, (2) from any cause while in receipt of
12a disability pension under this Article, (3) during retirement
13after 20 years service, (4) while vested for or in receipt of a
14pension payable under subsection (b) of Section 4-109, or (5)
15while a deferred pensioner, having made all required
16contributions, then a pension shall be paid to his or her
17survivors in an the amount equal to the greater of (i) 54% of
18the firefighter's monthly salary at the date of death, or (ii)
19of 66 2/3% of the firefighter's earned pension at the date of
20death, and, if there is a surviving spouse, 12% of such monthly
21salary shall be granted to the guardian of any minor child or
22children, including a child who has been conceived but not yet
23born, for each such child until attainment of age 18. Upon the
24death of the surviving spouse leaving one or more minor
25children, or upon the death of a firefighter leaving one or
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1of 20% of the monthly salary shall be granted to the duly
2appointed guardian of each such child for the support and
3maintenance of each such child until the child reaches age 18.
4The total pension provided under this paragraph shall not
5exceed 75% of the monthly salary of the deceased firefighter
6(1) when paid to the survivor of a firefighter who has attained
720 or more years of service credit and who receives or is
8eligible to receive a retirement pension under this Article,
9(2) when paid to the survivor of a firefighter who dies as a
10result of illness or accident, (3) when paid to the survivor of
11a firefighter who dies from any cause while in receipt of a
12disability pension under this Article, or (4) when paid to the
13survivor of a deferred pensioner. Nothing in this Section shall
14act to diminish the survivor's benefits described in subsection
15(j) of this Section.
16    Notwithstanding Section 1-103.1, the changes made to this
17subsection apply without regard to whether the deceased
18firefighter was in service on or after the effective date of
19this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
20    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, the
21monthly pension of a survivor of a person who first becomes a
22firefighter under this Article on or after January 1, 2011
23shall be increased on the January 1 after attainment of age 60
24by the recipient of the survivor's pension and each January 1
25thereafter by 3% or one-half the annual unadjusted percentage
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1with the September preceding each November 1, whichever is
2less, of the originally granted survivor's pension. If the
3annual unadjusted percentage change in the consumer price
4index-u for a 12-month period ending in September is zero or,
5when compared with the preceding period, decreases, then the
6survivor's pension shall not be increased.
7    For the purposes of this Section, "consumer price index-u"
8means the index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
9the United States Department of Labor that measures the average
10change in prices of goods and services purchased by all urban
11consumers, United States city average, all items, 1982-84 =
12100. The new amount resulting from each annual adjustment shall
13be determined by the Public Pension Division of the Department
14of Insurance and made available to the boards of the pension
15funds.
16(Source: P.A. 98-391, eff. 8-16-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
17    (40 ILCS 5/4-117.2 new)
18    Sec. 4-117.2. Authority of the fund. The fund shall retain
19the exclusive authority to adjudicate and award disability
20benefits, retirement benefits, and survivor benefits under
21this Article and to issue refunds under this Article. The
22exclusive method of judicial review of any final administrative
23decision of the fund shall be made in accordance with Section
244-139. The Firefighters' Pension Investment Fund established
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1control, alter, or modify, or the ability to review or
2intervene in, the proceedings or decisions of the fund as
3otherwise provided in this Section.
 
4    (40 ILCS 5/4-118)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 4-118)
5    Sec. 4-118. Financing.
6    (a) The city council or the board of trustees of the
7municipality shall annually levy a tax upon all the taxable
8property of the municipality at the rate on the dollar which
9will produce an amount which, when added to the deductions from
10the salaries or wages of firefighters and revenues available
11from other sources, will equal a sum sufficient to meet the
12annual actuarial requirements of the pension fund, as
13determined by an enrolled actuary employed by the Illinois
14Department of Insurance or by an enrolled actuary retained by
15the pension fund or municipality. For the purposes of this
16Section, the annual actuarial requirements of the pension fund
17are equal to (1) the normal cost of the pension fund, or 17.5%
18of the salaries and wages to be paid to firefighters for the
19year involved, whichever is greater, plus (2) an annual amount
20sufficient to bring the total assets of the pension fund up to
2190% of the total actuarial liabilities of the pension fund by
22the end of municipal fiscal year 2040, as annually updated and
23determined by an enrolled actuary employed by the Illinois
24Department of Insurance or by an enrolled actuary retained by
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1determinations, the required minimum employer contribution
2shall be calculated each year as a level percentage of payroll
3over the years remaining up to and including fiscal year 2040
4and shall be determined under the projected unit credit
5actuarial cost method. The amount to be applied towards the
6amortization of the unfunded accrued liability in any year
7shall not be less than the annual amount required to amortize
8the unfunded accrued liability, including interest, as a level
9percentage of payroll over the number of years remaining in the
1040 year amortization period.
11    (a-2) A municipality that has established a pension fund
12under this Article and who employs a full-time firefighter, as
13defined in Section 4-106, shall be deemed a primary employer
14with respect to that full-time firefighter. Any municipality of
155,000 or more inhabitants that employs or enrolls a firefighter
16while that firefighter continues to earn service credit as a
17participant in a primary employer's pension fund under this
18Article shall be deemed a secondary employer and such employees
19shall be deemed to be secondary employee firefighters. To
20ensure that the primary employer's pension fund under this
21Article is aware of additional liabilities and risks to which
22firefighters are exposed when performing work as firefighters
23for secondary employers, a secondary employer shall annually
24prepare a report accounting for all hours worked by and wages
25and salaries paid to the secondary employee firefighters it
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1such firefighters are employed and transmit a certified copy of
2that report to the primary employer's pension fund and the
3secondary employee firefighter no later than 30 days after the
4end of any fiscal year in which wages were paid to the
5secondary employee firefighters.
6    Nothing in this Section shall be construed to allow a
7secondary employee to qualify for benefits or creditable
8service for employment as a firefighter for a secondary
9employer.
10    (a-5) For purposes of determining the required employer
11contribution to a pension fund, the value of the pension fund's
12assets shall be equal to the actuarial value of the pension
13fund's assets, which shall be calculated as follows:
14        (1) On March 30, 2011, the actuarial value of a pension
15    fund's assets shall be equal to the market value of the
16    assets as of that date.
17        (2) In determining the actuarial value of the pension
18    fund's assets for fiscal years after March 30, 2011, any
19    actuarial gains or losses from investment return incurred
20    in a fiscal year shall be recognized in equal annual
21    amounts over the 5-year period following that fiscal year.
22    (b) The tax shall be levied and collected in the same
23manner as the general taxes of the municipality, and shall be
24in addition to all other taxes now or hereafter authorized to
25be levied upon all property within the municipality, and in
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1purposes, under Section 8-3-1 of the Illinois Municipal Code or
2under Section 14 of the Fire Protection District Act. The tax
3shall be forwarded directly to the treasurer of the board
4within 30 business days of receipt by the county (or, in the
5case of amounts added to the tax levy under subsection (f),
6used by the municipality to pay the employer contributions
7required under subsection (b-1) of Section 15-155 of this
8Code).
9    (b-5) If a participating municipality fails to transmit to
10the fund contributions required of it under this Article for
11more than 90 days after the payment of those contributions is
12due, the fund may, after giving notice to the municipality,
13certify to the State Comptroller the amounts of the delinquent
14payments in accordance with any applicable rules of the
15Comptroller, and the Comptroller must, beginning in fiscal year
162016, deduct and remit to the fund the certified amounts or a
17portion of those amounts from the following proportions of
18payments of State funds to the municipality:
19        (1) in fiscal year 2016, one-third of the total amount
20    of any payments of State funds to the municipality;
21        (2) in fiscal year 2017, two-thirds of the total amount
22    of any payments of State funds to the municipality; and
23        (3) in fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year
24    thereafter, the total amount of any payments of State funds
25    to the municipality.
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1State funds to the municipality more than the amount of
2delinquent payments certified to the State Comptroller by the
3fund.
4    (c) The board shall make available to the membership and
5the general public for inspection and copying at reasonable
6times the most recent Actuarial Valuation Balance Sheet and Tax
7Levy Requirement issued to the fund by the Department of
8Insurance.
9    (d) The firefighters' pension fund shall consist of the
10following moneys which shall be set apart by the treasurer of
11the municipality: (1) all moneys derived from the taxes levied
12hereunder; (2) contributions by firefighters as provided under
13Section 4-118.1; (2.5) all moneys received from the
14Firefighters' Pension Investment Fund as provided in Article
1522C of this Code; (3) all rewards in money, fees, gifts, and
16emoluments that may be paid or given for or on account of
17extraordinary service by the fire department or any member
18thereof, except when allowed to be retained by competitive
19awards; and (4) any money, real estate or personal property
20received by the board.
21    (e) For the purposes of this Section, "enrolled actuary"
22means an actuary: (1) who is a member of the Society of
23Actuaries or the American Academy of Actuaries; and (2) who is
24enrolled under Subtitle C of Title III of the Employee
25Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or who has been engaged
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1retirement systems for a period of at least 3 years as of July
21, 1983.
3    (f) The corporate authorities of a municipality that
4employs a person who is described in subdivision (d) of Section
54-106 may add to the tax levy otherwise provided for in this
6Section an amount equal to the projected cost of the employer
7contributions required to be paid by the municipality to the
8State Universities Retirement System under subsection (b-1) of
9Section 15-155 of this Code.
10    (g) The Commission on Government Forecasting and
11Accountability shall conduct a study of all funds established
12under this Article and shall report its findings to the General
13Assembly on or before January 1, 2013. To the fullest extent
14possible, the study shall include, but not be limited to, the
15following:
16        (1) fund balances;
17        (2) historical employer contribution rates for each
18    fund;
19        (3) the actuarial formulas used as a basis for employer
20    contributions, including the actual assumed rate of return
21    for each year, for each fund;
22        (4) available contribution funding sources;
23        (5) the impact of any revenue limitations caused by
24    PTELL and employer home rule or non-home rule status; and
25        (6) existing statutory funding compliance procedures
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1    pension funds.
2(Source: P.A. 101-522, eff. 8-23-19.)
 
3    (40 ILCS 5/4-123)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 4-123)
4    Sec. 4-123. To control and manage the Pension Fund. In
5accordance with the applicable provisions of Articles 1 and 1A
6and this Article, to control and manage, exclusively, the
7following:
8        (1) the pension fund,
9        (2) until the board's investment authority is
10    terminated pursuant to Section 4-123.2, investment
11    expenditures and income, including interest dividends,
12    capital gains, and other distributions on the investments,
13    and
14        (3) all money donated, paid, assessed, or provided by
15    law for the pensioning of disabled and retired
16    firefighters, their surviving spouses, minor children, and
17    dependent parents.
18    All money received or collected shall be credited by the
19treasurer of the municipality to the account of the pension
20fund and held by the treasurer of the municipality subject to
21the order and control of the board. The treasurer of the
22municipality shall maintain a record of all money received,
23transferred, and held for the account of the board.
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1    (40 ILCS 5/4-123.2 new)
2    Sec. 4-123.2. To transfer investment authority to the
3Firefighters' Pension Investment Fund. As soon as practicable
4after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st
5General Assembly, but no later than 30 months after the
6effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
7Assembly, each transferor pension fund shall transfer, in
8accordance with the requirements of Section 22C-120 to the
9Firefighters' Pension Investment Fund created under Article
1022C for management and investment all of their securities or
11for which commitments have been made, and all funds, assets, or
12moneys representing permanent or temporary investments, or
13cash reserves maintained for the purpose of obtaining income
14thereon. Upon the transfer of such securities, funds, assets,
15and moneys of a transferor pension fund to the Firefighters'
16Pension Investment Fund, the transferor pension fund shall not
17manage or control the same and shall no longer exercise any
18investment authority pursuant to Section 4-128 of this Code,
19notwithstanding any other provision of this Article to the
20contrary.
21    Nothing in this Section prohibits a fund under this Article
22from maintaining an account, including an interest earning
23account, for the purposes of benefit payments and other
24reasonable expenses after the end of the transition period as
25defined in Section 22C-112, and funds under this Article are
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1provide such accounts and related financial services.
 
2    (40 ILCS 5/7-159)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-159)
3    Sec. 7-159. Surviving spouse annuity - refund of survivor
4credits.
5    (a) Any employee annuitant who (1) upon the date a
6retirement annuity begins is not then married, or (2) is
7married to a person who would not qualify for surviving spouse
8annuity if the person died on such date, is entitled to a
9refund of the survivor credits including interest accumulated
10on the date the annuity begins, excluding survivor credits and
11interest thereon credited during periods of disability, and no
12spouse shall have a right to any surviving spouse annuity from
13this Fund. If the employee annuitant reenters service and upon
14subsequent retirement has a spouse who would qualify for a
15surviving spouse annuity, the employee annuitant may pay the
16fund the amount of the refund plus interest at the effective
17rate at the date of payment. The payment shall qualify the
18spouse for a surviving spouse annuity and the amount paid shall
19be considered as survivor contributions.
20    (b) Instead of a refund under subsection (a), the retiring
21employee may elect to convert the amount of the refund into an
22annuity, payable separately from the retirement annuity. If the
23annuitant dies before the guaranteed amount has been
24distributed, the remainder shall be paid in a lump sum to the
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1any rules necessary for the implementation of this subsection.
2    (c) An annuitant who retired prior to June 1, 2011 and
3received a refund of survivor credits under subsection (a), and
4who thereafter became, and remains, either:
5        (1) a party to a civil union or a party to a legal
6    relationship that is recognized as a civil union or
7    marriage under the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection
8    and Civil Union Act on or after June 1, 2011; or
9        (2) a party to a marriage under the Illinois Marriage
10    and Dissolution of Marriage Act on or after February 26,
11    2014; or
12        (3) a party to a marriage, civil union or other legal
13    relationship that, at the time it was formed, was not
14    legally recognized in Illinois but was subsequently
15    recognized as a civil union or marriage under the Illinois
16    Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act on or
17    after June 1, 2011, a marriage under the Illinois Marriage
18    and Dissolution of Marriage Act on or after February 26,
19    2014, or both;
20may, within a period of one year beginning 5 months after the
21effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General
22Assembly, make an election to re-establish rights to a
23surviving spouse annuity under Sections 7-154 through 7-158
24(notwithstanding the eligibility requirements of paragraph
25(a)(1) of Section 7-154), by paying to the Fund: (1) the total
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1interest thereon at the actuarially assumed rate of return from
2the date of the refund to the date of payment. Such election
3must be made prior to the date of death of the annuitant.
4    The Fund may allow the annuitant to repay this refund over
5a period of not more than 24 months. To the extent permitted by
6the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for federal and
7State tax purposes, if a member pays in monthly installments by
8reducing the monthly benefit by the amount of the otherwise
9applicable contribution, the monthly amount by which the
10annuitant's benefit is reduced shall not be treated as a
11contribution by the annuitant but rather as a reduction of the
12annuitant's monthly benefit.
13    If an annuitant makes an election under this subsection (c)
14and the contributions required are not paid in full, an
15otherwise qualifying spouse shall be given the option to make
16an additional lump sum payment of the remaining contributions
17and qualify for a surviving spouse annuity. Otherwise, an
18additional refund representing contributions made hereunder
19shall be paid at the annuitant's death and there shall be no
20surviving spouse annuity paid.
21    (d) Any surviving spouse of an annuitant who (1) retired
22prior to June 1, 2011, (2) was not married on the date the
23retirement annuity began, (3) received a refund of survivor
24credits under subsection (a), and (4) died prior to the
25implementation of Public Act 99-682 on December 29, 2016 may,
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1effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
2Assembly, make an election to re-establish rights to a
3surviving spouse annuity under Sections 7-154 through 7-158
4(notwithstanding the eligibility requirements of paragraph (a)
5of subsection (1) of Section 7-154), by paying to the Fund: (i)
6the total amount of the refund received for survivor credits;
7and (ii) interest thereon at the actuarially assumed rate of
8return from the date of the refund to the date of payment. The
9surviving spouse must also provide documentation proving he or
10she was married to the annuitant or a party to a civil union
11with the annuitant at the time of death and has not
12subsequently remarried. This proof must include a marriage
13certificate or a certificate for a civil union and any other
14supporting documents deemed necessary by the Fund.
15(Source: P.A. 99-682, eff. 7-29-16.)
 
16    (40 ILCS 5/14-110)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-110)
17    Sec. 14-110. Alternative retirement annuity.
18    (a) Any member who has withdrawn from service with not less
19than 20 years of eligible creditable service and has attained
20age 55, and any member who has withdrawn from service with not
21less than 25 years of eligible creditable service and has
22attained age 50, regardless of whether the attainment of either
23of the specified ages occurs while the member is still in
24service, shall be entitled to receive at the option of the
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1retirement annuity computed as follows:
2        (i) for periods of service as a noncovered employee: if
3    retirement occurs on or after January 1, 2001, 3% of final
4    average compensation for each year of creditable service;
5    if retirement occurs before January 1, 2001, 2 1/4% of
6    final average compensation for each of the first 10 years
7    of creditable service, 2 1/2% for each year above 10 years
8    to and including 20 years of creditable service, and 2 3/4%
9    for each year of creditable service above 20 years; and
10        (ii) for periods of eligible creditable service as a
11    covered employee: if retirement occurs on or after January
12    1, 2001, 2.5% of final average compensation for each year
13    of creditable service; if retirement occurs before January
14    1, 2001, 1.67% of final average compensation for each of
15    the first 10 years of such service, 1.90% for each of the
16    next 10 years of such service, 2.10% for each year of such
17    service in excess of 20 but not exceeding 30, and 2.30% for
18    each year in excess of 30.
19    Such annuity shall be subject to a maximum of 75% of final
20average compensation if retirement occurs before January 1,
212001 or to a maximum of 80% of final average compensation if
22retirement occurs on or after January 1, 2001.
23    These rates shall not be applicable to any service
24performed by a member as a covered employee which is not
25eligible creditable service. Service as a covered employee
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1the rates and provisions of Section 14-108.
2    (b) For the purpose of this Section, "eligible creditable
3service" means creditable service resulting from service in one
4or more of the following positions:
5        (1) State policeman;
6        (2) fire fighter in the fire protection service of a
7    department;
8        (3) air pilot;
9        (4) special agent;
10        (5) investigator for the Secretary of State;
11        (6) conservation police officer;
12        (7) investigator for the Department of Revenue or the
13    Illinois Gaming Board;
14        (8) security employee of the Department of Human
15    Services;
16        (9) Central Management Services security police
17    officer;
18        (10) security employee of the Department of
19    Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice;
20        (11) dangerous drugs investigator;
21        (12) investigator for the Department of State Police;
22        (13) investigator for the Office of the Attorney
23    General;
24        (14) controlled substance inspector;
25        (15) investigator for the Office of the State's
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1        (16) Commerce Commission police officer;
2        (17) arson investigator;
3        (18) State highway maintenance worker;
4        (19) security employee of the Department of Innovation
5    and Technology; or
6        (20) transferred employee.
7    A person employed in one of the positions specified in this
8subsection is entitled to eligible creditable service for
9service credit earned under this Article while undergoing the
10basic police training course approved by the Illinois Law
11Enforcement Training Standards Board, if completion of that
12training is required of persons serving in that position. For
13the purposes of this Code, service during the required basic
14police training course shall be deemed performance of the
15duties of the specified position, even though the person is not
16a sworn peace officer at the time of the training.
17    A person under paragraph (20) is entitled to eligible
18creditable service for service credit earned under this Article
19on and after his or her transfer by Executive Order No.
202003-10, Executive Order No. 2004-2, or Executive Order No.
212016-1.
22    (c) For the purposes of this Section:
23        (1) The term "State policeman" includes any title or
24    position in the Department of State Police that is held by
25    an individual employed under the State Police Act.
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1    service of a department" includes all officers in such fire
2    protection service including fire chiefs and assistant
3    fire chiefs.
4        (3) The term "air pilot" includes any employee whose
5    official job description on file in the Department of
6    Central Management Services, or in the department by which
7    he is employed if that department is not covered by the
8    Personnel Code, states that his principal duty is the
9    operation of aircraft, and who possesses a pilot's license;
10    however, the change in this definition made by this
11    amendatory Act of 1983 shall not operate to exclude any
12    noncovered employee who was an "air pilot" for the purposes
13    of this Section on January 1, 1984.
14        (4) The term "special agent" means any person who by
15    reason of employment by the Division of Narcotic Control,
16    the Bureau of Investigation or, after July 1, 1977, the
17    Division of Criminal Investigation, the Division of
18    Internal Investigation, the Division of Operations, or any
19    other Division or organizational entity in the Department
20    of State Police is vested by law with duties to maintain
21    public order, investigate violations of the criminal law of
22    this State, enforce the laws of this State, make arrests
23    and recover property. The term "special agent" includes any
24    title or position in the Department of State Police that is
25    held by an individual employed under the State Police Act.
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1    means any person employed by the Office of the Secretary of
2    State and vested with such investigative duties as render
3    him ineligible for coverage under the Social Security Act
4    by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D) and
5    218(l)(1) of that Act.
6        A person who became employed as an investigator for the
7    Secretary of State between January 1, 1967 and December 31,
8    1975, and who has served as such until attainment of age
9    60, either continuously or with a single break in service
10    of not more than 3 years duration, which break terminated
11    before January 1, 1976, shall be entitled to have his
12    retirement annuity calculated in accordance with
13    subsection (a), notwithstanding that he has less than 20
14    years of credit for such service.
15        (6) The term "Conservation Police Officer" means any
16    person employed by the Division of Law Enforcement of the
17    Department of Natural Resources and vested with such law
18    enforcement duties as render him ineligible for coverage
19    under the Social Security Act by reason of Sections
20    218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D), and 218(l)(1) of that Act. The
21    term "Conservation Police Officer" includes the positions
22    of Chief Conservation Police Administrator and Assistant
23    Conservation Police Administrator.
24        (7) The term "investigator for the Department of
25    Revenue" means any person employed by the Department of
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1    him ineligible for coverage under the Social Security Act
2    by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D) and
3    218(l)(1) of that Act.
4        The term "investigator for the Illinois Gaming Board"
5    means any person employed as such by the Illinois Gaming
6    Board and vested with such peace officer duties as render
7    the person ineligible for coverage under the Social
8    Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
9    218(d)(8)(D), and 218(l)(1) of that Act.
10        (8) The term "security employee of the Department of
11    Human Services" means any person employed by the Department
12    of Human Services who (i) is employed at the Chester Mental
13    Health Center and has daily contact with the residents
14    thereof, (ii) is employed within a security unit at a
15    facility operated by the Department and has daily contact
16    with the residents of the security unit, (iii) is employed
17    at a facility operated by the Department that includes a
18    security unit and is regularly scheduled to work at least
19    50% of his or her working hours within that security unit,
20    or (iv) is a mental health police officer. "Mental health
21    police officer" means any person employed by the Department
22    of Human Services in a position pertaining to the
23    Department's mental health and developmental disabilities
24    functions who is vested with such law enforcement duties as
25    render the person ineligible for coverage under the Social
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1    218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act. "Security unit"
2    means that portion of a facility that is devoted to the
3    care, containment, and treatment of persons committed to
4    the Department of Human Services as sexually violent
5    persons, persons unfit to stand trial, or persons not
6    guilty by reason of insanity. With respect to past
7    employment, references to the Department of Human Services
8    include its predecessor, the Department of Mental Health
9    and Developmental Disabilities.
10        The changes made to this subdivision (c)(8) by Public
11    Act 92-14 apply to persons who retire on or after January
12    1, 2001, notwithstanding Section 1-103.1.
13        (9) "Central Management Services security police
14    officer" means any person employed by the Department of
15    Central Management Services who is vested with such law
16    enforcement duties as render him ineligible for coverage
17    under the Social Security Act by reason of Sections
18    218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act.
19        (10) For a member who first became an employee under
20    this Article before July 1, 2005, the term "security
21    employee of the Department of Corrections or the Department
22    of Juvenile Justice" means any employee of the Department
23    of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice or the
24    former Department of Personnel, and any member or employee
25    of the Prisoner Review Board, who has daily contact with
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1    or Juvenile facility operated by the Department of Juvenile
2    Justice or who is a parole officer or an employee who has
3    direct contact with committed persons in the performance of
4    his or her job duties. For a member who first becomes an
5    employee under this Article on or after July 1, 2005, the
6    term means an employee of the Department of Corrections or
7    the Department of Juvenile Justice who is any of the
8    following: (i) officially headquartered at a correctional
9    facility or Juvenile facility operated by the Department of
10    Juvenile Justice, (ii) a parole officer, (iii) a member of
11    the apprehension unit, (iv) a member of the intelligence
12    unit, (v) a member of the sort team, or (vi) an
13    investigator.
14        (11) The term "dangerous drugs investigator" means any
15    person who is employed as such by the Department of Human
16    Services.
17        (12) The term "investigator for the Department of State
18    Police" means a person employed by the Department of State
19    Police who is vested under Section 4 of the Narcotic
20    Control Division Abolition Act with such law enforcement
21    powers as render him ineligible for coverage under the
22    Social Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
23    218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act.
24        (13) "Investigator for the Office of the Attorney
25    General" means any person who is employed as such by the
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1    investigative duties as render him ineligible for coverage
2    under the Social Security Act by reason of Sections
3    218(d)(5)(A), 218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act. For
4    the period before January 1, 1989, the term includes all
5    persons who were employed as investigators by the Office of
6    the Attorney General, without regard to social security
7    status.
8        (14) "Controlled substance inspector" means any person
9    who is employed as such by the Department of Professional
10    Regulation and is vested with such law enforcement duties
11    as render him ineligible for coverage under the Social
12    Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
13    218(d)(8)(D) and 218(l)(1) of that Act. The term
14    "controlled substance inspector" includes the Program
15    Executive of Enforcement and the Assistant Program
16    Executive of Enforcement.
17        (15) The term "investigator for the Office of the
18    State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor" means a person
19    employed in that capacity on a full time basis under the
20    authority of Section 7.06 of the State's Attorneys
21    Appellate Prosecutor's Act.
22        (16) "Commerce Commission police officer" means any
23    person employed by the Illinois Commerce Commission who is
24    vested with such law enforcement duties as render him
25    ineligible for coverage under the Social Security Act by
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1    218(l)(1) of that Act.
2        (17) "Arson investigator" means any person who is
3    employed as such by the Office of the State Fire Marshal
4    and is vested with such law enforcement duties as render
5    the person ineligible for coverage under the Social
6    Security Act by reason of Sections 218(d)(5)(A),
7    218(d)(8)(D), and 218(l)(1) of that Act. A person who was
8    employed as an arson investigator on January 1, 1995 and is
9    no longer in service but not yet receiving a retirement
10    annuity may convert his or her creditable service for
11    employment as an arson investigator into eligible
12    creditable service by paying to the System the difference
13    between the employee contributions actually paid for that
14    service and the amounts that would have been contributed if
15    the applicant were contributing at the rate applicable to
16    persons with the same social security status earning
17    eligible creditable service on the date of application.
18        (18) The term "State highway maintenance worker" means
19    a person who is either of the following:
20            (i) A person employed on a full-time basis by the
21        Illinois Department of Transportation in the position
22        of highway maintainer, highway maintenance lead
23        worker, highway maintenance lead/lead worker, heavy
24        construction equipment operator, power shovel
25        operator, or bridge mechanic; and whose principal
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1        actual maintenance necessary to keep the highways that
2        form a part of the State highway system in serviceable
3        condition for vehicular traffic.
4            (ii) A person employed on a full-time basis by the
5        Illinois State Toll Highway Authority in the position
6        of equipment operator/laborer H-4, equipment
7        operator/laborer H-6, welder H-4, welder H-6,
8        mechanical/electrical H-4, mechanical/electrical H-6,
9        water/sewer H-4, water/sewer H-6, sign maker/hanger
10        H-4, sign maker/hanger H-6, roadway lighting H-4,
11        roadway lighting H-6, structural H-4, structural H-6,
12        painter H-4, or painter H-6; and whose principal
13        responsibility is to perform, on the roadway, the
14        actual maintenance necessary to keep the Authority's
15        tollways in serviceable condition for vehicular
16        traffic.
17        (19) The term "security employee of the Department of
18    Innovation and Technology" means a person who was a
19    security employee of the Department of Corrections or the
20    Department of Juvenile Justice, was transferred to the
21    Department of Innovation and Technology pursuant to
22    Executive Order 2016-01, and continues to perform similar
23    job functions under that Department.
24        (20) "Transferred employee" means an employee who was
25    transferred to the Department of Central Management
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1    No. 2004-2 or transferred to the Department of Innovation
2    and Technology by Executive Order No. 2016-1, or both, and
3    was entitled to eligible creditable service for services
4    immediately preceding the transfer.
5    (d) A security employee of the Department of Corrections or
6the Department of Juvenile Justice, a security employee of the
7Department of Human Services who is not a mental health police
8officer, and a security employee of the Department of
9Innovation and Technology shall not be eligible for the
10alternative retirement annuity provided by this Section unless
11he or she meets the following minimum age and service
12requirements at the time of retirement:
13        (i) 25 years of eligible creditable service and age 55;
14    or
15        (ii) beginning January 1, 1987, 25 years of eligible
16    creditable service and age 54, or 24 years of eligible
17    creditable service and age 55; or
18        (iii) beginning January 1, 1988, 25 years of eligible
19    creditable service and age 53, or 23 years of eligible
20    creditable service and age 55; or
21        (iv) beginning January 1, 1989, 25 years of eligible
22    creditable service and age 52, or 22 years of eligible
23    creditable service and age 55; or
24        (v) beginning January 1, 1990, 25 years of eligible
25    creditable service and age 51, or 21 years of eligible
26    creditable service and age 55; or

 

 

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1        (vi) beginning January 1, 1991, 25 years of eligible
2    creditable service and age 50, or 20 years of eligible
3    creditable service and age 55.
4    Persons who have service credit under Article 16 of this
5Code for service as a security employee of the Department of
6Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice, or the
7Department of Human Services in a position requiring
8certification as a teacher may count such service toward
9establishing their eligibility under the service requirements
10of this Section; but such service may be used only for
11establishing such eligibility, and not for the purpose of
12increasing or calculating any benefit.
13    (e) If a member enters military service while working in a
14position in which eligible creditable service may be earned,
15and returns to State service in the same or another such
16position, and fulfills in all other respects the conditions
17prescribed in this Article for credit for military service,
18such military service shall be credited as eligible creditable
19service for the purposes of the retirement annuity prescribed
20in this Section.
21    (f) For purposes of calculating retirement annuities under
22this Section, periods of service rendered after December 31,
231968 and before October 1, 1975 as a covered employee in the
24position of special agent, conservation police officer, mental
25health police officer, or investigator for the Secretary of
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1employee, provided that the employee pays to the System prior
2to retirement an amount equal to (1) the difference between the
3employee contributions that would have been required for such
4service as a noncovered employee, and the amount of employee
5contributions actually paid, plus (2) if payment is made after
6July 31, 1987, regular interest on the amount specified in item
7(1) from the date of service to the date of payment.
8    For purposes of calculating retirement annuities under
9this Section, periods of service rendered after December 31,
101968 and before January 1, 1982 as a covered employee in the
11position of investigator for the Department of Revenue shall be
12deemed to have been service as a noncovered employee, provided
13that the employee pays to the System prior to retirement an
14amount equal to (1) the difference between the employee
15contributions that would have been required for such service as
16a noncovered employee, and the amount of employee contributions
17actually paid, plus (2) if payment is made after January 1,
181990, regular interest on the amount specified in item (1) from
19the date of service to the date of payment.
20    (g) A State policeman may elect, not later than January 1,
211990, to establish eligible creditable service for up to 10
22years of his service as a policeman under Article 3, by filing
23a written election with the Board, accompanied by payment of an
24amount to be determined by the Board, equal to (i) the
25difference between the amount of employee and employer
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1and the amounts that would have been contributed had such
2contributions been made at the rates applicable to State
3policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon at the effective rate for
4each year, compounded annually, from the date of service to the
5date of payment.
6    Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
7policeman may elect, not later than July 1, 1993, to establish
8eligible creditable service for up to 10 years of his service
9as a member of the County Police Department under Article 9, by
10filing a written election with the Board, accompanied by
11payment of an amount to be determined by the Board, equal to
12(i) the difference between the amount of employee and employer
13contributions transferred to the System under Section 9-121.10
14and the amounts that would have been contributed had those
15contributions been made at the rates applicable to State
16policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon at the effective rate for
17each year, compounded annually, from the date of service to the
18date of payment.
19    (h) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
20policeman or investigator for the Secretary of State may elect
21to establish eligible creditable service for up to 12 years of
22his service as a policeman under Article 5, by filing a written
23election with the Board on or before January 31, 1992, and
24paying to the System by January 31, 1994 an amount to be
25determined by the Board, equal to (i) the difference between
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1to the System under Section 5-236, and the amounts that would
2have been contributed had such contributions been made at the
3rates applicable to State policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon
4at the effective rate for each year, compounded annually, from
5the date of service to the date of payment.
6    Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
7policeman, conservation police officer, or investigator for
8the Secretary of State may elect to establish eligible
9creditable service for up to 10 years of service as a sheriff's
10law enforcement employee under Article 7, by filing a written
11election with the Board on or before January 31, 1993, and
12paying to the System by January 31, 1994 an amount to be
13determined by the Board, equal to (i) the difference between
14the amount of employee and employer contributions transferred
15to the System under Section 7-139.7, and the amounts that would
16have been contributed had such contributions been made at the
17rates applicable to State policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon
18at the effective rate for each year, compounded annually, from
19the date of service to the date of payment.
20    Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
21policeman, conservation police officer, or investigator for
22the Secretary of State may elect to establish eligible
23creditable service for up to 5 years of service as a police
24officer under Article 3, a policeman under Article 5, a
25sheriff's law enforcement employee under Article 7, a member of
26the county police department under Article 9, or a police

 

 

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1officer under Article 15 by filing a written election with the
2Board and paying to the System an amount to be determined by
3the Board, equal to (i) the difference between the amount of
4employee and employer contributions transferred to the System
5under Section 3-110.6, 5-236, 7-139.8, 9-121.10, or 15-134.4
6and the amounts that would have been contributed had such
7contributions been made at the rates applicable to State
8policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon at the effective rate for
9each year, compounded annually, from the date of service to the
10date of payment.
11    Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), an
12investigator for the Office of the Attorney General, or an
13investigator for the Department of Revenue, may elect to
14establish eligible creditable service for up to 5 years of
15service as a police officer under Article 3, a policeman under
16Article 5, a sheriff's law enforcement employee under Article
177, or a member of the county police department under Article 9
18by filing a written election with the Board within 6 months
19after August 25, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 96-745)
20and paying to the System an amount to be determined by the
21Board, equal to (i) the difference between the amount of
22employee and employer contributions transferred to the System
23under Section 3-110.6, 5-236, 7-139.8, or 9-121.10 and the
24amounts that would have been contributed had such contributions
25been made at the rates applicable to State policemen, plus (ii)
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1compounded annually, from the date of service to the date of
2payment.
3    Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a State
4policeman, conservation police officer, investigator for the
5Office of the Attorney General, an investigator for the
6Department of Revenue, or investigator for the Secretary of
7State may elect to establish eligible creditable service for up
8to 5 years of service as a person employed by a participating
9municipality to perform police duties, or law enforcement
10officer employed on a full-time basis by a forest preserve
11district under Article 7, a county corrections officer, or a
12court services officer under Article 9, by filing a written
13election with the Board within 6 months after August 25, 2009
14(the effective date of Public Act 96-745) and paying to the
15System an amount to be determined by the Board, equal to (i)
16the difference between the amount of employee and employer
17contributions transferred to the System under Sections 7-139.8
18and 9-121.10 and the amounts that would have been contributed
19had such contributions been made at the rates applicable to
20State policemen, plus (ii) interest thereon at the actuarially
21assumed rate for each year, compounded annually, from the date
22of service to the date of payment.
23    (i) The total amount of eligible creditable service
24established by any person under subsections (g), (h), (j), (k),
25and (l), (l-5), and (o) of this Section shall not exceed 12
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1    (j) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), an
2investigator for the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate
3Prosecutor or a controlled substance inspector may elect to
4establish eligible creditable service for up to 10 years of his
5service as a policeman under Article 3 or a sheriff's law
6enforcement employee under Article 7, by filing a written
7election with the Board, accompanied by payment of an amount to
8be determined by the Board, equal to (1) the difference between
9the amount of employee and employer contributions transferred
10to the System under Section 3-110.6 or 7-139.8, and the amounts
11that would have been contributed had such contributions been
12made at the rates applicable to State policemen, plus (2)
13interest thereon at the effective rate for each year,
14compounded annually, from the date of service to the date of
15payment.
16    (k) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i) of this
17Section, an alternative formula employee may elect to establish
18eligible creditable service for periods spent as a full-time
19law enforcement officer or full-time corrections officer
20employed by the federal government or by a state or local
21government located outside of Illinois, for which credit is not
22held in any other public employee pension fund or retirement
23system. To obtain this credit, the applicant must file a
24written application with the Board by March 31, 1998,
25accompanied by evidence of eligibility acceptable to the Board
26and payment of an amount to be determined by the Board, equal

 

 

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1to (1) employee contributions for the credit being established,
2based upon the applicant's salary on the first day as an
3alternative formula employee after the employment for which
4credit is being established and the rates then applicable to
5alternative formula employees, plus (2) an amount determined by
6the Board to be the employer's normal cost of the benefits
7accrued for the credit being established, plus (3) regular
8interest on the amounts in items (1) and (2) from the first day
9as an alternative formula employee after the employment for
10which credit is being established to the date of payment.
11    (l) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a security
12employee of the Department of Corrections may elect, not later
13than July 1, 1998, to establish eligible creditable service for
14up to 10 years of his or her service as a policeman under
15Article 3, by filing a written election with the Board,
16accompanied by payment of an amount to be determined by the
17Board, equal to (i) the difference between the amount of
18employee and employer contributions transferred to the System
19under Section 3-110.5, and the amounts that would have been
20contributed had such contributions been made at the rates
21applicable to security employees of the Department of
22Corrections, plus (ii) interest thereon at the effective rate
23for each year, compounded annually, from the date of service to
24the date of payment.
25    (l-5) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i) of this
26Section, a State policeman may elect to establish eligible

 

 

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1creditable service for up to 5 years of service as a full-time
2law enforcement officer employed by the federal government or
3by a state or local government located outside of Illinois for
4which credit is not held in any other public employee pension
5fund or retirement system. To obtain this credit, the applicant
6must file a written application with the Board no later than 3
7years after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
8101st General Assembly, accompanied by evidence of eligibility
9acceptable to the Board and payment of an amount to be
10determined by the Board, equal to (1) employee contributions
11for the credit being established, based upon the applicant's
12salary on the first day as an alternative formula employee
13after the employment for which credit is being established and
14the rates then applicable to alternative formula employees,
15plus (2) an amount determined by the Board to be the employer's
16normal cost of the benefits accrued for the credit being
17established, plus (3) regular interest on the amounts in items
18(1) and (2) from the first day as an alternative formula
19employee after the employment for which credit is being
20established to the date of payment.
21    (m) The amendatory changes to this Section made by this
22amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly apply only to: (1)
23security employees of the Department of Juvenile Justice
24employed by the Department of Corrections before the effective
25date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly and
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1amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly; and (2) persons
2employed by the Department of Juvenile Justice on or after the
3effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
4Assembly who are required by subsection (b) of Section 3-2.5-15
5of the Unified Code of Corrections to have any bachelor's or
6advanced degree from an accredited college or university or, in
7the case of persons who provide vocational training, who are
8required to have adequate knowledge in the skill for which they
9are providing the vocational training.
10    (n) A person employed in a position under subsection (b) of
11this Section who has purchased service credit under subsection
12(j) of Section 14-104 or subsection (b) of Section 14-105 in
13any other capacity under this Article may convert up to 5 years
14of that service credit into service credit covered under this
15Section by paying to the Fund an amount equal to (1) the
16additional employee contribution required under Section
1714-133, plus (2) the additional employer contribution required
18under Section 14-131, plus (3) interest on items (1) and (2) at
19the actuarially assumed rate from the date of the service to
20the date of payment.
21    (o) Subject to the limitation in subsection (i), a
22conservation police officer, investigator for the Secretary of
23State, Commerce Commission police officer, investigator for
24the Department of Revenue or the Illinois Gaming Board, or
25arson investigator subject to subsection (g) of Section 1-160
26may elect to convert up to 8 years of service credit

 

 

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1established before the effective date of this amendatory Act of
2the 101st General Assembly as a conservation police officer,
3investigator for the Secretary of State, Commerce Commission
4police officer, investigator for the Department of Revenue or
5the Illinois Gaming Board, or arson investigator under this
6Article into eligible creditable service by filing a written
7election with the Board no later than one year after the
8effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
9Assembly, accompanied by payment of an amount to be determined
10by the Board equal to (i) the difference between the amount of
11the employee contributions actually paid for that service and
12the amount of the employee contributions that would have been
13paid had the employee contributions been made as a noncovered
14employee serving in a position in which eligible creditable
15service, as defined in this Section, may be earned, plus (ii)
16interest thereon at the effective rate for each year,
17compounded annually, from the date of service to the date of
18payment.
19(Source: P.A. 100-19, eff. 1-1-18; 100-611, eff. 7-20-18.)
 
20    (40 ILCS 5/14-152.1)
21    Sec. 14-152.1. Application and expiration of new benefit
22increases.
23    (a) As used in this Section, "new benefit increase" means
24an increase in the amount of any benefit provided under this
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1any benefit under this Article, that results from an amendment
2to this Code that takes effect after June 1, 2005 (the
3effective date of Public Act 94-4). "New benefit increase",
4however, does not include any benefit increase resulting from
5the changes made to Article 1 or this Article by Public Act
696-37, Public Act 100-23, Public Act 100-587, or Public Act
7100-611, or Public Act 101-10, or this amendatory Act of the
8101st General Assembly this amendatory Act of the 101st General
9Assembly.
10    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code or any
11subsequent amendment to this Code, every new benefit increase
12is subject to this Section and shall be deemed to be granted
13only in conformance with and contingent upon compliance with
14the provisions of this Section.
15    (c) The Public Act enacting a new benefit increase must
16identify and provide for payment to the System of additional
17funding at least sufficient to fund the resulting annual
18increase in cost to the System as it accrues.
19    Every new benefit increase is contingent upon the General
20Assembly providing the additional funding required under this
21subsection. The Commission on Government Forecasting and
22Accountability shall analyze whether adequate additional
23funding has been provided for the new benefit increase and
24shall report its analysis to the Public Pension Division of the
25Department of Insurance. A new benefit increase created by a
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1required under this subsection is null and void. If the Public
2Pension Division determines that the additional funding
3provided for a new benefit increase under this subsection is or
4has become inadequate, it may so certify to the Governor and
5the State Comptroller and, in the absence of corrective action
6by the General Assembly, the new benefit increase shall expire
7at the end of the fiscal year in which the certification is
8made.
9    (d) Every new benefit increase shall expire 5 years after
10its effective date or on such earlier date as may be specified
11in the language enacting the new benefit increase or provided
12under subsection (c). This does not prevent the General
13Assembly from extending or re-creating a new benefit increase
14by law.
15    (e) Except as otherwise provided in the language creating
16the new benefit increase, a new benefit increase that expires
17under this Section continues to apply to persons who applied
18and qualified for the affected benefit while the new benefit
19increase was in effect and to the affected beneficiaries and
20alternate payees of such persons, but does not apply to any
21other person, including, without limitation, a person who
22continues in service after the expiration date and did not
23apply and qualify for the affected benefit while the new
24benefit increase was in effect.
25(Source: P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17; 100-587, eff. 6-4-18;
26100-611, eff. 7-20-18; 101-10, eff. 6-5-19; 101-81, eff.

 

 

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17-12-19; revised 7-24-19.)
 
2    (40 ILCS 5/15-120)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-120)
3    Sec. 15-120. Beneficiary; survivor annuitant under
4portable benefit package. "Beneficiary": The person or persons
5designated by the participant or annuitant in the last written
6designation on file with the board; or if no person so
7designated survives, or if no designation is on file, the
8estate of the participant or annuitant. Acceptance by the
9participant of a refund of accumulated contributions or an
10accelerated pension benefit payment under Section 15-185.5
11shall result in cancellation of all beneficiary designations
12previously filed. A spouse whose marriage was dissolved shall
13be disqualified as beneficiary unless the spouse was designated
14as beneficiary after the effective date of the dissolution of
15marriage.
16    After a joint and survivor annuity commences under the
17portable benefit package, the survivor annuitant of a joint and
18survivor annuity is not disqualified, and may not be removed,
19as the survivor annuitant by a dissolution of the survivor's
20marriage with the participant or annuitant.
21(Source: P.A. 91-887, eff. 7-6-00.)
 
22    (40 ILCS 5/15-135)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-135)
23    Sec. 15-135. Retirement annuities - Conditions.
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1participant who retires in one of the following specified years
2with the specified amount of service is entitled to a
3retirement annuity at any age under the retirement program
4applicable to the participant:
5        35 years if retirement is in 1997 or before;
6        34 years if retirement is in 1998;
7        33 years if retirement is in 1999;
8        32 years if retirement is in 2000;
9        31 years if retirement is in 2001;
10        30 years if retirement is in 2002 or later.
11    A participant with 8 or more years of service after
12September 1, 1941, is entitled to a retirement annuity on or
13after attainment of age 55.
14    A participant with at least 5 but less than 8 years of
15service after September 1, 1941, is entitled to a retirement
16annuity on or after attainment of age 62.
17    A participant who has at least 25 years of service in this
18system as a police officer or firefighter is entitled to a
19retirement annuity on or after the attainment of age 50, if
20Rule 4 of Section 15-136 is applicable to the participant.
21    (a-5) A Tier 2 member is entitled to a retirement annuity
22upon written application if he or she has attained age 67 and
23has at least 10 years of service credit and is otherwise
24eligible under the requirements of this Article. A Tier 2
25member who has attained age 62 and has at least 10 years of
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1of this Article may elect to receive the lower retirement
2annuity provided in subsection (b-5) of Section 15-136 of this
3Article.
4    (a-10) A Tier 2 member who has at least 20 years of service
5in this system as a police officer or firefighter is entitled
6to a retirement annuity upon written application on or after
7the attainment of age 60 if Rule 4 of Section 15-136 is
8applicable to the participant. The changes made to this
9subsection by this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly
10apply retroactively to January 1, 2011.
11    (b) The annuity payment period shall begin on the date
12specified by the participant or the recipient of a disability
13retirement annuity submitting a written application. For a
14participant, the date on which the annuity payment period
15begins shall not be prior to termination of employment or more
16than one year before the application is received by the board;
17however, if the participant is not an employee of an employer
18participating in this System or in a participating system as
19defined in Article 20 of this Code on April 1 of the calendar
20year next following the calendar year in which the participant
21attains age 70 1/2, the annuity payment period shall begin on
22that date regardless of whether an application has been filed.
23For a recipient of a disability retirement annuity, the date on
24which the annuity payment period begins shall not be prior to
25the discontinuation of the disability retirement annuity under
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1    (c) An annuity is not payable if the amount provided under
2Section 15-136 is less than $10 per month.
3(Source: P.A. 100-556, eff. 12-8-17.)
 
4    (40 ILCS 5/15-136)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-136)
5    (Text of Section WITHOUT the changes made by P.A. 98-599,
6which has been held unconstitutional)
7    Sec. 15-136. Retirement annuities - Amount. The provisions
8of this Section 15-136 apply only to those participants who are
9participating in the traditional benefit package or the
10portable benefit package and do not apply to participants who
11are participating in the self-managed plan.
12    (a) The amount of a participant's retirement annuity,
13expressed in the form of a single-life annuity, shall be
14determined by whichever of the following rules is applicable
15and provides the largest annuity:
16    Rule 1: The retirement annuity shall be 1.67% of final rate
17of earnings for each of the first 10 years of service, 1.90%
18for each of the next 10 years of service, 2.10% for each year
19of service in excess of 20 but not exceeding 30, and 2.30% for
20each year in excess of 30; or for persons who retire on or
21after January 1, 1998, 2.2% of the final rate of earnings for
22each year of service.
23    Rule 2: The retirement annuity shall be the sum of the
24following, determined from amounts credited to the participant
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1of interest in effect at the time the retirement annuity
2begins:
3        (i) the normal annuity which can be provided on an
4    actuarially equivalent basis, by the accumulated normal
5    contributions as of the date the annuity begins;
6        (ii) an annuity from employer contributions of an
7    amount equal to that which can be provided on an
8    actuarially equivalent basis from the accumulated normal
9    contributions made by the participant under Section
10    15-113.6 and Section 15-113.7 plus 1.4 times all other
11    accumulated normal contributions made by the participant;
12    and
13        (iii) the annuity that can be provided on an
14    actuarially equivalent basis from the entire contribution
15    made by the participant under Section 15-113.3.
16    With respect to a police officer or firefighter who retires
17on or after August 14, 1998, the accumulated normal
18contributions taken into account under clauses (i) and (ii) of
19this Rule 2 shall include the additional normal contributions
20made by the police officer or firefighter under Section
2115-157(a).
22    The amount of a retirement annuity calculated under this
23Rule 2 shall be computed solely on the basis of the
24participant's accumulated normal contributions, as specified
25in this Rule and defined in Section 15-116. Neither an employee
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115-136.2 nor any other employer contribution shall be used in
2the calculation of the amount of a retirement annuity under
3this Rule 2.
4    This amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly is a
5clarification of existing law and applies to every participant
6and annuitant without regard to whether status as an employee
7terminates before the effective date of this amendatory Act.
8    This Rule 2 does not apply to a person who first becomes an
9employee under this Article on or after July 1, 2005.
10    Rule 3: The retirement annuity of a participant who is
11employed at least one-half time during the period on which his
12or her final rate of earnings is based, shall be equal to the
13participant's years of service not to exceed 30, multiplied by
14(1) $96 if the participant's final rate of earnings is less
15than $3,500, (2) $108 if the final rate of earnings is at least
16$3,500 but less than $4,500, (3) $120 if the final rate of
17earnings is at least $4,500 but less than $5,500, (4) $132 if
18the final rate of earnings is at least $5,500 but less than
19$6,500, (5) $144 if the final rate of earnings is at least
20$6,500 but less than $7,500, (6) $156 if the final rate of
21earnings is at least $7,500 but less than $8,500, (7) $168 if
22the final rate of earnings is at least $8,500 but less than
23$9,500, and (8) $180 if the final rate of earnings is $9,500 or
24more, except that the annuity for those persons having made an
25election under Section 15-154(a-1) shall be calculated and
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1to the provisions of Section 15-136.4.
2    Rule 4: A participant who is at least age 50 and has 25 or
3more years of service as a police officer or firefighter, and a
4participant who is age 55 or over and has at least 20 but less
5than 25 years of service as a police officer or firefighter,
6shall be entitled to a retirement annuity of 2 1/4% of the
7final rate of earnings for each of the first 10 years of
8service as a police officer or firefighter, 2 1/2% for each of
9the next 10 years of service as a police officer or
10firefighter, and 2 3/4% for each year of service as a police
11officer or firefighter in excess of 20. The retirement annuity
12for all other service shall be computed under Rule 1. A Tier 2
13member is eligible for a retirement annuity calculated under
14Rule 4 only if that Tier 2 member meets the service
15requirements for that benefit calculation as prescribed under
16this Rule 4 in addition to the applicable age requirement under
17subsection (a-10) (a-5) of Section 15-135.
18    For purposes of this Rule 4, a participant's service as a
19firefighter shall also include the following:
20        (i) service that is performed while the person is an
21    employee under subsection (h) of Section 15-107; and
22        (ii) in the case of an individual who was a
23    participating employee employed in the fire department of
24    the University of Illinois's Champaign-Urbana campus
25    immediately prior to the elimination of that fire
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1    that fire department transferred to another job with the
2    University of Illinois, service performed as an employee of
3    the University of Illinois in a position other than police
4    officer or firefighter, from the date of that transfer
5    until the employee's next termination of service with the
6    University of Illinois.
7    (b) For a Tier 1 member, the retirement annuity provided
8under Rules 1 and 3 above shall be reduced by 1/2 of 1% for each
9month the participant is under age 60 at the time of
10retirement. However, this reduction shall not apply in the
11following cases:
12        (1) For a disabled participant whose disability
13    benefits have been discontinued because he or she has
14    exhausted eligibility for disability benefits under clause
15    (6) of Section 15-152;
16        (2) For a participant who has at least the number of
17    years of service required to retire at any age under
18    subsection (a) of Section 15-135; or
19        (3) For that portion of a retirement annuity which has
20    been provided on account of service of the participant
21    during periods when he or she performed the duties of a
22    police officer or firefighter, if these duties were
23    performed for at least 5 years immediately preceding the
24    date the retirement annuity is to begin.
25    (b-5) The retirement annuity of a Tier 2 member who is
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110 years of service credit shall be reduced by 1/2 of 1% for
2each full month that the member's age is under age 67.
3    (c) The maximum retirement annuity provided under Rules 1,
42, 4, and 5 shall be the lesser of (1) the annual limit of
5benefits as specified in Section 415 of the Internal Revenue
6Code of 1986, as such Section may be amended from time to time
7and as such benefit limits shall be adjusted by the
8Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and (2) 80% of final rate of
9earnings.
10    (d) A Tier 1 member whose status as an employee terminates
11after August 14, 1969 shall receive automatic increases in his
12or her retirement annuity as follows:
13    Effective January 1 immediately following the date the
14retirement annuity begins, the annuitant shall receive an
15increase in his or her monthly retirement annuity of 0.125% of
16the monthly retirement annuity provided under Rule 1, Rule 2,
17Rule 3, or Rule 4 contained in this Section, multiplied by the
18number of full months which elapsed from the date the
19retirement annuity payments began to January 1, 1972, plus
200.1667% of such annuity, multiplied by the number of full
21months which elapsed from January 1, 1972, or the date the
22retirement annuity payments began, whichever is later, to
23January 1, 1978, plus 0.25% of such annuity multiplied by the
24number of full months which elapsed from January 1, 1978, or
25the date the retirement annuity payments began, whichever is
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1    The annuitant shall receive an increase in his or her
2monthly retirement annuity on each January 1 thereafter during
3the annuitant's life of 3% of the monthly annuity provided
4under Rule 1, Rule 2, Rule 3, or Rule 4 contained in this
5Section. The change made under this subsection by P.A. 81-970
6is effective January 1, 1980 and applies to each annuitant
7whose status as an employee terminates before or after that
8date.
9    Beginning January 1, 1990, all automatic annual increases
10payable under this Section shall be calculated as a percentage
11of the total annuity payable at the time of the increase,
12including all increases previously granted under this Article.
13    The change made in this subsection by P.A. 85-1008 is
14effective January 26, 1988, and is applicable without regard to
15whether status as an employee terminated before that date.
16    (d-5) A retirement annuity of a Tier 2 member shall receive
17annual increases on the January 1 occurring either on or after
18the attainment of age 67 or the first anniversary of the
19annuity start date, whichever is later. Each annual increase
20shall be calculated at 3% or one half the annual unadjusted
21percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the consumer
22price index-u for the 12 months ending with the September
23preceding each November 1, whichever is less, of the originally
24granted retirement annuity. If the annual unadjusted
25percentage change in the consumer price index-u for the 12
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1zero or there is a decrease, then the annuity shall not be
2increased.
3    (e) If, on January 1, 1987, or the date the retirement
4annuity payment period begins, whichever is later, the sum of
5the retirement annuity provided under Rule 1 or Rule 2 of this
6Section and the automatic annual increases provided under the
7preceding subsection or Section 15-136.1, amounts to less than
8the retirement annuity which would be provided by Rule 3, the
9retirement annuity shall be increased as of January 1, 1987, or
10the date the retirement annuity payment period begins,
11whichever is later, to the amount which would be provided by
12Rule 3 of this Section. Such increased amount shall be
13considered as the retirement annuity in determining benefits
14provided under other Sections of this Article. This paragraph
15applies without regard to whether status as an employee
16terminated before the effective date of this amendatory Act of
171987, provided that the annuitant was employed at least
18one-half time during the period on which the final rate of
19earnings was based.
20    (f) A participant is entitled to such additional annuity as
21may be provided on an actuarially equivalent basis, by any
22accumulated additional contributions to his or her credit.
23However, the additional contributions made by the participant
24toward the automatic increases in annuity provided under this
25Section shall not be taken into account in determining the
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1    (g) If, (1) by law, a function of a governmental unit, as
2defined by Section 20-107 of this Code, is transferred in whole
3or in part to an employer, and (2) a participant transfers
4employment from such governmental unit to such employer within
56 months after the transfer of the function, and (3) the sum of
6(A) the annuity payable to the participant under Rule 1, 2, or
73 of this Section (B) all proportional annuities payable to the
8participant by all other retirement systems covered by Article
920, and (C) the initial primary insurance amount to which the
10participant is entitled under the Social Security Act, is less
11than the retirement annuity which would have been payable if
12all of the participant's pension credits validated under
13Section 20-109 had been validated under this system, a
14supplemental annuity equal to the difference in such amounts
15shall be payable to the participant.
16    (h) On January 1, 1981, an annuitant who was receiving a
17retirement annuity on or before January 1, 1971 shall have his
18or her retirement annuity then being paid increased $1 per
19month for each year of creditable service. On January 1, 1982,
20an annuitant whose retirement annuity began on or before
21January 1, 1977, shall have his or her retirement annuity then
22being paid increased $1 per month for each year of creditable
23service.
24    (i) On January 1, 1987, any annuitant whose retirement
25annuity began on or before January 1, 1977, shall have the
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1per year of creditable service times the number of years that
2have elapsed since the annuity began.
3    (j) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act
4of the 101st General Assembly apply retroactively to January 1,
52011.
6(Source: P.A. 97-933, eff. 8-10-12; 97-968, eff. 8-16-12;
798-92, eff. 7-16-13.)
 
8    (40 ILCS 5/15-159)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-159)
9    Sec. 15-159. Board created.
10    (a) A board of trustees constituted as provided in this
11Section shall administer this System. The board shall be known
12as the Board of Trustees of the State Universities Retirement
13System.
14    (b) (Blank).
15    (c) (Blank).
16    (d) Beginning on the 90th day after April 3, 2009 (the
17effective date of Public Act 96-6), the Board of Trustees shall
18be constituted as follows:
19        (1) The Chairperson of the Board of Higher Education,
20    who shall act as chairperson of this Board.
21        (2) Four trustees appointed by the Governor with the
22    advice and consent of the Senate who may not be members of
23    the system or hold an elective State office and who shall
24    serve for a term of 6 years, except that the terms of the
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1    follows: 2 for a term of 3 years and 2 for a term of 6
2    years.
3        (3) Four active participants of the system to be
4    elected from the contributing membership of the system by
5    the contributing members, no more than 2 of which may be
6    from any of the University of Illinois campuses, who shall
7    serve for a term of 6 years, except that the terms of the
8    initial electees shall be as follows: 2 for a term of 3
9    years and 2 for a term of 6 years.
10        (4) Two annuitants of the system who have been
11    annuitants for at least one full year, to be elected from
12    and by the annuitants of the system, no more than one of
13    which may be from any of the University of Illinois
14    campuses, who shall serve for a term of 6 years, except
15    that the terms of the initial electees shall be as follows:
16    one for a term of 3 years and one for a term of 6 years.
17    The chairperson of the Board shall be appointed by the
18Governor from among the trustees.
19    For the purposes of this Section, the Governor may make a
20nomination and the Senate may confirm the nominee in advance of
21the commencement of the nominee's term of office.
22    (e) The 6 elected trustees shall be elected within 90 days
23after April 3, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 96-6) for
24a term beginning on the 90th day after that effective date.
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1and such election shall be held on May 1, or on May 2 when May 1
2falls on a Sunday. The board may establish rules for the
3election of trustees to implement the provisions of Public Act
496-6 and for future elections. Candidates for the participating
5trustee shall be nominated by petitions in writing, signed by
6not less than 400 participants with their addresses shown
7opposite their names. Candidates for the annuitant trustee
8shall be nominated by petitions in writing, signed by not less
9than 100 annuitants with their addresses shown opposite their
10names. If there is more than one qualified nominee for each
11elected trustee, then the board shall conduct a secret ballot
12election by mail for that trustee, in accordance with rules as
13established by the board. If there is only one qualified person
14nominated by petition for each elected trustee, then the
15election as required by this Section shall not be conducted for
16that trustee and the board shall declare such nominee duly
17elected. A vacancy occurring in the elective membership of the
18board shall be filled for the unexpired term by the elected
19trustees serving on the board for the remainder of the term.
20Nothing in this subsection shall preclude the adoption of rules
21providing for internet or phone balloting in addition, or as an
22alternative, to election by mail.
23    (f) A vacancy in the appointed membership on the board of
24trustees caused by resignation, death, expiration of term of
25office, or other reason shall be filled by a qualified person
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1term.
2    (g) Trustees (other than the trustees incumbent on June 30,
31995 or as provided in subsection (c) of this Section) shall
4continue in office until their respective successors are
5appointed and have qualified, except that a trustee appointed
6to one of the participant positions shall be disqualified
7immediately upon the termination of his or her status as a
8participant and a trustee appointed to one of the annuitant
9positions shall be disqualified immediately upon the
10termination of his or her status as an annuitant receiving a
11retirement annuity.
12    (h) Each trustee must take an oath of office before a
13notary public of this State and shall qualify as a trustee upon
14the presentation to the board of a certified copy of the oath.
15The oath must state that the person will diligently and
16honestly administer the affairs of the retirement system, and
17will not knowingly violate or willfully permit to be violated
18any provisions of this Article.
19    Each trustee shall serve without compensation but shall be
20reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in attending
21board meetings and carrying out his or her duties as a trustee
22or officer of the system.
23(Source: P.A. 98-92, eff. 7-16-13.)
 
24    (40 ILCS 5/15-198)
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1increases.
2    (a) As used in this Section, "new benefit increase" means
3an increase in the amount of any benefit provided under this
4Article, or an expansion of the conditions of eligibility for
5any benefit under this Article, that results from an amendment
6to this Code that takes effect after June 1, 2005 (the
7effective date of Public Act 94-4) this amendatory Act of the
894th General Assembly. "New benefit increase", however, does
9not include any benefit increase resulting from the changes
10made to Article 1 or this Article by Public Act 100-23, Public
11Act 100-587, or Public Act 100-769, or Public Act 101-10, or
12this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly this
13amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
14    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code or any
15subsequent amendment to this Code, every new benefit increase
16is subject to this Section and shall be deemed to be granted
17only in conformance with and contingent upon compliance with
18the provisions of this Section.
19    (c) The Public Act enacting a new benefit increase must
20identify and provide for payment to the System of additional
21funding at least sufficient to fund the resulting annual
22increase in cost to the System as it accrues.
23    Every new benefit increase is contingent upon the General
24Assembly providing the additional funding required under this
25subsection. The Commission on Government Forecasting and
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1funding has been provided for the new benefit increase and
2shall report its analysis to the Public Pension Division of the
3Department of Insurance. A new benefit increase created by a
4Public Act that does not include the additional funding
5required under this subsection is null and void. If the Public
6Pension Division determines that the additional funding
7provided for a new benefit increase under this subsection is or
8has become inadequate, it may so certify to the Governor and
9the State Comptroller and, in the absence of corrective action
10by the General Assembly, the new benefit increase shall expire
11at the end of the fiscal year in which the certification is
12made.
13    (d) Every new benefit increase shall expire 5 years after
14its effective date or on such earlier date as may be specified
15in the language enacting the new benefit increase or provided
16under subsection (c). This does not prevent the General
17Assembly from extending or re-creating a new benefit increase
18by law.
19    (e) Except as otherwise provided in the language creating
20the new benefit increase, a new benefit increase that expires
21under this Section continues to apply to persons who applied
22and qualified for the affected benefit while the new benefit
23increase was in effect and to the affected beneficiaries and
24alternate payees of such persons, but does not apply to any
25other person, including, without limitation, a person who
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1apply and qualify for the affected benefit while the new
2benefit increase was in effect.
3(Source: P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17; 100-587, eff. 6-4-18;
4100-769, eff. 8-10-18; 101-10, eff. 6-5-19; 101-81, eff.
57-12-19; revised 8-1-19.)
 
6    (40 ILCS 5/16-163)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-163)
7    Sec. 16-163. Board created. A board of 15 13 members
8constitutes the board of trustees authorized to carry out the
9provisions of this Article and is responsible for the general
10administration of the System. The board shall be known as the
11Board of Trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System of the
12State of Illinois. The board shall be composed of the
13Superintendent of Education, ex officio, who shall be the
14president of the board; 7 6 persons, not members of the System,
15to be appointed by the Governor, who shall hold no elected
16State office; 5 4 persons who, at the time of their election,
17are teachers as defined in Section 16-106, elected by the
18contributing members; and 2 annuitant members elected by the
19annuitants of the System, as provided in Section 16-165. The
20president of the board shall be appointed by the Governor from
21among the trustees.
22(Source: P.A. 96-6, eff. 4-3-09.)
 
23    (40 ILCS 5/16-164)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-164)
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1appointed members - vacancies. Terms of office for the
2appointed members shall begin on July 15 of an even-numbered
3year, except that the terms of office for members appointed
4pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly
5shall begin upon being confirmed by the Senate. The Governor
6shall appoint 3 members as trustees with the advice and consent
7of the Senate in each even-numbered year who shall hold office
8for a term of 4 years, except that, of the members appointed
9pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, 3
10members shall be appointed for a term ending July 14, 2012 and
113 members shall be appointed for a term ending July 14, 2014.
12The Governor shall appoint the additional member authorized
13under this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly with
14the advice and consent of the Senate for a term beginning on
15July 15, 2020 and ending July 14, 2022, and successors shall
16hold office for a term of 4 years. Each such appointee shall
17reside in and be a taxpayer in the territory covered by this
18system, shall be interested in public school welfare, and
19experienced and competent in financial and business
20management. A vacancy in the term of an appointed trustee shall
21be filled for the unexpired term by appointment of the
22Governor.
23    Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the
24contrary, the term of office of each member of the Board
25appointed by the Governor who is sitting on the Board on the
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1Assembly is terminated on that effective date. A trustee
2sitting on the Board on the effective date of this amendatory
3Act of the 96th General Assembly may not hold over in office
4for more than 60 days after the effective date of this
5amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. Nothing in this
6Section shall prevent the Governor from making a temporary
7appointment or nominating a trustee holding office on the day
8before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th
9General Assembly.
10(Source: P.A. 96-6, eff. 4-3-09.)
 
11    (40 ILCS 5/16-165)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-165)
12    Sec. 16-165. Board; elected members; vacancies.
13    (a) In each odd-numbered year, if there are 2 teachers
14whose terms of office will expire in that year, there shall be
15elected 2 teachers who shall hold office for a term of 4 years
16beginning July 15 next following their election or, if there
17are 3 teachers whose terms of office will expire in that year,
18there shall be elected 3 teachers who shall hold office for a
19term of 4 years beginning July 15 next following their
20election, in the manner provided under this Section. An elected
21teacher member of the board who ceases to be a teacher as
22defined in Section 16-106 may continue to serve on the board
23for the remainder of the term to which he or she was elected.
24    (b) One elected annuitant trustee shall first be elected in
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1years beginning July 15 next following his or her election.
2    (c) The elected annuitant position created by this
3amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly shall be filled as
4soon as possible in the manner provided for vacancies, for an
5initial term ending July 15, 2001. One elected annuitant
6trustee shall be elected in 2001, and in every fourth year
7thereafter, for a term of 4 years beginning July 15 next
8following his or her election.
9    The elected teacher position created by this amendatory Act
10of the 101st General Assembly shall be for an initial 3-year
11term and shall be filled in the manner provided for vacancies;
12except that if the teacher candidate who receives the highest
13number of votes and the incumbent members not up for election
14belong to the same statewide teacher organization, then the
15teacher candidate who receives the highest number of votes and
16is not a member of that statewide teacher organization shall be
17declared elected.
18    (d) Elections shall be held on May 1, unless May 1 falls on
19a Saturday or Sunday, in which event the election shall be
20conducted on the following Monday. Candidates shall be
21nominated by petitions in writing, signed by not less than 500
22teachers or annuitants, as the case may be, with their
23addresses shown opposite their names. The petitions shall be
24filed with the board's Secretary not less than 90 nor more than
25120 days prior to May 1. The Secretary shall determine their
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1    (d-5) Beginning July 15, 2020, not more than 4 of the 5
2teachers elected to the Board of Trustees may be active members
3of the same statewide teacher organization. For the purposes of
4this Section, "statewide teacher organization" means a teacher
5organization (1) in which membership is not restricted to
6persons living or teaching within a limited geographical area
7of this State and (2) that has among its membership at least
810,000 persons who participate in this System.
9    Candidates for the teacher positions on the Board shall
10indicate, in their nomination petitions and campaign
11materials, which (if any) statewide teacher organizations they
12have belonged to during the 5 years preceding the election.
13    (e) If, for either teacher or annuitant members, the number
14of qualified nominees exceeds the number of available
15positions, the system shall prepare an appropriate ballot with
16the names of the candidates in alphabetical order and shall
17mail one copy thereof, at least 10 days prior to the election
18day, to each teacher or annuitant of this system as of the
19latest date practicable, at the latest known address, together
20with a return envelope addressed to the board and also a
21smaller envelope marked "For Ballot Only", and a slip for
22signature. Each voter, upon marking his ballot with a cross
23mark in the square before the name of the person voted for,
24shall place the ballot in the envelope marked "For Ballot
25Only", seal the envelope, write on the slip provided therefor
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1envelope containing the marked ballot in the return envelope
2addressed to the board, and mail it. Whether a person is
3eligible to vote for the teacher nominees or the annuitant
4nominees shall be determined from system payroll records as of
5March 1.
6    Upon receipt of the return envelopes, the system shall open
7them and set aside unopened the envelopes marked "For Ballot
8Only". On election day ballots shall be publicly opened and
9counted by the trustees or canvassers appointed therefor. Each
10vote cast for a candidate represents one vote only. No ballot
11arriving after 10 o'clock a.m. on election day shall be
12counted.
13    (e-3) The 2 teacher candidates or 3 teacher candidates,
14whichever is applicable for that election, and the annuitant
15candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be
16declared elected; except that beginning with the election in
172021, if the teacher candidate who receives the highest number
18of votes and the incumbent members not up for election belong
19to the same statewide teacher organization, then the second
20teacher candidate to be declared elected shall be the candidate
21who is not a member of the same statewide teacher organization
22and receives the highest number of votes, unless there is no
23such candidate or at least one candidate declared elected in
24the same election is not a member of that statewide teacher
25organization. The board shall declare the results of the
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1the results thereof within 30 days after the election.
2    (e-5) If, for either class of members, there are only as
3many qualified nominees as there are positions available, the
4balloting as described in this Section shall not be conducted
5for those nominees, and the board shall declare them duly
6elected.
7    (f) A vacancy occurring in the elective membership of the
8board shall be filled for the unexpired term by a person
9qualified for the vacant position, selected by the remaining
10elected members of the board, if there are no more than 6
11months remaining on the term. For a term with more than 6
12months remaining, the Director of the Teachers' Retirement
13System of the State of Illinois shall institute an election in
14accordance with this Act to fill the unexpired term.
15(Source: P.A. 94-423, eff. 8-2-05; 94-710, eff. 12-5-05;
1695-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
 
17    (40 ILCS 5/Art. 22B heading new)
18
ARTICLE 22B. THE POLICE OFFICERS' PENSION INVESTMENT FUND

 
19    (40 ILCS 5/22B-101 new)
20    Sec. 22B-101. Establishment. The Police Officers' Pension
21Investment Fund is created with authority to manage the
22reserves, funds, assets, securities, properties, and moneys of
23the police pension funds created pursuant to Article 3 of this
24Code, all as provided in this Article.
 

 

 

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1    (40 ILCS 5/22B-102 new)
2    Sec. 22B-102. Definitions. For the purposes of this
3Article, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning
4ascribed to them unless the context requires otherwise.
 
5    (40 ILCS 5/22B-103 new)
6    Sec. 22B-103. Fund. "Fund" means the Police Officers'
7Pension Investment Fund.
 
8    (40 ILCS 5/22B-104 new)
9    Sec. 22B-104. Transferor pension fund. "Transferor pension
10fund" means any pension fund established pursuant to Article 3
11of this Code.
 
12    (40 ILCS 5/22B-105 new)
13    Sec. 22B-105. Participating pension fund. "Participating
14pension fund" means any pension fund established pursuant to
15Article 3 of this Code that has transferred securities, funds,
16assets, and moneys, and responsibility for custody and control
17of those securities, funds, assets, and moneys, to the Fund
18pursuant to Section 3-132.1.
 
19    (40 ILCS 5/22B-106 new)
20    Sec. 22B-106. Pension fund assets. "Pension fund assets"
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1any transferor pension fund.
 
2    (40 ILCS 5/22B-107 new)
3    Sec. 22B-107. Invest. "Invest" means to acquire, invest,
4reinvest, exchange, or retain pension fund assets of the
5transferor pension funds and to sell and manage the reserves,
6funds, securities, moneys, or assets of the transferor pension
7fund, all in accordance with this Article.
 
8    (40 ILCS 5/22B-108 new)
9    Sec. 22B-108. Investment advisor. "Investment advisor"
10means any person or business entity that provides investment
11advice to the Board on a personalized basis and with an
12understanding of the policies and goals of the Board.
13"Investment advisor" does not include any person or business
14entity that provides statistical or general market research
15data available for purchase or use by others.
 
16    (40 ILCS 5/22B-112 new)
17    Sec. 22B-112. Transition period. "Transition period" means
18the period immediately following the effective date of this
19amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly during which
20pension fund assets, and responsibility for custody and control
21of those assets, will be transferred from the transferor
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1    (40 ILCS 5/22B-113 new)
2    Sec. 22B-113. Illinois Municipal League. "Illinois
3Municipal League" means the unincorporated, nonprofit,
4nonpolitical association of Illinois cities, villages, and
5incorporated towns described in Section 1-8-1 of the Illinois
6Municipal Code.
 
7    (40 ILCS 5/22B-114 new)
8    Sec. 22B-114. Purpose, establishment, and governance. The
9Fund is established to consolidate the transferor pension funds
10to streamline investments and eliminate unnecessary and
11redundant administrative costs, thereby ensuring more money is
12available to fund pension benefits for the beneficiaries of the
13transferor pension funds. The transition board trustees and
14permanent board trustees of the Fund shall be fiduciaries for
15the participants and beneficiaries of the participating
16pension funds and shall discharge their duties with respect to
17the retirement system or pension fund solely in the interest of
18the participants and beneficiaries. Further, the transition
19board trustees and permanent board trustees, acting prudently
20and as fiduciaries, shall take all reasonable steps to ensure
21that all of the transferor pension funds are treated equitably
22and that the financial condition of one participating pension
23fund, including, but not limited to, pension benefit funding
24levels and ratios, will have no effect on the financial
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1    (40 ILCS 5/22B-115 new)
2    Sec. 22B-115. Board of Trustees of the Fund.
3    (a) No later than one month after the effective date of
4this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly or as soon
5thereafter as may be practicable, the Governor shall appoint,
6by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a transition
7board of trustees consisting of 9 members as follows:
8        (1) three members representing municipalities who are
9    mayors, presidents, chief executive officers, chief
10    financial officers, or other officers, executives, or
11    department heads of municipalities and appointed from
12    among candidates recommended by the Illinois Municipal
13    League;
14        (2) three members representing participants and who
15    are participants, 2 of whom shall be appointed from among
16    candidates recommended by a statewide fraternal
17    organization representing more than 20,000 active and
18    retired police officers in the State of Illinois, and one
19    of whom shall be appointed from among candidates
20    recommended by a benevolent association representing sworn
21    police officers in the State of Illinois;
22        (3) two members representing beneficiaries and who are
23    beneficiaries, one of whom shall be appointed from among
24    candidates recommended by a statewide fraternal
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1    retired police officers in the State of Illinois, and one
2    of whom shall be appointed from among candidates
3    recommended by a benevolent association representing sworn
4    police officers in the State of Illinois; and
5        (4) one member who is a representative of the Illinois
6    Municipal League.
7    The transition board members shall serve until the initial
8permanent board members are elected and qualified.
9    The transition board of trustees shall select the
10chairperson of the transition board of trustees from among the
11trustees for the duration of the transition board's tenure.
12    (b) The permanent board of trustees shall consist of 9
13members as follows:
14        (1) Three members who are mayors, presidents, chief
15    executive officers, chief financial officers, or other
16    officers, executives, or department heads of
17    municipalities that have participating pension funds and
18    are elected by the mayors and presidents of municipalities
19    that have participating pension funds.
20        (2) Three members who are participants of
21    participating pension funds and are elected by the
22    participants of participating pension funds.
23        (3) Two members who are beneficiaries of participating
24    pension funds and are elected by the beneficiaries of
25    participating pension funds.
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1    League who shall be appointed by the Governor with the
2    advice and consent of the Senate.
3    The permanent board of trustees shall select the
4chairperson of the permanent board of trustees from among the
5trustees for a term of 2 years. The holder of the office of
6chairperson shall alternate between a person elected or
7appointed under item (1) or (4) of this subsection (b) and a
8person elected under item (2) or (3) of this subsection (b).
9    (c) Each trustee shall qualify by taking an oath of office
10before the Secretary of State stating that he or she will
11diligently and honestly administer the affairs of the board and
12will not violate or knowingly permit the violation of any
13provision of this Article.
14    (d) Trustees shall receive no salary for service on the
15board but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred
16while on business for the board according to the standards in
17effect for members of the Commission on Government Forecasting
18and Accountability.
19    A municipality employing a police officer who is an elected
20or appointed trustee of the board must allow reasonable time
21off with compensation for the police officer to conduct
22official business related to his or her position on the board,
23including time for travel. The board shall notify the
24municipality in advance of the dates, times, and locations of
25this official business. The Fund shall timely reimburse the
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1the police officer's absence.
2    (e) No trustee shall have any interest in any brokerage
3fee, commission, or other profit or gain arising out of any
4investment directed by the board. This subsection does not
5preclude ownership by any member of any minority interest in
6any common stock or any corporate obligation in which an
7investment is directed by the board.
8    (f) Notwithstanding any provision or interpretation of law
9to the contrary, any member of the transition board may also be
10elected or appointed as a member of the permanent board.
11    Notwithstanding any provision or interpretation of law to
12the contrary, any trustee of a fund established under Article 3
13of this Code may also be appointed as a member of the
14transition board or elected or appointed as a member of the
15permanent board.
16    The restriction in Section 3.1 of the Lobbyist Registration
17Act shall not apply to a member of the transition board
18appointed pursuant to item (4) of subsection (a) or to a member
19of the permanent board appointed pursuant to item (4) of
20subsection (b).
 
21    (40 ILCS 5/22B-116 new)
22    Sec. 22B-116. Conduct and administration of elections;
23terms of office.
24    (a) For the election of the permanent trustees, the
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1permanent board shall administer all subsequent elections.
2Each board shall develop and implement such procedures as it
3determines to be appropriate for the conduct of such elections.
4For the purposes of obtaining information necessary to conduct
5elections under this Section, participating pension funds
6shall cooperate with the Fund.
7    (b) All nominations for election shall be by petition. Each
8petition for a trustee shall be executed as follows:
9        (1) for trustees to be elected by the mayors and
10    presidents of municipalities that have participating
11    pension funds, by at least 20 such mayors and presidents;
12        (2) for trustees to be elected by participants, by at
13    least 400 participants; and
14        (3) for trustees to be elected by beneficiaries, by at
15    least 100 beneficiaries.
16    (c) A separate ballot shall be used for each class of
17trustee. The board shall prepare and send ballots and ballot
18envelopes to the participants and beneficiaries eligible to
19vote in accordance with rules adopted by the board. The ballots
20shall contain the names of all candidates in alphabetical
21order. The ballot envelope shall have on the outside a form of
22certificate stating that the person voting the ballot is a
23participant or beneficiary entitled to vote.
24    Participants and beneficiaries, upon receipt of the
25ballot, shall vote the ballot and place it in the ballot
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1and return the ballot to the Fund.
2    The board shall set a final date for ballot return, and
3ballots received prior to that date in a ballot envelope with a
4properly executed certificate and properly voted shall be valid
5ballots.
6    The board shall set a day for counting the ballots and name
7judges and clerks of election to conduct the count of ballots
8and shall make any rules necessary for the conduct of the
9count.
10    The candidate or candidates receiving the highest number of
11votes for each class of trustee shall be elected. In the case
12of a tie vote, the winner shall be determined in accordance
13with procedures developed by the Department of Insurance.
14    In lieu of conducting elections via mail balloting as
15described in this Section, the board may instead adopt rules to
16provide for elections to be carried out solely via Internet
17balloting or phone balloting. Nothing in this Section prohibits
18the Fund from contracting with a third party to administer the
19election in accordance with this Section.
20    (d) At any election, voting shall be as follows:
21        (1) Each person authorized to vote for an elected
22    trustee may cast one vote for each related position for
23    which such person is entitled to vote and may cast such
24    vote for any candidate or candidates on the ballot for such
25    trustee position.
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1    nominated in petitions received, that candidate shall be
2    deemed the winner and no election under this Section shall
3    be required.
4        (3) The results shall be entered in the minutes of the
5    first meeting of the board following the tally of votes.
6    (e) The initial election for permanent trustees shall be
7held and the permanent board shall be seated no later than 12
8months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
9101st General Assembly. Each subsequent election shall be held
10no later than 30 days prior to the end of the term of the
11incumbent trustees.
12    (f) The elected trustees shall each serve for terms of 4
13years commencing on the first business day of the first month
14after election; except that the terms of office of the
15initially elected trustees shall be as follows:
16        (1) one trustee elected pursuant to item (1) of
17    subsection (b) of Section 22B-115 shall serve for a term of
18    2 years and 2 trustees elected pursuant to item (1) of
19    subsection (b) of Section 22B-115 shall serve for a term of
20    4 years;
21        (2) two trustees elected pursuant to item (2) of
22    subsection (b) of Section 22B-115 shall serve for a term of
23    2 years and one trustee elected pursuant to item (2) of
24    subsection (b) of Section 22B-115 shall serve for a term of
25    4 years; and
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1    subsection (b) of Section 22B-115 shall serve for a term of
2    2 years and one trustee elected pursuant to item (3) of
3    subsection (b) of Section 22B-115 shall serve for a term of
4    4 years.
5    (g) The trustee appointed pursuant to item (4) of
6subsection (b) of Section 22B-115 shall serve for a term of 2
7years commencing on the first business day of the first month
8after the election of the elected trustees.
9    (h) A member of the board who was elected pursuant to item
10(1) of subsection (b) of Section 22B-115 who ceases to serve as
11a mayor, president, chief executive officer, chief financial
12officer, or other officer, executive, or department head of a
13municipality that has a participating pension fund shall not be
14eligible to serve as a member of the board and his or her
15position shall be deemed vacant. A member of the board who was
16elected by the participants of participating pension funds who
17ceases to be a participant may serve the remainder of his or
18her elected term.
19    For a vacancy of an elected trustee occurring with an
20unexpired term of 6 months or more, an election shall be
21conducted for the vacancy in accordance with Section 22B-115
22and this Section.
23    For a vacancy of an elected trustee occurring with an
24unexpired term of less than 6 months, the vacancy shall be
25filled by appointment by the board for the unexpired term as
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1subsection (b) of Section 22B-115 shall be filled by a mayor,
2president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer,
3or other officer, executive, or department head of a
4municipality that has a participating pension fund; a vacancy
5of a member elected pursuant to item (2) of subsection (b) of
6Section 22B-115 shall be filled by a participant of a
7participating pension fund; and a vacancy of a member elected
8under item (3) of subsection (b) of Section 22B-115 shall be
9filled by a beneficiary of a participating pension fund.
10    Vacancies among the appointed trustees shall be filled for
11unexpired terms by appointment in like manner as for the
12original appointments.
 
13    (40 ILCS 5/22B-117 new)
14    Sec. 22B-117. Meetings of the board.
15    (a) The transition board and the permanent board shall each
16meet at least quarterly and otherwise upon written request of
17either the Chairperson or 3 other members. The Chairperson
18shall preside over meetings of the board. The executive
19director and personnel of the board shall prepare agendas and
20materials and required postings for meetings of the board.
21    (b) Six members of the board shall constitute a quorum.
22    (c) All actions taken by the transition board and the
23permanent board shall require a vote of least 5 trustees,
24except that the following shall require a vote of at least 6
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1of the chief investment officer, fiduciary counsel, or a
2consultant as defined under Section 1-101.5 of this Code; the
3adoption of rules for the conduct of election of trustees; and
4the adoption of asset allocation policies and investment
5policies.
 
6    (40 ILCS 5/22B-118 new)
7    Sec. 22B-118. Operation and administration of the Fund.
8    (a) The operation and administration of the Fund shall be
9managed by an executive director. No later than 2 months after
10the transition board is appointed or as soon thereafter as may
11be practicable, the transition board shall appoint an interim
12executive director who shall serve until a permanent executive
13director is appointed by the board, with such appointment to be
14made no later than 6 months after the end of the transition
15period. The executive director shall act subject to and under
16the supervision of the board and the board shall fix the
17compensation of the executive director.
18    (b) The board may appoint one or more custodians to
19facilitate the transfer of pension fund assets during the
20transition period, and subsequently to provide custodial and
21related fiduciary services on behalf of the board, and enter
22into contracts for such services. The board may also appoint
23external legal counsel and an independent auditing firm and may
24appoint investment advisors and other consultants as it
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1services. With approval of the board, the executive director
2may retain such other consultants, advisors, fiduciaries, and
3service providers as may be desirable and enter into contracts
4for such services.
5    (c) The board shall separately calculate account balances
6for each participating pension fund. The operations and
7financial condition of each participating pension fund account
8shall not affect the account balance of any other participating
9pension fund. Further, investment returns earned by the Fund
10shall be allocated and distributed pro rata among each
11participating pension fund account in accordance with the value
12of the pension fund assets attributable to each fund.
13    (d) With approval of the board, the executive director may
14employ such personnel, professional or clerical, as may be
15desirable and fix their compensation. The appointment and
16compensation of the personnel, including the executive
17director, shall not be subject to the Personnel Code.
18    (e) The board shall annually adopt a budget to support its
19operations and administration. The board shall apply moneys
20derived from the pension fund assets transferred and under its
21control to pay the costs and expenses incurred in the operation
22and administration of the Fund. The board shall from time to
23time transfer moneys and other assets to the participating
24pension funds as required for the participating pension funds
25to pay expenses, benefits, and other required payments to
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1this Code.
2    (f) The board may exercise any of the powers granted to
3boards of trustees of pension funds under Sections 1-107 and
41-108 of this Code and may by resolution provide for the
5indemnification of its members and any of its officers,
6advisors, or employees in a manner consistent with those
7Sections.
8    (g) An office for meetings of the board and for its
9administrative personnel shall be established at any suitable
10place within the State as may be selected by the board. All
11books and records of the board shall be kept in such office.
12    (h) The board shall contract for a blanket fidelity bond in
13the penal sum of not less than $1,000,000 to cover members of
14the board of trustees, the executive director, and all other
15employees of the board, conditioned for the faithful
16performance of the duties of their respective offices, the
17premium on which shall be paid by the board.
 
18    (40 ILCS 5/22B-119 new)
19    Sec. 22B-119. Adoption of rules. The board shall adopt such
20rules (not inconsistent with this Code) as in its judgment are
21desirable to implement and properly administer this Article.
22Such rules shall specifically provide for the following: (1)
23the implementation of the transition process described in
24Section 22B-120; (2) the process by which the participating
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1for the transfer in, receipt for, and investment of pension
2assets received by the Fund after the transition period from
3the participating pension funds; (4) the process by which
4contributions from municipalities for the benefit of the
5participating pension funds may, but are not required to, be
6directly transferred to the Fund; and (5) compensation and
7benefits for its employees. A copy of the rules adopted by the
8Fund shall be filed with the Secretary of State and the
9Department of Insurance. The adoption and effectiveness of such
10rules shall not be subject to Article 5 of the Illinois
11Administrative Procedure Act.
 
12    (40 ILCS 5/22B-120 new)
13    Sec. 22B-120. Transition period; transfer of securities,
14assets, and investment functions.
15    (a) The transition period shall commence on the effective
16date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly and
17shall end as determined by the board, consistent with and in
18the application of its fiduciary responsibilities, but in no
19event later than 30 months thereafter.
20    (b) The board may retain the services of custodians,
21investment consultants, and other professional services it
22deems prudent to implement the transition of assets described
23in this Section. The permanent board of trustees shall not be
24bound by any contract or agreement regarding such custodians,
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1into by the transition board of trustees.
2    (c) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
3amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the board, in
4cooperation with the Department of Insurance, shall audit the
5investment assets of each transferor pension fund to determine
6a certified investment asset list for each transferor pension
7fund. The audit shall be performed by a certified public
8accountant engaged by the board, and the board shall be
9responsible for payment of the costs and expenses associated
10with the audit. Upon completion of the audit for any transferor
11pension fund, the board and the Department of Insurance shall
12provide the certified investment asset list to that transferor
13pension fund. Upon determination of the certified investment
14asset list for any transferor pension fund, the board shall,
15within 10 business days or as soon thereafter as may be
16practicable as determined by the board, initiate the transfer
17of assets from that transferor pension fund. Further and to
18maintain accuracy of the certified investment asset list, upon
19determination of the certified investment asset list for a
20transferor pension fund, that fund shall not purchase or sell
21any of its pension fund assets.
22    (d) When the Fund is prepared to receive pension fund
23assets from any transferor pension fund, the executive director
24shall notify in writing the board of trustees of that
25transferor pension fund of the Fund's intent to assume
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1which it will assume such control and that the transferor
2pension fund will cease to exercise fiduciary responsibility.
3This letter shall be transmitted no less than 30 days prior to
4the transfer date. A copy of the letter shall be transmitted to
5the Department of Insurance. Upon receipt of the letter, the
6transferor pension fund shall promptly notify its custodian, as
7well as any and all entities with fiduciary control of any
8portion of the pension assets. Each transferor pension fund
9shall have sole fiduciary and statutory responsibility for the
10management of its pension assets until the start of business on
11the transfer date. At the start of business on the transfer
12date, statutory and fiduciary responsibility for the
13investment of pension fund assets shall shift exclusively to
14the Fund and the Fund shall promptly and prudently transfer all
15such pension fund assets to the board and terminate the
16relationship with the local custodian of that transferor
17pension fund. The Fund shall provide a receipt for the transfer
18to the transferor pension fund within 30 days of the transfer
19date.
20    As used in this subsection, "transfer date" means the date
21at which the Fund will assume fiduciary control of the
22transferor pension fund's assets and the transferor pension
23fund will cease to exercise fiduciary responsibility.
24    (e) Within 90 days after the end of the transition period
25or as soon thereafter as may be practicable as determined by
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1cooperate in transferring to the Fund all pension fund assets
2remaining in the custody of the transferor pension funds.
3    (f) The board shall adopt such rules as in its judgment are
4desirable to implement the transition process, including,
5without limitation, the transfer of the pension fund assets of
6the transferor pension funds, the assumption of fiduciary
7control of such assets by the Fund, and the termination of
8relationships with local custodians. The adoption and
9effectiveness of such rules and regulations shall not be
10subject to Article 5 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure
11Act.
12    (g) Within 6 months after the end of the transition period
13or as soon thereafter as may be practicable as determined by
14the board, the books, records, accounts, and securities of the
15Fund shall be audited by a certified public accountant selected
16by the board. This audit shall include, but not be limited to,
17the following: (1) a full description of the investments
18acquired, showing average costs; (2) a full description of the
19securities sold or exchanged, showing average proceeds or other
20conditions of an exchange; (3) gains or losses realized during
21the period; (4) income from investments; and (5) administrative
22expenses incurred by the board. This audit report shall be
23published on the Fund's official website and filed with the
24Department of Insurance.
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1transition process, the Illinois Finance Authority is
2authorized to loan to the Fund up to $7,500,000 of any of the
3Authority's funds, including, but not limited to, funds in its
4Illinois Housing Partnership Program Fund, its Industrial
5Project Insurance Fund, or its Illinois Venture Investment
6Fund, for such purpose. Such loan shall be repaid by the Fund
7with an interest rate tied to the Federal Funds Rate or an
8equivalent market established variable rate. The Fund and the
9Illinois Finance Authority shall enter into a loan or similar
10agreement that specifies the period of the loan, the payment
11interval, procedures for making periodic loans, the variable
12rate methodology to which the interest rate for loans should be
13tied, the funds of the Illinois Finance Authority that will be
14used to provide the loan, and such other terms that the Fund
15and the Illinois Finance Authority reasonably believe to be
16mutually beneficial. Such agreement shall be a public record
17and the Fund shall post the terms of the agreement on its
18official website.
 
19    (40 ILCS 5/22B-121 new)
20    Sec. 22B-121. Management and direction of investments.
21    (a) The board shall have the authority to manage the
22pension fund assets of the transferor pension funds for the
23purpose of obtaining a total return on investments for the long
24term.
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1assets and the liability shall begin when there has been a
2physical transfer of the pension fund assets to the Fund and
3placed in the custody of the Fund's custodian or custodians, as
4described in Section 22B-123.
5    (c) The pension fund assets of the Fund shall be maintained
6in accounts held outside the State treasury. Moneys in those
7accounts are not subject to administrative charges or
8chargebacks, including, but not limited to, those authorized
9under the State Finance Act.
10    (d) The board may not delegate its management functions,
11but it may, but is not required to, arrange to compensate for
12personalized investment advisory service for any or all
13investments under its control with any national or state bank
14or trust company authorized to do a trust business and
15domiciled in Illinois, other financial institution organized
16under the laws of Illinois, or an investment advisor who is
17qualified under the federal Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and
18is registered under the Illinois Securities Law of 1953.
19Nothing contained in this Article prevents the board from
20subscribing to general investment research services available
21for purchase or use by others. The board shall also have the
22authority to compensate for accounting services.
23    (e) This Section does not prohibit the board from directly
24investing pension fund assets in public market investments,
25private investments, real estate investments, or other
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1    (40 ILCS 5/22B-122 new)
2    Sec. 22B-122. Investment authority. The Fund shall have the
3authority to invest funds, subject to the requirements and
4restrictions set forth in Sections 1-109, 1-109.1, 1-109.2,
51-110, 1-111, 1-114, and 1-115 of this Code.
6    The Fund shall not be subject to any of the limitations
7applicable to investments of pension fund assets by the
8transferor pension funds under Sections 1-113.1 through
91-113.12 or Article 3 of this Code. The Fund shall not, for
10purposes of Article 1 of this Code, be deemed to be a
11retirement system, pension fund, or investment board whose
12investments are restricted by Section 1-113.2 of this Code,
13and, as a result, the Fund shall be subject to the provisions
14of Section 1-109.1, including, but not limited to: utilization
15of emerging investment managers; increasing racial, ethnic,
16and gender diversity of its fiduciaries; utilization of
17businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with
18disabilities; utilization of minority broker-dealers;
19utilization of minority investment managers; and applicable
20reporting requirements.
21    No bank or savings and loan association shall receive
22investment funds as permitted by this Section, unless it has
23complied with the requirements established pursuant to Section
246 of the Public Funds Investment Act. The limitations set forth
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1applicable only at the time of investment and shall not require
2the liquidation of any investment at any time.
3    The Fund shall have the authority to enter into such
4agreements and to execute such documents as it determines to be
5necessary to complete any investment transaction.
6    All investments shall be clearly held and accounted for to
7indicate ownership by the Fund. The Fund may direct the
8registration of securities in its own name or in the name of a
9nominee created for the express purpose of registration of
10securities by a national or state bank or trust company
11authorized to conduct a trust business in the State of
12Illinois.
13    Investments shall be carried at cost or at a value
14determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
15principles and accounting procedures approved by the Fund.
 
16    (40 ILCS 5/22B-123 new)
17    Sec. 22B-123. Custodian. The pension fund assets
18transferred to or otherwise acquired by the Fund shall be
19placed in the custody of a custodian who shall provide adequate
20safe deposit facilities for those assets and hold all such
21securities, funds, and other assets subject to the order of the
22Fund.
23    Each custodian shall furnish a corporate surety bond of
24such amount as the board designates, which bond shall indemnify
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1against any loss that may result from any action or failure to
2act by the custodian or any of the custodian's agents. All
3charges incidental to the procuring and giving of any bond
4shall be paid by the board and each bond shall be in the
5custody of the board.
 
6    (40 ILCS 5/22B-124 new)
7    Sec. 22B-124. Accounting for pension fund assets. In the
8management of the pension fund assets of the transferor pension
9funds, the Fund:
10        (1) shall carry all pension fund assets at fair market
11    value determined in accordance with generally accepted
12    accounting principles and accounting procedures approved
13    by the board. Each investment initially transferred to the
14    Fund by a transferor pension fund shall be similarly
15    valued, except that the board may elect to place such value
16    on any investment conditionally in which case, the amount
17    of any later realization of such asset in cash that is in
18    excess of or is less than the amount so credited shall be
19    credited or charged to the account maintained for the
20    transferor pension fund that made the transfer;
21        (2) shall keep proper books of account that shall
22    reflect at all times the value of all investments held by
23    the Fund; and
24        (3) shall charge all distributions made by the Fund to
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1    for that fund.
 
2    (40 ILCS 5/22B-125 new)
3    Sec. 22B-125. Audits and reports.
4    (a) At least annually, the books, records, accounts, and
5securities of the Fund shall be audited by a certified public
6accountant selected by the board and conducted in accordance
7with the rules and procedures promulgated by the Governmental
8Accounting Standards Board. The audit opinion shall be
9published as a part of the annual report of the Fund, which
10shall be submitted to the transferor pension funds and to the
11Department of Insurance.
12    (b) For the quarterly periods ending September 30, December
1331, and March 31, the Fund shall submit to the participating
14pension funds and to the Department of Insurance a report
15providing, among other things, the following information:
16        (1) a full description of the investments acquired,
17    showing average costs;
18        (2) a full description of the securities sold or
19    exchanged, showing average proceeds or other conditions of
20    an exchange;
21        (3) gains or losses realized during the period;
22        (4) income from investments; and
23        (5) administrative expenses.
24    (c) An annual report shall be prepared by the Fund for
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1Department of Insurance within 6 months after the close of each
2fiscal year. A fiscal year shall date from July 1 of one year
3to June 30 of the year next following. This report shall
4contain full information concerning the results of investment
5operations of the Fund. This report shall include the
6information described in subsection (b) and, in addition
7thereto, the following information:
8        (1) a listing of the investments held by the Fund at
9    the end of the year, showing their book values and market
10    values and their income yields on market values;
11        (2) comments on the pertinent factors affecting such
12    investments;
13        (3) a review of the policies maintained by the Fund and
14    any changes that occurred during the year;
15        (4) a copy of the audited financial statements for the
16    year;
17        (5) recommendations for possible changes in this
18    Article or otherwise governing the operations of the Fund;
19    and
20        (6) a listing of the names of securities brokers and
21    dealers dealt with during the year showing the total amount
22    of commissions received by each on transactions with the
23    Fund.
 
24    (40 ILCS 5/Art. 22C heading new)
25
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1    (40 ILCS 5/22C-101 new)
2    Sec. 22C-101. Establishment. The Firefighters' Pension
3Investment Fund is created with authority to manage the
4reserves, funds, assets, securities, properties, and moneys of
5the firefighter pension funds created pursuant to Article 4 of
6this Code, all as provided in this Article.
 
7    (40 ILCS 5/22C-102 new)
8    Sec. 22C-102. Definitions. For the purposes of this
9Article, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning
10ascribed to them unless the context requires otherwise.
 
11    (40 ILCS 5/22C-103 new)
12    Sec. 22C-103. Fund. "Fund" means the Firefighters' Pension
13Investment Fund.
 
14    (40 ILCS 5/22C-104 new)
15    Sec. 22C-104. Transferor pension fund. "Transferor pension
16fund" means any pension fund established pursuant to Article 4
17of this Code.
 
18    (40 ILCS 5/22C-105 new)
19    Sec. 22C-105. Participating pension fund. "Participating
20pension fund" means any pension fund established pursuant to
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1assets, and moneys, and responsibility for custody and control
2of those securities, funds, assets, and moneys, to the Fund
3pursuant to Section 4-123.2.
 
4    (40 ILCS 5/22C-106 new)
5    Sec. 22C-106. Pension fund assets. "Pension fund assets"
6means the reserves, funds, assets, securities, and moneys of
7any transferor pension fund.
 
8    (40 ILCS 5/22C-107 new)
9    Sec. 22C-107. Invest. "Invest" means to acquire, invest,
10reinvest, exchange, or retain pension fund assets of the
11transferor pension funds and to sell and manage the reserves,
12funds, securities, moneys, or assets of the transferor pension
13fund, all in accordance with this Article.
 
14    (40 ILCS 5/22C-108 new)
15    Sec. 22C-108. Investment advisor. "Investment advisor"
16means any person or business entity that provides investment
17advice to the board on a personalized basis and with an
18understanding of the policies and goals of the board.
19"Investment advisor" does not include any person or business
20entity that provides statistical or general market research
21data available for purchase or use by others.
 
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1    Sec. 22C-112. Transition period. "Transition period" means
2the period immediately following the effective date of this
3amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly during which
4pension fund assets, and responsibility for custody and control
5of those assets, will be transferred from the transferor
6pension funds to the board, as described in Section 22C-120.
 
7    (40 ILCS 5/22C-113 new)
8    Sec. 22C-113. Illinois Municipal League. "Illinois
9Municipal League" means the unincorporated, nonprofit,
10nonpolitical association of Illinois cities, villages, and
11incorporated towns described in Section 1-8-1 of the Illinois
12Municipal Code.
 
13    (40 ILCS 5/22C-114 new)
14    Sec. 22C-114. Purpose, establishment, and governance. The
15Fund is established to consolidate the transferor pension funds
16to streamline investments and eliminate unnecessary and
17redundant administrative costs, thereby ensuring more money is
18available to fund pension benefits for the beneficiaries of the
19transferor pension funds. The transition board trustees and
20permanent board trustees of the Fund shall be fiduciaries for
21the participants and beneficiaries of the participating
22pension funds and shall discharge their duties with respect to
23the retirement system or pension fund solely in the interest of
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1board trustees and permanent board trustees, acting prudently
2and as fiduciaries, shall take all reasonable steps to ensure
3that all of the transferor pension funds are treated equitably
4and that the financial condition of one participating pension
5fund, including, but not limited to, pension benefit funding
6levels and ratios, will have no effect on the financial
7condition of any other transferor pension fund.
 
8    (40 ILCS 5/22C-115 new)
9    Sec. 22C-115. Board of Trustees of the Fund.
10    (a) No later than one month after the effective date of
11this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly or as soon
12thereafter as may be practicable, the Governor shall appoint,
13by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a transition
14board of trustees consisting of 9 members as follows:
15        (1) three members representing municipalities and fire
16    protection districts who are mayors, presidents, chief
17    executive officers, chief financial officers, or other
18    officers, executives, or department heads of
19    municipalities or fire protection districts and appointed
20    from among candidates recommended by the Illinois
21    Municipal League;
22        (2) three members representing participants who are
23    participants and appointed from among candidates
24    recommended by the statewide labor organization
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1    municipalities that is affiliated with the Illinois State
2    Federation of Labor;
3        (3) one member representing beneficiaries who is a
4    beneficiary and appointed from among the candidate or
5    candidates recommended by the statewide labor organization
6    representing firefighters employed by at least 85
7    municipalities that is affiliated with the Illinois State
8    Federation of Labor; and
9        (4) one member recommended by the Illinois Municipal
10    League; and
11        (5) one member who is a participant recommended by the
12    statewide labor organization representing firefighters
13    employed by at least 85 municipalities and that is
14    affiliated with the Illinois State Federation of Labor.
15    The transition board members shall serve until the initial
16permanent board members are elected and qualified.
17    The transition board of trustees shall select the
18chairperson of the transition board of trustees from among the
19trustees for the duration of the transition board's tenure.
20    (b) The permanent board of trustees shall consist of 9
21members comprised as follows:
22        (1) Three members who are mayors, presidents, chief
23    executive officers, chief financial officers, or other
24    officers, executives, or department heads of
25    municipalities or fire protection districts that have
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1    and presidents of municipalities or fire protection
2    districts that have participating pension funds.
3        (2) Three members who are participants of
4    participating pension funds and elected by the
5    participants of participating pension funds.
6        (3) One member who is a beneficiary of a participating
7    pension fund and is elected by the beneficiaries of
8    participating pension funds.
9        (4) One member recommended by the Illinois Municipal
10    League who shall be appointed by the Governor with the
11    advice and consent of the Senate.
12        (5) One member recommended by the statewide labor
13    organization representing firefighters employed by at
14    least 85 municipalities and that is affiliated with the
15    Illinois State Federation of Labor who shall be appointed
16    by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
17    The permanent board of trustees shall select the
18chairperson of the permanent board of trustees from among the
19trustees for a term of 2 years. The holder of the office of
20chairperson shall alternate between a person elected or
21appointed under item (1) or (4) of this subsection (b) and a
22person elected or appointed under item (2), (3), or (5) of this
23subsection (b).
24    (c) Each trustee shall qualify by taking an oath of office
25before the Secretary of State stating that he or she will
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1will not violate or knowingly permit the violation of any
2provision of this Article.
3    (d) Trustees shall receive no salary for service on the
4board but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred
5while on business for the board according to the standards in
6effect for members of the Commission on Government Forecasting
7and Accountability.
8    A municipality or fire protection district employing a
9firefighter who is an elected or appointed trustee of the board
10must allow reasonable time off with compensation for the
11firefighter to conduct official business related to his or her
12position on the board, including time for travel. The board
13shall notify the municipality or fire protection district in
14advance of the dates, times, and locations of this official
15business. The Fund shall timely reimburse the municipality or
16fire protection district for the reasonable costs incurred that
17are due to the firefighter's absence.
18    (e) No trustee shall have any interest in any brokerage
19fee, commission, or other profit or gain arising out of any
20investment directed by the board. This subsection does not
21preclude ownership by any member of any minority interest in
22any common stock or any corporate obligation in which an
23investment is directed by the board.
24    (f) Notwithstanding any provision or interpretation of law
25to the contrary, any member of the transition board may also be
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1    Notwithstanding any provision or interpretation of law to
2the contrary, any trustee of a fund established under Article 4
3of this Code may also be appointed as a member of the
4transition board or elected or appointed as a member of the
5permanent board.
6    The restriction in Section 3.1 of the Lobbyist Registration
7Act shall not apply to a member of the transition board
8appointed pursuant to items (4) or (5) of subsection (a) or to
9a member of the permanent board appointed pursuant to items (4)
10or (5) of subsection (b).
 
11    (40 ILCS 5/22C-116 new)
12    Sec. 22C-116. Conduct and administration of elections;
13terms of office.
14    (a) For the election of the permanent trustees, the
15transition board shall administer the initial elections and the
16permanent board shall administer all subsequent elections.
17Each board shall develop and implement such procedures as it
18determines to be appropriate for the conduct of such elections.
19For the purposes of obtaining information necessary to conduct
20elections under this Section, participating pension funds
21shall cooperate with the Fund.
22    (b) All nominations for election shall be by petition. Each
23petition for a trustee shall be executed as follows:
24        (1) for trustees to be elected by the mayors and
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1    that have participating pension funds, by at least 20 such
2    mayors and presidents; except that this item (1) shall
3    apply only with respect to participating pension funds;
4        (2) for trustees to be elected by participants, by at
5    least 400 participants; and
6        (3) for trustees to be elected by beneficiaries, by at
7    least 100 beneficiaries.
8    (c) A separate ballot shall be used for each class of
9trustee. The board shall prepare and send ballots and ballot
10envelopes to the participants and beneficiaries eligible to
11vote in accordance with rules adopted by the board. The ballots
12shall contain the names of all candidates in alphabetical
13order. The ballot envelope shall have on the outside a form of
14certificate stating that the person voting the ballot is a
15participant or beneficiary entitled to vote.
16    Participants and beneficiaries, upon receipt of the
17ballot, shall vote the ballot and place it in the ballot
18envelope, seal the envelope, execute the certificate thereon,
19and return the ballot to the Fund.
20    The board shall set a final date for ballot return, and
21ballots received prior to that date in a ballot envelope with a
22properly executed certificate and properly voted shall be valid
23ballots.
24    The board shall set a day for counting the ballots and name
25judges and clerks of election to conduct the count of ballots
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1count.
2    The candidate or candidates receiving the highest number of
3votes for each class of trustee shall be elected. In the case
4of a tie vote, the winner shall be determined in accordance
5with procedures developed by the Department of Insurance.
6    In lieu of conducting elections via mail balloting as
7described in this Section, the board may instead adopt rules to
8provide for elections to be carried out solely via Internet
9balloting or phone balloting. Nothing in this Section prohibits
10the Fund from contracting with a third party to administer the
11election in accordance with this Section.
12    (d) At any election, voting shall be as follows:
13        (1) Each person authorized to vote for an elected
14    trustee may cast one vote for each related position for
15    which such person is entitled to vote and may cast such
16    vote for any candidate or candidates on the ballot for such
17    trustee position.
18        (2) If only one candidate for each position is properly
19    nominated in petitions received, that candidate shall be
20    deemed the winner and no election under this Section shall
21    be required.
22        (3) The results shall be entered in the minutes of the
23    first meeting of the board following the tally of votes.
24    (e) The initial election for permanent trustees shall be
25held and the permanent board shall be seated no later than 12
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1101st General Assembly. Each subsequent election shall be held
2no later than 30 days prior to the end of the term of the
3incumbent trustees.
4    (f) The elected trustees shall each serve for terms of 4
5years commencing on the first business day of the first month
6after election; except that the terms of office of the
7initially elected trustees shall be as follows:
8        (1) One trustee elected pursuant to item (1) of
9    subsection (b) of Section 22C-115 shall serve for a term of
10    2 years and 2 trustees elected pursuant to item (1) of
11    subsection (b) of Section 22C-115 shall serve for a term of
12    4 years;
13        (2) One trustee elected pursuant to item (2) of
14    subsection (b) of Section 22C-115 shall serve for a term of
15    2 years and 2 trustees elected pursuant to item (2) of
16    subsection (b) of Section 22C-115 shall serve for a term of
17    4 years; and
18        (3) The trustee elected pursuant to item (3) of
19    subsection (b) of Section 22C-115 shall serve for a term of
20    2 years.
21    (g) The trustees appointed pursuant to items (4) and (5) of
22subsection (b) of Section 22C-115 shall each serve for a term
23of 4 years commencing on the first business day of the first
24month after the election of the elected trustees.
25    (h) A member of the board who was elected pursuant to item
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1a mayor, president, chief executive officer, chief financial
2officer, or other officer, executive, or department head of a
3municipality or fire protection district that has a
4participating pension fund shall not be eligible to serve as a
5member of the board and his or her position shall be deemed
6vacant. A member of the board who was elected by the
7participants of participating pension funds who ceases to be a
8participant may serve the remainder of his or her elected term.
9    For a vacancy of an elected trustee occurring with an
10unexpired term of 6 months or more, an election shall be
11conducted for the vacancy in accordance with Section 22C-115
12and this Section.
13    For a vacancy of an elected trustee occurring with an
14unexpired term of less than 6 months, the vacancy shall be
15filled by appointment by the board for the unexpired term as
16follows: a vacancy of a member elected pursuant to item (1) of
17subsection (b) of Section 22C-115 shall be filled by a mayor,
18president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer,
19or other officer, executive, or department head of a
20municipality or fire protection district that has a
21participating pension fund; a vacancy of a member elected
22pursuant to item (2) of subsection (b) of Section 22C-115 shall
23be filled by a participant of a participating pension fund; and
24a vacancy of a member elected under item (3) of subsection (b)
25of Section 22C-115 shall be filled by a beneficiary of a
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1    Vacancies among the appointed trustees shall be filled for
2unexpired terms by appointment in like manner as for the
3original appointments.
 
4    (40 ILCS 5/22C-117 new)
5    Sec. 22C-117. Meetings of the board.
6    (a) The transition board and the permanent board shall each
7meet at least quarterly and otherwise upon written request of
8either the Chairperson or 3 other members. The Chairperson
9shall preside over meetings of the board. The executive
10director and personnel of the board shall prepare agendas and
11materials and required postings for meetings of the board.
12    (b) Six members of the board shall constitute a quorum.
13    (c) All actions taken by the transition board and the
14permanent board shall require a vote of least 5 trustees,
15except that the following shall require a vote of at least 6
16trustees: the adoption of actuarial assumptions; the selection
17of the chief investment officer, fiduciary counsel, or a
18consultant as defined under Section 1-101.5 of this Code; the
19adoption of rules for the conduct of election of trustees; and
20the adoption of asset allocation policies and investment
21policies.
 
22    (40 ILCS 5/22C-118 new)
23    Sec. 22C-118. Operation and administration of the Fund.
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1managed by an executive director. No later than 2 months after
2the transition board is appointed or as soon thereafter as may
3be practicable, the transition board shall appoint an interim
4executive director who shall serve until a permanent executive
5director is appointed by the board, with such appointment to be
6made no later than 6 months after the end of the transition
7period. The executive director shall act subject to and under
8the supervision of the board and the board shall fix the
9compensation of the executive director.
10    (b) The board may appoint one or more custodians to
11facilitate the transfer of pension fund assets during the
12transition period, and subsequently to provide custodial and
13related fiduciary services on behalf of the board, and enter
14into contracts for such services. The board may also appoint
15external legal counsel and an independent auditing firm and may
16appoint investment advisors and other consultants as it
17determines to be appropriate and enter into contracts for such
18services. With approval of the board, the executive director
19may retain such other consultants, advisors, fiduciaries, and
20service providers as may be desirable and enter into contracts
21for such services.
22    (c) The board shall separately calculate account balances
23for each participating pension fund. The operations and
24financial condition of each participating pension fund account
25shall not affect the account balance of any other participating
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1shall be allocated and distributed pro rata among each
2participating pension fund account in accordance with the value
3of the pension fund assets attributable to each fund.
4    (d) With approval of the board, the executive director may
5employ such personnel, professional or clerical, as may be
6desirable and fix their compensation. The appointment and
7compensation of the personnel, including the executive
8director, shall not be subject to the Personnel Code.
9    (e) The board shall annually adopt a budget to support its
10operations and administration. The board shall apply moneys
11derived from the pension fund assets transferred and under its
12control to pay the costs and expenses incurred in the operation
13and administration of the Fund. The board shall from time to
14time transfer moneys and other assets to the participating
15pension funds as required for the participating pension funds
16to pay expenses, benefits, and other required payments to
17beneficiaries in the amounts and at the times prescribed in
18this Code.
19    (f) The board may exercise any of the powers granted to
20boards of trustees of pension funds under Sections 1-107 and
211-108 of this Code and may by resolution provide for the
22indemnification of its members and any of its officers,
23advisors, or employees in a manner consistent with those
24Sections.
25    (g) An office for meetings of the board and for its
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1place within the State as may be selected by the board. All
2books and records of the board shall be kept in such office.
3    (h) The board shall contract for a blanket fidelity bond in
4the penal sum of not less than $1,000,000 to cover members of
5the board of trustees, the executive director, and all other
6employees of the board, conditioned for the faithful
7performance of the duties of their respective offices, the
8premium on which shall be paid by the board.
 
9    (40 ILCS 5/22C-119 new)
10    Sec. 22C-119. Adoption of rules. The board shall adopt such
11rules (not inconsistent with this Code) as in its judgment are
12desirable to implement and properly administer this Article.
13Such rules shall specifically provide for the following: (1)
14the implementation of the transition process described in
15Section 22C-120; (2) the process by which the participating
16pension funds may request transfer of funds; (3) the process
17for the transfer in, receipt for, and investment of pension
18assets received by the Fund after the transition period from
19the participating pension funds; (4) the process by which
20contributions from municipalities and fire protection
21districts for the benefit of the participating pension funds
22may, but are not required to, be directly transferred to the
23Fund; and (5) compensation and benefits for its employees. A
24copy of the rules adopted by the Fund shall be filed with the
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1adoption and effectiveness of such rules shall not be subject
2to Article 5 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
 
3    (40 ILCS 5/22C-120 new)
4    Sec. 22C-120. Transition period; transfer of securities,
5assets, and investment functions.
6    (a) The transition period shall commence on the effective
7date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly and
8shall end as determined by the board, consistent with and in
9the application of its fiduciary responsibilities, but in no
10event later than 30 months thereafter.
11    (b) The board may retain the services of custodians,
12investment consultants, and other professional services it
13deems prudent to implement the transition of assets described
14in this Section. The permanent board of trustees shall not be
15bound by any contract or agreement regarding such custodians,
16investment consultants, or other professional services entered
17into by the transition board of trustees.
18    (c) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
19amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the board, in
20cooperation with the Department of Insurance, shall audit the
21investment assets of each transferor pension fund to determine
22a certified investment asset list for each transferor pension
23fund. The audit shall be performed by a certified public
24accountant engaged by the board, and the board shall be
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1with the audit. Upon completion of the audit for any transferor
2pension fund, the board and the Department of Insurance shall
3provide the certified investment asset list to that transferor
4pension fund. Upon determination of the certified investment
5asset list for any transferor pension fund, the board shall,
6within 10 business days or as soon thereafter as may be
7practicable, as determined by the board, initiate the transfer
8of assets from that transferor pension fund. Further and to
9maintain accuracy of the certified investment asset list, upon
10determination of the certified investment asset list for a
11transferor pension fund, that fund shall not purchase or sell
12any of its pension fund assets.
13    (d) When the Fund is prepared to receive pension fund
14assets from any transferor pension fund, the executive director
15shall notify in writing the board of trustees of that
16transferor pension fund of the Fund's intent to assume
17fiduciary control of those pension fund assets, and the date at
18which it will assume such control and that the transferor
19pension fund will cease to exercise fiduciary responsibility.
20This letter shall be transmitted no less than 30 days prior to
21the transfer date. A copy of the letter shall be transmitted to
22the Department of Insurance. Upon receipt of the letter, the
23transferor pension fund shall promptly notify its custodian, as
24well as any and all entities with fiduciary control of any
25portion of the pension assets. Each transferor pension fund
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1management of its pension assets until the start of business on
2the transfer date. At the start of business on the transfer
3date, statutory and fiduciary responsibility for the
4investment of pension fund assets shall shift exclusively to
5the Fund and the Fund shall promptly and prudently transfer all
6such pension fund assets to the board and terminate the
7relationship with the local custodian of that transferor
8pension fund. The Fund shall provide a receipt for the transfer
9to the transferor pension fund within 30 days of the transfer
10date.
11    As used in this subsection, "transfer date" means the date
12at which the Fund will assume fiduciary control of the
13transferor pension fund's assets and the transferor pension
14fund will cease to exercise fiduciary responsibility.
15    (e) Within 90 days after the end of the transition period
16or as soon thereafter as may be practicable as determined by
17the board, the Fund and the Department of Insurance shall
18cooperate in transferring to the Fund all pension fund assets
19remaining in the custody of the transferor pension funds.
20    (f) The board shall adopt such rules as in its judgment are
21desirable to implement the transition process, including,
22without limitation, the transfer of the pension fund assets of
23the transferor pension funds, the assumption of fiduciary
24control of such assets by the Fund, and the termination of
25relationships with local custodians. The adoption and
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1subject to Article 5 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure
2Act.
3    (g) Within 6 months after the end of the transition period
4or as soon thereafter as may be practicable as determined by
5the board, the books, records, accounts, and securities of the
6Fund shall be audited by a certified public accountant selected
7by the board. This audit shall include, but not be limited to,
8the following: (1) a full description of the investments
9acquired, showing average costs; (2) a full description of the
10securities sold or exchanged, showing average proceeds or other
11conditions of an exchange; (3) gains or losses realized during
12the period; (4) income from investments; and (5) administrative
13expenses incurred by the board. This audit report shall be
14published on the Fund's official website and filed with the
15Department of Insurance.
16    (h) To provide funds for payment of the ordinary and
17regular costs associated with the implementation of this
18transition process, the Illinois Finance Authority is
19authorized to loan to the Fund up to $7,500,000 of any of the
20Authority's funds, including, but not limited to, funds in its
21Illinois Housing Partnership Program Fund, its Industrial
22Project Insurance Fund, or its Illinois Venture Investment
23Fund, for such purpose. Such loan shall be repaid by the Fund
24with an interest rate tied to the Federal Funds Rate or an
25equivalent market established variable rate. The Fund and the
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1agreement that specifies the period of the loan, the payment
2interval, procedures for making periodic loans, the variable
3rate methodology to which the interest rate for loans should be
4tied, the funds of the Illinois Finance Authority that will be
5used to provide the loan, and such other terms that the Fund
6and the Illinois Finance Authority reasonably believe to be
7mutually beneficial. Such agreement shall be a public record
8and the Fund shall post the terms of the agreement on its
9official website.
 
10    (40 ILCS 5/22C-121 new)
11    Sec. 22C-121. Management and direction of investments.
12    (a) The board shall have the authority to manage the
13pension fund assets of the transferor pension funds for the
14purpose of obtaining a total return on investments for the long
15term.
16    (b) The authority of the board to manage pension fund
17assets and the liability shall begin when there has been a
18physical transfer of the pension fund assets to the Fund and
19placed in the custody of the Fund's custodian or custodians, as
20described in Section 22C-123.
21    (c) The pension fund assets of the Fund shall be maintained
22in accounts held outside the State treasury. Moneys in those
23accounts are not subject to administrative charges or
24chargebacks, including, but not limited to, those authorized
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1    (d) The board may not delegate its management functions,
2but it may, but is not required to, arrange to compensate for
3personalized investment advisory service for any or all
4investments under its control with any national or state bank
5or trust company authorized to do a trust business and
6domiciled in Illinois, other financial institution organized
7under the laws of Illinois, or an investment advisor who is
8qualified under the federal Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and
9is registered under the Illinois Securities Law of 1953.
10Nothing contained in this Article prevents the board from
11subscribing to general investment research services available
12for purchase or use by others. The board shall also have the
13authority to compensate for accounting services.
14    (e) This Section does not prohibit the board from directly
15investing pension fund assets in public market investments,
16private investments, real estate investments, or other
17investments authorized by this Code.
 
18    (40 ILCS 5/22C-122 new)
19    Sec. 22C-122. Investment authority. The Fund shall have the
20authority to invest funds, subject to the requirements and
21restrictions set forth in Sections 1-109, 1-109.1, 1-109.2,
221-110, 1-111, 1-114, and 1-115 of this Code.
23    The Fund shall not be subject to any of the limitations
24applicable to investments of pension fund assets by the
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11-113.12 or Article 4 of this Code. The Fund shall not, for
2purposes of Article 1 of this Code, be deemed to be a
3retirement system, pension fund, or investment board whose
4investments are restricted by Section 1-113.2 of this Code,
5and, as a result, the Fund shall be subject to the provisions
6of Section 1-109.1, including, but not limited to: utilization
7of emerging investment managers; increasing racial, ethnic,
8and gender diversity of its fiduciaries; utilization of
9businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with
10disabilities; utilization of minority broker-dealers;
11utilization of minority investment managers; and applicable
12reporting requirements.
13    No bank or savings and loan association shall receive
14investment funds as permitted by this Section, unless it has
15complied with the requirements established pursuant to Section
166 of the Public Funds Investment Act. The limitations set forth
17in Section 6 of the Public Funds Investment Act shall be
18applicable only at the time of investment and shall not require
19the liquidation of any investment at any time.
20    The Fund shall have the authority to enter into such
21agreements and to execute such documents as it determines to be
22necessary to complete any investment transaction.
23    All investments shall be clearly held and accounted for to
24indicate ownership by the Fund. The Fund may direct the
25registration of securities in its own name or in the name of a
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1securities by a national or state bank or trust company
2authorized to conduct a trust business in the State of
3Illinois.
4    Investments shall be carried at cost or at a value
5determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
6principles and accounting procedures approved by the Fund.
 
7    (40 ILCS 5/22C-123 new)
8    Sec. 22C-123. Custodian. The pension fund assets
9transferred to or otherwise acquired by the Fund shall be
10placed in the custody of a custodian who shall provide adequate
11safe deposit facilities for those assets and hold all such
12securities, funds, and other assets subject to the order of the
13Fund.
14    Each custodian shall furnish a corporate surety bond of
15such amount as the board designates, which bond shall indemnify
16the Fund, the board, and the officers and employees of the Fund
17against any loss that may result from any action or failure to
18act by the custodian or any of the custodian's agents. All
19charges incidental to the procuring and giving of any bond
20shall be paid by the board and each bond shall be in the
21custody of the board.
 
22    (40 ILCS 5/22C-124 new)
23    Sec. 22C-124. Accounting for pension fund assets. In the
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1funds, the Fund:
2        (1) shall carry all pension fund assets at fair market
3    value determined in accordance with generally accepted
4    accounting principles and accounting procedures approved
5    by the board. Each investment initially transferred to the
6    Fund by a transferor pension fund shall be similarly
7    valued, except that the board may elect to place such value
8    on any investment conditionally in which case, the amount
9    of any later realization of such asset in cash that is in
10    excess of or is less than the amount so credited shall be
11    credited or charged to the account maintained for the
12    transferor pension fund that made the transfer;
13        (2) shall keep proper books of account that shall
14    reflect at all times the value of all investments held by
15    the Fund; and
16        (3) shall charge all distributions made by the Fund to
17    or for a transferor pension fund to the account maintained
18    for that fund.
 
19    (40 ILCS 5/22C-125 new)
20    Sec. 22C-125. Audits and reports.
21    (a) At least annually, the books, records, accounts, and
22securities of the Fund shall be audited by a certified public
23accountant selected by the board and conducted in accordance
24with the rules and procedures promulgated by the Governmental
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1published as a part of the annual report of the Fund, which
2shall be submitted to the transferor pension funds and to the
3Department of Insurance.
4    (b) For the quarterly periods ending September 30, December
531, and March 31, the Fund shall submit to the participating
6pension funds and to the Department of Insurance a report
7providing, among other things, the following information:
8        (1) a full description of the investments acquired,
9    showing average costs;
10        (2) a full description of the securities sold or
11    exchanged, showing average proceeds or other conditions of
12    an exchange;
13        (3) gains or losses realized during the period;
14        (4) income from investments; and
15        (5) administrative expenses.
16    (c) An annual report shall be prepared by the Fund for
17submission to the participating pension funds and to the
18Department of Insurance within 6 months after the close of each
19fiscal year. A fiscal year shall date from July 1 of one year
20to June 30 of the year next following. This report shall
21contain full information concerning the results of investment
22operations of the Fund. This report shall include the
23information described in subsection (b) and, in addition
24thereto, the following information:
25        (1) a listing of the investments held by the Fund at
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1    values and their income yields on market values;
2        (2) comments on the pertinent factors affecting such
3    investments;
4        (3) a review of the policies maintained by the Fund and
5    any changes that occurred during the year;
6        (4) a copy of the audited financial statements for the
7    year;
8        (5) recommendations for possible changes in this
9    Article or otherwise governing the operations of the Fund;
10    and
11        (6) a listing of the names of securities brokers and
12    dealers dealt with during the year showing the total amount
13    of commissions received by each on transactions with the
14    Fund.
 
15    Section 15. The Local Government Officer Compensation Act
16is amended by changing Section 25 as follows:
 
17    (50 ILCS 145/25)
18    Sec. 25. Elected official salary.
19    (a) Notwithstanding the provision of any other law to the
20contrary, an elected officer of a unit of local government that
21is a participating employer under the Illinois Municipal
22Retirement Fund shall not receive any salary or other
23compensation from the unit of local government if the member is
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1Retirement Fund under Article 7 of the Illinois Pension Code
2for the elected official's service in that same elected
3position. If an elected officer is receiving benefits from the
4Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund on August 23, 2019 (the
5effective date of Public Act 101-544) this amendatory Act of
6the 101st General Assembly, the elected official's salary and
7compensation shall be reduced to zero at the beginning of the
8member's next term if the member is still receiving such
9pension benefits.
10    (b) This Section does not apply to a unit of local
11government that has adopted an ordinance or resolution
12effective prior to January 1, 2019 that: (i) reduces the
13compensation of an elected official of the unit of local
14government who is receiving pension benefits from the Illinois
15Municipal Retirement Fund under Article 7 of the Illinois
16Pension Code for his or her service as an elected official in
17the same elected position of that unit of local government; and
18(ii) changes the official's position to part-time.
19(Source: P.A. 101-544, eff. 8-23-19.)
 
20    Section 20. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
21changing Section 2-115 as follows:
 
22    (625 ILCS 5/2-115)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-115)
23    Sec. 2-115. Investigators.
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1effectively carrying out the provisions of the laws in relation
2to motor vehicles, shall have power to appoint such number of
3investigators as he may deem necessary. It shall be the duty of
4such investigators to investigate and enforce violations of the
5provisions of this Act administered by the Secretary of State
6and provisions of Chapters 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 and to
7investigate and report any violation by any person who operates
8as a motor carrier of property as defined in Section 18-100 of
9this Act and does not hold a valid certificate or permit. Such
10investigators shall have and may exercise throughout the State
11all of the powers of peace officers.
12    No person may be retained in service as an investigator
13under this Section after he or she has reached 60 years of age,
14except for a person employed in the title of Capitol Police
15Investigator and who began employment on or after January 1,
162011, in which case, that person may not be retained in service
17after that person has reached 65 years of age.
18    The Secretary of State must authorize to each investigator
19employed under this Section and to any other employee of the
20Office of the Secretary of State exercising the powers of a
21peace officer a distinct badge that, on its face, (i) clearly
22states that the badge is authorized by the Office of the
23Secretary of State and (ii) contains a unique identifying
24number. No other badge shall be authorized by the Office of the
25Secretary of State.
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1necessary from Contractual Services appropriations for the
2Department of Police for the purchase of evidence, for the
3employment of persons to obtain evidence, and for the payment
4for any goods or services related to obtaining evidence. Such
5sums shall be advanced to investigators authorized by the
6Secretary to expend funds, on vouchers signed by the Secretary.
7In addition, the Secretary of State is authorized to maintain
8one or more commercial checking accounts with any State banking
9corporation or corporations organized under or subject to the
10Illinois Banking Act for the deposit and withdrawal of moneys
11to be used solely for the purchase of evidence and for the
12employment of persons to obtain evidence, or for the payment
13for any goods or services related to obtaining evidence;
14provided that no check may be written on nor any withdrawal
15made from any such account except on the written signatures of
162 persons designated by the Secretary to write such checks and
17make such withdrawals, and provided further that the balance of
18moneys on deposit in any such account shall not exceed $5,000
19at any time, nor shall any one check written on or single
20withdrawal made from any such account exceed $5,000.
21    All fines or moneys collected or received by the Department
22of Police under any State or federal forfeiture statute;
23including, but not limited to moneys forfeited under Section 12
24of the Cannabis Control Act, moneys forfeited under Section 85
25of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
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1Controlled Substances Act, shall be deposited into the
2Secretary of State Evidence Fund.
3    In all convictions for offenses in violation of this Act,
4the Court may order restitution to the Secretary of any or all
5sums expended for the purchase of evidence, for the employment
6of persons to obtain evidence, and for the payment for any
7goods or services related to obtaining evidence. All such
8restitution received by the Secretary shall be deposited into
9the Secretary of State Evidence Fund. Moneys deposited into the
10fund shall, subject to appropriation, be used by the Secretary
11of State for the purposes provided for under the provisions of
12this Section.
13(Source: P.A. 99-896, eff. 1-1-17; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
14    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
15Section 8.43 as follows:
 
16    (30 ILCS 805/8.43)
17    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 101-50 and
18101-504)
19    Sec. 8.43. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8
20of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
21implementation of any mandate created by Public Act 101-11,
22101-49, 101-275, 101-320, 101-377, 101-387, 101-474, 101-492,
23101-502, 101-522, or this amendatory Act of the 101st General
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1(Source: P.A. 101-11, eff. 6-7-19; 101-49, eff. 7-12-19;
2101-275, eff. 8-9-19; 101-320, eff. 8-9-19; 101-377, eff.
38-16-19; 101-387, eff. 8-16-19; 101-474, eff. 8-23-19;
4101-492, eff. 8-23-19; 101-502, eff. 8-23-19; 101-522, eff.
58-23-19; revised 10-21-19.)
 
6    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 101-50 and
7101-504)
8    Sec. 8.43. Exempt mandate.
9    (a) Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 of this Act, no
10reimbursement by the State is required for the implementation
11of any mandate created by Public Act 101-11, 101-49, 101-275,
12101-320, 101-377, 101-387, 101-474, 101-492, 101-502, 101-504,
13101-522, or this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly
14this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
15    (b) Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 of this Act, no
16reimbursement by the State is required for the implementation
17of any mandate created by the Seizure Smart School Act.
18(Source: P.A. 101-11, eff. 6-7-19; 101-49, eff. 7-12-19;
19101-50, eff. 7-1-20; 101-275, eff. 8-9-19; 101-320, eff.
208-9-19; 101-377, eff. 8-16-19; 101-387, eff. 8-16-19; 101-474,
21eff. 8-23-19; 101-492, eff. 8-23-19; 101-502, eff. 8-23-19;
22101-504, eff. 7-1-20; 101-522, eff. 8-23-19; revised
2310-21-19.)
 
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1changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
2that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
3represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
4not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
5made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
6Public Act.
 
7    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
81, 2020.