Rep. Katie Stuart

Filed: 4/26/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 300

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 300 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by
5changing Section 16-158 as follows:
 
6    (40 ILCS 5/16-158)   (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-158)
7    Sec. 16-158. Contributions by State and other employing
8units.
9    (a) The State shall make contributions to the System by
10means of appropriations from the Common School Fund and other
11State funds of amounts which, together with other employer
12contributions, employee contributions, investment income, and
13other income, will be sufficient to meet the cost of
14maintaining and administering the System on a 90% funded basis
15in accordance with actuarial recommendations.
16    The Board shall determine the amount of State

 

 

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1contributions required for each fiscal year on the basis of
2the actuarial tables and other assumptions adopted by the
3Board and the recommendations of the actuary, using the
4formula in subsection (b-3).
5    (a-1) Annually, on or before November 15 until November
615, 2011, the Board shall certify to the Governor the amount of
7the required State contribution for the coming fiscal year.
8The certification under this subsection (a-1) shall include a
9copy of the actuarial recommendations upon which it is based
10and shall specifically identify the System's projected State
11normal cost for that fiscal year.
12    On or before May 1, 2004, the Board shall recalculate and
13recertify to the Governor the amount of the required State
14contribution to the System for State fiscal year 2005, taking
15into account the amounts appropriated to and received by the
16System under subsection (d) of Section 7.2 of the General
17Obligation Bond Act.
18    On or before July 1, 2005, the Board shall recalculate and
19recertify to the Governor the amount of the required State
20contribution to the System for State fiscal year 2006, taking
21into account the changes in required State contributions made
22by Public Act 94-4.
23    On or before April 1, 2011, the Board shall recalculate
24and recertify to the Governor the amount of the required State
25contribution to the System for State fiscal year 2011,
26applying the changes made by Public Act 96-889 to the System's

 

 

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1assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2009 as though Public Act
296-889 was approved on that date.
3    (a-5) On or before November 1 of each year, beginning
4November 1, 2012, the Board shall submit to the State Actuary,
5the Governor, and the General Assembly a proposed
6certification of the amount of the required State contribution
7to the System for the next fiscal year, along with all of the
8actuarial assumptions, calculations, and data upon which that
9proposed certification is based. On or before January 1 of
10each year, beginning January 1, 2013, the State Actuary shall
11issue a preliminary report concerning the proposed
12certification and identifying, if necessary, recommended
13changes in actuarial assumptions that the Board must consider
14before finalizing its certification of the required State
15contributions. On or before January 15, 2013 and each January
1615 thereafter, the Board shall certify to the Governor and the
17General Assembly the amount of the required State contribution
18for the next fiscal year. The Board's certification must note
19any deviations from the State Actuary's recommended changes,
20the reason or reasons for not following the State Actuary's
21recommended changes, and the fiscal impact of not following
22the State Actuary's recommended changes on the required State
23contribution.
24    (a-10) By November 1, 2017, the Board shall recalculate
25and recertify to the State Actuary, the Governor, and the
26General Assembly the amount of the State contribution to the

 

 

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1System for State fiscal year 2018, taking into account the
2changes in required State contributions made by Public Act
3100-23. The State Actuary shall review the assumptions and
4valuations underlying the Board's revised certification and
5issue a preliminary report concerning the proposed
6recertification and identifying, if necessary, recommended
7changes in actuarial assumptions that the Board must consider
8before finalizing its certification of the required State
9contributions. The Board's final certification must note any
10deviations from the State Actuary's recommended changes, the
11reason or reasons for not following the State Actuary's
12recommended changes, and the fiscal impact of not following
13the State Actuary's recommended changes on the required State
14contribution.
15    (a-15) On or after June 15, 2019, but no later than June
1630, 2019, the Board shall recalculate and recertify to the
17Governor and the General Assembly the amount of the State
18contribution to the System for State fiscal year 2019, taking
19into account the changes in required State contributions made
20by Public Act 100-587. The recalculation shall be made using
21assumptions adopted by the Board for the original fiscal year
222019 certification. The monthly voucher for the 12th month of
23fiscal year 2019 shall be paid by the Comptroller after the
24recertification required pursuant to this subsection is
25submitted to the Governor, Comptroller, and General Assembly.
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1filed with the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the
2Secretary of the Senate in electronic form only, in the manner
3that the Clerk and the Secretary shall direct.
4    (b) Through State fiscal year 1995, the State
5contributions shall be paid to the System in accordance with
6Section 18-7 of the School Code.
7    (b-1) Beginning in State fiscal year 1996, on the 15th day
8of each month, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable, the
9Board shall submit vouchers for payment of State contributions
10to the System, in a total monthly amount of one-twelfth of the
11required annual State contribution certified under subsection
12(a-1). From March 5, 2004 (the effective date of Public Act
1393-665) through June 30, 2004, the Board shall not submit
14vouchers for the remainder of fiscal year 2004 in excess of the
15fiscal year 2004 certified contribution amount determined
16under this Section after taking into consideration the
17transfer to the System under subsection (a) of Section 6z-61
18of the State Finance Act. These vouchers shall be paid by the
19State Comptroller and Treasurer by warrants drawn on the funds
20appropriated to the System for that fiscal year.
21    If in any month the amount remaining unexpended from all
22other appropriations to the System for the applicable fiscal
23year (including the appropriations to the System under Section
248.12 of the State Finance Act and Section 1 of the State
25Pension Funds Continuing Appropriation Act) is less than the
26amount lawfully vouchered under this subsection, the

 

 

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1difference shall be paid from the Common School Fund under the
2continuing appropriation authority provided in Section 1.1 of
3the State Pension Funds Continuing Appropriation Act.
4    (b-2) Allocations from the Common School Fund apportioned
5to school districts not coming under this System shall not be
6diminished or affected by the provisions of this Article.
7    (b-3) For State fiscal years 2012 through 2045, the
8minimum contribution to the System to be made by the State for
9each fiscal year shall be an amount determined by the System to
10be sufficient to bring the total assets of the System up to 90%
11of the total actuarial liabilities of the System by the end of
12State fiscal year 2045. In making these determinations, the
13required State contribution shall be calculated each year as a
14level percentage of payroll over the years remaining to and
15including fiscal year 2045 and shall be determined under the
16projected unit credit actuarial cost method.
17    For each of State fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020, the
18State shall make an additional contribution to the System
19equal to 2% of the total payroll of each employee who is deemed
20to have elected the benefits under Section 1-161 or who has
21made the election under subsection (c) of Section 1-161.
22    A change in an actuarial or investment assumption that
23increases or decreases the required State contribution and
24first applies in State fiscal year 2018 or thereafter shall be
25implemented in equal annual amounts over a 5-year period
26beginning in the State fiscal year in which the actuarial

 

 

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1change first applies to the required State contribution.
2    A change in an actuarial or investment assumption that
3increases or decreases the required State contribution and
4first applied to the State contribution in fiscal year 2014,
52015, 2016, or 2017 shall be implemented:
6        (i) as already applied in State fiscal years before
7    2018; and
8        (ii) in the portion of the 5-year period beginning in
9    the State fiscal year in which the actuarial change first
10    applied that occurs in State fiscal year 2018 or
11    thereafter, by calculating the change in equal annual
12    amounts over that 5-year period and then implementing it
13    at the resulting annual rate in each of the remaining
14    fiscal years in that 5-year period.
15    For State fiscal years 1996 through 2005, the State
16contribution to the System, as a percentage of the applicable
17employee payroll, shall be increased in equal annual
18increments so that by State fiscal year 2011, the State is
19contributing at the rate required under this Section; except
20that in the following specified State fiscal years, the State
21contribution to the System shall not be less than the
22following indicated percentages of the applicable employee
23payroll, even if the indicated percentage will produce a State
24contribution in excess of the amount otherwise required under
25this subsection and subsection (a), and notwithstanding any
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127, 1998 (the effective date of Public Act 90-582): 10.02% in
2FY 1999; 10.77% in FY 2000; 11.47% in FY 2001; 12.16% in FY
32002; 12.86% in FY 2003; and 13.56% in FY 2004.
4    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, the
5total required State contribution for State fiscal year 2006
6is $534,627,700.
7    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, the
8total required State contribution for State fiscal year 2007
9is $738,014,500.
10    For each of State fiscal years 2008 through 2009, the
11State contribution to the System, as a percentage of the
12applicable employee payroll, shall be increased in equal
13annual increments from the required State contribution for
14State fiscal year 2007, so that by State fiscal year 2011, the
15State is contributing at the rate otherwise required under
16this Section.
17    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, the
18total required State contribution for State fiscal year 2010
19is $2,089,268,000 and shall be made from the proceeds of bonds
20sold in fiscal year 2010 pursuant to Section 7.2 of the General
21Obligation Bond Act, less (i) the pro rata share of bond sale
22expenses determined by the System's share of total bond
23proceeds, (ii) any amounts received from the Common School
24Fund in fiscal year 2010, and (iii) any reduction in bond
25proceeds due to the issuance of discounted bonds, if
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1    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, the
2total required State contribution for State fiscal year 2011
3is the amount recertified by the System on or before April 1,
42011 pursuant to subsection (a-1) of this Section and shall be
5made from the proceeds of bonds sold in fiscal year 2011
6pursuant to Section 7.2 of the General Obligation Bond Act,
7less (i) the pro rata share of bond sale expenses determined by
8the System's share of total bond proceeds, (ii) any amounts
9received from the Common School Fund in fiscal year 2011, and
10(iii) any reduction in bond proceeds due to the issuance of
11discounted bonds, if applicable. This amount shall include, in
12addition to the amount certified by the System, an amount
13necessary to meet employer contributions required by the State
14as an employer under paragraph (e) of this Section, which may
15also be used by the System for contributions required by
16paragraph (a) of Section 16-127.
17    Beginning in State fiscal year 2046, the minimum State
18contribution for each fiscal year shall be the amount needed
19to maintain the total assets of the System at 90% of the total
20actuarial liabilities of the System.
21    Amounts received by the System pursuant to Section 25 of
22the Budget Stabilization Act or Section 8.12 of the State
23Finance Act in any fiscal year do not reduce and do not
24constitute payment of any portion of the minimum State
25contribution required under this Article in that fiscal year.
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1calculation of, the required State contributions under this
2Article in any future year until the System has reached a
3funding ratio of at least 90%. A reference in this Article to
4the "required State contribution" or any substantially similar
5term does not include or apply to any amounts payable to the
6System under Section 25 of the Budget Stabilization Act.
7    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, the
8required State contribution for State fiscal year 2005 and for
9fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter, as
10calculated under this Section and certified under subsection
11(a-1), shall not exceed an amount equal to (i) the amount of
12the required State contribution that would have been
13calculated under this Section for that fiscal year if the
14System had not received any payments under subsection (d) of
15Section 7.2 of the General Obligation Bond Act, minus (ii) the
16portion of the State's total debt service payments for that
17fiscal year on the bonds issued in fiscal year 2003 for the
18purposes of that Section 7.2, as determined and certified by
19the Comptroller, that is the same as the System's portion of
20the total moneys distributed under subsection (d) of Section
217.2 of the General Obligation Bond Act. In determining this
22maximum for State fiscal years 2008 through 2010, however, the
23amount referred to in item (i) shall be increased, as a
24percentage of the applicable employee payroll, in equal
25increments calculated from the sum of the required State
26contribution for State fiscal year 2007 plus the applicable

 

 

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1portion of the State's total debt service payments for fiscal
2year 2007 on the bonds issued in fiscal year 2003 for the
3purposes of Section 7.2 of the General Obligation Bond Act, so
4that, by State fiscal year 2011, the State is contributing at
5the rate otherwise required under this Section.
6    (b-4) Beginning in fiscal year 2018, each employer under
7this Article shall pay to the System a required contribution
8determined as a percentage of projected payroll and sufficient
9to produce an annual amount equal to:
10        (i) for each of fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020, the
11    defined benefit normal cost of the defined benefit plan,
12    less the employee contribution, for each employee of that
13    employer who has elected or who is deemed to have elected
14    the benefits under Section 1-161 or who has made the
15    election under subsection (b) of Section 1-161; for fiscal
16    year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter, the defined
17    benefit normal cost of the defined benefit plan, less the
18    employee contribution, plus 2%, for each employee of that
19    employer who has elected or who is deemed to have elected
20    the benefits under Section 1-161 or who has made the
21    election under subsection (b) of Section 1-161; plus
22        (ii) the amount required for that fiscal year to
23    amortize any unfunded actuarial accrued liability
24    associated with the present value of liabilities
25    attributable to the employer's account under Section
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1    a 30-year rolling amortization period.
2    In determining contributions required under item (i) of
3this subsection, the System shall determine an aggregate rate
4for all employers, expressed as a percentage of projected
5payroll.
6    In determining the contributions required under item (ii)
7of this subsection, the amount shall be computed by the System
8on the basis of the actuarial assumptions and tables used in
9the most recent actuarial valuation of the System that is
10available at the time of the computation.
11    The contributions required under this subsection (b-4)
12shall be paid by an employer concurrently with that employer's
13payroll payment period. The State, as the actual employer of
14an employee, shall make the required contributions under this
15subsection.
16    (c) Payment of the required State contributions and of all
17pensions, retirement annuities, death benefits, refunds, and
18other benefits granted under or assumed by this System, and
19all expenses in connection with the administration and
20operation thereof, are obligations of the State.
21    If members are paid from special trust or federal funds
22which are administered by the employing unit, whether school
23district or other unit, the employing unit shall pay to the
24System from such funds the full accruing retirement costs
25based upon that service, which, beginning July 1, 2017, shall
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1total employer's normal cost, expressed as a percentage of
2payroll, as determined by the System. Employer contributions,
3based on salary paid to members from federal funds, may be
4forwarded by the distributing agency of the State of Illinois
5to the System prior to allocation, in an amount determined in
6accordance with guidelines established by such agency and the
7System. Any contribution for fiscal year 2015 collected as a
8result of the change made by Public Act 98-674 shall be
9considered a State contribution under subsection (b-3) of this
10Section.
11    (d) Effective July 1, 1986, any employer of a teacher as
12defined in paragraph (8) of Section 16-106 shall pay the
13employer's normal cost of benefits based upon the teacher's
14service, in addition to employee contributions, as determined
15by the System. Such employer contributions shall be forwarded
16monthly in accordance with guidelines established by the
17System.
18    However, with respect to benefits granted under Section
1916-133.4 or 16-133.5 to a teacher as defined in paragraph (8)
20of Section 16-106, the employer's contribution shall be 12%
21(rather than 20%) of the member's highest annual salary rate
22for each year of creditable service granted, and the employer
23shall also pay the required employee contribution on behalf of
24the teacher. For the purposes of Sections 16-133.4 and
2516-133.5, a teacher as defined in paragraph (8) of Section
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1absence from another employer under this Article shall not be
2considered an employee of the employer from which the teacher
3is on leave.
4    (e) Beginning July 1, 1998, every employer of a teacher
5shall pay to the System an employer contribution computed as
6follows:
7        (1) Beginning July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999, the
8    employer contribution shall be equal to 0.3% of each
9    teacher's salary.
10        (2) Beginning July 1, 1999 and thereafter, the
11    employer contribution shall be equal to 0.58% of each
12    teacher's salary.
13The school district or other employing unit may pay these
14employer contributions out of any source of funding available
15for that purpose and shall forward the contributions to the
16System on the schedule established for the payment of member
17contributions.
18    These employer contributions are intended to offset a
19portion of the cost to the System of the increases in
20retirement benefits resulting from Public Act 90-582.
21    Each employer of teachers is entitled to a credit against
22the contributions required under this subsection (e) with
23respect to salaries paid to teachers for the period January 1,
242002 through June 30, 2003, equal to the amount paid by that
25employer under subsection (a-5) of Section 6.6 of the State
26Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 with respect to salaries

 

 

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1paid to teachers for that period.
2    The additional 1% employee contribution required under
3Section 16-152 by Public Act 90-582 is the responsibility of
4the teacher and not the teacher's employer, unless the
5employer agrees, through collective bargaining or otherwise,
6to make the contribution on behalf of the teacher.
7    If an employer is required by a contract in effect on May
81, 1998 between the employer and an employee organization to
9pay, on behalf of all its full-time employees covered by this
10Article, all mandatory employee contributions required under
11this Article, then the employer shall be excused from paying
12the employer contribution required under this subsection (e)
13for the balance of the term of that contract. The employer and
14the employee organization shall jointly certify to the System
15the existence of the contractual requirement, in such form as
16the System may prescribe. This exclusion shall cease upon the
17termination, extension, or renewal of the contract at any time
18after May 1, 1998.
19    (f) If the amount of a teacher's salary for any school year
20used to determine final average salary exceeds the member's
21annual full-time salary rate with the same employer for the
22previous school year by more than 6%, the teacher's employer
23shall pay to the System, in addition to all other payments
24required under this Section and in accordance with guidelines
25established by the System, the present value of the increase
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1salary that is in excess of 6%. This present value shall be
2computed by the System on the basis of the actuarial
3assumptions and tables used in the most recent actuarial
4valuation of the System that is available at the time of the
5computation. If a teacher's salary for the 2005-2006 school
6year is used to determine final average salary under this
7subsection (f), then the changes made to this subsection (f)
8by Public Act 94-1057 shall apply in calculating whether the
9increase in his or her salary is in excess of 6%. For the
10purposes of this Section, change in employment under Section
1110-21.12 of the School Code on or after June 1, 2005 shall
12constitute a change in employer. The System may require the
13employer to provide any pertinent information or
14documentation. The changes made to this subsection (f) by
15Public Act 94-1111 apply without regard to whether the teacher
16was in service on or after its effective date.
17    Whenever it determines that a payment is or may be
18required under this subsection, the System shall calculate the
19amount of the payment and bill the employer for that amount.
20The bill shall specify the calculations used to determine the
21amount due. If the employer disputes the amount of the bill, it
22may, within 30 days after receipt of the bill, apply to the
23System in writing for a recalculation. The application must
24specify in detail the grounds of the dispute and, if the
25employer asserts that the calculation is subject to subsection
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1must include an affidavit setting forth and attesting to all
2facts within the employer's knowledge that are pertinent to
3the applicability of that subsection. Upon receiving a timely
4application for recalculation, the System shall review the
5application and, if appropriate, recalculate the amount due.
6    The employer contributions required under this subsection
7(f) may be paid in the form of a lump sum within 90 days after
8receipt of the bill. If the employer contributions are not
9paid within 90 days after receipt of the bill, then interest
10will be charged at a rate equal to the System's annual
11actuarially assumed rate of return on investment compounded
12annually from the 91st day after receipt of the bill. Payments
13must be concluded within 3 years after the employer's receipt
14of the bill.
15    (f-1) (Blank).
16    (g) This subsection (g) applies only to payments made or
17salary increases given on or after June 1, 2005 but before July
181, 2011. The changes made by Public Act 94-1057 shall not
19require the System to refund any payments received before July
2031, 2006 (the effective date of Public Act 94-1057).
21    When assessing payment for any amount due under subsection
22(f), the System shall exclude salary increases paid to
23teachers under contracts or collective bargaining agreements
24entered into, amended, or renewed before June 1, 2005.
25    When assessing payment for any amount due under subsection
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1teacher at a time when the teacher is 10 or more years from
2retirement eligibility under Section 16-132 or 16-133.2.
3    When assessing payment for any amount due under subsection
4(f), the System shall exclude salary increases resulting from
5overload work, including summer school, when the school
6district has certified to the System, and the System has
7approved the certification, that (i) the overload work is for
8the sole purpose of classroom instruction in excess of the
9standard number of classes for a full-time teacher in a school
10district during a school year and (ii) the salary increases
11are equal to or less than the rate of pay for classroom
12instruction computed on the teacher's current salary and work
13schedule.
14    When assessing payment for any amount due under subsection
15(f), the System shall exclude a salary increase resulting from
16a promotion (i) for which the employee is required to hold a
17certificate or supervisory endorsement issued by the State
18Teacher Certification Board that is a different certification
19or supervisory endorsement than is required for the teacher's
20previous position and (ii) to a position that has existed and
21been filled by a member for no less than one complete academic
22year and the salary increase from the promotion is an increase
23that results in an amount no greater than the lesser of the
24average salary paid for other similar positions in the
25district requiring the same certification or the amount
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1similar position requiring the same certification.
2    When assessing payment for any amount due under subsection
3(f), the System shall exclude any payment to the teacher from
4the State of Illinois or the State Board of Education over
5which the employer does not have discretion, notwithstanding
6that the payment is included in the computation of final
7average salary.
8    (g-5) When assessing payment for any amount due under
9subsection (f), the System shall exclude salary increases
10resulting from overload or stipend work performed in a school
11year subsequent to a school year in which the employer was
12unable to offer or allow to be conducted overload or stipend
13work due to an emergency declaration limiting such activities.
14    (g-10) When assessing payment for any amount due under
15subsection (f), the System shall exclude salary increases
16resulting from increased instructional time that exceeded the
17instructional time required during the 2019-2020 school year.
18    (g-15) When assessing payment for any amount due under
19subsection (f), the System shall exclude salary increases
20resulting from teaching summer school on or after May 1, 2021
21and before September 15, 2022.
22    (g-20) When assessing payment for any amount due under
23subsection (f), the System shall exclude salary increases
24necessary to bring a school board in compliance with Public
25Act 101-443 or this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
26Assembly.

 

 

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1    (h) When assessing payment for any amount due under
2subsection (f), the System shall exclude any salary increase
3described in subsection (g) of this Section given on or after
4July 1, 2011 but before July 1, 2014 under a contract or
5collective bargaining agreement entered into, amended, or
6renewed on or after June 1, 2005 but before July 1, 2011.
7Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, any
8payments made or salary increases given after June 30, 2014
9shall be used in assessing payment for any amount due under
10subsection (f) of this Section.
11    (i) The System shall prepare a report and file copies of
12the report with the Governor and the General Assembly by
13January 1, 2007 that contains all of the following
14information:
15        (1) The number of recalculations required by the
16    changes made to this Section by Public Act 94-1057 for
17    each employer.
18        (2) The dollar amount by which each employer's
19    contribution to the System was changed due to
20    recalculations required by Public Act 94-1057.
21        (3) The total amount the System received from each
22    employer as a result of the changes made to this Section by
23    Public Act 94-4.
24        (4) The increase in the required State contribution
25    resulting from the changes made to this Section by Public
26    Act 94-1057.

 

 

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1    (i-5) For school years beginning on or after July 1, 2017,
2if the amount of a participant's salary for any school year
3exceeds the amount of the salary set for the Governor, the
4participant's employer shall pay to the System, in addition to
5all other payments required under this Section and in
6accordance with guidelines established by the System, an
7amount determined by the System to be equal to the employer
8normal cost, as established by the System and expressed as a
9total percentage of payroll, multiplied by the amount of
10salary in excess of the amount of the salary set for the
11Governor. This amount shall be computed by the System on the
12basis of the actuarial assumptions and tables used in the most
13recent actuarial valuation of the System that is available at
14the time of the computation. The System may require the
15employer to provide any pertinent information or
16documentation.
17    Whenever it determines that a payment is or may be
18required under this subsection, the System shall calculate the
19amount of the payment and bill the employer for that amount.
20The bill shall specify the calculations used to determine the
21amount due. If the employer disputes the amount of the bill, it
22may, within 30 days after receipt of the bill, apply to the
23System in writing for a recalculation. The application must
24specify in detail the grounds of the dispute. Upon receiving a
25timely application for recalculation, the System shall review
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1due.
2    The employer contributions required under this subsection
3may be paid in the form of a lump sum within 90 days after
4receipt of the bill. If the employer contributions are not
5paid within 90 days after receipt of the bill, then interest
6will be charged at a rate equal to the System's annual
7actuarially assumed rate of return on investment compounded
8annually from the 91st day after receipt of the bill. Payments
9must be concluded within 3 years after the employer's receipt
10of the bill.
11    (j) For purposes of determining the required State
12contribution to the System, the value of the System's assets
13shall be equal to the actuarial value of the System's assets,
14which shall be calculated as follows:
15    As of June 30, 2008, the actuarial value of the System's
16assets shall be equal to the market value of the assets as of
17that date. In determining the actuarial value of the System's
18assets for fiscal years after June 30, 2008, any actuarial
19gains or losses from investment return incurred in a fiscal
20year shall be recognized in equal annual amounts over the
215-year period following that fiscal year.
22    (k) For purposes of determining the required State
23contribution to the system for a particular year, the
24actuarial value of assets shall be assumed to earn a rate of
25return equal to the system's actuarially assumed rate of
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1(Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
2102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-525, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff.
38-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
4    Section 10. The School Code is amended by changing Section
524-8 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/24-8)  (from Ch. 122, par. 24-8)
7    Sec. 24-8. Minimum salary. In fixing the salaries of
8teachers, school boards shall pay those who serve on a
9full-time basis not less than a rate for the school year that
10is based upon training completed in a recognized institution
11of higher learning, as follows: for the school year beginning
12July 1, 1980 and until the 2020-2021 school year, less than a
13bachelor's degree, $9,000; 120 semester hours or more and a
14bachelor's degree, $10,000; 150 semester hours or more and a
15master's degree, $11,000. In fixing the salaries of teachers,
16a school board shall pay those who serve on a full-time basis a
17rate not less than (i) $32,076 for the 2020-2021 school year,
18(ii) $34,576 for the 2021-2022 school year, (iii) $37,076 for
19the 2022-2023 school year, and (iv) $40,000 for the 2023-2024
20school year. The minimum salary rate for each school year
21thereafter, subject to review by the General Assembly, shall
22equal the minimum salary rate for the previous school year
23increased by a percentage equal to the annualized percentage
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1Consumers for all items published by the United States
2Department of Labor for the 12-month period ending on June 30
3of the school year that ended 12 months prior to the school
4year in which the adjusted salary is to be in effect the
5previous school year.
6    In accordance with this Section, the Commission on
7Government Forecasting and Accountability shall certify and
8publish the minimum salary rate to be used for the 2024-2025
9school year no later than September 30, 2023. By no later than
10July 20, 2024 and annually on or before each July 20
11thereafter, the Commission on Government Forecasting and
12Accountability shall certify and publish the minimum salary
13rate to be used for each school year after the 2024-2025 school
14year in accordance with this Section.
15    On or before January 31, 2020, the Professional Review
16Panel created under Section 18-8.15 must submit a report to
17the General Assembly on how State funds and funds distributed
18under the evidence-based funding formula under Section 18-8.15
19may aid the financial effects of the changes made by this
20amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
21    Based upon previous public school experience in this State
22or any other state, territory, dependency or possession of the
23United States, or in schools operated by or under the auspices
24of the United States, teachers who serve on a full-time basis
25shall have their salaries increased to at least the following
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1district in the same classification: with less than a
2bachelor's degree, $750 after 5 years; with 120 semester hours
3or more and a bachelor's degree, $1,000 after 5 years and
4$1,600 after 8 years; with 150 semester hours or more and a
5master's degree, $1,250 after 5 years, $2,000 after 8 years
6and $2,750 after 13 years.
7    For the purpose of this Section a teacher's salary shall
8include any amount paid by the school district on behalf of the
9teacher, as teacher contributions, to the Teachers' Retirement
10System of the State of Illinois.
11    If a school board establishes a schedule for teachers'
12salaries based on education and experience, not inconsistent
13with this Section, all certificated nurses employed by that
14board shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of such
15schedule.
16    For purposes of this Section, a teacher who submits a
17certificate of completion to the school office prior to the
18first day of the school term shall be considered to have the
19degree stated in such certificate.
20(Source: P.A. 101-443, eff. 6-1-20.)
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22becoming law.".