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 1        AN ACT in relation to public employee benefits.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.   The  Illinois  Pension  Code  is amended by
 5    changing  Section  6-128.4  and  adding  Section  6-141.2  as
 6    follows:

 7        (40 ILCS 5/6-128.4) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-128.4)
 8        Sec. 6-128.4. Minimum widow's annuities.
 9        (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article,
10    beginning January 1, 1996,  the  minimum  amount  of  widow's
11    annuity  payable  to  any person who is entitled to receive a
12    widow's annuity under this Article is $700 per month, without
13    regard to whether the deceased fireman is in  service  on  or
14    after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995.
15        (b)  Notwithstanding  Section  6-128.3, beginning January
16    1, 1994, the minimum widow's annuity under this Article shall
17    be $700 per month  for  (1)  all  persons  receiving  widow's
18    annuities  on  that  date  who are survivors of employees who
19    retired at age 50 or over with at least 20 years of  service,
20    and (2) persons who become eligible for widow's annuities and
21    are survivors of employees who retired at age 50 or over with
22    at least 20 years of service.
23        (c)  Notwithstanding  Section  6-128.3, beginning January
24    1, 1999, the minimum widow's annuity under this Article shall
25    be $800 per month  for  (1)  all  persons  receiving  widow's
26    annuities  on  that  date  who are survivors of employees who
27    retired at age 50 or over with at least 20 years of  service,
28    and (2) persons who become eligible for widow's annuities and
29    are survivors of employees who retired at age 50 or over with
30    at least 20 years of service.
31        (d)  Notwithstanding   Section   6-128.3  and  the  other
 
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 1    provisions of this Article, beginning January  1,  2004,  the
 2    minimum widow's annuity under this Article shall be:
 3             (1)  $1200  per  month  for  all  persons  receiving
 4        widow's annuities on or after that date who are survivors
 5        of  employees who retired at age 50 or over with at least
 6        20 years of service, and
 7             (2)  $800  per  month  for  all  persons   receiving
 8        widow's  annuities  who  do not qualify under subdivision
 9        (d)(1).
10        This subsection (d) applies to all  persons  receiving  a
11    widow's  annuity,  without  regard  to  whether  the deceased
12    fireman is in service on or after the effective date of  this
13    amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.
14    (Source: P.A. 89-136, eff. 7-14-95; 90-766, eff. 8-14-98.)

15        (40 ILCS 5/6-141.2 new)
16        Sec.  6-141.2.  Widow's  annuity  for surviving spouse of
17    deferred annuitant.  The widow of a fireman with at least  20
18    years  of  service who dies after withdrawal from service and
19    after  the  effective  date  of  this  Section,  but   before
20    beginning  to receive a retirement annuity under this Article
21    and before attaining age 50, may elect to receive  a  widow's
22    annuity  equal  to 50% of the retirement annuity the deceased
23    fireman would  have  been  eligible  to  receive  if  he  had
24    attained age 50 on the day of his death.
25        This  Section  applies  without  regard  to  whether  the
26    deceased fireman is in service on or after the effective date
27    of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.

28        Section  90.  The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
29    Section 8.27 as follows:

30        (30 ILCS 805/8.27 new)
31        Sec. 8.27. Exempt mandate.   Notwithstanding  Sections  6
 
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 1    and  8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required
 2    for  the  implementation  of  any  mandate  created  by  this
 3    amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.

 4        Section 99. Effective date.  This Act takes  effect  upon
 5    becoming law.