SB1481ham001 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Lisa M. Dugan

Filed: 5/31/2007

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1481

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1481 on page 6, below line 6, by inserting the followng:

"(l-5) By paying the contributions otherwise required under this Section, plus an amount determined by the Board to be equal to the employer's normal cost of the benefit plus interest, a member may establish service credit for periods of up to 2 years spent on authorized leave of absence from service, provided that during that leave the member represented or was employed as an officer or employee of a statewide labor organization that represents members of this System. In determining the contributions required for establishing service credit under this subsection, the interest shall be calculated from the beginning of the leave of absence to the date of payment.".