HB0823 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB0823

Introduced 2/9/2009, by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

40 ILCS 5/4-103	from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 4-103
30 ILCS 805/8.33 new

Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Includes within the definition of "municipality" any city, village, incorporated town, or township that employs 40 or more full-time paid firefighters that are subject to a collective bargaining agreement. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

PENSION IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.

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

Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by changing Section 4-103 as follows:

(40 ILCS 5/4-103) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 4-103)

Sec. 4-103. Municipality. "Municipality": (1) Any city, township, village or incorporated town of 5,000 or more but less than 500,000 inhabitants, and any fire protection district having any full-time paid firefighters, and (2) any city, village, incorporated town or township of less than 5,000 inhabitants having a full-time paid fire department which adopts the provisions of this article pursuant to the provisions of Section 4-141, and (3) any city, village, incorporated town, or township that employs 40 or more full-time paid firefighters that are subject to a collective bargaining agreement. The term "city council" or "board of trustees" includes the board of trustees of a fire protection district and the board of town trustees or other persons empowered to draft the tentative budget and appropriation ordinance and the electors of such a township acting at the annual or special meeting of town electors.

(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)

Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding Section 8.33 as follows:

(30 ILCS 805/8.33 new)

Sec. 8.33. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly.