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90_SB1574
5 ILCS 375/6.12 new
Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971.
Provides that a qualified domestic partner of a member shall
be eligible for benefits in the same manner as the spouse of
a member.
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1 AN ACT to amend the State Employees Group Insurance Act
2 of 1971 by adding Section 6.12.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of
6 1971 is amended by adding Section 6.12 as follows:
7 (5 ILCS 375/6.12 new)
8 Sec. 6.12. Qualified domestic partners; benefits.
9 (a) A qualified domestic partner, as provided in this
10 Section, of a member shall be eligible for the same benefits
11 as are available to the spouse of a member.
12 (b) To be eligible for coverage as a qualified domestic
13 partner, the member and the domestic partner must complete
14 and file with the Department of Central Management Services
15 an "Affidavit of Domestic Partnership" in which they attest
16 that:
17 (1) they are each other's sole domestic partner,
18 responsible for each other's common welfare;
19 (2) neither party is married;
20 (3) the partners are not related by blood closer
21 than would bar marriage in the State of Illinois;
22 (4) each partner is at least 18 years of age, the
23 partners are the same sex, and the partners reside at the
24 same residence; and
25 (5) at least 2 of the following 4 conditions exist
26 for the partners:
27 (A) The partners have resided together for at
28 least 12 months prior to filing the Affidavit of
29 Domestic Partnership.
30 (B) The partners have common or joint
31 ownership of a residence.
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1 (C) The partners have at least 2 of the
2 following arrangements:
3 (i) joint ownership of a motor vehicle;
4 (ii) a joint credit account;
5 (iii) joint checking account; or
6 (iv) a lease for a residence identifying
7 both domestic partners as tenants.
8 (D) The member declares that the domestic
9 partner is identified as a primary beneficiary in
10 the member's will.
11 In addition to the foregoing, for a domestic partner to
12 be qualified, the parties must agree to notify the Department
13 of Central Management Services of any change in the
14 circumstances that have been attested to in the documents
15 qualifying a person for coverage as a domestic partner.
16 Following the termination of a domestic partnership, a
17 minimum of 12 months must elapse before a member is eligible
18 to designate a new domestic partner.
19 The Director is authorized to promulgate rules to
20 effectuate the purposes of this Section. Any person who
21 knowingly submits false information in connection with this
22 Section, including an affidavit that contains inaccurate
23 information, commits a Class B misdemeanor.