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| Public Act 102-0125 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by | ||||
changing Section 5-214 as follows:
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(40 ILCS 5/5-214) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-214)
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Sec. 5-214. Credit for other service. Any participant in | ||||
this fund (other
than a member of the fire department of the | ||||
city) who has rendered service
as a member of the police | ||||
department of the city for a period of 3 years
or more is | ||||
entitled to credit for the various purposes of this Article | ||||
for
service rendered prior to becoming a member or subsequent | ||||
thereto for the
following periods:
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(a) While on leave of absence from the police | ||||
department assigned or
detailed to investigative, | ||||
protective, security or police work for the park
district | ||||
of the city, the department of the Port of Chicago or the | ||||
sanitary
district in which the city is located.
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(b) As a temporary police officer in the city or while | ||||
serving in the
office of the mayor or in the office of the | ||||
corporation counsel, as a
member of the city council of | ||||
the city, as an employee of the Policemen's
Annuity and | ||||
Benefit Fund created by this Article, as the head
of an | ||||
organization whose membership consists of members of the | ||
police
department, the Public Vehicle License Commission | ||
and the board of election
commissioners of the city, | ||
provided that, in each of these cases and for all periods | ||
specified in this item (b), including those beginning | ||
before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||
97th General Assembly, the police officer is on leave and | ||
continues to remain in sworn status, subject to the | ||
professional standards of the public employer or those | ||
terms established in statute.
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(c) While on leave of absence from the police | ||
department of the city and assigned or detailed to | ||
perform: (1) performing safety or investigative work as an | ||
employee for the County of Cook, the State of Illinois, or | ||
the federal government; or (2) county in which
such city | ||
is principally located or for the State of Illinois or for | ||
the
federal government, on leave of absence from the | ||
department of police, or
while performing investigative | ||
work for the department while employed as a civilian
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employee of the police department of the city. | ||
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may | ||
shall reconsider an application for credit for service for | ||
any active policeman assigned or detailed to perform | ||
safety or investigative work as an employee for the County | ||
of Cook, if such application under this item (c) that was | ||
submitted after January 1, 1992 and before April 1, 2008 | ||
and was denied and the application for reconsideration is | ||
made by December 21, 2022.
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The changes made to this item (c) by this amendatory | ||
Act of the 102nd General Assembly requiring an applicant | ||
to have been on a leave of absence from the police | ||
department of the city in order to obtain the requested | ||
service credit while assigned or detailed to perform | ||
safety or investigative work as an employee for the County | ||
of Cook or assigned or detailed to perform investigative | ||
work for the department while employed as a civilian | ||
employee of the police department of the city are | ||
operative beginning January 1, 2023. | ||
In this item (c), "investigative work" requires a | ||
systematic inquiry into the obtainment and examination of | ||
facts and evidence and does not include the simple | ||
gathering of information.
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(d) While on leave of absence from the police | ||
department of the city
and serving as the chief of police | ||
of a police department outside the city.
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No credit shall be granted in this fund, however, for this | ||
service if (1) the
policeman has credit therefor in any other | ||
annuity and benefit fund, or (2) the policeman has not, within | ||
5 years after the date his application has been approved, but | ||
prior to his date of retirement, contributed
unless he | ||
contributes to this fund the amount he would have contributed
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with interest had he remained an active member of the police | ||
department
in the position he occupied as a result of a civil | ||
service competitive
examination, certification and appointment | ||
by the Civil Service Board; or
in the case of a city operating | ||
under the provisions of a personnel ordinance
the position he | ||
occupied as a result of a personnel ordinance competitive
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examination certification and appointment under the authority | ||
of a Municipal
Personnel ordinance.
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Concurrently with such contributions, the city shall | ||
contribute the amounts
provided by this Article. No credit | ||
shall be allowed for any period of
time for which | ||
contributions by the policeman have not been paid. It is the | ||
sole responsibility of the policeman to ensure that all sums | ||
contributed by the policeman have been received by the fund | ||
for the service credit for which the policeman has applied. | ||
The period
of service rendered by such policeman prior to the | ||
date he became a member
of the police department of the city or | ||
while detailed, assigned or on leave
of absence and employed | ||
in any of the departments set forth hereinabove
in this | ||
Section for which such policeman has contributed to this fund | ||
shall
be credited to him as service for all the purposes of | ||
this Article, except
that he shall not have any of the rights | ||
conferred by the provisions of
Sections 5-127 and 5-162 of | ||
this Article.
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The changes in this Section made by Public Act 86-273 | ||
shall apply to members
of the fund who have not begun receiving | ||
a pension under this Article on August
23, 1989, without | ||
regard to whether employment is terminated before that date.
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(Source: P.A. 100-1173, eff. 6-1-19.)
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Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding | ||
Section 8.45 as follows: | ||
(30 ILCS 805/8.45 new) | ||
Sec. 8.45. 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 102nd General Assembly. | ||
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||