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| Public Act 094-0423 |
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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, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by changing | ||||
Sections
16-163 and 16-165 as follows:
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(40 ILCS 5/16-163) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-163)
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Sec. 16-163. Board created. A board of 11 members | ||||
constitutes the
a
board of trustees authorized to carry out the | ||||
provisions of this Article and is
responsible for the general | ||||
administration of the System. The board shall
be
is known as | ||||
the Board of Trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System
of the | ||||
State of Illinois. The board shall be
is composed of the
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Superintendent of Education, ex officio, who shall be the | ||||
president of the
board; 4 persons, not members of the System, | ||||
to be appointed by the Governor,
who shall hold no elected | ||||
State office; 4 persons who, at the time of their
election, are
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teachers, as defined in Section 16-106, elected by the
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contributing members; and 2 annuitant members elected by the | ||||
annuitants of the
System, as provided in Section 16-165.
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(Source: P.A. 90-511, eff. 8-22-97; 91-941, eff. 2-6-01.)
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(40 ILCS 5/16-165) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-165)
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Sec. 16-165. Board; elected members; vacancies.
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(a) In each odd-numbered year, there shall be elected 2 | ||||
teachers who
shall hold office for a term of 4 years beginning | ||||
July 15 next following their
election, in the manner provided | ||||
under this Section. An elected teacher
member of the board who | ||||
ceases to be a teacher as defined in Section 16-106 may
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continue to serve on the board for the remainder of the term to | ||||
which he or she
was elected.
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(b) One elected annuitant trustee shall first be elected in
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1987, and in every fourth year thereafter, for a
term of 4 | ||||
years beginning July 15 next following his or her election.
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(c) The elected annuitant position created by this | ||
amendatory Act of
the 91st General Assembly shall be filled as | ||
soon as possible in the manner
provided for vacancies, for an | ||
initial term ending July 15, 2001. One
elected annuitant | ||
trustee shall be elected in 2001, and in every fourth year
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thereafter, for a term of 4 years beginning July 15 next | ||
following his or her
election.
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(d) Elections shall be held on May 1, unless May 1 falls on | ||
a Saturday
or Sunday, in which event the election shall be | ||
conducted on the
following Monday. Candidates shall be | ||
nominated by petitions in writing,
signed by not less than 500 | ||
teachers or annuitants, as the case may be, with
their | ||
addresses shown opposite their names. The petitions shall be | ||
filed with
the board's Secretary not less than 90 nor more than | ||
120 days prior to May 1.
The Secretary shall determine their | ||
validity not less than 75 days before the
election.
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(e) If, for either teacher or annuitant members, the number | ||
of qualified
nominees exceeds the number of available | ||
positions,
the system shall prepare an appropriate ballot with | ||
the names of the candidates
in alphabetical order and shall | ||
mail one copy thereof, at least 10 days prior
to the election | ||
day, to each teacher or annuitant of this system as of the
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latest date practicable, at the latest known address, together | ||
with a return
envelope addressed to the board and also a | ||
smaller envelope marked "For Ballot
Only", and a slip for | ||
signature. Each voter, upon marking his ballot with a
cross | ||
mark in the square before the name of the person voted for, | ||
shall place
the ballot in the envelope marked "For Ballot | ||
Only", seal the envelope, write
on the slip provided therefor | ||
his signature and address, enclose both the slip
and sealed | ||
envelope containing the marked ballot in the return envelope
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addressed to the board, and mail it. Whether a person is | ||
eligible to vote for
the teacher nominees or the annuitant | ||
nominees shall be
determined from system payroll records as of | ||
March 1.
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Upon receipt of the return envelopes, the system shall open | ||
them and set
aside unopened the envelopes marked "For Ballot | ||
Only". On election day ballots
shall be publicly opened and | ||
counted by the trustees or canvassers appointed
therefor. Each | ||
vote cast for a candidate represents one vote only. No ballot
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arriving after 10 o'clock a.m. on election day shall be | ||
counted. The 2 teacher
candidates and the annuitant candidate | ||
receiving the highest number of votes
shall be elected. The | ||
board shall declare the results of the election, keep a
record | ||
thereof, and notify the candidates of the results thereof | ||
within 30 days
after the election.
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If, for either class of members, there are only as many
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qualified nominees as there are positions available, the | ||
balloting as described
in this
Section shall not be conducted | ||
for those nominees,
and the board shall declare them duly | ||
elected.
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(f) A vacancy occurring in the elective membership of
on
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the board
shall be filled for the unexpired term by the board | ||
with a person qualified
for the vacant position, selected by | ||
the remaining elected members of the
board.
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(Source: P.A. 91-941, eff. 2-6-01.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||