95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB4609


 
Introduced , by Rep. Jim Sacia
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		








  



40 ILCS 5/3-106
  from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-106



40 ILCS 5/3-110.11 new






40 ILCS 5/7-139.14 new






30 ILCS 805/8.32 new










    Amends the Downstate Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act, "police officer" or "officer" includes any person who is employed as a police dispatcher. Allows a police dispatcher to transfer creditable service under the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Article to his or her pension fund under the Downstate Police Article. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
















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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY


PENSION IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY


STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
















 


 


A BILL FOR









 











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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 
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Section 3-106 and by adding Sections 3-110.11  and 7-139.14 as 
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follows:
 



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    (40 ILCS 5/3-106)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 3-106)



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    Sec. 3-106. Police officer, officer. "Police officer" or 
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"officer":
Any person who (1) is appointed to the police force 
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of a police department
and sworn and commissioned to perform 
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police duties; and (2) within 3 months
after receiving his or 
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her first
appointment and, if reappointed, within 3 months 
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thereafter, or as
otherwise provided in Section 3-109, makes 
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written application to the board
to come under the provisions 
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of this Article.

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    Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 
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the 95th General Assembly, "police officer" or "officer" 
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includes any person who is employed as a police dispatcher. 
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    Police officers serving initial probationary periods, if 
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otherwise eligible,
shall be police officers within the meaning 
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of this Section.

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(Source: P.A. 89-52, eff. 6-30-95.)

 
 


 






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    (40 ILCS 5/3-110.11 new)

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    Sec. 3-110.11. Transfer from IMRF. Until January 1,
2009, a 
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police dispatcher may transfer to a fund established under this

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Article all or any portion of his or her creditable service 
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accumulated under
Article 7 of this Code upon payment to the 
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fund of an amount to
be determined by the board, equal to (i) 
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the difference between
the amount of employee and employer 
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contributions transferred
to the fund under Section 7-139.13 
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and the amounts that would
have been contributed had such 
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contributions been made at the
rates applicable to an employee 
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under this Article, plus (ii)
interest thereon at the effective 
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rate for each year,
compounded annually, from the date of 
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service to the date of
payment.
 
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    (40 ILCS 5/7-139.14 new)

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    Sec. 7-139.14. Transfer to Article 3 fund.
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    (a) Until January 1, 2009, a police dispatcher who has 
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creditable service under this Article and who has
become an 
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active participant in a police pension fund
established under 
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Article 3 of this Code may apply for transfer
to that Article 3 
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fund of all or any portion of his or her creditable service

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accumulated under this Article. At the time of the transfer the

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Fund shall pay to the police pension fund an amount equal to:
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        (1) the amounts accumulated to the credit of the

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    applicant under this Article, including interest;
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        (2) the municipality credits based on that service,

 


 






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    including interest; and
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        (3) any interest paid by the applicant in order to

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    reinstate that service.
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Participation in this Fund with respect to the transferred

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credits shall terminate on the date of transfer.
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    (b) A police dispatcher who is an active member of a 
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pension fund established under
Article 3 of this Code may 
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reinstate creditable service under
this Article that was 
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terminated by receipt of a refund by
paying to the Fund the 
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amount of the refund plus interest
thereon at the rate of 6% 
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per year, compounded annually, from
the date of refund to the 
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date of payment. 
 
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    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 
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Section 8.32 as follows:
 
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    (30 ILCS 805/8.32 new)
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    Sec. 8.32. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 
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of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the 
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implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of 
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the 95th General Assembly.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.