96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1531


 
Introduced 2/18/2009, by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		







   



40 ILCS 5/5-132  from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-132



30 ILCS 805/8.33 new











    Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code to base
retirement benefits on the highest 36 months, rather than 4 years, of salary
within the last 10 years of service, for persons retiring on or after January 1, 2010.  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 in relation to 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 5-132
as follows:


 



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    (40 ILCS 5/5-132)
  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-132)


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    Sec. 5-132. Minimum annuity. 
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    (1) Any policeman who withdraws on or after
July 8, 1957, 
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or any policeman
transferred to the police service of the city 
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under the Exchange of
Functions Act of 1957 who withdraws on or 
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after July 17, 1959, after
completing at least 20 years of 
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service, for whom the
annuity otherwise provided in this 
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Article is less than that stated in this
Section has a right to 
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receive annuity as follows:

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        (a) If he is age 55 or more on withdrawal, his annuity 
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    after such
withdrawal, shall be equal to 2% of the average 
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    salary for 4 consecutive
years of highest salaries within 
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    the last 10 years of service before
withdrawal, for each 
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    year of service, together with 1/6 of 1% of such
average 
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    salary for each complete month of service of each 
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    fractional year,
but not in excess of 75% of the average 
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    annual salary.

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        (b) If he is age 50 or more but less than age 55 on 
 


 






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    withdrawal, his
annuity shall be equal to 2% of the average 
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    salary for the 4 highest
consecutive years of the last 10 
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    years of service for each year of service,
together with 
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    1/16 of 1% of such average salary for each month of each

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    fractional year of service, reduced by 1/2 of 1% for each 
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    month that he is
less than age 55.

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        (c) If he is less than age 50 on withdrawal, he may, 
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    upon attainment of
age 50 or over, become entitled to the 
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    annuity provided in this Section or,
he may, upon 
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    application before age 50, receive a refund of the 
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    deductions
from salary, plus interest at 1 1/2% per annum 
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    if he is entitled to refund
under Section 5-163.

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        (d) In lieu of the annuity provided in the foregoing 
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    provisions of this
Section 5-132 any policeman who 
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    withdraws from the service after December
31, 1973, after 
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    having attained age 53 in the service with
23 or more years 
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    of service credit shall be entitled to an
annuity computed 
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    as follows if such annuity is greater than that provided
in 
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    the foregoing paragraphs of this Section 5-132: An annuity 
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    equal to
50% of the average salary for the 4
highest 
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    consecutive years of the last 10 years of service plus

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    additional annuity equal to 2% of such average salary for 
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    each completed
year of service or fraction
thereof rendered 
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    after his attainment of age 53 and the completion
of 23 
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    years of service.

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        Any policeman who has completed 23 years of service 
 


 






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    prior to
his attainment of age 53 in the service and 
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    continues in the
service until his attainment of age 53 
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    shall have added to his
annuity, computed as provided in 
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    the immediately preceding paragraph, an
additional annuity 
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    equal to 1% of such average salary for each
completed year 
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    of service or fraction thereof in excess of 23
years up to 
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    age 53.

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        (e) In lieu of the annuity provided in the foregoing 
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    provisions of this
Section any policeman who withdraws from 
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    the service either (i) after
December 31, 1983 with at 
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    least 22 years of service credit and having
attained age 52 
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    in the service, or (ii) after December 31, 1984 with at

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    least 21 years of service credit and having attained age 51 
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    in the service,
or (iii) after December 31, 1985 with at 
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    least 20 years of service credit
and having attained age 50 
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    in the service, or (iv) after December 31,
1990, with at 
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    least 20 years of service credit regardless of age, shall

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    be entitled to an annuity to begin not earlier than upon 
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    attainment of
age 50 if under such age at withdrawal, 
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    computed as follows:  an annuity
equal to 50% of the average 
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    salary for the 4 highest consecutive years of the
last 10 
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    years of service, plus additional annuity equal to 2% of 
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    such average
salary for each completed year of service or 
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    fraction thereof rendered after
his completion of the 
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    minimum number of years of service required for him to be

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    eligible under this subsection (e).  In lieu of any annuity 
 


 






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    provided in the
foregoing provisions of this Section, any 
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    policeman who withdraws from the
service after December 31, 
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    2003, with at least 20 years of service credit
regardless 
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    of age, shall be entitled to an annuity to begin not 
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    earlier than
upon attainment of age 50, if under that age 
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    at withdrawal, equal to 2.5% of
the average salary for the 
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    4 highest consecutive years of the last 10 years of
service 
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    for each completed year of service or fraction thereof. 
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    However,
the annuity provided under this subsection (e) may 
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    not exceed 75% of such
average salary.

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    (2)
(f) A policeman withdrawing after September 1, 1969, 
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may, in addition, be
entitled to the benefits provided by 
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Section 5-167.1 of this Article if he
so qualifies under that 
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Section.

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    (3) If, on withdrawal, total service is less than 20 years, 
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the policeman
shall not be entitled to an annuity under this 
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Section but may receive an
annuity under the other provisions 
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of this Article or, if entitled thereto
under Section 5--163, a 
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refund of the deductions from salary, including, in
the case of 
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policemen transferred to the police service of the city under

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the Exchange of Functions Act of 1957, the additional 
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contribution paid on
salary received from August 1, 1957, to 
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July 17, 1959, as provided in the
Park Policemen's Annuity Act, 
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together with interest at 1 1/2% per annum.

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    Moneys voluntarily contributed under the Policemen's 
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Annuity and Benefit
Fund Act of the Illinois Municipal Code, or 
 


 






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the Park Policemen's Annuity
Act, shall be refunded to the 
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contributing policemen who were in service on
January 1, 1954, 
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or in the case of policemen transferred to the police
service 
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of the city under the Exchange of Functions Act of 1957, who 
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were
in service on July 17, 1959.

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    The age and service annuity formula in this Section shall 
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not apply to
any policeman who, having retired before July 8, 
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1957, or before July 17,
1959, in the case of a policeman 
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transferred under the provisions of the
Exchange of Functions 
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Act of 1957, re-enters the police service after such
dates, 
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whichever are applicable.

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    (4) For the purpose of this Section, "average salary" 
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means:

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        (a) for a policeman withdrawing from service before 
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    January 1, 2010,
the average of the highest 4 consecutive 
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    years of salary within the last 10
years of service; and

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        (b) for a policeman withdrawing from service on or 
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    after January 1,
2010, the average of the highest 36 
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    consecutive months of salary within the
last 10 years of 
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    service.

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(Source: P.A. 93-654, eff. 1-16-04.)


 
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    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 
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Section 8.33 as follows:
 
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    (30 ILCS 805/8.33 new)
 


 






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    Sec. 8.33. 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 96th General Assembly.
 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.