SB3081 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB096 18803 AMC 34189 b

96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB3081

Introduced 2/8/2010, by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

40 ILCS 5/5-114	from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-114
30 ILCS 805/8.34 new

Amends the Chicago Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, for a policeman assigned to a non-civil service position in the police department on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, annual salary means the total salary derived from appropriations applicable to the civil service rank only. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

PENSION IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by changing Section 5-114 as follows:

(40 ILCS 5/5-114) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-114)

Sec. 5-114. Salary. "Salary":

(a) Annual salary, provided that $2,600 shall be the maximum amount of salary to be considered for any purpose under this Act prior to July 1, 1927.

(b) Annual salary, provided that $3,000 shall be the maximum amount of salary to be considered for any purpose under this Act from July 1, 1927 to July 1, 1931.

(c) Annual salary, provided that the annual salary shall be considered for age and service annuity, minimum annuity and disability benefits and $3,000 shall be the maximum amount of salary to be considered for prior service annuity, widow's annuity, widow's prior service annuity and child's annuity from July 1, 1931 to July 1, 1933.

(d) Beginning July 1, 1933, annual salary of a policeman appropriated for members of his rank or grade in the city's annual budget or appropriation bill, subject to the following:

(1) For age and service annuity, minimum annuity and disability benefits, the amount of annual salary without limitation.

(2) For prior service annuity, widow's annuity, widow's prior service annuity and child's annuity from July 1, 1933 to July 1, 1957, the amount of annual salary up to a maximum of $3,000; beginning July 1, 1957, for such annuities, the amount of annual salary without limitation.

(3) When the salary appropriated is for a definite period of service of less than 12 months in any one year, disability benefits shall be computed on a daily wage basis computed by dividing the amount appropriated by 365.

(e) For a policeman assigned to a non-civil service position as provided in Section 5-174 from and after January 1, 1970 and until the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, (with the hereinafter stated excess not considered as salary for any purpose of this Article for any of the years prior to 1970 except to the extent provided by the election in Section 5-174), annual salary means the total salary derived from appropriations applicable to the civil service rank plus the excess over such amount paid for service in the non-civil service position.

For a policeman assigned to a non-civil service position as provided in Section 5-174 on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, annual salary means the total salary derived from appropriations applicable to the civil service rank only.

(f) Beginning January 1, 1998, the salary of a policeman, as calculated under subsection (d), shall include any duty availability allowance received by the policeman.

An active or former policeman who (1) either retired between July 1, 1994 and December 31, 1997, both inclusive, or attained or will attain age 50 and 20 years of service between July 1, 1994 and January 1, 2002, both inclusive, and (2) received a duty availability allowance at any time after June 30, 1994 and before January 1, 1998 may elect to have that duty availability allowance included in the calculation of his or her salary under subsection (d) for all or any portion of that period for which the allowance was received, by applying in writing and paying to the Fund, no earlier than January 1, 1998 and no later than July 1, 1998, the corresponding employee contribution, without interest. Thereafter the City shall make its corresponding contribution, without interest.

This subsection (f) applies without regard to whether the applicant terminated service or began to receive a retirement annuity before the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997. In the case of a person who is receiving a retirement annuity at the time the application and contribution are received by the Fund, the annuity shall be recalculated and the resulting increase shall become payable on the next annuity payment date following the date the contribution is received by the Fund.

(Source: P.A. 90-551, eff. 12-12-97.)

Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding Section 8.34 as follows:

(30 ILCS 805/8.34 new)

Sec. 8.34. 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 96th General Assembly.

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