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91_HB0364

 
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the Illinois Pension Code by changing
 2    Section 6-128 and to amend the State Mandates Act.

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

 5        Section  5.  The  Illinois  Pension  Code  is  amended by
 6    changing Section 6-128 as follows:

 7        (40 ILCS 5/6-128) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-128)
 8        Sec. 6-128. (a) A future  entrant  who  withdraws  on  or
 9    after  July  21,  1959, after completing at least 23 years of
10    service, and for whom the annuity otherwise provided in  this
11    Article is less than that stated in this Section, has a right
12    to receive annuity as follows:
13        If  he is age 53 or more on withdrawal, his annuity after
14    withdrawal, shall be equal  to  50%  of  his  average  salary
15    determined  by  striking  an average of 4 consecutive highest
16    years  of  salary  within  the  last  10  years  of   service
17    immediately preceding the date of withdrawal.
18        An employee who reaches compulsory retirement age and who
19    has  less  than  23  years  of service shall be entitled to a
20    minimum annuity equal to an amount determined by the  product
21    of (1) his years of service and (2) 2% of his average salary
22    for the 4 consecutive highest years of salary within the last
23    10  years  of  service  immediately  prior  to  his  reaching
24    compulsory retirement age.
25        An  employee  who remains in service after qualifying for
26    annuity under this Section shall have added to  this  annuity
27    an additional 1% of average salary for each completed year of
28    service or fraction thereof rendered until July 21, 1959, and
29    an  additional  1%  for  a total of 2% of average salary from
30    July 21, 1959.  Each future  entrant  who  has  completed  23
31    years  of  service before reaching age 53 shall have added to
 
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 1    this annuity 1% of average salary for each completed year  of
 2    service  or  fraction thereof in excess of 23 years up to age
 3    53. "Salary" as  referred  to  in  this  paragraph  shall  be
 4    determined  by  striking  an  average  of  the  4 consecutive
 5    highest years of salary within the last 10 years  of  service
 6    immediately preceding withdrawal.
 7        (b)  In  lieu  of  the  annuity provided in the foregoing
 8    provisions of this Section any future entrant  who  withdraws
 9    from  the  service either (i) after December 31, 1983 with at
10    least 22 years of service credit and having attained  age  52
11    in the service, or (ii) after December 31, 1984 with at least
12    21  years of service credit and having attained age 51 in the
13    service, or (iii) after December 31, 1985 with  at  least  20
14    years  of  service  credit  and having attained age 50 in the
15    service, or (iv) after December 31, 1990  with  at  least  20
16    years  of  service regardless of age, may elect to receive an
17    annuity, to begin not earlier than upon attainment of age  50
18    if  under  that  age  at withdrawal, computed as follows:  an
19    annuity equal to 50% of the average salary for the 4  highest
20    consecutive  years  of  the  last  10  years of service, plus
21    additional annuity equal to 2% of  such  average  salary  for
22    each  completed  year of service or fraction thereof rendered
23    after his completion  of  the  minimum  number  of  years  of
24    service required for him to be eligible under this subsection
25    (b).  However, the annuity provided under this subsection (b)
26    may not exceed 75% of such average salary.
27        (c)  For  the  purpose  of this Section, "average salary"
28    means:
29             (1)  for an employee withdrawing from service before
30        January 1, 2000, the average of the highest 4 consecutive
31        years of salary within the last 10 years of service;
32             (2)  for an employee withdrawing from service on  or
33        after  January  1,  2000,  the  average of the highest 36
34        consecutive months of salary within the last 10 years  of
 
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 1        service.
 2    (Source: P.A. 86-1488.)

 3        Section  90.  The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
 4    Section 8.23 as follows:

 5        (30 ILCS 805/8.23 new)
 6        Sec. 8.23. Exempt mandate.   Notwithstanding  Sections  6
 7    and  8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required
 8    for  the  implementation  of  any  mandate  created  by  this
 9    amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly.

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

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