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91_HB0393
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Pension Code by changing
2 Section 4-109.1 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 4-109.1 as follows:
7 (40 ILCS 5/4-109.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 4-109.1)
8 Sec. 4-109.1. Increase in pension.
9 (a) Except as provided in subsection (e), the monthly
10 pension of a firefighter who retires after July 1, 1971 and
11 prior to January 1, 1986, shall, upon either the first of the
12 month following the first anniversary of the date of
13 retirement if 60 years of age or over at retirement date, or
14 upon the first day of the month following attainment of age
15 60 if it occurs after the first anniversary of retirement, be
16 increased by 2% of the originally granted monthly pension and
17 by an additional 2% in each January thereafter. Effective
18 January 1976, the rate of the annual increase shall be 3% of
19 the originally granted monthly pension.
20 (b) The monthly pension of a firefighter who retired
21 from service with 20 or more years of service, on or before
22 July 1, 1971, shall be increased, in January of the year
23 following the year of attaining age 65 or in January 1972, if
24 then over age 65, by 2% of the originally granted monthly
25 pension, for each year the firefighter received pension
26 payments. In each January thereafter, he or she shall
27 receive an additional increase of 2% of the original monthly
28 pension. Effective January 1976, the rate of the annual
29 increase shall be 3%.
30 (c) The monthly pension of a firefighter who is
31 receiving a disability pension under this Article shall be
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1 increased, in January of the year following the year the
2 firefighter attains age 60, or in January 1974, if then over
3 age 60, by 2% of the originally granted monthly pension for
4 each year he or she received pension payments. In each
5 January thereafter, the firefighter shall receive an
6 additional increase of 2% of the original monthly pension.
7 Effective January 1976, the rate of the annual increase shall
8 be 3%.
9 (c-1) On January 1, 1998, every child's disability
10 benefit payable on that date under Section 4-110 or 4-110.1
11 shall be increased by an amount equal to 1/12 of 3% of the
12 amount of the benefit, multiplied by the number of months for
13 which the benefit has been payable. On each January 1
14 thereafter, every child's disability benefit payable under
15 Section 4-110 or 4-110.1 shall be increased by 3% of the
16 amount of the benefit then being paid, including any previous
17 increases received under this Article. These increases are
18 not subject to any limitation on the maximum benefit amount
19 included in Section 4-110 or 4-110.1.
20 (d) The monthly pension of a firefighter who retires
21 after January 1, 1986, shall, upon either the first of the
22 month following the first anniversary of the date of
23 retirement if 55 years of age or over at retirement date, or
24 upon the first day of the month following attainment of age
25 55 if it occurs after the first anniversary of retirement, be
26 increased by 1/12 of 3% of the originally granted monthly
27 pension for each full month year that has elapsed since the
28 pension began, and by an additional 3% in each January
29 thereafter.
30 (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a),
31 upon the first day of the month following (1) the first
32 anniversary of the date of retirement, or (2) the attainment
33 of age 55, or (3) July 1, 1987, whichever occurs latest, the
34 monthly pension of a firefighter who retired on or after
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1 January 1, 1977 and on or before January 1, 1986 and did not
2 receive an increase under subsection (a) before July 1, 1987,
3 shall be increased by 3% of the originally granted monthly
4 pension for each full year that has elapsed since the pension
5 began, and by an additional 3% in each January thereafter.
6 The increases provided under this subsection are in lieu of
7 the increases provided in subsection (a).
8 (Source: P.A. 90-32, eff. 6-27-97.)
9 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
10 Section 8.23 as follows:
11 (30 ILCS 805/8.23 new)
12 Sec. 8.23. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6
13 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required
14 for the implementation of any mandate created by this
15 amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly.
16 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17 becoming law.