House Sponsors: SMITH,MICHAEL-RUTHERFORD. Short description: PEN CD-DNST POL-BENEFIT INCR Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Downstate Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Increases the pension formula from 2% to 2.5% of salary for the 21st through 30th year of service. Allows police officers to obtain service credit for a period of up to 3 years spent on duty or nonduty disability; requires a return to service for an equivalent period and payment of employee contributions before retirement. Provides duty disability benefits for an officer who becomes disabled due to a duty-related stroke. Provides for calculation of the initial automatic annual increase in retirement pension on a monthly (rather than annual) basis. Raises certain disability pensions to the amount of the retirement pension that the police officer would be eligible to receive if he or she retired. Increases the employee contribution rate. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately. PENSION NOTE (Pension Laws Commission) HB 3006 would increase the accrued liability of all Downstate Police Pension Funds by $99.6 million, with an estimated increase in annual cost of $10.8 million, and an increase in annual employer cost of 1.22% of payroll. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status