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92_HB4146 LRB9212542EGfg 1 AN ACT in relation to public employee benefits. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by 5 changing Sections 6-210.1 and 8-172 and adding Sections 6 6-210.2 and 8-172.1 as follows: 7 (40 ILCS 5/6-210.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-210.1) 8 Sec. 6-210.1. Credit for former employment with the fire 9 department. 10 (a) Any fireman who (1) accumulated service credit in 11 the Article 8 fund for service as an employee of the Chicago 12 Fire Department and (2) has terminated that Article 8 service 13 credit and received a refund of contributions therefor, may 14 establish service credit in this Fund for all or any part of 15 that period of service under the Article 8 fund by making 16 written application to the Board by January 1, 2000 and 17 paying to this Fund (i) employee contributions based upon the 18 actual salary received and the rates in effect for members of 19 this Fund at the time of such service, plus (ii) interest 20 thereon calculated as follows: 21 (1) For applications received by the Board before 22 July 14,the effective date of this amendatory Act of23 1995, interest shall be calculated on the amount of 24 employee contributions determined under item (i) above, 25 at the rate of 4% per annum, compounded annually, from 26 the date of termination of such service to the date of 27 payment. 28 (2) For applications received by the Board on or 29 after July 14,the effective date of this amendatory Act30of1995, interest shall be calculated on the amount of 31 employee contributions determined under item (i) above, -2- LRB9212542EGfg 1 at the rate of 4% per annum, compounded annually, from 2 the first date of the period for which credit is being 3 established under this subsection (a) to the date of 4 payment. 5 (b) A fireman who, at any time during the period 1970 6 through 1983, was an employee of the Chicago Fire Department 7 but did not participate in any pension fund subject to this 8 Code with respect to that employment may establish service 9 credit in this Fund for all or any part of that employment by 10 making written application to the Board by January 1, 2000 11 and paying to this Fund (i) employee contributions based upon 12 the actual salary received and the rates in effect for 13 members of this Fund at the time of that employment, plus 14 (ii) interest thereon calculated at the rate of 4% per annum, 15 compounded annually, from the first date of the employment 16 for which credit is being established under this subsection 17 (b) to the date of payment. 18 (c) A fireman may pay the contributions required for 19 service credit under this Section established on or after 20 July 14,the effective date of this amendatory Act of1995 in 21 the form of payroll deductions, in accordance with such 22 procedures and limitations as may be established by Board 23 rule and any applicable rules or ordinances of the employer. 24 (d) Employer contributions shall be transferred as 25 provided in Sections 6-210.2 and 8-172.1. The employer shall 26 not be responsible for making any additional employer 27 contributions for any credit established under this Section. 28 (Source: P.A. 89-136, eff. 7-14-95.) 29 (40 ILCS 5/6-210.2 new) 30 Sec. 6-210.2. City contributions for paramedics. 31 Municipality credits computed and credited under Article 8 32 for all firemen who (1) accumulated service credit in the 33 Article 8 fund for service as a paramedic, (2) have -3- LRB9212542EGfg 1 terminated that Article 8 service credit and received a 2 refund of contributions, and (3) are participants in this 3 Article 6 fund on the effective date of this amendatory Act 4 of the 92nd General Assembly shall be transferred by the 5 Article 8 fund to this Fund, together with interest at the 6 rate of 11% per annum, compounded annually, to the date of 7 the transfer, as provided in Section 8-172.1 of this Code. 8 These city contributions shall be credited to the individual 9 fireman only if he or she pays for prior service as a 10 paramedic in full to this Fund. 11 (40 ILCS 5/8-172) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-172) 12 Sec. 8-172. Refunds - Transfer of city contributions. 13 Whenever any amount is refunded as provided in Sections 8-168 14 and 8-169, except in the case of a male employee who becomes 15 a widower while in service after he becomes age 65, the 16 amounts to the credit of the male employee from contributions 17 by the city,shall be transferred to the prior service 18 annuity reserve. Thereafter, except as otherwise provided in 19 Section 8-172.1, any such amounts shall become a credit to 20 the city and, with interest thereon at the effective rate, be 21 used to reduce the amount which the city would otherwise pay 22 during a succeeding year. 23 (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.) 24 (40 ILCS 5/8-172.1 new) 25 Sec. 8-172.1. Transfer of city contributions for 26 paramedics. 27 (a) Municipality credits computed and credited under 28 this Article 8 for all persons who (1) accumulated service 29 credit in this Article 8 fund for service as a paramedic, (2) 30 have terminated that Article 8 service credit and received a 31 refund of contributions, and (3) are participants in the 32 Article 6 fund on the effective date of this amendatory Act -4- LRB9212542EGfg 1 of the 92nd General Assembly shall be transferred by this 2 Article 8 fund to the Article 6 fund together with interest 3 at the rate of 11% per annum, compounded annually, to the 4 date of transfer. The city shall not be responsible for 5 making any additional employer contributions to the Fund to 6 replace the amounts transferred under this Section. 7 (b) Municipality credits computed and credited under 8 this Article 8 for all persons who (1) accumulated service 9 credit in this Article 8 fund for service as a paramedic, (2) 10 have terminated that Article 8 service credit and received a 11 refund of contributions, and (3) are not participants in the 12 Article 6 fund on the effective date of this amendatory Act 13 of the 92nd General Assembly shall be used as provided in 14 Section 8-172. 15 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 16 Section 8.26 as follows: 17 (30 ILCS 805/8.26 new) 18 Sec. 8.26. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 19 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required 20 for the implementation of any mandate created by this 21 amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly. 22 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 23 becoming law.