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92_SB0346 LRB9205438EGfg 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 5-167.1 and 5-167.2 as follows: 6 (40 ILCS 5/5-167.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-167.1) 7 Sec. 5-167.1. Automatic increase in annuity; retirement 8 from service after September 1, 1967. 9 (a) A policeman who retires from service after September 10 1, 1967 with at least 20 years of service credit shall, upon 11 either the first of the month following the first anniversary 12 of his date of retirement if he is age 60 (age 55 if born 13 before January 1, 1945) or over on that anniversary date, or 14 upon the first of the month following his attainment of age 15 60 (age 55 if born before January 1, 1945) if it occurs after 16 the first anniversary of his retirement date, have his then 17 fixed and payable monthly annuity increased by 1 1/2% and 18 such first fixed annuity as granted at retirement increased 19 by an additional 1 1/2% in January of each year thereafter up 20 to a maximum increase of 30%. Beginning January 1, 1983 for 21 policemen born before January 1, 1930, and beginning January 22 1, 1988 for policemen born on or after January 1, 1930 but 23 before January 1, 1940, and beginning January 1, 1996 for 24 policemen born on or after January 1, 1940 but before January 25 1, 1945, such increases shall be 3% and such policemen shall 26 not be subject to the 30% maximum increase. 27 Beginning January 1, 2002, regardless of the policeman's 28 date of birth, all annual increases under this subsection 29 shall be at the rate of 3% of the current amount of the 30 annuity, including any previous increases granted under this 31 Article, and the 30% maximum no longer applies. -2- LRB9205438EGfg 1 Notwithstanding the other provisions of this subsection, 2 any policeman who qualifies for a minimum annuity and retires 3 after September 1, 1967 but has not received the initial 4 increase under this subsection before January 1, 2002 is 5 entitled to receive the initial increase under this 6 subsection on (1) January 1, 2002, (2) the first anniversary 7 of the date of retirement, or (3) attainment of age 55, 8 whichever occurs last. The changes to this Section made by 9 this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly apply 10 without regard to whether the policeman or annuitant 11 terminated service before the effective date of this 12 amendatory Act. 13 Any policeman born before January 1, 1945 who qualifies 14 for a minimum annuity and retires after September 1, 1967 but 15 has not received the initial increase under this subsection 16 before January 1, 1996 is entitled to receive the initial 17 increase under this subsection on (1) January 1, 1996, (2) 18 the first anniversary of the date of retirement, or (3) 19 attainment of age 55, whichever occurs last. The changes to 20 this Section made by this amendatory Act of 1995 apply 21 beginning January 1, 1996 and without regard to whether the 22 policeman or annuitant terminated service before the 23 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1995. 24 (b) Subsection (a) of this Section is not applicable to 25 an employee receiving a term annuity. 26 (c) To help defray the cost of such increases in 27 annuity, there shall be deducted, beginning September 1, 28 1967, from each payment of salary to a policeman, 1/2 of 1% 29 of each salary payment concurrently with and in addition to 30 the salary deductions otherwise made for annuity purposes. 31 The city, in addition to the contributions otherwise made 32 by it for annuity purposes under other provisions of this 33 Article, shall make matching contributions concurrently with 34 such salary deductions. -3- LRB9205438EGfg 1 Each such 1/2 of 1% deduction from salary and each such 2 contribution by the city of 1/2 of 1% of salary shall be 3 credited to the Automatic Increase Reserve, to be used to 4 defray the cost of the 1 1/2% annuity increase provided by 5 this Section. Any balance in such reserve as of the 6 beginning of each calendar year shall be credited with 7 interest at the rate of 3% per annum. 8 Such deductions from salary and city contributions shall 9 continue while the policeman is in service. 10 The salary deductions provided in this Section are not 11 subject to refund, except to the policeman himself, in any 12 case in which a policeman withdraws prior to qualification 13 for minimum annuity and applies for refund or applies for 14 annuity, and also where a term annuity becomes payable. In 15 such cases, the total of such salary deductions shall be 16 refunded to the policeman, without interest, and charged to 17 the Automatic Increase Reserve. 18 (Source: P.A. 89-12, eff. 4-20-95.) 19 (40 ILCS 5/5-167.2) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-167.2) 20 Sec. 5-167.2. Retirement before September 1, 1967. A 21 retired policeman, qualifying for minimum annuity or who 22 retired from service with 20 or more years of service, before 23 September 1, 1967, shall, in January of the year following 24 the year he attains the age of 65, or in January of the year 25 1970, if then more than 65 years of age, have his then fixed 26 and payable monthly annuity increased by an amount equal to 27 2% of the original grant of annuity, for each year the 28 policeman was in receipt of annuity payments after the year 29 in which he attains, or did attain the age of 63. An 30 additional 2% increase in such then fixed and payable 31 original granted annuity shall accrue in each January 32 thereafter. Beginning January 1, 1986, the rate of such 33 increase shall be 3% instead of 2%. Beginning January 1, -4- LRB9205438EGfg 1 2002, all annual increases under this paragraph shall be at 2 the rate of 3% of the current amount of the annuity, 3 including any previous increases granted under this Article. 4 The change made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the 5 92nd General Assembly is not limited to persons in service on 6 or after its effective date. 7 The provisions of the preceding paragraph of this Section 8 apply only to a retired policeman eligible for such increases 9 in his annuity who contributes to the Fund a sum equal to $5 10 for each full year of credited service upon which his annuity 11 was computed. All such sums contributed shall be placed in a 12 Supplementary Payment Reserve and shall be used for the 13 purposes of such Fund account. 14 Beginning with the monthly annuity payment due in July, 15 1982, the fixed and granted monthly annuity payment for any 16 policeman who retired from the service, before September 1, 17 1976, at age 50 or over with 20 or more years of service and 18 entitled to an annuity on January 1, 1974, shall be not less 19 than $400. It is the intent of the General Assembly that the 20 change made in this Section by this amendatory Act of 1982 21 shall apply retroactively to July 1, 1982. 22 Beginning with the monthly annuity payment due on January 23 1, 1986, the fixed and granted monthly annuity payment for 24 any policeman who retired from the service before January 1, 25 1986, at age 50 or over with 20 or more years of service, or 26 any policeman who retired from service due to termination of 27 disability and who is entitled to an annuity on January 1, 28 1986, shall be not less than $475. 29 Beginning with the monthly annuity payment due on January 30 1, 1992, the fixed and granted monthly annuity payment for 31 any policeman who retired from the service before January 1, 32 1992, at age 50 or over with 20 or more years of service, and 33 for any policeman who retired from service due to termination 34 of disability and who is entitled to an annuity on January 1, -5- LRB9205438EGfg 1 1992, shall be not less than $650. 2 Beginning with the monthly annuity payment due on January 3 1, 1993, the fixed and granted monthly annuity payment for 4 any policeman who retired from the service before January 1, 5 1993, at age 50 or over with 20 or more years of service, and 6 for any policeman who retired from service due to termination 7 of disability and who is entitled to an annuity on January 1, 8 1993, shall be not less than $750. 9 Beginning with the monthly annuity payment due on January 10 1, 1994, the fixed and granted monthly annuity payment for 11 any policeman who retired from the service before January 1, 12 1994, at age 50 or over with 20 or more years of service, and 13 for any policeman who retired from service due to termination 14 of disability and who is entitled to an annuity on January 1, 15 1994, shall be not less than $850. 16 The difference in amount between the original fixed and 17 granted monthly annuity of any such policeman on the date of 18 his retirement from the service and the monthly annuity 19 provided for in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be 20 paid as a supplement in the manner set forth in the 21 immediately following paragraph. 22 To defray the annual cost of the increases indicated in 23 the preceding part of this Section, the annual interest 24 income accruing from investments held by this Fund, exclusive 25 of gains or losses on sales or exchanges of assets during the 26 year, over and above 4% a year shall be used to the extent 27 necessary and available to finance the cost of such increases 28 for the following year and such amount shall be transferred 29 as of the end of each year beginning with the year 1969 to a 30 Fund account designated as the Supplementary Payment Reserve 31 from the Interest and Investment Reserve set forth in Section 32 5-207. 33 In the event the funds in the Supplementary Payment 34 Reserve in any year arising from: (1) the interest income -6- LRB9205438EGfg 1 accruing in the preceding year above 4% a year and (2) the 2 contributions by retired persons are insufficient to make the 3 total payments to all persons entitled to the annuity 4 specified in this Section and (3) any interest earnings over 5 4% a year beginning with the year 1969 which were not 6 previously used to finance such increases and which were 7 transferred to the Prior Service Annuity Reserve, may be used 8 to the extent necessary and available to provide sufficient 9 funds to finance such increases for the current year and such 10 sums shall be transferred from the Prior Service Annuity 11 Reserve. In the event the total money available in the 12 Supplementary Payment Reserve from such sources are 13 insufficient to make the total payments to all persons 14 entitled to such increases for the year, a proportionate 15 amount computed as the ratio of the money available to the 16 total of the total payments specified for that year shall be 17 paid to each person for that year. 18 The Fund shall be obligated for the payment of the 19 increases in annuity as provided for in this Section only to 20 the extent that the assets for such purpose are available. 21 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.) 22 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 23 Section 8.25 as follows: 24 (30 ILCS 805/8.25 new) 25 Sec. 8.25. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 26 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required 27 for the implementation of any mandate created by this 28 amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly. 29 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 30 becoming law.