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92_SB2062 LRB9214086EGfg 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 Section 5-132 as follows: 6 (40 ILCS 5/5-132) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 5-132) 7 Sec. 5-132. Minimum annuity. Any policeman who withdraws 8 on or after July 8, 1957, or any policeman transferred to the 9 police service of the city under the Exchange of Functions 10 Act of 1957 who withdraws on or after July 17, 1959, after 11 completing at least 20 years of service, for whom the annuity 12 otherwise provided in this Article is less than that stated 13 in this Section has a right to receive annuity as follows: 14 (a) If he is age 55 or more on withdrawal, his annuity 15 after such withdrawal, shall be equal to 2% of the average 16 salary for 4 consecutive years of highest salaries within the 17 last 10 years of service before withdrawal, for each year of 18 service, together with 1/6 of 1% of such average salary for 19 each complete month of service of each fractional year, but 20 not in excess of 75% of the average annual salary. 21 (b) If he is age 50 or more but less than age 55 on 22 withdrawal, his annuity shall be equal to 2% of the average 23 salary for the 4 highest consecutive years of the last 10 24 years of service for each year of service, together with 1/16 25 of 1% of such average salary for each month of each 26 fractional year of service, reduced by 1/2 of 1% for each 27 month that he is less than age 55. 28 (c) If he is less than age 50 on withdrawal, he may, 29 upon attainment of age 50 or over, become entitled to the 30 annuity provided in this Section or, he may, upon application 31 before age 50, receive a refund of the deductions from -2- LRB9214086EGfg 1 salary, plus interest at 1 1/2% per annum if he is entitled 2 to refund under Section 5-163. 3 (d) In lieu of the annuity provided in the foregoing 4 provisions of this Section 5-132 any policeman who withdraws 5 from the service after December 31, 1973, after having 6 attained age 53 in the service with 23 or more years of 7 service credit shall be entitled to an annuity computed as 8 follows if such annuity is greater than that provided in the 9 foregoing paragraphs of this Section 5-132: An annuity equal 10 to 50% of the average salary for the 4 highest consecutive 11 years of the last 10 years of service plus additional annuity 12 equal to 2% of such average salary for each completed year of 13 service or fraction thereof rendered after his attainment of 14 age 53 and the completion of 23 years of service. 15 Any policeman who has completed 23 years of service prior 16 to his attainment of age 53 in the service and continues in 17 the service until his attainment of age 53 shall have added 18 to his annuity, computed as provided in the immediately 19 preceding paragraph, an additional annuity equal to 1% of 20 such average salary for each completed year of service or 21 fraction thereof in excess of 23 years up to age 53. 22 (e) In lieu of the annuity provided in the foregoing 23 provisions of this Section any policeman who withdraws from 24 the service either (i) after December 31, 1983 with at least 25 22 years of service credit and having attained age 52 in the 26 service, or (ii) after December 31, 1984 with at least 21 27 years of service credit and having attained age 51 in the 28 service, or (iii) after December 31, 1985 with at least 20 29 years of service credit and having attained age 50 in the 30 service, or (iv) after December 31, 1990, with at least 20 31 years of service credit regardless of age, shall be entitled 32 to an annuity to begin not earlier than upon attainment of 33 age 50 if under such age at withdrawal, computed as follows: 34 an annuity equal to 50% of the average salary for the 4 -3- LRB9214086EGfg 1 highest consecutive years of the last 10 years of service, 2 plus additional annuity equal to 2% of such average salary 3 for each completed year of service or fraction thereof 4 rendered after his completion of the minimum number of years 5 of service required for him to be eligible under this 6 subsection (e). 7 In lieu of any other annuity provided under this Section, 8 a policeman who withdraws from service after December 31, 9 2002 with at least 20 years of service credit, regardless of 10 age, shall be entitled to an annuity, to begin not earlier 11 than upon attainment of age 50 if under such age at 12 withdrawal, equal to 50% of the salary attached to the rank 13 held on the last day of service or for one year prior to the 14 last day, whichever is greater, plus 2.5% of that salary for 15 each completed year of service or remaining fraction thereof 16 over 20 years. 17 However, the annuity provided under this subsection (e) 18 may not exceed 75% of such average (or, if applicable, last 19 day) salary. 20 (f) A policeman withdrawing after September 1, 1969, 21 may, in addition, be entitled to the benefits provided by 22 Section 5-167.1 of this Article if he so qualifies under that 23 Section. 24 Except as provided in subsection (g), if, on withdrawal, 25 total service is less than 20 years, the policeman shall not 26 be entitled to an annuity under this Section but may receive 27 an annuity under the other provisions of this Article or, if 28 entitled thereto under Section 5-163, a refund of the 29 deductions from salary, including, in the case of policemen 30 transferred to the police service of the city under the 31 Exchange of Functions Act of 1957, the additional 32 contribution paid on salary received from August 1, 1957, to 33 July 17, 1959, as provided in the Park Policemen's Annuity 34 Act, together with interest at 1 1/2% per annum. -4- LRB9214086EGfg 1 Moneys voluntarily contributed under the Policemen's 2 Annuity and Benefit Fund Act of the Illinois Municipal Code, 3 or the Park Policemen's Annuity Act, shall be refunded to the 4 contributing policemen who were in service on January 1, 5 1954, or in the case of policemen transferred to the police 6 service of the city under the Exchange of Functions Act of 7 1957, who were in service on July 17, 1959. 8 The age and service annuity formula in this Section shall 9 not apply to any policeman who, having retired before July 8, 10 1957, or before July 17, 1959, in the case of a policeman 11 transferred under the provisions of the Exchange of Functions 12 Act of 1957, re-enters the police service after such dates, 13 whichever are applicable. 14 (g) In lieu of any other retirement annuity provided 15 under this Article, a policeman who is mandatorily retired 16 from service by operation of law due to age and has at least 17 8 but fewer than 20 years of service credit shall be entitled 18 to an annuity equal to 2.5% of the salary attached to the 19 rank he or she held on the last day of service or for one 20 year prior to the last day, whichever is greater, for each 21 completed year of service. 22 (Source: P.A. 86-1488.) 23 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 24 Section 8.26 as follows: 25 (30 ILCS 805/8.26 new) 26 Sec. 8.26. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 27 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required 28 for the implementation of any mandate created by this 29 amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly. 30 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 31 becoming law.