Bill Title: Amends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that "gainful employment" means employment from which a member realizes earned income, as that term is defined in a provision of the Internal Revenue Code, in excess of $20,000 in any calendar year, unreduced by contributions to a tax-deferred retirement plan account authorized by the Internal Revenue Code, or the pro rata share of $20,000 if less than a calendar year, while in receipt of a disability or occupational disability benefit. Provides that the $20,000 referred to in the definition of "gainful employment" shall be increased on each January 1 by the annual unadjusted percentage increase (but not less than zero) in the consumer price index-u. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4588 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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