Bill Text: IL HB0441 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Pension Code. In the General Assembly Article, restricts participation in the General Assembly Retirement System to persons who become participants before the effective date of the amendatory Act and provides that, beginning on that date, the System shall not accept any new participants. Makes related changes. In the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, Chicago Municipal, and Cook County Articles, provides that a person who holds part-time elective office is not an employee, contributor, or participant with respect to that office, unless he or she (i) was elected to that office before the effective date of the amendatory Act and (ii) has elected while in that office to become a contributor. Provides that an elective office shall be presumed to be part-time in the absence of an official job description or determination by the legal advisor of the applicable unit of local government, filed with the Board of the Fund, declaring the elective office to be full-time.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB0441 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB0441-Introduced.html


100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB0441

Introduced , by Rep. Jeanne M Ives

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
40 ILCS 5/2-101 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-101
40 ILCS 5/2-105 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-105
40 ILCS 5/2-107 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-107
40 ILCS 5/7-137 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-137
40 ILCS 5/8-113 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-113
40 ILCS 5/8-243 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-243
40 ILCS 5/9-108 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-108

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. In the General Assembly Article, restricts participation in the General Assembly Retirement System to persons who become participants before the effective date of the amendatory Act and provides that, beginning on that date, the System shall not accept any new participants. Makes related changes. In the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, Chicago Municipal, and Cook County Articles, provides that a person who holds part-time elective office is not an employee, contributor, or participant with respect to that office, unless he or she (i) was elected to that office before the effective date of the amendatory Act and (ii) has elected while in that office to become a contributor. Provides that an elective office shall be presumed to be part-time in the absence of an official job description or determination by the legal advisor of the applicable unit of local government, filed with the Board of the Fund, declaring the elective office to be full-time.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
PENSION IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by changing
5Sections 2-101, 2-105, 2-107, 7-137, 8-113, 8-243, and 9-108 as
6follows:
7 (40 ILCS 5/2-101) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-101)
8 Sec. 2-101. Creation of system. A retirement system is
9created to provide retirement annuities, survivor's annuities
10and other benefits for certain members of the General Assembly,
11certain elected state officials, and their beneficiaries.
12 The system shall be known as the "General Assembly
13Retirement System". All its funds and property shall be a trust
14separate from all other entities, maintained for the purpose of
15securing payment of annuities and benefits under this Article.
16 Participation in the retirement system created under this
17Article is restricted to persons who became participants before
18the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General
19Assembly. Beginning on that date, the System shall not accept
20any new participants.
21(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)
22 (40 ILCS 5/2-105) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-105)

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1 Sec. 2-105. Member. "Member": Members of the General
2Assembly of this State, including persons who enter military
3service while a member of the General Assembly, and any person
4serving as Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State,
5Treasurer, Comptroller, or Attorney General for the period of
6service in such office.
7 Any person who has served for 10 or more years as Clerk or
8Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives, Secretary or
9Assistant Secretary of the Senate, or any combination thereof,
10may elect to become a member of this system while thenceforth
11engaged in such service by filing a written election with the
12board. Any person so electing shall be deemed an active member
13of the General Assembly for the purpose of validating and
14transferring any service credits earned under any of the funds
15and systems established under Articles 3 through 18 of this
16Code.
17 However, notwithstanding any other provision of this
18Article, a person shall not be deemed a member for the purposes
19of this Article unless he or she became a participant of the
20System before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
21100th General Assembly.
22(Source: P.A. 85-1008.)
23 (40 ILCS 5/2-107) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-107)
24 Sec. 2-107. Participant. "Participant": Any member who
25elects to participate; and any former member who elects to

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1continue participation under Section 2-117.1, for the duration
2of such continued participation. However, notwithstanding any
3other provision of this Article, a person shall not be deemed a
4participant for the purposes of this Article unless he or she
5became a participant of the System before the effective date of
6this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly.
7(Source: P.A. 86-1488.)
8 (40 ILCS 5/7-137) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-137)
9 Sec. 7-137. Participating and covered employees.
10 (a) The persons described in this paragraph (a) shall be
11included within and be subject to this Article and eligible to
12benefits from this fund, beginning upon the dates hereinafter
13specified:
14 1. Except as to the employees specifically excluded
15 under the provisions of this Article, all persons who are
16 employees of any municipality (or instrumentality thereof)
17 or participating instrumentality on the effective date of
18 participation of the municipality or participating
19 instrumentality beginning upon such effective date.
20 2. Except as to the employees specifically excluded
21 under the provisions of this Article, all persons, who
22 became employees of any participating municipality (or
23 instrumentality thereof) or participating instrumentality
24 after the effective date of participation of such
25 municipality or participating instrumentality, beginning

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1 upon the date such person becomes an employee.
2 3. All persons who file notice with the board as
3 provided in paragraph (b) 2 and 3 of this Section,
4 beginning upon the date of filing such notice.
5 (b) The following described persons shall not be considered
6participating employees eligible for benefits from this fund,
7but shall be included within and be subject to this Article
8(each of the descriptions is not exclusive but is cumulative):
9 1. Any person who occupies an office or is employed in
10 a position normally requiring performance of duty during
11 less than 600 hours a year for a municipality (including
12 all instrumentalities thereof) or a participating
13 instrumentality. If a school treasurer performs services
14 for more than one school district, the total number of
15 hours of service normally required for the several school
16 districts shall be considered to determine whether he
17 qualifies under this paragraph;
18 2. Except as provided in items 2.5 and 2.6, any person
19 who holds full-time elective office, unless he or she has
20 elected while in that office in a written notice on file
21 with the board to become a participating employee;
22 2.5. Except as provided in item 2.6, any person who
23 holds elective office as a member of a county board,
24 unless:
25 (i) the person was first elected as a member of a
26 county board before the effective date of this

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1 amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly;
2 (ii) the person has elected while in that office,
3 in a written notice on file with the board, to become a
4 participating employee;
5 (iii) the county board has filed the resolution
6 required by subsection (a) of Section 7-137.2 of this
7 Article; and
8 (iv) the person has submitted the required time
9 sheets evidencing that the person has met the hourly
10 standard as required by subsection (b) of Section
11 7-137.2 of this Article;
12 2.6. Any person who is an elected member of a county
13 board and is first so elected on or after the effective
14 date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly;
15 2.7. Any person who holds part-time elective office,
16 unless he or she (i) was elected to that office before the
17 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General
18 Assembly and (ii) has elected while in that office in a
19 written notice on file with the board to become a
20 participating employee. An elective office shall be
21 presumed to be part-time in the absence of an official job
22 description or determination by the legal advisor of the
23 applicable participating municipality or participating
24 instrumentality, filed with the Board, declaring the
25 elective position to be full-time;
26 3. Any person working for a city hospital unless any

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1 such person, while in active employment, has elected in a
2 written notice on file with the board to become a
3 participating employee and notification thereof is
4 received by the board;
5 4. Any person who becomes an employee after June 30,
6 1979 as a public service employment program participant
7 under the federal Comprehensive Employment and Training
8 Act and whose wages or fringe benefits are paid in whole or
9 in part by funds provided under such Act;
10 5. Any person who is actively employed by a
11 municipality on its effective date of participation in the
12 Fund if that municipality (i) has at least 35 employees on
13 its effective date of participation; (ii) is located in a
14 county with at least 2,000,000 inhabitants; and (iii)
15 maintains an independent defined benefit pension plan for
16 the benefit of its eligible employees, unless the person
17 files with the board within 90 days after the
18 municipality's effective date of participation an
19 irrevocable election to participate.
20 (c) Any person electing to be a participating employee,
21pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section may not change such
22election, except as provided in Section 7-137.1.
23 (d) Any employee who occupied the position of school nurse
24in any participating municipality on August 8, 1961 and
25continuously thereafter until the effective date of the
26exercise of the option authorized by this subparagraph, who on

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1August 7, 1961 was a member of the Teachers' Retirement System
2of Illinois, by virtue of certification by the Department of
3Registration and Education as a public health nurse, may elect
4to terminate participation in this Fund in order to
5re-establish membership in such System. The election may be
6exercised by filing written notice thereof with the Board or
7with the Board of Trustees of said Teachers' Retirement System,
8not later than September 30, 1963, and shall be effective on
9the first day of the calendar month next following the month in
10which the notice was filed. If the written notice is filed with
11such Teachers' Retirement System, that System shall
12immediately notify this Fund, but neither failure nor delay in
13notification shall affect the validity of the employee's
14election. If the option is exercised, the Fund shall notify
15such Teachers' Retirement System of such fact and transfer to
16that system the amounts contributed by the employee to this
17Fund, including interest at 3% per annum, but excluding
18contributions applicable to social security coverage during
19the period beginning August 8, 1961 to the effective date of
20the employee's election. Participation in this Fund as to any
21credits on or after August 8, 1961 and up to the effective date
22of the employee's election shall terminate on such effective
23date.
24 (e) Any participating municipality or participating
25instrumentality, other than a school district or special
26education joint agreement created under Section 10-22.31 of the

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1School Code, may, by a resolution or ordinance duly adopted by
2its governing body, elect to exclude from participation and
3eligibility for benefits all persons who are employed after the
4effective date of such resolution or ordinance and who occupy
5an office or are employed in a position normally requiring
6performance of duty for less than 1000 hours per year for the
7participating municipality (including all instrumentalities
8thereof) or participating instrumentality except for persons
9employed in a position normally requiring performance of duty
10for 600 hours or more per year (i) by such participating
11municipality or participating instrumentality prior to the
12effective date of the resolution or ordinance and (ii) by a
13participating municipality or participating instrumentality,
14which had not adopted such a resolution when the person was
15employed, and the function served by the employee's position is
16assumed by another participating municipality or participating
17instrumentality. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a
18participating municipality or participating instrumentality
19which is formed solely to succeed to the functions of a
20participating municipality or participating instrumentality
21shall be considered to have adopted any such resolution or
22ordinance which may have been applicable to the employees
23performing such functions. The election made by the resolution
24or ordinance shall take effect at the time specified in the
25resolution or ordinance, and once effective shall be
26irrevocable.

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1(Source: P.A. 99-900, eff. 8-26-16.)
2 (40 ILCS 5/8-113) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-113)
3 Sec. 8-113. Municipal employee, employee, contributor, or
4participant. "Municipal employee", "employee", "contributor",
5or "participant":
6 (a) Any employee of an employer employed in the classified
7civil service thereof other than by temporary appointment or in
8a position excluded or exempt from the classified service by
9the Civil Service Act, or in the case of a city operating under
10a personnel ordinance, any employee of an employer employed in
11the classified or career service under the provisions of a
12personnel ordinance, other than in a provisional or exempt
13position as specified in such ordinance or in rules and
14regulations formulated thereunder.
15 (b) Any employee in the service of an employer before the
16Civil Service Act came in effect for the employer.
17 (c) Any person employed by the board.
18 (d) Any person employed after December 31, 1949, but prior
19to January 1, 1984, in the service of the employer by temporary
20appointment or in a position exempt from the classified service
21as set forth in the Civil Service Act, or in a provisional or
22exempt position as specified in the personnel ordinance, who
23meets the following qualifications:
24 (1) has rendered service during not less than 12
25 calendar months to an employer as an employee, officer, or

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1 official, 4 months of which must have been consecutive full
2 normal working months of service rendered immediately
3 prior to filing application to be included; and
4 (2) files written application with the board, while in
5 the service, to be included hereunder.
6 (e) After December 31, 1949, any alderman or other officer
7or official of the employer, who files, while in office,
8written application with the board to be included hereunder.
9Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, however, a
10person who holds part-time elective city office is not an
11employee, contributor, or participant with respect to that
12office, unless he or she (i) was so elected before the
13effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General
14Assembly and (ii) has elected while in that office to become a
15contributor. An elective city office shall be presumed to be
16part-time in the absence of an official job description or
17determination by the legal advisor of the city, filed with the
18board, declaring the elective city office to be full-time.
19 (f) Beginning January 1, 1984, any person employed by an
20employer other than the Chicago Housing Authority or the Public
21Building Commission of the city, whether or not such person is
22serving by temporary appointment or in a position exempt from
23the classified service as set forth in the Civil Service Act,
24or in a provisional or exempt position as specified in the
25personnel ordinance, provided that such person is neither (1)
26an alderman or other officer or official of the employer, nor

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1(2) participating, on the basis of such employment, in any
2other pension fund or retirement system established under this
3Act.
4 (g) After December 31, 1959, any person employed in the law
5department of the city, or municipal court or Board of Election
6Commissioners of the city, who was a contributor and
7participant, on December 31, 1959, in the annuity and benefit
8fund in operation in the city on said date, by virtue of the
9Court and Law Department Employees' Annuity Act or the Board of
10Election Commissioners Employees' Annuity Act.
11 After December 31, 1959, the foregoing definition includes
12any other person employed or to be employed in the law
13department, or municipal court (other than as a judge), or
14Board of Election Commissioners (if his salary is provided by
15appropriation of the city council of the city and his salary
16paid by the city) -- subject, however, in the case of such
17persons not participants on December 31, 1959, to compliance
18with the same qualifications and restrictions otherwise set
19forth in this Section and made generally applicable to
20employees or officers of the city concerning eligibility for
21participation or membership.
22 (h) After December 31, 1965, any person employed in the
23public library of the city -- and any other person -- who was a
24contributor and participant, on December 31, 1965, in the
25pension fund in operation in the city on said date, by virtue
26of the Public Library Employees' Pension Act.

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1 (i) After December 31, 1968, any person employed in the
2house of correction of the city, who was a contributor and
3participant, on December 31, 1968, in the pension fund in
4operation in the city on said date, by virtue of the House of
5Correction Employees' Pension Act.
6 (j) Any person employed full-time on or after the effective
7date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly by the
8Chicago Housing Authority who has elected to participate in
9this Fund as provided in subsection (a) of Section 8-230.9.
10 (k) Any person employed full-time by the Public Building
11Commission of the city who has elected to participate in this
12Fund as provided in subsection (d) of Section 8-230.7.
13(Source: P.A. 92-599, eff. 6-28-02.)
14 (40 ILCS 5/8-243) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-243)
15 Sec. 8-243. Service as alderman or member of city council.
16Whenever any person has served or hereafter serves as a duly
17elected alderman or member of the city council of any city of
18more than 500,000 inhabitants and is or hereafter becomes a
19contributing participant in any pension fund or any annuity and
20benefit fund in existence in such city by operation of law, the
21period of service as such alderman or member of the city
22council shall be counted as a period of service in computing
23any annuity or pension which such person may become entitled to
24receive from such fund upon separation from the service, except
25as ruled out for minimum annuity purposes in Section

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18-232(a)(3), and except that service in a part-time elective
2office of the city shall not be counted unless the official was
3so elected before the effective date of this amendatory Act of
4the 100th General Assembly. An elective office shall be
5presumed to be part-time in the absence of an official job
6description or determination by the legal advisor of the city,
7filed with the Board, declaring the elective position to be
8full-time.
9(Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
10 (40 ILCS 5/9-108) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-108)
11 Sec. 9-108. "Employee", "contributor" or "participant".
12 (a) Any employee of the county employed in any position in
13the classified civil service of the county, or in any position
14under the County Police Merit Board as a deputy sheriff in the
15County Police Department.
16 Any such employee employed after January 1, 1968 and before
17January 1, 1984 shall be entitled only to the benefits provided
18in Sections 9-147 and 9-156, prior to the earlier of completion
19of 12 consecutive calendar months of service and January 1,
201984, and no contributions shall be made by him during this
21period. Upon the completion of said period contributions shall
22begin and the employee shall become entitled to the benefits of
23this Article.
24 Any such employee may elect to make contributions for such
25period and receive credit therefor under rules prescribed by

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1the board.
2 Any such employee in service on or after January 1, 1984,
3regardless of when he became an employee, shall be deemed a
4participant and contributor to the fund created by this Article
5and the employee shall be entitled to the benefits of this
6Article.
7 (b) Any employee of the county employed in any position not
8included in the classified civil service of the county whose
9salary or wage is paid in whole or in part by the county. Any
10such employee employed after July 1, 1957, and before January
111, 1984, shall be entitled only to the benefits provided in
12Sections 9-147 and 9-156, prior to the earlier of completion of
1312 consecutive calendar months of service and January 1, 1984,
14and no contributions shall be made by him during this period.
15Upon the completion of said period contributions shall begin
16and the employee shall become entitled to the benefits of this
17Article.
18 Any such employee may elect to make contributions for such
19period and receive credit therefor under rules prescribed by
20the board.
21 Any such employee in service on or after January 1, 1984,
22regardless of when he became an employee, shall be deemed a
23participant and contributor to the fund created by this Article
24and the employee shall be entitled to the benefits of this
25Article.
26 (c) Any full-time county officer elected by vote of the

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1people, including a member of the county board, when such
2officer elects to become a contributor. A person who holds a
3part-time elective county office is not an employee,
4contributor, or participant with respect to that office, unless
5he or she (i) was elected to that office before the effective
6date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly and
7(ii) has elected while in that office to become a contributor.
8An elective county office shall be presumed to be part-time in
9the absence of an official job description or determination by
10the legal advisor of the county, filed with the Board,
11declaring the elective county office to be full-time.
12 (d) Any person employed by the board.
13 (e) Employees of a County Department of Public Aid in
14counties of 3,000,000 or more population who are transferred to
15State employment by operation of law enacted by the 76th
16General Assembly and who elect not to become members of the
17Retirement System established under Article 14 of this Code as
18of the date they become State employees shall retain their
19membership in the fund established in this Article 9 until the
20first day of the calendar month next following the date on
21which they become State employees, at which time they shall
22become members of the System established under Article 14.
23 (f) If, by operation of law, a function of a "Governmental
24Unit", as such term is defined in the "Retirement Systems
25Reciprocal Act" in Article 20 of the Illinois Pension Code, is
26transferred in whole or in part to the county in which this

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1Article is in force and effect, and employees are transferred
2as a group or class to such county service, such transferred
3employee shall, if on the day immediately prior to the date of
4such transfer he was a contributor and participant in the
5annuity and benefit fund or retirement system in operation in
6such other "Governmental Unit" for employees of such Unit,
7immediately upon such transfer be deemed a participant and
8contributor to the fund created by this Article.
9(Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)
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