Bill Text: IL HB0815 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that certain police officers and firefighters who participate in IMRF may be granted Sheriff's Law Enforcement Employee (SLEP) status with the approval of the employing municipality. The approval resolution must specify that SLEP status shall be applied to employment occurring on or after the adoption of the resolution. Provides that the resolution is irrevocable, but shall automatically terminate upon the establishment of an Article 3 or 4 fund by the municipality. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-25 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0354 [HB0815 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB0815-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 100-0354 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by changing | ||||
Section 7-109.3 as follows:
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(40 ILCS 5/7-109.3) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-109.3)
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Sec. 7-109.3. "Sheriff's Law Enforcement Employees".
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(a) "Sheriff's law enforcement employee" or "SLEP" means:
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(1) A county sheriff and all deputies, other than | ||||
special deputies,
employed on a full time basis in the | ||||
office of the sheriff.
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(2) A person who has elected to participate in this | ||||
Fund under Section
3-109.1 of this Code, and who is | ||||
employed by a participating municipality
to perform police | ||||
duties.
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(3) A law enforcement officer employed on a full time | ||||
basis by a Forest
Preserve District, provided that such | ||||
officer shall be deemed a "sheriff's
law enforcement | ||||
employee" for the purposes of this Article, and service in
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that capacity shall be deemed to be service as a sheriff's | ||||
law enforcement
employee, only if the board of | ||||
commissioners of the District have so
elected by adoption | ||||
of an affirmative resolution. Such election, once made,
may | ||||
not be rescinded.
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(4) A person not eligible to participate in a fund | ||
established under
Article 3 of this Code who is employed on | ||
a full-time basis by a
participating municipality or | ||
participating instrumentality to perform
police duties at | ||
an airport, but only if the governing authority of the
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employer has approved sheriff's law enforcement employee | ||
status for its
airport police employees by adoption of an | ||
affirmative resolution. Such
approval, once given, may not | ||
be rescinded.
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(5) A person who (i) is employed by a participating | ||
municipality that has both 30 or more full-time police | ||
officers and 50 or more full-time firefighters and has not | ||
established a fund under
Article 3 or Article 4 of this | ||
Code and (ii) is employed on a full-time basis by that
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participating municipality to perform
police duties or | ||
firefighting and EMS duties; but only if the governing | ||
authority of that municipality has approved sheriff's law | ||
enforcement employee status for its
police officer or | ||
firefighter employees by adoption of an affirmative | ||
resolution. The resolution must specify that SLEP status | ||
shall be applicable to such employment occurring on or | ||
after the adoption of the resolution. Such resolution shall | ||
be irrevocable, but shall automatically terminate upon the | ||
establishment of an Article 3 or 4 fund by the | ||
municipality. | ||
(b) An employee who is a sheriff's law enforcement employee | ||
and is granted
military leave or authorized leave of absence | ||
shall receive service credit in
that capacity. Sheriff's law | ||
enforcement employees shall not be entitled to
out-of-State | ||
service credit under Section 7-139.
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(Source: P.A. 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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