Bill Text: IL HB2643 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Downstate Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, if a special needs trust has been established for a disabled adult child, then the special needs trust may stand in lieu of the disabled adult child as a beneficiary for the purposes of the Article. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2009-11-30 - Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Re-referred to Assignments; Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b). [HB2643 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB2643-Engrossed.html

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HB2643 Engrossed LRB096 09343 AMC 19498 b
AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by changing
Section 3-108.3 as follows:
(40 ILCS 5/3-108.3)
Sec. 3-108.3. Beneficiary. "Beneficiary": A person
receiving benefits from a pension fund, including, but not
limited to, retired pensioners, disabled pensioners, their
surviving spouses, minor children, disabled children, and
dependent parents. If a special needs trust as described in
Section 1396p(d)(4) of Title 42 of the United States Code, as
amended from time to time, has been established for a disabled
adult child, then the special needs trust may stand in lieu of
the disabled adult child as a beneficiary for the purposes of
this Article.
(Source: P.A. 90-507, eff. 8-22-97.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.