Bill Text: IL HB3973 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the General Assembly Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, on and after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a person may not become a member of the General Assembly Retirement System. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 26)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB3973 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB3973-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB3973 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Cross - Darlene J. Senger SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
40 ILCS 5/2-105 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-105
Amends the General Assembly Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, on and after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a person may not become a member of the General Assembly Retirement System. Effective immediately.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY PENSION IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
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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 2-105 as follows:
(40 ILCS 5/2-105) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-105)
Sec. 2-105. Member. "Member": Until the effective date of
this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, members
Members of the General Assembly of this State including persons
who enter military service while a member of the General
Assembly and any person serving as Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Comptroller, or
Attorney General for the period of service in such office.
Until the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th
General Assembly, any Any person who has served for 10 or more
years as Clerk or Assistant Clerk of the House of
Representatives, Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the
Senate, or any combination thereof, may elect to become a
member of this system while thenceforth engaged in such service
by filing a written election with the board. Any person so
electing shall be deemed an active member of the General
Assembly for the purpose of validating and transferring any
service credits earned under any of the funds and systems

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established under Articles 3 through 18 of this Code.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, on and
after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th
General Assembly, a person may not become a member of the
retirement system created under this Article.
(Source: P.A. 85-1008.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.