98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB6276
 
Introduced , by Rep. John M. Cabello
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



  
40 ILCS 5/2-156 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-156

 Amends the General Assembly Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that upon a participant being charged with any felony relating to or arising out of or in connection
with his or her service as a member, the participant's active participation in this System is suspended, and no additional contributions shall be accepted from that person or service credits granted to that person by the System during that suspension. Directs that any such contribution inadvertently accepted by the System during the period of suspension shall be promptly refunded. Provides that if the charge is dropped or the person so charged is found not guilty or otherwise not convicted of the felony, his or her rights to active participation in the System and to make contributions and establish service credit under the System shall thereupon be restored, retroactive to the beginning of the suspension. Provides that none of the benefits under the System shall be paid to any person who
is found guilty (rather than convicted) of any felony relating to or arising out of or in connection
with his or her service as a member. Provides that if such a person is later not convicted of the felony or his or her conviction is reversed, then his or her rights to benefits under this System shall be restored, including interest on any benefit payment that was delayed under this Section. Effective immediately.



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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 
5Section 2-156 as follows:




6 (40 ILCS 5/2-156) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 2-156)



7 Sec. 2-156. Felony conviction. 
8 (a) Upon a participant being charged with any felony 
9relating to or arising out of or in connection
with his or her 
10service as a member, the participant's active participation in 
11this System is suspended, and no additional contributions shall 
12be accepted from that person or service credits granted to that 
13person by the System during that suspension. Any such 
14contribution inadvertently accepted by the System during the 
15period of suspension shall be promptly refunded. 
16 If the charge is dropped or the person so charged is found 
17not guilty or otherwise not convicted of the felony, his or her 
18rights to active participation in the System and to make 
19contributions and establish service credit under the System 
20shall thereupon be restored, retroactive to the beginning of 
21the suspension.
22 (b) None of the benefits herein provided for shall be paid 
23to any person who
is found guilty or convicted of any felony 
 
 
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1relating to or arising out of or in connection
with his or her 
2service as a member. If such a person is later not convicted of 
3the felony or his or her conviction is reversed, then his or 
4her rights to benefits under this System shall be restored, 
5including interest on any benefit payment that was delayed 
6under this Section.

7 (c) This Section shall not operate to impair any contract 
8or vested right acquired
prior to July 11, 1955 under any law 
9or laws
continued in this Article, nor to
preclude the right to 
10a refund.

11 All participants entering service subsequent to
July 11, 
121955 shall
be deemed to have consented to the provisions of 
13this Section as a
condition of participation.

14(Source: P.A. 83-1440.)



15 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
16becoming law.