Bill Text: IL HB6292 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Cook County Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows the board of the Fund to waive the required physician's proof of disability if (1) the employee has been compensated by the county for the disability or specific loss under the Workers' Compensation Act or Workers' Occupational Diseases Act or (2) the employee claims ordinary disability of up to 8 weeks for maternity. Provides that an employee who enters service after December 31, 2016 and who, while in receipt of an ordinary or duty disability benefit, assumes any employment for compensation, shall not be entitled to receive any amount of such disability benefit which, when added to his compensation for such employment during disability, plus any amount payable under the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act or Workers' Occupational Diseases Act, would exceed the rate of salary on which his disability benefit is based. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-06-30 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB6292 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB6292-Engrossed.html

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HB6292 Engrossed LRB099 19829 RPS 44228 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 9-158 as follows:
(40 ILCS 5/9-158) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-158)
Sec. 9-158. Proof of disability, duty and ordinary. Proof
of duty or ordinary disability shall be furnished to the board
by at least one licensed and practicing physician appointed by
the board, except that this requirement may be waived by the
board for proof of duty disability if the employee has been
compensated by the county for such disability or specific loss
under the Workers' Compensation Act or Workers' Occupational
Diseases Act. The physician requirement may also be waived by
the board for ordinary disability maternity claims of up to 8
weeks. With respect to duty disability, satisfactory proof must
be provided to the board that the final adjudication of the
claim required under subsection (d) of Section 9-159
established that the disability or death resulted from an
injury incurred in the performance of an act or acts of duty.
The board may require other evidence of disability. Each
disabled employee who receives duty or ordinary disability
benefit shall be examined at least once a year by one or more

HB6292 Engrossed - 2 - LRB099 19829 RPS 44228 b
licensed and practicing physicians appointed by the board. When
the disability ceases, the board shall discontinue payment of
the benefit and the employee shall be returned to active
service.
(Source: P.A. 95-1036, eff. 2-17-09.)