Bill Text: IL HJRCA0005 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Proposes to amend the General Provisions Article of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that a bill shall not become a law without the concurrence of three-fifths of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly if that bill increases a benefit under any pension or retirement system of the State, any unit of local government or school district, or any agency or instrumentality thereof. Provides that if the Governor vetoes such a bill, then it shall not become law unless it is passed, upon its return, by a record vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly. Provides that if the Governor returns such a bill with specific recommendations for change to the house in which it originated, then those recommendations may be accepted only by a record vote of two-thirds of the members elected to each house of the General Assembly. Provides that an ordinance, resolution, or other action of the governing body of any unit of local government or school district shall not be valid without the concurrence of three-fifths of the members of that governing body if that ordinance, resolution, or other action increases a benefit under any pension or retirement system for officials or employees of that unit of local government or school district, or any agency or instrumentality thereof. Provides that a bill, ordinance, resolution, or other action increases a benefit if it increases the amount of an existing benefit, adds a new benefit, or expands the class of persons eligible for a benefit, regardless of whether it includes an increase in contributions or a reduction in any other benefit. Effective upon being declared adopted.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-05 - Tabled Pursuant to Rule 46 [HJRCA0005 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HJRCA0005-Amended.html
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 5 | ||||||
| 3 | AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend House Joint Resolution | ||||||
| 4 | Constitutional Amendment 5 on page 2, immediately below line | ||||||
| 5 | 20, by inserting the following: | ||||||
| 6 | "(d) For the purposes of this Section, an increase in | ||||||
| 7 | salary does not, by itself, constitute an increase in benefits. | ||||||
| 8 | However, the provisions of this Section do apply to (i) an | ||||||
| 9 | increase in salary resulting from the inclusion of a new | ||||||
| 10 | category of benefits, bonuses, incentives, perquisites, or | ||||||
| 11 | other compensation that previously was not considered a part of | ||||||
| 12 | salary or (ii) an otherwise unusually high increase in | ||||||
| 13 | salary.".
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