Bill Text: IL SB2366 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a service retirement pensioner employed under a provision concerning subject shortage areas shall have deducted from the service retirement pensioner's salary an amount equal to 9% of that salary, which shall be contributed to the Fund as a sustainability contribution. Provides that the service retirement pensioner shall not earn service credit during that re-employment, and the service retirement pension benefit shall not be recalculated. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-03-31 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB2366 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB2366-Introduced.html


103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB2366

Introduced 2/10/2023, by Sen. Robert F. Martwick

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
40 ILCS 5/17-149 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 17-149
30 ILCS 805/8.47 new

Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a service retirement pensioner employed under a provision concerning subject shortage areas shall have deducted from the service retirement pensioner's salary an amount equal to 9% of that salary, which shall be contributed to the Fund as a sustainability contribution. Provides that the service retirement pensioner shall not earn service credit during that re-employment, and the service retirement pension benefit shall not be recalculated. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
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STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

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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
5changing Section 17-149 as follows:
6 (40 ILCS 5/17-149) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 17-149)
7 Sec. 17-149. Cancellation of pensions.
8 (a) If any person receiving a disability retirement
9pension from the Fund is re-employed as a teacher by an
10Employer, the pension shall be cancelled on the date the
11re-employment begins, or on the first day of a payroll period
12for which service credit was validated, whichever is earlier.
13 (b) If any person receiving a service retirement pension
14from the Fund is re-employed as a teacher on a permanent or
15annual basis by an Employer, the pension shall be cancelled on
16the date the re-employment begins, or on the first day of a
17payroll period for which service credit was validated,
18whichever is earlier. However, subject to the limitations and
19requirements of subsection subsections (c-5) or (c-10), (c-6),
20and (c-7), or (c-10), the pension shall not be cancelled in the
21case of a service retirement pensioner who is re-employed on a
22temporary and non-annual basis or on an hourly basis.
23 (c) If the date of re-employment on a permanent or annual

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1basis occurs within 5 school months after the date of previous
2retirement, exclusive of any vacation period, the member shall
3be deemed to have been out of service only temporarily and not
4permanently retired. Such person shall be entitled to pension
5payments for the time he could have been employed as a teacher
6and received salary, but shall not be entitled to pension for
7or during the summer vacation prior to his return to service.
8 When the member again retires on pension, the time of
9service and the money contributed by him during re-employment
10shall be added to the time and money previously credited. Such
11person must acquire 3 consecutive years of additional
12contributing service before he may retire again on a pension
13at a rate and under conditions other than those in force or
14attained at the time of his previous retirement.
15 (c-5) For school years beginning on or after July 1, 2019
16and before July 1, 2022, the service retirement pension shall
17not be cancelled in the case of a service retirement pensioner
18who is re-employed as a teacher on a temporary and non-annual
19basis or on an hourly basis, so long as the person (1) does not
20work as a teacher for compensation on more than 120 days in a
21school year or (2) does not accept gross compensation for the
22re-employment in a school year in excess of (i) $30,000 or (ii)
23in the case of a person who retires with at least 5 years of
24service as a principal, an amount that is equal to the daily
25rate normally paid to retired principals multiplied by 100.
26These limitations apply only to school years that begin on or

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1after July 1, 2019 and before July 1, 2022. Such re-employment
2does not require contributions, result in service credit, or
3constitute active membership in the Fund.
4 The service retirement pension shall not be cancelled in
5the case of a service retirement pensioner who is re-employed
6as a teacher on a temporary and non-annual basis or on an
7hourly basis, so long as the person (1) does not work as a
8teacher for compensation on more than 100 days in a school year
9or (2) does not accept gross compensation for the
10re-employment in a school year in excess of (i) $30,000 or (ii)
11in the case of a person who retires with at least 5 years of
12service as a principal, an amount that is equal to the daily
13rate normally paid to retired principals multiplied by 100.
14These limitations apply only to school years that begin on or
15after August 8, 2012 (the effective date of Public Act 97-912)
16and before July 1, 2019. Such re-employment does not require
17contributions, result in service credit, or constitute active
18membership in the Fund.
19 Notwithstanding the 120-day limit set forth in item (1) of
20this subsection (c-5), the service retirement pension shall
21not be cancelled in the case of a service retirement pensioner
22who teaches only driver education courses after regular school
23hours and does not teach any other subject area, so long as the
24person does not work as a teacher for compensation for more
25than 900 hours in a school year. The $30,000 limit set forth in
26subitem (i) of item (2) of this subsection (c-5) shall apply to

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1a service retirement pensioner who teaches only driver
2education courses after regular school hours and does not
3teach any other subject area.
4 To be eligible for such re-employment without cancellation
5of pension, the pensioner must notify the Fund and the Board of
6Education of his or her intention to accept re-employment
7under this subsection (c-5) before beginning that
8re-employment (or if the re-employment began before August 8,
92012 (the effective date of Public Act 97-912) this amendatory
10Act, then within 30 days after that effective date).
11 An Employer must certify to the Fund the temporary and
12non-annual or hourly status and the compensation of each
13pensioner re-employed under this subsection at least
14quarterly, and when the pensioner is approaching the earnings
15limitation under this subsection.
16 If the pensioner works more than 100 days or accepts
17excess gross compensation for such re-employment in any school
18year that begins on or after August 8, 2012 (the effective date
19of Public Act 97-912), the service retirement pension shall
20thereupon be cancelled.
21 If the pensioner who only teaches drivers education
22courses after regular school hours works more than 900 hours
23or accepts excess gross compensation for such re-employment in
24any school year that begins on or after August 12, 2016 (the
25effective date of Public Act 99-786) this amendatory Act of
26the 99th General Assembly, the service retirement pension

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1shall thereupon be cancelled.
2 If the pensioner works more than 120 days or accepts
3excess gross compensation for such re-employment in any school
4year that begins on or after July 1, 2019, the service
5retirement pension shall thereupon be cancelled.
6 The Board of the Fund shall adopt rules for the
7implementation and administration of this subsection.
8 (c-6) For school years beginning on or after July 1, 2022
9and before July 1, 2024, the service retirement pension shall
10not be cancelled in the case of a service retirement pensioner
11who is re-employed as a teacher or an administrator on a
12temporary and non-annual basis or on an hourly basis bases, so
13long as the person does not work as a teacher or an
14administrator for compensation on more than 140 days in a
15school year. Such re-employment does not require
16contributions, result in service credit, or constitute active
17membership in the Fund.
18 (c-7) For school years beginning on or after July 1, 2024,
19the service retirement pension shall not be cancelled in the
20case of a service retirement pensioner who is re-employed as a
21teacher or an administrator on a temporary and non-annual
22basis or on an hourly basis, so long as the person does not
23work as a teacher or an administrator for compensation on more
24than 120 days in a school year. Such re-employment does not
25require contributions, result in service credit, or constitute
26active membership in the Fund.

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1 (c-10) Until June 30, 2024, the service retirement pension
2of a service retirement pensioner shall not be cancelled if
3the service retirement pensioner is employed in a subject
4shortage area and the Employer that is employing the service
5retirement pensioner meets the following requirements:
6 (1) If the Employer has honorably dismissed, within
7 the calendar year preceding the beginning of the school
8 term for which it seeks to employ a service retirement
9 pensioner under this subsection, any teachers who are
10 legally qualified to hold positions in the subject
11 shortage area and have not yet begun to receive their
12 service retirement pensions under this Article, the vacant
13 positions must first be tendered to those teachers.
14 (2) For a period of at least 90 days during the 6
15 months preceding the beginning of either the fall or
16 spring term for which it seeks to employ a service
17 retirement pensioner under this subsection, the Employer
18 must, on an ongoing basis, (i) advertise its vacancies in
19 the subject shortage area in employment bulletins
20 published by college and university placement offices
21 located near the school; (ii) search for teachers legally
22 qualified to fill those vacancies through the Illinois
23 Education Job Bank; and (iii) post all vacancies on the
24 Employer's website and list the vacancy in an online job
25 portal or database.
26 (3) A service retirement pensioner employed under this

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1 subsection shall have deducted from the service retirement
2 pensioner's salary an amount equal to 9% of that salary,
3 which shall be contributed to the Fund as a sustainability
4 contribution. The service retirement pensioner shall not
5 earn service credit during that re-employment, and the
6 service retirement pension benefit shall not be
7 recalculated.
8 An Employer of a teacher who is unable to continue
9employment with the Employer because of documented illness,
10injury, or disability that occurred after being hired by the
11Employer under this subsection is exempt from the provisions
12of paragraph (2) for 90 school days. However, the Employer
13must on an ongoing basis comply with items (i), (ii), and (iii)
14of paragraph (2).
15 The Employer must submit documentation of its compliance
16with this subsection to the regional superintendent. Upon
17receiving satisfactory documentation from the Employer, the
18regional superintendent shall certify the Employer's
19compliance with this subsection to the Fund.
20 (d) Notwithstanding Sections 1-103.1 and 17-157, the
21changes to this Section made by Public Act 90-32 apply without
22regard to whether termination of service occurred before the
23effective date of that Act and apply retroactively to August
2423, 1989.
25 Notwithstanding Sections 1-103.1 and 17-157, the changes
26to this Section and Section 17-106 made by Public Act 92-599

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1apply without regard to whether termination of service
2occurred before June 28, 2002 (the effective date of Public
3Act 92-599) that Act.
4 Notwithstanding Sections 1-103.1 and 17-157, the changes
5to this Section made by Public Act 97-912 this amendatory Act
6of the 97th General Assembly apply without regard to whether
7termination of service occurred before August 8, 2012 (the
8effective date of Public Act 97-912) this amendatory Act.
9(Source: P.A. 101-340, eff. 8-9-19; 102-1013, eff. 5-27-22;
10102-1090, eff. 6-10-22; revised 7-27-22.)
11 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
12Section 8.47 as follows:
13 (30 ILCS 805/8.47 new)
14 Sec. 8.47. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and
158 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for
16the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory
17Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
18 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19becoming law.
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