Bill Text: IL SB2914 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision concerning participation in the Fund by a person who holds an elective office, provides that a person who holds an elective office and has not elected to participate in the Fund with respect to that office shall not be disqualified from receiving service credit for service in that elected office as long as the member participated in a non-elected position with the employer for which the member is now an elected official; the employer has continued to make member contributions for that period of service; and there is no gap in service credit between the 2 positions. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-08 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner [SB2914 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB2914-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB2914 Introduced 1/26/2024, by Sen. Karina Villa SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
40 ILCS 5/7-137.1 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-137.1
30 ILCS 805/8.48 new
Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision concerning participation in the Fund by a person who holds an elective office, provides that a person who holds an elective office and has not elected to participate in the Fund with respect to that office shall not be disqualified from receiving service credit for service in that elected office as long as the member participated in a non-elected position with the employer for which the member is now an elected official; the employer has continued to make member contributions for that period of service; and there is no gap in service credit between the 2 positions. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.
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STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
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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 7-137.1 as follows:
(40 ILCS 5/7-137.1) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-137.1)
Sec. 7-137.1. Elected officials.
(a) A person holding an elective office who has elected to
participate in the Fund while in that office may revoke that
election and cease participating in the Fund by notifying the
Board in writing before January 1, 1992.
Upon such revocation, the person shall forfeit all
creditable service earned while holding that office, and the
Board shall refund to the person, without interest, all
employee contributions paid for the forfeited creditable
service. The Board shall also refund or credit to the
employing municipality, without interest, the employer
contributions relating to the forfeited service, except those
for death and disability.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 7-141 and
7-144, beginning January 1, 1992, a person who holds an
elective office and has not elected to participate in the Fund
with respect to that office (or has revoked his election to

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participate with respect to that office under subsection (a)
of this Section) shall not be disqualified from receiving a
retirement annuity by reason of holding such office, provided
that the annuity is not based on any credits received for
participating while holding that office.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision, a person who
holds an elective office and has not elected to participate in
the Fund with respect to that office shall not be disqualified
from receiving service credit for service in that elected
office as long as:
(1) the member participated in a non-elected position
with the employer for which the member is now an elected
official;
(2) the employer has continued to make member
contributions for that period of service; and
(3) there is no gap in service credit between the 2
positions.
(Source: P.A. 87-740.)
Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
Section 8.48 as follows:
(30 ILCS 805/8.48 new)
Sec. 8.48. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and
8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for
the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory

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