PEN CD-CHI MUNI-SERVICE

Amends the Chicago Municipal Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that for school years beginning on or after July 1, 2021, an age and service or prior service annuity shall not be cancelled in the case of an employee who is re-employed by the Board of Education of the city as a Special Education Classroom Assistant or Classroom Assistant on a temporary and non-annual basis or on an hourly basis if the employee: does not work for compensation on more than 120 days in a school year; or does not accept gross compensation for the re-employment in a school year in excess of $30,000. Provides that an employee of the Board of Education of the city, regardless of his or her position, may establish service credit in the Fund for employment with the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority or part-time employment with the Board of Education of the city prior to becoming an employee by applying and paying a specified amount to the Fund. Provides that service credit shall not be granted for prior employment for which the applicant received credit under any other provision of the Code or during which the applicant was on a leave of absence. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective July 1, 2021.