PEN CD-SOCIAL SECURITY OFFSET

Amends the State Employee Article of the Pension Code to remove the Social Security offset against existing widow and survivor annuities and for all annuitants, beginning January 1, 2007. Provides that, after January 1, 2007, covered employees may elect to have the Social Security offset removed from their widows' or survivors' annuity by increasing their retirement contribution by 0.5%. Exempts the changes from the provisions of the Article concerning new benefit increases. Effective immediately.