Amends the State Employee Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Expands the special retirement formula for credit as a security employee of the Department of Corrections or Human Services to include all eligible (alternative formula) creditable service. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a school building code.
Amends the State Universities Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Directs the System to conduct a divided medicare coverage referendum, open to employees continuously employed by the same employer since March 31, 1986. Allows eligible employees to irrevocably elect to participate in the federal medicare program. Effective immediately.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Education for its ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2003.
Amends the Fire Protection District Act. Authorizes the board of trustees of a fire protection district to fix, charge, and collect fees not exceeding the reasonable cost of the service for all services rendered by the district against any person convicted of the offense of possession of explosives or explosive or incendiary devices, pursuant to Section 20-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961, in connection with a fire caused by the illegal manufacture of methamphetamine. Requires all revenue generated from those fees to be deposited into the general fund of the fire protection district.
Amends the State Universities Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Increases the retirement formula for a participant who has 20 or more years of service as a police officer or firefighter. Also increases the employee contributions for participants who are police officers or firefighters by a total of 3% of earnings, in 3 annual increments. Effective immediately.
Amends the Downstate Firefighters Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the surviving spouse of a deceased firefighter shall be entitled to a pension in an amount equal to the amount payable to the deceased firefighter at the time of his or her death. Provides that, upon the death of a surviving spouse, each unmarried, minor child under age 18 shall be entitled to a share of the pension of the deceased surviving spouse. Provides that if a deceased firefighter leaves no surviving spouse or unmarried children under age 18, but leaves a dependent father or mother, the dependent parents shall be entitled to receive or share a pension equal to the pension to which the deceased firefighter was entitled at the time of his or her death. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Amends the State Employee Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section relating to the alternative (State Police) formula.
Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Changes the manner of computing the refund payable upon the death of a retired teacher. Also allows certain teachers who are certified but not appointed to establish certain optional service credits. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Education for its ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2003.
