HB 1956 — PEN CD-IMRF-RETURN TO WORK

HB1956 EngrossedEnrolled LRB097 10454 JDS 50686 b AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.

To request the proper officer to cause employee contributions to be withheld from earnings and transmitted HB1956 EngrossedEnrolled - 2 - LRB097 10454 JDS 50686 b to the fund;

(d) The delivery of any communication or document by an employee or a participating municipality or participating HB1956 EngrossedEnrolled - 3 - LRB097 10454 JDS 50686 b instrumentality to its authorized agent shall not constitute delivery to the fund.

HB1956 EngrossedEnrolled - 4 - LRB097 10454 JDS 50686 b (b) The following described persons shall not be considered participating employees eligible for benefits from this fund, but shall be included within and be subject to this Article (each of the descriptions is not exclusive but is cumulative):

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The election may be exercised by filing written notice thereof with the Board or with the Board of Trustees of said Teachers' Retirement System, not later than September 30, 1963, and shall be effective on the first day of the calendar month next following the month in HB1956 EngrossedEnrolled - 6 - LRB097 10454 JDS 50686 b which the notice was filed.

(e) Any participating municipality or participating instrumentality, other than a school district or special education joint agreement created under Section 10-22.31 of the School Code, may, by a resolution or ordinance duly adopted by its governing body, elect to exclude from participation and eligibility for benefits all persons who are employed after the effective date of such resolution or ordinance and who occupy an office or are employed in a position normally requiring performance of duty for less than 1000 hours per year for the participating municipality (including all instrumentalities thereof) or participating instrumentality except for persons employed in a position normally requiring performance of duty HB1956 EngrossedEnrolled - 7 - LRB097 10454 JDS 50686 b for 600 hours or more per year (i) by such participating municipality or participating instrumentality prior to the effective date of the resolution or ordinance and (ii) by a participating municipality or participating instrumentality, which had not adopted such a resolution when the person was employed, and the function served by the employee's position is assumed by another participating municipality or participating instrumentality.

(a) A participating employee who, regardless of cause, is HB1956 EngrossedEnrolled - 8 - LRB097 10454 JDS 50686 b separated from the service of all participating municipalities and instrumentalities thereof and participating instrumentalities shall be entitled to a retirement annuity provided:

or (ii) an employee who was employed only by a participating municipality or participating instrumentality, or participating municipalities or participating instrumentalities, which have elected to exclude persons in positions normally HB1956 EngrossedEnrolled - 9 - LRB097 10454 JDS 50686 b requiring performance of duty for less than 1000 hours per year after the effective date of such exclusion or which are included under and subject to the Article after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1981 and elects to exclude persons in such positions, and is not entitled to receive earnings for employment in a position requiring him, or entitling him to elect, to be a participating employee normally requiring performance of duty for 1000 hours or more per year by such a participating municipality or participating instrumentality;

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HB1956 EngrossedEnrolled - 11 - LRB097 10454 JDS 50686 b (b) Supplemental annuities to persons who return to service for less than 48 months shall be computed under the provisions of Sections 7-141, 7-142 and 7-143.

(3) The monthly amount of the suspended annuity, with any applicable increases after retirement computed from the effective date to the date of reinstatement, shall be subtracted from the amount determined in (2) above and the remainder shall be the amount of the supplemental annuity provided that this amount shall not be less than the amount HB1956 EngrossedEnrolled - 12 - LRB097 10454 JDS 50686 b computed under subsection (b) of this Section.