SB 3002 — PENSIONS-TECH

The cost of health benefits under the program shall be paid as follows:

(1) For a TRS benefit recipient selecting a managed care program, up to 75% of the total insurance rate shall be paid from the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund.

Effective with Fiscal Year 2007 and thereafter, for a TRS benefit recipient selecting a managed care program, 75% of the total insurance rate shall be paid from the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund.

(2) For a TRS benefit recipient selecting the major medical coverage program, up to 50% of the total insurance rate shall be paid from the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund if a managed care program is accessible, as determined by the Teachers’ Retirement System.

Effective SB3002 Engrossed - 4 - LRB093 19862 LRD 45605 b with Fiscal Year 2007 and thereafter, for a TRS benefit recipient selecting the major medical coverage program, 50% of the total insurance rate shall be paid from the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund if a managed care program is accessible, as determined by the Department of Central Management Services.

(3) For a TRS benefit recipient selecting the major medical coverage program, up to 75% of the total insurance rate shall be paid from the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund if a managed care program is not accessible, as determined by the Teachers’ Retirement System.

Effective with Fiscal Year 2007 and thereafter, for a TRS benefit recipient selecting the major medical coverage program, 75% of the total insurance rate shall be paid from the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund if a managed care program is not accessible, as determined by the Department of Central Management Services.

(3.1) For a TRS dependent beneficiary who is Medicare primary and enrolled in a managed care plan, or the major medical coverage program if a managed care plan is not available, 25% of the total insurance rate shall be paid from the Teacher Health Security Fund as determined by the Department of Central Management Services.

For the purpose of this item (3.1), the term "TRS dependent beneficiary who is Medicare primary" means a TRS dependent beneficiary who is retired or does not have current employment status and is participating in Medicare Parts A and B.

(4) Except as otherwise provided in item (3.1), the The balance of the rate of insurance, including the entire premium of any coverage for TRS dependent beneficiaries that has been elected, shall be paid by deductions authorized by the TRS benefit recipient to be withheld from his or her monthly annuity or benefit payment from the Teachers’ Retirement System;

except that (i) if the balance of the cost of coverage exceeds the amount of the monthly annuity or benefit payment, the difference shall be paid SB3002 Engrossed - 5 - LRB093 19862 LRD 45605 b directly to the Teachers’ Retirement System by the TRS benefit recipient, and (ii) all or part of the balance of the cost of coverage may, at the school board’s option, be paid to the Teachers’ Retirement System by the school board of the school district from which the TRS benefit recipient retired, in accordance with Section 10-22.3b of the School Code.

The Teachers’ Retirement System shall promptly deposit all moneys withheld by or paid to it under this subdivision (e)(4) into the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund.

These moneys shall not be considered assets of the Retirement System.

(f) Financing.

Beginning July 1, 1995, all revenues arising from the administration of the health benefit programs established under Article 16 of the Illinois Pension Code or this Section shall be deposited into the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund, which is hereby created as a nonappropriated trust fund to be held outside the State Treasury, with the State Treasurer as custodian.

Any interest earned on moneys in the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund shall be deposited into the Fund.

Moneys in the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund shall be used only to pay the costs of the health benefit program established under this Section, including associated administrative costs, and the costs associated with the health benefit program established under Article 16 of the Illinois Pension Code, as authorized in this Section.

Beginning July 1, 1995, the Department of Central Management Services may make expenditures from the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund for those costs.

After other funds authorized for the payment of the costs of the health benefit program established under Article 16 of the Illinois Pension Code are exhausted and until January 1, 1996 (or such later date as may be agreed upon by the Director of Central Management Services and the Secretary of the Teachers’ Retirement System), the Secretary of the Teachers’ Retirement System may make expenditures from the Teacher Health SB3002 Engrossed - 6 - LRB093 19862 LRD 45605 b Insurance Security Fund as necessary to pay up to 75% of the cost of providing health coverage to eligible benefit recipients (as defined in Sections 16-153.1 and 16-153.3 of the Illinois Pension Code) who are enrolled in the Article 16 health benefit program and to facilitate the transfer of administration of the health benefit program to the Department of Central Management Services.

(g) Contract for benefits.

The Director shall by contract, self-insurance, or otherwise make available the program of health benefits for TRS benefit recipients and their TRS dependent beneficiaries that is provided for in this Section.

The contract or other arrangement for the provision of these health benefits shall be on terms deemed by the Director to be in the best interest of the State of Illinois and the TRS benefit recipients based on, but not limited to, such criteria as administrative cost, service capabilities of the carrier or other contractor, and the costs of the benefits.

(g-5) Committee.

A Teacher Retirement Insurance Program Committee shall be established, to consist of 10 persons appointed by the Governor.

The Committee shall convene at least 4 times each year, and shall consider and make recommendations on issues affecting the program of health benefits provided under this Section.

Recommendations of the Committee shall be based on a consensus of the members of the Committee.

If the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund experiences a deficit balance based upon the contribution and subsidy rates established in this Section and Section 6.6 for Fiscal Year 2008 or thereafter, the Committee shall make recommendations for adjustments to the funding sources established under these Sections.

(h) Continuation and termination of program.

It is the intention of the General Assembly that the program of health benefits provided under this Section be maintained on an ongoing, affordable basis.

through June 30, 2004.

The program of health benefits provided under this Section is terminated on SB3002 Engrossed - 7 - LRB093 19862 LRD 45605 b July 1, 2004.

The program of health benefits provided under this Section may be amended by the State and is not intended to be a pension or retirement benefit subject to protection under Article XIII, Section 5 of the Illinois Constitution.

(i) Repeal.

(Blank).

This Section is repealed on July 1, 2004.

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10812-20-01; 1/2, par.

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In6.6. each city with a population over 500,000, there is created a Public School Teachers’ Pension and Retirement Fund to be maintained and administered in the manner prescribed in this Article and to be known as the Public School Teachers’ Pension and Retirement Fund of ....(city).

Contributions to the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund.

(a) Beginning July 1, 1995, all active contributors of the Teachers’ Retirement System (established under Article 16 of the Illinois Pension Code) who are not employees of a department as defined in Section 3 of this Act shall make contributions toward the cost of annuitant and survivor health benefits.

These contributions shall be at the following rates:

until January 1, 2002, 0.5% of salary;

beginning January 1, 2002, 0.65% of salary;

beginning July 1, 2003, 0.75% of salary;

beginning July 1, 2005, 0.80% of salary;

beginning July 1, 2007, a percentage of salary to be determined by the Department of Central Management Services by rule, which in each fiscal year shall not exceed 105% of the percentage of salary actually required to be paid in the previous fiscal year.

These contributions shall be deducted by the employer and paid to the System as service agent for the Department of Central Management Services.

The System may use the same processes for collecting the contributions required by this subsection that it uses to collect contributions received from school districts and other covered employers under Sections 16-154 and 16-155 of the Illinois Pension Code.

An employer may agree to pick up or pay the contributions required under this subsection on behalf of the teacher;

such SB3002 Engrossed - 8 - LRB093 19862 LRD 45605 b contributions shall be deemed to have to have been paid by the teacher.

Beginning January 1, 2002, if the employer does not directly pay the required member contribution, then the employer shall reduce the member’s salary by an amount equal to the required contribution and shall then pay the contribution on behalf of the member.

This reduction shall not change the amounts reported as creditable earnings to the Teachers’ Retirement System.

A person who purchases optional service credit under Article 16 of the Illinois Pension Code for a period after June 30, 1995 must also make a contribution under this subsection for that optional credit, at the rate provided in subsection (a), based on the salary used in computing the optional service credit, plus interest on this employee contribution.

This contribution shall be collected by the System as service agent for the Department of Central Management Services.

The contribution required under this subsection for the optional service credit must be paid in full before any annuity based on that credit begins.

(a-5) Beginning January 1, 2002, every employer of a teacher (other than an employer that is a department as defined in Section 3 of this Act) shall pay an employer contribution toward the cost of annuitant and survivor health benefits.

These contributions shall be computed as follows:

(1) Beginning January 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003, the employer contribution shall be equal to 0.4% of each teacher’s salary.

(2) Beginning July 1, 2003, the employer contribution shall be equal to 0.5% of each teacher’s salary.

(3) Beginning July 1, 2005, the employer contribution shall be equal to 0.6% of each teacher’s salary.

(4) Beginning July 1, 2007, the employer contribution shall be a percentage of each teacher’s salary to be determined by the Department of Central Management Services by rule, which in each fiscal year shall not exceed 105% of the percentage of each teacher’s salary SB3002 Engrossed - 9 - LRB093 19862 LRD 45605 b actually required to be paid in the previous fiscal year.

These contributions shall be paid by the employer to the System as service agent for the Department of Central Management Services.

The System may use the same processes for collecting the contributions required by this subsection that it uses to collect contributions received from school districts and other covered employers under the Illinois Pension Code.

The school district or other employing unit may pay these employer contributions out of any source of funding available for that purpose and shall forward the contributions to the System on the schedule established for the payment of member contributions.

(b) The Teachers’ Retirement System shall promptly deposit all moneys collected under subsections (a) and (a-5) of this Section into the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund created in Section 6.5 of this Act.

The moneys collected under this Section shall be used only for the purposes authorized in Section 6.5 of this Act and shall not be considered to be assets of the Teachers’ Retirement System.

Contributions made under this Section are not transferable to other pension funds or retirement systems and are not refundable upon termination of service.

(c) On or before November 15 of each year, the Board of Trustees of the Teachers’ Retirement System shall certify to the Governor, the Director of Central Management Services, and the State Comptroller its estimate of the total amount of contributions to be paid under subsection (a) of this Section 6.6 for the next fiscal year.

The amount certified shall be decreased or increased each year by the amount that the actual active teacher contributions either fell short of or exceeded the estimate used by the Board in making the certification for the previous fiscal year.

The certification shall include a detailed explanation of the methods and information that the Board relied upon in preparing its estimate.

As soon as possible after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, the Board shall recalculate and SB3002 Engrossed - 10 - LRB093 19862 LRD 45605 b recertify its certifications for fiscal years 2002 and 2003.

(d) Beginning in fiscal year 1996, on the first day of each month, or as soon thereafter as may be practical, the State Treasurer and the State Comptroller shall transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund 1/12 of the annual amount appropriated for that fiscal year to the State Comptroller for deposit into the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund under Section 1.3 of the State Pension Funds Continuing Appropriation Act.

(e) Except where otherwise specified in this Section, the definitions that apply to Article 16 of the Illinois Pension Code apply to this Section.

(f) (Blank).

This Section is repealed on July 1, 2004.

LawsP.A. 1963, p.

161.)92-505, eff.

12-20-01.) Section 15.

The State Pension Funds Continuing Appropriation Act is amended by changing Section 1.3 as follows:

(40 ILCS 15/1.3) Sec.

1.3.

Appropriations for the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund.

Beginning in State fiscal year 1996, there is hereby appropriated, on a continuing annual basis, from the General Revenue Fund to the State Comptroller for deposit into the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund, an amount equal to the amount certified by the Board of Trustees of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Illinois under subsection (c) of Section 6.6 of the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 as the estimated total amount of contributions to be paid under subsection (a) of that Section 6.6 in that fiscal year.

In addition to any other amounts that may be appropriated for this purpose, in State fiscal years 2005 through 2007, there is hereby appropriated, on a continuing annual basis, from the General Revenue Fund to the State Comptroller for deposit into the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund, an amount equal to $13,000,000 in each fiscal year.

SB3002 Engrossed - 11 - LRB093 19862 LRD 45605 b The moneys appropriated under this Section 1.3 shall be deposited into the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund and used only for the purposes authorized in Section 6.5 of the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971.

(Source:

P.A.

89-25, eff.

6-21-95.) Section 90.

The State Mandates Act is amended by adding Section 8.28 as follows:

(30 ILCS 805/8.28 new) Sec.

8.28.

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 Act of the 93rd General Assembly.

Section 99.

Effective date.

This Act takes effect upon becoming law.