Illinois 95th Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 488 — PEN CD-SLEP-PROBATION OFFICER

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 95th Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Amends the IMRF Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Makes county probation officers eligible for the sheriff's law enforcement employee (SLEP) formula. Allows these probation officers to convert non-SLEP service as a probation officer into SLEP credit by paying the difference in employee contributions plus interest; waives the interest if payment is made within one year. Allows a participating municipality to phase in the costs of converting the service with payments over 5 years. Effective immediately.

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What changed in the latest version

95 added · 124 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill SB 488 makes county probation officers eligible for the same retirement benefits as sheriff's law enforcement employees. This change allows these probation officers to convert their previous service into a different retirement credit by paying the necessary fees, making it easier for them to gain full credit for their years of work. This matters because it strengthens the benefits for probation officers, acknowledging their important role in law enforcement and helping to retain qualified personnel in the field.

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*LRB09505154AMC25225b* SB0488 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois and 2008 SB0488 Introduced 2/8/2007, by Sen.
SB0488 Engrossed LRB095 05154 AMC 25225 b AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
Mike Jacobs SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCS 5/7-109.3 from Ch.
108 1/2, par.
7-109.3 ILCS 5/7-142.1 from Ch.
108 1/2, par.
7-142.1 Amends the IMRF Article of the Illinois Pension Code.
Makes county probation officers eligible for the sheriff’s law enforcement employee (SLEP) formula.
Allows these probation officers to convert non-SLEP service as a probation officer into SLEP credit by paying the difference in made within one year.
Allows a participating municipality to phase in the costs of converting the service with payments over 5 years.
Effective immediately.
LRB095 05154 AMC 25225 b FISCAL NOTE ACT PENSION IMPACT MAY APPLY NOTE ACT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR SB0488 LRB095 05154 AMC 25225 b AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.
Such election, once made, may SB0488 - 2 - LRB095 05154 AMC 25225 b not be rescinded.
Such election, once made, may SB0488 Engrossed - 2 - LRB095 05154 AMC 25225 b not be rescinded.
(5) A person who participates in the Fund and is employed by a participating municipality as a county probation officer, as defined in the Probation and Probation Officers Act.
(5) A person who is employed on a full-time basis by a participating municipality as a county probation officer, as defined in the Probation and Probation Officers Act.
Any sheriff’s law enforcement employee who has 20 or more SB0488 - 3 - LRB095 05154 AMC 25225 b years of service in that capacity and who terminates service prior to January 1, 1988 shall be entitled at his option to receive a monthly retirement annuity for his service as a sheriff’s law enforcement employee computed by multiplying 2% for each year of such service up to 10 years, 2 1/4% for each year of such service above 10 years and up to 20 years, and 2 1/2% for each year of such service above 20 years, by his annual final rate of earnings and dividing by 12.
Any sheriff’s law enforcement employee who has 20 or more years of service in that capacity and who terminates service SB0488 Engrossed - 3 - LRB095 05154 AMC 25225 b prior to January 1, 1988 shall be entitled at his option to receive a monthly retirement annuity for his service as a sheriff’s law enforcement employee computed by multiplying 2% for each year of such service up to 10 years, 2 1/4% for each year of such service above 10 years and up to 20 years, and 2 1/2% for each year of such service above 20 years, by his annual final rate of earnings and dividing by 12.
If a sheriff’s law enforcement employee has service in any SB0488 - 4 - LRB095 05154 AMC 25225 b other capacity, his retirement annuity for service as a sheriff’s law enforcement employee may be computed under this Section and the retirement annuity for his other service under Section 7-142.
If a sheriff’s law enforcement employee has service in any other capacity, his retirement annuity for service as a SB0488 Engrossed - 4 - LRB095 05154 AMC 25225 b sheriff’s law enforcement employee may be computed under this Section and the retirement annuity for his other service under Section 7-142.
(b-5) In addition to any service converted under subsection (c), a sheriff’s law enforcement employee who is employed as a county probation officer may convert his or her non-SLEP service credits for previous employment as a county probation officer into service as a sheriff’s law enforcement employee by paying to the Fund an amount equal to the additional contribution required under Section 7-173.1, plus interest at SB0488 - 5 - LRB095 05154 AMC 25225 b the prescribed rate from the date of the service to the date of payment.
(b-5) In addition to any service converted under subsection (c), a sheriff’s law enforcement employee who is employed as a county probation officer may convert his or her non-SLEP service credits for previous employment as a county probation officer into service as a sheriff’s law enforcement employee by paying to the Fund an amount equal to the additional contribution required under Section 7-173.1, plus interest at the prescribed rate from the date of the service to the date of SB0488 Engrossed - 5 - LRB095 05154 AMC 25225 b payment.
The interest is waived if payment is made to the Fund within one year of the date that the applicant becomes a sheriff’s law enforcement employee based on employment as a county probation officer.
The conversion may only occur within 5 years after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly.
A participating municipality may elect to phase in any conversion costs under this subsection (b-5) with payments over 5 years, in addition to its regular payments under this Article.
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Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Correctional Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Mike Boland

  3. Balanced Budget Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Mike Boland

  4. State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested - Withdrawn by Rep. Mike Boland

  5. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  6. Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2007

  7. Correctional Note Filed

  8. Fiscal Note Filed

  9. Balanced Budget Note Filed

  10. State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed

  11. Home Rule Note Filed

  12. Judicial Note Filed

  13. Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007

  14. Fiscal Note Filed

  15. Pension Note Filed

  16. Housing Affordability Impact Note Filed

  17. State Debt Impact Note Filed

  18. Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Filed

  19. State Debt Impact Note Requested by Rep. Mike Boland

  20. Pension Note Requested by Rep. Mike Boland

  21. Land Conveyance Appraisal Note Requested by Rep. Mike Boland

  22. Judicial Note Requested by Rep. Mike Boland

  23. Housing Affordability Impact Note Requested by Rep. Mike Boland

  24. Home Rule Note Requested by Rep. Mike Boland

  25. Correctional Note Requested by Rep. Mike Boland

  26. Balanced Budget Note Requested by Rep. Mike Boland

  27. State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Mike Boland

  28. Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Mike Boland

  29. Assigned to Executive Committee

  30. Referred to Rules Committee

  31. First Reading

  32. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland

  33. Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jay C. Hoffman

  34. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Gary Hannig

  35. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  36. Arrived in House

  37. Third Reading - Passed; 036-021-000

  38. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading

  39. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Jacobs

  40. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Jacobs

  41. Recalled to Second Reading

  42. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Pensions and Investments; 009-000-000

  43. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Pensions and Investments

  44. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules

  45. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs

  46. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Pensions and Investments; 006-002-000

  47. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Pensions and Investments

  48. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  49. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs

  50. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 13, 2007

  51. Second Reading

  52. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

  53. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 8, 2007

  54. Do Pass Pensions and Investments; 006-004-000

  55. Assigned to Pensions and Investments

  56. Referred to Rules

  57. First Reading

  58. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Jacobs

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0 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on · 2 voted No

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Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (181)

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 36 Yea · 21 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 291901
Democrat 7101
Republican 0100
Total 362102
% of votes cast 61%36%0%3%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Halvorson — Yea
Hultgren — Nay
Lauzen — Nay
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Nay
Maloney — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Brady — Yea
Millner — Yea
Noland — Yea
Pankau — Nay
Peterson — Nay
Munoz — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Sieben — Nay
Silverstein — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Sullivan — Nay
Watson — Nay
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Nay
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Nay
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Nay
Forby — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Nay
Hendon — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Radogno — Nay
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Not Voting
Risinger — Nay
Ronen — Yea
Rutherford — Nay
Sandoval — Yea
Althoff — Nay
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Nay
Bond — Nay
Burzynski — Nay
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Not Voting
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Nay
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 488 do?
Amends the IMRF Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Makes county probation officers eligible for the sheriff's law enforcement employee (SLEP) formula. Allows these probation officers to convert non-SLEP service as a probation officer into SLEP credit by paying the difference in employee contributions plus interest; waives the interest if payment is made within one year. Allows a participating municipality to phase in the costs of converting the service with payments over 5 years. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors SB 488?
SB 488 is sponsored by Mike Boland and Paul Jacobs (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 488?
This bill died with 95th Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 488?
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