summary
Introduced
01/24/2025
01/24/2025
In Committee
03/21/2025
03/21/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision allowing a service retirement pensioner to be re-employed as a teacher for a specified number of days without cancellation of the service retirement pension, provides that if a service retirement pensioner works more than the number of days allowed under that provision in any school year, the service retirement pension benefit shall be withheld on a pro rata basis for each day worked in excess of the number of days allowed. Provides that if a pensioner who only teaches drivers education courses after regular school hours works more than 900 hours in any school year, the service retirement pension benefit shall be withheld on a pro rata basis for each period of 7.5 hours in excess of 900 hours. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act are retroactive to July 1, 2020. Provides that all service retirement pensioners whose service retirement pensions were cancelled as a result of re-employment as a teacher during the period of July 1, 2020 through the effective date of the amendatory Act shall have their overpayments recalculated on a pro rata basis consistent with the changes made by the amendatory Act, and the difference between the initial overpayment and the recalculated overpayment shall be refunded to those service retirement pensioners with interest. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Illinois Pension Code to modify rules for retired teachers who return to work, specifically addressing how their pension benefits are handled when they exceed certain work limitations. Under the new provisions, instead of completely canceling a service retirement pension when a retired teacher works more days than allowed, the pension will now be partially withheld on a pro-rata basis for each day worked beyond the permitted limit. For driver education teachers working after regular school hours, if they exceed 900 hours in a school year, their pension benefit will be withheld proportionally for each 7.5-hour period over the limit. The bill applies these changes retroactively to July 1, 2020, and requires that any service retirement pensioners whose pensions were previously canceled during this period have their overpayments recalculated, with the difference refunded with interest. Additionally, the bill amends the State Mandates Act to specify that the implementation of these changes does not require state reimbursement. The goal appears to be providing more flexible re-employment options for retired teachers while still maintaining some restrictions on their work and compensation.
Committee Categories
Labor and Employment
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (on 03/21/2025)
bill text
bill summary
Loading...
bill summary
Loading...
bill summary
| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1188&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104 |
| BillText | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/SB/10400SB1188.htm |
Loading...