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IL HB2868

IL HB2868
PEN CD-IMRF-SLEP DISABILITY


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Introduced
02/05/2025
In Committee
03/21/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

104th General Assembly

Bill Summary

Amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. In a provision concerning eligibility for total and permanent disability benefits, provides that if the participating employee was a sheriff's law enforcement employee at the time disability was incurred, the participating employee shall be deemed to have engaged in gainful activity only if that participating employee is employed as a sheriff's law enforcement employee or in a substantially similar capacity. Provides that the amount of the monthly total and permanent disability benefit shall be 100% of the final rate of earnings on the date disability was incurred if the participating employee was a sheriff's law enforcement employee at the time disability was incurred. Provides that a person who was a sheriff's law enforcement employee at the time disability was incurred may receive earnings from a participating municipality or participating instrumentality if that person is not employed as a sheriff's law enforcement employee because of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or be of a long continued and indefinite duration. Provides that such a person must report to the Fund, in a form and manner prescribed by the Fund, the amount of earnings received for that employment, and the amount of the disability benefits to which that person is entitled shall be reduced by the amount of earnings received for that employment. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) pension code to provide enhanced disability benefits for sheriff's law enforcement employees. Specifically, the bill modifies how total and permanent disability benefits are calculated and awarded for law enforcement personnel. Under the new provisions, if a participating employee was a sheriff's law enforcement employee at the time of disability, they will be considered to have engaged in gainful activity only if they are employed in a similar law enforcement role. The bill also increases the monthly disability benefit for these employees from 50% to 100% of their final rate of earnings on the date disability was incurred. Additionally, the bill allows sheriff's law enforcement employees who are disabled to receive earnings from a participating municipality, provided they report those earnings to the Fund and have their disability benefits reduced accordingly. The earnings can be from work outside of law enforcement due to a medically determinable physical or mental impairment expected to result in death or be long-term. The bill also includes a provision in the State Mandates Act that requires implementation of these changes without reimbursement from the state, and the changes will take effect immediately upon becoming law.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (on 03/21/2025)

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