103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3349 Introduced , by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 110 ILCS 205/9.43 new Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall award a grant to a statewide association of public pension funds affiliated with a public institution of higher education to develop and deliver an in-person financial literacy training program for public employees. Provides that the program shall consist of in-person training regarding retirement income, including pension benefits, Social Security benefits, and employer-sponsored deferred compensation and retiree healthcare savings plans and shall also include instruction in financial planning and important elements of consumer finance, such as debt, educational savings, budgeting, and related subjects. Provides that the program shall include recorded programs to assist public employees who work on nontraditional shift assignments. LRB103 29932 RPS 56347 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3349 Introduced , by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 110 ILCS 205/9.43 new 110 ILCS 205/9.43 new Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall award a grant to a statewide association of public pension funds affiliated with a public institution of higher education to develop and deliver an in-person financial literacy training program for public employees. Provides that the program shall consist of in-person training regarding retirement income, including pension benefits, Social Security benefits, and employer-sponsored deferred compensation and retiree healthcare savings plans and shall also include instruction in financial planning and important elements of consumer finance, such as debt, educational savings, budgeting, and related subjects. Provides that the program shall include recorded programs to assist public employees who work on nontraditional shift assignments. LRB103 29932 RPS 56347 b LRB103 29932 RPS 56347 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3349 Introduced , by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 110 ILCS 205/9.43 new 110 ILCS 205/9.43 new 110 ILCS 205/9.43 new Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall award a grant to a statewide association of public pension funds affiliated with a public institution of higher education to develop and deliver an in-person financial literacy training program for public employees. Provides that the program shall consist of in-person training regarding retirement income, including pension benefits, Social Security benefits, and employer-sponsored deferred compensation and retiree healthcare savings plans and shall also include instruction in financial planning and important elements of consumer finance, such as debt, educational savings, budgeting, and related subjects. Provides that the program shall include recorded programs to assist public employees who work on nontraditional shift assignments. LRB103 29932 RPS 56347 b LRB103 29932 RPS 56347 b LRB103 29932 RPS 56347 b A BILL FOR HB3349LRB103 29932 RPS 56347 b HB3349 LRB103 29932 RPS 56347 b HB3349 LRB103 29932 RPS 56347 b 1 AN ACT concerning education. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Board of Higher Education Act is amended by 5 adding Section 9.43 as follows: 6 (110 ILCS 205/9.43 new) 7 Sec. 9.43. Financial literacy training program for public 8 employees. 9 (a) The General Assembly finds that financial literacy for 10 public employees is a statewide goal and that improved 11 financial literacy benefits the public employee, the public 12 retiree, and the agencies that deliver public services by 13 supporting a stable workforce and the economy of the State. 14 (b) The Board of Higher Education shall award a grant to a 15 statewide association of public pension funds affiliated with 16 public institution of higher education to develop and deliver 17 an in-person financial literacy training program for public 18 employees. 19 (c) The program shall consist of in-person training 20 regarding retirement income, including pension benefits, 21 Social Security benefits, and employer-sponsored deferred 22 compensation and retiree health care savings plans. The 23 program shall also include instruction in financial planning 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3349 Introduced , by Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 110 ILCS 205/9.43 new 110 ILCS 205/9.43 new 110 ILCS 205/9.43 new Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall award a grant to a statewide association of public pension funds affiliated with a public institution of higher education to develop and deliver an in-person financial literacy training program for public employees. Provides that the program shall consist of in-person training regarding retirement income, including pension benefits, Social Security benefits, and employer-sponsored deferred compensation and retiree healthcare savings plans and shall also include instruction in financial planning and important elements of consumer finance, such as debt, educational savings, budgeting, and related subjects. Provides that the program shall include recorded programs to assist public employees who work on nontraditional shift assignments. LRB103 29932 RPS 56347 b LRB103 29932 RPS 56347 b LRB103 29932 RPS 56347 b A BILL FOR 110 ILCS 205/9.43 new LRB103 29932 RPS 56347 b HB3349 LRB103 29932 RPS 56347 b HB3349- 2 -LRB103 29932 RPS 56347 b HB3349 - 2 - LRB103 29932 RPS 56347 b HB3349 - 2 - LRB103 29932 RPS 56347 b 1 and important elements of consumer finance, such as debt, 2 educational savings, budgeting, and related subjects. In 3 addition to in-person instruction, the program shall include 4 recorded programs to assist public employees who work on 5 nontraditional shift assignments. HB3349 - 2 - LRB103 29932 RPS 56347 b