Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3504 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3504 Introduced , by Rep. Michael T. Marron SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 375/6.5 5 ILCS 375/6.6 Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Provides that, at least 120 days prior to making any changes to the health benefits for TRS benefit recipients, the Department of Central Management Services shall post those changes on its website and shall submit the planned changes to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability. Provides that at least 120 days prior to making any changes to funding for the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund, the Department shall post those changes on its website and shall submit the planned changes to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability. LRB103 30649 DTM 57107 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3504 Introduced , by Rep. Michael T. Marron SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 5 ILCS 375/6.5 5 ILCS 375/6.6 5 ILCS 375/6.5 5 ILCS 375/6.6 Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Provides that, at least 120 days prior to making any changes to the health benefits for TRS benefit recipients, the Department of Central Management Services shall post those changes on its website and shall submit the planned changes to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability. Provides that at least 120 days prior to making any changes to funding for the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund, the Department shall post those changes on its website and shall submit the planned changes to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability. LRB103 30649 DTM 57107 b LRB103 30649 DTM 57107 b A BILL FOR
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6	6	Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Provides that, at least 120 days prior to making any changes to the health benefits for TRS benefit recipients, the Department of Central Management Services shall post those changes on its website and shall submit the planned changes to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability. Provides that at least 120 days prior to making any changes to funding for the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund, the Department shall post those changes on its website and shall submit the planned changes to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability.
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12	12	1 AN ACT concerning State government.
13	13	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
14	14	3 represented in the General Assembly:
15	15	4 Section 5. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971
16	16	5 is amended by changing Sections 6.5 and 6.6 as follows:
17	17	6 (5 ILCS 375/6.5)
18	18	7 Sec. 6.5. Health benefits for TRS benefit recipients and
19	19	8 TRS dependent beneficiaries.
20	20	9 (a) Purpose. It is the purpose of this amendatory Act of
21	21	10 1995 to transfer the administration of the program of health
22	22	11 benefits established for benefit recipients and their
23	23	12 dependent beneficiaries under Article 16 of the Illinois
24	24	13 Pension Code to the Department of Central Management Services.
25	25	14 (b) Transition provisions. The Board of Trustees of the
26	26	15 Teachers' Retirement System shall continue to administer the
27	27	16 health benefit program established under Article 16 of the
28	28	17 Illinois Pension Code through December 31, 1995. Beginning
29	29	18 January 1, 1996, the Department of Central Management Services
30	30	19 shall be responsible for administering a program of health
31	31	20 benefits for TRS benefit recipients and TRS dependent
32	32	21 beneficiaries under this Section. The Department of Central
33	33	22 Management Services and the Teachers' Retirement System shall
34	34	23 cooperate in this endeavor and shall coordinate their
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38	38	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3504 Introduced , by Rep. Michael T. Marron SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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71	71	1 activities so as to ensure a smooth transition and
72	72	2 uninterrupted health benefit coverage.
73	73	3 (c) Eligibility. All persons who were enrolled in the
74	74	4 Article 16 program at the time of the transfer shall be
75	75	5 eligible to participate in the program established under this
76	76	6 Section without any interruption or delay in coverage or
77	77	7 limitation as to pre-existing medical conditions. Eligibility
78	78	8 to participate shall be determined by the Teachers' Retirement
79	79	9 System. Eligibility information shall be communicated to the
80	80	10 Department of Central Management Services in a format
81	81	11 acceptable to the Department.
82	82	12 Eligible TRS benefit recipients may enroll or re-enroll in
83	83	13 the program of health benefits established under this Section
84	84	14 during any applicable annual open enrollment period and as
85	85	15 otherwise permitted by the Department of Central Management
86	86	16 Services. A TRS benefit recipient shall not be deemed
87	87	17 ineligible to participate solely by reason of the TRS benefit
88	88	18 recipient having made a previous election to disenroll or
89	89	19 otherwise not participate in the program of health benefits.
90	90	20 A TRS dependent beneficiary who is a child age 19 or over
91	91	21 and mentally or physically disabled does not become ineligible
92	92	22 to participate by reason of (i) becoming ineligible to be
93	93	23 claimed as a dependent for Illinois or federal income tax
94	94	24 purposes or (ii) receiving earned income, so long as those
95	95	25 earnings are insufficient for the child to be fully
96	96	26 self-sufficient.
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107	107	1 (d) Coverage. The level of health benefits provided under
108	108	2 this Section shall be similar to the level of benefits
109	109	3 provided by the program previously established under Article
110	110	4 16 of the Illinois Pension Code.
111	111	5 Group life insurance benefits are not included in the
112	112	6 benefits to be provided to TRS benefit recipients and TRS
113	113	7 dependent beneficiaries under this Act.
114	114	8 The program of health benefits under this Section may
115	115	9 include any or all of the benefit limitations, including but
116	116	10 not limited to a reduction in benefits based on eligibility
117	117	11 for federal Medicare benefits, that are provided under
118	118	12 subsection (a) of Section 6 of this Act for other health
119	119	13 benefit programs under this Act.
120	120	14 (e) Insurance rates and premiums. The Director shall
121	121	15 determine the insurance rates and premiums for TRS benefit
122	122	16 recipients and TRS dependent beneficiaries, and shall present
123	123	17 to the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois,
124	124	18 by April 15 of each calendar year, the rate-setting
125	125	19 methodology (including but not limited to utilization levels
126	126	20 and costs) used to determine the amount of the health care
127	127	21 premiums.
128	128	22 For Fiscal Year 1996, the premium shall be equal to
129	129	23 the premium actually charged in Fiscal Year 1995; in
130	130	24 subsequent years, the premium shall never be lower than
131	131	25 the premium charged in Fiscal Year 1995.
132	132	26 For Fiscal Year 2003, the premium shall not exceed
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143	143	1 110% of the premium actually charged in Fiscal Year 2002.
144	144	2 For Fiscal Year 2004, the premium shall not exceed
145	145	3 112% of the premium actually charged in Fiscal Year 2003.
146	146	4 For Fiscal Year 2005, the premium shall not exceed a
147	147	5 weighted average of 106.6% of the premium actually charged
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149	149	7 For Fiscal Year 2006, the premium shall not exceed a
150	150	8 weighted average of 109.1% of the premium actually charged
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152	152	10 For Fiscal Year 2007, the premium shall not exceed a
153	153	11 weighted average of 103.9% of the premium actually charged
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155	155	13 For Fiscal Year 2008 and thereafter, the premium in
156	156	14 each fiscal year shall not exceed 105% of the premium
157	157	15 actually charged in the previous fiscal year.
158	158	16 Rates and premiums may be based in part on age and
159	159	17 eligibility for federal medicare coverage. However, the cost
160	160	18 of participation for a TRS dependent beneficiary who is an
161	161	19 unmarried child age 19 or over and mentally or physically
162	162	20 disabled shall not exceed the cost for a TRS dependent
163	163	21 beneficiary who is an unmarried child under age 19 and
164	164	22 participates in the same major medical or managed care
165	165	23 program.
166	166	24 The cost of health benefits under the program shall be
167	167	25 paid as follows:
168	168	26 (1) For a TRS benefit recipient selecting a managed
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179	179	1 care program, up to 75% of the total insurance rate shall
180	180	2 be paid from the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund.
181	181	3 Effective with Fiscal Year 2007 and thereafter, for a TRS
182	182	4 benefit recipient selecting a managed care program, 75% of
183	183	5 the total insurance rate shall be paid from the Teacher
184	184	6 Health Insurance Security Fund.
185	185	7 (2) For a TRS benefit recipient selecting the major
186	186	8 medical coverage program, up to 50% of the total insurance
187	187	9 rate shall be paid from the Teacher Health Insurance
188	188	10 Security Fund if a managed care program is accessible, as
189	189	11 determined by the Teachers' Retirement System. Effective
190	190	12 with Fiscal Year 2007 and thereafter, for a TRS benefit
191	191	13 recipient selecting the major medical coverage program,
192	192	14 50% of the total insurance rate shall be paid from the
193	193	15 Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund if a managed care
194	194	16 program is accessible, as determined by the Department of
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196	196	18 (3) For a TRS benefit recipient selecting the major
197	197	19 medical coverage program, up to 75% of the total insurance
198	198	20 rate shall be paid from the Teacher Health Insurance
199	199	21 Security Fund if a managed care program is not accessible,
200	200	22 as determined by the Teachers' Retirement System.
201	201	23 Effective with Fiscal Year 2007 and thereafter, for a TRS
202	202	24 benefit recipient selecting the major medical coverage
203	203	25 program, 75% of the total insurance rate shall be paid
204	204	26 from the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund if a
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215	215	1 managed care program is not accessible, as determined by
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217	217	3 (3.1) For a TRS dependent beneficiary who is Medicare
218	218	4 primary and enrolled in a managed care plan, or the major
219	219	5 medical coverage program if a managed care plan is not
220	220	6 available, 25% of the total insurance rate shall be paid
221	221	7 from the Teacher Health Security Fund as determined by the
222	222	8 Department of Central Management Services. For the purpose
223	223	9 of this item (3.1), the term "TRS dependent beneficiary
224	224	10 who is Medicare primary" means a TRS dependent beneficiary
225	225	11 who is participating in Medicare Parts A and B.
226	226	12 (4) Except as otherwise provided in item (3.1), the
227	227	13 balance of the rate of insurance, including the entire
228	228	14 premium of any coverage for TRS dependent beneficiaries
229	229	15 that has been elected, shall be paid by deductions
230	230	16 authorized by the TRS benefit recipient to be withheld
231	231	17 from his or her monthly annuity or benefit payment from
232	232	18 the Teachers' Retirement System; except that (i) if the
233	233	19 balance of the cost of coverage exceeds the amount of the
234	234	20 monthly annuity or benefit payment, the difference shall
235	235	21 be paid directly to the Teachers' Retirement System by the
236	236	22 TRS benefit recipient, and (ii) all or part of the balance
237	237	23 of the cost of coverage may, at the school board's option,
238	238	24 be paid to the Teachers' Retirement System by the school
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251	251	1 the School Code. The Teachers' Retirement System shall
252	252	2 promptly deposit all moneys withheld by or paid to it
253	253	3 under this subdivision (e)(4) into the Teacher Health
254	254	4 Insurance Security Fund. These moneys shall not be
255	255	5 considered assets of the Retirement System.
256	256	6 (5) If, for any month beginning on or after January 1,
257	257	7 2013, a TRS benefit recipient or TRS dependent beneficiary
258	258	8 was enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B and such Medicare
259	259	9 coverage was primary to coverage under this Section but
260	260	10 payment for coverage under this Section was made at a rate
261	261	11 greater than the Medicare primary rate published by the
262	262	12 Department of Central Management Services, the TRS benefit
263	263	13 recipient or TRS dependent beneficiary shall be eligible
264	264	14 for a refund equal to the difference between the amount
265	265	15 paid by the TRS benefit recipient or TRS dependent
266	266	16 beneficiary and the published Medicare primary rate. To
267	267	17 receive a refund pursuant to this subsection, the TRS
268	268	18 benefit recipient or TRS dependent beneficiary must
269	269	19 provide documentation to the Department of Central
270	270	20 Management Services evidencing the TRS benefit recipient's
271	271	21 or TRS dependent beneficiary's Medicare coverage and the
272	272	22 amount paid by the TRS benefit recipient or TRS dependent
273	273	23 beneficiary during the applicable time period.
274	274	24 (f) Financing. Beginning July 1, 1995, all revenues
275	275	25 arising from the administration of the health benefit programs
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287	287	1 this Section shall be deposited into the Teacher Health
288	288	2 Insurance Security Fund, which is hereby created as a
289	289	3 nonappropriated trust fund to be held outside the State
290	290	4 Treasury, with the State Treasurer as custodian. Any interest
291	291	5 earned on moneys in the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund
292	292	6 shall be deposited into the Fund.
293	293	7 Moneys in the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund shall
294	294	8 be used only to pay the costs of the health benefit program
295	295	9 established under this Section, including associated
296	296	10 administrative costs, and the costs associated with the health
297	297	11 benefit program established under Article 16 of the Illinois
298	298	12 Pension Code, as authorized in this Section. Beginning July 1,
299	299	13 1995, the Department of Central Management Services may make
300	300	14 expenditures from the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund
301	301	15 for those costs.
302	302	16 After other funds authorized for the payment of the costs
303	303	17 of the health benefit program established under Article 16 of
304	304	18 the Illinois Pension Code are exhausted and until January 1,
305	305	19 1996 (or such later date as may be agreed upon by the Director
306	306	20 of Central Management Services and the Secretary of the
307	307	21 Teachers' Retirement System), the Secretary of the Teachers'
308	308	22 Retirement System may make expenditures from the Teacher
309	309	23 Health Insurance Security Fund as necessary to pay up to 75% of
310	310	24 the cost of providing health coverage to eligible benefit
311	311	25 recipients (as defined in Sections 16-153.1 and 16-153.3 of
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323	323	1 health benefit program and to facilitate the transfer of
324	324	2 administration of the health benefit program to the Department
325	325	3 of Central Management Services.
326	326	4 The Department of Central Management Services, or any
327	327	5 successor agency designated to procure healthcare contracts
328	328	6 pursuant to this Act, is authorized to establish funds,
329	329	7 separate accounts provided by any bank or banks as defined by
330	330	8 the Illinois Banking Act, or separate accounts provided by any
331	331	9 savings and loan association or associations as defined by the
332	332	10 Illinois Savings and Loan Act of 1985 to be held by the
333	333	11 Director, outside the State treasury, for the purpose of
334	334	12 receiving the transfer of moneys from the Teacher Health
335	335	13 Insurance Security Fund. The Department may promulgate rules
336	336	14 further defining the methodology for the transfers. Any
337	337	15 interest earned by moneys in the funds or accounts shall inure
338	338	16 to the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund. The transferred
339	339	17 moneys, and interest accrued thereon, shall be used
340	340	18 exclusively for transfers to administrative service
341	341	19 organizations or their financial institutions for payments of
342	342	20 claims to claimants and providers under the self-insurance
343	343	21 health plan. The transferred moneys, and interest accrued
344	344	22 thereon, shall not be used for any other purpose including,
345	345	23 but not limited to, reimbursement of administration fees due
346	346	24 the administrative service organization pursuant to its
347	347	25 contract or contracts with the Department.
348	348	26 (g) Contract for benefits. The Director shall by contract,
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359	359	1 self-insurance, or otherwise make available the program of
360	360	2 health benefits for TRS benefit recipients and their TRS
361	361	3 dependent beneficiaries that is provided for in this Section.
362	362	4 The contract or other arrangement for the provision of these
363	363	5 health benefits shall be on terms deemed by the Director to be
364	364	6 in the best interest of the State of Illinois and the TRS
365	365	7 benefit recipients based on, but not limited to, such criteria
366	366	8 as administrative cost, service capabilities of the carrier or
367	367	9 other contractor, and the costs of the benefits.
368	368	10 (g-5) Committee. A Teacher Retirement Insurance Program
369	369	11 Committee shall be established, to consist of 10 persons
370	370	12 appointed by the Governor.
371	371	13 The Committee shall convene at least 4 times each year,
372	372	14 and shall consider and make recommendations on issues
373	373	15 affecting the program of health benefits provided under this
374	374	16 Section. Recommendations of the Committee shall be based on a
375	375	17 consensus of the members of the Committee.
376	376	18 If the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund experiences
377	377	19 a deficit balance based upon the contribution and subsidy
378	378	20 rates established in this Section and Section 6.6 for Fiscal
379	379	21 Year 2008 or thereafter, the Committee shall make
380	380	22 recommendations for adjustments to the funding sources
381	381	23 established under these Sections.
382	382	24 In addition, the Committee shall identify proposed
383	383	25 solutions to the funding shortfalls that are affecting the
384	384	26 Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund, and it shall report
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395	395	1 those solutions to the Governor and the General Assembly
396	396	2 within 6 months after August 15, 2011 (the effective date of
397	397	3 Public Act 97-386).
398	398	4 (h) Continuation of program. It is the intention of the
399	399	5 General Assembly that the program of health benefits provided
400	400	6 under this Section be maintained on an ongoing, affordable
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402	402	8 The program of health benefits provided under this Section
403	403	9 may be amended by the State and is not intended to be a pension
404	404	10 or retirement benefit subject to protection under Article
405	405	11 XIII, Section 5 of the Illinois Constitution.
406	406	12 (i) Repeal. (Blank).
407	407	13 (j) At least 120 days prior to making any changes to the
408	408	14 benefits allowed under this Section the Department shall post
409	409	15 those changes on its website and shall submit the planned
410	410	16 changes to the Commission on Government Forecasting and
411	411	17 Accountability.
412	412	18 (Source: P.A. 101-483, eff. 1-1-20; 102-210, eff. 7-30-21.)
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414	414	20 Sec. 6.6. Contributions to the Teacher Health Insurance
415	415	21 Security Fund.
416	416	22 (a) Beginning July 1, 1995, all active contributors of the
417	417	23 Teachers' Retirement System (established under Article 16 of
418	418	24 the Illinois Pension Code) who are not employees of a
419	419	25 department as defined in Section 3 of this Act shall make
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430	430	1 contributions toward the cost of annuitant and survivor health
431	431	2 benefits. These contributions shall be at the following rates:
432	432	3 until January 1, 2002, 0.5% of salary; beginning January 1,
433	433	4 2002, 0.65% of salary; beginning July 1, 2003, 0.75% of
434	434	5 salary; beginning July 1, 2005, 0.80% of salary; beginning
435	435	6 July 1, 2007, a percentage of salary to be determined by the
436	436	7 Department of Central Management Services by rule, which in
437	437	8 each fiscal year shall not exceed 105% of the percentage of
438	438	9 salary actually required to be paid in the previous fiscal
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440	440	11 These contributions shall be deducted by the employer and
441	441	12 paid to the System as service agent for the Department of
442	442	13 Central Management Services. The System may use the same
443	443	14 processes for collecting the contributions required by this
444	444	15 subsection that it uses to collect contributions received from
445	445	16 school districts and other covered employers under Sections
446	446	17 16-154 and 16-155 of the Illinois Pension Code.
447	447	18 An employer may agree to pick up or pay the contributions
448	448	19 required under this subsection on behalf of the teacher; such
449	449	20 contributions shall be deemed to have to have been paid by the
450	450	21 teacher. Beginning January 1, 2002, if the employer does not
451	451	22 directly pay the required member contribution, then the
452	452	23 employer shall reduce the member's salary by an amount equal
453	453	24 to the required contribution and shall then pay the
454	454	25 contribution on behalf of the member. This reduction shall not
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466	466	1 Teachers' Retirement System.
467	467	2 A person who purchases optional service credit under
468	468	3 Article 16 of the Illinois Pension Code for a period after June
469	469	4 30, 1995 must also make a contribution under this subsection
470	470	5 for that optional credit, at the rate provided in subsection
471	471	6 (a), based on the salary used in computing the optional
472	472	7 service credit, plus interest on this employee contribution.
473	473	8 This contribution shall be collected by the System as service
474	474	9 agent for the Department of Central Management Services. The
475	475	10 contribution required under this subsection for the optional
476	476	11 service credit must be paid in full before any annuity based on
477	477	12 that credit begins.
478	478	13 (a-5) Beginning January 1, 2002, every employer of a
479	479	14 teacher (other than an employer that is a department as
480	480	15 defined in Section 3 of this Act) shall pay an employer
481	481	16 contribution toward the cost of annuitant and survivor health
482	482	17 benefits. These contributions shall be computed as follows:
483	483	18 (1) Beginning January 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003,
484	484	19 the employer contribution shall be equal to 0.4% of each
485	485	20 teacher's salary.
486	486	21 (2) Beginning July 1, 2003, the employer contribution
487	487	22 shall be equal to 0.5% of each teacher's salary.
488	488	23 (3) Beginning July 1, 2005, the employer contribution
489	489	24 shall be equal to 0.6% of each teacher's salary.
490	490	25 (4) Beginning July 1, 2007, the employer contribution
491	491	26 shall be a percentage of each teacher's salary to be
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502	502	1 determined by the Department of Central Management
503	503	2 Services by rule, which in each fiscal year shall not
504	504	3 exceed 105% of the percentage of each teacher's salary
505	505	4 actually required to be paid in the previous fiscal year.
506	506	5 These contributions shall be paid by the employer to the
507	507	6 System as service agent for the Department of Central
508	508	7 Management Services. The System may use the same processes for
509	509	8 collecting the contributions required by this subsection that
510	510	9 it uses to collect contributions received from school
511	511	10 districts and other covered employers under the Illinois
512	512	11 Pension Code.
513	513	12 The school district or other employing unit may pay these
514	514	13 employer contributions out of any source of funding available
515	515	14 for that purpose and shall forward the contributions to the
516	516	15 System on the schedule established for the payment of member
517	517	16 contributions.
518	518	17 (b) The Teachers' Retirement System shall promptly deposit
519	519	18 all moneys collected under subsections (a) and (a-5) of this
520	520	19 Section into the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund
521	521	20 created in Section 6.5 of this Act. The moneys collected under
522	522	21 this Section shall be used only for the purposes authorized in
523	523	22 Section 6.5 of this Act and shall not be considered to be
524	524	23 assets of the Teachers' Retirement System. Contributions made
525	525	24 under this Section are not transferable to other pension funds
526	526	25 or retirement systems and are not refundable upon termination
527	527	26 of service.
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538	538	1 (c) On or before November 15 of each year, the Board of
539	539	2 Trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System shall certify to
540	540	3 the Governor, the Director of Central Management Services, and
541	541	4 the State Comptroller its estimate of the total amount of
542	542	5 contributions to be paid under subsection (a) of this Section
543	543	6 6.6 for the next fiscal year. The amount certified shall be
544	544	7 decreased or increased each year by the amount that the actual
545	545	8 active teacher contributions either fell short of or exceeded
546	546	9 the estimate used by the Board in making the certification for
547	547	10 the previous fiscal year. The certification shall include a
548	548	11 detailed explanation of the methods and information that the
549	549	12 Board relied upon in preparing its estimate. As soon as
550	550	13 possible after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
551	551	14 the 92nd General Assembly, the Board shall recalculate and
552	552	15 recertify its certifications for fiscal years 2002 and 2003.
553	553	16 (d) Beginning in fiscal year 1996, on the first day of each
554	554	17 month, or as soon thereafter as may be practical, the State
555	555	18 Treasurer and the State Comptroller shall transfer from the
556	556	19 General Revenue Fund to the Teacher Health Insurance Security
557	557	20 Fund 1/12 of the annual amount appropriated for that fiscal
558	558	21 year to the State Comptroller for deposit into the Teacher
559	559	22 Health Insurance Security Fund under Section 1.3 of the State
560	560	23 Pension Funds Continuing Appropriation Act.
561	561	24 (e) Except where otherwise specified in this Section, the
562	562	25 definitions that apply to Article 16 of the Illinois Pension
563	563	26 Code apply to this Section.
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574	574	1 (f) (Blank).
575	575	2 (g) At least 120 days prior to making any changes to the
576	576	3 funding under this Section the Department shall make those
577	577	4 changes available on its website and shall submit the planned
578	578	5 changes to the Commission on Government Forecasting and
579	579	6 Accountability.
580	580	7 (Source: P.A. 92-505, eff. 12-20-01; 93-679, eff. 6-30-04.)
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