103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3718 Introduced , by Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 40 ILCS 5/4-138.15 new30 ILCS 805/8.47 new Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act (Article 20 of the Code) is adopted and made a part of the Downstate Firefighter Article, but only with respect to a person who, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, is entitled under the Downstate Firefighter Article to begin receiving a retirement annuity or survivor's annuity and who elects to proceed under the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. LRB103 29981 RPS 56400 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3718 Introduced , by Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 40 ILCS 5/4-138.15 new30 ILCS 805/8.47 new 40 ILCS 5/4-138.15 new 30 ILCS 805/8.47 new Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act (Article 20 of the Code) is adopted and made a part of the Downstate Firefighter Article, but only with respect to a person who, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, is entitled under the Downstate Firefighter Article to begin receiving a retirement annuity or survivor's annuity and who elects to proceed under the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. LRB103 29981 RPS 56400 b LRB103 29981 RPS 56400 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3718 Introduced , by Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 40 ILCS 5/4-138.15 new30 ILCS 805/8.47 new 40 ILCS 5/4-138.15 new 30 ILCS 805/8.47 new 40 ILCS 5/4-138.15 new 30 ILCS 805/8.47 new Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act (Article 20 of the Code) is adopted and made a part of the Downstate Firefighter Article, but only with respect to a person who, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, is entitled under the Downstate Firefighter Article to begin receiving a retirement annuity or survivor's annuity and who elects to proceed under the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. LRB103 29981 RPS 56400 b LRB103 29981 RPS 56400 b LRB103 29981 RPS 56400 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR HB3718LRB103 29981 RPS 56400 b HB3718 LRB103 29981 RPS 56400 b HB3718 LRB103 29981 RPS 56400 b 1 AN ACT concerning public employee benefits. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by adding 5 Section 4-138.15 as follows: 6 (40 ILCS 5/4-138.15 new) 7 Sec. 4-138.15. Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. The 8 Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act, Article 20 of this Code, is 9 adopted and made a part of this Article, but only with respect 10 to a person who, on or after the effective date of this 11 amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, is entitled 12 under this Article to begin receiving a retirement annuity or 13 survivor's annuity (as those terms are defined in Article 20) 14 and who elects to proceed under the Retirement Systems 15 Reciprocal Act. 16 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 17 Section 8.47 as follows: 18 (30 ILCS 805/8.47 new) 19 Sec. 8.47. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 20 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for 21 the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3718 Introduced , by Rep. Aaron M. Ortiz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 40 ILCS 5/4-138.15 new30 ILCS 805/8.47 new 40 ILCS 5/4-138.15 new 30 ILCS 805/8.47 new 40 ILCS 5/4-138.15 new 30 ILCS 805/8.47 new Amends the Downstate Firefighter Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act (Article 20 of the Code) is adopted and made a part of the Downstate Firefighter Article, but only with respect to a person who, on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, is entitled under the Downstate Firefighter Article to begin receiving a retirement annuity or survivor's annuity and who elects to proceed under the Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. LRB103 29981 RPS 56400 b LRB103 29981 RPS 56400 b LRB103 29981 RPS 56400 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 40 ILCS 5/4-138.15 new 30 ILCS 805/8.47 new LRB103 29981 RPS 56400 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY HB3718 LRB103 29981 RPS 56400 b HB3718- 2 -LRB103 29981 RPS 56400 b HB3718 - 2 - LRB103 29981 RPS 56400 b HB3718 - 2 - LRB103 29981 RPS 56400 b 1 Act of the 103rd General Assembly. HB3718 - 2 - LRB103 29981 RPS 56400 b