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4		-	AN ACT concerning education.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by
8		-	changing Section 7-139 as follows:
9		-	(40 ILCS 5/7-139) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-139)
10		-	Sec. 7-139. Credits and creditable service to employees.
11		-	(a) Each participating employee shall be granted credits
12		-	and creditable service, for purposes of determining the amount
13		-	of any annuity or benefit to which he or a beneficiary is
14		-	entitled, as follows:
15		-	1. For prior service: Each participating employee who
16		-	is an employee of a participating municipality or
17		-	participating instrumentality on the effective date shall
18		-	be granted creditable service, but no credits under
19		-	paragraph 2 of this subsection (a), for periods of prior
20		-	service for which credit has not been received under any
21		-	other pension fund or retirement system established under
22		-	this Code, as follows:
23		-	If the effective date of participation for the
24		-	participating municipality or participating
25		-	instrumentality is on or before January 1, 1998,
26		-	creditable service shall be granted for the entire period
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning education.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by
	7	+	5 changing Section 7-139 as follows:
	8	+	6 (40 ILCS 5/7-139) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-139)
	9	+	7 Sec. 7-139. Credits and creditable service to employees.
	10	+	8 (a) Each participating employee shall be granted credits
	11	+	9 and creditable service, for purposes of determining the amount
	12	+	10 of any annuity or benefit to which he or a beneficiary is
	13	+	11 entitled, as follows:
	14	+	12 1. For prior service: Each participating employee who
	15	+	13 is an employee of a participating municipality or
	16	+	14 participating instrumentality on the effective date shall
	17	+	15 be granted creditable service, but no credits under
	18	+	16 paragraph 2 of this subsection (a), for periods of prior
	19	+	17 service for which credit has not been received under any
	20	+	18 other pension fund or retirement system established under
	21	+	19 this Code, as follows:
	22	+	20 If the effective date of participation for the
	23	+	21 participating municipality or participating
	24	+	22 instrumentality is on or before January 1, 1998,
	25	+	23 creditable service shall be granted for the entire period
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33		-	of prior service with that employer without any employee
34		-	contribution.
35		-	If the effective date of participation for the
36		-	participating municipality or participating
37		-	instrumentality is after January 1, 1998, creditable
38		-	service shall be granted for the last 20% of the period of
39		-	prior service with that employer, but no more than 5
40		-	years, without any employee contribution. A participating
41		-	employee may establish creditable service for the
42		-	remainder of the period of prior service with that
43		-	employer by making an application in writing, accompanied
44		-	by payment of an employee contribution in an amount
45		-	determined by the Fund, based on the employee contribution
46		-	rates in effect at the time of application for the
47		-	creditable service and the employee's salary rate on the
48		-	effective date of participation for that employer, plus
49		-	interest at the effective rate from the date of the prior
50		-	service to the date of payment. Application for this
51		-	creditable service may be made at any time while the
52		-	employee is still in service.
53		-	A municipality that (i) has at least 35 employees;
54		-	(ii) is located in a county with at least 2,000,000
55		-	inhabitants; and (iii) maintains an independent defined
56		-	benefit pension plan for the benefit of its eligible
57		-	employees may restrict creditable service in whole or in
58		-	part for periods of prior service with the employer if the
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	34	+	1 of prior service with that employer without any employee
	35	+	2 contribution.
	36	+	3 If the effective date of participation for the
	37	+	4 participating municipality or participating
	38	+	5 instrumentality is after January 1, 1998, creditable
	39	+	6 service shall be granted for the last 20% of the period of
	40	+	7 prior service with that employer, but no more than 5
	41	+	8 years, without any employee contribution. A participating
	42	+	9 employee may establish creditable service for the
	43	+	10 remainder of the period of prior service with that
	44	+	11 employer by making an application in writing, accompanied
	45	+	12 by payment of an employee contribution in an amount
	46	+	13 determined by the Fund, based on the employee contribution
	47	+	14 rates in effect at the time of application for the
	48	+	15 creditable service and the employee's salary rate on the
	49	+	16 effective date of participation for that employer, plus
	50	+	17 interest at the effective rate from the date of the prior
	51	+	18 service to the date of payment. Application for this
	52	+	19 creditable service may be made at any time while the
	53	+	20 employee is still in service.
	54	+	21 A municipality that (i) has at least 35 employees;
	55	+	22 (ii) is located in a county with at least 2,000,000
	56	+	23 inhabitants; and (iii) maintains an independent defined
	57	+	24 benefit pension plan for the benefit of its eligible
	58	+	25 employees may restrict creditable service in whole or in
	59	+	26 part for periods of prior service with the employer if the
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61		-	governing body of the municipality adopts an irrevocable
62		-	resolution to restrict that creditable service and files
63		-	the resolution with the board before the municipality's
64		-	effective date of participation.
65		-	Any person who has withdrawn from the service of a
66		-	participating municipality or participating
67		-	instrumentality prior to the effective date, who reenters
68		-	the service of the same municipality or participating
69		-	instrumentality after the effective date and becomes a
70		-	participating employee is entitled to creditable service
71		-	for prior service as otherwise provided in this
72		-	subdivision (a)(1) only if he or she renders 2 years of
73		-	service as a participating employee after the effective
74		-	date. Application for such service must be made while in a
75		-	participating status. The salary rate to be used in the
76		-	calculation of the required employee contribution, if any,
77		-	shall be the employee's salary rate at the time of first
78		-	reentering service with the employer after the employer's
79		-	effective date of participation.
80		-	2. For current service, each participating employee
81		-	shall be credited with:
82		-	a. Additional credits of amounts equal to each
83		-	payment of additional contributions received from him
84		-	under Section 7-173, as of the date the corresponding
85		-	payment of earnings is payable to him.
86		-	b. Normal credits of amounts equal to each payment
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89		-	of normal contributions received from him, as of the
90		-	date the corresponding payment of earnings is payable
91		-	to him, and normal contributions made for the purpose
92		-	of establishing out-of-state service credits as
93		-	permitted under the conditions set forth in paragraph
94		-	6 of this subsection (a).
95		-	c. Municipality credits in an amount equal to 1.4
96		-	times the normal credits, except those established by
97		-	out-of-state service credits, as of the date of
98		-	computation of any benefit if these credits would
99		-	increase the benefit.
100		-	d. Survivor credits equal to each payment of
101		-	survivor contributions received from the participating
102		-	employee as of the date the corresponding payment of
103		-	earnings is payable, and survivor contributions made
104		-	for the purpose of establishing out-of-state service
105		-	credits.
106		-	3. For periods of temporary and total and permanent
107		-	disability benefits, each employee receiving disability
108		-	benefits shall be granted creditable service for the
109		-	period during which disability benefits are payable.
110		-	Normal and survivor credits, based upon the rate of
111		-	earnings applied for disability benefits, shall also be
112		-	granted if such credits would result in a higher benefit
113		-	to any such employee or his beneficiary.
114		-	4. For authorized leave of absence without pay: A
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117		-	participating employee shall be granted credits and
118		-	creditable service for periods of authorized leave of
119		-	absence without pay under the following conditions:
120		-	a. An application for credits and creditable
121		-	service is submitted to the board while the employee
122		-	is in a status of active employment.
123		-	b. Not more than 12 complete months of creditable
124		-	service for authorized leave of absence without pay
125		-	shall be counted for purposes of determining any
126		-	benefits payable under this Article.
127		-	c. Credits and creditable service shall be granted
128		-	for leave of absence only if such leave is approved by
129		-	the governing body of the municipality, including
130		-	approval of the estimated cost thereof to the
131		-	municipality as determined by the fund, and employee
132		-	contributions, plus interest at the effective rate
133		-	applicable for each year from the end of the period of
134		-	leave to date of payment, have been paid to the fund in
135		-	accordance with Section 7-173. The contributions shall
136		-	be computed upon the assumption earnings continued
137		-	during the period of leave at the rate in effect when
138		-	the leave began.
139		-	d. Benefits under the provisions of Sections
140		-	7-141, 7-146, 7-150 and 7-163 shall become payable to
141		-	employees on authorized leave of absence, or their
142		-	designated beneficiary, only if such leave of absence
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	70	+	1 governing body of the municipality adopts an irrevocable
	71	+	2 resolution to restrict that creditable service and files
	72	+	3 the resolution with the board before the municipality's
	73	+	4 effective date of participation.
	74	+	5 Any person who has withdrawn from the service of a
	75	+	6 participating municipality or participating
	76	+	7 instrumentality prior to the effective date, who reenters
	77	+	8 the service of the same municipality or participating
	78	+	9 instrumentality after the effective date and becomes a
	79	+	10 participating employee is entitled to creditable service
	80	+	11 for prior service as otherwise provided in this
	81	+	12 subdivision (a)(1) only if he or she renders 2 years of
	82	+	13 service as a participating employee after the effective
	83	+	14 date. Application for such service must be made while in a
	84	+	15 participating status. The salary rate to be used in the
	85	+	16 calculation of the required employee contribution, if any,
	86	+	17 shall be the employee's salary rate at the time of first
	87	+	18 reentering service with the employer after the employer's
	88	+	19 effective date of participation.
	89	+	20 2. For current service, each participating employee
	90	+	21 shall be credited with:
	91	+	22 a. Additional credits of amounts equal to each
	92	+	23 payment of additional contributions received from him
	93	+	24 under Section 7-173, as of the date the corresponding
	94	+	25 payment of earnings is payable to him.
	95	+	26 b. Normal credits of amounts equal to each payment
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145		-	is creditable hereunder, and if the employee has at
146		-	least one year of creditable service other than the
147		-	service granted for leave of absence. Any employee
148		-	contributions due may be deducted from any benefits
149		-	payable.
150		-	e. No credits or creditable service shall be
151		-	allowed for leave of absence without pay during any
152		-	period of prior service.
153		-	5. For military service: The governing body of a
154		-	municipality or participating instrumentality may elect to
155		-	allow creditable service to participating employees who
156		-	leave their employment to serve in the armed forces of the
157		-	United States for all periods of such service, provided
158		-	that the person returns to active employment within 90
159		-	days after completion of full time active duty, but no
160		-	creditable service shall be allowed such person for any
161		-	period that can be used in the computation of a pension or
162		-	any other pay or benefit, other than pay for active duty,
163		-	for service in any branch of the armed forces of the United
164		-	States. If necessary to the computation of any benefit,
165		-	the board shall establish municipality credits for
166		-	participating employees under this paragraph on the
167		-	assumption that the employee received earnings at the rate
168		-	received at the time he left the employment to enter the
169		-	armed forces. A participating employee in the armed forces
170		-	shall not be considered an employee during such period of
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173		-	service and no additional death and no disability benefits
174		-	are payable for death or disability during such period.
175		-	Any participating employee who left his employment
176		-	with a municipality or participating instrumentality to
177		-	serve in the armed forces of the United States and who
178		-	again became a participating employee within 90 days after
179		-	completion of full time active duty by entering the
180		-	service of a different municipality or participating
181		-	instrumentality, which has elected to allow creditable
182		-	service for periods of military service under the
183		-	preceding paragraph, shall also be allowed creditable
184		-	service for his period of military service on the same
185		-	terms that would apply if he had been employed, before
186		-	entering military service, by the municipality or
187		-	instrumentality which employed him after he left the
188		-	military service and the employer costs arising in
189		-	relation to such grant of creditable service shall be
190		-	charged to and paid by that municipality or
191		-	instrumentality.
192		-	Notwithstanding the foregoing, any participating
193		-	employee shall be entitled to creditable service as
194		-	required by any federal law relating to re-employment
195		-	rights of persons who served in the United States Armed
196		-	Services. Such creditable service shall be granted upon
197		-	payment by the member of an amount equal to the employee
198		-	contributions which would have been required had the
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201		-	employee continued in service at the same rate of earnings
202		-	during the military leave period, plus interest at the
203		-	effective rate.
204		-	5.1. In addition to any creditable service established
205		-	under paragraph 5 of this subsection (a), creditable
206		-	service may be granted for up to 48 months of service in
207		-	the armed forces of the United States.
208		-	In order to receive creditable service for military
209		-	service under this paragraph 5.1, a participating employee
210		-	must (1) apply to the Fund in writing and provide evidence
211		-	of the military service that is satisfactory to the Board;
212		-	(2) obtain the written approval of the current employer;
213		-	and (3) make contributions to the Fund equal to (i) the
214		-	employee contributions that would have been required had
215		-	the service been rendered as a member, plus (ii) an amount
216		-	determined by the board to be equal to the employer's
217		-	normal cost of the benefits accrued for that military
218		-	service, plus (iii) interest on items (i) and (ii) from
219		-	the date of first membership in the Fund to the date of
220		-	payment. The required interest shall be calculated at the
221		-	regular interest rate.
222		-	The changes made to this paragraph 5.1 by Public Acts
223		-	95-483 and 95-486 apply only to participating employees in
224		-	service on or after August 28, 2007 (the effective date of
225		-	those Public Acts).
226		-	6. For out-of-state service: Creditable service shall
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	106	+	1 of normal contributions received from him, as of the
	107	+	2 date the corresponding payment of earnings is payable
	108	+	3 to him, and normal contributions made for the purpose
	109	+	4 of establishing out-of-state service credits as
	110	+	5 permitted under the conditions set forth in paragraph
	111	+	6 6 of this subsection (a).
	112	+	7 c. Municipality credits in an amount equal to 1.4
	113	+	8 times the normal credits, except those established by
	114	+	9 out-of-state service credits, as of the date of
	115	+	10 computation of any benefit if these credits would
	116	+	11 increase the benefit.
	117	+	12 d. Survivor credits equal to each payment of
	118	+	13 survivor contributions received from the participating
	119	+	14 employee as of the date the corresponding payment of
	120	+	15 earnings is payable, and survivor contributions made
	121	+	16 for the purpose of establishing out-of-state service
	122	+	17 credits.
	123	+	18 3. For periods of temporary and total and permanent
	124	+	19 disability benefits, each employee receiving disability
	125	+	20 benefits shall be granted creditable service for the
	126	+	21 period during which disability benefits are payable.
	127	+	22 Normal and survivor credits, based upon the rate of
	128	+	23 earnings applied for disability benefits, shall also be
	129	+	24 granted if such credits would result in a higher benefit
	130	+	25 to any such employee or his beneficiary.
	131	+	26 4. For authorized leave of absence without pay: A
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229		-	be granted for service rendered to an out-of-state local
230		-	governmental body under the following conditions: The
231		-	employee had participated and has irrevocably forfeited
232		-	all rights to benefits in the out-of-state public
233		-	employees pension system; the governing body of his
234		-	participating municipality or instrumentality authorizes
235		-	the employee to establish such service; the employee has 2
236		-	years current service with this municipality or
237		-	participating instrumentality; the employee makes a
238		-	payment of contributions, which shall be computed at 8%
239		-	(normal) plus 2% (survivor) times length of service
240		-	purchased times the average rate of earnings for the first
241		-	2 years of service with the municipality or participating
242		-	instrumentality whose governing body authorizes the
243		-	service established plus interest at the effective rate on
244		-	the date such credits are established, payable from the
245		-	date the employee completes the required 2 years of
246		-	current service to date of payment. In no case shall more
247		-	than 120 months of creditable service be granted under
248		-	this provision.
249		-	7. For retroactive service: Any employee who could
250		-	have but did not elect to become a participating employee,
251		-	or who should have been a participant in the Municipal
252		-	Public Utilities Annuity and Benefit Fund before that fund
253		-	was superseded, may receive creditable service for the
254		-	period of service not to exceed 50 months; however, a
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257		-	current or former elected or appointed official of a
258		-	participating municipality may establish credit under this
259		-	paragraph 7 for more than 50 months of service as an
260		-	official of that municipality, if the excess over 50
261		-	months is approved by resolution of the governing body of
262		-	the affected municipality filed with the Fund before
263		-	January 1, 2002.
264		-	Any employee who is a participating employee on or
265		-	after September 24, 1981 and who was excluded from
266		-	participation by the age restrictions removed by Public
267		-	Act 82-596 may receive creditable service for the period,
268		-	on or after January 1, 1979, excluded by the age
269		-	restriction and, in addition, if the governing body of the
270		-	participating municipality or participating
271		-	instrumentality elects to allow creditable service for all
272		-	employees excluded by the age restriction prior to January
273		-	1, 1979, for service during the period prior to that date
274		-	excluded by the age restriction. Any employee who was
275		-	excluded from participation by the age restriction removed
276		-	by Public Act 82-596 and who is not a participating
277		-	employee on or after September 24, 1981 may receive
278		-	creditable service for service after January 1, 1979.
279		-	Creditable service under this paragraph shall be granted
280		-	upon payment of the employee contributions which would
281		-	have been required had he participated, with interest at
282		-	the effective rate for each year from the end of the period
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285		-	of service established to date of payment.
286		-	8. For accumulated unused sick leave: A participating
287		-	employee who is applying for a retirement annuity shall be
288		-	entitled to creditable service for that portion of the
289		-	employee's accumulated unused sick leave for which payment
290		-	is not received, as follows:
291		-	a. Sick leave days shall be limited to those
292		-	accumulated under a sick leave plan established by a
293		-	participating municipality or participating
294		-	instrumentality which is available to all employees or
295		-	a class of employees.
296		-	b. Except as provided in item b-1, only sick leave
297		-	days accumulated with a participating municipality or
298		-	participating instrumentality with which the employee
299		-	was in service within 60 days of the effective date of
300		-	his retirement annuity shall be credited; If the
301		-	employee was in service with more than one employer
302		-	during this period only the sick leave days with the
303		-	employer with which the employee has the greatest
304		-	number of unpaid sick leave days shall be considered.
305		-	b-1. If the employee was in the service of more
306		-	than one employer as defined in item (2) of paragraph
307		-	(a) of subsection (A) of Section 7-132 or regional
308		-	office of education, then the sick leave days from all
309		-	such employers shall be credited, as long as the
310		-	creditable service attributed to those sick leave days
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	142	+	1 participating employee shall be granted credits and
	143	+	2 creditable service for periods of authorized leave of
	144	+	3 absence without pay under the following conditions:
	145	+	4 a. An application for credits and creditable
	146	+	5 service is submitted to the board while the employee
	147	+	6 is in a status of active employment.
	148	+	7 b. Not more than 12 complete months of creditable
	149	+	8 service for authorized leave of absence without pay
	150	+	9 shall be counted for purposes of determining any
	151	+	10 benefits payable under this Article.
	152	+	11 c. Credits and creditable service shall be granted
	153	+	12 for leave of absence only if such leave is approved by
	154	+	13 the governing body of the municipality, including
	155	+	14 approval of the estimated cost thereof to the
	156	+	15 municipality as determined by the fund, and employee
	157	+	16 contributions, plus interest at the effective rate
	158	+	17 applicable for each year from the end of the period of
	159	+	18 leave to date of payment, have been paid to the fund in
	160	+	19 accordance with Section 7-173. The contributions shall
	161	+	20 be computed upon the assumption earnings continued
	162	+	21 during the period of leave at the rate in effect when
	163	+	22 the leave began.
	164	+	23 d. Benefits under the provisions of Sections
	165	+	24 7-141, 7-146, 7-150 and 7-163 shall become payable to
	166	+	25 employees on authorized leave of absence, or their
	167	+	26 designated beneficiary, only if such leave of absence
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313		-	does not exceed the limitation in item d of this
314		-	paragraph 8. If the employee was in the service of more
315		-	than one employer described in paragraph (c) of
316		-	subsection (B) of Section 7-132 on or after the
317		-	effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st
318		-	General Assembly, then the sick leave days from all
319		-	such employers, except for employers from which the
320		-	employee terminated service before the effective date
321		-	of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly,
322		-	shall be credited, as long as the creditable service
323		-	attributed to those sick leave days does not exceed
324		-	the limitation in item d of this paragraph 8. In
325		-	calculating the creditable service under this item
326		-	b-1, the sick leave days from the last employer shall
327		-	be considered first, then the remaining sick leave
328		-	days shall be considered until there are no more days
329		-	or the maximum creditable sick leave threshold under
330		-	item d of this paragraph 8 has been reached.
331		-	c. The creditable service granted shall be
332		-	considered solely for the purpose of computing the
333		-	amount of the retirement annuity and shall not be used
334		-	to establish any minimum service period required by
335		-	any provision of the Illinois Pension Code, the
336		-	effective date of the retirement annuity, or the final
337		-	rate of earnings.
338		-	d. The creditable service shall be at the rate of
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341		-	1/20 of a month for each full sick day, provided that
342		-	no more than 12 months may be credited under this
343		-	subdivision 8.
344		-	e. Employee contributions shall not be required
345		-	for creditable service under this subdivision 8.
346		-	f. Each participating municipality and
347		-	participating instrumentality with which an employee
348		-	has service within 60 days of the effective date of his
349		-	retirement annuity shall certify to the board the
350		-	number of accumulated unpaid sick leave days credited
351		-	to the employee at the time of termination of service.
352		-	9. For service transferred from another system:
353		-	Credits and creditable service shall be granted for
354		-	service under Article 4, 5, 8, 14, or 16 of this Act, to
355		-	any active member of this Fund, and to any inactive member
356		-	who has been a county sheriff, upon transfer of such
357		-	credits pursuant to Section 4-108.3, 5-235, 8-226.7,
358		-	14-105.6, or 16-131.4, and payment by the member of the
359		-	amount by which (1) the employer and employee
360		-	contributions that would have been required if he had
361		-	participated in this Fund as a sheriff's law enforcement
362		-	employee during the period for which credit is being
363		-	transferred, plus interest thereon at the effective rate
364		-	for each year, compounded annually, from the date of
365		-	termination of the service for which credit is being
366		-	transferred to the date of payment, exceeds (2) the amount
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369		-	actually transferred to the Fund. Such transferred service
370		-	shall be deemed to be service as a sheriff's law
371		-	enforcement employee for the purposes of Section 7-142.1.
372		-	10. (Blank).
373		-	11. For service transferred from an Article 3 system
374		-	under Section 3-110.3: Credits and creditable service
375		-	shall be granted for service under Article 3 of this Act as
376		-	provided in Section 3-110.3, to any active member of this
377		-	Fund, upon transfer of such credits pursuant to Section
378		-	3-110.3. If the board determines that the amount
379		-	transferred is less than the true cost to the Fund of
380		-	allowing that creditable service to be established, then
381		-	in order to establish that creditable service, the member
382		-	must pay to the Fund an additional contribution equal to
383		-	the difference, as determined by the board in accordance
384		-	with the rules and procedures adopted under this
385		-	paragraph. If the member does not make the full additional
386		-	payment as required by this paragraph prior to termination
387		-	of his participation with that employer, then his or her
388		-	creditable service shall be reduced by an amount equal to
389		-	the difference between the amount transferred under
390		-	Section 3-110.3, including any payments made by the member
391		-	under this paragraph prior to termination, and the true
392		-	cost to the Fund of allowing that creditable service to be
393		-	established, as determined by the board in accordance with
394		-	the rules and procedures adopted under this paragraph.
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	179	+	2 least one year of creditable service other than the
	180	+	3 service granted for leave of absence. Any employee
	181	+	4 contributions due may be deducted from any benefits
	182	+	5 payable.
	183	+	6 e. No credits or creditable service shall be
	184	+	7 allowed for leave of absence without pay during any
	185	+	8 period of prior service.
	186	+	9 5. For military service: The governing body of a
	187	+	10 municipality or participating instrumentality may elect to
	188	+	11 allow creditable service to participating employees who
	189	+	12 leave their employment to serve in the armed forces of the
	190	+	13 United States for all periods of such service, provided
	191	+	14 that the person returns to active employment within 90
	192	+	15 days after completion of full time active duty, but no
	193	+	16 creditable service shall be allowed such person for any
	194	+	17 period that can be used in the computation of a pension or
	195	+	18 any other pay or benefit, other than pay for active duty,
	196	+	19 for service in any branch of the armed forces of the United
	197	+	20 States. If necessary to the computation of any benefit,
	198	+	21 the board shall establish municipality credits for
	199	+	22 participating employees under this paragraph on the
	200	+	23 assumption that the employee received earnings at the rate
	201	+	24 received at the time he left the employment to enter the
	202	+	25 armed forces. A participating employee in the armed forces
	203	+	26 shall not be considered an employee during such period of
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397		-	The board shall establish by rule the manner of making
398		-	the calculation required under this paragraph 11, taking
399		-	into account the appropriate actuarial assumptions; the
400		-	member's service, age, and salary history, and any other
401		-	factors that the board determines to be relevant.
402		-	12. For omitted service: Any employee who was employed
403		-	by a participating employer in a position that required
404		-	participation, but who was not enrolled in the Fund, may
405		-	establish such credits under the following conditions:
406		-	a. Application for such credits is received by the
407		-	Board while the employee is an active participant of
408		-	the Fund or a reciprocal retirement system.
409		-	b. Eligibility for participation and earnings are
410		-	verified by the Authorized Agent of the participating
411		-	employer for which the service was rendered.
412		-	Creditable service under this paragraph shall be
413		-	granted upon payment of the employee contributions that
414		-	would have been required had he participated, which shall
415		-	be calculated by the Fund using the member contribution
416		-	rate in effect during the period that the service was
417		-	rendered.
418		-	(b) Creditable service - amount:
419		-	1. One month of creditable service shall be allowed
420		-	for each month for which a participating employee made
421		-	contributions as required under Section 7-173, or for
422		-	which creditable service is otherwise granted hereunder.
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425		-	Not more than 1 month of service shall be credited and
426		-	counted for 1 calendar month, and not more than 1 year of
427		-	service shall be credited and counted for any calendar
428		-	year. A calendar month means a nominal month beginning on
429		-	the first day thereof, and a calendar year means a year
430		-	beginning January 1 and ending December 31.
431		-	2. A seasonal employee shall be given 12 months of
432		-	creditable service if he renders the number of months of
433		-	service normally required by the position in a 12-month
434		-	period and he remains in service for the entire 12-month
435		-	period. Otherwise a fractional year of service in the
436		-	number of months of service rendered shall be credited.
437		-	3. An intermittent employee shall be given creditable
438		-	service for only those months in which a contribution is
439		-	made under Section 7-173.
440		-	(c) No application for correction of credits or creditable
441		-	service shall be considered unless the board receives an
442		-	application for correction while (1) the applicant is a
443		-	participating employee and in active employment with a
444		-	participating municipality or instrumentality, or (2) while
445		-	the applicant is actively participating in a pension fund or
446		-	retirement system which is a participating system under the
447		-	Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. A participating employee or
448		-	other applicant shall not be entitled to credits or creditable
449		-	service unless the required employee contributions are made in
450		-	a lump sum or in installments made in accordance with board
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453		-	rule. Payments made to establish service credit under
454		-	paragraph 1, 4, 5, 5.1, 6, 7, or 12 of subsection (a) of this
455		-	Section must be received by the Board while the applicant is an
456		-	active participant in the Fund or a reciprocal retirement
457		-	system, except that an applicant may make one payment after
458		-	termination of active participation in the Fund or a
459		-	reciprocal retirement system.
460		-	(d) Upon the granting of a retirement, surviving spouse or
461		-	child annuity, a death benefit or a separation benefit, on
462		-	account of any employee, all individual accumulated credits
463		-	shall thereupon terminate. Upon the withdrawal of additional
464		-	contributions, the credits applicable thereto shall thereupon
465		-	terminate. Terminated credits shall not be applied to increase
466		-	the benefits any remaining employee would otherwise receive
467		-	under this Article.
468		-	(Source: P.A. 100-148, eff. 8-18-17; 101-492, eff. 8-23-19.)
469		-	Section 10. The School Code is amended by changing
470		-	Sections 3-2.5 and 3-12 as follows:
471		-	(105 ILCS 5/3-2.5)
472		-	Sec. 3-2.5. Salaries.
473		-	(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
474		-	regional superintendents of schools shall receive for their
475		-	services an annual salary according to the population, as
476		-	determined by the last preceding federal census, of the region
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	214	+	1 service and no additional death and no disability benefits
	215	+	2 are payable for death or disability during such period.
	216	+	3 Any participating employee who left his employment
	217	+	4 with a municipality or participating instrumentality to
	218	+	5 serve in the armed forces of the United States and who
	219	+	6 again became a participating employee within 90 days after
	220	+	7 completion of full time active duty by entering the
	221	+	8 service of a different municipality or participating
	222	+	9 instrumentality, which has elected to allow creditable
	223	+	10 service for periods of military service under the
	224	+	11 preceding paragraph, shall also be allowed creditable
	225	+	12 service for his period of military service on the same
	226	+	13 terms that would apply if he had been employed, before
	227	+	14 entering military service, by the municipality or
	228	+	15 instrumentality which employed him after he left the
	229	+	16 military service and the employer costs arising in
	230	+	17 relation to such grant of creditable service shall be
	231	+	18 charged to and paid by that municipality or
	232	+	19 instrumentality.
	233	+	20 Notwithstanding the foregoing, any participating
	234	+	21 employee shall be entitled to creditable service as
	235	+	22 required by any federal law relating to re-employment
	236	+	23 rights of persons who served in the United States Armed
	237	+	24 Services. Such creditable service shall be granted upon
	238	+	25 payment by the member of an amount equal to the employee
	239	+	26 contributions which would have been required had the
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479		-	they serve, as set out in the following schedule:
480		-	SALARIES OF REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS POPULATION OF REGION ANNUAL SALARY 61,000 to 99,999 $78,000 100,000 to 999,999 $81,500 1,000,000 and over $83,500 SALARIES OF REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS POPULATION OF REGION ANNUAL SALARY 61,000 to 99,999 $78,000 100,000 to 999,999 $81,500 1,000,000 and over $83,500
481		-	SALARIES OF REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS OF
482		-	SCHOOLS
483		-	POPULATION OF REGION ANNUAL SALARY
484		-	61,000 to 99,999 $78,000
485		-	100,000 to 999,999 $81,500
486		-	1,000,000 and over $83,500
487		-	Beginning July 1, 2023, all regional superintendents of
488		-	schools shall receive the same salary regardless of the
489		-	population of the region they serve. The salary shall be equal
490		-	to the middle annual salary tier.
491		-	The changes made by Public Act 86-98 in the annual salary
492		-	that the regional superintendents of schools shall receive for
493		-	their services shall apply to the annual salary received by
494		-	the regional superintendents of schools during each of their
495		-	elected terms of office that commence after July 26, 1989 and
496		-	before the first Monday of August, 1995.
497		-	The changes made by Public Act 89-225 in the annual salary
498		-	that regional superintendents of schools shall receive for
499		-	their services shall apply to the annual salary received by
500		-	the regional superintendents of schools during their elected
501		-	terms of office that commence after August 4, 1995 and end on
502		-	August 1, 1999.
503		-	The changes made by this amendatory Act of the 91st
504		-	General Assembly in the annual salary that the regional
505		-	superintendents of schools shall receive for their services
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508		-	SALARIES OF REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS OF
509		-	SCHOOLS
510		-	POPULATION OF REGION ANNUAL SALARY
511		-	61,000 to 99,999 $78,000
512		-	100,000 to 999,999 $81,500
513		-	1,000,000 and over $83,500
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516		-	shall apply to the annual salary received by the regional
517		-	superintendents of schools during each of their elected terms
518		-	of office that commence on or after August 2, 1999.
519		-	Beginning July 1, 2000, the salary that the regional
520		-	superintendent of schools receives for his or her services
521		-	shall be adjusted annually to reflect the percentage increase,
522		-	if any, in the most recent Consumer Price Index, as defined and
523		-	officially reported by the United States Department of Labor,
524		-	Bureau of Labor Statistics, except that no annual increment
525		-	may exceed 2.9%. If the percentage of change in the Consumer
526		-	Price Index is a percentage decrease, the salary that the
527		-	regional superintendent of schools receives shall not be
528		-	adjusted for that year.
529		-	When regional superintendents are authorized by the School
530		-	Code to appoint assistant regional superintendents, the
531		-	assistant regional superintendent shall receive an annual
532		-	salary based on his or her qualifications and computed as a
533		-	percentage of the salary of the regional superintendent to
534		-	whom he or she is assistant, as set out in the following
535		-	schedule:
536		-	SALARIES OF ASSISTANT REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS QUALIFICATIONS OF PERCENTAGE OF SALARY ASSISTANT REGIONAL OF REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT Bachelor's degree plus SALARIES OF ASSISTANT REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS QUALIFICATIONS OF PERCENTAGE OF SALARY ASSISTANT REGIONAL OF REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT Bachelor's degree plus
537		-	SALARIES OF ASSISTANT REGIONAL
538		-	SUPERINTENDENTS
539		-	QUALIFICATIONS OF PERCENTAGE OF SALARY
540		-	ASSISTANT REGIONAL OF REGIONAL
541		-	SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT
542		-	Bachelor's degree plus
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	250	+	1 employee continued in service at the same rate of earnings
	251	+	2 during the military leave period, plus interest at the
	252	+	3 effective rate.
	253	+	4 5.1. In addition to any creditable service established
	254	+	5 under paragraph 5 of this subsection (a), creditable
	255	+	6 service may be granted for up to 48 months of service in
	256	+	7 the armed forces of the United States.
	257	+	8 In order to receive creditable service for military
	258	+	9 service under this paragraph 5.1, a participating employee
	259	+	10 must (1) apply to the Fund in writing and provide evidence
	260	+	11 of the military service that is satisfactory to the Board;
	261	+	12 (2) obtain the written approval of the current employer;
	262	+	13 and (3) make contributions to the Fund equal to (i) the
	263	+	14 employee contributions that would have been required had
	264	+	15 the service been rendered as a member, plus (ii) an amount
	265	+	16 determined by the board to be equal to the employer's
	266	+	17 normal cost of the benefits accrued for that military
	267	+	18 service, plus (iii) interest on items (i) and (ii) from
	268	+	19 the date of first membership in the Fund to the date of
	269	+	20 payment. The required interest shall be calculated at the
	270	+	21 regular interest rate.
	271	+	22 The changes made to this paragraph 5.1 by Public Acts
	272	+	23 95-483 and 95-486 apply only to participating employees in
	273	+	24 service on or after August 28, 2007 (the effective date of
	274	+	25 those Public Acts).
	275	+	26 6. For out-of-state service: Creditable service shall
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545		-	SALARIES OF ASSISTANT REGIONAL
546		-	SUPERINTENDENTS
547		-	QUALIFICATIONS OF PERCENTAGE OF SALARY
548		-	ASSISTANT REGIONAL OF REGIONAL
549		-	SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT
550		-	Bachelor's degree plus
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553		-	State license valid for supervising. 75% Master's degree plus State license valid for supervising. 90% State license valid for supervising. 75% Master's degree plus State license valid for supervising. 90%
554		-	State license valid
555		-	for supervising. 75%
556		-	Master's degree plus
557		-	State license valid
558		-	for supervising. 90%
559		-	However, in any region in which the appointment of more
560		-	than one assistant regional superintendent is authorized,
561		-	whether by Section 3-15.10 of this Code or otherwise, not more
562		-	than one assistant may be compensated at the 90% rate and any
563		-	other assistant shall be paid at not exceeding the 75% rate, in
564		-	each case depending on the qualifications of the assistant.
565		-	The salaries provided in this Section plus an amount for
566		-	other employment-related compensation or benefits for regional
567		-	superintendents and assistant regional superintendents are
568		-	payable monthly by the State Board of Education out of the
569		-	Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund through a specific
570		-	appropriation to that effect in the State Board of Education
571		-	budget. The State Comptroller in making his or her warrant to
572		-	any county for the amount due it from the Personal Property Tax
573		-	Replacement Fund shall deduct from it the several amounts for
574		-	which warrants have been issued to the regional
575		-	superintendent, and any assistant regional superintendent, of
576		-	the educational service region encompassing the county since
577		-	the preceding apportionment from the Personal Property Tax
578		-	Replacement Fund.
579		-	County boards may provide for additional compensation for
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581		-	State license valid
582		-	for supervising. 75%
583		-	Master's degree plus
584		-	State license valid
585		-	for supervising. 90%
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588		-	the regional superintendent or the assistant regional
589		-	superintendents, or for each of them, to be paid quarterly
590		-	from the county treasury.
591		-	(b) (Blank).
592		-	(c) If the State pays all or any portion of the employee
593		-	contributions required under Section 16-152 of the Illinois
594		-	Pension Code for employees of the State Board of Education, it
595		-	shall also, subject to appropriation in the State Board of
596		-	Education budget for such payments to Regional Superintendents
597		-	and Assistant Regional Superintendents, pay the employee
598		-	contributions required of regional superintendents of schools
599		-	and assistant regional superintendents of schools on the same
600		-	basis, but excluding any contributions based on compensation
601		-	that is paid by the county rather than the State.
602		-	This subsection (c) applies to contributions based on
603		-	payments of salary earned after the effective date of this
604		-	amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly, except that in
605		-	the case of an elected regional superintendent of schools,
606		-	this subsection does not apply to contributions based on
607		-	payments of salary earned during a term of office that
608		-	commenced before the effective date of this amendatory Act.
609		-	(d) References to "regional superintendent" in this
610		-	Section shall also include the chief administrative officer of
611		-	the educational service centers established under Section
612		-	2-3.62 of this Code and serving that portion of a Class II
613		-	county school unit outside of a city with a population of
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	286	+	1 be granted for service rendered to an out-of-state local
	287	+	2 governmental body under the following conditions: The
	288	+	3 employee had participated and has irrevocably forfeited
	289	+	4 all rights to benefits in the out-of-state public
	290	+	5 employees pension system; the governing body of his
	291	+	6 participating municipality or instrumentality authorizes
	292	+	7 the employee to establish such service; the employee has 2
	293	+	8 years current service with this municipality or
	294	+	9 participating instrumentality; the employee makes a
	295	+	10 payment of contributions, which shall be computed at 8%
	296	+	11 (normal) plus 2% (survivor) times length of service
	297	+	12 purchased times the average rate of earnings for the first
	298	+	13 2 years of service with the municipality or participating
	299	+	14 instrumentality whose governing body authorizes the
	300	+	15 service established plus interest at the effective rate on
	301	+	16 the date such credits are established, payable from the
	302	+	17 date the employee completes the required 2 years of
	303	+	18 current service to date of payment. In no case shall more
	304	+	19 than 120 months of creditable service be granted under
	305	+	20 this provision.
	306	+	21 7. For retroactive service: Any employee who could
	307	+	22 have but did not elect to become a participating employee,
	308	+	23 or who should have been a participant in the Municipal
	309	+	24 Public Utilities Annuity and Benefit Fund before that fund
	310	+	25 was superseded, may receive creditable service for the
	311	+	26 period of service not to exceed 50 months; however, a
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616		-	500,000 or more inhabitants. References to "assistant regional
617		-	superintendent" in this Section shall include one assistant
618		-	appointed by the chief administrative officer of the
619		-	educational service centers established under Section 2-3.62
620		-	of this Code and serving that portion of a Class II county
621		-	school unit outside of a city with a population of 500,000 or
622		-	more inhabitants. For the purposes of calculating regional
623		-	superintendent and assistant regional superintendent salaries
624		-	for educational service centers established under Section
625		-	2-3.62 of this Code, populations shall be established by
626		-	subtracting from the total county population the population of
627		-	a city with 500,000 or more inhabitants, divided by the number
628		-	of educational service centers in the county.
629		-	(Source: P.A. 99-30, eff. 7-10-15; 100-294, eff. 1-1-18.)
630		-	(105 ILCS 5/3-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-12)
631		-	Sec. 3-12. Institute fund.
632		-	(a) All license registration fees and a portion of renewal
633		-	and duplicate fees shall be kept by the regional
634		-	superintendent as described in Section 21-16 or 21B-40 of this
635		-	Code, together with a record of the names of the persons paying
636		-	them. Such fees shall be deposited into the institute fund and
637		-	shall be used by the regional superintendent to defray
638		-	expenses associated with the work of the regional professional
639		-	development review committees established pursuant to
640		-	paragraph (2) of subsection (g) of Section 21-14 of this Code
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643		-	to advise the regional superintendent, upon his or her
644		-	request, and to hear appeals relating to the renewal of
645		-	teaching licenses, in accordance with Section 21-14 of this
646		-	Code; to defray expenses connected with improving the
647		-	technology necessary for the efficient processing of licenses;
648		-	to defray all costs associated with the administration of
649		-	teaching licenses; to defray expenses incidental to teachers'
650		-	institutes, workshops or meetings of a professional nature
651		-	that are designed to promote the professional growth of
652		-	teachers or for the purpose of defraying the expense of any
653		-	general or special meeting of teachers or school personnel of
654		-	the region, which has been approved by the regional
655		-	superintendent.
656		-	(b) In addition to the use of moneys in the institute fund
657		-	to defray expenses under subsection (a) of this Section, the
658		-	State Superintendent of Education, as authorized under Section
659		-	2-3.105 of this Code, shall use moneys in the institute fund to
660		-	defray all costs associated with the administration of
661		-	teaching licenses within a city having a population exceeding
662		-	500,000. Moneys in the institute fund may also be used by the
663		-	State Superintendent of Education to support educator
664		-	recruitment and retention programs within a city having a
665		-	population exceeding 500,000, to support educator preparation
666		-	programs within a city having a population exceeding 500,000
667		-	as those programs seek national accreditation, and to provide
668		-	professional development aligned with the requirements set
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671		-	forth in Section 21B-45 of this Code within a city having a
672		-	population exceeding 500,000. A majority of the moneys in the
673		-	institute fund must be dedicated to the timely and efficient
674		-	processing of applications and for the renewal of licenses.
675		-	(c) The regional superintendent shall on or before January
676		-	1 of each year post on the regional office of education's
677		-	website publish in a newspaper of general circulation
678		-	published in the region or shall post in each school building
679		-	under his jurisdiction an accounting of (1) the balance on
680		-	hand in the institute fund at the beginning of the previous
681		-	year; (2) all receipts within the previous year deposited in
682		-	the fund, with the sources from which they were derived; (3)
683		-	the amount distributed from the fund and the purposes for
684		-	which such distributions were made; and (4) the balance on
685		-	hand in the fund.
686		-	(Source: P.A. 99-58, eff. 7-16-15.)
687		-	(105 ILCS 5/3-3 rep.)
688		-	Section 15. The School Code is amended by repealing
689		-	Section 3-3.
690		-	Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
691		-	Section 8.47 as follows:
692		-	(30 ILCS 805/8.47 new)
693		-	Sec. 8.47. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and
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	322	+	1 current or former elected or appointed official of a
	323	+	2 participating municipality may establish credit under this
	324	+	3 paragraph 7 for more than 50 months of service as an
	325	+	4 official of that municipality, if the excess over 50
	326	+	5 months is approved by resolution of the governing body of
	327	+	6 the affected municipality filed with the Fund before
	328	+	7 January 1, 2002.
	329	+	8 Any employee who is a participating employee on or
	330	+	9 after September 24, 1981 and who was excluded from
	331	+	10 participation by the age restrictions removed by Public
	332	+	11 Act 82-596 may receive creditable service for the period,
	333	+	12 on or after January 1, 1979, excluded by the age
	334	+	13 restriction and, in addition, if the governing body of the
	335	+	14 participating municipality or participating
	336	+	15 instrumentality elects to allow creditable service for all
	337	+	16 employees excluded by the age restriction prior to January
	338	+	17 1, 1979, for service during the period prior to that date
	339	+	18 excluded by the age restriction. Any employee who was
	340	+	19 excluded from participation by the age restriction removed
	341	+	20 by Public Act 82-596 and who is not a participating
	342	+	21 employee on or after September 24, 1981 may receive
	343	+	22 creditable service for service after January 1, 1979.
	344	+	23 Creditable service under this paragraph shall be granted
	345	+	24 upon payment of the employee contributions which would
	346	+	25 have been required had he participated, with interest at
	347	+	26 the effective rate for each year from the end of the period
694	348
695	349
696		-	8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for
697		-	the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory
698		-	Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
699		-	Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
700		-	becoming law.
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	358	+	1 of service established to date of payment.
	359	+	2 8. For accumulated unused sick leave: A participating
	360	+	3 employee who is applying for a retirement annuity shall be
	361	+	4 entitled to creditable service for that portion of the
	362	+	5 employee's accumulated unused sick leave for which payment
	363	+	6 is not received, as follows:
	364	+	7 a. Sick leave days shall be limited to those
	365	+	8 accumulated under a sick leave plan established by a
	366	+	9 participating municipality or participating
	367	+	10 instrumentality which is available to all employees or
	368	+	11 a class of employees.
	369	+	12 b. Except as provided in item b-1, only sick leave
	370	+	13 days accumulated with a participating municipality or
	371	+	14 participating instrumentality with which the employee
	372	+	15 was in service within 60 days of the effective date of
	373	+	16 his retirement annuity shall be credited; If the
	374	+	17 employee was in service with more than one employer
	375	+	18 during this period only the sick leave days with the
	376	+	19 employer with which the employee has the greatest
	377	+	20 number of unpaid sick leave days shall be considered.
	378	+	21 b-1. If the employee was in the service of more
	379	+	22 than one employer as defined in item (2) of paragraph
	380	+	23 (a) of subsection (A) of Section 7-132 or regional
	381	+	24 office of education, then the sick leave days from all
	382	+	25 such employers shall be credited, as long as the
	383	+	26 creditable service attributed to those sick leave days
	384	+
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	387	+
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	394	+	1 does not exceed the limitation in item d of this
	395	+	2 paragraph 8. If the employee was in the service of more
	396	+	3 than one employer described in paragraph (c) of
	397	+	4 subsection (B) of Section 7-132 on or after the
	398	+	5 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st
	399	+	6 General Assembly, then the sick leave days from all
	400	+	7 such employers, except for employers from which the
	401	+	8 employee terminated service before the effective date
	402	+	9 of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly,
	403	+	10 shall be credited, as long as the creditable service
	404	+	11 attributed to those sick leave days does not exceed
	405	+	12 the limitation in item d of this paragraph 8. In
	406	+	13 calculating the creditable service under this item
	407	+	14 b-1, the sick leave days from the last employer shall
	408	+	15 be considered first, then the remaining sick leave
	409	+	16 days shall be considered until there are no more days
	410	+	17 or the maximum creditable sick leave threshold under
	411	+	18 item d of this paragraph 8 has been reached.
	412	+	19 c. The creditable service granted shall be
	413	+	20 considered solely for the purpose of computing the
	414	+	21 amount of the retirement annuity and shall not be used
	415	+	22 to establish any minimum service period required by
	416	+	23 any provision of the Illinois Pension Code, the
	417	+	24 effective date of the retirement annuity, or the final
	418	+	25 rate of earnings.
	419	+	26 d. The creditable service shall be at the rate of
	420	+
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	422	+
	423	+
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	430	+	1 1/20 of a month for each full sick day, provided that
	431	+	2 no more than 12 months may be credited under this
	432	+	3 subdivision 8.
	433	+	4 e. Employee contributions shall not be required
	434	+	5 for creditable service under this subdivision 8.
	435	+	6 f. Each participating municipality and
	436	+	7 participating instrumentality with which an employee
	437	+	8 has service within 60 days of the effective date of his
	438	+	9 retirement annuity shall certify to the board the
	439	+	10 number of accumulated unpaid sick leave days credited
	440	+	11 to the employee at the time of termination of service.
	441	+	12 9. For service transferred from another system:
	442	+	13 Credits and creditable service shall be granted for
	443	+	14 service under Article 4, 5, 8, 14, or 16 of this Act, to
	444	+	15 any active member of this Fund, and to any inactive member
	445	+	16 who has been a county sheriff, upon transfer of such
	446	+	17 credits pursuant to Section 4-108.3, 5-235, 8-226.7,
	447	+	18 14-105.6, or 16-131.4, and payment by the member of the
	448	+	19 amount by which (1) the employer and employee
	449	+	20 contributions that would have been required if he had
	450	+	21 participated in this Fund as a sheriff's law enforcement
	451	+	22 employee during the period for which credit is being
	452	+	23 transferred, plus interest thereon at the effective rate
	453	+	24 for each year, compounded annually, from the date of
	454	+	25 termination of the service for which credit is being
	455	+	26 transferred to the date of payment, exceeds (2) the amount
	456	+
	457	+
	458	+
	459	+
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	462	+
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	466	+	1 actually transferred to the Fund. Such transferred service
	467	+	2 shall be deemed to be service as a sheriff's law
	468	+	3 enforcement employee for the purposes of Section 7-142.1.
	469	+	4 10. (Blank).
	470	+	5 11. For service transferred from an Article 3 system
	471	+	6 under Section 3-110.3: Credits and creditable service
	472	+	7 shall be granted for service under Article 3 of this Act as
	473	+	8 provided in Section 3-110.3, to any active member of this
	474	+	9 Fund, upon transfer of such credits pursuant to Section
	475	+	10 3-110.3. If the board determines that the amount
	476	+	11 transferred is less than the true cost to the Fund of
	477	+	12 allowing that creditable service to be established, then
	478	+	13 in order to establish that creditable service, the member
	479	+	14 must pay to the Fund an additional contribution equal to
	480	+	15 the difference, as determined by the board in accordance
	481	+	16 with the rules and procedures adopted under this
	482	+	17 paragraph. If the member does not make the full additional
	483	+	18 payment as required by this paragraph prior to termination
	484	+	19 of his participation with that employer, then his or her
	485	+	20 creditable service shall be reduced by an amount equal to
	486	+	21 the difference between the amount transferred under
	487	+	22 Section 3-110.3, including any payments made by the member
	488	+	23 under this paragraph prior to termination, and the true
	489	+	24 cost to the Fund of allowing that creditable service to be
	490	+	25 established, as determined by the board in accordance with
	491	+	26 the rules and procedures adopted under this paragraph.
	492	+
	493	+
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	502	+	1 The board shall establish by rule the manner of making
	503	+	2 the calculation required under this paragraph 11, taking
	504	+	3 into account the appropriate actuarial assumptions; the
	505	+	4 member's service, age, and salary history, and any other
	506	+	5 factors that the board determines to be relevant.
	507	+	6 12. For omitted service: Any employee who was employed
	508	+	7 by a participating employer in a position that required
	509	+	8 participation, but who was not enrolled in the Fund, may
	510	+	9 establish such credits under the following conditions:
	511	+	10 a. Application for such credits is received by the
	512	+	11 Board while the employee is an active participant of
	513	+	12 the Fund or a reciprocal retirement system.
	514	+	13 b. Eligibility for participation and earnings are
	515	+	14 verified by the Authorized Agent of the participating
	516	+	15 employer for which the service was rendered.
	517	+	16 Creditable service under this paragraph shall be
	518	+	17 granted upon payment of the employee contributions that
	519	+	18 would have been required had he participated, which shall
	520	+	19 be calculated by the Fund using the member contribution
	521	+	20 rate in effect during the period that the service was
	522	+	21 rendered.
	523	+	22 (b) Creditable service - amount:
	524	+	23 1. One month of creditable service shall be allowed
	525	+	24 for each month for which a participating employee made
	526	+	25 contributions as required under Section 7-173, or for
	527	+	26 which creditable service is otherwise granted hereunder.
	528	+
	529	+
	530	+
	531	+
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	538	+	1 Not more than 1 month of service shall be credited and
	539	+	2 counted for 1 calendar month, and not more than 1 year of
	540	+	3 service shall be credited and counted for any calendar
	541	+	4 year. A calendar month means a nominal month beginning on
	542	+	5 the first day thereof, and a calendar year means a year
	543	+	6 beginning January 1 and ending December 31.
	544	+	7 2. A seasonal employee shall be given 12 months of
	545	+	8 creditable service if he renders the number of months of
	546	+	9 service normally required by the position in a 12-month
	547	+	10 period and he remains in service for the entire 12-month
	548	+	11 period. Otherwise a fractional year of service in the
	549	+	12 number of months of service rendered shall be credited.
	550	+	13 3. An intermittent employee shall be given creditable
	551	+	14 service for only those months in which a contribution is
	552	+	15 made under Section 7-173.
	553	+	16 (c) No application for correction of credits or creditable
	554	+	17 service shall be considered unless the board receives an
	555	+	18 application for correction while (1) the applicant is a
	556	+	19 participating employee and in active employment with a
	557	+	20 participating municipality or instrumentality, or (2) while
	558	+	21 the applicant is actively participating in a pension fund or
	559	+	22 retirement system which is a participating system under the
	560	+	23 Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act. A participating employee or
	561	+	24 other applicant shall not be entitled to credits or creditable
	562	+	25 service unless the required employee contributions are made in
	563	+	26 a lump sum or in installments made in accordance with board
	564	+
	565	+
	566	+
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	574	+	1 rule. Payments made to establish service credit under
	575	+	2 paragraph 1, 4, 5, 5.1, 6, 7, or 12 of subsection (a) of this
	576	+	3 Section must be received by the Board while the applicant is an
	577	+	4 active participant in the Fund or a reciprocal retirement
	578	+	5 system, except that an applicant may make one payment after
	579	+	6 termination of active participation in the Fund or a
	580	+	7 reciprocal retirement system.
	581	+	8 (d) Upon the granting of a retirement, surviving spouse or
	582	+	9 child annuity, a death benefit or a separation benefit, on
	583	+	10 account of any employee, all individual accumulated credits
	584	+	11 shall thereupon terminate. Upon the withdrawal of additional
	585	+	12 contributions, the credits applicable thereto shall thereupon
	586	+	13 terminate. Terminated credits shall not be applied to increase
	587	+	14 the benefits any remaining employee would otherwise receive
	588	+	15 under this Article.
	589	+	16 (Source: P.A. 100-148, eff. 8-18-17; 101-492, eff. 8-23-19.)
	590	+	17 Section 10. The School Code is amended by changing
	591	+	18 Sections 3-2.5 and 3-12 as follows:
	592	+	19 (105 ILCS 5/3-2.5)
	593	+	20 Sec. 3-2.5. Salaries.
	594	+	21 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
	595	+	22 regional superintendents of schools shall receive for their
	596	+	23 services an annual salary according to the population, as
	597	+	24 determined by the last preceding federal census, of the region
	598	+
	599	+
	600	+
	601	+
	602	+
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	604	+
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	608	+	1 they serve, as set out in the following schedule:
	609	+	2SALARIES OF REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS OF 3SCHOOLS 4 POPULATION OF REGION ANNUAL SALARY 5 61,000 to 99,999 $78,000 6 100,000 to 999,999 $81,500 7 1,000,000 and over $83,500 2 SALARIES OF REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS OF 3 SCHOOLS 4 POPULATION OF REGION ANNUAL SALARY 5 61,000 to 99,999 $78,000 6 100,000 to 999,999 $81,500 7 1,000,000 and over $83,500
	610	+	2 SALARIES OF REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS OF
	611	+	3 SCHOOLS
	612	+	4 POPULATION OF REGION ANNUAL SALARY
	613	+	5 61,000 to 99,999 $78,000
	614	+	6 100,000 to 999,999 $81,500
	615	+	7 1,000,000 and over $83,500
	616	+	8 Beginning July 1, 2023, all regional superintendents of
	617	+	9 schools shall receive the same salary regardless of the
	618	+	10 population of the region they serve. The salary shall be equal
	619	+	11 to the middle annual salary tier.
	620	+	12 The changes made by Public Act 86-98 in the annual salary
	621	+	13 that the regional superintendents of schools shall receive for
	622	+	14 their services shall apply to the annual salary received by
	623	+	15 the regional superintendents of schools during each of their
	624	+	16 elected terms of office that commence after July 26, 1989 and
	625	+	17 before the first Monday of August, 1995.
	626	+	18 The changes made by Public Act 89-225 in the annual salary
	627	+	19 that regional superintendents of schools shall receive for
	628	+	20 their services shall apply to the annual salary received by
	629	+	21 the regional superintendents of schools during their elected
	630	+	22 terms of office that commence after August 4, 1995 and end on
	631	+	23 August 1, 1999.
	632	+	24 The changes made by this amendatory Act of the 91st
	633	+	25 General Assembly in the annual salary that the regional
	634	+	26 superintendents of schools shall receive for their services
	635	+
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	637	+
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	641	+
	642	+
	643	+	2 SALARIES OF REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS OF
	644	+	3 SCHOOLS
	645	+	4 POPULATION OF REGION ANNUAL SALARY
	646	+	5 61,000 to 99,999 $78,000
	647	+	6 100,000 to 999,999 $81,500
	648	+	7 1,000,000 and over $83,500
	649	+
	650	+
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	653	+	1 shall apply to the annual salary received by the regional
	654	+	2 superintendents of schools during each of their elected terms
	655	+	3 of office that commence on or after August 2, 1999.
	656	+	4 Beginning July 1, 2000, the salary that the regional
	657	+	5 superintendent of schools receives for his or her services
	658	+	6 shall be adjusted annually to reflect the percentage increase,
	659	+	7 if any, in the most recent Consumer Price Index, as defined and
	660	+	8 officially reported by the United States Department of Labor,
	661	+	9 Bureau of Labor Statistics, except that no annual increment
	662	+	10 may exceed 2.9%. If the percentage of change in the Consumer
	663	+	11 Price Index is a percentage decrease, the salary that the
	664	+	12 regional superintendent of schools receives shall not be
	665	+	13 adjusted for that year.
	666	+	14 When regional superintendents are authorized by the School
	667	+	15 Code to appoint assistant regional superintendents, the
	668	+	16 assistant regional superintendent shall receive an annual
	669	+	17 salary based on his or her qualifications and computed as a
	670	+	18 percentage of the salary of the regional superintendent to
	671	+	19 whom he or she is assistant, as set out in the following
	672	+	20 schedule:
	673	+	21SALARIES OF ASSISTANT REGIONAL 22SUPERINTENDENTS 23 QUALIFICATIONS OF PERCENTAGE OF SALARY 24 ASSISTANT REGIONAL OF REGIONAL 25 SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT 26 Bachelor's degree plus 21 SALARIES OF ASSISTANT REGIONAL 22 SUPERINTENDENTS 23 QUALIFICATIONS OF PERCENTAGE OF SALARY 24 ASSISTANT REGIONAL OF REGIONAL 25 SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT 26 Bachelor's degree plus
	674	+	21 SALARIES OF ASSISTANT REGIONAL
	675	+	22 SUPERINTENDENTS
	676	+	23 QUALIFICATIONS OF PERCENTAGE OF SALARY
	677	+	24 ASSISTANT REGIONAL OF REGIONAL
	678	+	25 SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT
	679	+	26 Bachelor's degree plus
	680	+
	681	+
	682	+
	683	+
	684	+
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	686	+
	687	+
	688	+	21 SALARIES OF ASSISTANT REGIONAL
	689	+	22 SUPERINTENDENTS
	690	+	23 QUALIFICATIONS OF PERCENTAGE OF SALARY
	691	+	24 ASSISTANT REGIONAL OF REGIONAL
	692	+	25 SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT
	693	+	26 Bachelor's degree plus
	694	+
	695	+
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	698	+	1 State license valid 2 for supervising. 75% 3 Master's degree plus 4 State license valid 5 for supervising. 90% 1 State license valid 2 for supervising. 75% 3 Master's degree plus 4 State license valid 5 for supervising. 90%
	699	+	1 State license valid
	700	+	2 for supervising. 75%
	701	+	3 Master's degree plus
	702	+	4 State license valid
	703	+	5 for supervising. 90%
	704	+	6 However, in any region in which the appointment of more
	705	+	7 than one assistant regional superintendent is authorized,
	706	+	8 whether by Section 3-15.10 of this Code or otherwise, not more
	707	+	9 than one assistant may be compensated at the 90% rate and any
	708	+	10 other assistant shall be paid at not exceeding the 75% rate, in
	709	+	11 each case depending on the qualifications of the assistant.
	710	+	12 The salaries provided in this Section plus an amount for
	711	+	13 other employment-related compensation or benefits for regional
	712	+	14 superintendents and assistant regional superintendents are
	713	+	15 payable monthly by the State Board of Education out of the
	714	+	16 Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund through a specific
	715	+	17 appropriation to that effect in the State Board of Education
	716	+	18 budget. The State Comptroller in making his or her warrant to
	717	+	19 any county for the amount due it from the Personal Property Tax
	718	+	20 Replacement Fund shall deduct from it the several amounts for
	719	+	21 which warrants have been issued to the regional
	720	+	22 superintendent, and any assistant regional superintendent, of
	721	+	23 the educational service region encompassing the county since
	722	+	24 the preceding apportionment from the Personal Property Tax
	723	+	25 Replacement Fund.
	724	+	26 County boards may provide for additional compensation for
	725	+
	726	+
	727	+
	728	+
	729	+
	730	+	SB1924 Enrolled - 20 - LRB103 26172 RJT 52530 b
	731	+
	732	+	1 State license valid
	733	+	2 for supervising. 75%
	734	+	3 Master's degree plus
	735	+	4 State license valid
	736	+	5 for supervising. 90%
	737	+
	738	+
	739	+	SB1924 Enrolled- 21 -LRB103 26172 RJT 52530 b SB1924 Enrolled - 21 - LRB103 26172 RJT 52530 b
	740	+	SB1924 Enrolled - 21 - LRB103 26172 RJT 52530 b
	741	+	1 the regional superintendent or the assistant regional
	742	+	2 superintendents, or for each of them, to be paid quarterly
	743	+	3 from the county treasury.
	744	+	4 (b) (Blank).
	745	+	5 (c) If the State pays all or any portion of the employee
	746	+	6 contributions required under Section 16-152 of the Illinois
	747	+	7 Pension Code for employees of the State Board of Education, it
	748	+	8 shall also, subject to appropriation in the State Board of
	749	+	9 Education budget for such payments to Regional Superintendents
	750	+	10 and Assistant Regional Superintendents, pay the employee
	751	+	11 contributions required of regional superintendents of schools
	752	+	12 and assistant regional superintendents of schools on the same
	753	+	13 basis, but excluding any contributions based on compensation
	754	+	14 that is paid by the county rather than the State.
	755	+	15 This subsection (c) applies to contributions based on
	756	+	16 payments of salary earned after the effective date of this
	757	+	17 amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly, except that in
	758	+	18 the case of an elected regional superintendent of schools,
	759	+	19 this subsection does not apply to contributions based on
	760	+	20 payments of salary earned during a term of office that
	761	+	21 commenced before the effective date of this amendatory Act.
	762	+	22 (d) References to "regional superintendent" in this
	763	+	23 Section shall also include the chief administrative officer of
	764	+	24 the educational service centers established under Section
	765	+	25 2-3.62 of this Code and serving that portion of a Class II
	766	+	26 county school unit outside of a city with a population of
	767	+
	768	+
	769	+
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	777	+	1 500,000 or more inhabitants. References to "assistant regional
	778	+	2 superintendent" in this Section shall include one assistant
	779	+	3 appointed by the chief administrative officer of the
	780	+	4 educational service centers established under Section 2-3.62
	781	+	5 of this Code and serving that portion of a Class II county
	782	+	6 school unit outside of a city with a population of 500,000 or
	783	+	7 more inhabitants. For the purposes of calculating regional
	784	+	8 superintendent and assistant regional superintendent salaries
	785	+	9 for educational service centers established under Section
	786	+	10 2-3.62 of this Code, populations shall be established by
	787	+	11 subtracting from the total county population the population of
	788	+	12 a city with 500,000 or more inhabitants, divided by the number
	789	+	13 of educational service centers in the county.
	790	+	14 (Source: P.A. 99-30, eff. 7-10-15; 100-294, eff. 1-1-18.)
	791	+	15 (105 ILCS 5/3-12) (from Ch. 122, par. 3-12)
	792	+	16 Sec. 3-12. Institute fund.
	793	+	17 (a) All license registration fees and a portion of renewal
	794	+	18 and duplicate fees shall be kept by the regional
	795	+	19 superintendent as described in Section 21-16 or 21B-40 of this
	796	+	20 Code, together with a record of the names of the persons paying
	797	+	21 them. Such fees shall be deposited into the institute fund and
	798	+	22 shall be used by the regional superintendent to defray
	799	+	23 expenses associated with the work of the regional professional
	800	+	24 development review committees established pursuant to
	801	+	25 paragraph (2) of subsection (g) of Section 21-14 of this Code
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	812	+	1 to advise the regional superintendent, upon his or her
	813	+	2 request, and to hear appeals relating to the renewal of
	814	+	3 teaching licenses, in accordance with Section 21-14 of this
	815	+	4 Code; to defray expenses connected with improving the
	816	+	5 technology necessary for the efficient processing of licenses;
	817	+	6 to defray all costs associated with the administration of
	818	+	7 teaching licenses; to defray expenses incidental to teachers'
	819	+	8 institutes, workshops or meetings of a professional nature
	820	+	9 that are designed to promote the professional growth of
	821	+	10 teachers or for the purpose of defraying the expense of any
	822	+	11 general or special meeting of teachers or school personnel of
	823	+	12 the region, which has been approved by the regional
	824	+	13 superintendent.
	825	+	14 (b) In addition to the use of moneys in the institute fund
	826	+	15 to defray expenses under subsection (a) of this Section, the
	827	+	16 State Superintendent of Education, as authorized under Section
	828	+	17 2-3.105 of this Code, shall use moneys in the institute fund to
	829	+	18 defray all costs associated with the administration of
	830	+	19 teaching licenses within a city having a population exceeding
	831	+	20 500,000. Moneys in the institute fund may also be used by the
	832	+	21 State Superintendent of Education to support educator
	833	+	22 recruitment and retention programs within a city having a
	834	+	23 population exceeding 500,000, to support educator preparation
	835	+	24 programs within a city having a population exceeding 500,000
	836	+	25 as those programs seek national accreditation, and to provide
	837	+	26 professional development aligned with the requirements set
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	848	+	1 forth in Section 21B-45 of this Code within a city having a
	849	+	2 population exceeding 500,000. A majority of the moneys in the
	850	+	3 institute fund must be dedicated to the timely and efficient
	851	+	4 processing of applications and for the renewal of licenses.
	852	+	5 (c) The regional superintendent shall on or before January
	853	+	6 1 of each year post on the regional office of education's
	854	+	7 website publish in a newspaper of general circulation
	855	+	8 published in the region or shall post in each school building
	856	+	9 under his jurisdiction an accounting of (1) the balance on
	857	+	10 hand in the institute fund at the beginning of the previous
	858	+	11 year; (2) all receipts within the previous year deposited in
	859	+	12 the fund, with the sources from which they were derived; (3)
	860	+	13 the amount distributed from the fund and the purposes for
	861	+	14 which such distributions were made; and (4) the balance on
	862	+	15 hand in the fund.
	863	+	16 (Source: P.A. 99-58, eff. 7-16-15.)
	864	+	17 (105 ILCS 5/3-3 rep.)
	865	+	18 Section 15. The School Code is amended by repealing
	866	+	19 Section 3-3.
	867	+	20 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
	868	+	21 Section 8.47 as follows:
	869	+	22 (30 ILCS 805/8.47 new)
	870	+	23 Sec. 8.47. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and
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	881	+	1 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for
	882	+	2 the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory
	883	+	3 Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
	884	+	4 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
	885	+	5 becoming law.
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