104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB2443 Introduced , by Rep. Dan Ugaste SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 40 ILCS 5/3-110.1230 ILCS 805/8.49 new Amends the Downstate Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, at any time during the 6 months following the effective date of the amendatory Act, an active member of a downstate firefighters' pension fund may apply for transfer to that fund of up to 8 years of his or her creditable service accumulated in a police pension fund under the Downstate Police Article that is administered by a unit of local government if that active member was not subject to disciplinary action when he or she terminated employment with that police department. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately. LRB104 07407 RPS 17448 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB2443 Introduced , by Rep. Dan Ugaste SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 40 ILCS 5/3-110.1230 ILCS 805/8.49 new 40 ILCS 5/3-110.12 30 ILCS 805/8.49 new Amends the Downstate Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, at any time during the 6 months following the effective date of the amendatory Act, an active member of a downstate firefighters' pension fund may apply for transfer to that fund of up to 8 years of his or her creditable service accumulated in a police pension fund under the Downstate Police Article that is administered by a unit of local government if that active member was not subject to disciplinary action when he or she terminated employment with that police department. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately. LRB104 07407 RPS 17448 b LRB104 07407 RPS 17448 b STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY A BILL FOR
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB2443 Introduced , by Rep. Dan Ugaste SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
40 ILCS 5/3-110.1230 ILCS 805/8.49 new 40 ILCS 5/3-110.12 30 ILCS 805/8.49 new
40 ILCS 5/3-110.12
30 ILCS 805/8.49 new
Amends the Downstate Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, at any time during the 6 months following the effective date of the amendatory Act, an active member of a downstate firefighters' pension fund may apply for transfer to that fund of up to 8 years of his or her creditable service accumulated in a police pension fund under the Downstate Police Article that is administered by a unit of local government if that active member was not subject to disciplinary action when he or she terminated employment with that police department. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately.
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STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT MAY APPLY
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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
5 changing Section 3-110.12 as follows:
6 (40 ILCS 5/3-110.12)
7 Sec. 3-110.12. Transfer to Article 4 fund.
8 (a) At any time during the 6 months following the
9 effective date of this Section, an active member of an Article
10 4 firefighters' pension fund may apply for transfer to that
11 fund of up to 6 years of his or her creditable service
12 accumulated in the police pension fund under this Article that
13 is administered by the same unit of local government if that
14 active member was not subject to disciplinary action when he
15 or she terminated employment with that police department. The
16 creditable service shall be transferred upon payment by the
17 police pension fund to the Article 4 fund of an amount equal
18 to:
19 (1) the amounts accumulated to the credit of the
20 applicant on the books of the fund on the date of transfer
21 for the service to be transferred; and
22 (2) employer contributions in an amount equal to the
23 amount determined under item (1); and
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB2443 Introduced , by Rep. Dan Ugaste SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
40 ILCS 5/3-110.1230 ILCS 805/8.49 new 40 ILCS 5/3-110.12 30 ILCS 805/8.49 new
40 ILCS 5/3-110.12
30 ILCS 805/8.49 new
Amends the Downstate Police Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, at any time during the 6 months following the effective date of the amendatory Act, an active member of a downstate firefighters' pension fund may apply for transfer to that fund of up to 8 years of his or her creditable service accumulated in a police pension fund under the Downstate Police Article that is administered by a unit of local government if that active member was not subject to disciplinary action when he or she terminated employment with that police department. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately.
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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 5/3-110.12
30 ILCS 805/8.49 new
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1 (3) any interest paid by the applicant in order to
2 reinstate service.
3 Participation in the police pension fund with respect to
4 the transferred creditable service shall terminate on the date
5 of transfer.
6 (a-5) At any time during the 6 months following the
7 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
8 Assembly or the 6 months following the effective date of this
9 amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, an active member
10 of an Article 4 firefighters' pension fund may apply for
11 transfer to that fund of up to 8 years of his or her creditable
12 service accumulated in a police pension fund under this
13 Article that is administered by a unit of local government if
14 that active member was not subject to disciplinary action when
15 he or she terminated employment with that police department.
16 The creditable service shall be transferred upon payment by
17 the police pension fund to the Article 4 fund of an amount
18 equal to:
19 (1) the amounts accumulated to the credit of the
20 applicant on the books of the fund on the date of transfer
21 for the service to be transferred; and
22 (2) employer contributions in an amount equal to the
23 amount determined under item (1); and
24 (3) any interest paid by the applicant in order to
25 reinstate service.
26 Participation in the police pension fund with respect to
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1 the transferred creditable service shall terminate on the date
2 of transfer.
3 (b) At the time of applying for transfer of creditable
4 service under this Section, an active member of an Article 4
5 firefighters' pension fund may, for the purpose of that
6 transfer, reinstate creditable service that was terminated by
7 receipt of a refund, by payment to the police pension fund of
8 the amount of the refund with interest thereon at the rate of
9 6% per year, compounded annually, from the date of the refund
10 to the date of payment.
11 (Source: P.A. 102-63, eff. 7-9-21.)
12 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
13 Section 8.49 as follows:
14 (30 ILCS 805/8.49 new)
15 Sec. 8.49. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and
16 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for
17 the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory
18 Act of the 104th General Assembly.
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