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40 ILCS 5/19-213
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 19 - Closed Funds

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 19-213)Sec. 19-213.         Beneficiaries to file statement of intent - right to become  beneficiary. Every person who is in the employ of the board of directors of  such library when "The 1905 Act" goes into effect and who intends to become a  beneficiary of the pension fund created thereby shall, on or before the  15th day of November succeeding the election of said board of trustees,  file a statement of such intent with said board upon blanks prepared for  that purpose. Every person who becomes an employe, after "The 1905 Act" has  taken effect and who intends to become a beneficiary under "The 1905 Act"  or this Division shall within 6 months after such entry file a statement of  such intent with said board of trustees upon blanks prepared for that purpose.Provided that after July 16, 1941, employes of the board of trustees of  such Public Library Employes' Pension Fund, who become eligible to  participate in the benefits of said fund shall have the right, upon filing  a statement of intent with the board of trustees, to become a beneficiary  of such pension fund, to contribute to such pension fund an amount  equivalent to the contributions which would have been paid to that date had  the person become a contributor at the time "The 1905 Act" became effective  or became a contributor at the date of his entry into the service of the  board of trustees of the Public Library Employes' Pension Fund, and to be  credited with length of service for the period for which contributions  shall have been paid.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/19-214
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 19 - Closed Funds

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 19-214)Sec. 19-214.     Retirement for disability - Notice - Annuity.     Any person who has contributed to said fund for a period for 10 years or  more may retire on account of serious disability, rendering him or her  unable to properly discharge his or her duties, upon 90 days' notice to be  given to said board of trustees (unless such notice is waived by said board  of trustees) and may become an annuitant under this Division, and shall  thereupon be entitled to receive for a period of 2 years (which may be  extended upon proof of continued disability) such part of the annuity then  allowed under the rules of said trustees, as said trustees may determine.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/19-215
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 19 - Closed Funds

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 19-215)Sec. 19-215.         Dismissals and resignations - Refund plus  interest - Reinstatement of credit in fund.  Any employe who has been contributing to said fund, and who shall be  dismissed or resign may, upon application receive the total amount paid  into said fund by such person so dismissed or resigning plus interest at  the rate of 4% per annum to the date of such dismissal or resignation;  provided, however, that no interest shall accrue or shall be paid on such  amount in the case of any person becoming an employe and a contributor to  this fund on or after July 21, 1947.Any present contributor to this fund who shall have received a refund of  prior contributions from this fund may at any time prior to July 1, 1959,  repay to this fund the amount of such refund together with interest at four  per cent per annum from the date of refund to the date of repayment, and  credit for such length of service shall be restored.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/19-216
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 19 - Closed Funds

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 19-216)Sec. 19-216.     Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act.     The "Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act", being Article 20 of this Code,  is hereby adopted and made part of this Division. Provided, that where  there is a direct conflict between the provisions of such act and the  specific provisions of this Division, such latter provisions shall prevail.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/19-217
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 19 - Closed Funds

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 19-217)Sec. 19-217.     Monthly reports to treasurer of fund.     The president and secretary of the public library board shall certify  monthly to the treasurer all amounts deducted in accordance with the  provisions of this Division from the salaries paid by the public library  board, which amounts, as well as all other sums contributed to said fund  under the provisions of this Division, shall be set apart and held by said  treasurer for the purpose hereinbefore specified, subject to the order of  said board of trustees, and shall be paid out upon warrants signed by the  president and secretary of said board of trustees.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/19-218
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 19 - Closed Funds

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 19-218)Sec. 19-218.     Annuities exempt from execution - Assignments prohibited.     All annuities granted under the provisions of "The 1905 Act" or this  Division shall be exempt from attachment and garnishment process, and no  annuitant shall have the right to transfer or assign his or her annuity,  either by way of mortgage or otherwise.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/19-219
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 19 - Closed Funds

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 19-219)Sec. 19-219.     Interference with enforcement of division - Penalty.     Any person who shall, directly or indirectly, avoid or seek to avoid any  or all the provisions of this Division, or who shall, directly or  indirectly, interfere with, or obstruct the enforcement of any of the  provisions of this Division, shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.    (Source: P.A. 77-2560.)
40 ILCS 5/19-220
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 19 - Closed Funds

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 19-220)Sec. 19-220.     General provisions and savings clause.     The provisions of Article 1 and Article 23 of this Code apply to this  Division as though such provisions were fully set forth in this Division as  a part thereof.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/19-221
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 19 - Closed Funds

(40 ILCS 5/19-221) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 19-221)Sec. 19-221.     Public Library Employes' Pension Fund superseded.     Any Public Library Employes' Pension Fund in operation on December 31,  1965, in a city having a population exceeding 500,000 inhabitants, by  virtue of and under the provisions of this Article 19, Division 2, Sec.  19-201 to 19-220, both inclusive, of the "Illinois Pension Code" approved  March 18, 1963, shall be superseded by and merged, effective and as of  January 1, 1966, into the fund in operation in such city for municipal  employees on such date under the provisions of and by virtue of Article 8,  Section 8-101 to 8-253, both inclusive, of the "Illinois Pension Code"  approved March 18, 1963, as amended.On such January 1, 1966, or as soon as possible and practicable  thereafter, all monies, securities, assets, records, and other property of  such public library employes' pension fund shall be transferred by the  board of trustees of such fund to the custody and ownership of the  retirement board of the annuity and benefit fund, in operation in such city  under and by virtue of the provisions of the aforementioned Article 8 of  the "Illinois Pension Code", and such public library employes' pension fund  shall thereupon cease to exist as a separate fund.The retirement board of the fund into which said public library  employes' pension fund is to be merged, shall assume all of the liabilities  of such superseded fund, and all pensions, refunds and benefits allowed by  the board of trustees of the superseded fund prior to January 1, 1966  shall, from and after such date, be paid by the retirement board according  to the law under which they were allowed, and all claims for any pension,  refund, or benefit accrued or pending prior to January 1, 1966 under such  superseded fund, shall be allowed or refused by the retirement board in  accordance with the law then applicable thereto, and if allowed shall be  paid from the fund superseding the public library employes' pension fund.    (Source: Laws 1965, p. 2326.)
40 ILCS 5/Art. 20 heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 20 - Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act

 ARTICLE 20.      RETIREMENT SYSTEMS RECIPROCAL ACT
40 ILCS 5/20-101
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 20 - Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 20-101)Sec. 20-101.     Continuity and preservation of pension credits.     There is established a plan for the continuity and preservation of  pension credit, in accordance with the provisions hereof, in the case of  employees transferring employment from one governmental unit to another.  The purpose of this plan is to assure full and continuous pension credit  for all service in public employment which is covered by a retirement  system.The acceptance of the provisions of this Article, shall be optional with  the employee, or in the event of his death, with his survivor; however, the  provisions of Section 20-120 shall be applicable to every person who applies  for benefits from 2 or more retirement systems covered by this Article.    (Source: P.A. 77-531.)
40 ILCS 5/20-102
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 20 - Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 20-102)Sec. 20-102.     Terms defined.     The terms as used in this Article, shall have the meanings ascribed to  them in Sections 20-103 to 20-113, inclusive, except when the context  otherwise requires.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/20-103
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 20 - Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 20-103)Sec. 20-103.     Effective date.     "Effective date": July 1, 1955, or in the case of any retirement system  becoming subject to the provisions of "The 1955 Act" or this Article  after such date, the date when such retirement system comes under the  provisions of "The 1955 Act" or this Article.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/20-104
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 20 - Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 20-104)Sec. 20-104.     Employee.     "Employee": Any person in the service of an employer on or after the  effective date, who has pension credit because of service previous or  subsequent to the effective date, who is an active or inactive member or  participant of a retirement system.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/20-105
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 20 - Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 20-105)Sec. 20-105.     Employer.     "Employer": The State of Illinois, any agency or instrumentality  thereof, or any governmental unit in the State.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/20-106
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 20 - Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 20-106)(Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 98-599, which has been held unconstitutional)Sec. 20-106. Final average salary.(a) "Final average salary":  The average (or other) salary which is  considered by a participating system in determining the amount of the  retirement annuity or survivor's annuity.(b) Earnings credits under all participating systems shall be  considered by each system in determining final average salary, but subject to the limitations imposed  by this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly for a participant in a defined contribution plan established under Article 2, 14, 15, or 16 of this Code.  In  calculating a proportional retirement or survivor's annuity based on these  earnings credits, the participating system shall apply any limitations on  earnings for annuity purposes that are imposed by the Article governing the  system.  (Source: P.A. 98-599, eff. 6-1-14.)(Text of Section WITHOUT the changes made by P.A. 98-599, which has been held unconstitutional)Sec. 20-106.     Final average salary.(a) "Final average salary":  The average (or other) salary which is  considered by a participating system in determining the amount of the  retirement annuity or survivor's annuity.(b) Earnings credits under all participating systems shall be  considered by each system in determining final average salary.  In  calculating a proportional retirement or survivor's annuity based on these  earnings credits, the participating system shall apply any limitations on  earnings for annuity purposes that are imposed by the Article governing the  system.    (Source: P.A. 88-593, eff. 8-22-94.)
40 ILCS 5/20-107
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 20 - Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 20-107)Sec. 20-107.     Governmental unit.     "Governmental unit": The State of Illinois or any agency or  instrumentality thereof, or any political subdivision or municipal  corporation in the State, which maintains a retirement system for the  benefit of its employees.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/20-108
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 20 - Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 20-108)Sec. 20-108.     Participating system.     "Participating system": Any retirement system to which "The 1955 Act"  or this Article applies.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/20-109
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 20 - Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 20-109)Sec. 20-109. "Pension credit": Credit or equities acquired by an  employee in the form of contributions, earnings or service as defined  under the law governing each of the systems in which he has credits or  equities, except credits and equities (1) of less than one year in any  one system, except that this one-year limitation shall not apply to  (A) employees who transfer or are transferred, as a class, from one  participating system to another or who are persons to whom Section  14-108.2a or 14-108.2b applies or (B) persons who move from participation with a school district as a teacher aide under Article 7 to participation under Article 16; or (2) which have previously been  forfeited by acceptance of a refund or which have been applied towards a  retirement annuity and have not been reestablished in accordance with the  law governing the system from which the refund or retirement annuity had  been received.  If a retirement system provides no refund of contributions,  the pension credit in the case of any employee who has participated in that  system shall be considered effective for the purposes of this Article.       (Source: P.A. 94-834, eff. 6-6-06.)
40 ILCS 5/20-110
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 20 - Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 20-110)Sec. 20-110.     Retirement annuity.     "Retirement annuity": Any pension, retirement allowance, retirement  annuity, disability pension, disability retirement allowance or disability  retirement annuity, and an annuity payable on account of retirement for  age, years of service or total and permanent disability.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/20-111
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 20 - Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 20-111)Sec. 20-111.     Retirement system.     "Retirement system": Any retirement system or pension fund which has  been created by statute and which is financed in whole or in part by  contributions by the State or by any governmental unit of the State or any  municipality of the State.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/20-112
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 20 - Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 20-112)Sec. 20-112.     Survivor's annuity.     "Survivor's annuity": Payments by a system which are made to the widow  or survivors of an employee or participant in the form of a pension or  annuity or a lump sum which, under the provisions of the law governing such  system, is considered as a widow's or survivor's benefit, or a lump sum  which is made in lieu of a pension or annuity which would otherwise be  payable to the widow or survivor.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/20-113
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 20 - Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 20-113)Sec. 20-113.     The 1955 Act.     "The 1955 Act": The "Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act" approved July  11, 1955, as amended.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/20-114
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 20 - Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 20-114)Sec. 20-114.     Benefits covered by this article.     The provisions of this Article shall be applicable and limited only to a  retirement annuity and survivor's annuity, and to the pension credit  established for such purposes. Any death benefit, ordinary disability  benefit, duty disability benefit, accidental disability benefit,  supplemental annuity, or any other type of annuity or benefit provided by  any retirement system, not included in the definition of retirement annuity  and survivor's annuity shall not be affected by the provisions except as  provided in Section 20-124.    (Source: P.A. 76-744.)
40 ILCS 5/20-115
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 20 - Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 20-115)Sec. 20-115.     Eligibility for a proportional annuity.     Any person who has  pension credit in 2 or more participating systems shall be entitled to a  proportional retirement annuity, and his survivors shall be entitled to a  survivors annuity in accordance with the provisions of this Article, if his  combined pension credit is at least equal to the longest minimum qualifying  period prescribed by any of such systems.  The qualifying period of each of  these systems shall be that which was in effect on the date of the employee's  latest withdrawal from service covered by any of these systems.Each participating system shall, in determining eligibility for a  proportional retirement annuity or survivors annuity, consider the combined  service and contributions of the employee for which pension credit has been  granted under all participating systems. If the law  governing a participating system provides that a retirement or survivors  annuity shall be payable only if the annuity exceeds a certain dollar  minimum, the proportional annuity provided by pension credits under all  participating systems shall be considered in determining whether this  requirement has been met.    (Source: P.A. 85-1209.)
40 ILCS 5/20-116
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 20 - Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 20-116)Sec. 20-116.     Minimum qualifying age - Deferred payments.     If the minimum qualifying age in any of the participating systems is  lower than the minimum qualifying age in any other participating system  which is to provide a proportional retirement annuity, or proportional  survivor's annuity, payments by such other system shall be deferred until  the employee or survivor has attained the minimum qualifying age prescribed  for such system.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/20-117
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 20 - Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 20-117)Sec. 20-117.         Vesting of pension credit - Combined pension credit under all  participating systems. If the vesting of pension credit in any  participating system for a retirement annuity or survivor's annuity is  based upon length of service, the combined service under all participating  systems shall be considered in establishing such vesting of pension credit.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/20-118
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 20 - Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 20-118)Sec. 20-118.     Waiver of pension credits - Reinstatement.     Any employee who shall have waived, by the acceptance of a refund, his  pension credit in any participating system, may have his pension credit  reinstated by repayment of the refund, including interest from the date of  refund to the date of repayment, provided (1) the system is authorized by  law to receive the repayment, and (2) the employee has completed at least 2  years of service under a participating system subsequent to the date of the  last refund. Each system shall consider pension credits under all  participating systems in determining whether the employee meets the service  requirements under that system for repayment of a refund. The repayment of  a refund under this section shall not be considered as an election to  accept the provisions of the other sections of this Article.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/20-119
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 20 - Retirement Systems Reciprocal Act

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 20-119)Sec. 20-119.     Concurrent employment.     Any employee who is concurrently  employed by employers under 2 or more participating systems is entitled to  establish pension credit in accordance with the provisions of each system.If the concurrent employment results in duplication of credits, each of  the systems shall reduce the service credit for the period of concurrent  employment to its full-time equivalent, using as a basis for this  adjustment, the earnings credited for each employment.  However, no such  reduction in service credit shall be applied for the purpose of meeting  the one-year minimum service requirement in item (1) of Section 20-109,  except as provided in Section 20-120.Combined earnings credits shall be limited to the earnings credits which  would have been established by full-time employment with the employer from  which the employee was receiving the highest salary.Seasonal employment covered by a retirement system during a period for  which credit has been granted in another retirement system is concurrent  employment within the meaning of this Section and no adjustment of the  credits for seasonal employment is required, unless it results in a  duplication of pension credits.  If seasonal employment results in a  duplication of credits, it shall be adjusted in accordance with Section  20-120.    (Source: P.A. 87-794.)