40 ILCS 5/15-113.4
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 15 - State Universities Retirement System

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-113.4)(Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 98-599, which has been held unconstitutional)Sec. 15-113.4. Service for unused sick leave. "Service for unused  sick leave":  A person who first becomes a participant before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th  General Assembly and who is an employee under this System or one of  the other systems subject to Article 20 of this Code within 60 days  immediately preceding the date on which his or her retirement annuity  begins, is entitled to credit for service for that portion of unused sick  leave earned in the course of employment with an employer and  credited on  the date of termination of employment by an employer for which payment is  not received, in accordance with the following schedule:  30 through 90  full calendar days and 20 through 59 full work days of unused sick leave,  1/4 of a year of service; 91 through 180 full calendar days and 60 through  119 full work days, 1/2 of a year of service; 181 through 270 full calendar  days and 120 through 179 full work days, 3/4 of a year of service;  271  through 360 full calendar days and 180 through 240 full work days, one year  of service.  Only uncompensated, unused sick leave earned in accordance with an  employer's sick leave accrual policy generally applicable to employees or a  class of employees shall be taken into account in calculating service credit  under this Section.  Any uncompensated, unused sick leave granted by an  employer to facilitate the hiring, retirement, termination, or other special  circumstances of an employee shall not be taken into account in calculating  service credit under this Section.  If a participant transfers from one employer to another, the  unused sick leave credited by the previous employer shall be considered in  determining service to be credited under this Section, even if the  participant terminated service prior to the effective date of P.A. 86-272  (August 23, 1989); if necessary, the retirement annuity shall be  recalculated to reflect such sick leave credit.  Each employer shall  certify to the board the number of days of unused sick leave accrued to the  participant's credit on the date that the participant's status as an  employee terminated.  This period of unused sick leave shall not be  considered in determining the date the retirement annuity begins. A person  who first becomes a participant on or after the effective date  of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly shall not  receive service credit for unused sick leave.  (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. 15-113.4.     Service for unused sick leave.     "Service for unused  sick leave":  A participant who is an employee under this System or one of  the other systems subject to Article 20 of this Code within 60 days  immediately preceding the date on which his or her retirement annuity  begins, is entitled to credit for service for that portion of unused sick  leave earned in the course of employment with an employer and  credited on  the date of termination of employment by an employer for which payment is  not received, in accordance with the following schedule:  30 through 90  full calendar days and 20 through 59 full work days of unused sick leave,  1/4 of a year of service; 91 through 180 full calendar days and 60 through  119 full work days, 1/2 of a year of service; 181 through 270 full calendar  days and 120 through 179 full work days, 3/4 of a year of service;  271  through 360 full calendar days and 180 through 240 full work days, one year  of service.  Only uncompensated, unused sick leave earned in accordance with an  employer's sick leave accrual policy generally applicable to employees or a  class of employees shall be taken into account in calculating service credit  under this Section.  Any uncompensated, unused sick leave granted by an  employer to facilitate the hiring, retirement, termination, or other special  circumstances of an employee shall not be taken into account in calculating  service credit under this Section.  If a participant transfers from one employer to another, the  unused sick leave credited by the previous employer shall be considered in  determining service to be credited under this Section, even if the  participant terminated service prior to the effective date of P.A. 86-272  (August 23, 1989); if necessary, the retirement annuity shall be  recalculated to reflect such sick leave credit.  Each employer shall  certify to the board the number of days of unused sick leave accrued to the  participant's credit on the date that the participant's status as an  employee terminated.  This period of unused sick leave shall not be  considered in determining the date the retirement annuity begins.    (Source: P.A. 90-65, eff. 7-7-97; 90-511, eff. 8-22-97.)