40 ILCS 5/8-113
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 8 - Municipal Employees', Officers', And Officials' Annuity And Benefit Fund--Cities Over 500,000 Inhabitants

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-113)Sec. 8-113. Municipal employee, employee, contributor, or participant. "Municipal employee", "employee", "contributor", or "participant":(a) Any employee of an employer employed in the classified civil service  thereof other than by temporary appointment or in a position excluded or exempt  from the classified service by the Civil Service Act, or in the case of a city  operating under a personnel ordinance, any employee of an employer employed in  the classified or career service under the provisions of a personnel ordinance,  other than in a provisional or exempt position as specified in such ordinance  or in rules and regulations formulated thereunder.(b) Any employee in the service of an employer before the Civil  Service Act came in effect for the employer.(c) Any person employed by the board.(d) Any person employed after December 31, 1949, but prior to January  1, 1984, in the service of the employer by temporary appointment or in  a position exempt from the classified service as set forth in the Civil  Service Act, or in a provisional or exempt position as specified in the  personnel ordinance, who meets the following qualifications:(1) has rendered service during not less than 12     calendar months to an employer as an employee, officer, or official, 4 months of which must have been consecutive full normal working months of service rendered immediately prior to filing application to be included; and(2) files written application with the board, while     in the service, to be included hereunder.(e) After December 31, 1949, any alderperson or other officer or  official of the employer, who files, while in office, written  application with the board to be included hereunder.(f) Beginning January 1, 1984, any person employed by an employer other  than the Chicago Housing Authority  or the Public Building Commission of the city, whether or not such person  is serving by temporary appointment or in a position exempt from the classified  service as set forth in the Civil Service Act, or in a provisional or exempt  position as specified in the personnel ordinance, provided that such person is  neither (1) an alderperson or other officer or official of the employer, nor (2)  participating, on the basis of such employment, in any other pension fund or  retirement system established under this Act.(g) After December 31, 1959, any person employed in the law  department of the city, or municipal court or Board of Election  Commissioners of the city, who was a contributor and participant, on  December 31, 1959, in the annuity and benefit fund in operation in the  city on said date, by virtue of the Court and Law Department Employees'  Annuity Act or the Board of Election Commissioners Employees' Annuity  Act.After December 31, 1959, the foregoing definition includes any other  person employed or to be employed in the law department, or municipal  court (other than as a judge), or Board of Election Commissioners (if  his salary is provided by appropriation of the city council of the city  and his salary paid by the city) -- subject, however, in the case of such  persons not participants on December 31, 1959, to compliance with the  same qualifications and restrictions otherwise set forth in this Section  and made generally applicable to employees or officers of the city  concerning eligibility for participation or membership.Notwithstanding any other provision in this Section, any person who first becomes employed in the law department of the city on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly shall be included within the foregoing definition, effective upon the date the person first becomes so employed, regardless of the nature of the appointment the person holds under the provisions of a personnel ordinance.(h) After December 31, 1965, any person employed in the public  library of the city -- and any other person -- who was a contributor and  participant, on December 31, 1965, in the pension fund in operation in  the city on said date, by virtue of the Public Library Employees'  Pension Act.(i) After December 31, 1968, any person employed in the house of  correction of the city, who was a contributor and participant, on  December 31, 1968, in the pension fund in operation in the city on said  date, by virtue of the House of Correction Employees' Pension Act.(j) Any person employed full-time on or after the effective date of this  amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly by the Chicago Housing Authority  who has elected to participate in this Fund as provided in subsection (a) of  Section 8-230.9.(k) Any person employed full-time by the Public Building Commission of  the city who has elected to participate in this Fund as provided in subsection  (d) of Section 8-230.7.  (Source: P.A. 102-15, eff. 6-17-21.)