40 ILCS 5/9-121.1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 9 - County Employees' and Officers' Annuity and Benefit Fund - Counties Over 3,000,000 Inhabitants

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 9-121.1)Sec. 9-121.1.     General Assembly transfer.(a) Any active (and until February 1, 1993, any former) member of  the General Assembly Retirement System may apply for transfer of his  credits and creditable service accumulated under this Fund to the General  Assembly System. Such credits and creditable service shall be transferred  forthwith.  Payment by this Fund to the General Assembly Retirement System  shall be made at the same time and shall consist of:(1) the amounts accumulated to the credit of the     applicant, including interest, on the books of the Fund on the date of transfer, but excluding any additional or optional credits, which credits shall be refunded to the applicant; and(2) municipality credits computed and credited under     this Article including interest, on the books of the Fund on the date the member terminated service under the Fund.  Participation in this Fund as to any credits transferred under this Section shall terminate on the date of transfer.(b) An active (and until February 1, 1993, a former) member of the  General Assembly Retirement System who has service credits and  creditable service under the Fund may establish additional service credits  and creditable service for periods during which he was an elected official  and could have elected to participate but did not so elect.  Service credits  and creditable service may be established by payment to the fund of an amount  equal to the contributions he would have made if he had elected to participate,  plus interest to the date of payment.(c) An active (and until February 1, 1993, a former) member of the  General Assembly Retirement System may reinstate service and service  credits terminated upon receipt of a separation benefit, by payment  to the Fund of the amount of the separation benefit plus interest thereon  to the date of payment.(d) An active (and until February 1, 1993, a former) member of the  General Assembly having no service credits or creditable service in the  Fund may establish service credit and creditable service for periods during  which he was employed by the county but did not participate in the Fund, by  paying to the Fund prior to July 1, 1991 an amount equal to the  contributions he would have made if he had participated, plus interest  thereon at 6% per annum compounded annually from such period to the date  of payment.(e) Any active member of the General Assembly may apply for transfer of  his credits and creditable service established under subsection (c) or (d)  to any annuity and benefit fund established under Article 5, 8 or 12 of  this Act.  Such credits and creditable service shall be transferred  forthwith, together with a payment from this Fund to the designated Article  5, 8 or 12 fund consisting of the amounts accumulated to the credit of the  applicant under subsection (c) or (d), including the corresponding employer  contributions and interest, on the books of the Fund on the date of  transfer.  Participation in this Fund as to any credits transferred under  this subsection shall terminate on the date of transfer.    (Source: P.A. 86-27; 86-273; 86-1028; 86-1488; 87-794.)