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40 ILCS 5/16-151
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 16 - Teachers' Retirement System Of The State Of Illinois

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-151)Sec. 16-151.     Refund.     Upon termination of employment as a teacher for  any cause other than death or retirement, a member shall be paid the  following amount upon demand made at least 4 months after ceasing to teach:(1) from the Benefit Trust Reserve, the actual total     contributions paid by or on behalf of the member for membership service which have not been previously refunded and which are then credited to the member's individual account in the Benefit Trust Reserve, without interest thereon, and(2) from the Benefit Trust Reserve, the actual     contributions not previously refunded, paid by or on behalf of the member for prior service and towards the cost of the automatic annual increase in retirement annuity as provided under Section 16-152, without interest thereon.Any such amounts may be paid to the member either in one sum or, at the  election of the board, in 4 quarterly payments.Contributions credited to a member for periods of disability as provided in  Sections 16-149 and 16-149.1 are not refundable.Upon acceptance of a refund, all accrued rights and credits in the  System are forfeited and may be reinstated only if the refund is repaid  together with interest from the date of the refund to the date of repayment  at the following rates compounded annually:  for periods prior to July 1,  1965, regular interest; for periods from July 1, 1965 to June 30, 1977,  4% per year; for periods on and after July 1, 1977, regular interest.  Repayment shall be permitted upon return to membership; however, service  credit previously forfeited by a refund and  subsequently reinstated may not be used as a basis for the payment of  benefits, other  than a refund of contributions, prior to the completion of one year of creditable  service following the refund, except when  repayment is permitted under the provisions of the "Retirement Systems  Reciprocal Act" contained in Article 20.    (Source: P.A. 93-469, eff. 8-8-03.)
40 ILCS 5/16-152.1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 16 - Teachers' Retirement System Of The State Of Illinois

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-152.1)Sec. 16-152.1.     Pickup of contributions.(a) Each employer may pick up the member contributions required under  Section 16-152 for all salary earned after December 31, 1981.  If an employer  decides not to pick up the member  contributions, the amount that would have been picked up shall continue  to be deducted from salary.  If contributions are picked up, they  shall be treated as employer contributions in determining tax treatment under  the United States Internal Revenue Code.  The employer shall pay these member  contributions from the same source of funds which is used in paying salary to  the member.  The employer may pick up these contributions by a reduction in the  cash salary of the member or by an offset against a future salary increase or  by a combination of a reduction in salary and offset against a future salary  increase.  If member contributions are picked up, they shall be treated for all  purposes of this Article 16 in the same manner as member contributions made  prior to the date the pick up began.(b) The State Board of Education shall pick up the contributions of  regional superintendents required under Section 16-152 for all salary  earned for the 1982 calendar year and thereafter.(c) Effective July 1, 1983, each employer shall pick up the member  contributions required under Section 16-152 for all salary earned after such  date.  Contributions so picked up shall be treated as employer contributions in  determining tax treatment under the United States Internal Revenue Code.  The  employer shall pay these member contributions from the same source of funds  which is used in paying salary to the member.  The employer may pick up these  contributions by a reduction in the cash salary of the member or by an offset  against a future salary increase or by a combination of a reduction in salary  and offset against a future salary increase.  Member contributions so picked up  shall be treated for all purposes of this Article 16 in the same manner as  member contributions made prior to the date the pick up began.(d) Subject to the requirements of federal law and the rules of the  board, beginning July 1, 1998 a member who is employed on a full-time basis  may elect to have the employer pick up optional contributions that the  member has elected to pay to the System, and the contributions so picked up  shall be treated as employer contributions for the purposes of determining  federal tax treatment.  The election to have optional contributions picked  up is irrevocable.  At the time of making the election, the member shall  execute a binding, irrevocable payroll deduction authorization.  Upon receiving  notice of the election, the employer shall pick up the contributions by a  reduction in the cash salary of the member and shall pay the contributions from  the same source of funds that is used to pay earnings to the member.    (Source: P.A. 90-448, eff. 8-16-97.)
40 ILCS 5/16-152.5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 16 - Teachers' Retirement System Of The State Of Illinois

(This Section was added by P.A. 98-599, which has been held unconstitutional)Sec. 16-152.5. Use of contributions for health care subsidies. The System shall not use any contribution received by the System under this Article to provide a subsidy for the cost of participation in a retiree health care program.  (Source: P.A. 98-599, eff. 6-1-14.)
40 ILCS 5/16-153.1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 16 - Teachers' Retirement System Of The State Of Illinois

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-153.1)Sec. 16-153.1.     (Repealed).     (Source: P.A. 89-25, eff. 6-21-95.  Repealed internally, eff. 7-1-96.)
40 ILCS 5/16-153.2
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 16 - Teachers' Retirement System Of The State Of Illinois

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-153.2)Sec. 16-153.2.     (Repealed).     (Source: P.A. 89-25, eff. 6-21-95.  Repealed internally, eff. 7-1-98.)
40 ILCS 5/16-153.3
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 16 - Teachers' Retirement System Of The State Of Illinois

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-153.3)Sec. 16-153.3.     (Repealed).     (Source: P.A. 89-25, eff. 6-21-95.  Repealed internally, eff. 7-1-96.)
40 ILCS 5/16-153.4
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 16 - Teachers' Retirement System Of The State Of Illinois

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-153.4)Sec. 16-153.4.     (Repealed).     (Source: P.A. 89-25, eff. 6-21-95.  Repealed internally, eff. 7-1-96.)
40 ILCS 5/16-153.5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 16 - Teachers' Retirement System Of The State Of Illinois

Sec. 16-153.5.     Election of medicare coverage.(a) The System shall conduct a divided medicare coverage referendum, open  to teachers continuously employed by the same employer since March 31, 1986.  The referendum shall be conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions  of federal law and Article 21 of this Code.(b) As used in this Section and in compliance with federal law,  "referendum" means the process whereby teachers are granted the opportunity  to make an irrevocable individual election to participate in the medicare  program on a prospective basis.(c) Employers shall pay the necessary employer contributions and make the  necessary deductions from salary for teachers who elect to participate in the  federal medicare program under this Section, as required by the System, Article  21 of this Code, and federal law.    (Source: P.A. 93-119, eff. 7-10-03.)
40 ILCS 5/16-154
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 16 - Teachers' Retirement System Of The State Of Illinois

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-154)Sec. 16-154.     Deductions from salary.(a) Required contributions.  The governing body of each school district  and of each employing unit coming under this System,  and the State Comptroller or other State officer certifying payroll vouchers,  including payments of salary or wages to teachers, shall pick up or retain on  every pay day the contributions required under Section 16-152 of each member.  Each governing body or officer shall furnish a statement to each member showing  the amount picked up or retained from his or her salary.(b) Optional contributions.  For the purposes of this Section and Section  16-152.1, "optional contributions" means contributions that a member elects to  make in order to establish optional service credit or to reinstate creditable  service that was terminated upon payment of a refund.The governing body of each school district and of each employing unit coming  under this System and the State Comptroller or other State officer certifying  payroll vouchers shall take the steps necessary to comply with the requirements  of Section 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to  permit the pickup of optional contributions on a tax-deferred basis.  Beginning  July 1, 1998, a school district or other employing unit shall not withhold  optional contributions from the salary of any member on an after-tax basis.    (Source: P.A. 90-448, eff. 8-16-97.)
40 ILCS 5/16-155
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 16 - Teachers' Retirement System Of The State Of Illinois

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-155)Sec. 16-155. Report to system and payment of deductions.(a) The governing body of each school district shall make two deposits each  month.  The deposit for member contributions for salary paid between the first  and the fifteenth of the month is due by the 25th of the month.  The deposit of  member contributions for salary paid between the sixteenth and last day of the  month is due by the 10th of the following month.  All required contributions  for salary earned during a school term are due by July 10 next following the  close of such school term.The governing body of each State institution coming  under this retirement system, the State Comptroller or other State officer  certifying payroll vouchers including payments of salary or wages to  teachers, and any other employer of teachers, shall, monthly, forward to  the secretary of the retirement system the member contributions required  under this Article.Each employer specified above shall, prior to August 15 of each year,  forward to the System a detailed statement, verified in all cases of school  districts by the secretary or clerk of the district, of the amounts so  contributed since the period covered by the last previous annual statement,  together with required contributions not yet forwarded, such payments being  payable to the System.The board may prescribe rules governing the form, content, investigation,  control, and supervision of such statements and may establish additional interim employer reporting requirements as the Board deems necessary.   If no teacher in  a school district comes under the provisions of this Article, the  governing body of the district shall so state under the oath of its  secretary to this system, and shall at the same time forward a copy of  the statement to the regional superintendent of schools.The board may also require reporting requirements that are different than those prescribed in this Section and may require different reporting requirements for different benefits or purposes established under this Article, including, but not limited to, any optional benefit plan an employee chooses to participate in.(b) If the governing body of an employer that is not a State agency fails to forward such  required contributions within the time permitted in subsection (a) above,  the System shall notify the employer of an additional amount  due, equal to   $50 per day for each day that elapses from the due date until the day such report and employee contributions are received by the System.(c) If the system, on August 15, is not in receipt of the detailed  statements required under this Section of any school district or other  employing unit, such school district or other employing unit shall pay to  the system an amount equal to $250 for each day that elapses from August  15, until the day such statement is filed with the system.  (Source: P.A. 101-502, eff. 8-23-19.)
40 ILCS 5/16-157
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 16 - Teachers' Retirement System Of The State Of Illinois

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-157)Sec. 16-157.     Consent to deductions - discharge of claims.     Every member  is deemed to have consented to the contributions required under this Article.  Payment of salary or compensation less the  required contribution shall  be a complete discharge and acquittance of all salary and compensation  claims and demands for the member's services rendered during the period  covered by such payment.    (Source: P.A. 83-1440.)
40 ILCS 5/16-158.1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 16 - Teachers' Retirement System Of The State Of Illinois

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-158.1)Sec. 16-158.1.         Actions to enforce payments by school districts and  other employing units.  Any school district or other  employing unit failing to transmit to the System contributions required of  it under this Article or contributions required of teachers, for more  than 90 days after such contributions are due is subject to the following:  after giving notice to the district or other unit, the System may certify  to the State Comptroller or the Regional Superintendent of Schools the  amounts of such delinquent payments and the State Comptroller or the  Regional Superintendent of Schools shall deduct the amounts so certified  or any part thereof from any State funds to be remitted  to the school district or other employing unit involved and shall  pay the amount so deducted to the System.  If State funds from which  such deductions may be made are not available, the System may proceed  against the school district or other employing unit to recover the  amounts of such delinquent payments in the appropriate circuit court.The System may provide for an  audit of the records of a school district or other employing unit as  may be required to establish the amounts of required contributions.  The school district or other employing unit shall make its records  available to the System for the purpose of such audit.  The cost of such  audit shall be added to the amount of the delinquent payments and shall  be recovered by the System from the school district or other employing  unit at the same time and in the same manner as the delinquent payments  are recovered.    (Source: P.A. 90-448, eff. 8-16-97.)
40 ILCS 5/16-158.3
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 16 - Teachers' Retirement System Of The State Of Illinois

Sec. 16-158.3. Individual employer accounts.(a) The System shall create and maintain an individual account for each employer for the purposes of determining employer contributions under subsection (b-4) of Section 16-158.  Each employer's account shall be notionally charged  with the liabilities attributable to that employer and credited with the assets attributable to that employer.(b) Beginning with fiscal year 2018, the System shall assign  notional liabilities to each employer's account, equal to the amount of the employer contributions required to be made by the employer pursuant to items (i) and (ii) of subsection (b-4) of Section 16-158, plus any unfunded actuarial accrued liability associated with the defined benefits attributable to the employer's employees who first became members on or after the implementation date and the employer's employees who made the election under subsection (c-5) of Section 1-161.(c) Beginning with fiscal year 2018, the System shall assign notional assets to each employer's account equal to the amounts of employer contributions made pursuant to items (i) and (ii) of subsection (b-4) of Section 16-158.  (Source: P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17.)
40 ILCS 5/16-163
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 16 - Teachers' Retirement System Of The State Of Illinois

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-163)Sec. 16-163. Board created.   A board of 15 members constitutes the    board of trustees authorized to carry out the provisions of this Article and is  responsible for the general administration of the System.  The board shall  be known as the Board of Trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System  of the State of Illinois.  The board shall be composed of the  Superintendent of Education, ex officio; 7 persons, not members of the System, to be appointed by the Governor,  who shall hold no elected State office; 5 persons who, at the time of their  election, are  teachers as defined in Section 16-106, elected by the  contributing members; and 2 annuitant members elected by the annuitants of the  System, as provided in Section 16-165.  The president of the board shall be appointed by the Governor from among the trustees.   (Source: P.A. 101-610, eff. 1-1-20.)
40 ILCS 5/16-164
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 16 - Teachers' Retirement System Of The State Of Illinois

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-164)Sec. 16-164. Board; appointed members; vacancies. Terms of office for  the appointed members shall begin on July 15 of an even-numbered year, except that the terms of office for members appointed pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall begin upon being confirmed by the Senate.  The Governor shall appoint 3 members as trustees with the advice and consent of the Senate in each even-numbered year  who shall hold office for a term of 4 years, except that, of the members appointed pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, 3 members shall be appointed for a term ending July 14, 2012 and 3 members shall be appointed for a term ending July 14, 2014. The Governor shall appoint the additional  member authorized under this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly with the advice and consent of the Senate for a term beginning on July 15, 2020 and ending July 14, 2022, and successors shall hold office for a term of 4 years. Each such appointee shall reside in and be  a taxpayer in the territory covered by this system, shall be interested  in public school welfare, and experienced and competent in financial and  business management. A vacancy in the term of an appointed  trustee shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment of the  Governor.Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, the term of office of each member of the Board appointed by the Governor who is sitting on the Board on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly is terminated on that effective date. A trustee sitting on the Board on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly may not hold over in office for more than 60 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. Nothing in this Section shall prevent the Governor from making a temporary appointment or nominating a trustee holding office on the day before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. (Source: P.A. 101-610, eff. 1-1-20.)
40 ILCS 5/16-166
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 16 - Teachers' Retirement System Of The State Of Illinois

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-166)Sec. 16-166.     Board - oath of office.     Each trustee, prior to assuming office, shall take and subscribe to an  oath that he or she will diligently and honestly administer the affairs of the  board, and that he or she will not knowingly violate or willingly permit to be  violated any of the provisions of law applicable to the retirement system.  The oath shall be certified by the officer before whom it is taken, and  immediately filed in the office of the Secretary of State.    (Source: P.A. 83-1440.)
40 ILCS 5/16-167
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 16 - Teachers' Retirement System Of The State Of Illinois

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-167)Sec. 16-167.     Board - compensation and expenses.     The trustees shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for  all necessary expenses.    (Source: P.A. 83-1440.)
40 ILCS 5/16-168
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 16 - Teachers' Retirement System Of The State Of Illinois

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-168)Sec. 16-168.     Board - meeting - rules - voting.     The board shall meet  regularly at least 4 times a year at such time as it may by by-laws provide, or  at the call of the president or of a majority of the members.  The board  may adopt rules for the government of its meetings and for the  administration of the system.  Each trustee is entitled to  1 vote.  The votes of a majority of the members are necessary for a decision by  the trustees at any meeting of the board.    (Source: P.A. 83-1440.)
40 ILCS 5/16-169
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 16 - Teachers' Retirement System Of The State Of Illinois

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-169)Sec. 16-169. Board - secretary and other employees. The board, by a majority vote of all its members, shall appoint a  secretary who shall not be a member of the board and who shall serve as  the chief executive officer responsible for the detailed administration  of the system.The secretary and chief executive officer of the system, known as the Executive Director, holding that position on April 1, 2009 is terminated on July 1, 2009, by operation of law, and shall thereafter no longer hold those positions or any other employment position with the system. The board is directed to take whatever action is necessary to effectuate this termination. (Source: P.A. 96-6, eff. 4-3-09.)
40 ILCS 5/16-169.1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 16 - Teachers' Retirement System Of The State Of Illinois

Sec. 16-169.1. Testimony and the production of records. The secretary of  the Board shall have the power to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of  witnesses and the production of documents and records, including law  enforcement records maintained by law enforcement agencies, in conjunction with  the determination of employer payments required under subsection (f) of  Section 16-158, a disability claim, an administrative review proceeding, an attempt to obtain information to assist in the collection of sums due to the System, or a felony forfeiture  investigation.  The  fees of witnesses for attendance and travel shall be the same as the fees of  witnesses before the circuit courts of this State and shall be paid by the  party seeking the subpoena.  The Board may apply to any circuit court in the  State for an order requiring compliance with a subpoena issued under this  Section.  Subpoenas issued under this Section shall be subject to applicable  provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure.  (Source: P.A. 99-450, eff. 8-24-15.)
40 ILCS 5/16-170
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 16 - Teachers' Retirement System Of The State Of Illinois

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-170)Sec. 16-170.     Board powers and duties.     The board shall have the powers and duties stated in Sections 16-171 through  16-181.2, in addition to the other powers and  duties granted it  in this Article.    (Source: P.A. 83-1440.)