40 ILCS 5/6-209
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 6 - Firemen's Annuity And Benefit Fund--Cities Over 500,000

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 6-209)Sec. 6-209.   In computing the service rendered by a fireman prior to  the effective date, the following periods shall be counted, in addition  to all periods during which he performed the duties of his position, as  periods of service for annuity purposes only: All periods of (a)  vacation, (b) leave of absence with whole or part pay, (c) leave of  absence without pay which were necessary on account of disability, and  (d) leave of absence during which he was engaged in the military or  naval service of the United States of America.  Service credit shall not  be allowed for any period during which a fireman was in receipt of  pension on account of disability from any pension fund superseded by  this fund.In computing the service rendered by a fireman on and after the  effective date, the following periods shall be counted in addition to  all periods during which he performed the duties of his position, as  periods of service for annuity purposes only: All periods of (a)  vacation, (b) leave of absence with whole or part pay, (c) leave of  absence during which he was engaged in the military or naval service of  the United States of America, (d) disability for which he receives any  disability benefit, (e) disability for which he receives whole or part  pay, (f) leave of absence, or other authorized relief from active  duty, during which he served as president of The Firemen's Association of  Chicago, provided that for all leaves of absence or other authorized relief under this item (f), including those beginning before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the fireman  continues to remain in sworn status, subject to the professional standards of the public employer or those terms established in statute, (g) periods of suspension from duty not to exceed a total of one  year during the total period of service of the fireman, and (h) a period of  time not to exceed 23 days in 1980 in accordance with an agreement with the  City on a settlement of strike; provided that the fireman elects to  make contributions to the Fund for the various annuity and benefit purposes  according to the provisions of this Article as though he were an active  fireman, based upon the salary attached to the civil service rank held by  him during such absence from duty, and if the fireman so elects, the city  shall make the prescribed concurrent contributions for such annuity and  benefit purposes as provided in this Article, all to the end that such  fireman shall be entitled to receive the same annuities and benefits for  which he would otherwise be eligible if he had continued as an active  fireman during the periods of absence from duty.In computing service on and after the effective date for ordinary  disability benefit, all periods described in the preceding paragraph,  except any period for which a fireman receives ordinary disability  benefit, shall be counted as periods of service.In computing service for any of the purposes of this Article, credit  shall be given for any periods prior to January 9, 1997,  during which an active fireman (or fire paramedic) who is a member of the  General Assembly is on leave of absence or is otherwise  authorized to be absent from duty to enable him to perform his legislative  duties, notwithstanding any reduction in salary for such periods and  notwithstanding that the contributions paid by the fireman were based on  such reduced salary rather than the full amount of salary attached to his  civil service rank.In computing service for any of the purposes of this Article, no  credit shall be given for any period during which a fireman was not  rendering active service because of his discharge from the service,  unless proceedings to test the legality of the discharge are filed in a  court of competent jurisdiction within one year from the date of  discharge and a final judgment is entered therein declaring the  discharge illegal.No overtime or extra service shall be included in computing service  of a fireman and not more than one year or a proper fractional part  thereof of service shall be allowed for service rendered during any  calendar year.  (Source: P.A. 97-651, eff. 1-5-12.)