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40 ILCS 5/7-109.3
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 7 - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-109.3)Sec. 7-109.3. "Sheriff's Law Enforcement Employees".(a) "Sheriff's law enforcement employee" or "SLEP" means:(1) A county sheriff and all deputies, other than     special deputies, employed on a full time basis in the office of the sheriff.(2) A person who has elected to participate in this     Fund under Section 3-109.1 of this Code, and who is employed by a participating municipality to perform police duties.(3) A law enforcement officer employed on a full time     basis by a Forest Preserve District, provided that such officer shall be deemed a "sheriff's law enforcement employee" for the purposes of this Article, and service in that capacity shall be deemed to be service as a sheriff's law enforcement employee, only if the board of commissioners of the District have so elected by adoption of an affirmative resolution.  Such election, once made, may not be rescinded.(4) A person not eligible to participate in a fund     established under Article 3 of this Code who is employed on a full-time basis by a participating municipality or participating instrumentality to perform police duties at an airport, but only if the governing authority of the employer has approved sheriff's law enforcement employee status for its airport police employees by adoption of an affirmative resolution.  Such approval, once given, may not be rescinded.(5) A person first hired on or after January 1, 2011     who (i) is employed by a participating municipality that has both 30 or more full-time police officers and  50 or more full-time firefighters and has not established a fund under Article 3 or Article 4 of this Code and (ii) is employed on a full-time basis by that participating municipality to perform police duties or firefighting and EMS duties; but only if the governing authority of that municipality has approved sheriff's law enforcement employee status for its police officer or firefighter employees by adoption of an affirmative resolution. The resolution  must specify that SLEP status shall be applicable   to such employment occurring on or after the adoption of the resolution.  Such resolution shall be irrevocable, but shall automatically terminate upon  the establishment of an Article 3 or 4 fund by the municipality.(b) An employee who is a sheriff's law enforcement employee and is granted  military leave or authorized leave of absence shall receive service credit in  that capacity.  Sheriff's law enforcement employees shall not be entitled to  out-of-State service credit under Section 7-139.  (Source: P.A. 100-354, eff. 8-25-17; 100-1097, eff. 8-26-18.)
40 ILCS 5/7-109.4
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 7 - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

Sec. 7-109.4. Tier 1 regular employee. "Tier 1 regular employee" means a participant or an annuitant under this Article who first became a participant or member before January 1, 2011 under any retirement system or pension fund under this Code, other than a retirement system or pension fund established under Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 18 or in any self-managed plan established under this Code, or the retirement plan established under Section 22-101."Tier 1 regular employee" includes a person who received a separation benefit but is otherwise qualified under this Section and subsequently becomes a participating employee on or after January 1, 2011."Tier 1 regular employee" includes a former participating employee who received a separation benefit under Section 7-167 for service earned prior to January 1, 2011 who returns to a qualifying position after January 1, 2011."Tier 1 regular employee" includes a participating employee who has omitted service as defined in Section 7-111.5 that includes any period prior to January 1, 2011 only if he or she establishes sufficient service credit under item (12) of subsection (a) of Section 7-139 to include service prior to January 1, 2011.Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Section, "Tier 1 regular employee" does not include a participant or annuitant who is eligible to have his or her annuity calculated under Section 7-142.1 or a person who elected to establish alternative credits under Section 7-145.1.  (Source: P.A. 102-210, eff. 1-1-22.)
40 ILCS 5/7-109.5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 7 - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

Sec. 7-109.5. Tier 2 regular employee. "Tier 2 regular employee" means a person who first becomes a participant under this Article on or after January 1, 2011 and is not a Tier 1 regular employee.Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Section, "Tier 2 regular employee" does not include a participant or annuitant who is eligible to have his or her annuity calculated under Section 7-142.1 or a person who elected to establish alternative credits by electing in writing after January 1, 2011, but before August 8, 2011, under Section 7-145.1 of this Code.   (Source: P.A. 102-210, eff. 1-1-22.)
40 ILCS 5/7-110
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 7 - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-110)Sec. 7-110.     Participating employee.         "Participating employee": Any person included within this fund, and  eligible to benefits therefrom, as provided in Section 7-137.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/7-111
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 7 - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-111)Sec. 7-111.     "Prior Service":     The period beginning on the day a  participating employee first became an employee of a municipality, or of an  instrumentality thereof, or of a municipality or instrumentality that was  superseded by the employing participating municipality, or of a participating  instrumentality, and ending on the effective date of participation of the  municipality or participating instrumentality, or upon the latest termination  of service prior to such effective date, but excluding (a) the intervening  periods during which the employee was separated from the service of the  municipality and all instrumentalities thereof, or of the participating  instrumentality, (b) periods during which the employee was employed  in a position normally requiring less than 600 hours of service during a year,  and (c) periods during which the employee served in a position normally  requiring  performance of duty less than 1000 hours per year, if the  participating municipality or participating instrumentality adopted, prior to  its effective date of participation, a resolution or ordinance  excluding persons in such positions from participation.    (Source: P.A. 90-448, eff. 8-16-97.)
40 ILCS 5/7-111.5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 7 - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

Sec. 7-111.5. "Omitted service":   The period of service with a participating municipality or participating instrumentality during which an employee was required to participate in the Fund, but was not actually enrolled.  (Source: P.A. 98-932, eff. 8-15-14.)
40 ILCS 5/7-112
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 7 - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-112)Sec. 7-112.     "Current Service":     The period beginning on the day an employee  first becomes a participating employee and ending on the day of the latest  separation from service of all participating municipalities, and  instrumentalities thereof, and participating instrumentalities, but  excluding all intervening periods during which the employee was separated  from the service of all participating municipalities and instrumentalities  thereof, and participating instrumentalities.    (Source: Laws 1967, p. 2091.)
40 ILCS 5/7-113
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 7 - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-113)Sec. 7-113.     "Creditable Service":     All periods of prior service or  current service for which credits are granted under the provisions of Section  7-139.    (Source: P.A. 90-448, eff. 8-16-97.)
40 ILCS 5/7-115
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 7 - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-115)Sec. 7-115.     Rate of earnings.     "Rate of earnings": The actual rate upon which the earnings of an  employee are calculated at any time, as certified in a written notice, on  file with the board, by the governing body of the municipality, or  instrumentality, or participating instrumentality. For periods during which  the employee did not participate but is entitled to creditable service,  the monthly earnings shall be considered to be the earnings in the position  for each calendar year divided by the number of months of creditable service  in that year.    (Source: P.A. 82-596.)
40 ILCS 5/7-116
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 7 - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-116)Sec. 7-116. "Final rate of earnings":(a) For retirement and survivor annuities, the monthly earnings obtained  by dividing the total earnings received by the employee during the period of  either (1) for Tier 1 regular employees, the 48 consecutive months of service within the last 120 months of  service in which his total earnings were the highest, (2) for Tier 2 regular employees, the 96 consecutive  months of service within the last 120 months of service in  which his total earnings were the highest, or (3)  the  employee's total period of service, by the number of months  of service in such period.(b) For death benefits, the higher of the rate determined under  paragraph (a) of this Section or total earnings received in the last 12 months  of service divided by twelve.  If the deceased employee has less than 12 months  of service, the monthly final rate shall be the monthly rate of pay the  employee was receiving when he began service.(c) For disability benefits, the total earnings of a participating  employee in the last 12 calendar months of service prior to the date he  becomes disabled divided by 12.(d) In computing the final rate of earnings: (1) the earnings rate for  all periods of prior service shall be considered equal to the average  earnings rate for the last 3 calendar years of prior service for  which creditable service is received under Section 7-139 or, if there is less than 3 years of  creditable prior service, the average for the total prior service period  for which creditable service is received under Section 7-139; (2) for out  of state service and authorized  leave, the earnings rate shall be the rate upon which service credits are  granted; (3) periods of military leave shall not be considered; (4) the  earnings rate for all periods of disability shall be considered equal to  the rate of earnings upon which the employee's disability benefits are  computed for such periods; (5) the earnings to be considered for each of  the final three months of the final earnings period for persons who first became participants before January 1, 2012  and the earnings to be considered for each of the final 24 months for participants who first become participants on or after January 1, 2012 shall not exceed 125%  of the highest earnings of any other month in the final earnings period;  and (6) the annual amount of final rate of earnings shall be the monthly  amount multiplied by the number of months of service normally required by  the position in a year.  (Source: P.A. 102-210, eff. 1-1-22.)
40 ILCS 5/7-117
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 7 - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-117)Sec. 7-117.     Annuitant."Annuitant": A person receiving an annuity from this fund.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/7-118
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 7 - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-118)Sec. 7-118. "Beneficiary".(a) "Beneficiary" means:(1) Any person or persons, trust, or charity     designated as a beneficiary by an employee, former employee who has not yet received a retirement annuity or separation benefit, or employee annuitant.  If no designation is on file or no beneficiary so designated survives, the estate of the employee, former employee who has not yet received a retirement annuity or separation benefit, or employee annuitant.(2) Any person or persons, trust, or charity     designated as a beneficiary by a beneficiary annuitant or, if no designation is on file or no beneficiary so designated survives, the estate of the beneficiary annuitant.(3) The estate of a surviving spouse annuitant where     the employee or employee annuitant filed no designation, or no person designated survives at the death of a surviving spouse annuitant.(b)  Designations of  beneficiaries shall be in writing on forms prescribed by the board and  effective upon filing in the fund offices.  The designation forms shall  provide for contingent beneficiaries.  Divorce, dissolution or annulment  of marriage revokes the designation of an employee's former spouse as a  beneficiary on a designation  executed before entry of judgment for divorce,  dissolution or annulment of marriage.      (Source: P.A. 96-1140, eff. 7-21-10.)
40 ILCS 5/7-119
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 7 - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-119)Sec. 7-119.     Annuity."Annuity": A series of equal monthly payments, payable as of the first  day of each calendar month during the life of an annuitant, the first  payment to be made as of the first day of the calendar month coincidental  with or next following the date upon which the annuity begins, and the last  payment to be made as of the first day of the calendar month in which the  annuitant dies or the annuity is terminated.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/7-120
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 7 - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-120)Sec. 7-120.     Board."Board": The board of trustees of the fund.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/7-121
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 7 - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-121)Sec. 7-121.     "Governing body":     (a) the city council in cities; (b) the board  of trustees in villages or in incorporated towns; (c) the county board in  counties; (d) in townships, the electors for purposes of electing whether  the township shall participate and to appropriate funds and levy taxes for  municipal contributions, under Section 7-171, for the town and any other  bodies politic included as a part of the town under Section 7-132.1 and the  Board of Town Trustees for all other purposes; (e) the  corporate authority,  body or officers, as the case may be, authorized by law to levy taxes for  the maintenance and operation of the municipality in other municipalities;  (f) the person or group of persons having ultimate authority to expend  funds for the payment of earnings to employees in participating  instrumentalities; or, (g) the board itself.    (Source: P.A. 82-783.)
40 ILCS 5/7-122
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 7 - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-122)Sec. 7-122.     Effective date.         "Effective date": The date the provisions of this fund become applicable  to any participating municipality and to all instrumentalities thereof and  to participating instrumentalities, as provided in Section 7-132.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/7-123
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 7 - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-123)Sec. 7-123.     Effective rate of interest.     "Effective rate of interest":  The interest rate determined by the Board for any calendar year which shall  distribute, to the extent reasonably determinable prior to the year for which  the rate is applicable, the current earnings (excluding capital gains) on  assets of the fund to reserves as provided by Section 7-209, after  due allowance is made for special reserve requirements under Section 7-208.    (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
40 ILCS 5/7-124
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 7 - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-124)Sec. 7-124.     Prescribed rate of interest."Prescribed rate of interest": The rate of interest to be used for  calculation of the rates of municipality contributions and amounts of  annuities and benefits as determined by the board on the basis of the  probable effective rate of interest on a long term basis.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/7-125
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 7 - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-125)Sec. 7-125.     Federal Social Security Act."Federal Social Security Act": Title II of the Social Security Act of  August 14, 1935, 74th Congress, Ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, 42 U.S. Code, Ch. 7,  Supp., as heretofore or hereafter amended.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/7-126
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 7 - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-126)Sec. 7-126.     Federal Insurance Contributions Act."Federal Insurance Contributions Act": Chapter 21 of Sub-title C of the  Internal Revenue Code of 1954, 83rd Congress, Public Law 591, Chap. 736,  approved August 16, 1954, as heretofore or hereafter amended.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/7-127
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 7 - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-127)Sec. 7-127.     Social Security Enabling Act."Social Security Enabling Act": Article 21 of the Illinois Pension Code,  as the same may from time to time be amended.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/7-128
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 7 - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-128)Sec. 7-128.     State agency."State agency": The Social Security Unit of the State Employees'  Retirement System of Illinois as defined in the Social Security Enabling  Act or any agency succeeding to the duties thereof.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/7-129
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 7 - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-129)Sec. 7-129.     Covered municipalities and participating instrumentalities.         "Covered municipalities and participating instrumentalities":  Municipalities and participating instrumentalities covered under the  Federal Social Security Act as provided in Section 7-136 hereof.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/7-130
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 7 - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-130)Sec. 7-130.     Covered employee.         "Covered employee": An employee covered under the Federal Social  Security Act as provided in Section 7-138 hereof.    (Source: Laws 1963, p. 161.)
40 ILCS 5/7-132.2
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 7 - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-132.2)Sec. 7-132.2.     Regional office of education.(a) A regional office of education serving 2 or more counties, except those serving a county of 1,000,000 inhabitants or more, formed pursuant to  Article 3A of the School Code shall be included within and be subject to this  Article, effective as of the effective date of consolidation.  For the purpose  of this Article, a regional office of education serving 2 or more counties shall be considered a  participating instrumentality but the requirements of Sections 7-106 and 7-132  shall not apply to it.  Each county served by a regional office of education  that serves 2 or more  counties shall pay its proportional cost of the office's  municipality contributions.  This cost shall be included in the budget prepared  under and apportioned in the manner provided by Section 3A-7 of the School  Code.  Each county may include the cost for its share of the municipality  contributions required for the regional office of education in  its appropriation and tax levy under Section 7-171 of this Article.(b) At the request of the county, the Board may designate any  participating regional office of education  to be a separate reporting entity distinct from the county.    (Source: P.A. 90-448, eff. 8-16-97.)
40 ILCS 5/7-132.3
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 7 - Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-132.3)Sec. 7-132.3.     The EDC Foundation of Chicago.     The EDC  Foundation of Chicago, an Illinois not-for-profit  corporation, may participate in the Fund and become subject to this Article as follows:(1) By October 1 of the year preceding the year in which participation  is to begin, the Foundation may, with the authorization of at least  two-thirds of the members of its governing body, file an application with the Board.(2) The Board shall review the application to determine whether it is in  conformity with the provisions of this Article.  Along with such other  provisions as the Board may require, the application shall include a  demonstration that (i) the Foundation has a reasonable expectation of  continuing in existence for at least 10 years, and (ii) the Foundation has  the prospective financial capacity to enable it to meet its current and  future obligations to the Fund.  Such financial capacity may be established  by evidence of a contractual commitment by the City of Chicago to assume or  guarantee any unpaid obligations of the Foundation to the Fund, or by the  Foundation entering into an agreement with the Board to pay annually to the  Fund any actuarially determined unfunded obligation relating to the  Foundation, in addition to the employer contributions required under Section 7-172.(3) If the Board determines that the application is in conformity with  the requirements of this Article, and that participation by the Foundation  would not reasonably be expected to impair the actuarial soundness of the  Fund, it shall approve the application.  If the application is approved, the Foundation's employees shall begin  participation on the following January 1, and the Foundation shall  thereupon become a participating instrumentality for the purposes of Section 7-172.    (Source: P.A. 86-272.)