40 ILCS 5/14-107
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 40 - PENSIONS|40 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Pension Code.|Article 14 - State Employees' Retirement System Of Illinois

 (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-107)(Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 98-599, which has been  held unconstitutional)Sec. 14-107. Retirement annuity - service and age - conditions.(a) A member is entitled to a retirement annuity after having at least 8 years of  creditable service.(b) A member who has at least 35 years of creditable service may claim his  or her retirement annuity at any age.  A member having at least 8 years of creditable service but less than 35 may  claim his or her retirement annuity upon or after attainment of age 60  or, beginning January 1, 2001, any lesser age which, when added to the  number of years of his or her creditable service, equals at least 85.  A member upon or after attainment of age 55 having at least 25 years of creditable service (30 years if retirement is before  January 1, 2001) may elect to receive the lower retirement annuity provided  in paragraph (c) of Section 14-108 of this Code.  For purposes of the rule  of 85, portions of years shall be counted in whole months.(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this Section, for a Tier 1 member who begins receiving a retirement annuity under this Section on or after July 1, 2014, the required retirement age under subsection (b) is increased as follows, based on the Tier 1 member's age on June 1, 2014:(1) If he or she is at least age 46  on June 1, 2014,     then the required retirement ages under subsection (b) remain unchanged.(2) If he or she is at least age 45 but less than age     46 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (b) are increased by 4 months.(3) If he or she is at least age 44 but less than age     45 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (b) are increased by 8 months.(4) If he or she is at least age 43 but less than age     44 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (b) are increased by 12 months.(5) If he or she is at least age 42 but less than age     43 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (b) are increased by 16 months.(6) If he or she is at least age 41 but less than age     42 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (b) are increased by 20 months.(7) If he or she is at least age 40 but less than age     41 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (b) are increased by 24 months.(8) If he or she is at least age 39 but less than age     40 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (b) are increased by 28 months.(9) If he or she is at least age 38 but less than age     39 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (b) are increased by 32 months.(10) If he or she is at least age 37 but less than     age 38 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (b) are increased by 36 months.(11) If he or she is at least age 36 but less than     age 37 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (b) are increased by 40 months.(12) If he or she is at least age 35 but less than     age 36 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (b) are increased by 44 months.(13) If he or she is at least age 34 but less than     age 35 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (b) are increased by 48 months.(14) If he or she is at least age 33 but less than     age 34 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (b) are increased by 52 months.(15) If he or she is at least age 32 but less than     age 33 on June 1, 2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (b) are increased by 56 months.(16) If he or she is less than age 32 on June 1,     2014, then the required retirement ages under subsection (b) are increased by 60 months.Notwithstanding Section 1-103.1, this subsection (c) applies without regard to whether or not the Tier 1 member is in active service under this Article on or after  the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly.(d) The allowance shall begin with the first full calendar month specified in the  member's application therefor, the first day of which shall not be before the  date of withdrawal as approved by the board.  Regardless of the date of  withdrawal, the allowance need not begin within one year of application  therefor.  (Source: P.A. 98-599, eff. 6-1-14.)(Text of Section WITHOUT the changes made by P.A. 98-599, which has been  held unconstitutional)Sec. 14-107.     Retirement annuity - service and age - conditions.       A member is entitled to a retirement annuity after having at least 8 years of  creditable service.A member who has at least 35 years of creditable service may claim his  or her retirement annuity at any age.  A member having at least 8 years of creditable service but less than 35 may  claim his or her retirement annuity upon or after attainment of age 60  or, beginning January 1, 2001, any lesser age which, when added to the  number of years of his or her creditable service, equals at least 85.  A member upon or after attainment of age 55 having at least 25 years of creditable service (30 years if retirement is before  January 1, 2001) may elect to receive the lower retirement annuity provided  in paragraph (c) of Section 14-108 of this Code.  For purposes of the rule  of 85, portions of years shall be counted in whole months.The allowance shall begin with the first full calendar month specified in the  member's application therefor, the first day of which shall not be before the  date of withdrawal as approved by the board.  Regardless of the date of  withdrawal, the allowance need not begin within one year of application  therefor.    (Source: P.A. 91-927, eff. 12-14-00.)