HB 5968

Abstract

Amends the Judges Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a judge who was eligible for the maximum annuity and elected to discontinue contributing to the System may file a letter with the Board cancelling the direction to discontinue contributing to the System before July 1, 2009. Requires payment of an amount equal to the total of the discontinued contributions plus interest, except that a judge who (i) elected to discontinue contributing to the System before December 10, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act 91-653) and (ii) files with the Board a letter cancelling the direction to discontinue contributing to the System after the effective date of the amendatory Act and before July 1, 2009 must make contributions to the System based only on the amount of the increases in salary received by the judge on or after December 10, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act 91-653). Includes language exempting the changes from the new benefit increase provisions. Effective immediately.