Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
Filed: 3/22/2016
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2894




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2894 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended  by 
5changing Section 7-155 as follows:
 



6    (40 ILCS 5/7-155)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 7-155)



7    Sec. 7-155. Surviving spouse annuities-commencement. 
8    (a) A surviving spouse annuity shall begin on the 1st day 
9of the month
next following the month in which the 
10participating employee, or the
employee annuitant or such 
11person entitled to a retirement annuity died,
upon a written 
12application therefor, provided:

13        1.    Any such annuity payments payable for periods 
14    beginning Such date is not more than one year prior to the 
15    date the
application was received by the Board shall not 
16    include interest based on late payment; and

 
 
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1        2.  The amount of surviving spouse annuity before the 
2    application of
paragraph 3 of Section 7-158, is at least $5 
3    per month, beginning on
such date.

4    (b) A person receiving a surviving spouse annuity whose 
5annuity  was granted but limited to one year prior to the 
6application date under the former provisions of this Section 
7may reapply for annuity payments for the period denied due to 
8the one-year limitation.   Such annuity payments shall not 
9include interest based on late payment. 
10    (c) The changes to this Section made by this amendatory Act 
11of the 99th General Assembly apply without regard to whether 
12the deceased spouse was in service on or after the effective 
13date of this amendatory Act. 
14(Source: P.A. 80-653.)

 
 
15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
16becoming law.".