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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB4153

Introduced 10/15/2025, by Rep. Harry Benton

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

40 ILCS 5/14-104.10

Amends the State Employee Article of the Illinois Pension Code.
Provides that a contributing employee may establish additional service
credit for periods of full-time employment with the federal government or
a unit of state or local government located outside Illinois for which he
or she does not qualify for credit under any other provision of the State
Employee Article of the Code, provided that (i) the amount of service
credit established by a person under the provision shall not exceed 9
years, (ii) the amount of service credit established by a person under the
provision for federal employment, when added to the amount of all military
service credit granted to the person under the State Employee Article,
shall not exceed 14 years, and (iii) any credit received for the federal or
out-of-state employment in any federal or other public employee pension
fund or retirement system has been terminated or relinquished. Prohibits
credit from being established under the provision for any period of
military service or for any period for which credit has been or may be
established under the alternative formula provisions of the State Employee
Article of the Code. Requires the applicant for the additional service
credit to submit a written application to the State Employees' Retirement
System of Illinois within 6 months after the effective date of the
amendatory Act, including documentation of the federal or out-of-state
employment satisfactory to the System's Board, and pay to the System (1)
employee contributions at the rates provided in the Article based upon the
person's salary on the last day as a participating employee prior to the
federal or out-of-state employment, or on the first day as a participating
employee after that employment, whichever is greater, plus (2) an amount
determined by the Board to be equal to the employer's normal cost of the
benefits accrued for that employment, plus (3) regular interest on items
(1) and (2) from the date of conclusion of the employment to the date of
payment. Effective immediately.
LRB104 15799 JDS 28997 b

A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Illinois Pension Code is amended by
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changing Section 14-104.10 as follows:

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(40 ILCS 5/14-104.10)
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Sec. 14-104.10.
Federal or out-of-state employment.

8

(a)
A contributing employee may establish additional
9
service credit for periods of full-time employment by the
10
federal government or a unit of state or local government
11
located outside Illinois for which he or she does not qualify
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for credit under any other provision of this Article, provided
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that (i) the amount of service credit established by a person
14
under this
subsection

Section
shall not exceed 8 years or 40%
15
of his or her membership service under this Article, whichever
16
is less, (ii) the amount of service credit established by a
17
person under this
subsection

Section
for federal employment,
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when added to the amount of all military service credit
19
granted to the person under this Article, shall not exceed 8
20
years, and (iii) any credit received for the federal or
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out-of-state employment in any federal or other public
22
employee pension fund or retirement system has been terminated
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or relinquished. Credit may not be established under this

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subsection

Section
for any period of military service or for
2
any period for which credit has been or may be established
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under Section 14-110 or any other provision of this Article.
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In order to establish service credit under this
subsection

5
Section
, the applicant must submit a written application to
6
the System by June 30, 1999, including documentation of the
7
federal or out-of-state employment satisfactory to the Board,
8
and pay to the System (1) employee contributions at the rates
9
provided in this Article based upon the person's salary on the
10
last day as a participating employee prior to the federal or
11
out-of-state employment, or on the first day as a
12
participating employee after that employment, whichever is
13
greater, plus (2) an amount determined by the Board to be equal
14
to the employer's normal cost of the benefits accrued for that
15
employment, plus (3) regular interest on items (1) and (2)
16
from the date of conclusion of the employment to the date of
17
payment.
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(b) A contributing employee may establish additional
19
service credit for periods of full-time employment with the
20
federal government or a unit of state or local government
21
located outside Illinois for which he or she does not qualify
22
for credit under any other provision of this Article, provided
23
that (i) the amount of service credit established by a person
24
under this subsection shall not exceed 9 years, (ii) the
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amount of service credit established by a person under this
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subsection for federal employment, when added to the amount of

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all military service credit granted to the person under this
2
Article, shall not exceed 14 years, and (iii) any credit
3
received for the federal or out-of-state employment in any
4
federal or other public employee pension fund or retirement
5
system has been terminated or relinquished. Credit may not be
6
established under this subsection for any period of military
7
service or for any period for which credit has been or may be
8
established under Section 14-110 or any other provision of
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this Article.

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In order to establish service credit under this
11
subsection, the applicant must submit a written application to
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the System within 6 months after the effective date of this
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amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, including
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documentation of the federal or out-of-state employment
15
satisfactory to the Board, and pay to the System (1) employee
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contributions at the rates provided in this Article based upon
17
the person's salary on the last day as a participating
18
employee prior to the federal or out-of-state employment, or
19
on the first day as a participating employee after that
20
employment, whichever is greater, plus (2) an amount
21
determined by the Board to be equal to the employer's normal
22
cost of the benefits accrued for that employment, plus (3)
23
regular interest on items (1) and (2) from the date of
24
conclusion of the employment to the date of payment.

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(Source: P.A. 90-32, eff. 6-27-97; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98;
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90-766, eff. 8-14-98.)

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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon
2
becoming law.

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