Public Act 098-0932 Summary

• Adds new Section 7-111.5 defining "omitted service" as periods when an employee was required to participate in the Municipal Employees' Annuity and Benefit Fund but was not actually enrolled.

• Allows employees with omitted service to establish creditable service upon application while actively participating in the Fund or a reciprocal retirement system, with employer verification of eligibility and earnings.

• Requires employees establishing omitted service credits to pay employee contributions that would have been required during the omitted period, calculated using member contribution rates in effect during that period.

• Modifies Section 7-139 to limit accumulated unused sick leave credits to employees who first became participants before the 98th General Assembly's effective date.

• Streamlines trustee election procedures in Sections 7-175 and 7-175.1 by allowing unopposed or minimally opposed candidates to be automatically deemed winners without requiring a formal election.