HB0368 Summary

• Amends the Illinois Pension Code to clarify service credit definitions by referencing Sections 15-113.11 through 15-113.12 in addition to Sections 15-113.1 through 15-113.9.

• Modifies retirement annuity provisions for disability retirement recipients by specifying that annuity payment periods cannot begin before discontinuation of disability retirement annuity benefits under Section 15-153.2.

• Adds a new grounds for discontinuing disability benefits: failure of a participant to provide earnings verification necessary to determine benefit continuance.

• Expands the Board's authority to issue subpoenas to include obtaining personal identifying information for benefit administration, determining death of benefit recipients, and conducting felony forfeiture investigations.

• Establishes cost allocation rules for disability retirement annuity claims, with claimants paying for one required medical examination and standard requirements, while the System pays for any additional examinations or requirements imposed on particular claimants.