IL HB0276

Prohibits pension benefits for teachers who first become members after the bill's effective date and are determined through administrative hearing to have sexually abused a student, applying to both Downstate Teacher and Chicago Teacher pension articles.

Requires employers to notify pension boards when a retiring member has been accused of sexually abusing a student, allowing boards to conduct administrative hearings and order benefit forfeiture.

Grants pension boards authority to issue subpoenas for witness testimony and document production in sexual abuse investigations, including law enforcement records.

Protects existing vested rights and contracts acquired before the bill's effective date from being impaired by these new provisions.

New teachers entering service after the bill's effective date are deemed to consent to these sexual abuse benefit forfeiture provisions as a condition of membership.