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Latest Action: 03/16/2007 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules Bill Text
PEN CD-ART 17-DOMESTIC PARTNER
Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows a designated domestic partner to qualify as a surviving spouse for purposes of survivor and death benefits. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Latest Action: 05/31/2007 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee Bill Text
INC TX-CLASSROOM SUPPLY CREDIT
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Allows an income tax credit for each individual taxpayer who is a teacher teaching in a school in Illinois. Provides that the amount of the credit is equal to 50% of the eligible classroom expenses made by the taxpayer during the taxable year, but the credit may not exceed $500. Defines "eligible classroom expenses" as the aggregate amount of nonreimbursed classroom expenses made by the taxpayer during the taxable year less $250. Provides that the credit may not be carried forward or back and may not reduce the taxpayer's liability to less than zero. Effective immediately.
Latest Action: 12/03/2007 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules Bill TextPENSION CD-TRS-PREGNANCY LEAVE Amends the Downstate Teachers Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Allows a teacher to establish credit for certain leaves of absence due to pregnancy. Includes new benefit increase compliance language. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the total credit for leave of absence due to pregnancy during employment under the System and for leave of absence due to pregnancy during employment outside the System that is similar or equivalent to teaching may not exceed 3 years. Provides that, in determining the contribution required in order to receive the credit for leave of absence due to pregnancy during employment outside the System that is similar or equivalent to teaching, a member's salary rate during the period for which credit is being established shall be assumed to be equal to the member's last [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/16/2007 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules Bill Text
PEN CD-CHGO TCHR-SICK TIME
Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Increases the amount of unused sick time that may be included in calculating the retirement pension from 244 to 315 days. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Latest Action: 03/16/2007 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules Bill Text
PENCD-CHGO TCHR-REFUND-AUGMENT
Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Eliminates the required contribution for converting past service to the augmented retirement formula, and provides for a refund of such contributions already paid. Also provides for recalculation of the pension and a lump sum payment of the difference between the augmented and unaugmented rates for certain pensioners. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Latest Action: 01/31/2007 - First Reading Bill Text
GOVERNMENT-TECH
Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning retired teacher benefits.
Latest Action: 01/31/2007 - Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Cronin Bill Text
EDUCATION-TECH
Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning teacher certification.
Latest Action: 08/10/2007 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee Bill TextSCH CD-SPECIAL ED-REIMBURSEMNT Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Increases the reimbursement amount to school districts for certificated employees who work with or on behalf of students with disabilities full time (instead of teachers, professional workers, directors, school psychologists, and readers) and non-certified employees by a specified amount each school year through the 2011-2012 school year. For each school year thereafter, provides that the reimbursement amount shall equal the amount from the previous school year increased by a percentage increase equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for all items. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Restores current law with respect to the reimbursement for teachers, except provides that the reimbursement is for staff working on behalf of certain children (instead of for those children) and provides for a [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/16/2007 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules Bill Text
PENCD-CHGO TCHR-REFUND-AUGMENT
Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that the service retirement pension for a teacher who retires on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act shall be 2.4% (now 2.2%) of average salary for each year of creditable service. Eliminates the required contribution for converting past service to the augmented retirement formula, and provides for a refund of such contributions already paid. Also provides for recalculation of the pension and a lump sum payment of the difference between the augmented and unaugmented rates for certain pensioners. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Latest Action: 03/16/2007 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules Bill Text
PEN CD-CHGO TCHR-ANNUAL INCR
Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Accelerates the initial annual increase in retirement pension to the January following the first anniversary of retirement. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
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Latest Action: 09/22/2008 - Filed with Secretary by Sen. Donne E. Trotter Bill Text
$ISBE-BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS
Reappropriates $1,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary and as remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2008, from appropriations heretofore made for such purpose in Article 5, Section 10 of Public Act 95-348, from the Education Assistance Fund to the Illinois State Board of Education for National Board Certified Teachers. Effective immediately.
Latest Action: 09/08/2008 - First Reading Bill Text
INC TAX-TEACHER CREDIT
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that elementary and secondary school teachers are entitled to a credit under the Act in an amount equal to personal expenditures made by the teacher for teaching materials. Provides that the credit is limited to $500 or the individual's tax liability, whichever is less. Effective immediately.
Latest Action: 06/04/2008 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond Bill Text
TEACHERS RETIREMENT INS PROG
Urges the Governor to reconsider the catastrophic increases to the fees, deductibles, and co-payments for basic medical services provided in the Fiscal Year 2009 Teachers' Retirement Insurance Program benefit package and that $13 million be included in the Fiscal Year 2009 budget to sustain basic, affordable health benefits for teachers upon retirement and to prevent escalating out-of-pocket costs for retirees.
Latest Action: 06/04/2008 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond Bill Text
PENSION-CONTINUING APPROPS
Amends the State Pension Funds Continuing Appropriation Act. Provides for appropriation of $13,000,000 on a continuing annual basis from the General Revenue Fund to the State Comptroller for deposit into the Teacher Health Insurance Security Fund in State fiscal years 2009 through 2011. Effective immediately.
Latest Action: 05/27/2008 - Placed on Calendar Agreed Resolutions Bill Text
CONGRATS-CAROL KUYPER
Congratulates Carol Kuyper, third grade teacher at Emerson School in Elmhurst, on her retirement.
Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - First Reading Bill Text
PEN CD-TRS-6% EXEMPTIONS
Amends the Downstate Teachers Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that, when assessing payment for any amount due for salary increases in excess of 6%, the System shall exclude salary increases as a result of (i) accepting school-sponsored, extra-curricular assignments, (ii) a negotiated salary schedule, and (iii) the teacher attaining a master's degree. Effective immediately.
Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan Bill Text
$TRS-TECH
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Teachers' Retirement System for its FY09 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2008.
Latest Action: 07/01/2008 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee Bill Text
$TRS-TECH
Appropriates $2 from the General Revenue Fund to the Teachers' Retirement System for its FY09 ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2008.
Latest Action: 05/29/2008 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson Bill Text
TEACHER HEALTH FUND-NO SWEEPS
Amends the State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971. Provides that, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Teachers Health Insurance Security Fund is not subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, or any other fiscal or budgetary maneuver that would in any way transfer any amounts from the Teachers Health Insurance Security Fund into any other fund of the State. Effective immediately.
Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith Bill Text
SCH CD MANDATE WAIVER REPORT
Encourages the General Assembly to promptly review and evaluate the Report on Waiver of School Code Mandates filed by the State Board of Education to determine if the Report should be disapproved in whole or in part.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2
Replaces the provisions of the resolved clause of the resolution as introduced with (i) provisions disapproving certain school district requests for waivers relating to physical education, (ii) provisions approving for one year and disapproving for the remaining 4 years certain school district requests for waivers relating to driver education - behind-the-wheel instruction, general State aid and average daily attendance calculations, and substitute teachers, and (iii) provisions approving for up to $250 (or $350 in one case) and disapproving for the remaining amount certain school district requests for waivers relating to driver education - fee limits.
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