PEN CD-TRS-DISABILITY EARNINGS Senate SponsorsSen. M. Maggie Crotty, Dan Cronin and Pamela J. Althoff-Martin A. Sandoval House Sponsors(Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy-Dave Winters-John E. Bradley-Elaine Nekritz) 8/10/2005SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0539 40 ILCS 5/16-149from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-14940 ILCS 5/16-149.1from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-149.140 ILCS 5/16-149.2from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-149.240 ILCS 5/16-149.6 newAmends the Downstate Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a teacher who (i) has been receiving a disability, occupational disability, or disability retirement benefit for at least one year and (ii) remains unable to resume regular full-time teaching due to disability, but is able to engage in limited or part-time employment as a teacher, may engage in such limited or part-time employment as a teacher without loss of the disability, occupational disability, or disability retirement benefit, provided that the teacher's earnings for that limited or part-time employment, when added to the amount of the benefit, do not exceed 100% of the salary rate upon which the benefit is based. Effective immediately.Pension Note (Government Forecasting & Accountability) The fiscal impact has not been calculated, as the number of teachers who would return to teaching is unknown. 2/24/2005SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty 2/24/2005SenateFirst Reading 2/24/2005SenateReferred to Rules 3/2/2005SenateAssigned to Pensions & Investments 3/9/2005SenateDo Pass Pensions & Investments; 009-000-000 3/9/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2005 3/11/2005SenatePension Note Filed from the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability. 3/14/2005SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin 3/16/2005SenateSecond Reading 3/16/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 17, 2005 4/8/2005SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff 4/8/2005SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval 4/8/2005SenateThird Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 4/8/2005HouseArrived in House 4/8/2005HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/11/2005HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters 4/11/2005HouseFirst Reading 4/11/2005HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/12/2005HouseAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy 4/12/2005HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters 4/20/2005HouseAssigned to Executive Committee 5/5/2005HouseRe-assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee 5/12/2005HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 004-000-000 5/12/2005HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/18/2005HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley 5/18/2005HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz 5/18/2005HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/18/2005HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/20/2005HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 5/20/2005SenatePassed Both Houses 6/17/2005SenateSent to the Governor 8/10/2005SenateGovernor Approved 8/10/2005SenateEffective Date August 10, 2005 8/10/2005SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0539