PEN CD-MWRD-DISABILITY/REFUNDS House SponsorsRep. Daniel J. Burke and Monique D. Davis 1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die 40 ILCS 5/13-310from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 13-31040 ILCS 5/13-601from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 13-601 Amends the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that an employee who first enters service on or after January 1, 2013 and becomes disabled shall, on and after the 31st day of disability, be entitled to ordinary disability benefits during the remainder of that disability, provided all sick leave is exhausted. Provides that if employee contributions (including interest to the date of withdrawal) in the account of an employee who enters service on or after January 1, 2013 have not, before his or her death and the death of his or her spouse, been paid as a retirement, spouse's, or child's annuity, then a refund shall be paid in an amount equal to the excess of the contributions over the amounts paid on those annuities. Specifies that if there are surviving children of the employee or annuitant who are eligible for a child's annuity, then that refund may not be paid until the youngest eligible child reaches age 23. 1/25/2012HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel J. Burke 1/25/2012HouseFirst Reading 1/25/2012HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/27/2012HouseAssigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee 3/8/2012HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 008-000-000 3/9/2012HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/9/2012HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis 3/27/2012HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/27/2012HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 3/30/2012HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die