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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1721         </title>
<shortdesc>PENCD-DOC TEACHERS TO SERS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. John M. Sullivan-Wm. Sam McCann and James F. Clayborne, Jr.</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>40 ILCS 5/14-104.6</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-104.6</aliasreference><reference>40 ILCS 5/14-108.2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 14-108.2</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Allows certain teachers employed by the Department of Corrections to transfer their participation and credits from the Teachers' Retirement System to the State Employees' Retirement System, upon payment of a specified contribution. Requires application within 30 days after the effective date. Provides that the transferred employees shall become noncovered employees and that the transferred service shall be deemed noncovered alternative formula service. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/15/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>To Subcommittee on Special Issues (EX)</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Subcommittee on Special Issues</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>5/13/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann</action>
<statusdate>5/20/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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