Illinois SB 2953: PEN CD-TEACHERS-RE-EMPLOYMENT

Status: Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2026 (as of 2026-05-22)

State: Illinois · Session: 104th · Bill: SB 2953

Sponsors: Gregg Johnson, Michael W. Halpin, Adriane Johnson, Amy Elik, Doris Turner, Joyce Mason, Paul Faraci, Rachel Ventura, Robert Peters, Stephanie A. Kifowit, Steve McClure, Suzy Glowiak Hilton

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SB2953 EngrossedLRB104 18684 RPS 32127 b

1 AN ACT concerning public employee benefits.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 

3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by 

5changing Section 16-118 as follows:

6 (40 ILCS 5/16-118) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 16-118)

7 Sec. 16-118. Retirement. "Retirement": Entry upon a 

8retirement annuity or receipt of a single-sum retirement 

9benefit granted under this Article after termination of active 

10service as a teacher.

11 (a) An annuitant receiving a retirement annuity other than 

12a disability retirement annuity may accept employment as a 

13teacher from a school board or other employer specified in 

14Section 16-106 without impairing retirement status, if that 

15employment:

16 (1) is not within the school year during which service 

17 was terminated; and

18 (2) does not exceed the following: 

19 (i) before July 1, 2001, 100 paid days or 500 paid 

20 hours in any school year;

21 (ii) during the period beginning July 1, 2001 

22 through June 30, 2011, 120 paid days or 600 paid hours 

23 in each school year;

SB2953 Engrossed- 2 -LRB104 18684 RPS 32127 b

1 (iii) during the period beginning July 1, 2011 

2 through June 30, 2018, 100 paid days or 500 paid hours 

3 in each school year; 

4 (iv) beginning July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2029 

5 2026, 120 paid days or 600 paid hours in each school 

6 year, but not more than 100 paid days in the same 

7 classroom;

8 (v) (blank); and 

9 (vi) beginning July 1, 2029 2026, 100 paid days or 

10 500 paid hours in each school year. 

11 Where such permitted employment is partly on a daily and 

12partly on an hourly basis, a day shall b

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