Illinois Code § 9-121.13

§ 9-121.13.

Transfer of Article 5 credits. (a) An active participant in the Fund who was employed by the office of the Cook County State's Attorney on January 1, 1995 may transfer to this Fund credits and creditable service accumulated under the pension fund established under Article 5 of this Code, as provided in Section 5-237, by submitting a written application to the Fund and paying to the Fund the amount, if any, by which the amount transferred to the Fund under Section 5-237 is less than the amount of employee and employer contributions that would have been received by the Fund if the service being transferred had been served as a participant of this Fund, including interest at the rate of 6% per year, compounded annually, from the date of the service to the date of payment. (b) Until July 1, 1998, an active participant in the Fund who is a member of the county police department may transfer to this Fund credits and creditable service accumulated under the pension fund established under Article 5 of this Code, as provided in Section 5-237, by submitting a written application to the Fund and paying to the Fund the amount, if any, by which the amount transferred to the Fund under Section 5-237 is less than the amount of employee and employer contributions that would have been received by the Fund if the service being transferred had been served as a participant of this Fund, including interest at the rate of 6% per year, compounded annually, from the date of the service to the date of payment. (c) The applicant may elect to have the service transferred be deemed service as a member of the county police department; if the applicant so elects, the required payment shall be calculated on the basis of the rates applicable to members of the county police department. (Source: P.A. 89-136, eff. 7-14-95; 90-32, eff. 6-27-97.)