(Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 98-599, which has been held unconstitutional) Sec. 14-103.10. Compensation.
(a)For periods of service prior to January 1, 1978, the full rate of salary or wages payable to an employee for personal services performed if he worked the full normal working period for his position, subject to the following maximum amounts:
(1)prior to July 1, 1951, $400 per month or $4,800 per year;
(2)between July 1, 1951 and June 30, 1957 inclusive, $625 per month or $7,500 per year;
(3)beginning July 1, 1957, no limitation. In the case of service of an employee in a position involving part-time employment, compensation shall be determined according to the employees' earnings record.
(b)For periods of service on and after January 1, 1978, all remuneration fo
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(Text of Section WITH the changes made by P.A. 98-599, which has been held unconstitutional) Sec. 14-103.10. Compensation. (a) For periods of service prior to January 1, 1978, the full rate of salary or wages payable to an employee for personal services performed if he worked the full normal working period for his position, subject to the following maximum amounts: (1) prior to July 1, 1951, $400 per month or $4,800 per year; (2) between July 1, 1951 and June 30, 1957 inclusive, $625 per month or $7,500 per year; (3) beginning July 1, 1957, no limitation. In the case of service of an employee in a position involving part-time employment, compensation shall be determined according to the employees' earnings record. (b) For periods of service on and after January 1, 1978, all remuneration for personal services performed defined as "wages" under the Social Security Enabling Act, including that part of such remuneration which is in excess of any maximum limitation provided in such Act, and including any benefits received by an employee under a sick pay plan in effect before January 1, 1981, but excluding lump sum salary payments: (1) for vacation, (2) for accumulated unused sick leave, (3) upon discharge or dismissal, (4) for approved holidays. (c) For periods of service on or after December 16, 1978, compensation also includes any benefits, other than lump sum salary payments made at termination of employment, which an employee receives or is eligible to receive under a sick pay plan authorized by law. (d) For periods of service after September 30, 1985, compensation also includes any remuneration for personal services not included as "wages" under the Social Security Enabling Act, which is deducted for purposes of participation in a program established pursuant to Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code or its successor laws. (e) For members for which Section 1-160 applies for periods of service on and after January 1, 2011, all remuneration for personal services performed defined as "wages" under the Social Security Enabling Act, excluding remuneration that is in excess of the annual earnings, salary, or wages of a member or participant, as provided in subsection (b-5) of Section 1-160, but including any benefits received by an employee under a sick pay plan in effect before January 1, 1981. Compensation shall exclude lump sum salary payments: (1) for vacation; (2) for accumulated unused sick leave; (3) upon discharge or dismissal; and (4) for approved holidays. (f) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section, for service on or after July 1, 2013, "compensation" does not include any stipend payable to an employee for service on a board or commission. (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, for an employee who first becomes a participant on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, "compensation" does not include any payments or reimbursements for travel vouchers submitted more than 30 days after the last day of travel for which the voucher is submitted. (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the annual compensation of a Tier 1 member for the purposes of this Code shall not exceed, for periods of service on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, the greater of (i) the annual limitation determined from time to time under subsection (b-5) of Section 1-160 of this Code, (ii) the annualized compensation of the Tier 1 member as of that effective date, or (iii) the annualized compensation of the Tier 1 member immediately preceding the expiration, renewal, or amendment of an employment contract or collective bargaining agreement in effect on that effective date. (Source: P.A. 98-449, eff. 8-16-13; 98-599, eff. 6-1-14 .) (Text of Section WITHOUT the changes made by P.A. 98-599, which has been held unconstitutional) Sec. 14-103.10. Compensation. (a) For periods of service prior to January 1, 1978, the full rate of salary or wages payable to an employee for personal services performed if he worked the full normal working period for his position, subject to the following maximum amounts: (1) prior to July 1, 1951, $400 per month or $4,800 per year; (2) between July 1, 1951 and June 30, 1957 inclusive, $625 per month or $7,500 per year; (3) beginning July 1, 1957, no limitation. In the case of service of an employee in a position involving part-time employment, compensation shall be determined according to the employees' earnings record. (b) For periods of service on and after January 1, 1978, all remuneration for personal services performed defined as "wages" under the Social Security Enabling Act, including that part of such remuneration which is in excess of any maximum limitation provided in such Act, and including any benefits received by an employee under a sick pay plan in effect before January 1, 1981, but excluding lump sum salary payments: (1) for vacation, (2) for accumulated unused sick leave, (3) upon discharge or dismissal, (4) for approved holidays. (c) For periods of service on or after December 16, 1978, compensation also includes any benefits, other than lump sum salary payments made at termination of employment, which an employee receives or is eligible to receive under a sick pay plan authorized by law. (d) For periods of service after September 30, 1985, compensation also includes any remuneration for personal services not included as "wages" under the Social Security Enabling Act, which is deducted for purposes of participation in a program established pursuant to Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code or its successor laws. (e) For members for which Section 1-160 applies for periods of service on and after January 1, 2011, all remuneration for personal services performed defined as "wages" under the Social Security Enabling Act, excluding remuneration that is in excess of the annual earnings, salary, or wages of a member or participant, as provided in subsection (b-5) of Section 1-160, but including any benefits received by an employee under a sick pay plan in effect before January 1, 1981. Compensation shall exclude lump sum salary payments: (1) for vacation; (2) for accumulated unused sick leave; (3) upon discharge or dismissal; and (4) for approved holidays. (f) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section, for service on or after July 1, 2013, "compensation" does not include any stipend payable to an employee for service on a board or commission.