§ 8-159 — Amount of child's annuity

Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997, the amount of a child's annuity shall be $220 per month for each child while the spouse of the deceased employee parent survives, and $250 per month for each child when no such spouse survives, and shall be subject to the following limitations: (1) If the combined annuities for the widow and children of an employee whose death resulted from injury incurred in the performance of duty, or for the children where a widow does not exist, exceed 70% of the employee's final monthly salary, the annuity for each child shall be reduced pro rata so that the combined annuities for the family shall not exceed such limitation. (2) For the family of an employee whose death is the result of any cause other than injury incurred in the performance of duty, in which the combined annuities for the family exceed 60% of the employee's final monthly salary, the annuity for each child shall be reduced pro rata so that the combined annuities for the family shall not exceed such limitation. (3) The increase in child's annuity provided by this amendatory Act of 1997 shall apply to all child's annuities being paid on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997. The limitations on the combined annuities for a family in parts (1) and (2) of this Section do not apply to families of employees who died before the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997. (4) The amendments to parts (1) and (2) of this Section made by Public Act 84-1472 (eliminating the further limitation that the monthly combined family amount shall not exceed $500 plus 10% of the employee's final monthly salary) shall apply in the case of every qualifying child whose employee parent dies in the service or enters on annuity on or after January 23, 1987.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 90-32, eff. 6-27-97; 90-511, eff. 8-22-97.)