(40 ILCS 5/8-113) (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-113)
Sec. 8-113. Municipal employee, employee, contributor, or participant. "Municipal employee", "employee", "contributor", or "participant":
(a) Any employee of an employer employed in the classified civil service thereof other than by temporary appointment or in a position excluded or exempt from the classified service by the Civil Service Act, or in the case of a city operating under a personnel ordinance, any employee of an employer employed in the classified or career service under the provisions of a personnel ordinance, other than in a provisional or exempt position as specified in such ordinance or in rules and regulations formulated thereunder.
(b) Any employee in the service of an employer before the Civil Service Act came in effect for the employer.
(c) Any person employed by the board.
(d) Any person employed after December 31, 1949, but prior to January 1, 1984, in the service of the employer by temporary appointment or in a position exempt from the classified service as set forth in the Civil Service Act, or in a provisional or exempt position as specified in the personnel ordinance, who meets the following qualifications:
(1) has rendered service during not less than 12
calendar months to an employer as an employee, officer, or official, 4 months of which must have been consecutive full normal working months of service rendered immediately prior to filing application to be included; and
(2) files written application with the board, while
in the service, to be included hereunder.
(e) After December 31, 1949, any alderman or other officer or official of the employer, who files, while in office, written application with the board to be included hereunder.
(f) Beginning January 1, 1984, any person employed by an employer other than the Chicago Housing Authority or the Public Building Commission of the city, whether or not such person is serving by temporary appointment or in a position exempt from the classified service as set forth in the Civil Service Act, or in a provisional or exempt position as specified in the personnel ordinance, provided that such person is neither (1) an alderman or other officer or official of the employer, nor (2) participating, on the basis of such employment, in any other pension fund or retirement system established under this Act.
(g) After December 31, 1959, any person employed in the law department of the city, or municipal court or Board of Election Commissioners of the city, who was a contributor and participant, on December 31, 1959, in the annuity and benefit fund in operation in the city on said date, by virtue of the Court and Law Department Employees' Annuity Act or the Board of Election Commissioners Employees' Annuity Act.
After December 31, 1959, the foregoing definition includes any other person employed or to be employed in the law department, or municipal court (other than as a judge), or Board of Election Commissioners (if his salary is provided by appropriation of the city council of the city and his salary paid by the city) -- subject, however, in the case of such persons not participants on December 31, 1959, to compliance with the same qualifications and restrictions otherwise set forth in this Section and made generally applicable to employees or officers of the city concerning eligibility for participation or membership.
(h) After December 31, 1965, any person employed in the public library of the city -- and any other person -- who was a contributor and participant, on December 31, 1965, in the pension fund in operation in the city on said date, by virtue of the Public Library Employees' Pension Act.
(i) After December 31, 1968, any person employed in the house of correction of the city, who was a contributor and participant, on December 31, 1968, in the pension fund in operation in the city on said date, by virtue of the House of Correction Employees' Pension Act.
(j) Any person employed full-time on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly by the Chicago Housing Authority who has elected to participate in this Fund as provided in subsection (a) of Section 8-230.9.
(k) Any person employed full-time by the Public Building Commission of the city who has elected to participate in this Fund as provided in subsection (d) of Section 8-230.7.
(Source: P.A. 92-599, eff. 6-28-02.)
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