Section 40 ILCS 5/4-108.6 - Transfer of Creditable Service to the Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago(a) Until 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, any active member of the Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago may apply for transfer of up to 10 years of creditable service accumulated in any pension fund established under this Article to the Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago. Such creditable service shall be transferred only upon payment by such pension fund to the Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago of an amount equal to: (1) the amounts accumulated to the credit of the applicant on the books of the fund on the date of transfer;(2) employer contributions in an amount equal to the amount determined under subparagraph (1); and(3) any interest paid by the applicant in order to reinstate service. Participation in such pension fund as to any credits transferred under this Section shall terminate on the date of transfer.
(b) An active member of the Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago applying for a transfer of creditable service under subsection (a) may reinstate credits and creditable service terminated upon receipt of a refund by payment to the Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago of the amount of the refund with interest thereon at the actuarially assumed rate, compounded annually, from the date of the refund to the date of payment.Amended by P.A. 100-0544,§ 5, eff. 11/8/2017.Added by P.A. 096-0727,§ 5, eff. 8/25/2009.