Section 40 ILCS 5/8-114 - Present employee"Present employee":
(a) Any employee of an employer, or the board, on the day before the effective date.(b) Any person who becomes an employee of the Board of Education on the day before the effective date and who on June 30, 1923, was a contributor to any municipal pension fund in operation in the city on that date under the Public School Employees' Pension Act of 1903. Any such employee shall be considered a municipal employee during the entire time he has been in the service of the employer.(c) Any person who becomes an employee of the municipal court or law department or Board of Election Commissioners on the day before the effective date, and who on December 31, 1959, was a participant in either of the funds in operation in the city on December 31, 1959, created under the Court and Law Department Employees' Annuity Act or the Board of Election Commissioners Employees' Annuity Act. Any such employee shall be considered a municipal employee during the entire time he has been in the service of the municipal court or law department or Board of Election Commissioners.(d) Any person who becomes an employee of the Public Library on the day before the effective date, and who on December 31, 1965 was a contributor and participant in the fund created under the Public Library Employes' Pension Act, in operation in the city on December 31, 1965. Any such employee shall be considered a municipal employee during the entire time he has been in the service of the Public Library.Amended by P.A. 100-0201,§ 240, eff. 8/18/2017. P.A. 91-357, eff. 7/29/1999.