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Bill	PEN CD-CHI TCHR-RETURN TO SERV	Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a retired teacher may be re-employed as a teacher on a temporary and non-annual basis or on an hourly basis without loss of pension, so long as the person does not accept more than $10,000 in gross compensation for that re-employment in a school year. Requires the pensioner to notify the Fund and the Board of Education of his or her intention to accept re-employment. Requires the Board of Education to certify the pensioner's status and compensation to the Fund. Requires the Board of the Fund to adopt rules for implementation. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	SB 3597	Illinois SB 3597 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	62	4	2012-02-10	2012-08-08	openstates	ocd-bill/3a41e528-a377-462d-8042-766a77087a24	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3597&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=65498&SessionID=84&GA=97	d7e0207703551866f476f444002952c7f145ace82092112fae1e8413b7a0d509	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 3597 (97th) — PEN CD-CHI TCHR-RETURN TO SERV

Amends the Chicago Teacher Article of the Illinois Pension Code. Provides that a retired teacher may be re-employed as a teacher on a temporary and non-annual basis or on an hourly basis without loss of pension, so long as the person does not accept more than $10,000 in gross compensation for that re-employment in a school year. Requires the pensioner to notify the Fund and the Board of Education of his or her intention to accept re-employment. Requires the Board of Education to certify the pensioner's status and compensation to the Fund. Requires the Board of the Fund to adopt rules for implementation. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Concurrence — 57–2 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 53–0 (pass) · upper
• Concurrence, Amendment 3 — 57–2 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 117–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Iris Y. Martinez — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2012-02-10 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez filing
• 2012-02-10 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-02-10 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-02-22 Assigned to Pensions and Investments referral-committee
• 2012-02-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez amendment-introduction
• 2012-02-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-02-27 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Pensions and Investments
• 2012-02-29 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2012-03-01 Do Pass as Amended Pensions and Investments; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2012-03-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2012
• 2012-03-08 Second Reading reading-2
• 2012-03-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2012
• 2012-03-29 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
• 2012-03-29 Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2012-03-29 Arrived in House introduction
• 2012-03-30 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
• 2012-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2012-03-30 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-03-30 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-04-16 Assigned to Personnel and Pensions Committee referral-committee
• 2012-04-26 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kelly Burke
• 2012-04-26 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly Burke amendment-introduction
• 2012-04-26 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-04-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Personnel and Pensions Committee
• 2012-05-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Personnel and Pensions Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2012-05-01 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Personnel and Pensions Committee; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2012-05-02 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-05-02 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly du Buclet
• 2012-05-03 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
• 2012-05-15 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2012-05-16 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
• 2012-05-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly Burke amendment-introduction
• 2012-05-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-05-22 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly Burke amendment-introduction
• 2012-05-22 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-05-22 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2012-05-22 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2012-05-23 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Personnel and Pensions Committee
• 2012-05-24 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Personnel and Pensions Committee; 006-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2012-05-25 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2012
• 2012-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2012-05-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-05-30 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2012-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 amendment-failure
• 2012-05-30 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 3
• 2012-05-30 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1, 3 - May 31, 2012
• 2012-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Iris Y. Martinez filing
• 2012-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Iris Y. Martinez filing
• 2012-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive referral-committee
• 2012-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive referral-committee
• 2012-05-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 015-000-000
• 2012-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 015-000-000
• 2012-05-31 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-002-000
• 2012-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 057-002-000
• 2012-05-31 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
• 2012-05-31 Passed Both Houses
• 2012-06-29 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2012-08-08 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2012-08-08 Effective Date August 8, 2012
• 2012-08-08 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0912 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3a41e528-a377-462d-8042-766a77087a24. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).