As a retiree of one of the affected State of Illinois pension systems, or a concerned citizen, I am requesting that the portion of HB1313 requiring state retirees, with 20 or more years of service, to pay a portion of their health insurance premiums, be repealed, and no other legislation be enacted requiring annuitant contributions.
Why is this important?
I retired from the State of Illinois SURS pension system November 1, 2010, basing my benefits on a specific monetary amount, including the benefit of no-cost health insurance. On June 27, 2012, Governor Quinn signed HB1313, taking effect July 1, 2012, requiring some 78,000 state retirees to pay a portion of the premiums which Public Act 90-0065 of the 90th General Assembly states will be provided by the State of Illinois.
