1. LASALLE COUNTY RTA LEGISLATIVE REPORT
February 27, 2017
Ed Wollet, IRTA Legislative Committee Chair

2. WHAT’S THE HANG UP IN ILLINOIS?
Friday February 24, 2017 Report to the House Finance Committee
Moody’s Analytics told state representatives
Illinois outlook not great; Illinois has a debt problem
Illinois has comparable taxes to and is as business friendly as surrounding states
UNCERTAINITY is the cause for outmigration and reason cited by companies not locating here
Separate political agenda from budget

3. 18 HOUSE BILLS 32 SENATE BILLS
PENSION LEGISLATION
18 HOUSE BILLS 32 SENATE BILLS

4. PENSION MATH
ILLINOIS POLITICIANS
ILLIIINOIS
POLITICIANS

5. PENSION LEGISLATION
TAX CURRENT PENSIONS “CONSIDERATION” BUY OUT (401k plan) SHIFT PENSION COSTS TO LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALLOW MUNICIPAL PENSION BANKRUPTCY ELIMINATE PENSIONS FOR POLITICIANS REAMORTIZE PENSION DEBT

6. WHAT STOPS THEM?
IRTA & THE PENSION PROTECTION CLAUSE FO THE ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION
SB 1 FOUND UNCONSTITUTIONAL IN 2015 BY UNANIMOUS OPINION OF THE ISC
Article XIII, Section V of the Illinois Constitution, Pension and Retirement Rights…“Membership in any pension or retirement system of the State, any unit of local government or school district, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, shall be an enforceable contractual relationship, the benefits of which shall not be diminished or impaired.”

7. WHAT’S THE GOOD NEWS!!!
PA … IRTA supported law allows survivors to reinstate pension benefits

8. WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH HEALTH INSURANCE
Gov. Rauner zeroed out funding for TRIP Retiree health insurance plans are currently funded through a continuing appropriation and should continue to be funded. There are a few ways this can change…

9. OPEN ENROLLMENT PERIODS
TRIP INSURANCE STANDARD TRIP ENROLLMENT: MAY 1 – MAY 31 MEDICARE ADVANTAGE (TRAIL): October 14 – Novmeber 15

10. WHAT CAN WE DO?

11. IT ALL STARTS WITH
YOU…

12. SUPPORT IRTAPAC MISSION
DEFEND RETIREE PENSIONS
OPPOSE LEGISLATION THAT THREATENS RETIREE PENSIONS, HEALTHCARE BENEFITS, OR TAXES RETIREE PENSIONS
“Pension reform is one of the three major issues — along with workers' compensation changes and ‘local control’ — that have to be addressed before I consider any budget.” (Gov Bruce Rauner 2016)

13. STAY TUNED IN IRTA WEBSITE (irtaonline.org) FOLLOW IRTA ON FACEBOOK
FOLLOW IRTA ON TWITTER

14. REFUSE TO BE A VICTIM
Grassroots Campaigning + SUPPORT IRTAPAC + Maintain a Legislative Presence

15. STAY IN TOUCH WITH Senator Sue Rezin Representative Jerry Long
Representative David Welter

16. STAY TUNED IN Sign up for VOTER VOICE on IRTA website

17. JOIN IRTAPAC HELP US TO HELP YOU
Sign up today to have $1.00 a month deducted to support IRTAPAC IRTAPAC is not the same as the Legal Defense Fund IRTAPAC is PROACTIVE by challenging bad legislation before it becomes bad law

18. WHAT DOES THE PICTURE LOOK LIKE STATEWIDE?
IRTA MEMBERSHIP 37,548
IRTAPAC MEMBERSHIP 4,763
13%

19. LASALLE COUNTY
IRTA MEMBERSHIP 567
IRTAPAC MEMBERSHIP 69
12%

20. JOIN IRTAPAC TODAY…REFUSE TO BE A VICTIM…PROTECT YOUR PENSION…SIGN UP TODAY

21. Ed Wollet IRTA Legislative Committee Chair ewollet@gmail
Ed Wollet IRTA Legislative Committee Chair