{"id":462611,"date":"2010-03-24T12:25:29","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T16:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/illinoiseducationassociation.org\/?p=6698"},"modified":"2010-03-24T12:25:29","modified_gmt":"2010-03-24T16:25:29","slug":"stop-sb-1946-%e2%80%93-call-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/462611","title":{"rendered":"STOP SB 1946 \u2013 CALL NOW!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/capwiz.com\/nea\/il\/issues\/alert\/?alertid=14850131&amp;type=ST&amp;show_alert=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6762 aligncenter\" title=\"Stop-SB-1946\" src=\"http:\/\/illinoiseducationassociation.org\/media\/Stop-SB-19461-580x297.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"297\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Illinois House already voted today, and passed, a proposal that would cut pension benefits for future members of the state pension systems, including TRS and SURS. <strong>You are urged to contact your state senator NOW and tell them to vote no on HB 1946. They could vote AS SOON AS TONIGHT on this issue!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click<a href=\"http:\/\/illinoiseducationassociation.org\/featured\/act-now-to-protect-the-education-profession\/\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/capwiz.com\/nea\/il\/issues\/alert\/?alertid=14850131&amp;type=ST&amp;show_alert=1\">this link <\/a>to get your legislator\u2019s phone number.\u00a0 You also can email your legislator though<a href=\"http:\/\/illinoiseducationassociation.org\/featured\/act-now-to-protect-the-education-profession\/\"> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/capwiz.com\/nea\/il\/issues\/alert\/?alertid=14850131&amp;type=ST&amp;show_alert=1\">this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PLEASE DON\u2019T COMMENT ON THE IEA WEBSITE. <\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/capwiz.com\/nea\/il\/issues\/alert\/?alertid=14858651\">CLICK THIS LINK AND CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR NOW! <\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Among the provisions of SB 1946:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>New retirement age <\/strong>\u2013 67 with 10 years of service (Penalty for those that retire before 67 but after 62)<strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Final Average Salary (FAS) <\/strong>&#8211;<strong> <\/strong>Calculates the pension of educators by using the 8 highest consecutive years of salary in the last 10 years of service.\u00a0 (Currently, 4 of 10)<strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Maximum pensionable salary equal to $106,800 and indexed to 3% or \u00bd of CPI, whichever is less.)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) <\/strong>&#8211;<strong> <\/strong>Reduces the COLA to 3% or \u00bd of CPI, whichever is less.<strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Addresses some issues of double dipping.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Legislates a Chicago Teacher Pension Holiday of $400 million in FY 2011.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/illinoiseducationassociation.org\/media\/SB-1946-Amendment-2-Two-Tier-Pension-Proposal.pdf\">CHECK OUT THE IEA GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FACT SHEET ON THE BILL<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PLEASE DON\u2019T COMMENT ON THE IEA WEBSITE. <\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/capwiz.com\/nea\/il\/issues\/alert\/?alertid=14858651\">CLICK THIS LINK AND CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR NOW! <\/a><\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Contact your colleagues and and urge them to do the same!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h1><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Illinois House already voted today, and passed, a proposal that would cut pension benefits for future members of the state pension systems, including TRS and SURS. You are urged to contact your state senator NOW and tell them to vote no on HB 1946. They could vote AS SOON AS TONIGHT on this issue! 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