Illinois Compiled Statutes 15 ILCS 405/9.03a – Direct deposit earnings statements
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(a) For the purposes of this Section:
“Retirement system” means a retirement system that (i) is established under Article 2, 14, 16, or 18 of the Illinois Pension Code and (ii) processes retirement annuities through the Illinois Comptroller’s Office.
“State agency” means any executive branch State agency, board, or commission that (i) has 50 or more employees and (ii) processes payrolls through the Illinois Comptroller’s Office.
(b) Beginning with State fiscal year 2015 payrolls, each State agency must implement a secure website for its employees to access an electronic version of their earnings statements issued for service on or after July 1, 2014. Before implementing a secure website, each State agency must notify its employees of the website and instruct them on how to access the website. In addition, each State agency must provide its employees with an option to continue receiving a paper version of their earnings statements. If a State agency is unable to establish a secure website before July 1, 2014, it must submit documentation to the Illinois Comptroller’s Office stating the reasons it is unable to comply with that requirement by that date, together with a schedule for implementing a secure website. The Comptroller may extend the time for complying with the requirements of this subsection (a) by up to 12 months. Beginning with State fiscal year 2015 payrolls, the Illinois Comptroller’s Office shall discontinue printing paper versions of earnings statements for employees who use direct deposit. If an employee notifies his or her employing State agency that he or she wants to continue receiving a paper version of earnings statements or if the State agency is granted an extension under this subsection (b), then, beginning with State fiscal year 2015 payrolls, the State agency shall still be responsible for producing and distributing a paper version of earning statements for its employees. Upon request, the Illinois Comptroller’s Office shall continue to print a paper version of earning statements for executive branch State agencies, boards, and commissions with less than 50 employees.
(c) Beginning with retirement annuity payments for State fiscal year 2015, each retirement system must implement a secure website for its annuitants to access an electronic version of their earnings statements issued for annuity payments payable for State fiscal year 2015 or thereafter. Before implementing a secure website, each retirement system must notify its annuitants of the website and instruct them on how to access the website. In addition, each retirement system must provide its annuitants with an option to continue receiving a paper version of their earnings statements. If a retirement system is unable to establish a secure website before July 1, 2014, it must submit documentation to the Illinois Comptroller’s Office stating the reasons it is unable to comply with that requirement by that date, together with a schedule for implementing a secure website. The Comptroller may extend the time for complying with the requirements of this Section by up to 12 months. Beginning with State fiscal year 2015, the Illinois Comptroller’s Office shall discontinue printing paper versions of earnings statements for annuitants using direct deposit. If an annuitant notifies his or her retirement system that he or she want to continue receiving a paper version of earnings statements or if the retirement system is granted an extension under this subsection (c), then, beginning with retirement annuity payments for State fiscal year 2015, the retirement system shall still be responsible for producing and distributing a paper version of earning statements for its annuitants.
“Retirement system” means a retirement system that (i) is established under Article 2, 14, 16, or 18 of the Illinois Pension Code and (ii) processes retirement annuities through the Illinois Comptroller’s Office.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 15 ILCS 405/9.03a
- Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
“State agency” means any executive branch State agency, board, or commission that (i) has 50 or more employees and (ii) processes payrolls through the Illinois Comptroller’s Office.
(b) Beginning with State fiscal year 2015 payrolls, each State agency must implement a secure website for its employees to access an electronic version of their earnings statements issued for service on or after July 1, 2014. Before implementing a secure website, each State agency must notify its employees of the website and instruct them on how to access the website. In addition, each State agency must provide its employees with an option to continue receiving a paper version of their earnings statements. If a State agency is unable to establish a secure website before July 1, 2014, it must submit documentation to the Illinois Comptroller’s Office stating the reasons it is unable to comply with that requirement by that date, together with a schedule for implementing a secure website. The Comptroller may extend the time for complying with the requirements of this subsection (a) by up to 12 months. Beginning with State fiscal year 2015 payrolls, the Illinois Comptroller’s Office shall discontinue printing paper versions of earnings statements for employees who use direct deposit. If an employee notifies his or her employing State agency that he or she wants to continue receiving a paper version of earnings statements or if the State agency is granted an extension under this subsection (b), then, beginning with State fiscal year 2015 payrolls, the State agency shall still be responsible for producing and distributing a paper version of earning statements for its employees. Upon request, the Illinois Comptroller’s Office shall continue to print a paper version of earning statements for executive branch State agencies, boards, and commissions with less than 50 employees.
(c) Beginning with retirement annuity payments for State fiscal year 2015, each retirement system must implement a secure website for its annuitants to access an electronic version of their earnings statements issued for annuity payments payable for State fiscal year 2015 or thereafter. Before implementing a secure website, each retirement system must notify its annuitants of the website and instruct them on how to access the website. In addition, each retirement system must provide its annuitants with an option to continue receiving a paper version of their earnings statements. If a retirement system is unable to establish a secure website before July 1, 2014, it must submit documentation to the Illinois Comptroller’s Office stating the reasons it is unable to comply with that requirement by that date, together with a schedule for implementing a secure website. The Comptroller may extend the time for complying with the requirements of this Section by up to 12 months. Beginning with State fiscal year 2015, the Illinois Comptroller’s Office shall discontinue printing paper versions of earnings statements for annuitants using direct deposit. If an annuitant notifies his or her retirement system that he or she want to continue receiving a paper version of earnings statements or if the retirement system is granted an extension under this subsection (c), then, beginning with retirement annuity payments for State fiscal year 2015, the retirement system shall still be responsible for producing and distributing a paper version of earning statements for its annuitants.