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Our Mission Statement The Association is constituted to promote the welfare of public employees who have retired from service with the State of Illinois in all ways compatible with the public interest and to support and promote improvements in the public employee’s retirement systems of Illinois.
Retirement is when you spend less time worrying and more time enjoying
the “golden years”. ISEA Retirees can help eliminate your
worries by letting you discuss them with a live person rather than a
machine each weekday between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm. We can help eliminate
tax and retirement issues, insurance problems, long-term care questions
and rates, home safety with security systems and even help you get fresh
hearing aid batteries at blue light special prices. Our staff pledges
to help make your retirement truly a pleasant one.
SB 1313 See how your representative voted: Senate Bill (with Amendment 9) provides for the Director of CMS to annually specify the amount the state will contribute toward the group insurance of retirees, dependents and survivors. This means retirees and survivors will be paying part of the cost of group medical care for themselves; plus, any dependents. There have been no set cost schedule provided as to the actual out of pocket cost but we have been informed it includes earlier retirees no matter how many years service with the State. SB 1313 currently is on Governor Pat Quinn's desk awaiting his signature. ISEA Retirees, as well as the Coalition, opposed SB1313, and filed with the clerk prior to the legislature voting. We are continuing our efforts in opposition against this bill as well as any other negative legislation concerning retirees or their survivors. We ask that all retired State of IL employees and/or survivors contact your Senator and Representatives to request they vote against SB1313. If unsure who your representatives are, please call our office (217-698-6070) and we will be happy to find your particular representative. Rudy J. Kink, Jr. Executive Director, ISEA Retirees
UPDATE As many of you are aware, there has been a lot of talk and criticism over the benefits State Employees receive upon retirement. This has beenthe reason for several committee meetings andproposed legislation to make changes in a retiree’s benefits. The Retirees Coalition, made up of the Illinois State Employees Association Retirees (ISEA/R), the State University Annuitants Association (SUAA) and the Retired State Employees Association (RSEA) and their lobbyists, have attended each committee meeting to voice opposition to any change in benefits. The Coalition has held meetings with Senate President John Cullerton, Senate Minority Leader Christine Rodagno and House Minority Leader Tom Cross to discuss our position. The Coalition plans additional meetings with these leaders as well as other legislative leaders in our effort to protect retiree’s benefits.
Coalition for Retirees Rights From Left: Bill Curry, RSEA President; Linda Brookhart, SUAA Executive Director; Rudy J. Kink, Jr. ISEA/R Executive Director
State University Retirement System Teachers Retirement System State Employees Retirement System
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