{"data":{"id":"us-il/40-ilcs-5-7-109.4","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"40 ILCS 5/7-109.4","heading":"Tier 1 regular employee.","body":"\"Tier 1 regular employee\" means a participant or an annuitant under this Article who first became a participant or member before January 1, 2011 under any retirement system or pension fund under this Code, other than a retirement system or pension fund established under Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 18 or in any self-managed plan established under this Code, or the retirement plan established under Section 22-101.\n\"Tier 1 regular employee\" includes a person who received a separation benefit but is otherwise qualified under this Section and subsequently becomes a participating employee on or after January 1, 2011.\n\"Tier 1 regular employee\" includes a former participating employee who received a separation benefit under Section 7-167 for service earned prior to January 1, 2011 who returns to a qualifying position after January 1, 2011.\n\"Tier 1 regular employee\" includes a participating employee who has omitted service as defined in Section 7-111.5 that includes any period prior to January 1, 2011 only if he or she establishes sufficient service credit under item (12) of subsection (a) of Section 7-139 to include service prior to January 1, 2011.\nNotwithstanding anything contrary in this Section, \"Tier 1 regular employee\" does not include a participant or annuitant who is eligible to have his or her annuity calculated under Section 7-142.1 or a person who elected to establish alternative credits under Section 7-145.1.","path":["CHAPTER 40 PENSIONS","Illinois Pension Code."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=638\u0026ChapterID=9\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:20Z","sha256":"0dbb7d53332e931f0b044c796ef7f99ed35de7224e901f8f3e990492ae8fb49b","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/40-ilcs-5-7-109.3","next":"us-il/40-ilcs-5-7-109.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}