A 2005 law put the penalties in place to discourage districts from giving costly raises - any above 6 percent - that result in costlier pensions. While salaries are paid by districts, the state foots the bill for educators' retirement benefits.
Illinois penalizes districts for "pension spiking" by passing on the extra pension costs associated with hiking salaries in the years leading up to retirement.
Since 2005, the state has assessed more than $161 million in penalties, according to TRS data.
North Egypt pensions spiking penalties, 2005-present
Rank
District
City
Members
Amount Assessed
Payments Made
Waivers Granted
Written-off
Current Balance
1
Mt Vernon School District 80
Mt Vernon
8
$103,826.38
$38,111.00
$65,715.38
2
Summersville School District 79
Mt Vernon
4
$33,350.87
$33,350.87
3
Waltonville Community Unit School District 1
Waltonville
7
$85,039.74
$29,353.67
$55,682.01
$4.06
4
Bethel School District 82
Mt Vernon
5
$27,899.81
$27,899.81
5
Woodlawn USD 209
Woodlawn
6
$26,776.75
$26,102.40
$673.69
$0.66
6
Frankfort Community Unit School District 168
West Frankfort
16
$66,945.89
$24,954.07
$9,592.91
$1.66
$32,397.25
7
Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178
Mt Vernon
8
$42,501.01
$22,821.94
$19,678.39
$0.68
8
Benton Community Consolidated School District 47
Benton
8
$38,361.05
$12,985.45
$25,375.34
$0.26
9
Christopher Unit School District 99
Christopher
19
$203,261.05
$11,634.63
$191,624.37
$2.05
10
Mt Vernon Township High School District 201
Mount Vernon
23
$210,007.81
$10,896.78
$199,098.55
$12.48
11
Thompsonville Community Unit School District 174
Thompsonville
6
$23,879.23
$8,394.36
$15,484.31
$0.56
12
Benton CHSD 103
Benton
9
$62,896.29
$4,510.09
$58,386.20
13
Bluford USD 318
Bluford
6
$10,041.42
$3,489.04
$6,552.23
$0.15
14
Farrington Community Consolidated School District 99
Bluford
1
$3,225.36
$3,225.36
15
Akin Community Consolidated School District 91
Akin
1
$2,465.79
$2,465.79
16
Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196
Sesser
3
$23,045.64
$1,804.84
$21,240.80
17
Zeigler Royalton CUSD 188
Zeigler
10
$136,838.76
$1,778.34
$135,060.42
18
Opdyke-Belle Rive CCSD 5
Opdyke
4
$4,217.16
$668.94
$3,548.22
19
Field Community Consolidated School District 3
Texico
5
$17,357.18
$641.72
$16,715.46
20
Franklin-Jefferson Spec Educ
Benton
5
$512.96
$512.66
$0.30
21
Rome Community Consolidated School District 2
Dix
1
$459.17
$459.17
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 Board• Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196• Frankfort Community Unit School District 168• Franklin-Jefferson Spec Educ• Mount Vernon City Schools District 80• Waltonville Community Unit School District 1 Board• Ziegler-Royalton Cuds 188• Opdyke-Belle Rive Ccsd 5• Thompsonville Community Unit School District 174• Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178 Board• Farrington Community Consolidated School District 99• Field Community Consolidated School District 3• Bethel School District 82• Summersville School District 79• Woodlawn Usd 209• Bluford Usd 318• Benton Community Consolidated School District 47• Christopher Community Unit School District 99• Benton Chsd 103 Board• Akin Community Consolidated School District 91 Board
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