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.
SE Illinois pensions spiking penalties, 2005-present
Rank
District
City
Members
Amount Assessed
Payments Made
Waivers Granted
Written-off
Current Balance
1
Wabash Community Unit School District 348
Mt Carmel
37
$208,438.20
$71,860.39
$136,567.30
$10.51
2
Gallatin Community Unit School District 7
Junction
23
$87,483.01
$57,339.67
$30,138.43
$4.91
3
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield SD
Norris City
8
$125,060.01
$36,416.36
$88,643.37
$0.28
4
Fairfield CHSD 225
Fairfield
8
$26,754.54
$26,745.32
$9.22
5
Carmi-White Cnty CUSD 5
Carmi
28
$237,303.58
$22,464.16
$214,825.39
$14.03
6
Regional Office of Educ 20
Harrisburg
6
$21,652.68
$14,932.92
$6,719.76
7
Geff Community Consolidated School District 14
Geff
6
$9,840.54
$9,831.95
$8.59
8
Hamilton County CUSD 10
McLeansboro
30
$81,573.80
$7,886.82
$73,674.46
$12.52
9
Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3
Harrisburg
8
$6,741.17
$6,739.20
$1.97
10
Wayne City Community Unit School District 100
Wayne City
7
$29,565.66
$5,141.36
$24,299.18
11
Grayville Community Unit School District 1
Grayville
2
$15,030.64
$4,765.85
$10,264.79
12
Edwards County Community Unit School District 1
Albion
5
$62,975.87
$4,664.80
$58,311.07
13
Fairfield Public SD 112
Fairfield
10
$2,666.19
$2,666.19
14
New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6
Fairfield
3
$2,056.19
$2,056.19
15
North Wayne Community Unit School District 200
Cisne
6
$16,807.80
$2,042.57
$14,764.92
$0.31
16
Eldorado Community Unit School District 4
Eldorado
6
$139,210.86
$1,508.48
$137,702.25
$0.13
17
Galatia Community Unit School District 1
Galatia
3
$21,803.18
$266.71
$21,536.47
18
Wabash & Ohio Valley Spec Educ
Norris City
8
$97,255.36
$47.69
$97,207.14
$0.53
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Carmi-White Cnty Cusd 5• Edwards County Community Unit School District 1• Geff Community Consolidated School District 14• Galatia Community Unit School District 1 Board• Eldorado Community Unit School District 4• Wabash & Ohio Valley Spec Educ• Fairfield Community High School District 225• Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3• North Wayne Community Unit School District 200 Board• Wayne City Community Unit School District 100• Fairfield Public School District 112 Board• Wabash Community Unit School District 348• Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Sd• New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6• Gallatin Community Unit School District 7• Regional Office of Educ 20• Grayville Community Unit School District 1 Board• Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10
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