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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

ARTICLE 2. DEFINITIONS

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T h e following words and phrases as used herein, unless different meanings are plainly indicated by the context, shall have the following respective meanings: Sec. 2.1 System: T h e University Retirement System of Illinois; the System created by this Act. Sec. 2.2 Board: The Board of Trustees of the University Retirement System which shall consist of five (5) persons, three (3) of whom shall be members of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, chosen by that Board, one (1) of whom shall be a member of the Normal School Board, chosen by that Board, and one (1) of whom shall be the Director of Registration and Education, ex-officio. Sec. 2.3 Employer: T h e University of Illinois, the Normal School Board, the Illinois State Normal University, the Northern Illinois State Teachers' College, the Southern Illinois State Normal University, the Eastern Illinois State Teachers' College, the Western Illinois State Teachers' College, the State Geological Survey, the State Natural History Survey, the Stale Water Survey, and the Board of Trustees of the University Retirement System. Sec. 2.4 Employee: Any member of the educational, administrative, secretarial, clerical, mechanical, labor or other staff of an Employer who is certified by the Employer as being on permanent and continuous employment and who receives, or except for leave of absence would be receiving, payment for the performance of personal services on a warrant issued pursuant to a payroll voucher certified by an Employer and drawn by the Auditor of Public Accounts upon the State Treasurer or by an Employer upon trust or federal funds. Sec. 2.5 Eligible Employee: Any Employee except one who currently is receiving a Retirement Annuity from this System, or who is, or except for employment by an Employer would currently be receiving a retirement annuity from the Teachers Retirement System of the State of Illinois or the State Employees Retirement System of Illinois. Sec. 2.6 Participant: Any person participating in this System as specified in Section 3.2. Sec. 2.7 Participating Employee: Any Participant who at the time is in the employment of an Employer as an Eligible Employee. Sec. 2.8 Salary: Salary or wages payable by ( a ) the State Treasurer upon a warrant of the Auditor of Public Accounts, out of any state, trust, or federal funds, (b) the Governor of the State through a disbursing officer of the State out of trust or federal funds, or (c) an Employer out of trust or federal funds, to any person for personal services currently performed. Sec. 2.9 Earnings: An amount equal to the sum of ( a ) the total Salary paid to an Employee for the performance of personal services for an Employer as certified by such Employer on a regular payroll voucher, (b) the amount of the Employee contributions deducted from the Salary of such Employee, and (c) the value of any maintenance, board, living quarters, personal laundry, or other allowances provided by an Employer for such Employee in lieu of money; provided that if any Employer adopts a rule specifying that any extra compensation for summer teaching or other extra service not included in the regular annual Salary shall not be considered as Earnings, all amounts so specified shall be excluded. Sec. 2.W Final Rate of Earnings: The average Earnings during the period of the five (5) consecutive Fiscal Years in which the Earnings of an Employee were the highest, provided that Earnings prior to September 1, 1041, shall be considered to be equal to the average Earnings during the three (3) Fiscal Years immediately preceding September 1, 1041. Sec. 2.11 Service: T h e period beginning on the first day upon which any person first became an Employee, whether such date is prior or subsequent to the enactment hereof, and ending on the date under consideration, excluding all the intervening periods during which such person was not in the employment of an Employer following resignation, dismissal, or expiration of any term of employment.