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Editorial: Teach for a day, get a pension for life: Another reason to fix
Illinois' constitution
David Piccioli
Lobbyist David Piccioli sought a larger pension after serving as a
substitute teacher for one day. (Illinois Secretary of State)
Editorial Board
Editorials reflect the opinion of the Editorial Board, as determined by the
members of the board, the editorial page editor and the publisher.
The Illinois Supreme Court once again has illuminated for Illinois taxpayers
the need to amend the rigid pension clause of the state constitution. The
justices on Thursday upheld as constitutional a teacher pension for a
retired lobbyist who substitute taught for one day.
Sub for a day. Pension for life. It’s outrageous. The Supreme Court
continues to interpret the pension clause to the extreme.
The ruling upheld a controversial state law that allowed a lobbyist for the
Illinois Federation of Teachers, David Piccioli, to become certified as a
substitute teacher in December 2006 by working one day at a Springfield
elementary school — and to buy pension credit for his 10 previous years
working as a lobbyist. That sweet deal qualified him for a pension windfall
from a teachers retirement fund that as of late 2018 carried an unfunded
liability of more than $75 billion-with-a-B. Because he also draws a pension
from a previous job as a House Democratic aide, Piccioli’s total pension
income now rises to nearly $100,000. His pensionable income from the
Teachers’ Retirement System is based off his salary from the IFT— another
questionable pension loophole, which the Supreme Court upheld last year.
A pension bill signed by former Gov. Rod Blagojevich in 2007 allowed
Piccioli to retroactively count his years lobbying toward a teacher pension
if he taught for one day in the public schools. He bought service credits
for his years lobbying and began collecting a pension when he retired from
the IFT in 2012.
Even legislative Democrats, IFT backers included, questioned the deal and
tried to claw it back by passing a law that Thursday’s ruling invalidates.
“That's not characteristic of the common, hardworking public-sector worker
who makes a modest income and has a modest retirement benefit," then-Sen.
Kwame Raoul, D-Chicago, said in 2011 when the Tribune and WGN-TV exposed the
deal. “It gives people the impression of otherwise.”
Last year the court upheld a dubious loophole that allowed government
employees who left those jobs to work for their union in the private sector
to still qualify for a public pension — with payouts based on their much
higher salaries in their union roles. One example: Former Chicago labor boss
Dennis Gannon, who started out working for the city, was able to retire at
age 50 with a city pension based on his union salary of at least $240,000.
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The Supreme Court upheld that arrangement too. Together the rulings suggest
the court will continue to protect pensions of any variety, even those
gained through an obscurity or loophole or special deal, as long as the
workers got away with it. The most recent ruling supporting Piccioli’s
pension was 4-3 with Justices Mary Jane Theis, Robert Thomas and Rita Garman
wisely dissenting.
Voters could clamor to elect justices who won’t interpret the pension
clause so tightly. Or they can push their state lawmakers to put a pension
clause amendment on the ballot to loosen the restriction that pensions
cannot be “diminished or impaired.” It’s the only rescue for Illinois.
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Join the discussion on Twitter @Trib_Ed_Board and on Facebook.
Submit a letter, of no more than 400 words, to the editor here or email
[email protected]
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Illinois' constitution
David Piccioli
Lobbyist David Piccioli sought a larger pension after serving as a
substitute teacher for one day. (Illinois Secretary of State)
Editorial Board
Editorials reflect the opinion of the Editorial Board, as determined by the
members of the board, the editorial page editor and the publisher.
The Illinois Supreme Court once again has illuminated for Illinois taxpayers
the need to amend the rigid pension clause of the state constitution. The
justices on Thursday upheld as constitutional a teacher pension for a
retired lobbyist who substitute taught for one day.
Sub for a day. Pension for life. It’s outrageous. The Supreme Court
continues to interpret the pension clause to the extreme.
The ruling upheld a controversial state law that allowed a lobbyist for the
Illinois Federation of Teachers, David Piccioli, to become certified as a
substitute teacher in December 2006 by working one day at a Springfield
elementary school — and to buy pension credit for his 10 previous years
working as a lobbyist. That sweet deal qualified him for a pension windfall
from a teachers retirement fund that as of late 2018 carried an unfunded
liability of more than $75 billion-with-a-B. Because he also draws a pension
from a previous job as a House Democratic aide, Piccioli’s total pension
income now rises to nearly $100,000. His pensionable income from the
Teachers’ Retirement System is based off his salary from the IFT— another
questionable pension loophole, which the Supreme Court upheld last year.
A pension bill signed by former Gov. Rod Blagojevich in 2007 allowed
Piccioli to retroactively count his years lobbying toward a teacher pension
if he taught for one day in the public schools. He bought service credits
for his years lobbying and began collecting a pension when he retired from
the IFT in 2012.
Even legislative Democrats, IFT backers included, questioned the deal and
tried to claw it back by passing a law that Thursday’s ruling invalidates.
“That's not characteristic of the common, hardworking public-sector worker
who makes a modest income and has a modest retirement benefit," then-Sen.
Kwame Raoul, D-Chicago, said in 2011 when the Tribune and WGN-TV exposed the
deal. “It gives people the impression of otherwise.”
Last year the court upheld a dubious loophole that allowed government
employees who left those jobs to work for their union in the private sector
to still qualify for a public pension — with payouts based on their much
higher salaries in their union roles. One example: Former Chicago labor boss
Dennis Gannon, who started out working for the city, was able to retire at
age 50 with a city pension based on his union salary of at least $240,000.
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The Supreme Court upheld that arrangement too. Together the rulings suggest
the court will continue to protect pensions of any variety, even those
gained through an obscurity or loophole or special deal, as long as the
workers got away with it. The most recent ruling supporting Piccioli’s
pension was 4-3 with Justices Mary Jane Theis, Robert Thomas and Rita Garman
wisely dissenting.
Voters could clamor to elect justices who won’t interpret the pension
clause so tightly. Or they can push their state lawmakers to put a pension
clause amendment on the ballot to loosen the restriction that pensions
cannot be “diminished or impaired.” It’s the only rescue for Illinois.
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Find out how teams that base their communication strategy around Lifesize
get a level of collaboration that’s better than meeting in real life.
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Join the discussion on Twitter @Trib_Ed_Board and on Facebook.
Submit a letter, of no more than 400 words, to the editor here or email
[email protected]
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