80 Ill. Adm. Code 2700.745
Plan-to-Plan Transfers from the Plan
Section 2700.745 Plan-to-Plan Transfers from the Plan
a) Participants and Beneficiaries may elect to have all or any
portion of their Account Balance transferred to another eligible governmental
plan within the meaning of section 457(b) of the Code and 26 CFR 1.457-2(f) (2012).
b) A transfer is permitted under this Section only if:
1) the Participant has had a Severance from Employment with the
State and is an employee of the entity that maintains the other eligible governmental
plan; and
2) the other eligible governmental plan provides for the
acceptance of plan-to-plan transfers with respect to the Participants and
Beneficiaries and for each Participant and Beneficiary to have an amount
deferred under the other plan immediately after the transfer at least equal to
the amount transferred.
c) The
Plan shall not permit a plan-to-plan transfer of a Loan or that part of any
Account Balance constituting a security interest for an outstanding Loan.
d) Upon the transfer of assets under this Section, the Plan's
liability to pay benefits to the Participant or Beneficiary under this Plan
shall be discharged to the extent of the amount transferred for the Participant
or Beneficiary.
e) The Recordkeeper may require documentation from the receiving
plan as it deems appropriate or necessary to comply with this Section or to
effectuate the transfer pursuant to 26 CFR 1.457-10(b) (2012).