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LA Rev Stat § 11:836 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§836. Amendment

RS 836 - Amendment  A. The provisions of the retirement system established by R.S. 11:702 may be amended by action of the legislature in the same manner as any other statute may be amended by the legislature. In addition, action of the board with respect to the payment of cost-of-living adjustments, as provided in R.S. 11:771, 774, and 775; with respect to the payment of employee contributions, as provided in R.S. 11:872 or R.S. 11:154; and with respect to actuarial assumptions, as provided in R.S. 11:834, shall be considered amendments to the provisions of the retirement system.  B. No amendment to this retirement system shall operate to deprive any member of a benefit to which he is already entitled. In the case of any merger or consolidation with, or transfer of assets or liabilities to, any other retirement system, each member in the retirement system would (if the retirement system is then terminated) receive a benefit immediately after the merger, consolidation, or transfer which is equal to or greater than the benefit he would have been entitled to receive immediately before the merger, consolidation, or transfer (if the retirement system had then terminated).  C. Upon the termination or partial termination of the retirement system or upon the discontinuance of contributions by the employer without formal termination of the retirement system, the board of trustees shall reevaluate and redetermine the benefit of each member, and the entire benefit of each member may be paid or commence to be paid and distributed to such member, or in the case of his death before such distribution, to the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by such member, or may be held until payment otherwise due under the provisions of the retirement system. A member's right to his benefit is not conditioned upon a sufficiency of plan assets in the event of termination.  Acts 1987, No. 591, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:662 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:837 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§837. Overpayment of benefits; collection

RS 837 - Overpayment of benefits; collection A. Effective January 1, 2006, the right to collect any benefit paid to an individual to whom the benefit was not due resulting from an administrative error by the system shall apply only to amounts paid during the thirty-six-month period immediately preceding the date notice of such error is sent to the member, except in the case of fraud. B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, if the individual receiving the payment committed a fraud against the system, the right to collect such fraudulent payment shall extend to the entire amount of overpayment obtained through fraud. C. Repayment of any amount paid to an individual to whom the benefit was not due collected as provided in this Section shall be in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 11:192. Acts 2006, No. 501, §1, eff. June 22, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1161 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1161. Board of trustees; administrative powers in general

RS 1161 - Board of trustees; administrative powers in general  The general administration and responsibility for the proper operation of the retirement system and for making effective the provisions of this Chapter are vested in a board of trustees which shall be organized immediately after a majority of the trustees provided for in R.S. 11:1162 shall have qualified and taken the oath of office.  Redesignated from R.S. 17:931 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1163 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1163. Trustees' oath of office

RS 1163 - Trustees' oath of office  Each trustee shall, within ten days after his appointment or election, take an oath of office that, so far as it devolves upon him, he will diligently and honestly administer the affairs of the board and that he will not knowingly violate or willingly permit to be violated any of the provisions of law applicable to the retirement system. This oath shall be subscribed to by the member making it and certified by the officer before whom it is taken and immediately filed in the office of the Secretary of State.  Redesignated from R.S. 17:933 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1164 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1164. Voting power of trustees; votes necessary for action of board

RS 1164 - Voting power of trustees; votes necessary for action of board Each trustee shall be entitled to one vote in the board. Six votes shall be necessary for a decision by the trustees at any meeting of the board. Redesignated from R.S. 17:934 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2012, No. 113, §1, eff. June 30, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1165 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1165. Rules and regulations, board's power to adopt

RS 1165 - Rules and regulations, board's power to adopt Subject to the limitations of this Part, the board of trustees shall, from time to time, establish rules and regulations for the administration of the funds created and for the transaction of its business. The board shall prepare and submit to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget an annual budget for estimated costs of operating the system for each succeeding fiscal year. This budget shall be subject to approval by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. Redesignated from R.S. 17:935 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2004, No. 802, §1, eff. July 8, 2004.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1165.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1165.1. Compliance with Internal Revenue Code provisions

RS 1165.1 - Compliance with Internal Revenue Code provisions The retirement system shall take all actions necessary to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to qualified governmental retirement plans. The board shall promulgate rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to incorporate such Internal Revenue Code provisions into the retirement system's plan, and the plan provisions shall thereafter consist of this Chapter together with such properly promulgated rules. Acts 2011, No. 354, §1, eff. July 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1166 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1166. Office of Group Benefits

RS 1166 - Office of Group Benefits A. With respect to the Office of Group Benefits R.S. 42:801 et seq., the board of trustees shall collect applicable insurance premiums by deduction from retirement benefits relative to those retirees, or their eligible surviving spouses or children, of the system who are eligible to participate in the Office of Group Benefits programs as provided for in R.S. 42:821 and R.S. 42:851 and transmit these premiums to the Office of Group Benefits; however, only those retirees, or their eligible surviving spouses or children, who were last employed prior to retirement by employing agencies which are not participating in or seeking state funds from the Office of Group Benefits may so participate in the program through the board of trustees. All other eligible retirees, or their eligible surviving spouses or children, shall participate through the agency from which the retiree was last employed prior to retirement, except as provided in Subsection B hereof. B. The board of trustees is authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to collect insurance premiums and similar charges by deductions from retirement benefits relative to those retirees, or their eligible surviving spouses or children, of the system who are not covered by Subsection A hereof, who are eligible to participate in the Office of Group Benefits programs as provided for in R.S. 42:821 and R.S. 42:851 and to transmit these premiums to the Office of Group Benefits or other appropriate authority. C. Retirees who are not participating in the Office of Group Benefits programs as provided for in R.S. 42:821 and R.S. 42:851 shall be eligible for participation, without limitation, in the insurance program or self-insurance or self-funded program of the agency from which the retiree was last employed prior to retirement. D. The board of trustees shall only be responsible for making the deductions authorized by the retirees, or their eligible surviving spouses or children, in writing, and transmitting same to the appropriate authority; the agency from which the retiree was last employed prior to retirement shall be responsible for all other aspects of the implementation of this Section. E. The board of trustees shall establish such rules and procedures necessary for the collection and transmittal of premiums as specified by this Section. Added by Acts 1980, No. 397, §1, eff. July 18, 1980; Redesignated from R.S. 17:935.1 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2001, No. 1178, §1, eff. June 29, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1167 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1167. Officers and employees of board of trustees

RS 1167 - Officers and employees of board of trustees  The board of trustees shall elect from its membership a chairman and shall, by a majority vote of all its members, appoint a director and assistant director who shall not be members of the board and who shall be deemed to be employees of the retirement system and shall be entitled to membership in the system. The board shall engage such actuarial and other service as shall be required to transact the business of the retirement system. Acts 1988, No. 12, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:936 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1168 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1168. Joint administration with other systems

RS 1168 - Joint administration with other systems  The board of trustees shall take such actions as it deems necessary or appropriate to provide for the joint administration of the retirement system and the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana and the Louisiana State School Lunch Employees' Retirement System; however, no action shall be taken which would impair the integrity of the board of trustees of each of the systems or the integrity of the funds and investments of each of the systems. The boards may, pursuant to the authority herein, appoint the same secretary-treasurer or secretary-manager, any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding. Funds appropriated for the administration of each system shall be used for such purpose and in the category of expenditures appropriated but otherwise may be transferred to accomplish the purposes of this Section.  Added by Acts 1978, No. 390, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:936.1 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2004, No. 802, §1, eff. July 8, 2004.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1169 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1169. Records and other information; board's duty to keep; financial reports

RS 1169 - Records and other information; board's duty to keep; financial reports  The board of trustees shall keep in convenient form such data as shall be necessary for actuarial valuation of the various funds of the retirement system and for checking the experience of the system.  It shall keep a record of all of its proceedings which shall be open to public inspection. It shall publish annually a report showing the fiscal transactions of the retirement system for the preceding fiscal year, the amount of the accumulated cash and securities of the system, and the last balance sheet showing the financial condition of the system by means of an actuarial valuation of the assets and liabilities thereof.  Redesignated from R.S. 17:937 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1170 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1170. Medical board; appointment, duties, and powers

RS 1170 - Medical board; appointment, duties, and powers  The board of trustees shall designate a medical board to be composed of three physicians not eligible to participate in the retirement system. If required, other physicians may be engaged to report on special cases. The medical board shall arrange for and pass upon all medical examinations required under the provisions of this Chapter. They shall investigate all essential statements and certificates by or on behalf of a member in connection with an application for disability retirement and shall report in writing to the board of trustees their conclusions and recommendations upon all the matters referred to it.  Redesignated from R.S. 17:939 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1171 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1171. Actuary; appointment; duties and powers

RS 1171 - Actuary; appointment; duties and powers  A. The board of trustees shall designate an actuary who shall be the technical advisor of the board of trustees on matters regarding the operation of the funds created by the provisions of this Chapter and who shall perform such other duties as are required in connection therewith.  B. Immediately after the establishment of the retirement system, the actuary shall make such investigation of the mortality, service and compensation experience of the members of the system as he shall recommend, and the board of trustees shall authorize, and on the basis of such investigation, he shall recommend for adoption by the board of trustees such tables and such rates as are required in Paragraphs C(1) and (2) of this Section. The board of trustees shall adopt tables and certify rates, and as soon as practicable thereafter, the actuary shall make a valuation based on such tables and rates of the assets and liabilities of the funds created by this Chapter.  C. In the year 1949 and at least once in each five-year period thereafter, the actuary shall make an actuarial investigation into the mortality, service and compensation experience of the members and beneficiaries of the retirement system and shall make a valuation of the assets and liabilities of the funds of the system, and taking into account the result of such investigation and valuation, the board of trustees shall:  (1) Adopt for the retirement system such mortality, service and other tables as shall be deemed necessary.  (2) Certify the rates of contribution payable by the state of Louisiana on account of new entrants at various ages.  D. On the basis of such tables as the board of trustees shall adopt, the actuary shall make valuations of the assets and liabilities of the funds of the system created by this Chapter.  E.(1) Unless different actuarial assumptions are formally adopted and disclosed, as provided herein, the following assumptions shall determine the actuarial equivalents as used in this retirement system:  (a) Interest shall be compounded annually at the rate of seven percent annually.  (b) Annuity rates shall be determined on the basis of the 1971 Group Annuity Mortality Tables.  (2) The board of trustees may authorize the use of interest and mortality rates in determining the actuarial equivalents which are different from the actuarial assumptions used for other purposes hereunder. Any change in such actuarial assumptions shall be considered a part of this retirement system and shall be considered an amendment to the provisions of this Section. In order to be effective, such change must be formally adopted by the board of trustees and disclosed to members of the retirement system.  Redesignated from R.S. 17:940 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 125, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1172 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1172. Deduction of employee benefit contributions from retiree benefit checks

RS 1172 - Deduction of employee benefit contributions from retiree benefit checks  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the retiree contributions for accident and health and life insurance coverage to be paid by any retiree, beneficiary, or survivor participating in a group insurance plan who receives a recurring benefit payment from this system may be deducted from the benefit payment if the deduction is made for all retirees and their survivors who participate in the group plan. Such deduction may be affected by the use of magnetic media prepared and furnished by the participating city or parish school board in a form processible by the retirement system's computer facility. The retirement system shall remit such deductions directly to the city or parish school board in periodic lump sums. Such deductions may only be made after approval by the board of trustees of the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System and only when the system has adequate facilities and staff to make the deductions and only if no additional costs are imposed upon the retirement system.  Acts 1988, No. 276, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:941 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1173 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1173. Amendment

RS 1173 - Amendment  A. The provisions of the retirement system established by R.S. 11:1001 may be amended by action of the legislature in the same manner as any other statute may be amended by the legislature. In addition, action of the board with respect to the payment of cost-of-living adjustments, as provided in R.S. 11:1145; with respect to the payment of employee contributions, as provided in R.S. 11:154; and with respect to actuarial assumptions, as provided in R.S. 11:1171, shall be considered amendments to the provisions of the retirement system.  B. No amendment to this retirement system shall operate to deprive any member of a benefit to which he is already entitled. In the case of any merger or consolidation with, or transfer of assets or liabilities to, any other retirement system, each member in the retirement system would, if the retirement system is then terminated, receive a benefit immediately after the merger, consolidation, or transfer which is equal to or greater than the benefit he would have been entitled to receive immediately before the merger, consolidation, or transfer, if the retirement system had then terminated.  C. Upon the termination or partial termination of the retirement system or upon the discontinuance of contributions by the employer without formal termination of the retirement system, the board of trustees shall reevaluate and redetermine the benefit of each member in accordance with law, and the entire benefit of each member in accordance with law, and the entire benefit of each member may be paid or commence to be paid and distributed to such member, or in the case of his death before such distribution, to the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated by such member, or may be held until payment otherwise due under the provisions of the retirement system. A member's right to his benefit is not conditioned upon a sufficiency of plan assets in the event of termination.  Acts 1992, No. 125, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1651 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1651. Board of trustees; membership; vacancies; compensation

RS 1651 - Board of trustees; membership; vacancies; compensation  A. The general administration and responsibility for the proper operation of the retirement system and for making effective the provisions of this Chapter are hereby vested in a board of trustees.  B. The board shall consist of nine trustees as follows:  (1)(a) A member of the House Committee on Retirement appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, or the member's designee.  (b) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Retirement, or his designee.  (2)(a) Six active and contributing members of the system, at least one of whom shall be an assistant district attorney, who shall each have at least ten years of creditable service and who shall be elected by the members of the District Attorneys' Retirement System according to such rules and regulations as the board of trustees shall adopt to govern such elections, shall serve as members for terms of five years each.  (b) Any district attorney or assistant district attorney who is a member of the board of trustees and who retires before the expiration of the term for which he was elected shall continue to serve for the remainder of his term.  (3) One retired member of the system, who shall have served as either a district attorney or an assistant district attorney and who shall be elected by the retired members of the District Attorney's Retirement System according to rules and regulations as the Board of Trustees shall adopt to govern such elections, shall serve as a member for a term of five years.  C. If a vacancy occurs in the office of a trustee, the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the office was previously filled.  D. The trustees shall receive for attendance at meetings of the board a per diem of fifty dollars per day plus the normal expense allowance allowed state employees by the division of administration, provided funds are available for this purpose.  E. Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 83, §2.  Added by Acts 1956, No. 56, §6(1) to (4), (11). Amended by Acts 1981, No. 761, §1; Acts 1982, No. 578, §1. Acts 1984, No. 459, §1; Acts 1988, No. 83, §2; Redesignated from R.S. 16:1061 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1997, No. 1227, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 440, §1, eff. June 18, 2001; Acts 2012, No. 237, §1, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2016, No. 621, §1, eff. June 17, 2016.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1652 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1652. Trustees; oath of office; voting powers

RS 1652 - Trustees; oath of office; voting powers  A. Each trustee shall, within ten days after his appointment or election, take an oath of office that, so far as it devolves upon him, he will diligently and honestly administer the affairs of the said board, and that he will not knowingly violate or willingly permit to be violated any of the provisions of law applicable to the retirement system. Such oath shall be subscribed to by the member making it, and certified by the officer before whom it is taken, and immediately filed in the office of the secretary of state.  B. Each trustee shall be entitled to one vote in the board. Three votes shall be necessary for a decision by the trustees at any meeting of said board.  Added by Acts 1956, No. 56, §6(5), (6); Redesignated from R.S. 16:1062 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:1653 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§1653. Board of trustees; rules and regulations

RS 1653 - Board of trustees; rules and regulations  Subject to the limitations of this Chapter, the board of trustees shall, from time to time, establish rules and regulations for the administration of the funds created by this Chapter for the transaction of its business.  Added by Acts 1956, No. 56, §6(7); Redesignated from R.S. 16:1063 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.