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LA Rev Stat § 11:2062 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§2062. Verification of creditable service

RS 2062 - Verification of creditable service  A. Subject to the above restrictions and to such other rules and regulations as the board of trustees may adopt, the board of trustees shall verify, as soon as practicable after the filing of such statements of service, the service therein claimed.  B. Upon verification of the statements of service, the board of trustees shall issue a prior service certificate certifying to each member the length of prior service for which credit shall have been allowed on the basis of these certified statements of service. So long as membership continues a prior service certificate shall be final and conclusive for retirement purposes as to such service, provided that any member may, within one year from the date of issuance or modification of such certificate, request the board of trustees to modify or correct his prior service certificate.  C. When membership ceases, such prior service certificate shall become null and void. Should the employee again become a member of the system, he shall enter the system as an employee not entitled to prior service credit except as provided for in Parts IV and VII of this Chapter.  Acts 1954, No. 215, §4(3), (4); Redesignated from R.S. 18:1702 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:2063 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§2063. Service on which retirement allowances are based

RS 2063 - Service on which retirement allowances are based  Creditable service at retirement on which the retirement allowance of a member shall be based shall consist of the membership service rendered by him since he last became a member, and also, if he has a prior service certificate which is in full force and effect, the amount of service certified on his prior service certificate, and shall include any unused sick leave and any unused annual leave at the date of retirement.  Acts 1954, No. 215, §4(5). Amended by Acts 1971, No. 79, §1; Acts 1974, No. 388, §1. Acts 1984, No. 461, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 18:1703 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:763 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§763. Payment of benefits to surviving children who are emancipated or over eighteen

RS 763 - Payment of benefits to surviving children who are emancipated or over eighteen  The Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana is hereby authorized in any case where the system is paying survivor benefits on behalf of surviving children based on Act No. 133 of the 1963 Regular Session of the Legislature as amended through Act No. 351 of the 1974 Regular Session of the Legislature, and said surviving child or children are emancipated or eighteen years of age or older, to pay the benefit or portion of the benefit which is for said surviving child or children directly to said child or children. Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:764 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§764. Extension of option exercise

RS 764 - Extension of option exercise  Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, any member of the State Teachers' Retirement System who failed to exercise by September 30, 1962 the option granted under the provisions of R.S. 17:631, as amended by Act 186 of the 1962 regular session of the legislature, to a member for his retirement benefits to be based additionally on salaries in excess of seven thousand five hundred dollars per annum, may exercise said option on or before September 30, 1971, by giving written notice to the board of trustees of the intention so to do and by payment of the employee's contribution of six percent, with interest, on all prior salary earned in excess of seven thousand five hundred dollars per annum, if the failure to exercise the option by September 30, 1962 was by reason of lack of knowledge of said option and such lack of knowledge is evidenced by the fact that there is no record in the files of the system of a reply from the member to the option statement mailed by the system to all members. The employers of members who are entitled to and who exercise the option provided in this Section shall pay to the system on or before December 31, 1971, the employer's contribution on all prior salary in excess of seven thousand five hundred dollars per annum for the period.  Added by Acts 1971, No. 117, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:631.3 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:765 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§765. Withdrawal from service after five years; retirement at age sixty

RS 765 - Withdrawal from service after five years; retirement at age sixty A.(1) Any member whose first employment making him eligible for service in one of the state systems occurred on or before June 30, 2015, who has credit for five or more years of service may withdraw from service and elect to leave his accumulated contributions in the system and, upon reaching age sixty, he shall receive a retirement allowance based on the credits he had at the time of his withdrawal from service. (2) Any member whose first employment making him eligible for membership in one of the state systems occurred on or after July 1, 2015, who has credit for five or more years of service may withdraw from service and elect to leave his accumulated contribution in the system and, upon reaching age sixty-two, he shall receive a retirement allowance based on the credits he had at the time of his withdrawal from service. B.(1) The retirement allowance under this Section shall be due and payable by the system effective the first day of the month following the attainment of the age required pursuant to Subsection A of this Section, but shall not be paid until a written application for retirement is executed and filed with the system. (2) Any member who withdraws from service and elects to take advantage of this Section shall be provided a written commitment by the system concerning his future retirement rights. C. This Section shall become effective September 12, 1980, and shall not be retroactive and shall not apply to any other type of retirement. Added by Acts 1976, No. 613, §2. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 221, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:632 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2001, No. 1055, §1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2014, No. 226, §1, eff. June 30, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 11:766 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§766. Part-time employees; creditable service; benefit eligibility; computation of benefits

RS 766 - Part-time employees; creditable service; benefit eligibility; computation of benefits  A. Any member of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana who is employed on a part-time basis shall, with respect to such part-time employment, be governed by the provisions of this Section.  B. For purposes of acquiring eligibility for regular retirement, disability retirement and survivor's benefits only, a part-time employee shall count every year in which he works on a part-time basis for the full normal working year as a full year of retirement credit but for eligibility purposes only.  C. In the computation of part-time service a member shall receive credit based upon the ratio of his actual earnings during the fiscal year to the earnings he would have received had he been employed in the same position on a full-time basis for the full normal working year.  D. Average compensation for part-time employees who do not use thirty-six months of full-time employment for average compensation purposes shall be based on the earnings the part-time employee would have received had he been employed on a full-time basis. However, any member who has more than one-half of his computed service credit by virtue of part-time employment shall have his average compensation limited to his average compensation as a part-time employee and shall not be allowed to use any compensation as a full-time employee in the computation of his average compensation.  Added by Acts 1983, No. 677, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:633 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:767 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§767. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 592, §2, eff. July 1, 1995.

RS 767 - Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 592, §2, eff. July 1, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 11:769 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§769. Payment of employee's accumulated contributions guaranteed

RS 769 - Payment of employee's accumulated contributions guaranteed In no case shall the system pay total benefits of an amount less than the total of the employee's accumulated contributions. Where the sum of the regular benefits, Deferred Retirement Option Plan payments, and survivor benefits is less than the employee's total contributions, the difference shall be paid to the estate of the deceased member. Acts 2004, No. 747, §1, eff. July 6, 2004.
LA Rev Stat § 11:770 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§770. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 402, §2, eff. July 1, 1999.

RS 770 - Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 402, §2, eff. July 1, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 11:771 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§771. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 402, §2, eff. July 1, 1999.

RS 771 - Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 402, §2, eff. July 1, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 11:772 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§772. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 402, §2, eff. July 1, 1999.

RS 772 - Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 402, §2, eff. July 1, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 11:773 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§773. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 402, §2, eff. July 1, 1999.

RS 773 - Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 402, §2, eff. July 1, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 11:774 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§774. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 402, §2, eff. July 1, 1999.

RS 774 - Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 402, §2, eff. July 1, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 11:775 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§775. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 402, §2, eff. July 1, 1999.

RS 775 - Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 402, §2, eff. July 1, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 11:776 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§776. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 402, §2, eff. July 1, 1999.

RS 776 - Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 402, §2, eff. July 1, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 11:777 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§777. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 402, §2, eff. July 1, 1999.

RS 777 - Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 402, §2, eff. July 1, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 11:779.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§779.1. Allowance on disability retirement; members hired on or after January 1, 2011

RS 779.1 - Allowance on disability retirement; members hired on or after January 1, 2011 Any member whose first employment making him eligible for membership in one of the state systems occurred began on or after January 1, 2011, shall receive a maximum disability retirement benefit which shall be equivalent to the regular retirement formula without reduction by reason of age. Selection of a retirement option shall be made when application for disability is filed. If the disability retiree dies, the option selected upon disability retirement shall be applied to his disability retirement benefit. Acts 2010, No. 992, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 11:780.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§780.1. Employment; termination of benefits

RS 780.1 - Employment; termination of benefits  If a disability retiree from the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana becomes employed in any employment in the field of education, whether public or private, his disability benefit shall terminate.  Acts 1992, No. 552, §1, eff. July 1, 1992.
LA Rev Stat § 11:782 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§782. Refund of contributions to members out of service for five years

RS 782 - Refund of contributions to members out of service for five years  Whenever a member has been out of service for five years without having applied for a refund of contributions, the retirement system shall transmit to him by certified mail, return receipt requested, to his last known address, a notification of his rights with respect to the refund of contributions. If the retirement system does not receive any response to the notification within ninety days of mailing, the contributions to which the member is entitled shall be placed to the credit of the pension accumulation fund. Upon a valid request for a refund of contributions, such refund will be made from the pension accumulation fund.  Added by Acts 1980, No. 175, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:640.1 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:785 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§785. Compliance with certain federal and state provisions relating to qualified military service

RS 785 - Compliance with certain federal and state provisions relating to qualified military service  A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, effective December 12, 1994, contributions, benefits, and service credit in this system with respect to qualified military service shall be governed by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, 26 U.S.C. 414(u), and Part VI of Chapter 2 of Title 29 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.  B. Effective January 1, 2007, 26 U.S.C. 401(a)(37), as enacted by the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008, is hereby adopted as part of the retirement system law.  C. Effective January 1, 2009, 26 U.S.C. 3401(h)(2), as enacted by the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008, is hereby adopted as part of the retirement system law.  Acts 2012, No. 510, §1, eff. July 1, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 11:787 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§787. Plan participation

RS 787 - Plan participation  A.(1) During participation in the plan, although the member shall remain a member of this retirement system, neither regular member nor employer contributions to the regular plan shall be payable.  (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any member who is a participant of the deferred retirement option plan shall not be subject to any change in his seniority status or other related benefits to which he is entitled as a condition of employment.  B. For purposes of this Section, average compensation and creditable service shall remain fixed as they existed on the date of commencement of participation in the plan. Creditable service shall not include conversion of sick and annual leave.  C. Retirement benefits based on average compensation and creditable service as established under Subsection B of this Section and which otherwise would have been due the participant shall, during the period of participation in the plan, be credited to the Deferred Retirement Option Plan Account.  D. Individuals who participate in the plan shall not receive the benefit of any cost-of-living adjustments granted during participation while employed and for a period of one year following termination of employment.  Acts 1991, No. 62, §1, eff. July 1, 1992; Redesignated from R.S. 17:645.1 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §5, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 559, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 11:790 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§790. Irrevocability of election

RS 790 - Irrevocability of election Once participation in the plan commences, the election to participate is irrevocable and the term of participation may not be extended. Only one period of participation is permitted. Average compensation and election of option, if any, are fixed upon commencement of participation. Acts 1991, No. 62, §1, eff. July 1, 1992; Redesignated from R.S. 17:645.4 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §5, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 1110, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
LA Rev Stat § 11:791 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§791. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1173, §3, eff. July 1, 2002.

RS 791 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1173, §3, eff. July 1, 2002.
LA Rev Stat § 11:793 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§793. Renunciation; retirement benefit or allowance

RS 793 - Renunciation; retirement benefit or allowance The Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to permit the irrevocable renunciation of a retirement benefit or allowance. If such rules and regulations are adopted, any renunciation thereunder shall be deemed to be made pursuant to this Section. Acts 1995, No. 142, §1, eff. July 1, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 11:794 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§794. Change of beneficiary

RS 794 - Change of beneficiary A change of beneficiary for a member or retiree of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana shall not be effective until a properly executed, original change of beneficiary form is received by the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana, and such form must be received prior to the death of the member. Acts 2001, No. 1174, §1, eff. July 1, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 11:801 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§801. Eligibility

RS 801 - Eligibility Any member of the Teachers' Retirement System who is paid from school food service funds and whose employer has not terminated its agreement with the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, or its successor, for such employees, shall be governed by the provisions of R.S. 11:802 through 808, with respect to retirement eligibility, computation of regular, survivor, and disability retirement, and employee and employer contributions.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 718, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:642 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:802 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§802. Eligibility for regular retirement

RS 802 - Eligibility for regular retirement A. Any member covered by R.S. 11:801 whose first employment making him eligible for membership in one of the state systems occurred on or before June 30, 2015, shall be eligible to retire if he has at least: (1) Thirty years of creditable service, and is at least age fifty-five. (2) Five years of creditable service, and is at least age sixty. B. Any member covered by R.S. 11:801 whose first employment making him eligible for membership in a state system occurred on or after July 1, 2015, shall be eligible to retire if he has at least: (1) Five years of creditable service, and is at least age sixty-two. (2) Twenty years of service credit at any age, exclusive of unused annual and sick leave and military service other than qualified military service as provided in 26 U.S.C. 414(u) earned on or after December 12, 1994, but any person retiring under this Paragraph shall have his benefit, inclusive of military service credit and allowable unused annual and sick leave, actuarially reduced from the earliest age that he would normally become eligible for a regular retirement benefit under Paragraph (1) of this Subsection if he had continued in service to that age. Any member who elects to retire under the provisions of this Paragraph shall not be eligible to participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan provided by R.S. 11:786 or the Initial Lump-Sum Benefit option provided by R.S. 11:783. Added by Acts 1982, No. 718, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:642.1 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2001, No. 1055, §1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2014, No. 226, §1, eff. June 30, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 11:803 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§803. Computation of regular retirement allowance

RS 803 - Computation of regular retirement allowance A. The yearly amount of the retirement allowance for any member covered by R.S. 11:801 shall be equal to two percent of the member's average final compensation multiplied by his years of creditable service. B. The benefits provided by this Section shall not exceed one hundred percent of average compensation. Added by Acts 1982, No. 718, §1; Acts 1983, No. 37, §1, eff. July 1, 1983; Redesignated from R.S. 17:642.2 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 577, §1, eff. July 1, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 11:804 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§804. Eligibility for disability retirement

RS 804 - Eligibility for disability retirement An active contributing member covered by R.S. 11:801, who becomes disabled, and who files for disability benefits while in service, and who upon medical examination and certification as provided for in R.S. 11:201 through 224, is found to have a total disability for any cause, shall be entitled to disability benefits under the provisions of R.S. 11:805, provided the member has at least five years of creditable service. Added by Acts 1982, No. 718, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:642.3 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2014, No. 811, §4, eff. June 23, 2014. NOTE: Acts 2014, No. 811 changed terminology referring to persons with disabilities throughout the La. Revised Statutes and codes of law, and included a listing of terms that were deleted and their respective successor terms (See Acts 2014, No. 811, §36). The Act provides that it is not the intent of the legislature that changes in terminology effected therein alter or affect in any way the substance, interpretation, or application of any law or administrative rule; further provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to expand or diminish any right of or benefit for any person provided by any law or administrative rule (See Acts 2014, No. 811, §35(C) and (D)).