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LA Rev Stat § 11:614 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§614. Eligibility for retirement

RS 614 - Eligibility for retirement A. Any member of this plan shall be eligible for retirement if he has: (1) Twenty-five years or more of service, at any age. (2) Twelve years or more of service, at age fifty-five or thereafter. (3) Twenty years of service credit at any age, exclusive of military service and unused annual and sick leave, 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. Any member retiring under this Paragraph who is in state service at the time of his retirement shall have his benefit actuarially reduced from the earliest age that he would normally become eligible for a regular retirement benefit under Paragraph (1) or (2) of this Subsection if he had continued in service to that age. Any member retiring under this Paragraph who is out of state service at the time of his retirement shall have his benefit actuarially reduced from the earliest age that he would normally become eligible for a regular retirement benefit under Paragraph (1) or (2) of this Subsection based upon his years of service as of the date of retirement. Any employee 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. 11:447 or the Initial Benefit Option provided by R.S. 11:446(A)(5). B.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 11:441(A)(2)(b) or any other provision of law to the contrary, any member of this plan who is not eligible for retirement under Subsection A of this Section may elect to retire under the provisions of R.S. 11:441(A)(2)(b)(i) with five years or more of service credit at age sixty or thereafter. (2)(a) The retirement benefit and survivor benefit provisions of this Subpart, including but not limited to R.S. 11:615 and 621, shall not apply to any member of this plan who elects to retire under the provisions of R.S. 11:441(A)(2)(b)(i). (b) Any member of this plan who elects to retire under the provisions of R.S. 11:441(A)(2)(b)(i) shall receive a retirement benefit equal to two and one-half percent of his average compensation for every year of creditable service. (c) Retirement benefits for any member of this plan who elects to retire under the provisions of R.S. 11:441(A)(2)(b)(i) shall be paid in accordance with R.S. 11:446. Acts 2010, No. 992, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, No. 368, §1, eff. July 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 11:615 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§615. Retirement benefit calculation

RS 615 - Retirement benefit calculation A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, a member shall receive a retirement benefit equal to three and one-third percent of average compensation for every year of creditable service in the Hazardous Duty Services Plan, not to exceed one hundred percent of the member's average compensation. B. If the member's last ten years of creditable service were not accrued exclusively in one of the hazardous duty positions defined in R.S. 11:612(2) or (2.1), he shall receive a retirement benefit equal to two and one-half percent of his average compensation for the actual number of years of creditable service earned in a hazardous duty position. C. Retirement benefits for members who had service in nonhazardous duty or service under existing plans prior to entering the Hazardous Duty Services Plan shall upon retirement eligibility receive a retirement benefit for that prior service based on the applicable accrual rate when earned. Acts 2010, No. 992, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2014, No. 648, §1, eff. June 30, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 11:616 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§616. Deferred Retirement Option Plan; Initial Benefit Option; Annual Cost-of-Living Adjustment Option

RS 616 - Deferred Retirement Option Plan; Initial Benefit Option; Annual Cost-of-Living Adjustment Option A. A member who is eligible for regular retirement may elect to participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 11:447 through 454, or the Initial Benefit Option provided by R.S. 11:446(A)(5). B. Any member of this plan may elect to participate in the Annual Cost-of-Living Adjustment Option provided by R.S. 11:446(A)(6). Acts 2010, No. 992, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, No. 368, §1, eff. July 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 11:617 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§617. Disability retirement

RS 617 - Disability retirement  A.(1) Upon approval of a member's retirement based upon a total and permanent disability resulting solely from injuries sustained in the performance of his official duties, a member shall receive a disability benefit equal to seventy-five percent of his average compensation regardless of years of service. This benefit is payable only if the injury or injuries were sustained while on active duty status.  (2) Upon approval of a member's retirement based upon a total and permanent disability resulting solely from injuries sustained while on active duty status and engaged in the performance of his official duties and as the result of an intentional act of violence, the member shall receive a disability benefit equal to one hundred percent of his average compensation regardless of years of service.  B. If a member's disability occurs for reasons other than in the performance of his duties and the member has earned at least ten years of hazardous duty service credit, then the member shall be entitled to disability benefits under the provisions of R.S. 11:461(B)(1).  C. The disability retirement procedures contained in R.S. 11:216 through 225 which are not in conflict with this Section shall apply to members.  D. The provisions of R.S. 11:461(B)(4) shall apply to members.  Acts 2010, No. 992, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2018, No. 595, §1, eff. May 31, 2018.
LA Rev Stat § 11:619 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§619. Survivors' benefits for death other than in the line of duty

RS 619 - Survivors' benefits for death other than in the line of duty A. The surviving spouse or children of any active member whose death occurs other than in the performance of his duties shall receive benefits as provided in R.S. 11:471.1. B. The provisions of R.S. 11:472 through 477 concerning procedures for payment of survivor benefits which are not in conflict with this Section shall apply to survivors of plan members. Acts 2010, No. 992, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 11:620.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§620.1. Transfer of other service credit; Harbor Police Retirement Plan employees

RS 620.1 - Transfer of other service credit; Harbor Police Retirement Plan employees A. Any member of the Harbor Police Retirement Plan who would otherwise be eligible for benefits under this plan except that his first employment making him eligible for membership in the Harbor Police Retirement Plan occurred on or before June 30, 2014, and who has not participated in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan in the Harbor Police Retirement Plan shall have the right to irrevocably elect to become a member of this plan by submitting an application to the board of trustees to become effective on or after July 1, 2015. B. Any eligible member who elects to transfer to the Hazardous Duty Services Plan from the Harbor Police Retirement Plan shall have the option of: (1) Maintaining prior service credit in the Harbor Police Retirement Plan pursuant to the provisions of that plan and accruing service credit and benefits in the Hazardous Duty Services Plan after the date he joins the plan. If such election results in an actuarial cost to this system, the member shall pay the system the amount of such actuarial cost prior to his retirement. (2)(a) An internal actuarial transfer from the Harbor Police Retirement Plan to this plan in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 11:143(C) and (D) in which the member transfers all of his service credit from the Harbor Police Retirement Plan and maintains prior service credit at the accrual rate at which it was earned in such plan prior to joining the Hazardous Duty Services Plan. If the amount of funds transferred is less than the actuarial cost of the service transferred, the member transferring, except as otherwise provided in this Section, shall pay the deficit or difference, including the interest thereon at the board-approved actuarial valuation rate of the system. (b) In lieu of paying the deficit or difference plus interest, the member may, at his option but only at the time of transfer, be granted an amount of credit in this plan which is based on the amount of funds actually transferred plus any additional funds less than the deficit paid by the member. (c) A member who completes a transfer under the provisions of this Paragraph shall have his retirement benefit calculated using the accrual rate of the plan from which he transferred based on the number of years transferred. C. A member whose first employment making him eligible for membership in the Harbor Police Retirement Plan occurred on or before June 30, 2015, who elects to join this plan shall thereafter for purposes of all state retirement systems be treated as an employee whose membership is governed by the provisions of Act No. 992 of the 2010 Regular Session of the Legislature. Acts 2014, No. 648, §2, see Act for effective date.  NOTE: See Acts 2014, No. 648, §6(B), regarding contingent eff. date.
LA Rev Stat § 11:621 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§621. Survivors' benefits for former or retired members

RS 621 - Survivors' benefits for former or retired members A. The surviving spouse of a deceased former member shall receive a benefit in an amount equal to fifty percent of the monthly retirement benefit that would have been payable to the decedent, provided all of the following conditions exist: (1) The decedent had terminated employment covered by this system prior to attaining the requisite age for retirement eligibility. (2) The decedent has credit for at least twelve years of service in this system and has contributions credited to his account. B. The surviving spouse of a deceased retired member or Deferred Retirement Option Plan participant shall receive a benefit in an amount equal to seventy-five percent of the monthly retirement benefit that was being paid to the decedent on the date of death. C.(1) If there is no surviving spouse eligible to receive benefits pursuant to Subsection A or B of this Section, the children of the decedent shall be entitled to benefits as provided in R.S. 11:471.1. (2) As each minor child attains age eighteen, or age twenty-three if a student, he shall receive no further benefits payable pursuant to this Subsection. Acts 2010, No. 992, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, No. 368, §1, eff. July 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 11:631 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§631. Administration of the Harbor Police Retirement Plan

RS 631 - Administration of the Harbor Police Retirement Plan A. With the exception of payment of permanent benefit increases, membership and benefits for the Harbor Police Retirement Plan shall be in accordance with the provisions of Subpart G of Part II of Chapter 3 of Subtitle IV of Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950; however, if provisions of this Chapter cover matters not specifically addressed by the provisions of Subpart G of Part II of Chapter 3 of Subtitle IV of Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the provisions of this Chapter shall apply to that plan. The provisions of Subpart G of Part II of Chapter 3 of Subtitle IV of Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 are hereby made a part of this system. Eligibility for and payment of permanent benefit increases for members of the plan shall be governed by the laws and rules of this system. B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, upon the merger of the Harbor Police Retirement System with this system, the assets of the Harbor Police Retirement System shall become part of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System trust and shall be managed in accordance with the laws governing this system. Acts 2014, No. 648, §2, see Act for effective date. NOTE: See Acts 2014, No. 648, §6(B), regarding contingent eff. date.
LA Rev Stat § 11:702 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§702. Name and establishment of retirement system

RS 702 - Name and establishment of retirement system A. A retirement system is established with all the powers and privileges pertaining to corporations, under the management of the board of trustees for the purpose of providing retirement allowances and other benefits under the provisions of this Chapter for teachers of the state of Louisiana. The retirement system so created shall be established as of August 1, 1936. The retirement system is established as a qualified defined benefit plan under Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, known as the "Louisiana Public Retirement Law", as amended from time to time, pursuant to Sections 401(a) and 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, other applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, applicable Treasury regulations, and other guidance. B. This system shall be known as the "Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana", and by such name or its nominee name, which is hereby established as "TRSL", all of its business shall be transacted, all of its funds invested, and all of its cash and securities and other property held, except as provided in Subsection C of this Section. C. The board of trustees may form a corporation or partnership for the purpose of trading in its nominee name. The state treasurer, the secretary-treasurer, and the assistant secretary-treasurer of the system shall be members of any such corporation or partnership. Other members of the corporation or partnership may be appointed by the board of trustees from among its membership. Each member of such corporation or partnership shall have the same fiduciary responsibility as do the trustees of the system. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 743, §1; Acts 1983, No. 19, §1, eff. June 9, 1983; Redesignated from R.S. 17:572 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2014, No. 727, §1, eff. July 1, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 11:703 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§703. Domicile of board; meetings

RS 703 - Domicile of board; meetings  A. The system and its board of trustees shall be domiciled in the parish of East Baton Rouge.  B. The board of trustees shall meet in regular session at least ten times each calendar year. The chairman may call special meetings and shall call a special meeting upon the request of a majority of the total members of the board.  Added by Acts 1977, No. 743, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:572.1 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2016, No. 159, §1, eff. June 30, 2016.
LA Rev Stat § 11:704 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§704. Exemption of pension and other rights from levy and other process

RS 704 - Exemption of pension and other rights from levy and other process The right of a person to a pension, an annuity, or a retirement allowance, to the return of contributions, the pension, annuity, or retirement allowance itself, any optional benefit or any other right accrued or accruing to any person under the provisions of this Chapter, and the monies in the various funds created by this Chapter are exempt from any state or municipal tax, all state income tax, and exempt from levy and sale, garnishment, attachment, or any other process whatsoever, except as provided in R.S. 11:291 and 292 and shall be unassignable except as otherwise specifically provided in this Chapter. The exemption provided herein is also applicable to cases filed under any operative chapter of the United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C.). Amended by Acts 1952, No. 418, §1; Acts 1986, No. 767, §3; Acts 1991, No. 70, §1, eff. July 1, 1991; Redesignated from R.S. 17:573 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 592, §1, eff. July 1, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 11:705 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§705. False statements or falsification of records; penalty; correction of errors; adjustments

RS 705 - False statements or falsification of records; penalty; correction of errors; adjustments  A. Any person who knowingly makes any false statement or falsifies or permits to be falsified any record or records of this retirement system in any attempt to defraud such system shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than twelve months, or both. B. Should any change or error in the records result in any member or beneficiary receiving from the retirement system more or less than he would have been entitled to receive had the records been correct, the board of trustees shall correct such error, and as far as practicable, shall adjust the payment in such a manner that the actuarial equivalent of the benefit to which such member or beneficiary was correctly entitled shall be paid.  Redesignated from R.S. 17:574 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:706 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§706. Application of other laws

RS 706 - Application of other laws  No other provision of law which provides wholly or partly at the expense of the State of Louisiana for pensions or retirement benefits for teachers, their widows, or other dependents, shall apply to members or beneficiaries of the retirement system established by this Chapter, their widows or other dependents.  Redesignated from R.S. 17:575 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:707 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§707. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1173, §3, eff. July 1, 2002.

RS 707 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1173, §3, eff. July 1, 2002.
LA Rev Stat § 11:707.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§707.1. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1173, §3, eff. July 1, 2002.

RS 707.1 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1173, §3, eff. July 1, 2002.
LA Rev Stat § 11:708 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§708. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1173, §3, eff. July 1, 2002.

RS 708 - Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 1173, §3, eff. July 1, 2002.
LA Rev Stat § 11:709 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§709. Retirees employed by Department of Education

RS 709 - Retirees employed by Department of Education  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person who retires from the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana and who becomes employed or reemployed by or within the Department of Education as defined in Title 36 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, shall, upon such employment or reemployment, be governed, with respect to retirement, by the laws governing the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 173, §1, eff. July 1, 1982; Redesignated from R.S. 17:578 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:711 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§711. Teaching personnel; Department of Corrections

RS 711 - Teaching personnel; Department of Corrections  Any person becoming employed by the Department of Corrections as teaching personnel, including but not limited to classroom teachers, principals, and vocational-technical instructors, after the effective date of this Section shall be members of this system, if otherwise eligible. Added by Acts 1983, No. 479, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:579 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991. NOTE: See Acts 2004, No. 7, §6, providing that the Act shall not affect or change any law relative to retirement or retirement or survivor benefits of employees of the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections.
LA Rev Stat § 11:751 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§751. Rounding of service credit at the time of retirement

RS 751 - Rounding of service credit at the time of retirement At the time of retirement or beginning participation in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan, any fractional part of a year of the member's total service credit shall be rounded to the closest one-tenth of a year but shall not exceed one hundred percent of a year. Acts 1997, No. 105, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1997, No. 1353, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2001, No. 1174, §1, eff. July 1, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 11:753 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§753. Student employment service credit

RS 753 - Student employment service credit  A. No person shall receive credit in the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana for student aid or student employment in a college or university or for other part-time employment of a similar kind or nature. In all cases of doubt, the board of trustees shall determine whether service is creditable within the scope of this Section or within the definitions set forth in R.S. 11:701(22) and (23).  B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any person who is a member of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana who on August 21, 1992, has creditable membership service of at least ten years in this system and who through an administrative error was improperly enrolled in the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana as a graduate assistant and who currently has such credit in the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana shall be allowed to keep such service credit in the system.  Added by Acts 1973, No. 157, §2; Redesignated from R.S. 17:623.2 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 290, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 11:754 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§754. Conversion of annual leave to membership service; payment

RS 754 - Conversion of annual leave to membership service; payment  A. When a member retires, if he earned annual leave and it was accrued under established leave regulations and an attendance record has been maintained on the employee, he may purchase his unused accumulated annual leave for which he is not entitled to payment and shall receive one day of service credit for each eight hours of unused annual leave purchased. In order to purchase the unused annual leave as service credit he shall pay to the retirement system an amount which, on an actuarial basis, totally offsets the increase in accrued liability of the system resulting from the receipt of the credit. The amount payable shall be calculated by use of the actuarial funding method, assumptions, and tables in use by the system at the time of purchase. Any leave purchased under this Section cannot be used to attain eligibility for any benefits and cannot be used in the computation of average compensation. The employing agency, in its discretion, may pay not more than fifty percent of the purchase price. However, if it makes such a payment, it shall then make such payment, in the same percentage, with respect to all employees who make application. B.(1) This Section shall apply to all members who are not employees of the state or a state agency and who are not covered by the provisions of R.S. 42:421.  (2) This Section shall also apply to all members who are employees of the state or a state agency who were not eligible for a service retirement on June 30, 1990, but only to unused annual leave earned after June 30, 1990. Annual leave last earned shall be first used.  Acts 1988, No. 14, §§1, 2; Acts 1990, No. 625, §1, eff. July 1, 1990; Redesignated from R.S. 17:623.3 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.