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LA Rev Stat § 11:805 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§805. Computation of disability benefits

RS 805 - Computation of disability benefits A. Eligibility for disability retirement, procedures for application for disability benefits, procedures for the certification of continuing eligibility for disability benefits, the authority of the board of trustees to modify disability benefits, and procedures governing the restoration to active service of an employee who formerly had a disability are specifically described and provided for in R.S. 11:201 through 224. B. The retirement system shall award disability benefits to eligible members who have been officially certified as having a disability by the State Medical Disability Board. The disability benefit shall be determined as follows. C. Upon retirement for disability, a member covered by R.S. 11:801 shall receive a normal retirement allowance under R.S. 11:803 if he is eligible therefor; otherwise, he shall receive a disability benefit which shall consist of any amount equal to two percent of the member's average final compensation multiplied by his years of creditable service; however, such amount shall not be less than thirty percent, nor more than seventy-five percent of average final compensation, in the event no optional selection is made. Added by Acts 1982, No. 718, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:642.4 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)).
LA Rev Stat § 11:806 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§806. Eligibility for survivor benefits

RS 806 - Eligibility for survivor benefits  A. Any member covered by R.S. 11:801 with twenty or more years of creditable service and not eligible for normal retirement at the time of his death, who leaves a surviving spouse who is not eligible for Social Security survivorship or retirement benefits on his account and who has been married to the member for not less than twelve months immediately preceding his death, shall be deemed to have exercised Option 2 benefits on behalf of his surviving spouse, who shall be paid such benefits until he becomes eligible for Social Security survivorship or retirement benefits on his account, or until he remarries; however, no such benefit shall be paid until the surviving spouse attains the age of fifty. Any surviving spouse who meets the above qualifications, except for survivorship benefits due to minor children, shall become eligible for benefits under this Section when he ceases to receive Social Security benefits due to ineligibility. The method of calculating such retirement benefits shall be on the same basis as provided in this Part.  B. Any member who is eligible for normal retirement at the time of his death and who leaves a surviving spouse shall be deemed to have exercised Option 2 benefits on behalf of his surviving spouse, who shall be paid such benefits just as though the member had retired and elected Option 2 benefits prior to his death.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 718, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:642.5 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:807 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§807. Employee contributions

RS 807 - Employee contributions  Each member covered by R.S. 11:801 shall contribute an amount equal to five percent of his earnable compensation to the retirement system as the employee contribution.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 718, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:642.6 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:808 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§808. Employer contributions

RS 808 - Employer contributions  The state of Louisiana shall annually appropriate an amount equal to six and one-tenth percent of each and every member's earnable compensation, such annual appropriation to be paid to the system through the state treasurer's office in twelve equal installments beginning on July first and ending on June first of each fiscal year. Should the amount appropriated be less than the amount required, the state shall pay the difference to the system. Should the amount appropriated be more than the amount required, the system shall return the excess to the office of the state treasurer.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 718, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:642.7 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:809 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§809. Termination of Social Security coverage

RS 809 - Termination of Social Security coverage  Any member who is covered by R.S. 11:801, whose employer withdraws its employees from Social Security coverage, shall, upon the effective date of withdrawal be governed by the laws otherwise governing the Teachers' Retirement System; however, the service credit earned while paying Social Security shall be governed by the provisions of R.S. 11:803(A).  Added by Acts 1982, No. 718, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:642.8 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:810 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§810. Conflict with other law

RS 810 - Conflict with other law  Any member of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana 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 all of the laws, policies, rules and regulations which govern the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana except where they are in conflict with the specific provisions of R.S. 11:802 through 808 and in which case said specific provisions shall govern.  Added by Acts 1982, No. 718, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:642.9 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:812 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§812. Board of trustees; membership; term of office; compensation; vacancies; meetings; termination as advisory board

RS 812 - Board of trustees; membership; term of office; compensation; vacancies; meetings; termination as advisory board  A. There shall be a board of trustees authorized and empowered to advise the board member of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana who represents employee members who are paid by school food service funds. The advisory board shall consist of the five district members in office on July 1, 1983, who shall serve until the advisory board ceases to exist. The trustees shall receive a per diem of fifty dollars per day for each board meeting and shall be reimbursed for all necessary expenses they may incur through service on the board. The board shall meet quarterly, with the option of calling additional meetings if required, not to exceed twelve meetings per year. The chairman of the advisory board shall be a member of the board of trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana. B. On January 1, 1990, the advisory board of trustees authorized by this Section shall cease to exist and the member of the board of trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System who represents members paid by school food service funds shall be elected prior to January 1, 1990, by said members under rules and regulations prescribed by the board of trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System in the same manner as other elected board members.  Acts 1982, No. 718, §1; Acts 1989, No. 74, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:642.11 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:813 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§813. Appropriations for members not otherwise covered

RS 813 - Appropriations for members not otherwise covered  For each member of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana who is paid from school food service funds and who is not covered by the provisions of R.S. 11:801 through 811, the legislature shall annually appropriate an amount equal to three and forty-five one-hundredths percent of each and every such member's earnable compensation, such annual appropriation to be paid to the system through the state treasurer's office in twelve equal installments beginning on July first and ending on June first of each fiscal year. Should the amount appropriated be less than the amount required, the legislature shall appropriate the difference to the system. Should the amount appropriated be more than the amount required, the system shall return the excess to the office of the state treasurer.  Acts 1984, No. 462, §1, eff. July 1, 1984; Redesignated from R.S. 17:642.12 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:815 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§815. Payment by electronic funds transfer

RS 815 - Payment by electronic funds transfer A. Subject to the provisions of Subsection B of this Section and notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any benefit payable by this system pursuant to the provisions of this Part on or after January 1, 2002, shall be paid through an electronic funds transfer. B. Any person may seek an exception to this method of paying benefits if the recipient or the legal guardian of the recipient certifies in writing to the board of trustees that the recipient or guardian does not have an account with a financial institution, or that payment by electronic funds transfer would impose a hardship due to a physical disability or geographic barrier, or would impose a financial hardship. The board of trustees may grant other waivers to the electronic funds transfer requirement in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Acts 2001, No. 263, §1, eff. July 1, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 11:821 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§821. Board of trustees; administrative powers in general

RS 821 - 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 this Part shall have qualified and taken the oath of office.  Redesignated from R.S. 17:651 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:823 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§823. Restriction on election of parish or city superintendent

RS 823 - Restriction on election of parish or city superintendent  No parish or city superintendent of schools shall henceforth be elected to any vacancy or recurring term of any position provided in R.S. 11:822(A)(7) on the Board of Trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana.  Added by Acts 1978, No. 111, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:652.1 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:824 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§824. Trustees' oath of office

RS 824 - Trustees' oath of office  Each trustee shall, within thirty 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. 17:653 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:825 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§825. Voting powers of trustees; quorum

RS 825 - Voting powers of trustees; quorum  Each trustee shall be entitled to one vote in the board. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum.  Amended by Acts 1991, No. 73, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:654 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:826 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§826. Rules and regulations

RS 826 - Rules and regulations 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 by this Chapter 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. The board of trustees shall adopt rules and regulations which are appropriate or necessary to maintain the qualified status of the plan. Redesignated from R.S. 17:655 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2004, No. 802, §1, eff. July 8, 2004; Acts 2014, No. 727, §1, eff. July 1, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 11:827 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§827. Office of Group Benefits

RS 827 - Office of Group Benefits A. With respect to the Office of Group Benefits, R.S. 42:801 et seq., the office 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 throughout 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 be responsible only 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. 17:655.1 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2001, No. 1178, §1, eff. June 29, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 11:828 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§828. Deduction of employee benefit contributions from retiree benefit checks

RS 828 - Deduction of employee benefit contributions from retiree benefit checks Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the employee contributions for accident and health and life insurance coverage to be paid by any member, retiree, beneficiary, or survivor participating in the Office of Group Benefits programs pursuant to R.S. 42:801 et seq., who receives a recurring benefit payment from this system shall be deducted from the retirement benefit payment. Such deductions shall be effected by the use of computer tapes prepared and furnished by the Office of Group Benefits in a form processible by the computer facility that prepares the monthly benefit payment. This system shall remit such deductions directly to the Office of Group Benefits. Added by Acts 1983, No. 650, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:655.2 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2001, No. 1178, §1, eff. June 29, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 11:829 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§829. Deduction of employee benefit contributions from retiree checks

RS 829 - Deduction of employee benefit contributions from retiree 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 from that agency. Such deduction shall only be effected by the use of magnetic media prepared and furnished by the participating city or parish school board or other reporting agency not participating in the Office of Group Benefits programs in a form processible by the retirement system's computer facility and approved by the board of trustees. The retirement system shall remit such deductions directly to the participating agency in periodic lump sums. Such deductions may be made only after approval by the board of trustees of the Teachers' 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 1989, No. 75, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:655.3 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2001, No. 1178 , §1, eff. June 29, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 11:830 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§830. Officers and employees of board of trustees; compensation

RS 830 - Officers and employees of board of trustees; compensation  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 directors. The board of trustees shall engage such actuarial and other service as shall be required to transact the business of the retirement system. The compensation of all persons engaged by the board of trustees and all other expenses of the board necessary for the operation of the retirement system shall be paid at such rates and in such amounts as the board of trustees shall approve.  Acts 1990, No. 631, §1, eff. July 1, 1990; Redesignated from R.S. 17:656 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:831 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§831. Joint administration with other systems

RS 831 - 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 Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System 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 without the necessity of additional approval by the legislature, the Legislative Budget Committee, or its successor, or the division of administration or its commissioner.  Added by Acts 1978, No. 390, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:656.1 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:832 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§832. Records and other information; board's duty to keep

RS 832 - Records and other information; board's duty to keep  A. 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.  B. The board of trustees 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 school 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 of the retirement system.  Redesignated from R.S. 17:657 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:833 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§833. Medical board; appointment; duties and powers

RS 833 - 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 employed to report on special cases. The medical board shall arrange for and pass upon all medical examinations required under the provisions of this Chapter, and 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 its conclusion and recommendations upon all the matters referred to it. Redesignated from R.S. 17:659 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.