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LA Rev Stat § 11:3683 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3683. Membership

RS 3683 - Membership  The membership of the plan shall be composed as follows:  (1) All persons who shall become employees as defined in R.S. 11:3682(16) after August 1, 1971, and on or before June 30, 2014, except those specifically excluded under Paragraph (3) of this Section, shall become members as a condition of their employment, provided they are under fifty years of age at the date of employment.  (2) All persons who are employees as the term is defined in R.S. 11:3682(16) on August 1, 1971, shall become members as of that date unless within a period of thirty days next following, any such employee shall file with the Board of Trustees on a form prescribed by such board a notice of his election not to be covered in the membership of the system and a duly executed waiver of all present and prospective benefits which would otherwise inure to him on account of his participation in the retirement system.  (3)(a) All persons who are employees as the term is defined in R.S. 11:3682(16) who are members of any fund or who are eligible for membership in any fund operated for the retirement of employees by the state of Louisiana, or by a city, parish, or other political subdivision of the state of Louisiana on August 1, 1971, shall cease to be members of such fund upon that date and all contributions made by these employees to the retirement system of which they are members before August 1, 1971, shall be transferred to the Harbor Police Retirement System and shall be accompanied by the transfer of all employer contributions previously made for their account to such retirement system. All such employees shall then become members of the Harbor Police Retirement System with full credit for all such service prior to August 1, 1971. Provided, however, that the provisions of this Paragraph shall not apply to any person electing not to become a member of this system.  (b) Any employee who is employed on July 7, 2003, who has retired from service under any retirement system of this state partly or wholly financed by public funds, who is receiving retirement benefits therefrom, and who was prohibited from becoming a member of this system upon his initial employment solely on this basis shall become a member of this plan from the date of his initial employment provided he meets all other eligibility requirements; however, any such employee may purchase credit for previous service only in compliance with the provisions of R.S. 11:158 relating to actuarial calculation of purchase price.  (4) Should any member, after becoming a member, be absent from service for more than five years and not be entitled to a deferred annuity as provided in R.S. 11:3685(A) hereof, or should he become a beneficiary or die, he shall thereupon cease to be a member.  Acts 1971, No. 80, §3, designated by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2003, No. 1255, §1, eff. July 7, 2003; Acts 2004, No. 621, §1, eff. July 5, 2004; Acts 2010, No. 1025, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2014, No. 648, §1, 2, see Act for effective date.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3685.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3685.3. Annual compensation limitation for determination of benefits

RS 3685.3 - Annual compensation limitation for determination of benefits A. Unless otherwise provided, each Section 401(a)(17) employee's accrued benefit under this plan will be the greater of the following: (1) The employee's accrued benefit determined with respect to the benefit formula applicable for the plan year beginning on or after January 1, 1996, as applied to the employee's total years of service taken into account under the plan for purposes of benefit accruals. (2) The combined sum of the following: (a) The employee's accrued benefit as of the last day of the last plan year beginning before January 1, 1996, frozen in accordance with Section 1.401(a)(4) through (13) of the Code of Federal Regulations. (b) The employee's accrued benefit determined under the benefit formula applicable for the plan year beginning after January 1, 1996, as applied to the employee's years of service credited to the employee for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 1996, for purposes of benefit accruals. B. If an employee is not a Section 401(a)(17) employee, his accrued benefit under this plan shall not be based upon compensation in excess of the annual limit provided in Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code or any amendment thereto. Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 97, §1, eff. May 5, 1998.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3688 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3688. Actuary; duties and actuarial assumptions

RS 3688 - Actuary; duties and actuarial assumptions  A - C. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 648, §3, eff. July 1, 2015.  D.(1) The Board of Trustees shall designate an actuary who shall be the technical advisor of the Board of Trustees on actuarial matters regarding the operation of the plan created by the provisions of this Subpart, and shall perform such other duties as are required in connection therewith.  (2) The Board of Trustees shall adopt all actuarial tables, assumptions, and rates. The actuary shall make valuations and determinations based on such tables, assumptions, and rates.  (3) At least once in each five-year period, and upon approval of the Board of Trustees, the actuary shall make an actuarial investigation into the mortality, service and compensation experience of the members and beneficiaries of the retirement system. The Board of Trustees shall adopt for the retirement system such mortality, service, and other tables and actuarial assumptions as shall be deemed necessary.  (4)(a) Unless different actuarial assumptions are formally adopted and disclosed, the following assumptions shall be used in determining actuarial equivalents:  (i) Interest shall be compounded annually at the rate of seven percent per annum.  (ii) Annuity rates shall be determined on the basis of the most current mortality table recommended by the Society of Actuaries for retirement systems.  (b) 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 in this Subpart. Any change in such actuarial assumptions shall be considered a part of this plan 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 plan.  E. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 648, §3, eff. July 1, 2015.  Acts 1971, No. 80, §8, designated by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 909, §1; Acts 1997, No. 10, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 97, §1, eff. May 5, 1998; Acts 2008, No. 805, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 928, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2011, No. 399, §1, eff. July 1, 2011; Acts 2014, No. 648, §§2, 3, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3688.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3688.1. Amendments

RS 3688.1 - Amendments  A. An action of the board of trustees with respect to employee contributions as provided in R.S. 11:154 and actuarial assumptions as provided in R.S. 11:3688(D), shall be considered amendments to the provisions of this plan.  B. No amendment to the retirement system or plan shall operate to deprive any member of a benefit to which he is already entitled.  Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 97, §1, eff. May 5, 1998; Acts 2014, No. 648, §2, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3689 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3689. Management of funds

RS 3689 - Management of funds  A. The Board of Trustees shall have full power to invest and reinvest such funds, subject to the prudent-man rule limitations regarding investments set forth in Subtitle I, Chapter 4, Part II, Subpart I of this Title and shall have full power to hold, purchase, sell, assign, transfer, and dispose of any of the securities and investments in which any of the funds created herein shall have been invested, as well as the proceeds of said investments and any monies belonging to said funds.  B-E. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 648, §3, eff. July 1, 2015.  Acts 1971, No. 80, §9, designated by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2003, No. 1255, §1, eff. July 7, 2003; Acts 2004, No. 621, §1, eff. July 5, 2004; Acts 2014, No. 648, §3, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3690 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3690. Method of financing

RS 3690 - Method of financing  A. Employee contributions. (1) The port commission shall make deductions from any salary or wages paid by them to any member of this plan equal to nine percent of the compensation paid him in each and every payroll.  (2) The deductions provided for herein shall be made notwithstanding that the minimum compensation provided for by law for any member shall be reduced thereby. Every member shall be deemed to consent and agree to the deductions made and provided for herein and shall receipt for his full salary or compensation, and payment of salary or compensation less said deductions shall be a full and complete discharge and acquittance of all claims and demands whatsoever for the services rendered by such person during the period covered by such payment, except as to the benefits provided under this Subpart. The employer shall certify to the board of trustees on each and every payroll or in such other manner as the board may prescribe, the amounts to be deducted; and each of such amounts shall be deducted, and when deducted shall be paid into the Employees' Savings Account established in R.S. 11:532.  B. Employer contributions. The port commission shall annually contribute an amount equal to the rate calculated pursuant to R.S. 11:102. Contributions shall be made monthly based on the same salary or wages used to calculate the members' contributions.  C, D. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 648, §3, eff. July 1, 2015.  E. Collections of contributions.  The port commission shall cause to be deducted on each and every payroll of a member the contributions payable by such member as provided in this Subpart.  Acts 1971, No. 80, §10, designated by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2008, No. 493, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2011, No. 399, §1, eff. July 1, 2011; Acts 2014, No. 648, §§2, 3, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3690.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3690.1. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 648, §3, eff. July 1, 2015.

RS 3690.1 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 648, §3, eff. July 1, 2015.  Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 97, §1, eff. May 5, 1998; Acts 2014, No. 648, §3, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3690.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3690.2. Unclaimed funds, checks, and property; retention by system

RS 3690.2 - Unclaimed funds, checks, and property; retention by system  Any unclaimed employee contributions, other funds, checks, or any other property held by the system that could be claimed by a member or prior member, the member's beneficiary, heirs, or estate shall never be presumed abandoned and shall be held continuously by the system for the benefit of such member, prior member, the member's beneficiary, heirs, or estate.  Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 97, §1, eff. May 5, 1998; Acts 2014, No. 648, §2, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3691 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3691. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 648, §3, eff. July 1, 2015.

RS 3691 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 648, §3, eff. July 1, 2015.  Acts 1971, No. 80, §11, designated by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2010, No. 634, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2014, No. 648, §3, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3692 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3692. Protection against fraud

RS 3692 - Protection against fraud  A. Any persons who shall knowingly make any false statement or shall falsify or permit to be falsified any record or records of the retirement system in any attempt to defraud such system as a result of such act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof by any court of competent jurisdiction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or imprisonment in the parish jail not exceeding twelve months, or both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court.  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.  Acts 1971, No. 80, §12, designated by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2014, No. 648, §2, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3693 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3693. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 648, §3, eff. July 1, 2015.

RS 3693 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 648, §3, eff. July 1, 2015.  Acts 1971, No. 80, §13, designated by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2014, No. 648, §3, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3694 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3694. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 399, §2, eff. July 1, 2011.

RS 3694 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 399, §2, eff. July 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3695 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3695. Direct rollover

RS 3695 - Direct rollover  A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary that would otherwise limit a member's election under this Section, a member may elect, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the board of trustees, to have any portion of an eligible rollover distribution paid directly to an eligible retirement plan specified by the member in a direct rollover.  B. An "eligible rollover distribution" is any distribution of all or any portion of the balance to the credit of a member, except that an eligible rollover distribution does not include:  (1) Any distribution that is one of a series of substantially equal periodic payments, not less frequently than annually, made for the life or life expectancy of the member, or the joint lives or joint life expectancies of the member and the member's designated beneficiary, or for a specified period of ten years or more.  (2) Any distribution to the extent that such distribution is required under Section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code.  C. For the purposes of this Section, an "eligible retirement plan" shall mean any of the following:  (1) An individual retirement account described in Section 408(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.  (2) An individual retirement annuity described in Section 408(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.  (3) An annuity plan described in Section 403(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.  (4) A qualified trust as described in Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, provided that such trust accepts the member's eligible rollover distribution.  (5) An eligible deferred compensation plan described in Section 457(b) of the Internal Revenue Code that is maintained by an eligible governmental employer, provided the plan contains provisions to account separately for amounts transferred into such plan.  (6) An annuity contract described in Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.  D. A "distributee" as provided for in this Section shall include:  (1) A member or former member.  (2) The member's or former member's surviving spouse, or the member's or former member's former spouse with whom a benefit or a return of employee contributions is to be divided pursuant to R.S. 11:291(B), with reference to an interest of the member or former spouse.  (3) The member's or former member's non-spouse beneficiary, provided the specified distribution is to an eligible retirement plan as defined in Subsection C of this Section.  Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 97, §1, eff. May 5, 1998; Acts 2011, No. 399, §1, eff. July 1, 2011; Acts 2014, No. 648, §2, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3696 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3696. Errors and omissions

RS 3696 - Errors and omissions A. 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. B. The corrected benefit amount shall be paid prospectively. When considering corrections to the account of members for past erroneous benefit payments, the collection of overpayments or payment of underpayments may be waived if (1) it is deemed by the trustees to not be cost-effective for the system, in relation to the amount of the overpayment or underpayment, to attempt to locate the beneficiary or estate of such members and collect the overpayment or pay the underpayment or (2) if it is deemed by the trustees to cause an extreme hardship on the member or beneficiary. Acts 2011, No. 399, §1, eff. July 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3697 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3697. Effective dates

RS 3697 - Effective dates All benefit changes shall be prospective only unless stated otherwise in the Act. Statutory benefit changes shall not apply to members who have already retired. Acts 2011, No. 399, §1, eff. July 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3698 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3698. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 648, §3, eff. July 1, 2015.

RS 3698 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 648, §3, eff. July 1, 2015.  Acts 2011, No. 399, §1, eff. July 1, 2011; Acts 2014, No. 648, §3, eff. July 1, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3701 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3701. [Blank]

RS 3701 - [Blank]
LA Rev Stat § 11:3711 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3711. Police pension fund for the police department of the city of Shreveport; creation

RS 3711 - Police pension fund for the police department of the city of Shreveport; creation  There is created a police pension fund for the police department of the city of Shreveport for pensioning all police officers of the police department of the city of Shreveport, their widows and children. For purposes of this Subpart police officers shall be defined as those members of the Shreveport Police Department who meet the definition of police officers for the purpose of civil service rating and are so rated.  Acts 1968, No. 641, §2; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2351 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3712 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3712. Appropriation of fund

RS 3712 - Appropriation of fund  A. All monies, funds, properties, real and personal, and assets now belonging to or due the presently existing Policemen's Pension and Relief Fund of the City of Shreveport shall be transferred to and shall become the monies, funds, properties, real and personal and assets of the newly created Policemen's Pension and Relief Fund of the City of Shreveport.  B. It shall set aside for the fund, twenty percent of all fines collected by its municipal courts for the infraction of municipal ordinances and ten percent of the money collected for licenses, privilege taxes, or permits for the sale of beverages containing alcohol. The municipality shall appropriate and pay out of its general alimony taxes, into the fund, annually at the beginning of the fiscal year, an amount equal to any deficit which occurs in the operation of the fund for the preceding year.  Acts 1968, No. 641, §2; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2352 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3713 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3713. Fund not to be commingled

RS 3713 - Fund not to be commingled  All funds derived and held or invested under the provisions of this Subpart shall be administered as a sacred trust for the sole purposes stated in this Subpart and at no time commingled or combined with any other fund.  Acts 1968, No. 641, §2; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2353 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25,1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:3714 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§3714. Board of trustees of fund

RS 3714 - Board of trustees of fund  A. There shall be a board of trustees of the Police Pension Fund of the City of Shreveport for the administration, management, operation, and control of the fund. B. The board shall be composed of nine members, as follows:  (1) The mayor of the city of Shreveport, who shall serve as president. (2) The chief administrative officer of the city of Shreveport. (3) The chief of police of the police department of the city of Shreveport. (4) The director of finance of the city of Shreveport, who shall serve as treasurer. (5)(a) Four persons who shall be any of the following:  (i) An active member of the fund who became a member prior to July 12, 1977. (ii) A former member who is receiving a benefit from the fund and who became a member prior to July 12, 1977. (iii) The surviving spouse of an active member of the fund who became a member prior to July 12, 1977. (iv) The surviving spouse of a former member who was receiving a benefit from the fund immediately prior to death and who became a member prior to July 12, 1977. (b) These four members shall be elected by those persons who are eligible to become members of the board of trustees. The elections shall be conducted in the manner set forth by the board of trustees sitting prior to the election. (c) These four members shall serve four year terms. (d) The board of trustees shall elect one of these four members to serve as secretary. (6) A member, possessing the same qualifications as that of the members provided for in Subparagraph 5(a) of this Subsection, shall be elected by the other eight members for a term concurrent with that of the four elected members provided for in Subparagraph 5(a) of this Subsection. Acts 1968, No. 641, §2. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 626, §1, eff. July 18, 1979; Acts 1988, No. 417, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2354 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2006, No. 710, §1, eff. June 29, 2006. {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1988, NO. 417, §2.}}