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LA Rev Stat § 11:558.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§558.2. District court judges' benefits; service credit; calculation

RS 558.2 - District court judges' benefits; service credit; calculation A. Any member of this system who is or was a judge of a civil district court or a criminal district court in a parish that has separate civil and criminal district courts shall be eligible for retirement benefits, calculated in accordance with Subsection B of this Section, provided all of the following apply: (1) The judge was serving in a court of record on June 30, 1995. (2) The judge was eligible for retirement under the provisions of R.S. 11:558(A)(1), (2), (3), or (4), on or before December 31, 1996. (3) The division or section of the civil district court or the criminal district court in which the judge was serving is situated within the geographic jurisdiction of a state circuit court of appeal of which a member was certified by the judicial administrator of the Louisiana Supreme Court to be covered by the provisions of R.S. 11:558(A)(5), with such certification being based on an application submitted by a member before December 21, 1993. B. That portion of benefits based on service rendered on and before December 31, 1996, by a member of this system who meets the specifications of Subsection A of this Section, shall be calculated in accordance with R.S. 11:558(A)(5)(a)(ii). C. The provisions of this Section shall have retroactive application to December 31, 1996. Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 17, §1; Acts 2000, 2d Ex. Sess., No. 25, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 11:559 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§559. Transfer of creditable service; purchase of credit for service

RS 559 - Transfer of creditable service; purchase of credit for service Any judge or court officer enumerated in R.S. 11:553 who is a member of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System shall have the option of any or all of the following: (1) Transferring to the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System all of his credit from any public retirement or pension system, fund, or plan maintained primarily for officers and employees of the state of Louisiana or any political subdivision thereof, provided that he is not receiving a regular or disability benefit from the transferring retirement or pension system, fund, or plan. All transfers of creditable service authorized by this Section shall be made in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 11:143. (2) Purchasing credit for service as a special investigator or prosecutor of any Louisiana court, provided such purchase does not cause a duplication of credit for such service. Any purchase made pursuant to this Section shall be made in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 11:158. (3) Upgrading credit for services other than judicial service to credit for judicial service by purchase made in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 11:158. Added by Acts 1976, No. 518, §1. Acts 1983, No. 674, §1. Acts 1986, No. 440, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 13:17 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 1177, §1; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 10, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 11:560 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§560. Contributions

RS 560 - Contributions  In addition to the regular employee contribution required by law to be paid into the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System by its members, each person covered by this Subpart who becomes a member of that system thereafter shall contribute to the system an amount equal to four percent of all salary or compensation received by him for service as a judge or as a court officer, regardless of the source of such salary or compensation. The state of Louisiana and any political subdivision or agency thereof that pays, contributes to or supplements the salary or compensation of each such person, through the office of its treasurer or other appropriate official or authority, thereafter shall contribute to the system an amount equal to nine percent of the salary or compensation paid to each person becoming a member of this system in accordance with the provisions of this Subpart.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 518, §1. Acts 1983, No. 674, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 13:18 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:561 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§561. Disability retirement pay

RS 561 - Disability retirement pay  Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, any person who becomes a member of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System in accordance with the provisions of this Subpart and who thereafter becomes physically or mentally incapacitated to perform his duties shall be retired and, upon application to the board of trustees of the system and meeting the conditions for establishing such disability set forth in Subpart C of Part IV of Chapter 1 of Subtitle II of Title 11, R.S. 11:461, of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, shall be paid disability retirement benefits equal to fifty percent of the salary being received immediately preceding such retirement or an amount equal to the maximum retirement allowance provided for in R.S. 11:444 plus an additional one percent for each year of creditable service as a judge or court officer, whichever is greater.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 518, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 533, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 13:19 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:562 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§562. Survivor benefits

RS 562 - Survivor benefits  A. Benefits for the surviving spouse, minor children, and handicapped or mentally retarded children of any deceased person enumerated in R.S. 11:553 who becomes a member of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of law applicable to survivors of members of the system. However, the benefits paid to any such surviving spouse shall not be less than one-third of the salary or compensation which was being paid to the deceased person at the time of death or retirement, or an amount equal to one-half of the retirement pay which such person was entitled to receive or was receiving prior to his death, or the amount provided for the surviving spouse of any judge who otherwise may have qualified under the provisions of R.S. 11:1381, whichever is the greater. In addition, the minimum benefit for a surviving spouse shall be paid without regard to the number of years of creditable service accumulated in the system by the decedent.  B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of this Section shall be applicable only to survivors of members actively serving in those positions provided for in R.S. 11:553 and survivors of those who have retired pursuant to R.S. 11:558. These provisions shall not apply to survivors of members who retire pursuant to R.S. 11:441 and R.S. 24:36(C).  C. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 11:471(C), or any other provision of law to the contrary, a benefit shall be payable to the surviving spouse of any member who dies on or after June 1, 2003, without regard to the length of time married prior to the death of the member, of a member who had at least seventeen years of creditable service which was earned immediately prior to death, and was in state service at the time of death. Added by Acts 1976, No. 518, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 533, §1; Acts 1983, No. 674, §1; Acts 1991, No. 670, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 13:20 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2003, No. 1025, §1, eff. July 1, 2003. NOTE: See Acts 2003, No. 1025, §2, relative to remedial nature of Subsection C as amended and effectiveness on and after June 1, 2003.
LA Rev Stat § 11:562.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§562.1. Continued eligibility for survivor benefits of minor children and handicapped or mentally retarded children

RS 562.1 - Continued eligibility for survivor benefits of minor children and handicapped or mentally retarded children Participation in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan, pursuant to R.S. 11:447, shall not terminate membership in the Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System for those persons enumerated in R.S. 11:553 for the purposes of survivor benefits as provided by law for minor children and handicapped or mentally retarded children. In no event shall the total yearly benefit provided under R.S. 11:471 through 480 and R.S. 11:562 exceed seventy-five percent of the member's final average compensation. Acts 1995, No. 1107, §1, eff. July 1, 1995. NOTE: Section 2 of Acts 1995, No. 1107 provides: "This Act shall take effect and become operative only if funds to provide for survivor benefits authorized herein are appropriated in the Act which originated as House Bill No. 2271 of the 1995 Regular Session of the Legislature." Act 1107 is not specifically provided for in Act 1225 (HB 2271).
LA Rev Stat § 11:563 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§563. Additional creditable service

RS 563 - Additional creditable service  A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, any person who becomes a member of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System shall be eligible to receive credit in the system for service rendered as a judge of any court in this state or as a court officer prior to becoming a member or for any service creditable in the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System. Any such person in office on October 1, 1976 shall receive the creditable service for time served as a judge or court officer without contribution therefor on his part. Credit for any service creditable shall be in accordance with applicable provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 provided that the prior employing agency may pay the employer contributions required, plus interest applicable thereto; provided, any person who was eligible to take advantage of this Subpart, shall receive any prior service in and shall be eligible to reestablish and transfer any employee and employer contributions, if any, to any retirement system of which he is presently a member. Other such persons who take office after August 2, 1976, shall receive the credit in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.  B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any person who retains credit for such additional creditable service in any other public retirement system.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 518, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 630, §1; Acts 1979, No. 519, §1; Acts 1983, No. 674, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 13:21 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:564 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§564. Credit for service with indigent defender program

RS 564 - Credit for service with indigent defender program Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person who is a member of the retirement plan maintained for judges and officers of the court within the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System shall be eligible to receive judicial credit for all service rendered in the program, under the Indigent Defender Board as established in Acts 1976, No. 653, if at any time he was employed as chief indigent defender or an assistant. In order to obtain this credit, the member shall make application therefor on or before January 1, 1999, and furnish to the board of trustees a detailed statement of all service for which credit is claimed in such form as the board may require. In addition, there shall be paid into the 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 application for credit. Such amount shall be paid in one lump sum or in such installments as shall be agreed upon between the member and the board of trustees. Acts 1986, No. 614, §1, eff. July 6, 1986; Redesignated from R.S. 13:21.1 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1997, No. 497, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 11:565 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§565. Credit for service with Legal Aid Bureau

RS 565 - Credit for service with Legal Aid Bureau Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person who is a participant in the retirement plan maintained for judges and officers of the court within the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System shall be eligible to receive nonjudicial credit for all service rendered as a full-time employee of either the Legal Aid Bureau of New Orleans, Louisiana, or the Capital Area Legal Services Corporation of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In order to obtain this credit, the member shall make application therefor on or before January 1, 2003, and furnish to the board of trustees a detailed statement of all service for which credit is claimed in such form as the board may require. In addition, there shall be paid into the system an amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 11:158. Such amount shall be paid in one lump sum or in such installments as shall be agreed upon between the member and the board of trustees. Acts 1987, No. 910, §1, eff. July 1, 1987; Redesignated from R.S. 13:21.2 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2001, No. 746, §1, eff. Dec. 31, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 11:565.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§565.1. Credit for service as full-time law clerk

RS 565.1 - Credit for service as full-time law clerk Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person who is a participant in the retirement plan maintained for judges and officers of the court within the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System shall be eligible to receive nonjudicial credit for all service rendered as a full-time law clerk for a judge or justice of any district court or appellate court of record in this state. In order to obtain this credit, the member shall make application therefor on or before January 1, 1998, and furnish to the board of trustees a detailed statement of all service for which credit is claimed in such form as the board may require. In addition, there shall be paid into the system, if not previously paid, an amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 11:158. Such amounts shall be paid in one lump sum. Acts 1995, No. 1175, §1; Acts 1997, No. 490, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 11:566 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§566. Assigned judges

RS 566 - Assigned judges A. For purposes of Article V, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana with respect to the assignment of judges, a retired judge shall be an individual formerly elected to the office of judge, who is not currently serving, whether or not vested in the retirement system. B. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, and particularly R.S. 11:416, any judge who, following service retirement under the provisions of this Subpart, is assigned to sit as a judge of any court of record for a specified time shall continue to receive the retirement pay being paid to him at the time of such assignment; however, the amount so received as retirement pay for any month shall be deducted from the salary payable to the judge as an assigned judge. Acts 1990, No. 437, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 13:22 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 610, §1, eff. July 1, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 11:567 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§567. Existing members of system

RS 567 - Existing members of system  Any person covered by this Subpart who on August 2, 1976, is a member of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System shall have the option to avail himself of the provisions of this Subpart as though he were not such a member.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 518, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 13:23 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:568 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§568. Vesting

RS 568 - Vesting  Any person covered by this Subpart who becomes a member of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System shall be immediately vested with all the benefits, emoluments, and conditions of the system and also with the additional benefits provided by this Subpart.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 518, §1. Acts 1983, No. 674, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 13:24 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:569 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§569. Payment of benefits, source

RS 569 - Payment of benefits, source  Benefits payable pursuant to this Subpart shall be paid by the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System, with respect to any judge or court officer described in R.S. 11:553.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 518, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 13:25 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1993, No. 328, §1, eff. July 1, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 11:570 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§570. Exemption from execution

RS 570 - Exemption from execution Any annuity, retirement allowance or benefit, or refund of contributions, or any optional benefit or any other benefit paid or payable to any person under the provisions of this Subpart is exempt from state or municipal tax, and is exempt from levy and sale, garnishment, attachment or any other process whatsoever, except as provided in R.S. 11:292, and is unassignable. Acts 1985, No. 29, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 13:25.1 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2010, No. 634, §1, eff. July 1, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 11:571 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§571. Applicability of other law

RS 571 - Applicability of other law  Except as otherwise provided in this Subpart the provisions of Chapter 1 of Subtitle II of Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be applicable to persons covered by this Subpart.  Added by Acts 1976, No. 518, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 13:26 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:581 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§581. Application; definitions

RS 581 - Application; definitions A. Any other provisions of Chapter 1 of Subtitle II of Title 11 or any other laws to the contrary notwithstanding, the retirement of wildlife agents employed by the enforcement division of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission whose first employment making them eligible for membership in one of the state systems occurred on or before December 31, 2010, who are members of Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System, and all benefits accruing from such membership, shall be governed by the provisions of this Subpart; provided that with respect to matters not specifically covered by the provisions of this Subpart, reference shall be made to applicable provisions of Chapter 1 of Subtitle II of Title 11. Beginning January 1, 2011, the provisions of this Subpart shall not be applicable to wildlife agents whose first employment making them eligible for membership in one of the state systems occurred on or after such date. B. For purposes of this Subpart: (1) The words "member", "members", "employee", or "employees" shall mean wildlife agents of the enforcement division of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, whose first employment making them eligible for membership in one of the state systems occurred on or before December 31, 2010, who are members of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System and shall not include any other members of said retirement system or members of any other retirement system to which the state makes contribution or otherwise. (2) The term "board of trustees" shall mean and refer to the board of trustees of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System created and provided for by Chapter 1 of Subtitle II of Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. Added by Acts 1972, No. 135, §2, eff. July 26, 1972; Redesignated from R.S. 56:681 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2003, No. 703, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2010, No. 992, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 11:583 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§583. Disability retirement

RS 583 - Disability retirement  A. Eligibility for disability benefits, 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 a formerly disabled employee are specifically described and provided for in R.S. 11:201 through 224.  B. The board of trustees shall award disability benefits to eligible members who have been officially certified as disabled by the State Medical Disability Board. The disability benefit shall be determined as follows:  (1) Any member who has become partially disabled or incapacitated because of continued illness or as a result of an injury received, even though not in line of duty, but is not eligible for retirement under the provisions of R.S. 11:582 may apply for retirement under the provisions of this Subsection. The employee shall be retired on seventy-five percent of the retirement benefit to which he would be entitled under R.S. 11:582 if he were eligible thereunder.  (2) In case of total disability of any member resulting from injury received in line of duty, a monthly pension of sixty percent of his average compensation shall be paid to the disabled member under the provisions of this Subpart.  (3) In the case of total and permanent disability of a member resulting from injuries received while on active duty status and in the line of duty 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.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 135, §2, eff. July 26, 1972. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 727, §9, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Redesignated from R.S. 56:683 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2018, No. 595, §1, eff. May 31, 2018.
LA Rev Stat § 11:583.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§583.1. Continuation of benefit

RS 583.1 - Continuation of benefit Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 11:583 or any other provision of law to the contrary, any employee of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries who was awarded disability benefits by action of the board of trustees after November 1, 1984, but before December 31, 1984, shall, regardless of whether such award was valid, continue to receive benefits under and subject to any restrictions in this Subpart.  Acts 1992, No. 419, §1.