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LA Rev Stat § 11:584 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§584. Forced retirement

RS 584 - Forced retirement  Any member who has become partially disabled or incapacitated because of continued illness or as a result of an injury received in or out of the line of duty and for any such reason is unable to perform the duties required of him or any member whose services have become unsatisfactory to the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, shall, when requested to do so and if eligible under the provisions of this Subpart, make application for retirement. If the employee refuses to voluntarily retire, the secretary may request of the board that this employee be retired. Upon the board's receipt of this request, the employee shall automatically be retired by the board and thereafter shall receive the monthly retirement benefit to which he is entitled under the provisions of this Subpart.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 135, §2, eff. July 26, 1972. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 736, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 56:684 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:585 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§585. Death benefits of surviving spouse

RS 585 - Death benefits of surviving spouse  A. If any member's death results from injury received in the line of duty, survivor benefits shall be payable as provided for in accordance with this Section. This benefit is payable only if the member dies as a direct result of injuries sustained in the line of duty.  B. The benefit for the surviving spouse shall equal:  (1) Seventy-five percent of the member's average compensation if the member had twenty-five years or more of service with the department or commission.  (2) Sixty percent of the member's average compensation if the member had credit for less than twenty-five years of service with the department or commission.  (3) One hundred percent of the member's average compensation, regardless of years of service, if the member's death resulted from an intentional act of violence.  C. The survivor benefit shall be paid only so long as the surviving spouse is eligible under the provisions of this Subpart.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 135, §2, eff. July 26, 1972; Redesignated from R.S. 56:686 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2018, No. 224, §1, eff. May 15, 2018.
LA Rev Stat § 11:586 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§586. Death benefits of minor children

RS 586 - Death benefits of minor children  A. If there is no surviving spouse to receive the benefit provided under R.S. 11:585, minor children of the deceased member shall receive a monthly pension in the proportions set out as follows:  (1) Four or more such children--sixty percent of the average compensation of the deceased member, equally divided among them.  (2) Three such children--fifty percent of the average compensation of the deceased member, equally divided among them.  (3) Two such children--forty percent of the average compensation of the deceased member, equally divided among them.  (4) One such child--thirty percent of the average compensation of the deceased member.  (5) If the member's death resulted from an intentional act of violence and the member has a minor, or handicapped or mentally incapacitated child or children, the amount of the total benefit shall equal one hundred percent of the member's average compensation. The benefit shall be shared equally by the children. When a child who is not handicapped or mentally incapacitated no longer meets the definition of minor child under R.S. 11:403, his benefit shall cease, and the remaining beneficiaries shall have their shares adjusted accordingly.  B. Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph (A)(5) of this Section, when a child no longer meets the definition of minor child as provided in R.S. 11:403, he shall receive no further benefits and the monthly pension shall be reduced by the amount previously paid to him.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 135, §2, eff. July 26, 1972; Redesignated from R.S. 56:687 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2015, No. 44, §1, eff. June 5, 2015; Acts 2018, No. 224, §1, eff. May 15, 2018.
LA Rev Stat § 11:587 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§587. Death benefits of parents

RS 587 - Death benefits of parents  If there is no surviving spouse and no child eligible to receive a benefit, a monthly pension shall be paid to the parent or parents of the deceased member, if they, or either of them, derived their main support from the member. The pension shall equal:  (1) One hundred percent of the member's average compensation if the member's death resulted from an injury received in the line of duty, and such injury resulted from an intentional act of violence.  (2) Twenty-five percent of the member's average compensation.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 135, §2, eff. July 26, 1972; Redesignated from R.S. 56:688 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2015, No. 44, §1, eff. June 5, 2015; Acts 2018, No. 224, §1, eff. May 15, 2018.
LA Rev Stat § 11:588 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§588. Death not in performance of duty

RS 588 - Death not in performance of duty  The surviving spouse or heirs of any member whose death occurs other than in the performance of his duties shall receive the same pension rights to which said member would have been entitled had he at the time of his death retired on the basis of service and age as provided in R.S. 11:582. Added by Acts 1972, No. 135, §2, eff. July 26, 1972; Redesignated from R.S. 56:689 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 11:589 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§589. Death before age fifty-five

RS 589 - Death before age fifty-five  The surviving spouse, the minor children, or the dependent parents of any member who dies prior to attaining age fifty-five and whose death occurs other than in the line of duty, but who at the time of death had at least fifteen years of service credit, shall be entitled to the same pension rights to which said member would have been entitled had he, at the time of death, retired in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 11:582, but computed solely on the basis of the number of years of service to his credit and without regard to his attained age at time of death.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 135, §2, eff. July 26, 1972; Redesignated from R.S. 56:690 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2015, No. 44, §1, eff. June 5, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 11:590 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§590. Forfeiture for remarriage

RS 590 - Forfeiture for remarriage  A. If the surviving spouse of a deceased member remarries while receiving the widow's pension under the provisions of this Subpart, she thereupon forfeits all rights to the widow's pension.  B. If there are minor children, the pension previously paid to the widow, or the portion thereof to which the deceased member's minor children are entitled under the provisions of this Subpart, shall be paid to the children in the same manner and for the same length of time as provided in R.S. 11:586 for the payment of pensions to children.  C. If there are no minor children, the parent or parents of the deceased member who derived their main support from him shall receive the pension provided for them under the provisions of R.S. 11:587.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 135, §2, eff. July 26, 1972; Redesignated from R.S. 56:691 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2015, No. 44, §1, eff. June 5, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 11:591 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§591. Death of retired member

RS 591 - Death of retired member   A. The surviving spouse, the minor children, or the dependent parents of any retired member who dies shall receive as a pension seventy-five percent of the monthly retirement pay which was being paid to the member prior to his death, in the following order of priority:  (1) The surviving spouse.  (2) The minor children of the deceased member, in the same manner and for the same length of time as provided in R.S. 11:588.  (3) The parents of the deceased, if they furnish to the board satisfactory proof that they were deriving their main support from the deceased member.  B. Remarriage of the surviving spouse acts as a forfeiture of her right to receive any further benefits hereunder.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 135, §2, eff. July 26, 1972; Redesignated from R.S. 56:692 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2015, No. 44, §1, eff. June 5, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 11:592 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§592. Retirement; purchase of firearm

RS 592 - Retirement; purchase of firearm Any member of the system who is a commissioned member of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries law enforcement division who has at least twenty years of active service and who retires under the provisions of R.S. 11:582 shall be entitled to purchase his firearm at fair market value, upon retirement, subject to the approval of the chief of the law enforcement division. Acts 1999, No. 911, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 11:601 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§601. Application; definitions

RS 601 - Application; definitions A.(1) There is hereby created a retirement component for public safety services which is a component of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System. (a) The provisions of Chapter 1 of Subtitle II of Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, excluding this Subpart, shall be referred to as the "primary component". (b) The provisions of this Subpart shall be referred to as the "secondary component". (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and specifically the provisions of the primary component, the retirement of public safety services employees shall be governed by the provisions of the secondary component provided that, with respect to matters not specifically covered by the provisions of the secondary component, the applicable provisions of the primary component shall prevail. B. For purposes of the secondary component, the words "member" or "members" shall mean wardens, correctional officers, probation and parole officers, and security personnel who are employed by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections whose first employment making them eligible for membership in one of the state systems occurred on or before December 31, 2010, and who are or who upon enrollment as an employee would be members of the primary component, but shall not include any other members of the primary component or members of any other retirement system to which the state makes contributions. The provisions of this Subpart shall not apply to wardens, correctional officers, probation and parole officers, and security personnel employed by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections whose first employment making them eligible for membership in one of the state systems occurred on or after January 1, 2011. Acts 2001, No. 746, §1, eff. Dec. 31, 2001; Acts 2010, No. 992, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011. 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 § 11:602 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§602. Eligibility for retirement; benefit calculation

RS 602 - Eligibility for retirement; benefit calculation A. A member shall be eligible for retirement if he has: (1) Attained at least twenty-five years of service, regardless of age. (2) Attained at least ten years of service, at age sixty or thereafter. B. A member shall receive a maximum retirement allowance equal to three and one-third percent of average compensation for every year of creditable service, not to exceed one hundred percent of the member's average compensation. Acts 2001, No. 746, §1, eff. Dec. 31, 2001; Acts 2008, No. 259, §1, eff. June 17, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 992, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 11:603 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§603. In line of service disability

RS 603 - In line of service disability  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 forty percent of his average compensation regardless of years of service.  (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 would have otherwise been eligible for a disability retirement under R.S. 11:461 and the disability is not the result of an intentional act of violence, then he shall receive the greater of either:  (1) Forty percent of his average compensation; or  (2) The amount that he would have received under the regular disability provisions of the primary component, except the accrual rate of the secondary component shall apply to the member's eligible earned service credit.  C. The procedures that apply to members of the primary component when applying for disability benefits as a result of an injury which occurred in the line of duty, the procedures for certifying the continuing eligibility for such benefits, the authority of the board of trustees to modify such benefits, and the procedures governing the restoration to active service of a formerly disabled employee, all as provided in the primary component, shall also be applicable to members of the secondary component.  D. If a member's disability occurs for reasons other than in the performance of his duties, then the member shall be entitled to the same rights and benefits to which he would have been entitled if he had been a member of the primary component, except the accrual rate of the secondary component shall apply to the member's eligible earned service credit.  Acts 2001, No. 746, §1, eff. Dec. 31, 2001; Acts 2018, No. 595, §1, eff. May 31, 2018.
LA Rev Stat § 11:604 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§604. Survivor's benefit for members killed in the line of duty

RS 604 - Survivor's benefit for members killed in the line of duty  A. If a member's death occurs in the line of duty or is a direct result of an injury sustained while in the line of duty, then survivor benefits shall be payable to qualified survivors as provided for in this Section, except that a survivor shall be eligible for benefits under this Section without regard to the amount of time that the surviving spouse was married to the deceased officer and without regard to the amount of time that the deceased officer was a member of this system. This benefit is only payable if the injury or injuries were sustained while on active duty status.  B. When there is a surviving minor, handicapped, or mentally incapacitated child or children, the amount of the total benefit shall equal:  (1) Seventy-five percent of the member's average compensation if the member had twenty-five or more years of service credit.  (2) Sixty percent of the member's average compensation if the member had less than twenty-five years of service credit.  C. When there is a surviving spouse and no surviving child or children, the total benefit shall equal:  (1) Seventy-five percent of the member's average compensation if the member had twenty-five or more years of service credit.  (2) Sixty percent of the member's average compensation if the member had less than twenty-five years of service credit.  D. If there is a surviving spouse and a surviving child or children, one-third of the benefit shall be designated to the spouse and two-thirds shall be designated to the minor, handicapped, or mentally incapacitated child or children.  E. The surviving spouse or children of any member whose death occurs other than in the performance of his duties shall have the same pension rights as provided for survivors of members of the primary component.  F. If the member's death resulted from an intentional act of violence and the member has a surviving spouse, minor, or handicapped or mentally incapacitated child or children, the amount of the total benefit shall equal one hundred percent of the member's average compensation. The benefit shall be shared equally by the surviving spouse and children. When a child who is not handicapped or mentally incapacitated no longer meets the definition of minor child under R.S. 11:403, his benefit shall cease, and the remaining beneficiaries shall have their shares adjusted accordingly.  Acts 2001, No. 746, §1, eff. Dec. 31, 2001; Acts 2018, No. 224, §1, eff. May 15, 2018.
LA Rev Stat § 11:606 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§606. Deferred Retirement Option Plan participation

RS 606 - Deferred Retirement Option Plan participation A. A member cannot transfer into the secondary component while participating in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan, but must complete his participation in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan under the conditions existing at the time he commenced his Deferred Retirement Option Plan participation and will not have the option to upgrade any service that was credited to his account prior to his commencement of participation in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan. B.(1) If the member terminates his participation in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan on or after January 1, 2002, then his supplemental benefit shall accrue at the rate established in the secondary component at the employee contribution rate established for members of the secondary component. (2) If a member has completed his participation in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan prior to January 1, 2002, then that member will have the same option that a member has under R.S. 11:605, but only as to the service credited to his account after his participation in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan. A member of the secondary component who makes application for retirement to the system and leaves service on or before December 31, 2003, has the option of upgrading all or a portion of any service that was credited to the member's account prior to entering into the Deferred Retirement Option Plan by purchase made pursuant to R.S. 11:158, to upgrade any such service credit to the accrual rate established in the secondary component anytime prior to retirement. The payment shall completely offset any liability to the system for benefits attributed to the upgrade of the service credit. The balance in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan account and any contribution being made to the Deferred Retirement Option Plan account shall be unaffected by the recalculation of the retirement benefit. Acts 2001, No. 746, §1, eff. Dec. 31, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 1234, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 11:607 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§607. Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 414, §2, eff. June 30, 2007.

RS 607 - Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 414, §2, eff. June 30, 2007.
LA Rev Stat § 11:608 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§608. Retirement; purchase of firearm

RS 608 - Retirement; purchase of firearm Any member of the State Employees' Retirement System who is a commissioned officer of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, division of probation and parole, who has at least twenty years of active service and who retires under the provisions of R.S. 11:441 or 602, as may be applicable, shall be entitled to purchase his firearm at fair market value upon retirement, subject to the approval of the director of the division of probation and parole. Acts 2008, No. 281, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 11:609 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§609. Purchase of firearm; retired peace officer

RS 609 - Purchase of firearm; retired peace officer Any peace officer, as defined by R.S. 40:2402(1)(a), who is employed by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, other than state troopers, has at least twenty years of active service, and retires under the provisions of R.S. 11:441 shall be entitled to purchase his firearm at fair market value, upon retirement, subject to the approval of the deputy secretary of public safety services of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Acts 2009, No. 173, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 11:611 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§611. Creation of Hazardous Duty Services Plan

RS 611 - Creation of Hazardous Duty Services Plan A. The Hazardous Duty Services Plan is created within the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System for persons whose first employment making them eligible for membership in a state system occurred on or after January 1, 2011, in hazardous duty positions as defined in this Subpart. Each member of an existing hazardous duty plan within the system may retain membership in that plan. B. Any other provisions of this Chapter or any other laws to the contrary notwithstanding, the retirement of hazardous duty services employees shall be governed by the provisions of this Subpart; however, if provisions of this Chapter cover matters not specifically addressed by the provisions of this Subpart or if any of the provisions of this Chapter are made applicable in this Subpart, then those provisions shall apply to members governed by this Subpart. Acts 2010, No. 992, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 11:613 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement|§613. Eligibility for plan membership

RS 613 - Eligibility for plan membership A. Each person who becomes an employee in state service in one of the positions defined in R.S. 11:612(2) or (2.1) shall become a member of the Hazardous Duty Services Plan of the system as a condition of employment. B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, no person who participated in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan as a member of any other retirement plan in this system or who retired under the provisions of any other retirement plan in this system who is reemployed under Option 1 or Option 3 as provided in R.S. 11:416 shall be eligible for membership in the Hazardous Duty Services Plan. Acts 2010, No. 992, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, No. 368, §1, eff. July 1, 2011; Acts 2014, No. 648, §1, eff. June 30, 2014.