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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:558.2. District court judges' benefits; service credit; calculation

RS 11:558.2 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:559. Transfer of creditable service; purchase of credit for service

RS 11:559 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:560. Contributions

RS 11:560 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:561. Disability retirement pay

RS 11:561 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:562. Survivor benefits

RS 11:562 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:562.1. Continued eligibility for survivor benefits of minor children and handicapped or mentally retarded children

RS 11:562.1 - 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).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:563. Additional creditable service

RS 11:563 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:564. Credit for service with indigent defender program

RS 11:564 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:565. Credit for service with Legal Aid Bureau

RS 11:565 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:565.1. Credit for service as full-time law clerk

RS 11:565.1 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:566. Assigned judges

RS 11:566 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:567. Existing members of system

RS 11:567 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:568. Vesting

RS 11:568 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:569. Payment of benefits, source

RS 11:569 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:570. Exemption from execution

RS 11:570 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:571. Applicability of other law

RS 11:571 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:581. Application; definitions

RS 11:581 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:583. Disability retirement

RS 11:583 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:583.1. Continuation of benefit

RS 11:583.1 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:584. Forced retirement

RS 11:584 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:585. Death benefits of surviving spouse

RS 11:585 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:586. Death benefits of minor children

RS 11:586 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:587. Death benefits of parents

RS 11:587 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:588. Death not in performance of duty

RS 11:588 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:589. Death before age fifty-five

RS 11:589 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:590. Forfeiture for remarriage

RS 11:590 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:591. Death of retired member

RS 11:591 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:592. Retirement; purchase of firearm

RS 11:592 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:601. Application; definitions

RS 11:601 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:602. Eligibility for retirement; benefit calculation

RS 11:602 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:603. In line of service disability

RS 11:603 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:604. Survivor's benefit for members killed in the line of duty

RS 11:604 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:606. Deferred Retirement Option Plan participation

RS 11:606 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:608. Retirement; purchase of firearm

RS 11:608 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:609. Purchase of firearm; retired peace officer

RS 11:609 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:611. Creation of Hazardous Duty Services Plan

RS 11:611 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:613. Eligibility for plan membership

RS 11:613 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:614. Eligibility for retirement

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