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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:615. Retirement benefit calculation

RS 11:615 - Retirement benefit calculation
A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, a member shall receive a retirement benefit equal to three and one-third percent of average compensation for every year of creditable service in the Hazardous Duty Services Plan, not to exceed one hundred percent of the member's average compensation.
B. If the member's last ten years of creditable service were not accrued exclusively in one of the hazardous duty positions defined in R.S. 11:612(2) or (2.1), he shall receive a retirement benefit equal to two and one-half percent of his average compensation for the actual number of years of creditable service earned in a hazardous duty position.
C. Retirement benefits for members who had service in nonhazardous duty or service under existing plans prior to entering the Hazardous Duty Services Plan shall upon retirement eligibility receive a retirement benefit for that prior service based on the applicable accrual rate when earned.
Acts 2010, No. 992, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2014, No. 648, §1, eff. June 30, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:616. Deferred Retirement Option Plan; Initial Benefit Option; Annual Cost-of-Living Adjustment Option

RS 11:616 - Deferred Retirement Option Plan; Initial Benefit Option; Annual Cost-of-Living Adjustment Option
A. A member who is eligible for regular retirement may elect to participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 11:447 through 454, or the Initial Benefit Option provided by R.S. 11:446(A)(5).
B. Any member of this plan may elect to participate in the Annual Cost-of-Living Adjustment Option provided by R.S. 11:446(A)(6).
Acts 2010, No. 992, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, No. 368, §1, eff. July 1, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:617. Disability retirement

RS 11:617 - Disability retirement
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 seventy-five percent of his average compensation regardless of years of service. This benefit is payable only if the injury or injuries were sustained while on active duty status.
(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's disability occurs for reasons other than in the performance of his duties and the member has earned at least ten years of hazardous duty service credit, then the member shall be entitled to disability benefits under the provisions of R.S. 11:461(B)(1).
C. The disability retirement procedures contained in R.S. 11:216 through 225 which are not in conflict with this Section shall apply to members.
D. The provisions of R.S. 11:461(B)(4) shall apply to members.
Acts 2010, No. 992, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2018, No. 595, §1, eff. May 31, 2018.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:619. Survivors' benefits for death other than in the line of duty

RS 11:619 - Survivors' benefits for death other than in the line of duty
A. The surviving spouse or children of any active member whose death occurs other than in the performance of his duties shall receive benefits as provided in R.S. 11:471.1.
B. The provisions of R.S. 11:472 through 477 concerning procedures for payment of survivor benefits which are not in conflict with this Section shall apply to survivors of plan members.
Acts 2010, No. 992, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:620.1. Transfer of other service credit; Harbor Police Retirement Plan employees

RS 11:620.1 - Transfer of other service credit; Harbor Police Retirement Plan employees
A. Any member of the Harbor Police Retirement Plan who would otherwise be eligible for benefits under this plan except that his first employment making him eligible for membership in the Harbor Police Retirement Plan occurred on or before June 30, 2014, and who has not participated in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan in the Harbor Police Retirement Plan shall have the right to irrevocably elect to become a member of this plan by submitting an application to the board of trustees to become effective on or after July 1, 2015.
B. Any eligible member who elects to transfer to the Hazardous Duty Services Plan from the Harbor Police Retirement Plan shall have the option of:
(1) Maintaining prior service credit in the Harbor Police Retirement Plan pursuant to the provisions of that plan and accruing service credit and benefits in the Hazardous Duty Services Plan after the date he joins the plan. If such election results in an actuarial cost to this system, the member shall pay the system the amount of such actuarial cost prior to his retirement.
(2)(a) An internal actuarial transfer from the Harbor Police Retirement Plan to this plan in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 11:143(C) and (D) in which the member transfers all of his service credit from the Harbor Police Retirement Plan and maintains prior service credit at the accrual rate at which it was earned in such plan prior to joining the Hazardous Duty Services Plan. If the amount of funds transferred is less than the actuarial cost of the service transferred, the member transferring, except as otherwise provided in this Section, shall pay the deficit or difference, including the interest thereon at the board-approved actuarial valuation rate of the system.
(b) In lieu of paying the deficit or difference plus interest, the member may, at his option but only at the time of transfer, be granted an amount of credit in this plan which is based on the amount of funds actually transferred plus any additional funds less than the deficit paid by the member.
(c) A member who completes a transfer under the provisions of this Paragraph shall have his retirement benefit calculated using the accrual rate of the plan from which he transferred based on the number of years transferred.
C. A member whose first employment making him eligible for membership in the Harbor Police Retirement Plan occurred on or before June 30, 2015, who elects to join this plan shall thereafter for purposes of all state retirement systems be treated as an employee whose membership is governed by the provisions of Act No. 992 of the 2010 Regular Session of the Legislature.
Acts 2014, No. 648, §2, see Act for effective date.
NOTE: See Acts 2014, No. 648, §6(B), regarding contingent eff. date.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:621. Survivors' benefits for former or retired members

RS 11:621 - Survivors' benefits for former or retired members
A. The surviving spouse of a deceased former member shall receive a benefit in an amount equal to fifty percent of the monthly retirement benefit that would have been payable to the decedent, provided all of the following conditions exist:
(1) The decedent had terminated employment covered by this system prior to attaining the requisite age for retirement eligibility.
(2) The decedent has credit for at least twelve years of service in this system and has contributions credited to his account.
B. The surviving spouse of a deceased retired member or Deferred Retirement Option Plan participant shall receive a benefit in an amount equal to seventy-five percent of the monthly retirement benefit that was being paid to the decedent on the date of death.
C.(1) If there is no surviving spouse eligible to receive benefits pursuant to Subsection A or B of this Section, the children of the decedent shall be entitled to benefits as provided in R.S. 11:471.1.
(2) As each minor child attains age eighteen, or age twenty-three if a student, he shall receive no further benefits payable pursuant to this Subsection.
Acts 2010, No. 992, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, No. 368, §1, eff. July 1, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:631. Administration of the Harbor Police Retirement Plan

RS 11:631 - Administration of the Harbor Police Retirement Plan
A. With the exception of payment of permanent benefit increases, membership and benefits for the Harbor Police Retirement Plan shall be in accordance with the provisions of Subpart G of Part II of Chapter 3 of Subtitle IV of Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950; however, if provisions of this Chapter cover matters not specifically addressed by the provisions of Subpart G of Part II of Chapter 3 of Subtitle IV of Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the provisions of this Chapter shall apply to that plan. The provisions of Subpart G of Part II of Chapter 3 of Subtitle IV of Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 are hereby made a part of this system. Eligibility for and payment of permanent benefit increases for members of the plan shall be governed by the laws and rules of this system.
B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, upon the merger of the Harbor Police Retirement System with this system, the assets of the Harbor Police Retirement System shall become part of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System trust and shall be managed in accordance with the laws governing this system.
Acts 2014, No. 648, §2, see Act for effective date.
NOTE: See Acts 2014, No. 648, §6(B), regarding contingent eff. date.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:702. Name and establishment of retirement system

RS 11:702 - Name and establishment of retirement system
A. A retirement system is established with all the powers and privileges pertaining to corporations, under the management of the board of trustees for the purpose of providing retirement allowances and other benefits under the provisions of this Chapter for teachers of the state of Louisiana. The retirement system so created shall be established as of August 1, 1936. The retirement system is established as a qualified defined benefit plan under Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, known as the "Louisiana Public Retirement Law", as amended from time to time, pursuant to Sections 401(a) and 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, other applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, applicable Treasury regulations, and other guidance.
B. This system shall be known as the "Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana", and by such name or its nominee name, which is hereby established as "TRSL", all of its business shall be transacted, all of its funds invested, and all of its cash and securities and other property held, except as provided in Subsection C of this Section.
C. The board of trustees may form a corporation or partnership for the purpose of trading in its nominee name. The state treasurer, the secretary-treasurer, and the assistant secretary-treasurer of the system shall be members of any such corporation or partnership. Other members of the corporation or partnership may be appointed by the board of trustees from among its membership. Each member of such corporation or partnership shall have the same fiduciary responsibility as do the trustees of the system.
Amended by Acts 1977, No. 743, §1; Acts 1983, No. 19, §1, eff. June 9, 1983; Redesignated from R.S. 17:572 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2014, No. 727, §1, eff. July 1, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:703. Domicile of board; meetings

RS 11:703 - Domicile of board; meetings
A. The system and its board of trustees shall be domiciled in the parish of East Baton Rouge.
B. The board of trustees shall meet in regular session at least ten times each calendar year. The chairman may call special meetings and shall call a special meeting upon the request of a majority of the total members of the board.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 743, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:572.1 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2016, No. 159, §1, eff. June 30, 2016.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:704. Exemption of pension and other rights from levy and other process

RS 11:704 - Exemption of pension and other rights from levy and other process
The right of a person to a pension, an annuity, or a retirement allowance, to the return of contributions, the pension, annuity, or retirement allowance itself, any optional benefit or any other right accrued or accruing to any person under the provisions of this Chapter, and the monies in the various funds created by this Chapter are exempt from any state or municipal tax, all state income tax, and exempt from levy and sale, garnishment, attachment, or any other process whatsoever, except as provided in R.S. 11:291 and 292 and shall be unassignable except as otherwise specifically provided in this Chapter. The exemption provided herein is also applicable to cases filed under any operative chapter of the United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C.).
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 418, §1; Acts 1986, No. 767, §3; Acts 1991, No. 70, §1, eff. July 1, 1991; Redesignated from R.S. 17:573 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 592, §1, eff. July 1, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:705. False statements or falsification of records; penalty; correction of errors; adjustments

RS 11:705 - False statements or falsification of records; penalty; correction of errors; adjustments
A. Any person who knowingly makes any false statement or falsifies or permits to be falsified any record or records of this retirement system in any attempt to defraud such system shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than twelve months, or both.
B. Should any change or error in the records result in any member or beneficiary receiving from the retirement system more or less than he would have been entitled to receive had the records been correct, the board of trustees shall correct such error, and as far as practicable, shall adjust the payment in such a manner that the actuarial equivalent of the benefit to which such member or beneficiary was correctly entitled shall be paid.
Redesignated from R.S. 17:574 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:706. Application of other laws

RS 11:706 - Application of other laws
No other provision of law which provides wholly or partly at the expense of the State of Louisiana for pensions or retirement benefits for teachers, their widows, or other dependents, shall apply to members or beneficiaries of the retirement system established by this Chapter, their widows or other dependents.
Redesignated from R.S. 17:575 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:709. Retirees employed by Department of Education

RS 11:709 - Retirees employed by Department of Education
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person who retires from the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana and who becomes employed or reemployed by or within the Department of Education as defined in Title 36 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, shall, upon such employment or reemployment, be governed, with respect to retirement, by the laws governing the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 173, §1, eff. July 1, 1982; Redesignated from R.S. 17:578 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:711. Teaching personnel; Department of Corrections

RS 11:711 - Teaching personnel; Department of Corrections
Any person becoming employed by the Department of Corrections as teaching personnel, including but not limited to classroom teachers, principals, and vocational-technical instructors, after the effective date of this Section shall be members of this system, if otherwise eligible.
Added by Acts 1983, No. 479, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:579 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
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 › §11:721. Eligibility requirement for membership

RS 11:721 - Eligibility requirement for membership
All teachers shall become members of this system as a condition of their employment.
Acts 1988, No. 11, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:591 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 555, §§1 and 2, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 572, §1, eff. July 1, 1995.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1992, No. 555, §1, EFF. JULY 1, 1992 FOR UNCODIFIED SUBSTANTIVE PROVISIONS.}}
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:721.1. Option to participate in system

RS 11:721.1 - Option to participate in system
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the superintendent of the Orleans or Jefferson Parish school system is not required to participate in the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana; however, he shall have the option of retaining membership in the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana if he is eligible, provided that his retirement benefit computation shall be in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 11:701(33)(a) or any other provision of law to the contrary, no director or individual staff member of the Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana or the Louisiana Resource Center for Educators shall be required to participate in the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana; however, such person shall have a one-time irrevocable option of membership in the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana if he is eligible, provided that his retirement benefit computation shall be in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. Any employee who has retired from the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana shall be governed by all laws applicable to retirees returning to work.
C.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any person who has a doctorate degree and who was employed by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for at least five years and who is or was employed by the East Baton Rouge Parish School System for at least ten years and who is employed by that system at any time during 1999 as supervisor of social studies teachers shall not have their retirement benefits reduced or suspended during such employment.
(2) The provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph shall be effective July 1, 1998, and shall be applied retroactively to that date. Funds not paid to the retiree because of a reduction of benefits by the system as a result of employment on or after July 1, 1998, shall be retained by the system; however, on and after April 30, 2000, benefits shall not be reduced by the system based on employment occurring on or after July 1, 1998.
Acts 1993, No. 582, §1, eff. June 15, 1993; Acts 1997, No. 1133, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 1348, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 114, §1, eff. April 19, 2000; Acts 2003, No. 559, §1, eff. June 27, 2003; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 15, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:722. Enrollment applications

RS 11:722 - Enrollment applications
Each employer reporting agency who hires a person who is eligible for membership in this retirement system shall file a completed enrollment application with the employee's correct social security number in the office of the retirement system within sixty days of hiring the employee.
Acts 1986, No. 268, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:592 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2001, No. 1174, §1, eff. July 1, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:723. Members employed in other state employment; exception

RS 11:723 - Members employed in other state employment; exception
A.(1) Notwithstanding any enrollment error occurring prior to January 1, 1992, and except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, any person who is a member of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana, who has creditable membership service of at least five years in this system and who becomes employed in other state or public employment where he is no longer eligible for membership in this system but is eligible for membership in another state or statewide retirement system, shall have the right to remain a member of this system in lieu of membership in the other retirement system by filing a notice, in writing, with the board of trustees within sixty days after the effective date of employment. Such election shall be irrevocable.
(2) If a member is not informed of his right to remain a member of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana, the system, upon satisfactory proof, including a written verification by the member's new employer that he was not properly informed of his right to retain membership in the system, may allow such member to retain his membership in the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana. Any contributions due the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana shall be accepted and processed only in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 11:888.
B. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 727, §2, eff. July 1, 2014.
C. The provisions of this Section shall not be applicable to employees covered by the Clerks' of Court Retirement and Relief Fund or the Parochial Employees' Retirement System of Louisiana.
Acts 1987, No. 903, §1; Acts 1991, No. 644, §1, eff. July 1, 1991; Redesignated from R.S. 17:593 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 843, §1, eff. July 8, 1992; Acts 1993, No. 362, §1, eff. June 3, 1993; Acts 1997, No. 1353, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2003, No. 536, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2004, No. 631, §1, eff. July 5, 2004; Acts 2014, No. 727, §§1, 2, eff. July 1, 2014; Acts 2018, No. 342, §1, eff. June 30, 2018.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:723.1. Actuarial purchase of credit for certain service performed under contract

RS 11:723.1 - Actuarial purchase of credit for certain service performed under contract
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person who was a member of the system for at least fifteen years and who terminated his employment, but was subsequently retained on a contractual basis with the office of receiverships within the Louisiana Department of Insurance, shall be eligible to purchase credit for service performed during the existence of such contract.
B. Any purchase of credit pursuant to this Section shall be executed on or before December 31, 2005, and shall be in an amount sufficient to offset any liability to the system caused by such purchase, calculated in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 11:158(C).
Acts 2001, No. 457, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1117, §1, eff. July 2, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:724. Teachers temporarily employed or partly compensated by state; denial of membership; refund to federal civil service employees

RS 11:724 - Teachers temporarily employed or partly compensated by state; denial of membership; refund to federal civil service employees
A. The board of trustees may deny the right to become members to any class of teachers whose compensation is only partly paid by the state or who are serving on a temporary or other than per annum basis, and it may, also in its discretion, make optional with members in any such class their individual entrance into system.
B. The board of trustees, upon the application of a member who because of his employment is required to become a member of the United States Civil Service Retirement System, shall release from membership in this system said member and shall refund his accumulated contributions.
Redesignated from R.S. 17:595 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:725. L.S.U. personnel; option to terminate membership and withdraw contributions

RS 11:725 - L.S.U. personnel; option to terminate membership and withdraw contributions
A. Any member of this system who now or hereafter is employed at Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College may cease to be a member of this system and withdraw therefrom his accumulated contributions; provided, however, that any person desiring to exercise the option herein granted shall notify the board of trustees of his desire to terminate membership in this system within one year after the date of his employment at Louisiana State University.
B. The board of trustees shall adopt rules and regulations to govern termination of membership and withdrawal of accumulated contributions as provided by this Section.
Added by Acts 1964, No. 196, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, Ex.Sess., No. 3, §2, eff. June 1, 1975; Redesignated from R.S. 17:595.1 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:726. Termination of membership; withdrawal from service after five years; regular retirement

RS 11:726 - Termination of membership; withdrawal from service after five years; regular retirement
A. Membership in this system shall cease when a member having less than twenty years of service under this system:
(1) Absents himself from service for more than five years in any period of six consecutive years.
(2) Withdraws his accumulated contributions.
(3) Retires.
(4) Dies.
B.(1) However, any member whose first employment making him eligible for membership in one of the state systems occurred on or before June 30, 2015, who has credit for five or more years of service may withdraw from service and elect to leave his accumulated contributions in the system and, upon reaching age sixty, he shall receive a retirement allowance based on the credits he had at the time of his withdrawal from service.
(2) Any member whose first employment making him eligible for membership in one of the state systems occurred on or after July 1, 2015, who has credit for five or more years of service may withdraw from service and elect to leave his accumulated contributions in the system and, upon reaching age sixty-two, he shall receive a retirement allowance based on the credits he had at the time of his withdrawal from service.
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 236, §1; Acts 1975, Ex.Sess., No. 3, §2, eff. June 1, 1975; Redesignated from R.S. 17:596 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2001, No. 1055, §1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2014, No. 226, §1, eff. June 30, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:727. Reciprocity of credits

RS 11:727 - Reciprocity of credits
The board of trustees may provide for reciprocity of credits between this system and any other state, parish or city retirement system of Louisiana supported partly or wholly by public funds.
Redesignated from R.S. 17:597 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:730. Transfer of credit and contributions

RS 11:730 - Transfer of credit and contributions
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, particularly R.S. 11:701, any person who was employed as a teacher's aide or teachers' aides classified as tutors during the period 1970 to 1975, by a parish school board and who is presently a contributing member of the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System, and who has not withdrawn his employee contributions, shall be entitled to receive as creditable service in this system all of such service and shall be entitled to transfer to this system the employee and employer contributions standing to the account of the member in the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System, plus interest, at the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System board-approved actuarial valuation rate, compounded annually, on all contributions for each year of contribution until transferred.
B. The member shall make application to this system for the establishment of credit in this system for all such service. This system shall promptly make application to the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System for the transfer of all such creditable service and contributions standing to the credit of the member, plus interest, and the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System shall transfer all creditable service, contributions, and funds to this system.
C. If the amount transferred from the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System is less than the employee and employer contributions which would have been required had the person been a member of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana, plus interest at the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana board-approved actuarial valuation rate, compounded annually, the member shall be required to pay this difference in order to complete the transfer. Interest shall be calculated from the date of commencement of service until the date of transfer.
D. After the transfer of funds and payment of the interest due thereon, the member shall be prohibited from claiming credit for membership service in the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System and shall be a contributing member of this system.
Acts 1984, No. 470, §1, eff. July 6, 1984; Acts 1991, No. 344, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:600.2 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 861, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:731. School nurses; transfer of credit and contributions

RS 11:731 - School nurses; transfer of credit and contributions
A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person who is employed as a school nurse by a city or parish school board and who is presently a contributing member of the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System, and who has not withdrawn his employee contributions, shall be entitled to receive as creditable service in the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana all of such service and shall be entitled to transfer to the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana the employee and employer contributions standing to the account of the member in the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System, plus interest, at the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System board-approved actuarial valuation rate, compounded annually, on all contributions for each year of contribution until transferred.
(2) The member shall make application to the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana for the establishment of credit in the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana for all such service. The Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana shall promptly make application to the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System for the transfer of all such creditable service and contributions standing to the credit of the member, plus interest, and the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System shall transfer all creditable service, contributions, and funds to the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana.
(3) If the amount transferred from the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System is less than the employee and employer contributions which would have been required had the person been a member of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana, plus interest at the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana board-approved actuarial valuation rate, compounded annually, the member shall be required to pay this difference in order to complete the transfer. Interest shall be calculated from the date of commencement of service until the date of transfer.
(4) After the transfer of funds and payment of the interest due thereon, the member shall be prohibited from claiming credit for membership service in the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System and shall be a contributing member of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana.
B. On or after September 11, 1982, all school nurses who are employed or become employed by a city or parish school board shall become members of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 662, §1; Acts 1991, No. 344, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:600.3 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 861, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:732. Prior purchase of military service credit

RS 11:732 - Prior purchase of military service credit
The employer of any active, contributing member of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana, who purchased up to four years of military service credit with the system under the provisions of Acts 1972, No. 526,* is hereby authorized to pay the employer's contribution plus any interest by reimbursing said employee for not more than the amount of the employer's contribution plus interest that the employee paid to the system to purchase such military service credit. In the event that the employer of a member decides to reimburse the member for payment by the member of the employer's contribution pursuant to this Section, then the employer shall reimburse all other members who make similar application.
Acts 1985, No. 721, §1, eff. July 16, 1985; Redesignated from R.S. 17:600.4 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
{{*NOTE: SEE ACTS 1982, NO. 769, §3 AND R.S. 11:153.}}
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:733. Transfers of out-of-state service

RS 11:733 - Transfers of out-of-state service
A. Any member of this system who has service credit in a public retirement system of another state which was granted based on teaching service in that state in its public school system shall be allowed to transfer such regular service credit to this system in accordance with this Section.
B. The out-of-state public retirement system must agree and pay to this system all employee and employer contributions and other funds in its possession which are held for the member's account to this system.
C. In the event that the amount of funds transferred is less than the increase in the actuarial present value of benefits, computed using the actuarial assumptions used in the most recent actuarial valuation of this system, created by the transfer of the additional service credit, the member transferring the service credit, except as provided for herein, shall pay the difference.
D. In lieu of paying the difference the member may, at his option, but only at the time of the transfer of the funds, be granted an amount of service credit in this system which is based on the amount of funds actually received by this system for the transfer.
E. In order for such a transfer to be effective the system from which the funds are transferred must certify under oath that the member will no longer have any regular service credit remaining in that system.
Acts 1988, No. 807, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:600.5 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:734. Teaching credit based on legislative service

RS 11:734 - Teaching credit based on legislative service
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any member of the legislature who is not employed as a teacher but is a member of this system by virtue of having been so employed, may, at his option, contribute to the system the percentage set by R.S. 11:62(11)(c) of his legislative salary and expense allowance, plus the four percent that he contributes as a member of the legislature in accordance with R.S. 24:36. If he elects to so contribute, the house of the legislature of which he is a member shall contribute to the system a percentage of his legislative salary and expense allowance which is equal to the employer contribution rate for the Teachers' Retirement System. If he elects to so contribute, he shall receive credit in the system for one year of teaching service for each year of legislative service rendered. Upon the member paying the employee contributions to the system which he could have paid if this Section had been in effect, plus interest at the board-approved actuarial valuation rate thereon from the date of service until paid, the provisions of this Section shall be applicable with respect to legislative service rendered prior to October 1, 1976. If the member elects to contribute to such prior service, the appropriate house of the legislature shall contribute to the system the employer contributions which would have been paid if this Section had been in effect and the member had elected to contribute the employee contributions, plus interest at the board-approved actuarial valuation rate thereon from date of service until paid.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 601, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:601 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1993, No. 597, §1, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:735. Contributions and benefits of legislators

RS 11:735 - Contributions and benefits of legislators
A.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 24:36 or of any other laws to the contrary, which are, for purposes of this Section, superseded, but only insofar as they are in conflict herewith, any member of this system who is initially elected to the legislature after September 9, 1977, shall have the option, which once exercised shall be irrevocable, of contributing, while a member of the legislature, as the employee contribution to this system, the percentage set by R.S. 11:62(11)(c) plus the four percent that he contributes as a member of the legislature in accordance with R.S. 24:36 of any of the following:
(a) His salary as a teacher.
(b) His salary and expense allowance as a member of the legislature.
(c) His salary and expense allowance as a member of the legislature combined with such an amount of his teaching salary that makes his level of salary for which contributions are paid equal to the full amount of his salary that he would ordinarily receive for the full normal working year as a teacher.
(2) Upon retirement, he shall receive a retirement allowance equal to the sum of three and one-half percent of average final compensation for each year of legislative service, and a percentage determined in accordance with R.S. 11:768 of average final compensation for every other year for which he has credit in this system. For purposes of this Section, average final compensation shall mean the average annual earnable compensation on which employee contributions as above provided were made for any three years of service during which said earnable compensation was the highest. Benefits shall not exceed one hundred percent of average final compensation.
B. Any person covered by this Section on July 1, 1991, shall have until December 31, 1992, to change the previously selected contribution amount to any one of the contribution amounts provided in Paragraph (1) of Subsection A of this Section. Any change made pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable after December 31, 1992. All employer contributions shall be paid based upon the salary which is attributable to each employer.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 743, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:601.1 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 212, §1, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 518, §1, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 1993, No. 597, §1, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:736. Restoration of credit for service previously cancelled by withdrawal of accumulated contributions; interest

RS 11:736 - Restoration of credit for service previously cancelled by withdrawal of accumulated contributions; interest
Whenever any person is restored to membership and, under authority of R.S. 11:728 or any other provision of law, is permitted to repay contributions previously refunded on account of withdrawal from membership and thus to restore credit lost by reason of such refund of contributions, interest on the amount to be so repaid shall be charged and paid at the prevailing rate as determined by the board of trustees compounded annually.
Added by Acts 1971, No. 5, §2. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 16, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:601.3 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:738. Regaining of membership by retirees

RS 11:738 - Regaining of membership by retirees
A. Regardless of age, if a retiree of this system is engaged or hereafter engages in employment that otherwise would render him eligible for membership in this system, he may regain membership in this system at his option upon returning all retirement benefits received from this system, plus compound interest per annum at the board-approved actuarial valuation rate thereon from date of receipt until paid. In addition, he shall pay into the system an amount equal to the employee and employer contributions that would have been paid had he become a member at the commencement of the resumption of covered employment, plus compound interest per annum at the board-approved actuarial valuation rate thereon from date of service until paid.
B. Upon such regaining of membership, he shall receive service credit for all service rendered since becoming so reemployed and thereafter shall be subject to the same conditions as are other members of the system that are not in conflict herewith.
C. Upon regaining of membership, the member shall be required to remain in active service for at least six years before being eligible for a retirement benefit recomputation. If the member does not remain in active service as a contributing member for six years, the employee contributions he contributed since regaining membership, without interest thereon, shall be returned to him, and the original benefit he was receiving shall be resumed and shall include any applicable cost of living adjustment that he would have received.
Added by Acts 1983, No. 678, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:601.5 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1993, No. 597, §1, eff. July 1, 1993.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:739. Purchase of creditable service; eligible rollovers

RS 11:739 - Purchase of creditable service; eligible rollovers
A member may cause to be paid to this system an eligible rollover distribution from a qualified plan or conduit individual retirement account for the purpose of purchasing creditable service as authorized by this Chapter and the board of trustees, in the time and manner prescribed by the board of trustees.
Acts 1999, No. 40, §1, eff. July 1, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1111. Employees employed on December 31, 1946; election of coverage under system

RS 11:1111 - Employees employed on December 31, 1946; election of coverage under system
A. The membership of this retirement system shall be composed of all persons who are employees on December 31, 1946, except those hereinafter specifically excluded, provided that before July 1, 1947, any such employee files with the board of trustees on a form prescribed by such board a notice of election to be covered in the membership of the system and also files enrollment as a member on a form prescribed by the board of trustees. Except as hereafter provided, after June 30, 1948, no person who has attained the age of fifty years shall be eligible to become a member.
B. Any person who was not employed on December 31, 1946, by a parish or city school board, but who prior to that time has been so employed, may become a member of the system and shall be entitled to receive credit for such prior service upon entering the system, provided he applies for membership on or before July 31, 1955.
Amended by Acts 1954, No. 703, §1; Acts 1972, No. 643, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:891 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1112. Employees employed after December 31, 1946; election of coverage under system

RS 11:1112 - Employees employed after December 31, 1946; election of coverage under system
All persons who become employees after December 31, 1946, may become members of the retirement system provided that within one year from the date of their employment they file with the board of trustees on a form prescribed by it a notice of their election to be covered in the membership of the system, together with their enrollment as a member, executed on a form prescribed by the board. Any such employee who fails to file notice of his election and his enrollment may become a member of the system at any future date, but he shall not be entitled to any prior service credit. Any employee who has failed to file this notice prior to July 28, 1948, but who does so within sixty days thereafter shall be privileged to become a member and as such shall be entitled to prior service credit.
Amended by Acts 1972, No. 643, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:892 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1114. Eligibility for membership in other public system; election of coverage

RS 11:1114 - Eligibility for membership in other public system; election of coverage
Employees who at the time this system is established are or were at any time entitled to become members of any other publicly funded retirement system shall not be entitled to membership in this retirement system unless on a date not more than one year next following the establishment of this retirement system they indicate by a notice filed with the board of trustees, on a form prescribed by it, their individual election and choice to participate in this retirement system.
Amended by Acts 1972, No. 643, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:894 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 11 - Consolidated Public Retirement › §11:1115. Election of membership; termination

RS 11:1115 - Election of membership; termination
A. An employee whose membership in the retirement system is contingent upon his own election and who elects not to become a member may thereafter apply for and be admitted to membership, but no such employee shall receive prior service credit unless he became a member within sixty days after July 28, 1948.
B. The board of trustees may, at its discretion, deny the right to become a member to any employee who is only partly paid by a parish or city school board, or who is paid by any other agency or any local government, or who is occupying a position on a part-time or intermittent basis.
C. A member ceases to be a member if he:
(1) Is absent from service more than five consecutive years and has credit for fewer than twenty years of service.
(2) Withdraws his accumulated contributions.
(3) Withdraws from active service with a retirement allowance.
(4) Dies.
Amended by Acts 1956, No. 458, §1; Acts 1972, No. 643, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:895 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2013, No. 220, §3, eff. June 11, 2013.