Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1120 – Members employed in other state or public employment
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1120
- Board of Trustees: means the board provided to administer the retirement system. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1002
- Member: means any school employee, as defined in Paragraph (13) of this Section, as provided in Part II of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1002
- Membership service: means service as an employee rendered while a member of the retirement system. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1002
- Retirement: means withdrawal from active service with a retirement allowance granted under the provisions of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1002
- Retirement system: means the Louisiana School Employees Retirement System established and described in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1002
A. Notwithstanding any enrollment error occurring prior to January 1, 1992, any person who is a member of the Louisiana School Employees’ Retirement System, who has creditable membership service of at least five years in this system and who becomes employed in any other state or public employment where he is no longer eligible for membership in this system but is eligible for membership in the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana or the Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System, shall have the right to remain a member of this system in lieu of membership in the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana or the Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System by filing a notice of election to remain in this system, in writing, with the board of trustees within thirty days after the effective date of employment. Such election shall be irrevocable.
B. Notwithstanding any enrollment error occurring prior to January 1, 1992, any person who has five years of service credit in the Louisiana School Employees’ Retirement System, or who has five years of combined service credit in such system and the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana, or the Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System, and who joined and is an active contributing member of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana or the Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System because of a change in state or public employment shall, on January 1, 1992, be allowed for a period of one year from said effective date to again become a contributing member of the Louisiana School Employees’ Retirement System and be allowed to transfer his service credit in the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana or the Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System to the Louisiana School Employees’ Retirement System under the provisions contained in La. Rev. Stat. 11:143.
Acts 1991, No. 644, §1, eff. July 1, 1991; Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 17:899 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §5, eff. June 25, 1991.