Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1808.6 – Vesting
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1808.6
- Accumulated contributions: means the sum of all amounts deducted from a member's compensation and credited to his individual account in the annuity savings fund. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1732
- Creditable service: means all periods of time for which credit is allowed towards any benefits of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1732
- Final compensation: means the average monthly earnings during the highest sixty consecutive months or joined months if service was interrupted. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1732
- Member: means a contributing employee who is covered under the provisions of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1732
- Plan B: means the revised plan to replace the regular plan, to be effective October 1, 1978, as outlined in Part IV of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1732
A.(1) A member of MERS Plan B Tier 2 who withdraws from active service prior to becoming eligible for retirement, who has at least seven years of creditable service, and who has received no refund of his accumulated contributions, shall receive a retirement allowance to commence on his earliest normal retirement date.
(2) Such deferred retirement allowance shall be computed according to the provisions of this Part based on final compensation and creditable service at date of withdrawal.
(3) During the period from the member’s date of withdrawal from service to the member’s earliest normal retirement date, he shall not be considered a member and therefore shall not be entitled to any benefits due a member. Upon retirement he may exercise all rights and privileges of a retired member.
B. Should a vested terminated member return to active employment, he shall become a member and shall contribute at the current contribution rate.
Acts 2018, No. 4, §1, eff. July 1, 2018.