Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:726 – Termination of membership; withdrawal from service after five years; regular retirement
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:726
- Member: means any teacher included in the membership of the system as provided in Part II of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:701
- Retirement: means withdrawal from active service with a retirement allowance granted under the provisions of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:701
- Retirement allowance: means the sum of the annuity and the pensions or any optional benefit payable in lieu thereof. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:701
- Service: means service as a teacher within the meaning of Paragraph (33) of this Section. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:701
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 La. Rev. Stat. 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.