Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1761 – Cost-of-living adjustment; nonrecurring lump-sum benefit
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1761
- board of trustees: means the board of trustees of this system. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1732
- Earnings: means the full amount of compensation earned by a member for service rendered as an employee, excluding bonuses or fees in excess of regular salary or retainer, overtime pay, or payments relative to termination of employment including but not limited to accrued sick or annual leave and severance pay. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:1732
- Plan A: means the revised plan to replace a combination of the regular and supplemental plans, to be effective October 1, 1978, as outlined in Part III 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. The board of trustees may use interest earnings on Plan A and Plan B investments in excess of normal requirements as determined by actuarial study to provide a cost-of-living adjustment to recipients of benefits of the respective plans who have been retired for a period of not less than one year. The amount of the adjustment shall not exceed two percent of the original benefit for each full calendar year of retirement. Such cost-of-living adjustments shall be paid only when such excess funds are available and payments shall be made in such manner and in such amount as determined by the board of trustees.
B.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in particular La. Rev. Stat. 11:242, the board of trustees is authorized to provide a permanent monthly cost-of-living adjustment to recipients of benefits of the respective plans who would otherwise be eligible for a cost-of-living adjustment pursuant to Subsection A of this Section. The cost-of-living adjustment shall be payable in a monthly amount not to exceed three percent of the normal monthly benefit payable to the recipient on the date the increase is granted but shall not be less than twenty dollars per month.
(2) The authority of the board of trustees to provide the cost-of-living adjustment provided in this Subsection shall become effective July 1, 2008. The authority of the board of trustees to provide the cost-of-living adjustment shall be nonrecurring, and the board of trustees shall not grant more than one cost-of-living adjustment pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.
Acts 1978, No. 788, §1; Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 33:7201 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 247, §1; Acts 2007, No. 232, §1, eff. July 2, 2007; Acts 2008, No. 113, §1, eff. July 1, 2008.