Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:723 – Members employed in other state employment; exception
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:723
- Board of trustees: means the board provided for in Part V of this Chapter to administer the retirement system. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:701
- Employer: means the state of Louisiana, any city, parish, or other local school board, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, any board created by La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:701
- 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
- Membership service: means service as a teacher rendered while a member of the retirement system. 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 system: means the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana as defined in Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:701
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 La. Rev. Stat. 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B. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 727, §2, eff.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 La. Rev. Stat. 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.