§62. Employee contribution rates established

Employee contributions to state and statewide public retirement systems shall be paid at the following rates, except as otherwise provided by law:

(1) Assessors' Retirement Fund - 8%.

(2) Clerks' of Court Retirement and Relief Fund - 8.25%.

(3) Firefighters' Retirement System:

(a) Any member whose earnable compensation is less than or equal to the most recently issued poverty guidelines issued by the United States Department of Health and Human Services according to the size of the member's family unit - 8%.

(b) For employee contributions due and payable July 1, 2011, or thereafter, any member whose earnable compensation is more than the most recently issued poverty guidelines issued by the United States Department of Health and Human Services according to the size of the member's family unit:

If the total contribution for the fiscal

year expressed as a percentage of

payroll after applying all required tax                        The employee contribution

contributions is:                                                          shall be:

25.0% or below                                                          8.0%

25.01% to 25.75%                                                      8.25%

25.76% to 26.5%                                                        8.5%

26.51% to 27.25%                                                      8.75%

27.26% to 28.0%                                                        9.0%

28.01% to 28.75%                                                      9.25%

28.76% to 29.5%                                                        9.5%

29.51% to 30.25%                                                      9.75%

30.26% or above                                                        10.0%

(4) Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System:

(a) Employees whose first employment making them eligible for membership in one of the state systems occurred on or before June 30, 2010 - 7.5%.

(b) Employees whose first employment making them eligible for membership in one of the state systems occurred on or after July 1, 2010 - 8%.

(5) Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System:

(a) Judges, court officers, the governor, lieutenant governor and legislators:

(i) Employees whose first employment making them eligible for membership in one of the state systems occurred on or before December 31, 2010 - 11.5%.

(ii) Employees, other than judges in Item (iii) of this Subparagraph, whose first employment making them eligible for membership in one of the state systems occurred on or after January 1, 2011 - 8%.

(iii) Judges holding positions specified in R.S. 11:553(1), (3) through (5), (7), and (10) through (15) whose first employment making them eligible for membership in one of the state systems occurred on or after January 1, 2011 - 13%.

(b) Public safety service employees referred to as "member" or "members" in R.S. 11:601(B); peace officers employed by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, other than state troopers, as provided in R.S. 11:444(A)(2)(b); and personnel employed by the Department of Revenue, office of alcohol and tobacco control, as provided in R.S. 11:444(A)(2)(c) - 9%.

(c) Clerk and sergeant at arms of the House of Representatives and Secretary and sergeant at arms of the Senate:

(i) Employees whose first employment making them eligible for membership in one of the state systems occurred on or before December 31, 2010 - 9.5%.

(ii) Employees whose first employment making them eligible for membership in one of the state systems occurred on or after January 1, 2011 - 8%.

(d) Wildlife Agents - 9.5%.

(e) All others:

(i) Employed on or before June 30, 2006 - 7.5%

(ii) Employed on or after July 1, 2006 - 8%

(f) Bridge Police - 8.5% for those employees eligible for the benefit provided by R.S. 11:441(F).

(g) "Members" of the Hazardous Duty Services Plan, as defined in R.S. 11:612 - 9.5%.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2010, No.1004, §2, eff. July 1, 2010.

(6) Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System:

(a) For members hired prior to January 1, 2013, and for members of the Hazardous Duty Subplan:

(i) Any member whose earnable compensation is less than or equal to the most recently issued poverty guidelines issued by the United States Department of Health and Human Services according to the size of the member's family unit - 7.5%.

(ii) For employee contributions due and payable July 1, 2011, or thereafter, any member whose earnable compensation is more than the most recently issued poverty guidelines issued by the United States Department of Health and Human Services according to the size of the member's family unit:

If the total contribution for the fiscal year expressed

as a percentage of payroll after

applying all required tax                                            The employee contribution

contributions is:                                                          shall be:

25.0% or below                                                          7.5%

25.01% to 25.75%                                                      7.75%

25.76% to 26.5%                                                        8.0%

26.51% to 27.25%                                                      8.25%

27.26% to 28.0%                                                        8.5%

28.01% to 28.75%                                                      8.75%

28.76% to 29.5%                                                        9.25%

29.51% to 30.25%                                                      9.5%

30.26% to 31.0%                                                        9.75%

31.0% or above                                                          10.0%

(b) For members of the Non-Hazardous Duty Subplan – 8%, or equal to the rate established in Item (a)(ii) of this Paragraph if less than 8%.

(7) Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Louisiana.

(a) Plan A - Not less than 9.25% nor more than 10% as determined by the board of trustees.

(b) Plan B - Not less than 5% nor more than 6% as determined by the board of trustees.

(8) Parochial Employees' Retirement System of Louisiana:

(a) Plan A - Not less than 8% nor more than 11%, as determined by the board of trustees in consultation with the actuary for the system.

(b) Plan B - Not less than 3% nor more than 5%, as determined by the board of trustees in consultation with the actuary for the system.

(c) Plan C - 5%.

(9) Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund - Not less than 9.8% nor more than 10.25%, as determined by the board of trustees in consultation with the actuary for the fund.

(10) Louisiana State Police Retirement System:

(a) Employees whose first employment making them eligible for membership in one of the state systems occurred on or before December 31, 2010 - 8.5%.

(b) Employees whose first employment making them eligible for membership in one of the state systems occurred on or after January 1, 2011 - 9.5%.

(11) Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana:

(a) School lunch Plan A - 9.1%.

(b) School lunch Plan B - 5%.

(c) All others - 8%.

(12) District Attorneys' Retirement System - 8%.

(13) Registrars of Voters Employees' Retirement System - not less than 7% nor more than 9% as determined by the board in consultation with the actuary for the system.

Acts 1988, No. 81, §2, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1988, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 6, §2, eff. Oct. 31, 1988; Acts 1989, No. 145, §2, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1990, No. 340, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Acts 1991, No. 345, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1991, No. 397, §1, eff. July 1, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 248, §1, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 253, §1, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 1117, §1, eff. June 30, 1995; Acts 1997, No. 867, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1997, No. 1277, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 496, §1, eff. June 30, 1999; Acts 1999, No. 1320, §1, eff. July 12, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 695, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Acts 2001, No. 703, §1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2001, No. 746, §1, eff. Dec. 31, 2001; Acts 2001, No. 897, §1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2001, No. 911, §1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 703, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2004, No. 782, §1, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2005, No. 75, §1, eff. July 1, 2005; Acts 2006, No. 835, §1, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2007, No. 353, §1, eff. June 30, 2007; Acts 2009, No. 480, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 94, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2010, No. 318, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2010, No. 992, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2010, No. 996, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2010, No. 1004, §1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2011, No. 238, §1, eff. June 30, 2011; Acts 2011, No. 368, §1, eff. July 1, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 227, §1; Acts 2012, No. 483, §1, declared unconstitutional by La. Supreme Court; Acts 2012, No. 515, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; Acts 2012, No. 522, §1; Acts 2012, No. 717, §1, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2013, No. 71, §1, eff. June 30, 2013; HCR 2 of the 2013 R.S., eff. May 23, 2013.

NOTE: See Acts 2001, No. 703, §§5 & 6, relative to effectiveness and applicability of Act.

NOTE: See Acts 2004, No. 782, §2, relative to the Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund increasing the employee contribution rate to cover one-half of costs of additional benefits provided by Acts 2004, Nos. 854, 855, and 866.

NOTE: See Acts 2004, No. 7, §6, providing that the Act shall not affect or change any law relative to retirement or retirement or survivor benefits of employees of the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections.