§811. Transferees from Plan A of the School Lunch Employees' Retirement System; termination of Social Security coverage prior to July 1, 1985

A. Any member of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana who is paid from school food service funds and who is transferred from Plan A of the School Lunch Employees' Retirement System on July 1, 1983 and any member who is governed by the provisions of R.S. 11:801 whose employer has withdrawn and terminated its employees from Social Security coverage prior to July 1, 1985 shall be governed by the provisions of this Section.

B. Each member of the system who is included in Subsection A of this Section shall contribute an amount equal to nine and one-tenth percent of his earnable compensation to the retirement system as the employee contribution and each employer of a member who is included in Subsection A of this Section shall contribute an amount equal to five and eighty-five one hundredths percent of each and every member's earnable compensation, and the state of Louisiana shall annually appropriate an amount equal to four and six-tenths percent of each and every member's earnable compensation, such annual appropriation to be paid to the system through the state treasurer's office in twelve equal installments beginning on July first and ending on June first of each fiscal year. Should the amount appropriated be less than the amount required, the state shall pay the difference to the system. Should the amount appropriated be more than the amount required, the system shall return the excess to the office of the state treasurer.

C. Each member of the system who is included in Subsection A of this Section shall be governed by all of the laws, policies, rules and regulations which govern the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana except when they are in conflict with the specific provisions of this Section and in which case the specific provisions of this Section shall govern.

D. In the computation of all benefits that may become payable to a member included in Subsection A of this Section or his beneficiaries or survivors, for the period of time that the member is covered by this Section, a percentage rate of three percent for each year of creditable service shall be used and no lump sum amount shall be used in any such benefit computation.

E. No member included in Subsection A of this Section shall be eligible for a normal or regular service retirement unless he has at least thirty years of creditable service, regardless of age or twenty-five years of creditable service and is at least age fifty-five or five years of creditable service and is at least age sixty; however, any member included in Subsection A of this Section who was covered by the provisions of R.S. 17:1260.1 shall continue to be covered by said provisions.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 718, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:642.10 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2001, No. 1055, §1, eff. July 1, 2001.