§901.32. Prior service credit; teachers entitled to receive
The moneys dedicated by R.S. 11:901.28 shall further be used to provide prior service credit to any member of the teachers' retirement system of Louisiana:
(1) Who has served as a teacher in the public schools or state educational institutions of Louisiana for a minimum of a full session within the six-year period immediately preceding August 1, 1936.
(2) Who became a member of the system before July 1, 1940; and
(3) Who was not out of service for more than five consecutive years within the period beginning August 1, 1931, and ending with the date of enrollment as a member of the system. Provided, however, that to be eligible to receive the old age assistance provided in R.S. 11:901.29 (except those qualifying under sub-paragraph (6) thereof) or the disability payments, provided in R.S. 11:901.31 or the prior service credit herein provided, the teacher seeking such old age assistance, disability payments, or prior service credit as a member of the teachers' retirement system of Louisiana, must have either qualified for and been granted such old age assistance, disability payment or prior service credit under the provisions of Act 216 of the Legislature of Louisiana for the year 1940; or must have filed an application for the benefit provided by Act 216 of 1940 on or before November 15, 1941; and provided further that any teacher qualifying for benefits under the provisions of R.S. 11:901.29(6) in order to receive any benefit provided for in this Section, under such rules and regulations as the board of trustees of the teachers' retirement system of Louisiana shall adopt, shall make application to said board within one year from July 1, 1957 and shall file with the application a detailed and certified statement of all Louisiana service as a teacher for which he claims credit.
Amended by Acts 1950, No. 425, §1; Acts 1954, No. 171, §2; Acts 1957, No. 8, §2; Redesignated from R.S. 17:744 pursuant to R.S. 24:253.
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