There is hereby established through this Part, but within the Parochial Employees’ Retirement System of Louisiana, a separate unfunded, non-tax qualified Excess Benefit Plan entitled the Parochial Employees Excess Benefit Plan (“Excess Benefit Plan”), to supplement the benefits provided to certain members under this Chapter to the extent benefits payable from this retirement system are reduced by the limitations on benefits imposed by Section 415 of the United States Internal Revenue Code, or its successor, and which has been incorporated in the rules and regulations of this retirement system.  The Excess Benefit Plan is intended to be a qualified governmental Excess Benefit Arrangement, as defined in Section 415(m)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, and is intended to ensure that accrued benefits of members of this retirement system shall not be diminished or impaired as provided in La. Const. Art. X, § 29 .

Acts 2003, No. 194, §1, eff. June 5, 2003.