Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:565 – Credit for service with Legal Aid Bureau
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:565
- Board: means the Board of Trustees of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:403
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Employee: means any person legally occupying a position in the state service. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:403
- Member: means any person included in the membership of the system. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:403
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
- Retirement: means termination of active service, with a retirement allowance granted under the provisions of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:403
- State: means the state of Louisiana. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:403
- System: means the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:403
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person who is a participant in the retirement plan maintained for judges and officers of the court within the Louisiana State Employees’ Retirement System shall be eligible to receive nonjudicial credit for all service rendered as a full-time employee of either the Legal Aid Bureau of New Orleans, Louisiana, or the Capital Area Legal Services Corporation of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In order to obtain this credit, the member shall make application therefor on or before January 1, 2003, and furnish to the board of trustees a detailed statement of all service for which credit is claimed in such form as the board may require. In addition, there shall be paid into the system an amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 11:158. Such amount shall be paid in one lump sum or in such installments as shall be agreed upon between the member and the board of trustees.
Acts 1987, No. 910, §1, eff. July 1, 1987; Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 13:21.2 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2001, No. 746, §1, eff. Dec. 31, 2001.