Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:621 – Survivors’ benefits for former or retired members
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:621
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Member: means any person included in the membership of the system. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:403
- Minor child: means an unmarried child under the age of eighteen years or an unmarried student under the age of twenty-three years who is the issue of a marriage of a member of this system, the legally adopted child of a member of this system, a child born outside of marriage of a female member of this system, or the child of a male member of this system if acknowledged or filiated pursuant to the provisions of the Civil Code. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:403
- Retirement: means termination of active service, with a retirement allowance granted under the provisions of this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:403
- Spouse: means a person who is legally married to a member of this system. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:403
- Student: means a person enrolled in a high school, a vocational-technical school, or a college or university, in a sufficient number of courses and classes in such institution to be classified as a full-time regular student under the criteria used by the institution in which he is enrolled. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:403
- System: means the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 11:403
A. The surviving spouse of a deceased former member shall receive a benefit in an amount equal to fifty percent of the monthly retirement benefit that would have been payable to the decedent, provided all of the following conditions exist:
(1) The decedent had terminated employment covered by this system prior to attaining the requisite age for retirement eligibility.
(2) The decedent has credit for at least twelve years of service in this system and has contributions credited to his account.
B. The surviving spouse of a deceased retired member or Deferred Retirement Option Plan participant shall receive a benefit in an amount equal to seventy-five percent of the monthly retirement benefit that was being paid to the decedent on the date of death.
C.(1) If there is no surviving spouse eligible to receive benefits pursuant to Subsection A or B of this Section, the children of the decedent shall be entitled to benefits as provided in La. Rev. Stat. 11:471.1.
(2) As each minor child attains age eighteen, or age twenty-three if a student, he shall receive no further benefits payable pursuant to this Subsection.
Acts 2010, No. 992, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, No. 368, §1, eff. July 1, 2011.