United States — Louisiana Statutes

RS 11:1306

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Eligible state police law enforcement officers must apply for retirement and submit a service certificate to be retired by the board and receive retirement pay.

RS 11:1307

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This section sets retirement benefit rules for system members and gives certain retired state police members, and in some cases their family members, a right to buy a firearm.

• Family right of first refusal
• Firearm purchase on retirement
• Retirement benefits
• Service-based eligibility

RS 11:1307.1

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This section creates exceptions for certain Louisiana State Police Retirement System members and sets special retirement benefit calculation rules for some Deferred Retirement Option Plan participants.

• Benefit calculation
• Retirement plan administration

RS 11:1307.2

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Eligible retirement-system members may buy up to five years of service credit, but they must pay the full cost and file an intent letter before retirement.

• Service credit purchase

RS 11:1308

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This section was repealed by Acts 1993, No. 326, §1.

RS 11:1309

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This section was repealed by Acts 1993, No. 326, §1.

RS 11:131

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This section is repealed.

• Age-related provisions

RS 11:1310

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This section defines “average salary” for pension and retirement calculations and requires members claiming extra service credit to provide proof approved by the superintendent.

• Proof of service
• Salary calculation

RS 11:1311

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A retiree who returns to covered employment cannot renew or join the system, and higher earnings can suspend retirement payments.

• Public employment
• Reemployment
• Retirement benefits

RS 11:1312

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This section was repealed.

RS 11:1312.1

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This section creates the Back-DROP retirement benefit program and lets eligible members elect it instead of a normal retirement benefit.

• Benefit calculation
• Lump-sum distribution
• Retirement program
• Self-directed account

RS 11:1313

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The board of trustees must award disability benefits to qualifying state police sworn, commissioned law enforcement officers who are officially certified as disabled, with benefit amounts set by the officer’s service and disability circumstances.

• Benefits eligibility
• Disability retirement
• Law enforcement pensions

RS 11:1314

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Section 1314 was repealed by Acts 1993, No. 326, §1.

RS 11:1315

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If a member dies while performing qualified military service, the retirement system must treat that service as creditable for vesting and eligibility; unqualified military service does not count for benefit accrual.

• Creditable service
• Eligibility computation
• Survivor benefits
• Vesting

RS 11:1316

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This section gives survivor benefits to eligible state police officers' spouses, or to minor children if there is no spouse, with amounts based on salary and cause of death.

• Benefits administration
• Employee death benefits

RS 11:1317

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Eligible minor children can receive a monthly pension when there is no surviving spouse, or the spouse has remarried and forfeited the benefit.

• Child benefits
• Survivor benefits

RS 11:1318

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A qualifying child of a deceased member with a total and permanent disability is entitled to the same benefits as a surviving spouse; the applicant must provide proof and notify the board of later changes.

• Benefit eligibility
• Employee benefits

RS 11:1319

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Parents of a deceased employee may receive a monthly pension equal to 25% of the employee’s average salary if specific family and support conditions are met.

• Benefits
• Survivor pension

RS 11:132

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R.S. 11:131 overrides any other law only where the other law is inconsistent with it.

• Legal hierarchy

RS 11:1320

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This section gives pension benefits to the surviving spouse, minor children, or dependent parents of a qualifying state police officer after the officer’s death, subject to service-credit and eligibility rules.

• Benefits administration
• Retirement benefits