RS 11:1321
If a surviving spouse remarries while receiving the pension, the spouse generally loses pension rights, with some exceptions and related benefits for minor children or supported parents.
- Retirement systems
- Survivor benefits
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If a surviving spouse remarries while receiving the pension, the spouse generally loses pension rights, with some exceptions and related benefits for minor children or supported parents.
This section gives survivor pension benefits to certain spouses, children, and parents, subject to service, marriage, age, and documentation conditions.
Child benefits are paid to the person with legal custody of the child’s property, unless the payment must go to a qualifying trust. If the trust is contested, payments must be withheld or deposited with the court until resolved.
This section sets out survivor benefits for certain state system members who die other than in the line of duty, and requires applications and eligibility proof before payment.
This section gives survivor pension benefits to a deceased employee’s spouse, minor children, or parents, with different payment percentages and eligibility conditions.
Some police employees may withdraw all of their contributions from the fund when they leave state police service.
Each member or retiree is guaranteed a refund or return of accumulated contributions, payable as a monthly benefit, lump sum, or both, to the surviving spouse or estate.
An employee who left service and withdrew retirement contributions may get prior service credit restored if the employee repays the withdrawn amount plus interest. The section also allows payment for service credit by trustee-to-trustee transfer from certain annuity or deferred compensation plans.
The board may invest some State Police Retirement Fund money, but only if it is not needed for current pensions and retirement salaries and the investment follows R.S. 11:263.
This section was repealed.
The section authorizes a 25% increase in certain State Police pensions and sets aside $20,000 each fiscal year to fund the increase.
Public employers generally may not force employees out because of age, with a special rule requiring certain law enforcement personnel and firefighters to be separated at age 65 unless a limited one-year continuation is certified.
Section 11:1330 was repealed.
Retirement income payable to retirees and their beneficiaries is exempt from state income taxes.
Some retirees and surviving spouses may receive a cost-of-living benefit increase, and the board of trustees may grant additional adjustments if stated conditions are met.
The retirement system board may pay cost-of-living adjustments and a supplemental adjustment to eligible retirees and beneficiaries, subject to age, service, funding, and actuarial conditions.
This section provides a one-time lump sum payment to certain eligible retirees, beneficiaries, survivor-benefit recipients, and disability retirees, with the amount capped by a formula and paid on August 31, 2021.
This section controls how an experience account is credited and debited, and when the board of trustees may recommend or grant permanent benefit increases.
This section controls the PBI account and says the board of trustees may only recommend or grant benefit increases under stated conditions, including legislative approval.
A member may accumulate unused annual leave without limit, and in some retirement or death cases that leave is added to membership service.
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