Louisiana § RS 11:1120 - Members employed in other state or public employment
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§ RS 11:1120. Members employed in other state or public employment
A. Notwithstanding any enrollment error occurring prior to January 1, 1992, any person who is a member of the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System, who has creditable membership service of at least five years in this system and who becomes employed in any other state or public employment where he is no longer eligible for membership in this system but is eligible for membership in the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana or the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System, shall have the right to remain a member of this system in lieu of membership in the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana or the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System by filing a notice of election to remain in this system, in writing, with the board of trustees within thirty days after the effective date of employment. Such election shall be irrevocable.
B. Notwithstanding any enrollment error occurring prior to January 1, 1992, any person who has five years of service credit in the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System, or who has five years of combined service credit in such system and the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana, or the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System, and who joined and is an active contributing member of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana or the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System because of a change in state or public employment shall, on January 1, 1992, be allowed for a period of one year from said effective date to again become a contributing member of the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System and be allowed to transfer his service credit in the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana or the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System to the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System under the provisions contained in R.S. 11:143.
Acts 1991, No. 644, §1, eff. July 1, 1991; Redesignated from R.S. 17:899 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §5, eff. June 25, 1991.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 11:1120 ("Members employed in other state or public employment") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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