Louisiana § RS 11:1751.1 - Elected officials subject to term limits
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§ RS 11:1751.1. Elected officials subject to term limits
A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an elected official who would otherwise be required to be a member of the system but who is subject to term limits which prevent him from earning the minimum number of years of creditable service necessary to receive a benefit shall not be eligible to be a member of the system. No employee or employer contributions shall be made by such an elected official or his employer.
B. Any elected official who is a member of the system on the effective date of this Section, who has been paying employee contributions, and who is subject to term limits as provided in this Section shall no longer be a member of the system and may apply for a refund of his employee contributions immediately as otherwise provided for in this Chapter.
C. Any person who withdraws his contributions or who is not eligible to be a member of the system under the provisions of this Section who later wishes to receive credit for service for these years in this or any other system in this Title shall pay to such system an amount sufficient to offset any additional liability to the system, calculated on an actuarial basis in accordance with R.S. 11:158(C).
Acts 2003, No. 860, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
NOTE: See Acts 2003, No. 860, §§2 and 3, relative to benefits for certain system members and period of effectiveness of such provisions.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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