Louisiana § RS 11:941 - American Football Coaches Retirement Trust
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 11:941 — American Football Coaches Retirement Trust, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 11:941. American Football Coaches Retirement Trust
A.(1) The American Football Coaches Retirement Trust is hereby authorized as an optional retirement plan, for any person who is otherwise authorized by law to be a member of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana by virtue of employment as a full-time football coach by a recognized public institution of higher education.
(2) To be eligible for participation in the American Football Coaches Retirement Trust the football coach shall also be a member of either the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana or the Optional Retirement Plan offered by the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana.
B.(1)(a) Participation in the retirement trust shall be in accordance with the provisions governing the trust and relative provisions of federal law.
(b) Any compensation deferred in accordance with such trust provisions and federal law shall be considered part of the football coach's compensation for purposes of membership in the retirement system if the coach elects to participate in both the retirement system and the retirement trust. However, as authorized by federal law, any such deferred compensation shall not be included as compensation for purposes of determining federal income taxes to be withheld.
(2) No public funds shall be contributed to the retirement trust.
Acts 1991, No. 422, §1; Acts 1991, No. 615, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:791 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §5, eff. June 25, 1991.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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