Louisiana § RS 17:425.1 - Payment of severance pay; DROP participants
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§ RS 17:425.1. Payment of severance pay; DROP participants
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any employee of a parish or city school board, Special School District Number One, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, or other boards of control of publicly supported elementary or secondary schools or public institutions of higher education who participates in the Deferred Retirement Option Program provided by R.S. 11:786 or 1152 shall be eligible for and may elect to receive on a one-time only basis severance pay upon entering the program on the same basis as any other employee who retires or otherwise leaves employment.
Acts 1993, No. 302, §1, eff. June 2, 1993.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 17:425.1 ("Payment of severance pay; DROP participants") 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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