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ACT No. 38
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 9
BY REPRESENTATIVE HILL
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 11:1732(14)(a)(ix), relative to participation in the Municipal Employees'
3 Retirement System; to authorize participation by certain employers; to provide
4 employee qualifications for such participation; and to provide for related matters.
5 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
6 as provided by Article X, Section 29(C) of the Constitution
7 of Louisiana.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 11:1732(14)(a)(ix) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 ยง1732. Definitions
11 The following words and phrases, as used in this Chapter, unless a different
12 meaning is plainly required by the context, shall have the following meaning:
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14 (14)(a) "Employer" or "participating employer" shall mean:
15 * * *
16 (ix) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Local Tax
17 Division of the Board of Tax Appeals, pursuant to an agreement with the board.
18 * * *
19 Section 2. Beginning on the effective date of an agreement between the board of the
20 Municipal Employees' Retirement System and the Local Tax Division of the Board of Tax
21 Appeals, the Local Tax Division judge and all employees who are compensated exclusively
22 by the Local Tax Division, who are appointed or hired on or after the effective date of such
23 an agreement, and who fulfill the definition of "employee" provided in R.S. 11:1732(13)
24 shall participate in and contribute to the Municipal Employees' Retirement System. Any
25 Local Tax Division judge or employee who is compensated exclusively by the Local Tax
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1 Division of the Board of Tax Appeals, who is on the payroll of the Local Tax Division on
2 the effective date of an agreement for participation, and who fulfills the definition of
3 "employee" provided in R.S. 11:1732(13) may make an irrevocable election to participate
4 in and contribute to the Municipal Employees' Retirement System.
5 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
6 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
7 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
8 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
9 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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