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or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 13 Original 2020 Regular Session Carpenter
Abstract: Relative to municipal, parish, and fire protection district employees who are covered by
Social Security and have the option of not joining the Firefighters' Retirement System (FRS)
or the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System (MPERS) as applicable, requires
enrollment in the applicable system until the employee files the affidavit required by present
law.
Present law authorizes anyone who is employed by a parish, municipality, or fire protection district
whose employees are also covered under the federal Social Security program to choose not to
become a member of MPERS or FRS as applicable.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law requires an employee who elects not to become a member of the applicable retirement
system to execute and file with the retirement system an affidavit stating that his election not to be
a member is of his own free will and is his own voluntary act and deed.
Proposed law retains present law except to require enrollment of the employee in the applicable
retirement system until he files the affidavit.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 11:157(A)(1))