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ACT No. 3
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 13
BY REPRESENTATIVE CARPENTER
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 11:157(A)(1), relative to the Firefighters' Retirement System and
3 the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System; to provide relative to employee
4 membership in the systems; 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. 11:157(A)(1) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
10 ยง157. Firefighters' Retirement System; Municipal Police Employees' Retirement
11 System; optional membership; refund of employee contributions; irrevocable
12 election; reenrollment; membership verification information
13 A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any
14 employee as defined in R.S. 11:2213 or 2252 who is employed by any employer as
15 defined in R.S. 11:2213 or 2252 which has its employees covered under the federal
16 Social Security program and which has not previously and specifically excluded its
17 police officers or firefighters from coverage under this federal program may elect not
18 to be or elect not to become a member of the applicable retirement system.system;
19 however, the employer shall enroll the employee in the applicable retirement system
20 at the time of employment, and the employee shall remain enrolled until he fulfills
21 the requirements set forth in Paragraph (C)(1) of this Section. Any employee who
22 elects not to be a member of the applicable retirement system shall be refunded his
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1 employee contributions which have been received by the system, without interest for
2 the period for which he contributed to the system.
3 * * *
4 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
5 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
6 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
7 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
8 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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