SSHB15 4267 4935
HOUSE SUMMARY OF SENATE AMENDMENTS
HB 15 2024 Regular Session Fontenot
RETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL POL: Provides for the reemployment of retired police officers
of the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System
Synopsis of Senate Amendments
1.Remove present law and proposed law regarding definition of employee.
2.Amend proposed law regarding retirees who are exempt from a benefit
suspension when reemployed.
Digest of Bill as Finally Passed by Senate
Present law provides that various classes of employees are members of the retirement system.
Provides that a person who is not a police officer but who is employed on a full-time basis
by a police department and under the direction of a chief of police is an "employee".
Proposed law provides that a person who was employed in such a position and a member of
another municipal retirement system on June 30, 2024, is not an "employee".
Proposed law provides for the definition of "employee" within the Baton Rouge Police Dept.
Provides the definition of "law enforcement employee" to mean any person occupying a
position within a class title that was included in the membership of the system on the
effective date of the merger between the City-Parish Employees' Retirement System and
MPERS.
Proposed law provides that a member of MPERS who is elected to a position and becomes
eligible to join another retirement system may terminate his membership in MPERS upon
enrollment in the other retirement system. Requires the member to file a notice with the
board of trustees and that employee and employer contributions to the system cease upon
receipt of notice. Provides that the former member may apply for retirement from MPERS
after termination in the system.
Present law provides for the eligibility for retirement for members within MPERS.
Present law requires suspension of the retirement benefit of an MPERS retiree who returns
to employment in a position covered by MPERS and provides that such a reemployed retiree
earns additional service credit during reemployment. Exempts certain retirees who are
reemployed in part-time positions.
Proposed law provides that the benefit of a member who retires between July 1, 2024, and
June 30, 2026, is not suspended if he irrevocably elects to earn no additional service credit
or accrue any additional retirement benefit.
Proposed law provides that the retirement benefit of a retiree who retired on or before Jan. 1,
2024, and who, before July 1, 2028, becomes an employee 90 days after retirement shall not
be suspended if the retiree retired with 25 years of service credit or retired with 20 or more
years of service credit and has attained the age of 55.
Proposed law, for both groups of retirees who are exempt from benefit suspension, provides
the employee and employer pay contributions to the system during the reemployment period.
Provides the employee, upon application, can be refunded their contribution without interest.
Provides MPERS retains the employer contributions paid during the reemployment period.
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Proposed law provides a member may retire if he meets the following:
(1)He attained age 62.
(2)He has seven years or more of service credit.
(3)He is not eligible to retire under present law but is an elected a chief of police subject
to term limits.
Proposed law requires the member to submit sufficient documentation to the board of
trustees and irrevocably elect to receive no additional service credit or accrue any additional
retirement benefit. Provides that during reemployment employee and employer contributions
are paid to the system. Provides that upon termination of reemployment, employee
contributions are refunded to the member without interest and employer contribution are
retained by the retirement system.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 11:2213(11)(a)(iii) and 2220(A)(2)(a); Adds R.S. 11:2213(11)(i) and (j),
2214.1, 2220(A)(4), and 2241.4(A)(4))
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