§ 11:1756 — Application for benefits; commencement of benefits; payment of benefits

§1756. Application for benefits; commencement of benefits; payment of benefits
A. A member or survivor eligible for a benefit of this Chapter shall make application
for such benefit to the board.
B. The benefit shall commence upon the first day of the first month following
withdrawal of the member from employment, provided such retirement received board
approval, except that the retirement allowance for an eligible vested member shall commence
on the first day of the first month following application for benefits and subsequent board
approval.
C. The retirement allowance shall be paid in equal monthly installments for life and
shall not be increased, decreased, revoked, or repealed except for error or where otherwise
specifically provided by law.
D. If a written application for any benefit is received by the board sixty or fewer days
after the date the applicant became eligible for the benefit, benefits shall be paid retroactive
to the date of eligibility. If an application for any benefit is received by the board more than
sixty days after the date the applicant attained eligibility, retroactive benefits shall be paid
only for the sixty days prior to the date the application is received by the board.
NOTE: See Acts 2003, No. 860, §§2 and 3, relative to benefits for certain
system members and period of effectiveness of such provisions.

Legislative History

Acts 1978, No. 788, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:7195 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2022, No. 248, §1, eff. June 30, 2022.