Louisiana § 11:1805 Survivor benefits; eligibility

Louisiana Statutes

§ 11:1805 — Survivor benefits; eligibility

Louisiana § 11:1805

Title 11Consolidated Public Retirement Systems

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La. Stat. Ann. § 11:1805 (2026).

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§1805. Survivor benefits; eligibility A.

(1)Upon the death of any member with five or more years of creditable service, who was not eligible for normal retirement, but who is survived by a spouse, the surviving spouse shall be paid either:

(a)An amount equal to thirty percent of the deceased member's final compensation, which becomes payable when the surviving spouse attains age sixty or acquires a disability and remains payable for the life of the surviving spouse.

(b)An amount equal to the actuarial equivalent of the benefit provided in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, but not less than fifteen percent of such final compensation, payable upon the death of the member and payable for the life of the surviving spouse.

(2)In order to receive the option provided for in Subparagraph (1)(

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§1805. Survivor benefits; eligibility
A.(1) Upon the death of any member with five or more years of creditable service,
who was not eligible for normal retirement, but who is survived by a spouse, the surviving
spouse shall be paid either:
(a) An amount equal to thirty percent of the deceased member's final compensation,
which becomes payable when the surviving spouse attains age sixty or acquires a disability
and remains payable for the life of the surviving spouse.
(b) An amount equal to the actuarial equivalent of the benefit provided in
Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, but not less than fifteen percent of such final
compensation, payable upon the death of the member and payable for the life of the surviving
spouse.
(2) In order to receive the option provided for in Subparagraph (1)(b) of this
Subsection, a surviving spouse shall elect the option and notify the system of the election in
writing within ninety days of the application for benefits. Such election shall be final and
irrevocable and shall be paid in lieu of the benefit provided for in Subparagraph (1)(a) of this
Subsection.
B. Any member who is eligible for normal retirement at the time of his death, and
who leaves a surviving spouse shall be deemed to have exercised Option 2 benefits on behalf
of his surviving spouse, who shall be paid such benefits just as though the member had
retired and elected Option 2 benefits prior to his death.
C. Effective January 1, 2007, in the case of a member who dies while on a leave of
absence to perform qualified military service as described in Section 414(u) of the United
States Internal Revenue Code, the member's beneficiary shall be entitled to any benefits that
would have been provided, except those benefit accruals relating to the period of qualified
military service, under the plan had the member resumed and then terminated employment
on account of death, in accordance with Section 401(a)(37) of the United States Internal
Revenue Code. However, the member's beneficiary shall be entitled to benefit accruals
relating to the period of qualified military service provided the member's beneficiary timely
remits to the system any employee contributions which would have been required but for the
member's leave of absence to perform qualified military service, in accordance with the terms
of federal law and R.S. 11:1755.

Legislative History

Acts 1978, No. 788, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:7275 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2001, No. 873, §1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2012, No. 529, §1, eff. June 30, 2012; Acts 2014, No. 811, §4, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2018, No. 185, §1.