§ 11:3731 — Merger with Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System

§3731. Merger with Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System
The following provisions shall apply in the event that the city of Shreveport enters
into an agreement with the board of trustees of the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement
System, hereinafter referred to as the "system", as authorized by R.S. 11:2225(A)(11), to
merge the Policemen's Pension and Relief Fund of the city of Shreveport hereinafter referred
to as the "fund" with the system:
A. For purposes of securing the approval of the active members of the municipal
police retirement plan as required by R.S. 11:2225(A)(11), all members of the Fund shall be
deemed to be members of a single municipal police retirement plan regardless of the different
contributions that various members are required to make to the Fund or the different benefits
that various members are entitled to draw from the Fund. Only those members who are
active members of the police department of the city of Shreveport when approval of a merger
is required shall be eligible to vote on whether to approve the merger agreement.
B. The city of Shreveport is specifically authorized to contract with the members of
its police department to guarantee that the merger will not result in any member receiving
less in regular retirement benefits provided he meets the age and service requirements of the
fund for a regular retirement benefit, than the member would have received if the fund had
not been merged with the system; provided further, if a member acquires a disability or
survivor benefits become payable after the effective date of the merger, the system shall pay
such benefits; and the fund shall pay the difference in disability or survivors benefits at the
time such benefits become payable, if the benefits would have been greater under the fund.
Any contract entered into pursuant to the authority granted by this Subsection may designate
the entity that will be responsible for administering benefits and resolving disputes that arise
under the contract.
C. To the extent that any persons who are not merged into the System remain entitled
to benefits under the Fund, the Fund shall remain in existence and the board of trustees of
the Fund shall continue to administer benefits in accordance with the provisions governing
its operations at the time of the merger; however, nothing in this Subsection shall be
construed to preclude the legislature from making future changes in the Fund, the board of
trustees, or the administration of the Fund.
D. Repealed by Acts 2006, No. 710, §2, eff. June 29, 2006.
E. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 398, §2, eff. July 1, 2009.
F. Nothing in R.S. 11:3712, R.S. 11:3713, or R.S. 11:3714, or any other provision
of law shall be construed to preclude the trustees from transferring funds or assets of the
Fund to the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System in the event the city of
Shreveport and the trustees of the Municipal Police employees' Retirement System enter into
a merger agreement as authorized by R.S. 11:2225.
NOTE: Acts 2014, No. 811 changed terminology referring to persons with
disabilities throughout the La. Revised Statutes and codes of law, and included a
listing of terms that were deleted and their respective successor terms (See Acts
2014, No. 811, §36). The Act provides that it is not the intent of the legislature that
changes in terminology effected therein alter or affect in any way the substance,
interpretation, or application of any law or administrative rule; further provides that
nothing in the Act shall be construed to expand or diminish any right of or benefit for
any person provided by any law or administrative rule (See Acts 2014, No. 811,
§35(C) and (D)).

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1982, No. 19, §1, eff. July 9, 1982; Redesignated from R.S. 33:2370.1 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2006, No. 710, §2, eff. June 29, 2006; Acts 2009, No. 398, §2, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2014, No. 811, §4, eff. June 23, 2014.