Louisiana § 11:515 Powers and duties

Louisiana Statutes

§ 11:515 — Powers and duties

Louisiana § 11:515

Title 11Consolidated Public Retirement Systems

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La. Stat. Ann. § 11:515 (2026).

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The board of trustees shall have the following powers and duties:

(1)To appoint the director, assistant directors, and chief investment officer, to fix their salaries, and to designate the powers and duties of these officials.

(2)To make, alter, amend and promulgate rules and otherwise provide for the establishment and maintenance of the system, which by terms of the law are under the jurisdiction of the board as authorized by the retirement law.

(3)To prepare and submit to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget and the state budget officer with recommendations, a budget covering the estimated costs of administering the system for each succeeding fiscal year. This annual budget shall be subject to approval by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.

(4)To hear appeals from

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The board of trustees shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To appoint the director, assistant directors, and chief investment officer, to fix their salaries, and to designate the powers and duties of these officials.
(2) To make, alter, amend and promulgate rules and otherwise provide for the establishment and maintenance of the system, which by terms of the law are under the jurisdiction of the board as authorized by the retirement law.
(3) To prepare and submit to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget and the state budget officer with recommendations, a budget covering the estimated costs of administering the system for each succeeding fiscal year. This annual budget shall be subject to approval by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
(4) To hear appeals from members who claim their rights under the laws and/or the rules of the system have been violated, and to issue appropriate orders in such cases.
(5) To appoint an actuary and adopt mortality and service tables.
(6) To designate a medical board composed of five physicians who are not members of the system to serve on the State Medical Disability Board, or as alternate physicians to the medical board, pursuant to R.S. 11:219.
(7) To designate a depository for operating monies, which shall be fully guaranteed.
(8) To designate a custodian of bonds and securities.
(9) To make rules and regulations governing election of board members, not inconsistent with law.
(10) To underwrite life insurance for employees of the state, with approval of the commissioner of administration, at any time that current coverage to members or retirees is either reduced or deleted, or cost of coverage is substantially increased.

Legislative History

Acts 1972, No. 135, §1, eff. July 26, 1972; Acts 1987, No. 200, §1, eff. July 1, 1987; Acts 1988, No. 83, §2; Redesignated from R.S. 42:646 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1993, No. 361, §1; Acts 2004, No. 802, §1, eff. July 8, 2004.