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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 11, § 1805. Survivor benefits; eligibility

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

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.

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