La. Admin. Code tit. 58 § III-1511

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section III-1511 - Employer Contributions
A. Each employer shall contribute a mandatory monthly employer contribution percentage into the plan, as provided by law. Upon receipt of the employer contribution, the TRSL will promptly forward the amount established in compliance with law to the ORP provider. Such amount paid over to the ORP provider shall be credited to the participants account. The TRSL shall retain the balance of the employer contribution for application to the unfunded accrued liability of the TRSL.
B. If a participant first became eligible for membership in the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana, or the ORP, on or after July 1, 1996, the employer contributions remitted by the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana to any ORP provider shall not be based on compensation in excess of the annual limit of IRC §401(a)(17) as amended and revised pursuant to IRC §401(a)(17)(B)
C. A participant who attains his eligibility for a distribution and continues to be an employee will continue to receive employer contributions, and will continue to participate under the plan until his or her severance from employment or the occurrence of some other event. Further, a participant's and spouse's right to his/her account is nonforfeitable as of his/her eligibility for a distribution.

La. Admin. Code tit. 58, § III-1511

Promulgated by the Department of the Treasury, Board of Trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana, LR 402275 (11/1/2014).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 11:921-929.