La. Admin. Code tit. 58 § XXV-201

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section XXV-201 - Active Eligible Candidates
A. An active member candidate for a position on the board of trustees must be an active member of the system with at least six years of creditable service.
B. A participant in the deferred retirement option plan (DROP) is eligible to run as an active member candidate.
C. A disability retiree who has returned to work under either R.S. 11:224 or R.S. 11:225 is eligible to run as an active member candidate.
D. An active member candidate for an elected official position must be holding an office elected through the state election code.
E. An active member candidate for a non-elected position may not be an elected official.
F. To satisfy the requirement that no more than two elected trustees from the same employer may serve on the board at the same time, the trustees first elected have preference for the seat. If trustees are elected at the same election, the person elected with the most votes has preference for the seat.
G. Any person convicted of a felony offense shall be prohibited from being a candidate for a period of five years after the latter of their conviction or the end of their imprisonment.

La. Admin. Code tit. 58, § XXV-201

Promulgated by the Department of Treasury, Municipal Employees' Retirement System, LR 482367 (9/1/2022).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 11:1823.