HB 21 — RETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL EMP: Provides relative to participation in the Municipal Employees' Retirement System (EN NO IMPACT APV)

HLSENROLLED 26RS-405 REENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.

21 BY REPRESENTATIVE GLORIOSO RETIREMENT/MUNICIPALAN EMP:ACT To amend and reenact R.S.

Provides relative to participation in the Municipal Employees' Retirement System AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.

11:1735(A), 1759(D), 1782(1), 1788(A), and 1802(1) are hereby amendedandreenactedandR.S.11:1732(13)(c)and(14)(a)(xiv)areherebyenactedtoamendedandreenactedandR.S. read as follows:

11:1732(13)(c)and(14)(a)(xiv)areherebyenactedto read as follows:

* * * (13) * * * Page(c) 1Anyelected ofofficial 5not CODING:subject to the provisions of R.S.

11:164 shall be presumed to meet the definition of "employee" unless a contrary declaration Page 1 of 4 CODING:

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21 (c)ENROLLED Anyelectedconcerningthemember'shourshasbeenconfirmedbythegoverningauthorityofthe officialmember's notparticipating subjectemployer. to the provisions of R.S.

11:164 shall be presumed to meet the definition of "employee" unless a contrary declaration concerningthemember'shourshasbeenconfirmedbythegoverningauthorityofthe member's participating employer.

the right of a person to a pension, an annuity, or a retirement allowance,orallowance, or to the return of contributions, thepension,annuity,orretirementallowanceitself,anyoptionalbenefitoranyother right accrued or accruingaccruingto to anyperson, and the moneys in various funds created by this Chapter.

However, refunds of accumulated contributions shall not be required to be made to the member or to his estate until and unless the member has been Pageterminated 2from ofa 5participating CODING:municipality employer for thirty days and until all contributions for said the member have been submitted by the member's employer.

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21 terminatedENROLLED from§1782. a participating municipality employer for thirty days and until all contributions for said the member have been submitted bythe member's employer.

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(1) Any member who has held an elective office in a municipality which is a participatingparticipatingemployer employer shall be paid an additional annuityequal to one-halfone-halfof of one percent for each year of such elective service.

After the effective date of such transfer, both the employeeandemployershall makethecurrentcontributionsmake thecurrentcontributions requiredbyeachunder Plan A.

Computation of normal retirement allowance The monthly amount of the retirement allowance for anyanymember member of Plan B shall consist of an amount equal to two percent of the member's final compensation multiplied by his years of creditable service, provided that:

Page(1) 3Any member who has held an elective office in a municipality which is a participatingemployer shall be paid an additional annuityequal to one-half of 5one CODING:percent for each year of such elective service;

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21 (1)ENROLLED AnySPEAKER memberOF whoTHE hasHOUSE heldOF anREPRESENTATIVES electivePRESIDENT officeOF inTHE aSENATE municipalityGOVERNOR whichOF isTHE aSTATE participatingemployerOF shallLOUISIANA beAPPROVED: paid an additional annuityequal to one-halfof one percent for each year of such elective service;

andPage *4 *of *4 DIGESTCODING: ThedigestprintedbelowwaspreparedbyHouseLegislative Services.

It constitutes nopart of the legislative instrument.

The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 21 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Glorioso Abstract:

Provides relative to participation in the Municipal Employees' Retirement System.

Present law provides for the definition of "employee" within in the Municipal Employees' Retirement System (MERS).

Proposed law retains present law.

Proposedlawprovidesthatanelectedofficialwhoisnotsubjecttotheprovisions ofpresent law relative to part-time officials is presumed to be an employee unless a contrary declaration is confirmed bythe governing authority.

Present law provides for the definition of "employer" or "participating employer" within MERS.

Proposed law expands the definition of "employer" or "participating employer" to include an employer who has hired a person in a position that would require them to participate in the La.

State Employees' Retirement System (LASERS), but the employee has made an irrevocableelectionin accordancewith present law to remain a memberofMERS in lieuof participation in LASERS.

Present law provides that contributions of an employee are paid bya municipalityto secure credit for bank service,the funds canbeassignedto themunicipalityuntil the employee has repaid the contributions or the municipalityhas released the contributions bywritten notice to the MERS board of trustees.

Present law provides that refunds of accumulated contributions are not required to be made to the member of his estate until the member has been separated from the municipality for thirty days and all contributions for the member are submitted bythe employer.

Present law provides that a member of Plan A who has held an elected office in a municipalityistobepaidanadditionalannuityequaltoone-halfofonepercentforeachyear of elected service.

Present law provides that a municipality that has employees covered under Social Security and are currently enrolled in Plan B have the option to become members of Plan A.

Requires the municipality to notify the system in writing.