RS 11:942.4: Contributions

A. Each participant shall contribute monthly to the alternative contribution plan six percent of his earnable compensation. These contributions may be made by employer pick-up in accordance with the provisions of Section 414(h)(2) of the United States Internal Revenue Code or any amendment thereto. This six percent member contribution shall be remitted by the Teachers' Retirement System to the appropriate designated company for application to the participant's investments, but not until all employee and employer contributions have been received by the Teachers' Retirement System.

B.(1) Each participant shall contribute monthly to the regular plan of the Teachers' Retirement System one and nine-tenths percent of his earnable compensation.

(2) The participant shall also contribute one-tenth of one percent of his earnable compensation to the Teachers' Retirement System for the administration of the alternative contribution plan.

C. Each employer shall contribute to the Teachers' Retirement System on behalf of each participant in the alternative contribution plan the same amount it would have contributed if the participant had been a member of the regular plan.