{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-11-1788","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 11:1788","heading":"Optional membership","body":"A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any municipality which has its employees covered under Social Security and enrolled in Plan B of this system, shall have the option of becoming members of Plan A. The municipality shall notify the system of its intention to be enrolled in Plan A in writing. The municipality shall not be entitled to transfer the service and contributions standing to their credit in Plan B to Plan A. After the effective date of such transfer, both the employee and employer shall make the current contributions required by each under Plan A.\nB. The provisions of R.S. 11:142 relative to eligibility for retirement and benefit computation shall be applicable to any member who has credit in Plan A and Plan B as if the two plans are two distinct, separate, and independent public retirement systems. However, for benefit computation purposes, final compensation, as defined by R.S. 11:732(15), shall be based on all service in the system, regardless of in which plan, as if all credit were in the same plan.","path":["TITLE 11. CONSOLIDATED PUBLIC RETIREMENT"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=74888","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:32Z","sha256":"2059a2144638a647cdd868e962510abfccd21c1d17086e0ac48c83c03aa730b5","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-11-1787","next":"us-la/rs-11-1789"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}