2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 11:1136 — Conversion of leave to membership credit

§1136.  Conversion of leave to membership credit

A.  When a member applies for service retirement, his accrued annual leave and unused sick leave accumulated while a member of this system or any other funded state retirement system may be added to his membership service for the purpose of computing any retirement benefits to which he is entitled.

B.  Only accrued annual leave and unused sick leave accumulated up to the amount permitted all employees by the employing school board and/or state agency and only accrued annual leave and unused sick leave in excess of the amount for which payment is received and for which accurate verifiable records have been maintained shall be added to his membership service.

C.  Unused sick and accrued annual leave shall not be used to make a member eligible for retirement.

D.  Unused sick leave and unused annual leave which converts to less than one-tenth of one year shall not be used in the computation of benefits.

Added by Acts 1971, No. 166, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:903.1 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 561, §1; Acts 2003, No. 642, §1.