2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 11:1943 — Eligibility for disability retirement

§1943.  Eligibility for disability retirement

A.  A member hired on or before December 31, 2006, shall be eligible to retire and receive a disability benefit if he has at least five years of creditable service, is not eligible for normal retirement, and suffers disability.

B.  A member who is hired on or after January 1, 2007, shall be eligible to retire and receive a disability benefit if he has at least seven years of creditable service, is not eligible for normal retirement, and suffers a disability which renders him totally and permanently incapable of performing any gainful employment.

Acts 1979, No. 765, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980; Redesignated from R.S. 33:6153 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2006, No. 584, §1, eff. July 1, 2006.

NOTE:  See Acts 2006, No. 584, §3, relative to Act superseding conflicting provisions of Acts of 2006 R.S.

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