§1115.  Election of membership; termination

A.  An employee whose membership in the retirement system is contingent upon his own election and who elects not to become a member may thereafter apply for and be admitted to membership, but no such employee shall receive prior service credit unless he became a member within sixty days after July 28, 1948.

B.  The board of trustees may, at its discretion, deny the right to become a member to any employee who is only partly paid by a parish or city school board, or who is paid by any other agency or any local government, or who is occupying a position on a part-time or intermittent basis.

C.  A member ceases to be a member if he:

(1)  Is absent from service more than five consecutive years and has credit for fewer than twenty years of service.

(2)  Withdraws his accumulated contributions.

(3)  Withdraws from active service with a retirement allowance.

(4)  Dies.

Amended by Acts 1956, No. 458, §1; Acts 1972, No. 643, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 17:895 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991; Acts 2013, No. 220, §3, eff. June 11, 2013.