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  "urn": "urn:us-la:rs:11:1788",
  "title_number": "11",
  "section_number": "1788",
  "citation": "R.S. 11:1788",
  "heading": "Optional membership",
  "text": "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.\n\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.",
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      "level": "title",
      "number": "11",
      "name": "CONSOLIDATED PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS"
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      "number": "III",
      "name": "STATEWIDE SYSTEMS"
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      "level": "chapter",
      "number": "4",
      "name": "MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF LOUISIANA"
    },
    {
      "level": "part",
      "number": "III",
      "name": "PLAN A. RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY; RETIREMENT COMPUTATION; SURVIVOR BENEFITS; CONTRIBUTIONS"
    }
  ],
  "breadcrumb": "Title 11 › Subtitle III › Chapter 4 › Part III",
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      "act_year": 1983,
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  "acts_citations_raw": "Acts 1983, No. 453, §1; Acts 1983, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 6, §1; Acts 1985, No. 83, §1; Acts 1990, No. 339, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:7237.1 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.",
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