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urn: urn:us-la:rs:11:3697
citation: "R.S. 11:3697"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 11 › Subtitle IV › Chapter 3 › Part II › Subpart G"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 2011, number: 399, section: 1, effective_date: 2011-07-01, role: enactment }
---

# Effective dates

All benefit changes shall be prospective only unless stated otherwise in the Act. Statutory benefit changes shall not apply to members who have already retired.