Legislative Session News Archive
2nd Extraordinary Session News #1: Return-to-work bill filed in Second Extraordinary Session
Sep 30, 2020
The 2020 Second Extraordinary Session called by the Louisiana Legislature began at 6 p.m., Monday, September 28, and a bill related to return-to-work retirees was filed in the House. House Bill 36 (Rep. Bacala) would authorize the re-employment of retirees from the four state retirement systems during a declared state of emergency without suspension or reduction of benefits if the following conditions occur: The re-employment occurs during...
Regular Session News #10: End of session delivers return-to-work and appropriation bills, Social Security resolutions, and PBI study
Jun 2, 2020
The 2020 Regular Session, which began March 9, ended yesterday. Two bills and four resolutions impacting TRSL passed. Here’s a look at them. Returning to work after retirement House Bill 8 (Rep. Bourriaque) makes significant changes to the return-to-work law. Establishes that the current return-to-work law only applies to retirees who have returned to work with an employer covered by TRSL on or before June 30, 2020, and to r...
Regular Session News #9: Return-to-work bill passes Senate
May 29, 2020
On Wednesday, May 27, the full Senate passed return-to-work bill, House Bill 8 (Rep. Bourriaque) with additional floor amendments. While HB 8 was substantively amended last week by the Senate Retirement Committee, the full Senate amendments largely restated committee amendments and made several additional changes. In its current posture, HB 8 now does the following: Provides that the current return-to-work law will only a...
Regular Session News #8: Amended return-to-work bill passes Senate Retirement Committee
May 26, 2020
The Senate Retirement Committee met Friday, May 22, and considered two pieces of legislation affecting TRSL. House Bill 8 (Rep. Bourriaque) was reported favorably, after being amended. When it left the House, HB 8 would have waived the 25% cap on earnings (per fiscal year) for re-employed retirees hired as PreK-12 substitute classroom teachers. As amended, HB 8 does the following: Provides that the current return-to-work law will only a...