RS 11:1882 Definitions - Louisiana Statutes

§1882.  Definitions

A.  "Excess benefit participant" means any member whose retirement benefit as determined on the basis of all qualified plans of the employer without regard to the limitations of R.S. 11:1767 and comparable provisions of other qualified plans of the employer would exceed the maximum benefit permitted under Section 415 of the United States Internal Revenue Code.

B.  "Maximum benefit" means the retirement benefit a member is entitled to receive from the system set forth in Parts III or IV of this Chapter in any month after giving effect to R.S. 11:1767 and any similar provisions of any other qualified plans of the employer designed to conform to Section 415 of the United States Internal Revenue Code.

C.  "Unrestricted benefit" means the monthly retirement benefit a member, or the spouse or child of a member, would have received under the terms of all qualified plans of the employer, except for the restrictions of R.S. 11:1767 and any similar provisions of any other qualified plans designed to conform to Section 415 of the United States Internal Revenue Code.

Acts 1999, No. 398, §1.