RS 11:1310 Average salary; method of determining
§1310. Average salary; method of determining
A.(1) With respect to persons employed prior to September 8, 1978, the term "average salary" as used in this Chapter for the purpose of determining pension payments and retirement is the average salary including any additional pay or salary provided by the legislature over and above that set by the Civil Service Commission, received for the year ending on the last day of the month immediately preceding the date of retirement or date of death or for any one-year period, whichever is the greatest. For the purposes of computation, "average salary" shall not include overtime, expenses or clothing allowances.
(2) With respect to persons becoming employed on and after September 8, 1978, term "average salary" as used in this Chapter for the purpose of determining pension payments and retirement is the average salary including any additional pay or salary provided by the legislature over and above that set by the Civil Service Commission, received for the thirty-six month period ending on the last day of the month immediately preceding the date of retirement or date of death or for any thirty-six consecutive months, whichever is the greatest. For the purposes of computation, "average salary" shall not include overtime, expenses or clothing allowances.
B. Repealed by Acts 1982, No. 769, §3.
C. Every member of this police pension and retirement system who claims additional credit for services rendered under any of the provisions of this section, shall furnish proof of such service, in the form of a certificate satisfactory to the superintendent of the division.
Amended by Acts 1951, 1st Ex.Sess., No. 32, §1; Acts 1952, No. 385, §1; Acts 1958, No. 19, §1; Acts 1960, No. 129, §1; Acts 1966, No. 94, §4; Acts 1970, No. 229, §1; Acts 1973, No. 137, §1; Acts 1975, No. 532, §2; Acts 1977, No. 475, §1, eff. July 13, 1977; Acts 1977, No. 751, §1, eff. July 25, 1977; Acts 1978, No. 532, §§4, 5; Redesignated from R.S. 40:1427 by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3, eff. June 25, 1991.