Retirement of teachers with disabilities by parish school boards; authority; amount of retirement benefits

A parish school board may, upon the application of a teacher with a disability or incapacitating condition, retire from regular duty the teacher who has been on active duty as such in that parish for a period of twenty-five years or more, whenever the board deems the retirement of the teacher to be in the interest of the public school system. When so retired, the teacher shall be entitled to an amount which, when added to any retirement benefits he may receive, shall not exceed one-half his monthly salary during the last year of his employment in the public schools. Redesignated from R.S. 17:763 pursuant to R.S. 24:253; Acts 2014, No. 811, §4, eff. June 23, 2014. NOTE: Acts 2014, No. 811 changed terminology referring to persons with disabilities throughout the La. Revised Statutes and codes of law, and included a listing of terms that were deleted and their respective successor terms (See Acts 2014, No. 811, §36). The Act provides that it is not the intent of the legislature that changes in terminology effected therein alter or affect in any way the substance, interpretation, or application of any law or administrative rule; further provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to expand or diminish any right of or benefit for any person provided by any law or administrative rule (See Acts 2014, No. 811, §35(C) and (D)).