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  • LRTA SUPPORTS the current Defined Benefit plan. Learn more about why we support the current plan here

  • LRTA OPPOSES changes to the current Defined Benefit plan and retirement system, including switching the plan to a Defined Contribution and/or Hybrid Plan. Learn more about our opposition here.

  • LRTA SUPPORTS the repeal of the Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provisions (WEP). The GPO and WEP are Social Security Administration issues that affect retired teachers in Louisiana and five other states. Learn more about the GPO and WEP here.

Each year, the LRTA Legislative Committee reviews and approves a list of priorities from which to evaluate legislation. Click here to view the 2021 LRTA Legislative Priorities.

Prefer to write a letter to your legislators? Hand-written letters have a huge impact, too! 

Click on the link below for the Louisiana Legislature’s website. Here you will find information about bills, committee meetings and legislators. 

https://legis.la.gov/legis/home.aspx

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