PUBLIC NOTICE - - - (NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE RETIREMENT BILL – HLS 26RS-279) Public notice is hereby given, as provided by Section 29(C), Article X of the Constitution of Louisiana, that there will be introduced at the forthcoming session of the Legislature of Louisiana, to be convened on March 9, 2026, a bill relative to the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana; to provide relative to a phased retirement program; to provide for eligibility; to provide for implementation of the program; to provide relative to the payment of employee and employer contributions for both regular retirement members and optional retirement program participants during phased retirement; to provide relative to the employer contribution rate for optional retirement plan employers; to provide relative to administrative fees for optional retirement plan participants; to provide relative to payout of unused accrued leave; and to provide for related matters. 172440-jan 3-4-2t $52.54