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Dear Representative Hammett:

Reference is made to your recent request for an opinion of this office relative to LSA-R.S. 11:416A(3)(b), which pertains to the employment of state retirees. Specifically, you have advised the undersigned that you are interested in determining whether a current state employee who has been a participant in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan ("DROP") of the Louisiana State Employees Retirement System ("LASERS") for over a year, is eligible for appointment to an unclassified position by the governor, without a suspension or reduction of retirement benefits.…