Louisiana HB 835: SUPPLEMENTAL PAY:  Provides relative to supplemental pay for levee district police officers (EG INCREASE LF EX See Note)

Bill Text

HLS 18RS-2138 ENGROSSED
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 835
BY REPRESENTATIVE HILFERTY
SUPPLEMENTAL PAY: Provides relative to supplemental pay for levee district police
officers
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1667.9, relative to extra compensation payable to certain law
3 enforcement and other public safety personnel; to establish extra compensation for
4 certain levee district police officers; to provide for certain requirements; and to
5 provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 40:1667.9 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 §1667.9. Extra compensation for commissioned full-time harbor police, fireboat
9 personnel, levee district police, and bridge police
10 In addition to the compensation now paid to any harbor police officer,
11 fireboat operator, levee district police officer, and bridge police officer, every harbor
12 police officer, fireboat employee, levee district police officer, and bridge police
13 officer who is a full-time employee and who is paid a salary of not less than eight
14 hundred dollars per month and who has completed and passed a post-certified
15 training program as provided in R.S. 40:2405 and who has completed or who
16 hereafter completes one year of service shall be paid by the state extra compensation
17 in the amount of five hundred dollars per month. Payment of extra compensation for
18 levee district police officers may be made by the levee district with which they are
19 employed. The provisions of this Section shall only apply to employees of a political
20 subdivision of the state.
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
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HLS 18RS-2138 ENGROSSED
HB NO. 835
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 835 Engrossed 2018 Regular Session Hilferty
Abstract: Requires supplemental pay for levee district police officers, which may be paid
by the levee district with which they are employed.
Present law allows that extra compensation (supplemental pay) in the amount of $500 per
month be paid by the political subdivision which employs the following persons if they are
P.O.S.T.-certified, have completed at least one year of service, and their salary is at least
$800 per month:
(1) Harbor police officer.
(2) Fireboat operator.
(3) Bridge police officer.
Proposed law retains present law and adds supplemental pay for levee district police officers
which may be paid by the levee district with which they are employed.
(Amends R.S. 40:1667.9)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Judiciary to the original
bill:
1. Authorize the levee district to provide supplemental pay to levee district police
officers.
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