Louisiana HB 439: CLERKS OF COURT: Provides relative to salary increases for clerks of court (EN +$352,127 LF EX See Note)

Bill Text

ENROLLED
ACT No. 697
2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 439
BY REPRESENTATIVES BACALA, BILLINGS, BOYD, BOYER, BROWN, WILFORD
CARTER, CHASSION, DEWITT, FREIBERG, GADBERRY, GREEN, TRAVIS
JOHNSON, JORDAN, KNOX, LAFLEUR, LYONS, MOORE, MYERS, NEWELL,
SELDERS, STAGNI, TAYLOR, THOMPSON, WALTERS, AND WILEY
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 13:782(A)(1)(e), relative to clerks of district courts; to provide for an increase
3 in annual compensation for clerks of district courts; to provide for effectiveness; and
4 to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 13:782(A)(1)(e) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 §782. Compensation of clerks
8 A. (1)
9 * * *
10 (e) The annual compensation for each population class shall be increased by
11 five percent annually through Fiscal Year 2027-2028. The applicable compensation
12 for each fiscal year shall be used to calculate any compensation granted by
13 Subsection J of this Section for the fiscal year. The additional compensation
14 authorized pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph shall become effective if the
15 clerk of a district court publishes notice of intent to increase his compensation on
16 two separate days in the official journal of the parish in which the clerk's office is
17 located. The last day of publication of the notice shall be at least thirty days prior to
18 the date that the clerk of the district court increases his compensation.
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HB NO. 439 ENROLLED
1 Section 2. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2024; if vetoed by the governor
2 and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on July 1,
3 2024, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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