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Regular Session, 2011
HOUSE BILL NO. 340
BY REPRESENTATIVE SMILEY
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
STATE AGENCIES: Provides for certain expenditure goals in the agency position attrition
process
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 39:36.1, relative to budgetary controls; to require a reduction in personnel and2
personnel expenditures in the executive budget; to provide for reports; and to provide3
for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 39:36.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 6
ยง36.1. Personnel reductions in the executive budget7
A. For the purposes of this Section:8
(1) "Base number of classified employees" shall mean the total number of9
authorized classified positions contained in the executive budget submitted for Fiscal10
Year 2011-2012.11
(2) "Base number of unclassified employees" shall mean the total number12
of authorized unclassified positions contained in the executive budget submitted for13
Fiscal Year 2011-2012.14
(3) "Base personnel expenditures" shall mean the total expenditures related15
to personnel costs contained in the executive budget and supporting document16
submitted for Fiscal Year 2011-2012, including salaries, related benefits, and other17
compensation charges, including but not limited to classified and unclassified18
salaries, wages, overtime, students, and instructors.19 HLS 11RS-154 ORIGINAL
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B. The executive budget and supporting document prepared in accordance1
with R.S. 39:36 for the following fiscal years shall provide for a reduction in the base2
number of classified employees and unclassified employees and for a reduction in3
the base personnel expenditures as follows:4
(1) For Fiscal Year 2012-2013, the total number of authorized classified5
positions shall not exceed ninety-six and two-thirds percent of the base number of6
classified employees; the total number of authorized unclassified positions shall not7
exceed ninety-six and two-thirds percent of the base number of unclassified8
employees; and personnel expenditures shall be at least one hundred sixty-six million9
six hundred sixty-six thousand dollars less than base personnel expenditures.10
(2) For Fiscal Year 2013-2014, the total number of authorized classified11
positions shall not exceed ninety-three and one-third percent of the base number of12
classified employees; the total number of authorized unclassified positions shall not13
exceed ninety-three and one-third percent of the base number of unclassified14
employees; and personnel expenditures shall be at least three hundred thirty-three15
million three hundred thirty-three thousand dollars less than base personnel16
expenditures.17
(3) For Fiscal Year 2014-2015, the total number of authorized classified18
positions shall not exceed ninety percent of the base number of classified employees;19
the total number of authorized unclassified positions shall not exceed ninety percent20
of the base number of unclassified employees; and personnel expenditures shall be21
at least five hundred million dollars less than base personnel expenditures.22
C. In addition to the information required by R.S. 39:36, 84.1, and 375.2, the23
executive budget for Fiscal Years 2012-2013 through 2015-2016 shall include a24
summary of the annual employee and personnel costs reductions by department and25
budget unit since Fiscal Year 2011-2012.26 HLS 11RS-154 ORIGINAL
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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)]
Smiley HB No. 340
Abstract: Requires a reduction in the authorized positions by 10% and personnel costs by
$500 million in the executive budget over a three-year period.
Present law requires that the executive budget include certain personnel information.
Proposed law requires the executive budget for the following years have the following
percentages of the total authorized classified positions and total unclassified positions
contained in the executive budget for FY 2011-2012.
FY 2012-2013 96-2/3%
FY 2013-2014 93-1/3%
FY 2014-2015 90%
Proposed law requires the executive budget to propose reductions in personnel costs.
Defines the total expenditures related to personnel costs to include salaries, related benefits,
and other compensation charges, including but not limited to classified and unclassified
salaries, wages, overtime, students, and instructors. Provides for the reduction of personnel
costs from the amount contained in the executive budget for FY 2011-2012 as follows:
FY 2012-2013 $ 166,666,000
FY 2013-2014 $ 333,333,000
FY 2014-2015 $ 500,000,000
Proposed law requires that the executive budget contain a summary of annual employee and
personnel cost reductions since FY 2011-2012 for the Fiscal Years 2012-2013 through 2015-
2016.
(Adds R.S. 39:36.1)