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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 45
BY REPRESENTATIVE CONNICK
PUBLIC SFTY/DEPARTMENT: Provides for retirement provisions upon effectiveness of
transfer of CCC bridge police from DOTD to DPS&C
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 11:62(5)(f), 102(C)(1)(i), 441(F), and 612(2)(c), relative to the2
retirement benefits; to provide for retirement benefits for members of the Crescent3
City Connection police force upon transfer from the Department of Transportation4
and Development to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections; and to5
provide for related matters.6
Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published7
as provided by Article X, Section 29(C) of the Constitution8
of Louisiana.9
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:10
Section 1. R.S. 11:62(5)(f), 102(C)(1)(i), 441(F), and 612(2)(c) are hereby amended11
and reenacted to read as follows:12
§62. Employee contribution rates established13
Employee contributions to state and statewide public retirement systems shall14
be paid at the following rates:15
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(5) Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System:17
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(f) Bridge Police Crescent City Connection Police Force - 8.5% for those19
employees eligible for the benefit provided by R.S. 11:441(F).20
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§102. Employer contributions; determination; state systems1
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C.(1) This Subsection shall be applicable to the Louisiana State Employees'3
Retirement System effective for the June 30, 2010, system valuation and beginning4
Fiscal Year 2011-2012. For purposes of this Subsection, "plan" or "plans" shall5
mean a subgroup within the system characterized by the following employee6
classifications:7
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(i) Employees of the bridge police section of the Crescent City Connection9
Division Police Force of the Department of Transportation and Development10
Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services.11
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§441. Eligibility for retirement13
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F.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section or any15
other provision of law to the contrary, employees of the bridge police section of the16
Crescent City Connection Division Police Force of the Department of Transportation17
and Development Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, who are18
members of the system shall be eligible for retirement at any age upon attaining19
twenty-five or more years of service credit, at least ten of which were served20
immediately prior to application for retirement in a position with the bridge police21
section of the Crescent City Connection Division Police Force of the Department of22
Transportation and Development Public Safety and Corrections, public safety23
services.24
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, members25
employed by the bridge police section of the Crescent City Connection Division of26
the Department of Transportation and Development on the effective date of this27
Paragraph, shall be governed by the provisions of this Subsection.28
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§612. Application; definitions1
Terms not specifically defined in this Section shall have the meanings2
provided in R.S. 11:403 unless a different meaning is clearly required by the context.3
For purposes of this Subpart:4
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(2) "Member" or "members" shall include the following persons whose first6
employment making them eligible for membership in one of the state systems7
occurred on or after January 1, 2011:8
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(c) Employees of the bridge police section of the Crescent City Connection10
Police Force Division of the Department of Transportation and Development of the11
Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services.12
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Section 2. This Act shall take effect and become operative if and when the Act14
which originated as House Bill No. __ of this 2012 Regular Session of the Legislature is15
enacted and becomes effective.16
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)]
Connick HB No. 45
Abstract: Provides for retirement benefits upon transfer of Crescent City Connection police
to DPS&C.
Proposed law provides for the retirement rate for the Bridge Police.
Proposed law changes present law to the Crescent City Connection Police.
Proposed law makes technical changes in retirement provisions reflecting the transfer of the
police to DPS&C from DOTD.
Proposed law provides that the Crescent City Connection Police shall continue under the
current retirement system, notwithstanding the transfer to DPS&C.
Effective if and when the Act which originated as House Bill No. __ of this 2012 R.S. of the
Legislature is enacted and becomes effective.
(Amends R.S.11:62(5)(f), 102(C)(1)(i), 441(F), and 612(2)(c))