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ACT No. 380
Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE BILL NO. 174
BY REPRESENTATIVE ARNOLD
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 13:782(A) and to repeal R.S. 13:782(K), relative to clerks of2
districts courts; to provide for an increase in annual compensation for clerks of3
district courts; to require annual certification training; and to provide for related4
matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 13:782(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 7
ยง782. Compensation of clerks8
A.(1) Clerks of district courts of the various parishes shall establish their9
own rates of annual compensation for their services, payable out of the clerk's salary10
fund, which rates shall not exceed the following amounts based on the applicable11
population of the respective parishes, according to the latest United States census or12
the population estimates published pursuant to the United States Bureau of the13
Census Federal State Cooperative Program for Population Estimates as follows:14
Population Compensation15
(a) Less than 50,000 $ 88,00016
(b) 50,000-200,000 $ 98,00017
(c) Over 200,000 $108,00018
(d) The annual compensation for each population class shall be increased by19
four percent annually through Fiscal Year 2016-2017. The applicable compensation20
for each fiscal year shall be used to calculate any compensation granted by21
Subsection J of this Section for the fiscal year.22 ENROLLEDHB NO. 174
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(2) A clerk is eligible to receive a salary increase as provided for by this1
Subsection if the clerk completes the annual certification updates and renewal2
courses as provided for in Subparagraph (I)(4)(c) of this Section.3
(3) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit clerks from4
participation in an approved state deferred compensation plan as specified in R.S.5
42:1301 et seq. A clerk shall not authorize or receive an employer contribution that6
would be more favorable than that offered to the employees of the clerk's office.7
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Section 2. R.S. 13:782(K) is hereby repealed in its entirety.9
Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not10
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature11
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If12
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become13
effective on the day following such approval.14
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: