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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 1099
BY REPRESENTATIVE HILL
SUPPLEMENTAL PAY: Increases the number of authorized Coushatta Indian tribal
officers eligible for state supplemental pay
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 33:2218.2(F)(3), relative to state supplemental compensation for2
certain law enforcement officers; to increase the number of Coushatta Indian tribal3
officers eligible for additional compensation; to delete certain limitations; to provide4
for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 33:2218.2(F)(3) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:7
ยง2218.2. Rate of compensation; prior service; supplemental monthly compensation;8
police to receive additional compensation9
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F.11
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(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the13
compensation for tribal officers of the Coushatta Indian Tribe of Louisiana shall be14
for no more than eight sixteen such law enforcement officers, subject to approval by15
the sheriff of Allen Parish.16
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2014; if vetoed by the governor18
and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on July 1,19
2014, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later.20 HLS 14RS-124 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 1099
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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)]
Hill HB No. 1099
Abstract: Increases the number of Coushatta Indian tribal officers eligible for supplemental
pay from eight to sixteen and deletes the requirement that the Allen Parish sheriff
approve such pay.
Present law provides state supplemental pay of $500 per month to qualified full-time police
officers who have completed one year of service, are employed full-time by a municipality
or certain tribes, and, if hired after March 31,1986, are certified by the Council on Peace
Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T. certified).
Present law limits the number of tribal officers from the Coushatta Tribe of La. eligible for
supplemental pay to eight. Further requires the sheriff of Allen Parish to approve the
compensation of the Coushatta tribal officers.
Proposed law increases the number of eligible officers for the Coushatta Tribe of La. from
eight to 16. Further deletes the requirement that the sheriff of Allen Parish approve the
compensation of Coushatta tribal officers.
Effective on July 1, 2014.
(Amends R.S. 33:2218.2(F)(3))