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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 135
BY REPRESENTATIVE BROSSETT
SUPPLEMENTAL PAY: Increases state supplemental pay for firefighters and certain law
enforcement officers
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 33:2002(A)(1) and (4)(a), 2218.2(A)(1) and (2)(a), 2218.8(B)2
and (G), and 2218.10, relative to supplemental pay for firemen, police officers, law3
enforcement officers of certain state agencies and political subdivisions, deputy4
sheriffs, and full-time deputy sheriffs employed as field representatives or process5
servers, harbor police, bridge police, fireboat employees, and certain tribal officers6
and firemen; to increase such supplemental pay; to provide for extra compensation7
for certain commissioned law enforcement officers of certain state agencies, to8
provide for extra compensation for certain harbor police officers, fireboat operators,9
certain tribal officers, and bridge police officers employed by the state; to provide10
for extra compensation for certain tribal firemen; to provide for effectiveness; and11
to provide for related matters.12
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:13
Section 1. R.S. 33:2002(A)(1) and (4)(a), 2218.2(A)(1) and (2)(a), 2218.8(B) and14
(G), and 2218.10 are hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:15
§2002. Extra compensation16
A.(1) In addition to the compensation now paid by any municipality, parish,17
fire protection district, or other political subdivision maintaining a fire department,18
or by the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana or the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana,19
hereinafter referred to as "tribe", or by any nonprofit corporation contracting with20 HLS 14RS-716 ORIGINAL
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any such political subdivision to provide fire protection services to every paid,1
regularly employed employee who is paid not less than three hundred dollars per2
month, not including supplemental pay, as distinguished from part-time employees3
and volunteers of such fire department, who are carried on the payroll of such fire4
department, and every employee as defined herein who is paid from funds of the5
parish or municipality or tribe obtained through lawfully adopted bond issues,6
lawfully assessed taxes, or other funds available for such purpose, either directly or7
through a board or commission set up by law or ordinance of the parish or8
municipality or tribe, shall be paid extra compensation by the state in the amount of9
five six hundred dollars per month for each such paid employee who has completed10
or who hereafter completes one year of service. The provisions of Paragraph (5) of11
this Subsection shall govern the requirements for length of service for employees12
who were ordered to active miliary duty in the armed services of the United States13
during their initial term of employment.14
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(4)(a) Every fire protection officer who is employed on a full-time basis by16
a port authority headquartered in the city of New Orleans shall be paid by the state17
extra compensation in the amount of five six hundred dollars per month in addition18
to the compensation now paid to him by his employer out of self-generated revenue19
attributable to the agency employing such fire protection officers. To be eligible for20
the extra compensation, each such fire protection officer shall have completed one21
year of service, and any such fire protection officer hired after March 31, 1986, shall22
also have completed and passed a certified fireman's training program equal to23
National Fire Protection Association Standard 1001 Firefighter I Certification or a24
firemen's training program as approved by the Louisiana State University Firemen25
Training Program in accordance with R.S. 40:1541 et seq., or other state or federally26
approved maritime firefighter training program.27
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§2218.2. Rate of compensation; prior service; supplemental monthly compensation;1
police to receive additional compensation2
A.(1) In addition to the compensation now paid by any municipality included3
in this Subpart or by the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana, the Coushatta Tribe of4
Louisiana, or the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, hereinafter referred to as "tribe"5
or "tribal", to any police officer, every police officer employed by any municipality6
or tribe which employs one or more police officers who devotes his full working7
time to law enforcement, and for those hired after March 31, 1986, who have8
completed and passed a council-certified training program as provided in R.S.9
40:2405, shall be paid by the state extra compensation in the amount of five six10
hundred dollars per month for each full-time municipal or tribal law enforcement11
officer who has completed or who hereafter completes one year of service.12
(2)(a) Every sworn, commissioned law enforcement officer employed on a13
full-time basis by a bona fide police agency of the state or its political subdivisions,14
other than the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and the Department of15
Wildlife and Fisheries, and headquartered in the city of New Orleans and who serves16
the welfare of the public in the capacity of a police officer by providing police17
services to the general public through effecting arrests, issuing citations, and serving18
warrants while patrolling levees, waterways, and riverfront areas, or while patrolling19
bridges that are within the boundaries of the city of New Orleans, shall be paid by20
the state extra compensation in the amount of five six hundred dollars per month in21
addition to the compensation now paid to him by his employer out of self-generated22
revenue attributable to the agency employing such officers. To be eligible for the23
extra compensation, each such law enforcement officer shall have completed one24
year of service, and any such law enforcement officer hired after March 31, 1986,25
shall also have completed and passed a council-certified training program, as26
provided in R.S. 40:2405.27
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§2218.8. Extra compensation for commissioned full-time deputy sheriffs of all1
parishes2
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B. Out of the funds appropriated by the legislature for the payment of the4
extra compensation provided by Subsection A of this Section, there shall be5
distributed to the sheriff of each parish monthly to pay additional compensation for6
full-time commissioned deputy sheriffs, and for those hired after March 31, 1986,7
who have completed and passed a council-approved training program as provided8
in R.S. 40:2405 and who are paid a salary of not less than three hundred fifty dollars9
per month, the amount of five six hundred dollars per month for each full-time10
commissioned deputy sheriff at the completion of one year of service.11
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G. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsections A and B of this Section,13
any full-time deputy sheriff employed as a field representative or process server and14
who is paid a salary of not less than three hundred fifty dollars per month shall be15
entitled to receive extra compensation in the amount of five six hundred dollars per16
month at the completion of one year of service. However, to be eligible for such17
extra compensation, a field representative or process server shall have completed and18
passed a council-approved training program as provided in R.S. 40:2405.19
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§2218.10. Extra compensation for commissioned full-time harbor police, fireboat21
personnel, and bridge police22
In addition to the compensation now paid to any harbor police officer,23
fireboat operator, and bridge police officer, every harbor police officer, fireboat24
employee, and bridge police officer who is a full-time employee and who is paid a25
salary of not less than eight hundred dollars per month and who has completed and26
passed a post-certified training program as provided in R.S. 40:2405 and who has27
completed or who hereafter completes one year of service shall be paid by the state28
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provisions of this Section shall only apply to employees of a political subdivision of1
the state.2
Section 2. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2014; if vetoed by the governor3
and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on July 1,4
2014, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later.5
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)]
Brossett HB No. 135
Abstract: Increases state supplemental pay for certain firemen and law enforcement
personnel from $500 per month to $600 per month.
Present law provides for the payment of state supplemental pay of $500 per month for
firemen of certain political subdivisions which maintain a fire department, and the
Chitimacha or Coushatta Tribes of La., and any nonprofit corporation contracting with a
political subdivision to provide fire protection services. In order to receive state
supplemental pay, firemen must meet specific eligibility requirements provided for in
present law.
Proposed law increases such supplemental pay from $500 per month to $600 per month.
Present law provides for the payment of compensation of $500 per month for every fire
protection officer employed on a full-time basis by a port authority headquartered in the city
of New Orleans. In order to receive extra compensation, the fire protection officer must
meet specific eligibility requirements provided for in present law.
Proposed law increases the extra compensation from $500 per month to $600 per month.
Present law provides for the payment of extra compensation of $500 per month for law
enforcement officers of municipalities or the Chitimacha, Coushatta, or Tunica-Biloxi Tribes
of La. In order to receive extra compensation, the law enforcement officer must meet
specific eligibility requirements provided for in present law.
Proposed law increases the extra compensation from $500 per month to $600 per month.
Present law provides for the payment of extra compensation of $500 per month for
commissioned law enforcement officers employed by state or local law enforcement
agencies other than the DPS&C and the DWF headquartered in the city of New Orleans. In
order to receive extra compensation, the law enforcement officer must meet specific
eligibility requirements provided for in present law.
Proposed law increases the extra compensation from $500 per month to $600 per month.
Present law provides for the payment of extra compensation of $500 per month for deputy
sheriffs, field representatives, or process servers. In order to receive extra compensation, the
deputy sheriff, field representative, or process server must meet specific eligibility
requirements provided for in present law. HLS 14RS-716 ORIGINAL
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Proposed law increases the extra compensation from $500 per month to $600 per month.
Present law provides for the payment of extra compensation of $500 per month for harbor
police officers, fireboat operators, and bridge police officers. In order to receive extra
compensation, the harbor police officers, fireboat operators, and bridge police officers must
meet specific eligibility requirements provided for in present law.
Proposed law increases the state extra compensation from $500 per month to $600 per
month.
(Amends R.S. 33:2002(A)(1) and (4)(a), 2218.2(A)(1) and (2)(a), 2218.8(B) and (G), and
2218.10)