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ACT No. 68
Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 456
BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHRODER
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 33:2541.3, relative to the municipal fire and police civil service; to provide2
relative to the position of police chief for the city of Covington; to provide that such3
position is in the unclassified service; to provide relative to the appointment,4
supervision, and discharge of any person in any such position; to provide relative to5
qualifications; to provide relative to resignation from the position and return to the6
classified service; and to provide for related matters.7
Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published8
as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of9
Louisiana.10
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:11
Section 1. R.S. 33:2541.3 is hereby enacted to read as follows:12
ยง2541.3. Police chief; city of Covington; unclassified service13
A.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the position of14
chief of police for the city of Covington is in the unclassified service, and the right15
of selection, appointment, supervision, and discharge for such position is vested in16
the mayor of the city. The appointment and selection of the chief of police shall be17
subject to the approval of the municipal governing authority.18
(2) The chief of police shall have not less than five years of full-time law19
enforcement experience and shall have successfully completed a certified training20
program approved by the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council. Any person21
appointed to the position of chief of police shall meet all qualifications and22
requirements as provided in the municipal compensation plan in effect at the time of23
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B. Any person who resigns from a position in the classified service to accept1
an appointment as chief of police shall not forfeit his seniority accumulated to the2
date of his resignation, but he shall not accumulate seniority during the time he is not3
in the classified service. If any such person resigns from the position of chief of4
police or is terminated for any reason other than malfeasance in office, he shall be5
eligible to be reemployed to the same position in the classified service in which he6
was employed immediately preceding his resignation from the classified service. If7
the position has been filled or no longer exists, then his employer shall employ him8
in a comparable position.9
Section 2. The provisions of this Act are prospective only and shall not apply to the10
individual occupying the position of chief of police for the city of Covington on the effective11
date of this Act.12
Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not13
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature14
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If15
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become16
effective on the day following such approval.17
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: