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ACT No. 186
Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 586
BY REPRESENTATIVE THIBAUT
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 47:1923(D), relative to assessors; to provide relative to the2
payment of certain group insurance premiums for retirees of certain assessors'3
offices; to establish retiree eligibility criteria; and to provide for related matters.4
Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published5
as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of6
Louisiana.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. R.S. 47:1923(D) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 9
ยง1923. Authority for assessors separately or jointly to contract for insurance;10
payment of premiums11
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D.(1)(a) In the parishes of Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles,13
Beauregard, Bienville, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula, Claiborne,14
Concordia, DeSoto, East Baton Rouge, Franklin, Iberia, Iberville, Jackson, Jefferson,15
Lafayette, Lafourche, LaSalle, Lincoln, Livingston, Madison, Morehouse,16
Natchitoches, Orleans, Ouachita, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, Rapides, Red River,17
Sabine, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. John the Baptist, St. Landry, St.18
Martin, Tangipahoa, Tensas, Terrebonne, Union, Vermilion, Vernon, Washington,19
Webster, West Baton Rouge, West Carroll, and West Feliciana, the assessor shall20
pay the premium cost of group life, dental, group health, hospital, surgical, or other21
medical insurance for any assessor or assessor's employee who retires with at least22
twenty years of service who is at least fifty-five years of age or who retires with at23
least thirty years of service at any age meets the requirements of Subparagraph (b)24 ENROLLEDHB NO. 586
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of this Paragraph. A uniform policy with respect to the payment of such premium1
shall be formulated and applied by the assessor of each parish listed in this2
Subsection Subparagraph.3
(b) Either of the following requirements shall be met for eligibility for the4
assessor's payment of premium costs as provided in Subparagraph (a) of this5
Paragraph:6
(i) The assessor or assessor's employee was elected, appointed, or hired7
before August 1, 2014, and retires in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 11:14218
with at least twenty years of service. 9
(ii) The assessor or assessor's employee was elected, appointed, or hired on10
or after August 1, 2014, and retires in accordance with the provisions of R.S.11
11:1421 with at least twenty years of service. At least twelve years of service shall12
have been earned at the assessor's office from which the person retires. For purposes13
of this Item, the twelve years of service required for eligibility for receipt of benefits14
provided for in this Paragraph shall not include any service that was earned15
elsewhere and transferred for credit with the assessor's office from which the person16
retires.17
(2)(a) In Acadia Parish, the assessor shall pay the premium cost of group life,18
dental, group health, hospital, surgical, or other medical insurance for any assessor19
or assessor's employee who retires with at least twenty-five years of service who is20
at least fifty-five years of age or who retires with at least thirty years of service at21
any age meets the requirements of Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph. A uniform22
policy with respect to the payment of the cost of such premium shall be formulated23
and applied by the assessor of Acadia Parish.24
(b) Either of the following requirements shall be met for eligibility for the25
assessor's payment of premium costs as provided in Subparagraph (a) of this26
Paragraph:27
(i) The assessor or assessor's employee was elected, appointed, or hired28
before August 1, 2014, and retires in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 11:142129
with at least twenty-five years of service.30 ENROLLEDHB NO. 586
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(ii) The assessor or assessor's employee was elected, appointed, or hired on1
or after August 1, 2014, and retires in accordance with the provisions of R.S.2
11:1421 with at least twenty years of service. At least twelve years of service shall3
have been earned at the Acadia Parish assessor's office. For purposes of this Item,4
the twelve years of service required for eligibility for receipt of benefits provided for5
in this Paragraph shall not include any service that was earned elsewhere and6
transferred for credit with the Acadia Parish assessor's office.7
(3)(a) In the parishes of East Carroll and Richland, the assessor shall pay the8
premium cost of group life, dental, group health, hospital, surgical, or other medical9
insurance for any assessor or assessor's employee who meets the requirements of10
Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph. A uniform policy with respect to the payment11
of the cost of such premium shall be formulated and applied by the assessor of each12
parish listed in this Subparagraph.13
(b) The requirements of this Subparagraph shall be met for eligibility for the14
assessor's payment of premium costs as provided in Subparagraph (a) of this15
Paragraph. The assessor or assessor's employee was elected, appointed, or hired on16
or after August 1, 2014, and retires in accordance with the provisions of R.S.17
11:1421 with at least twenty years of service. At least twelve years of service shall18
have been earned at the assessor's office from which the person retires. For purposes19
of this Item, the twelve years of service required for eligibility for receipt of benefits20
provided for in this Paragraph shall not include any service that was earned21
elsewhere and transferred for credit with the assessor's office from which the person22
retires.23
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: