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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 24
BY SENATOR GUILLORY
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 11:2173(A)(1) and (6), relative to the Sheriffs' Pension and2
Relief Fund; to provide relative to membership of the board of trustees; to specify3
terms of office and designations; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for4
related matters.5
Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 11:2173(A)(1) and (6) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as8
follows: 9
ยง2173. Board of trustees; executive counsel; educational requirements10
A. The board of trustees shall consist of fourteen voting members as follows:11
(1) One member, who shall be an active or retired sheriff, and shall be elected12
by the members of the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association as president, for a term of two13
three years from the date of taking office. A vacancy shall be filled in the same14
manner. Reelection shall be permissible.15
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(6) Annually Beginning in 2013, following the assumption of office of17
members set forth above in Paragraphs (1) through (5) of this Subsection, one18
member, who shall be an active sheriff who is a participating member of the fund or19
a former sheriff who has retired and is a recipient of the fund, shall be elected by the20
members of the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association. This member who shall be a voting21
member shall be designated as secretary-treasurer, with remuneration being limited22
to travel expenses and per diem, and whose duties shall consist of keeping the23
minutes of the meetings of the board and signing checks drawn on the fund. His24
term of office Beginning in 2014, the person so elected shall be designated as vice25
president. The term of office of the person elected in 2013 shall be one two years26 SB NO. 24 ENROLLED
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ending in 2015. In 2015, and every three years thereafter, the person so elected1
shall have a term of office of three years.2
Section 2. This Act shall become effective on June 30, 2014; if vetoed by the3
governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on4
June 30, 2014, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later.5
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: