HLS 15RS-1299 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 437
BY REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT JOHNSON
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
SUPPLEMENTAL PAY: Provides with respect to Tunica-Biloxi tribal officers eligible for
supplemental pay
1 AN ACT
2To repeal R.S. 40:1667.1(F)(2), relative to supplemental monthly compensation for certain
3 law enforcement officers; to remove the restriction on the number of eligible tribal
4 officers of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 40:1667.1(F)(2) is hereby repealed in its entirety.
DIGEST
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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)]
HB 437 Original 2015 Regular Session Robert Johnson
Abstract: Increases the number of tribal officers of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana
eligible for supplemental pay.
Present law authorizes a supplemental monthly payment of $500 for each municipal or tribal
police officer who has completed one year of service. Limits the number of eligible officers
in the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of La. to 13. Proposed law removes the limitation on the number
of officers in the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of La. eligible for supplemental pay.
(Repeals R.S. 40:1667.1(F)(2))
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