HLS 15RS-373 ENGROSSED
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 48
BY REPRESENTATIVE THIBAUT
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
RETIREMENT/STATEWIDE SYS: Provides relative to the authority of statewide
retirement systems to fund cost-of-living increases with funding deposit account
balances
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 11:107.1(D)(4), relative to funding deposit accounts established within certain
3 statewide retirement systems; to provide relative to authorized uses of account funds;
4 and to provide for related matters.
5 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
6 as provided by Article X, Section 29(C) of the Constitution
7 of Louisiana.
8Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 11:107.1(D)(4) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 ยง107.1. Funding deposit account
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12 D. Beginning with the first valuation on or after December 31, 2008, the
13 board of trustees of each system may in any fiscal year direct that funds from the
14 account be charged for the following purposes:
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16 (4) To provide for cost-of-living increases, in accordance with applicable
17 law.
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HB NO. 48
1 Section 2. This Act shall become effective on June 30, 2015; if vetoed by the
2governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on
3June 30, 2015, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later.
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)]
HB 48 Engrossed 2015 Regular Session Thibaut
Abstract: Authorizes certain statewide retirement systems to fund cost-of-living increases
from amounts accumulated in the system's Funding Deposit Account.
Present law (R.S. 11:105 - 107) authorizes certain statewide retirement systems to modify
employer contribution rates in certain circumstances. While specific authorizations differ
by system, generally the systems are given the authority to:
(1)Hold employer contribution rates at last year's higher level.
(2)Set the employer contribution rate up to 3% above the recommended rate.
(3)Set the employer contribution rate somewhere between the new lower rate and last
year's higher rate.
Further requires that any monies collected from such increase be used in the following order:
(1)Pay down system UAL.
(2)Decrease employer contribution rates.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law (R.S. 11:107.1) establishes a funding deposit account within each of the
following retirement systems:
(1)Assessors' Retirement
(2)Clerks' of Court
(3)Municipal Employees'
(4)Parochial Employees'
(5)Registrars of Voters'
Funds collected through exercise of present law authority to increase employer contribution
rates are deposited into these funding deposit accounts. Present law authorizes the named
systems to use funds in their account to pay system UAL or decrease employer contribution
rates. Proposed law retains present law.
Proposed law further authorizes such systems to use account balances to pay cost-of-living
adjustments (COLAs). Requires payments made pursuant to proposed law to comply with
present law requirements and restrictions on payment of COLAs.
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HB NO. 48
Effective June 30, 2015.
(Adds R.S. 11:107.1(D)(4))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Retirement to the
original bill:
1. Authorize each statewide retirement system with a funding deposit account rather
than just the Assessors' Retirement Fund to use account funds to pay cost-of-
living adjustments.
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