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HB 71 Engrossed 2015 Regular Session Mack
Abstract: Adds to types of service eligible to be considered in computing of prior service for
purposes of receiving state supplemental pay for municipal police and deputy sheriffs.
Present law provides for state supplemental pay of $500 per month for full-time municipal police
officers and deputy sheriffs who have completed one year of service. For municipal law enforcement
officers, present law allows prior service as a deputy sheriff or as a certain type of retired state police
officer to count towards the one year of service requirement. For deputy sheriffs, present law allows
prior service as a municipal police officer, an enforcement agent of the Dept. of Wildlife and
Fisheries, or certain retired state police officers to count towards the one year of service requirement.
Proposed law expands prior service for municipal law enforcement officers to include service as a
P.O.S.T.-certified law enforcement officer employed full-time by the Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries
or the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections to count towards the one year of service requirement.
Proposed law expands prior service for deputy sheriffs to include service as a P.O.S.T.-certified
officer of the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections to count towards the one year of service
requirement.
(Amends R.S. 40:1667.1(B))