The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Jay R. Lueckel.
DIGEST
SB 41 Original 2016 Regular Session Gatti
Present law provides for supplementary pay of $500 per month for any regularly employed firefighter
who is paid not less than three hundred dollars per month by any municipality, parish, fire protection
district or other political subdivision maintaining a fire department or by the Chitimacha Tribe of
Louisiana or Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, or any nonprofit corporation contracting with any
political subdivision and has completed one year of service. Also provides supplemental pay for
certain full-time firefighters with the New Orleans port authority.
Proposed law increases the supplemental pay from $500 per month to $1,000 for such eligible
firefighters.
Present law provides for supplementary pay of $500 per month paid by any municipality or by the
Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana, Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, or the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of
Louisiana to any police officer who devotes his full working time to law enforcement and has passed
a council-certified training program and has completed one year of service. Also includes certain
police officers providing services while patrolling levees, waterways, riverfront areas, and bridges
within the city of New Orleans.
Proposed law increases the supplemental pay from $500 per month to $1,000 for such eligible police
officers.
Present law provides for supplementary pay of $500 per month paid to any sheriff for any full-time
commissioned deputy sheriff who has passed a council-certified training program and who is paid
a salary of not less than $350 per month and has completed one year of service. Also includes a full-
time deputy sheriff employed as a field representative or process server.
Proposed law increases the supplemental pay from $500 per month to $1,000 for such eligible sheriff
deputies.
Present law provides for supplementary pay of $500 per month paid to any harbor and bridge police
officer who is a full-time employee and has passed a council-certified training program and who is
paid a salary of not less than $800 per month and has completed one year of service. This shall only
apply to employees of a political subdivision of the state.
Proposed law increases the supplemental pay from $500 per month to $1,000 for such eligible police
officers.
Effective July 1, 2016. (Amends R.S. 40:1666.1(A)(1) and (4)(a), 1667.1(A)(1) and (2)(a), 1667.7(B) and (G), and 1667.9)