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HB 93 Original 2019 Regular Session Mack
Abstract: Increases supplemental pay for eligible law enforcement officers and firefighters
from $500 per month to $750 per month.
Present law provides for supplemental pay of $500 per month for any regularly employed
firefighter who is paid not less than $300 per month by any municipality, parish, fire
protection district, or other political subdivision maintaining a fire department, or by the
Chitimacha Tribe of La., or Coushatta Tribe of La., or any nonprofit corporation contracting
with any political subdivision to provide fire protection services and has completed one year
of service. Also provides supplemental pay of $500 per month for certain full-time
firefighters with the New Orleans port authority.
Proposed law increases the supplemental pay from $500 per month to $750 per month for
eligible firefighters.
Present law provides for supplemental pay of $500 per month for any police officer paid by
any municipality or by the Chitimacha Tribe of La., Coushatta Tribe of La., or the Tunica-Biloxi
Tribe of La., 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 $750 per month for
eligible police officers.
Present law provides for supplemental pay of $500 per month to any sheriff for the payment
of any full-time commissioned deputy sheriff who has passed a council-approved 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 $750 per month for
eligible sheriff deputies.
Present law provides for supplemental pay of $500 per month paid to any harbor and bridge
police officer or fireboat operator who is a full-time employee and has passed a post-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 $750 per month for
eligible police officers.
Effective July 1, 2019.
(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)