RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 264 (SB 9) 2019 Regular Session Peterson
Prior law provided for the Regional Transit Authority (RTA).
Prior law further provided that all permanent employees of the RTA shall be classified
employees in the state civil service system and as such shall be eligible to participate in the
La. State Employees' Retirement System (LASERS).
New law defines "management class" or "class of position" as a definitely recognized kind
of employment designated to embrace positions that are so nearly alike in the essential
character of their duties, responsibilities, and consequent qualifications requirements that can
fairly and equitable be treated alike under like conditions for all personnel purposes in which
the primary duty or responsibility of policy, planning, accounting, administration, clerical,
grants management compliance, engineering, finance, security and technology.
New law retains prior law for all permanent employees except those that fall under the
management class.
Present constitution (La. Const. Art. X, Sec. 1(A)) establishes the state civil service. Provides
that regardless of the source of funding used to pay for their employment, employees of
certain entities including the state and any state instrumentality are in the state civil service.
New law retains prior law and provides that the RTA shall not be considered to be an
instrumentality of the state for purposes of Article X, Section 1(A). Provides that no
employee that falls under the management class of the authority, hired on or after July 1,
2019, shall be included in the state civil service system or LASERS.
New law requires the RTA to remit that portion of LASERS' unfunded accrued liability
existing on June 30, 2019, attributable to the RTA. New law further provides that the amount
due shall be determined by the actuary employed by LASERS and shall be amortized over
10 years.
Prior law provided for the general powers of the RTA, including the power to hire employees
and to contract for services.
New law retains prior law.
Prior law specified that, except as provided in prior law, all personnel of the RTA shall be
employed in accordance with the constitutional provisions and rules and regulations
pertaining to the state classified service.
New law retains prior law.
Prior law provided that full-time employees of the RTA shall be eligible to participate in
LASERS.
New law removes eligibility to participate for management class employees of the authority
in LASERS.
Effective June 30, 2019.
(Amends R.S. 48:1653(18), (19), (20), (21), and (22), 1655(N) and 1656(2); adds R.S.
48:1653(23))