DIGEST
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or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 58 Engrossed 2020 Regular Session Riser
Abstract: Requires the Catahoula Parish Sheriff to pay 100%, 75%, or 50% of group insurance
premiums for particular retirees hired on or after July 1, 2020.
Present law authorizes the sheriff of each parish to pay for the insurance premiums of the sheriff,
sheriff deputies, and dependents of the sheriff and sheriff deputies. The sheriff may contract with
any insurance company authorized to do business in this state for group life and accidental death and
dismemberment, group health, accident, dental, hospital, surgical, or other medical expense and
group disability insurance.
Present law authorizes the sheriff of certain parishes, including Catahoula, to pay these premiums
in full for their retirees.
Proposed law retains present law for those retirees hired prior to July 1, 2020, and requires that the
sheriff of Catahoula Parish shall pay out of the sheriff's general fund the premium costs of group
hospital, surgical, medical expense, and dental insurance, and the first ten thousand dollars of life
insurance contracted for under the provisions of this Section for any retired sheriff and any retired
deputy sheriff who retired from the Catahoula Parish Sheriff's Office hired on or after July 1, 2020,
as follows:
(1)100% with 30 years or more of creditable service with the sheriff's office of Catahoula
Parish.
(2)75% with 25 years of creditable service with the sheriff's office of Catahoula Parish.
(3)50% with 20 years of creditable service with the sheriff's office of Catahoula Parish.
(Adds R.S. 13:5554(LL))