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2021 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 8
BY REPRESENTATIVE BUTLER
ASSESSORS: Requires the Evangeline Parish Tax Assessor to pay the cost of certain
insurance premiums for eligible retirees from the assessor's office
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 47:1923(D)(1)(a), relative to the Evangeline Parish tax assessor;
3 to provide for the payment of certain insurance premiums for retirees; to provide for
4 effectiveness; and to provide for related matters.
5 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
6 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
7 Louisiana.
8Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 47:1923(D)(1)(a) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as
10follows:
11 ยง1923. Authority for assessors separately or jointly to contract for insurance;
12 payment of premiums
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14 D.(1)(a) In the parishes of Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles,
15 Beauregard, Bienville, Caddo, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula, Claiborne,
16 Concordia, DeSoto, East Baton Rouge, Evangeline, Franklin, Iberia, Iberville,
17 Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lafourche, LaSalle, Lincoln, Livingston, Madison,
18 Morehouse, Natchitoches, Orleans, Ouachita, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, Rapides,
19 Red River, Sabine, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. John the Baptist, St.
20 Landry, St. Martin, Tangipahoa, Tensas, Terrebonne, Union, Vermilion, Vernon,
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1 Washington, Webster, West Baton Rouge, West Carroll, and West Feliciana, the
2 assessor shall pay the premium cost of group life, dental, group health, hospital,
3 surgical, or other medical insurance for any assessor or assessor's employee who
4 meets the requirements of Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph. A uniform policy
5 with respect to the payment of such premium shall be formulated and applied by the
6 assessor of each parish listed in this Subparagraph.
7 * * *
8 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
9signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
10by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
11vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
12effective on the day following such approval.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 8 Engrossed 2021 Regular Session Butler
Abstract: Requires the tax assessor of Evangeline Parish to pay the cost of certain
insurance premiums for eligible retirees of the assessor's office.
Present law provides with respect to eligibility for normal retirement benefits from the
Assessors' Retirement Fund (R.S. 11:1421). Provides that a member of the fund hired on or
before Sept. 30, 2013, may be eligible for the benefits of the fund if the member has at least
12 years of service and is at least 55 years of age or has at least 30 years of service at any
age.
Present law further provides that a member hired on or after Oct. 1, 2013, may be eligible
for the benefits of the fund upon written application if the member has at least 12 years of
service and is at least 60 years of age or has least 30 years of service and is at least 55 years
of age.
Present law requires the assessor to pay certain insurance premium costs for eligible retirees
in the parishes of: Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Caddo,
Calcasieu, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, DeSoto, East Baton Rouge,
Franklin, Iberia, Iberville, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lafourche, LaSalle, Lincoln,
Livingston, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Orleans, Ouachita, Plaquemines, Pointe
Coupee, Rapides, Red River, Sabine, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. John the
Baptist, St. Landry, St. Martin, Tangipahoa, Tensas, Terrebonne, Union, Vermilion, Vernon,
Washington, Webster, West Baton Rouge, West Carroll, and West Feliciana. Further
provides that either of the following requirements must be met to be eligible:
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(1)The person is elected, appointed, or hired before Aug. 1, 2014, retires in accordance
with normal retirement eligibility under present law (R.S. 11:1421), and has at least
20 years of service.
(2)The person is elected, appointed, or hired on or after Aug. 1, 2014, retires in
accordance with normal retirement eligibility under present law (R.S. 11:1421), has
at least 20 years of service, and at least 12 years of service credit was earned at the
assessor's office from which the person retires.
Proposed law adds Evangeline Parish to the list of parishes in which the assessor is required
to pay certain insurance premium costs for eligible retirees.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 47:1923(D)(1)(a))
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