SLS 22RS-372 ORIGINAL
2022 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 202
BY SENATOR JACKSON
GROUP BENEFITS PROGRAM. Allows district public defenders, their employees, and
contract attorneys to participate in programs sponsored by the Office of Group Benefits
under certain circumstances. (1/1/23)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 42:808(A)(12), relative to the Office of Group Benefits; to provide for
3 participation in programs sponsored by the Office of Group Benefits by employees
4 and attorneys of in a district public defender office; and to provide for related
5 matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 42:808(A)(12) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง808. Eligibility in group programs
9 A. For the purposes of participating in life, health, or other programs
10 sponsored by the Office of Group Benefits, an employee is defined as:
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12 (12) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, every district
13 public defender employed by the Louisiana Public Defender Board, district
14 employees, and attorneys employed by the district may participate in programs
15 sponsored by the Office of Group Benefits, provided the public defender,
16 district employee, and attorney employed by the district pay only the employee
17 portion of the premium under the program.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 202
SLS 22RS-372 ORIGINAL
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2 Section 2. This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2023; if vetoed by the
3 governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on
4 the day following such approval by the legislature or January 1, 2023, whichever is later.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Thomas L. Tyler.
DIGEST
SB 202 Original 2022 Regular Session Jackson
Present law defines employees authorized to participate in life, health, or other programs
sponsored by the Office of Group Benefits.
Proposed law authorizes every district public defender employed by the Louisiana Public
Defender Board, district employees, and attorneys employed by the district to participate in
programs sponsored by the Office of Group Benefits, provided the public defender, district
employee, and attorney employed by the district pay only the employee portion of the
premium charged under the program.
Proposed law otherwise retains present law.
Effective January 1, 2023.
(Adds R.S. 42:808(A)(12))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.