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2023 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 101
BY REPRESENTATIVE EMERSON
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1666.5(A) and (D), relative to the Fireman's Supplemental
3 Pay Board; to provide relative to membership and service on the board; to provide
4 relative to appointments to the board; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide for
5 related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 40:1666.5(A) and (D) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as
8 follows:
9 ยง1666.5. Fireman's Supplemental Pay Board
10 A. There is hereby created a Fireman's Supplemental Pay Board, hereinafter
11 referred to as the board, which shall consist of five seven persons appointed by the
12 governor. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for
13 confirmation. In making his appointments the governor shall select two three
14 persons who are members in good standing of the Professional Firefighters
15 Association of Louisiana, two persons who are members in good standing of the
16 Louisiana State Fireman's Association, and one at-large member who has at least
17 twenty-five years of firefighter experience. and two persons who are members in
18 good standing of the Louisiana Fire Chiefs Association. The board shall elect a
19 chairman from its membership to serve a two-year term.
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1 D. If more than thirty days have passed since the governor has been notified
2 of a vacancy on the board and no new appointment has been made or if more than
3 thirty days have passed since the governor has taken his oath of office for the term
4 and no initial appointment for that position for that term has been made, then In case
5 of vacancy or delay in appointment, the appointment shall be a member in good
6 standing of the same fire fighters firefighter's or fire chief's organization as his
7 predecessor the member who created the vacancy or whose term expired, as
8 applicable, shall be appointed by such organization, so that the board shall at all
9 times consist of three persons who are members in good standing of the Professional
10 Firefighters Association of Louisiana, and two persons who are members in good
11 standing of the Louisiana State Fireman's Association, and two persons who are
12 members in good standing of the Louisiana Fire Chiefs Association. Any member
13 serving pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection shall serve until the governor
14 makes his appointment for such position pursuant to Subsection A of this Section.
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16 Section 2. This Act shall become effective at noon on January 8, 2024.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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