ENROLLED ACT No. 316 2023 Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO. 163 BY REPRESENTATIVE SELDERS 1 AN ACT 2 To enact R.S. 33:2476.7, relative to the Baton Rouge municipal fire and police civil service 3 board; to provide relative to the office of board secretary; to provide relative to the 4 qualifications, salary, and benefits of the secretary; to provide relative to supervision 5 of the secretary; and to provide for related matters. 6 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published 7 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of 8 Louisiana. 9 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: 10 Section 1. R.S. 33:2476.7 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 11 ยง2476.7. City of Baton Rouge municipal fire and police civil service board; board 12 secretary 13 Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:2476(L)(1), the Baton Rouge 14 municipal fire and police civil service board may fill the office of secretary by 15 employing unclassified personnel whom the board deems qualified. The secretary 16 shall receive compensation and benefits comparable to that of other full-time 17 classified or unclassified personnel employed in similar positions or performing 18 similar job functions. The secretary is solely accountable to the board and serves at the pleasure of the board. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED: Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.