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LA Rev Stat § 42:1302 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1302. Louisiana Deferred Compensation Commission

RS 1302 - Louisiana Deferred Compensation Commission  A. There is hereby created within the Department of Treasury the Louisiana Deferred Compensation Commission for the purpose of continuing the plan. The Commission shall exist and perform its powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities in the manner provided for agencies transferred in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 36:801.1.  B.(1) The Commission shall consist of nine members as follows:  (a) The state treasurer.  (b) The commissioner of administration.  (c) The commissioner of insurance.  (d) The commissioner of financial institutions.  (e) The speaker of the House of Representatives, or his designee.  (f) The president of the Senate, or his designee.  (g) Three participant members who shall be elected by participants in accordance with rules promulgated by the Commission.  (2) Four members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.  C. The terms of the participant members who are first elected to membership on the Commission shall be as follows:  (1) One such member shall be elected for a term of three years.  (2) One such member shall be elected for a term of two years.  (3) One such member shall be elected for a term of one year.  Thereafter, each participant member shall be elected for a three-year term.  D. Each of the ex officio members of the Commission may be represented at any meeting of the Commission by his duly authorized representative.  E. Vacancies on the Commission arising because of death, resignation, or incapacity of a participant member shall be filled by a participant selected by the remaining members of the Commission; however, the person so chosen shall serve only until the next regularly scheduled annual election of a participant member. The participant elected at such election to fill such vacancy shall serve during the remainder of the unexpired term.  F. The members of the Commission shall choose their officers who shall serve for one year terms, but who may be reelected for successive terms.  G. Participant members of the Commission shall be eligible for reelection.  H. Membership on the Commission shall not be incompatible with the holding of any other public office or employment.  I. The members of the Commission shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to receive travel expenses.  J. The attorney general shall be the legal advisor of the commission.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 623, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 410, §1; Acts 1975, No. 176, §1. Acts 1976, No. 132, §1; Acts 1978, No. 684, §1; Acts 1979, No. 233, §1; Acts 1982, No. 1, §1, eff. May 6, 1982; Acts 2018, No. 615, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1303 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1303. Powers and duties

RS 1303 - Powers and duties The commission shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To select the investments and to enter into contracts with the providers of such investments. (2) To select the administrator, to enter into a contract with such firm and to do all such things as may be required in order to insure proper administration of the plan. In exercising this function, the commission shall act only after soliciting proposals from interested firms in accordance with specifications prepared by the commission. The preceding sentence notwithstanding, the commission may enter into a contract, without the necessity of soliciting proposals, with a nonprofit corporation whose membership is limited to participants and is open to all participants. The commission shall require the administrator to furnish bonds of the type and amount deemed appropriate by the commission. (3) To choose the custodial financial institution(s) and to enter into appropriate contract(s) with such institution(s). (4) To sue and be sued. (5) To evaluate annually the performance of the administrator and of the investment products. Such evaluation shall include the administrator's performance in the handling of hardship applications. The commission shall take such action as is indicated by such evaluation. The results of each evaluation shall be made a part of the annual report referred to in Paragraph (9) of this Section. (6) To agree by contract with any person to defer, in accordance with Section 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code, as amended, future compensation which, except for the terms of the contract, would have been payable to such person, and to provide for any and all other available benefits under Section 457. (7) To make use of the expertise, knowledge, and resources of any state officer, employee, or agency. (8) To maintain minutes of all meetings, which minutes shall be available for inspection in the office of the state treasurer during regular office hours. (9) To prepare and make available to participants an annual report concerning the status of the plan, which report shall supply information such as rates of return on, or performance of, investment products. (10) To establish procedures for the processing of applications for withdrawal or deferral modification based upon hardship. (11) To make, amend, repeal, and promulgate necessary rules, and to do such other things, not inconsistent with law, as are necessary to perform properly the powers and duties vested in it. Added by Acts 1972, No. 623, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 410, §1; Acts 1976, No. 132, §1; Acts 1978, No. 684, §1; Acts 1979, No. 233, §1; Acts 1981, No. 308, §2; Acts 1981, No. 550, §1; Acts 1982, No. 1, §1, eff. May 6, 1982; Acts 1984, No. 48, §1; Acts 2004, No. 393, §1, eff. June 23, 2004.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1303.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1303.1. Section 401(a) plan

RS 1303.1 - Section 401(a) plan The commission shall be authorized to establish a Section 401(a) plan in accordance with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, under such rules and regulations as the commission shall adopt. Acts 2001, No. 1068, §1, eff. June 28, 2001.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1304 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1304. Meetings

RS 1304 - Meetings  The Commission shall meet at least twice yearly, and all meetings of the Commission shall be held in compliance with the Louisiana Open Meetings Law. Added by Acts 1981, No. 308, §2. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 1, §1, eff. May 6, 1982.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1305 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1305. Audits

RS 1305 - Audits  The legislative auditor is authorized to audit annually the books and records of the plan administrator, and is authorized and directed to audit annually the plan. Added by Acts 1981, No. 550, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 1, §1, eff. May 6, 1982.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1306 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1306. Deferred amounts as compensation

RS 1306 - Deferred amounts as compensation  Any compensation deferred pursuant to the plan operated under this Chapter shall be deemed regular compensation for the purpose of computing contributions or benefits under existing retirement, pension, or social security systems applicable to participants. This provision shall not supersede the provisions of R.S. 42:861. Added by Acts 1982, No. 1, §1, eff. May 6, 1982.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1307 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1307. Public notice; publication

RS 1307 - Public notice; publication  Public notice of the Commission's intention to enter into a contract with an administrator or with an investment product company or to amend any such contract shall be published at least ten days prior to such action in the official journal of the state. Added by Acts 1982, No. 1, §1, eff. May 6, 1982.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1308 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1308. Transitional provisions

RS 1308 - Transitional provisions  Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Chapter:  (1) The Commission shall not be required to comply with the rulemaking requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act prior to July 1, 1983. (2) The first participant members of the Commission shall be chosen by the ex officio members of the Commission after receiving such advice from interested participants as may be feasible in view of the need for prompt action. Such participant members shall serve until the first election of participant members, which shall be held during the month of June, 1983. Added by Acts 1982, No. 1, §1, eff. May 6, 1982.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1309 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1309. District attorney deferred compensation program

RS 1309 - District attorney deferred compensation program  A. The district attorneys and assistant district attorneys are hereby authorized to establish a deferred compensation program. The executive director of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association shall be the trustee of said program and the funds needed for the administration of the program shall be limited to one percent of the total amount in the fund including additional salary or compensation for the trustee which shall be set by the Board of Directors of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association. B. Both state and local funds paid to district attorneys or assistant district attorneys may be deferred for the purposes of this program. Added by Acts 1982, No. 1, §1, eff. May 6, 1982.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1351 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1351. Qualifications; term of office

RS 1351 - Qualifications; term of office  The classified employee member of the State Civil Service Commission provided for in Article X, Section 3(C) of the Constitution of 1974 shall be a full time, permanent employee in the classified state service for a period of one year prior to the date on which he qualifies as a candidate. He shall serve a term of six years, which shall commence on May 1 of the year in which he is elected. Added by Acts 1974, Ex. Sess., No. 8, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1352 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1352. Call of election

RS 1352 - Call of election  The director of the Department of State Civil Service shall issue the call for an election for the classified member of the State Civil Service Commission in January, 1975, and every six years thereafter, on the first Monday after January first of the election year. Added by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 8, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975. Acts 1988, No. 164, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1353 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1353. Nominations by petition; conduct of election; secret ballot

RS 1353 - Nominations by petition; conduct of election; secret ballot Nomination as a candidate for the office of employee member of the commission shall be by petition of at least one hundred permanent employees in the state classified service. Such petition shall be filed with the director of the department of state civil service not later than seven working days after the call for the election. The director shall be responsible for supervising the election, which shall be by secret ballot. Added by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 8, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975. Acts 1988, No. 164, §1; Acts 2003, No. 332, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1354 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1354. Ballots; election brochure; distribution; vote; return; counting; rejection

RS 1354 - Ballots; election brochure; distribution; vote; return; counting; rejection A. The name of each candidate who meets the requirements for candidacy shall be placed in alphabetical order on the ballot. B. An election brochure shall be prepared in accordance with specifications prescribed by the director. The election brochure shall contain instructions for voting and information about each candidate who meets the requirements for candidacy. The candidate information shall appear in the election brochure in the same order as the names of the candidates on the ballot. C. Each permanent employee in the classified service whose name appears on the employment roll thirty days prior to the date on which the call for the election is issued shall be qualified to vote in the election. Not later than thirty days after the final day for the filing of nomination petitions, ballots and brochures shall be delivered to each such permanent employee. D. Each person, except for any person who is illiterate, blind, or so physically disabled as to prevent his exercise of the right to cast his vote without assistance, shall cast his vote out of the presence of any other person. E. All votes shall be cast in accordance with the instructions in the election brochure. F. Any ballot or vote received after the close of voting as prescribed in the election brochure, any ballot which contains a distinguishing mark, and any ballot on which the name of more than one candidate is marked shall be rejected. G. All valid votes shall be counted within five days after the close of voting. Added by Acts 1974, Ex. Sess., No. 8, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975. Acts 1988, No. 164, §1; Acts 1997, No. 45, §1; Acts 2003, No. 332, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1355 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1355. Secrecy of ballot; interference with voter; penalty

RS 1355 - Secrecy of ballot; interference with voter; penalty A. Except as to any person who is illiterate, blind, or so physically disabled as to prevent his exercise of the right to cast his vote without assistance, no voter shall allow his candidate selection to be seen by any person with an apparent intention of letting it be known how he is about to vote, place any distinguishing mark upon his ballot, or make a false statement as to his inability to vote. No person shall interfere or attempt to interfere with any voter when voting, or endeavor to induce any voter to show how he is about to vote, or influence or attempt to influence any voter to vote for or against a particular candidate, or otherwise violate any of the provisions of this Chapter or rules adopted pursuant thereto. B. Whoever violates this Section shall be punished in accordance with R.S. 18:1461, R.S. 14:119, R.S. 14:120, R.S. 14:136, or any other applicable law enacted to punish violations of laws relating to other elections. Added by Acts 1974, Ex. Sess., No. 8, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975. Acts 1988, No. 164, §1; Acts 2003, No. 332, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1356 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1356. Cost of election

RS 1356 - Cost of election  All costs incurred in connection with the election provided for by this Chapter shall be paid out of funds available to the Department of State Civil Service for its operations. Added by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 8, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975. Acts 1988, No. 164, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1357 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1357. Election; results; rules and regulations; promulgation

RS 1357 - Election; results; rules and regulations; promulgation A.(1) The director shall submit a written report of the election results to the State Civil Service Commission and the secretary of state within one working day after completion of the counting of votes or, if a runoff election is held, within one working day after completion of the counting of votes in the runoff election. (2) Upon receipt of the results of the election, the secretary of state shall promulgate the results thereof. The candidate who receives the greatest number of the votes cast in the election shall be elected, provided such candidate receives at least thirty-five percent of the total votes cast in the election. If no candidate is elected in the first election, the candidate who receives the greatest number of the votes cast in the runoff election shall be elected. The secretary of state shall notify the candidate who is elected of his election. (3) In the event that the two candidates in the runoff election each receive the same number of votes in the runoff election, the winner shall be determined by lot by the secretary of state. B. The director of the Department of State Civil Service may make reasonable rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this state, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter. Added by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 8, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975. Acts 1988, No. 164, §1; Acts 1997, No. 45, §1; Acts 2003, No. 332, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1358 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1358. Contest of election

RS 1358 - Contest of election  Any election held under the provisions of this chapter may be contested in accordance with the provisions of the general laws of this state applicable to contests of elections of public officials. Added by Acts 1974, Ex. Sess., No. 8, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1359 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1359. Term; successors; vacancies

RS 1359 - Term; successors; vacancies A. The classified employee member of the commission shall be elected for a six-year term and shall take office on the first of May following the election. B. Vacancies occurring for any cause prior to the expiration of the term shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by the eligible candidate who was unsuccessful in the most recent runoff election. If that candidate is not eligible to serve, or if a runoff election was not held in the most recent election, then the vacancy shall be filled by the eligible candidate who received the next highest number of votes in the most recent election. C. Loss of status as a classified state employee in this state shall vacate the office of classified employee member of the commission and the vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided in Subsection B of this section. D. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection C, a vacancy in the office of classified employee member of the commission shall not occur when the classified employee who was elected to that office continues to be employed in the same position in which employed when elected as a member of the commission, but the position is changed to an unclassified position by court order, administrative action, or legislative action. Added by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 8, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 385, §1; Acts 1988, No. 164, §1; Acts 2003, No. 332, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1360 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1360. Runoff election; qualifying of candidates; procedure

RS 1360 - Runoff election; qualifying of candidates; procedure In the event no candidate is elected in the first election, the candidates who receive the two highest number of votes cast in the election shall qualify as candidates in the runoff election. The director shall provide for the conduct of the runoff election in the same manner as provided in R.S. 42:1354, except that the ballots and election brochures for the runoff election shall be distributed not less than twenty nor more than twenty-five days after completion of the counting of votes in the initial election. All votes in the runoff election shall be cast prior to the close of voting prescribed in the election brochure for the runoff election. Acts 1988, No. 164, §1; Acts 1997, No. 45, §1; Acts 2003, No. 332, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1381 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1381. Members of state and other civil service commissions; compensation and expenses

RS 1381 - Members of state and other civil service commissions; compensation and expenses  A. Each member of the state civil service commission shall be paid a per diem of seventy-five dollars for each day devoted to the work commission, but not to exceed four thousand dollars for any member in any year, and shall be reimbursed for actual travel expenses authorized by the commission. B. Each member of the city or other civil service commissions covered by Sections 4 and 14 of Article X of the Constitution of 1974 shall be paid a per diem in an amount not to exceed fifty dollars for each day of actual attendance at meetings of the commission of which he is a member, but not to exceed four thousand dollars for any member in any year, and shall be reimbursed for actual travel expenses authorized by the commission. The amount of the per diem shall be fixed by the commission. Added by Acts 1974, Ex. Sess., No. 9, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 181, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1382 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1382. State department of civil service; advisory opinions on political activity

RS 1382 - State department of civil service; advisory opinions on political activity  A. As defined in the constitution of 1974, and for the purposes of this Section, "political activity" means an effort to support or oppose the election of a candidate for political office or to support a particular political party in an election. The support of issues involving bonded indebtedness, tax referenda, or constitutional amendments are not included. B. Upon the written request of any classified state employee describing a proposed activity and requesting an opinion as to whether such activity constitutes a prohibited political activity, the State Department of Civil Service shall issue an advisory opinion as to whether or not the proposed activity which is the subject of the request of the employee is a prohibited political activity as defined by the constitution or by rules of the civil service commission. The State Department of Civil Service shall issue said opinion within twenty days of the receipt of said request by the State Department of Civil Service and in issuing such opinion shall cite the particular provision of the constitution or of commission rules by which the activity is prohibited. The opinion rendered by the State Department of Civil Service shall be effective until it is otherwise amended, revised, supplemented, or vitiated by the civil service commission and any action taken by the civil service commission shall not have retroactive effect. Added by Acts 1976, No. 670, §1.