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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:375.2. Agency attrition analysis process, higher education systems

RS 42:375.2 - Agency attrition analysis process, higher education systems
A. The Board of Regents shall establish and implement an agency attrition analysis process to be used by each higher education system to review the historical employee vacancies, relative to authorized table of organization full and part-time positions funded in whole or in part by the state general fund, within each agency with a goal to reduce by five percent annually for three years by an equally proportionate reduction of such positions across all salary ranges of equal increments, beginning Fiscal Year 2010-2011, the number of such positions in each higher education system.
B. In implementing the requirements of Subsection A of this Section, the Board of Regents shall establish a process which requires the analysis of the following:
(1) General staffing needs of each higher education system.
(2) The state general fund cost associated with the filling of each vacant position.
(3) Any other information necessary to properly evaluate whether to retain or eliminate each vacant position.
C. On the first day of the month following the month in which the executive budget is submitted to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, the Board of Regents shall provide a written report to the Commission on Streamlining Government indicating the state general fund dollar savings achieved as a result of the implementation of the agency attrition analysis process and the number of vacant positions eliminated and any other information relating to personnel numbers, costs, and historical vacancies.
D. For the purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Agency" means and includes all agencies, boards, commissions, and other instrumentalities within a higher education system.
(2) "Higher education system" means and includes each system and all institutions, agencies, and offices thereof for which the Board of Regents maintains budgetary responsibility as provided in Article VIII, Section 5(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
(3) "Vacant position" means any authorized table of organization full or part-time position of employment for which a budget has been approved and an appropriation has been made or a transfer of funds effected pursuant to law which is funded in whole or in part by the state general fund, but which is not filled.
Acts 2010, No. 1000, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:376. Appointments by governor; withdrawal prior to Senate confirmation; interim appointment prohibited

RS 42:376 - Appointments by governor; withdrawal prior to Senate confirmation; interim appointment prohibited
In all cases when the law requires Senate confirmation of a gubernatorial appointment to fill a position in a state, district, parish, ward, or municipal office, or other political subdivision no person who has been appointed by the governor to fill such a position, whose name has been submitted to the Senate for confirmation, and whose name is withdrawn by the governor or who resigns his appointment to the position prior to consideration of his confirmation by the Senate during the legislative session at which his confirmation is to be considered, shall be eligible for an interim appointment to fill the position to which he was previously appointed.
Acts 1988, No. 189, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:392. Leave of absence for public officers who are members of the reserve forces

RS 42:392 - Leave of absence for public officers who are members of the reserve forces
To assist in the prosecution of any war declared by the Congress, the governor shall grant a leave of absence for an indefinite period of time to any public officer who becomes a member of the reserve of the United States Army, Navy, Marines or National Guard, while holding public office.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:393. Designation of deputy; exceptions

RS 42:393 - Designation of deputy; exceptions
When a leave of absence is granted a public officer under the provisions of R.S. 42:392, the officer shall name and designate as his deputy, a person possessing all the qualifications required for the office, and that person shall discharge all the duties and functions of the office during the absence of the officer.
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to:
(1) Members of the legislature.
(2) Appointive officers.
(3) Judges of any of the courts.
(4) The governor.
(5) The lieutenant governor.
(6) Any officer authorized by the constitution or any other law of the state to appoint an assistant, who in the absence of his chief has the authority to perform all the acts and duties of the office.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:394. Leave of absence for officers and employees in certain branches of armed forces

RS 42:394 - Leave of absence for officers and employees in certain branches of armed forces
All officers and employees of the state, or of any parish, city, town, political subdivision, unit, or any state institution thereof, who are members of the Officers' Reserve Corps of the Army of the United States, the National Guard of the United States, the Naval Reserve Corps, the Marine Corps Reserve, the Air Force Reserve, the Citizens Military Training Corps, or the Civil Air Patrol, either as officers or enlisted men, are entitled to leave of absence from their respective duties, without loss of pay, time, annual leave, or efficiency rating, on all days during which they are ordered to duty with troops or at field exercises, or for instruction, for periods not to exceed fifteen days in any one calendar year; and when relieved from duty, they are to be restored to the positions held by them when ordered to duty.
Amended by Acts 1977, No. 495, §1; Acts 1978, No. 61, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:395. Governor may grant leave to appointive officials in armed forces; salary to cease

RS 42:395 - Governor may grant leave to appointive officials in armed forces; salary to cease
The governor may grant, upon request, a leave of absence for a period not to exceed the term of the respective appointment to any appointive state official who is serving in the armed forces of the United States.
The salary of any official obtaining a leave of absence under the provisions of this Section shall cease during the time the leave of absence is in effect.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:396. Temporary appointments

RS 42:396 - Temporary appointments
The governor may in each instance where a leave of absence is granted under the terms of R.S. 42:395 name and designate a person having the necessary legal qualifications to serve during the temporary absence. The person so serving shall be vested with all of the rights, duties and emoluments of the office during the temporary appointment.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:397. Reinstatement

RS 42:397 - Reinstatement
Upon the giving of written notice by the appointive official who has been granted a leave of absence under the provisions of this Part to the governor advising that the appointive official has received his discharge from active duty and containing the further statement that he desires to again assume the duties of his appointive office, the temporary appointment made under the provisions of R.S. 42:396, shall immediately terminate, and the official shall be re-instated to his former position.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:398. Leave not accrued; unclassified health care professional employee pool

RS 42:398 - Leave not accrued; unclassified health care professional employee pool
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no employee who fills a position in an unclassified health care professional employee pool established by a Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center medical center pursuant to R.S. 17:1519.16 shall earn or accrue any type of leave. The appointing authority for such position shall notify each person being employed in such a pool position of his ineligibility to earn or accrue leave. Each person employed in a pool position shall sign an affidavit acknowledging his ineligibility to earn or accrue leave and stating that he has full knowledge that he is never to earn or accrue any leave for time worked in a position in a pool.
Acts 2005, No. 223, §3, eff. July 1, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:401. Reinstatement after military service

RS 42:401 - Reinstatement after military service
All officers and employees of the state, entering the military service of the United States since September 16, 1940, shall be restored, upon proper application, to the former position or employment or office held with the state at the time of entering military service, or reinstated to a position of like seniority, status and pay when the officer or employee is relieved from the military service, upon honorable discharge or discharge upon honorable conditions.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:402. Officers and employees who may be reinstated

RS 42:402 - Officers and employees who may be reinstated
The provisions of R.S. 42:401 shall apply to:
(1) All officers and employees of the state and of any of its departments, divisions, institutions, units, boards or commissions, including heads thereof, and shall apply to those officers and employees who, at the time of entering military service, were being compensated on an annual or monthly salary basis and whose employment with the state and its various units was terminated by reason of entry into the military service of the United States.
(2) Any officers and employees who, since September 16, 1940, entered into the active military service of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard Service, or any branch of the military service of the United States, whether by induction, enlistment, call to active duty or any other type of entry into service.
(3) Any appointive official, officer or employee, whether or not the normal term of appointment has been terminated subsequent to entry into the military service; the fact that there has been a general or limited change of administration, or the election of new general state officials subsequent to his entry into the military service, shall in no manner affect or deny to a person his former office or position, or a position of like seniority, status and pay, it being the purpose of the law that no employee of the state should suffer loss of the right to return to his normal employment or former pay during his absence while in the common cause of the military service.
Provided that when discharged or released from the armed forces, the officer or employee receives a certificate or document of honorable completion of service, is still qualified to perform the duties of the position, and makes application for employment within 40 days after being released from military service.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:403. Application for reinstatement

RS 42:403 - Application for reinstatement
The officer or employee may make application in person, or in writing, to the department head or appointing or managing authority of the state unit, for re-establishment in the former office or employment and it is the mandatory duty of said officer to re-employ and reinstate the applicant in the former office or employment, or one of like seniority, status and pay, within 31 days after the date of application, at which date the applicant shall be entitled to the emoluments of the position, unless employed or reinstated prior thereto, nor shall a reduction in personnel or budget of the department or unit concerned, if still existing, affect or deny to the person, his former or a similar position, and regardless of any limitation on the number of employees of the unit or department, these persons shall be re-employed.
A person restored to a position or office under the provisions of R.S. 42:401 and 42:402 shall not be discharged from the position without cause, within one year after restoration.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:404. Persons to whom reinstatement provisions do not apply

RS 42:404 - Persons to whom reinstatement provisions do not apply
The provisions of this Part shall not apply to any elected officer nor to any officer whose term is fixed by law or runs concurrently with the term of the governor, when the statutory term of the office has expired, at the time the officer is discharged from the military service.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:405. Mandamus proceedings to enforce reinstatement

RS 42:405 - Mandamus proceedings to enforce reinstatement
Mandamus proceedings to enforce the provisions of this Part may be instituted in the district court of the residence of the applicant, or in the district court of the location of the principal office of the state unit involved, at the election of the applicant.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:421. Annual leave; limitation on amount of payment in lieu thereof

RS 42:421 - Annual leave; limitation on amount of payment in lieu thereof
A. No officer or ex-officer of the state or of any state agency, appointed by the governor shall be paid anything by the state or any state agency for any time which may elapse after separation from his office or employment either under the guise of paying for annual leave which accrued to and was unused by him prior to separation or under any other guise whatsoever.
B. No limitation shall be placed upon the amount of annual leave which any employee of the state or of any state agency may accrue during the period of his employment; provided, however, that any employee of the state or of any state agency shall accrue annual leave at the same rate as is provided for members of the classified service of the state by the Civil Service Commission; and provided, further, that any employee or ex-employee of the state or of any state agency may be paid for accrued annual leave amounting to the same maximum as is provided for members of the classified service of the state by the Civil Service Commission as approved by the governor after his separation from his office or employment if the annual leave has been accrued under established leave regulations and an attendance record has been maintained for the employee by his supervisor. When an employee covered by this Subsection retires, or whenever any such employee dies while still a member of any retirement system to which the state contributes in whole or in part and before retirement, leaving a surviving spouse or dependent or both who are entitled to benefits from said system, his unused accumulated annual leave in excess of the amount for which payment is received, as above provided, shall be added to his membership service. The employee's unused accumulated annual leave shall not be used to determine eligibility for retirement, but shall be credited to the member only after it is determined that the member is otherwise eligible for retirement.
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 300, §1; Acts 1962, No. 375, §1; Acts 1964, No. 405, §1; Acts 1966, No. 492, §1; Acts 1968, No. 564, §1; Acts 1974, No. 241, §1, emerg. eff. July 12, 1974; Acts 1977, No. 475, §2, eff. July 13, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:431. Definitions

RS 42:431 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this Part, shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Public employee" means any full-time employee of this state or of any branch of the state government, of any executive department of the state, or of any agency, board, or commission of the state, or local governmental subdivision. However, no elected official shall be considered a public employee for purposes of this Part.
(2) "Team" includes any group leader, coach, official, or athlete who is a member of the official delegation of the United States to world, Pan American, or Olympic competition.
(3) "World, Pan American, or Olympic Competition" means any athletic competition involving athletes from two or more nation states.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 70, §1, eff. June 16, 1978.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:432. Leave of absence to participate in Athletic competition on the world, Pan American, or Olympic level

RS 42:432 - Leave of absence to participate in Athletic competition on the world, Pan American, or Olympic level
A public employee who qualifies as a member of the United States team for athletic competition on the world, Pan American, or Olympic level in a sport contested in either Pan American or Olympic competition shall be granted a leave of absence without loss or reduction of pay, time, annual leave, or efficiency rating for the purpose of preparing for and engaging in competition on such levels. In no event shall the paid leave under this Part exceed the period of the official training camp and competition combined or ninety calendar days a year, whichever is less.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 70, §1, eff. June 16, 1978.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:433. Notification of employer

RS 42:433 - Notification of employer
A public employee who qualifies for athletic leave of absence under the provisions of this Part shall notify his employer of his desire for such leave at least thirty days before the effective date of the leave. However, if the official training camp for world, Pan American, or Olympic games commences less than thirty days after the employee's selection as a member of the United States team, the employee shall notify his employer of his desire for athletic leave immediately upon his selection as a member of such team.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 70, §1, eff. June 16, 1978.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:434. Cancellation of leave

RS 42:434 - Cancellation of leave
All or any portion of the approved athletic leave of absence provided for in this Part may be cancelled retroactively by the employer if the employee does not participate in the training or competition.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 70, §1, eff. June 16, 1978.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:435. Reimbursement of costs for substitute

RS 42:435 - Reimbursement of costs for substitute
If the absence of a public employee necessitates the hiring of a substitute during the employee's absence, the state shall reimburse the governmental branch, department, agency, board, commission, or local governmental subdivision of this state for actual costs incurred in employing the substitute.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 70, §1, eff. June 16, 1978.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:441. Definitions

RS 42:441 - Definitions
For the purposes of this Part, the following words and terms, when used in this Part, shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Employing agency" means the agency of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government in which the leave recipient is employed.
(2) "Leave donor" means a full-time employee of an employing agency whose voluntary written request for transfer of annual, sick, or compensatory leave to the pool leave account of his employing agency is granted.
(3) "Leave recipient" means a full-time employee of an employing agency who has a need to receive annual, sick, or compensatory leave from the pool leave account of his employing agency and who meets one of the following qualifying circumstances:
(a) The employee experiences a catastrophic illness or serious injury that prevents the employee from performing his duties for a period of more than ten consecutive days that the employee is scheduled to work, and the employee does not have sufficient annual, sick, or compensatory leave credited to the employee personally to cover the entire period of illness or injury.
(b) The employee has a significant other, minor child, child who is still financially supported by the employee, or dependent parent for whom the employee is the primary caregiver who experiences a catastrophic illness or serious injury that prevents the employee from performing his duties for a period of more than ten consecutive days that the employee is scheduled to work, and the employee does not have sufficient annual, sick, or compensatory leave credited to the employee personally to cover the entire period of illness or injury.
(c) The employee experiences the birth or adoption of a child and does not have sufficient annual, sick, or compensatory time to cover a minimum of six weeks of parental leave immediately following the birth or adoption.
(4) Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 649, §2.
Acts 1992, No. 1008, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 2012, No. 590, §1, eff. June 7, 2012; Acts 2022, No. 649, §§1, 2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:442. Leave transfer pools; establishment

RS 42:442 - Leave transfer pools; establishment
The State Civil Service Commission and the State Police Commission may establish a plan for the participation in the leave-transfer program, allowing full-time employees to pool their annual, sick, and compensatory leave and allowing any leave thus pooled to be used by any leave recipient when that employee has used all annual, sick, and compensatory leave that has been personally accrued by him.
Acts 1992, No. 1008, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 2012, No. 590, §1, eff. June 7, 2012; Acts 2022, No. 649, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:443. Pool leave account; participation; use

RS 42:443 - Pool leave account; participation; use
A. Any full-time employee of an employing agency may request voluntarily, in writing, that a specified number of hours of his accrued annual, sick, or compensatory leave or any combination thereof be transferred from his annual, sick, or compensatory leave account to a pool account the agency establishes to distribute leave pursuant to the provisions of this Part.
B. No employee with less than fifteen days in his personal sick leave account may transfer any leave to the pool account. Any employee with more than fifteen days in his sick leave account may transfer sick leave to the pool account provided he retains a minimum of fifteen days in his own sick leave account.
C. Annual, sick, or compensatory leave transferred under this Part may be substituted retroactively for periods of leave without pay or used to liquidate an indebtedness for advanced annual, sick, or compensatory leave granted.
D. A leave recipient may use annual, sick, or compensatory leave from the pool account in the same manner as if the recipient had accrued the leave in the manner provided by law, rule, regulation, or policy.
E. Participating employees shall not be eligible to use transferred leave from the pool account until all personally accrued annual, sick, and compensatory leave has been used.
F. Transferred annual, sick, or compensatory leave from the pool account remaining to the credit of a leave recipient when his employment terminates shall not be transferred to another employee, included in a lump-sum payment for accrued leave, or included in the total service for retirement computation.
Acts 1992, No. 1008, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 2012, No. 590, §1, eff. June 7, 2012; Acts 2022, No. 649, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:444. Pool account leave request

RS 42:444 - Pool account leave request
Employees of a state agency requesting leave from the pool leave account under the provisions of this Part shall submit a written leave request to the employing agency with the following information included:
(1) The name, employing agency, position, title, and classification of the employee.
(2) A brief description of the nature, severity, and anticipated duration of the personal emergency.
Acts 1992, No. 1008, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 2022, No. 649, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:445. Agency procedures

RS 42:445 - Agency procedures
A. The employing agency shall monitor the status of the qualifying circumstance affecting the leave recipient and establish procedures to ensure that transferred annual, sick, or compensatory leave from the pool is not used after such circumstance ceases to exist.
B. A qualifying circumstance affecting a leave recipient terminates when the employing agency determines that the qualifying circumstance no longer exists or the leave recipient's employment terminates.
C. The employing agency may not grant any further request for leave from the pool account once the personal emergency affecting a leave recipient terminates.
Acts 1992, No. 1008, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 2012, No. 590, §1, eff. June 7, 2012; Acts 2022, No. 649, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:446. Agency considerations

RS 42:446 - Agency considerations
Unless the qualifying circumstance is the birth or adoption of a child or directly involves a medical condition affecting the leave recipient, the employing agency may consider the likely impact on morale and efficiency within the agency in considering a leave recipient's request to use leave transferred from the pool account.
Acts 1992, No. 1008, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 2022, No. 649, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:447. Leave remaining after termination of personal emergency

RS 42:447 - Leave remaining after termination of personal emergency
Transferred annual, sick, or compensatory leave remaining to the credit of a leave recipient when the personal emergency terminates shall be restored to the pool account.
Acts 1992, No. 1008, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 2012, No. 590, §1, eff. June 7, 2012; Acts 2013, No. 220, §18, eff. June 11, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:450.1. Definitions

RS 42:450.1 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this Part, shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Public employee" means any full-time employee of the state, or any branch of state government, including the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, or any state board, commission, or other agency, and any employee of local governmental subdivisions of the state. However, no elected official shall be considered a public employee for purposes of this Part.
(2) "Employing agency" means the agency of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government or a local governmental subdivision which employs the leave recipient.
(3) "Disaster" means a disaster designated at Level III (anticipated cost of the operation being at least fifty thousand dollars) and above in the American Red Cross Regulations and Procedures.
(4) "Disaster service volunteer" means a public employee who has received certification from the American Red Cross as a Trained Disaster Volunteer.
Acts 1995, No. 455, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:450.2. Leave of absence; disaster relief; annual limitation; compensation and benefits

RS 42:450.2 - Leave of absence; disaster relief; annual limitation; compensation and benefits
A. A public employee who is a disaster service volunteer may be granted leave from his regular work assignment, with pay, for a period not to exceed fifteen work days in any twelve-month period to participate in specialized disaster relief services for the American Red Cross when requesting such leave and upon approval of the employing agency, as provided in this Part.
B. Any public employee who is granted disaster service leave shall not forfeit any seniority, pay, vacation time, sick leave, or earned overtime accumulation as a result of his participation in the Disaster Service Leave Program.
Acts 1995, No. 455, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:450.3. Notification of employer

RS 42:450.3 - Notification of employer
A. A qualified public employee shall notify his employing agency of his desire for leave of absence as soon as practicable following the occurrence of a disaster within the state of Louisiana for which his services are needed by a Louisiana unit of the American Red Cross.
B. All requests for disaster service leave of absence under the provisions of this Part shall be made in writing to the appointing authority of the employing agency, and shall include all of the following:
(1) Certification by the employee that he is a Trained Disaster Volunteer.
(2) The nature and location of the disaster to which he is requested to respond.
(3) The anticipated duration of his expected leave.
(4) The type of service he is to provide to the American Red Cross.
(5) The identity and title of the official of the American Red Cross unit who will be supervising the employee.
(6) A written request for the employee's services from an official of the American Red Cross.
Acts 1995, No. 455, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:450.4. Reinstatement after disaster service leave

RS 42:450.4 - Reinstatement after disaster service leave
Any public employee who has been granted leave to participate in relief services connected with a disaster, pursuant to this Part, shall be restored to his previous position of employment upon giving notice to the employing agency twenty-four hours prior to his return to employment, provided that the public employee submit written certification from the supervising official of the American Red Cross unit that the public employee has rendered volunteer disaster relief services showing the number of hours of service rendered by the public employee.
Acts 1995, No. 455, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:450.5. Employing agency discretion

RS 42:450.5 - Employing agency discretion
Nothing contained herein shall be construed to require any employing agency to grant a public employee's request for voluntary disaster service leave if the appointing authority determines that the grant of leave would pose a hardship on the employing agency.
Acts 1995, No. 455, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:451. Payroll Savings Plan Established

RS 42:451 - Payroll Savings Plan Established
There is established a plan to be known as the "payroll savings plan" by means of which state and parish employees may purchase United States series "EE" bonds from their monthly earnings through an approved payroll system. Under this plan the employees may authorize the department by which they are employed to deduct and withhold any part of their monthly earnings for the purchase of bonds in such denominations as they may determine; but no deduction shall be made from the earnings of any employee for the purchase of bonds unless the deduction is specifically and voluntarily authorized in writing by the employee.
Amended by Acts 1981, No. 642, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:452. U.S. Series "EE" Bond Account/Fund

RS 42:452 - U.S. Series "EE" Bond Account/Fund
All amounts deducted and withheld from the earnings of employees for the purchase of United States series "EE" bonds shall be maintained in the appropriate account or fund under 'cash management' from which bonds shall be purchased as the employees have subscribed and paid. Refunds due employees shall also be paid from the said account or fund.
Amended by Acts 1981, No. 642, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:453. Payroll System Custodian declared trustee

RS 42:453 - Payroll System Custodian declared trustee
The designated custodian of the approval payroll system(s), by virtue of his responsibility, is named and designated, ex officio, trustee of that U.S. series "EE" bond account/fund created under R.S. 42:452. He shall serve as trustee of the account/fund without compensation.
Amended by Acts 1981, No. 642, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:454. Deductions and credits; refunds

RS 42:454 - Deductions and credits; refunds
A. The payroll system shall retain detailed accounting for each employee as a subscriber to the payroll savings plan. Such records shall include deductions, purchases, refunds, and current balances. On a scheduled monthly basis the trustee shall purchase bonds for all employees with balances sufficient to purchase bonds in the denominations authorized through an authorized agent or bank of the United States Treasury.
B. The trustee shall allow refund, without interest, of balances due any employee who may decide to discontinue his participation in the payroll savings plan.
The trustee shall pay to the employee, or may transfer to another department for that employee, without interest, the balance to the credit of any employee who, voluntarily or otherwise, severs his connection with the department by which he is employed. In the case of death, any balance to the credit of any deceased employee shall be paid, without interest, to the person legally entitled to receive the refund.
All requests for refunds shall be submitted to the employing department on such forms as are required.
Amended by Acts 1981, No. 642, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:456. Permitted withholdings

RS 42:456 - Permitted withholdings
A. Payroll deductions shall be authorized only for the following:
(1) Mandated federal or state income withholdings, credit unions, garnishments, liens, union dues, savings bonds programs, qualified United Way entities, health and life insurance products offered through the Office of Group Benefits, and products having state participating contributions, sponsored by the Office of Group Benefits, which qualify and are offered under Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code (Cafeteria Plan).
(2) Products offered without state contributory participation which have been evaluated and approved in accordance with rules and procedures promulgated by the commissioner of administration.
(3) Donations to any qualified nonprofit community health and human services charities, coordinated and payable through the Louisiana Association of United Ways, upon written authorization from the employee, which has been evaluated and approved in accordance with rules and procedures promulgated by the commissioner of administration. As used in this Paragraph, "qualified community health and human services charities" shall not include those organized for cultural, educational, religious, or political purposes. In coordination with the division of administration, the Louisiana Association of United Ways shall serve as the principal combined fundraising organization.
B. Except for deductions required by law, no withholding may be made from the earnings of any employee for the purposes permitted by this Section unless the withholding is specifically and voluntarily authorized by the employee in writing. Any amount withheld in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be remitted to the organization designated on a regularly scheduled basis as prescribed by rules promulgated by the division of administration and administered by the state payroll office as provided in R.S. 42:455.
Acts 1985, No. 666, §1; Acts 1986, No. 805, §1; Acts 1987, No. 539, §1, eff. July 9, 1987; Acts 1997, No. 1270, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1178, §5, eff. June 29, 2001; Acts 2012, No. 501, §1, eff. July 1, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:456.1. Permitted withholding; Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Program education savings account

RS 42:456.1 - Permitted withholding; Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Program education savings account
A. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary and effective July 1, 1997, and thereafter, any employee of the state or of a political subdivision in the state may authorize his employing department, office, or agency to withhold from his salary a specific amount for such pay periods as may be designated, for deposit into an education savings account as provided for by R.S. 17:3091 et seq., relative to the Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Program.
B. Distribution of funds to a Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Program education savings account shall be made based upon the payroll deduction collection record of the department, office, or agency.
C. No withholding may be made from the earnings of any employee for the purposes permitted by this Section unless the withholding is specifically and voluntarily authorized by the employee in writing. Any amount withheld in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be remitted to the Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Program on a regularly scheduled basis as prescribed by rules adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act by the Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority.
Acts 1997, No. 599, §1, eff. July 3, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:456.2. Permitted withholding; Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve Program

RS 42:456.2 - Permitted withholding; Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve Program
A. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, any employee of the state or of a political subdivision in the state may authorize his employing department, office, or agency to withhold from his salary a specific amount for such pay periods as may be designated, for deposit into an education savings account as provided for by R.S. 17:3100.1 et seq., relative to the Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance and Revenue Trust Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve Program, referred to in this Section as the "START K12 Program".
B. Distribution of funds to a START K12 Program education savings account shall be made based upon the payroll deduction collection record of the department, office, or agency.
C. No withholding may be made from the earnings of any employee for the purposes permitted by this Section unless the withholding is specifically and voluntarily authorized by the employee in writing. Any amount withheld in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be remitted to the START K12 Program on a regularly scheduled basis as prescribed by rules adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act by the Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority.
Acts 2018, No. 687, §3, eff. May 30, 2018.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:457. Union dues

RS 42:457 - Union dues
Any state, parish, or city employee may authorize his employing department, board, or agency to withhold from his salary a specific amount for such pay periods as may be designated, for payment of his dues to any labor organization to which he belongs and which he designates therein. In such cases, the employee must voluntarily execute and furnish to the employing department, board, or agency a written and specific authorization for such deductions; however, the employing authority may elect whether or not to make such deductions. Any amount withheld in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall be remitted on a regularly scheduled basis as prescribed by rules promulgated by the Division of Administration and administered by the state payroll office to the organization designated.
Acts 1966, No. 419, §1; Acts 1986, No. 805, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:457.1. Professional law enforcement and firefighter association dues

RS 42:457.1 - Professional law enforcement and firefighter association dues
Any employee of the state or of any political subdivision of the state may authorize his employer to withhold from his salary a specific amount for such pay periods as may be designated, for payment of his dues to any professional state or local law enforcement or firefighter association which is located or is operating a chapter within the respective jurisdiction and to which the employee belongs. The employee must voluntarily execute and furnish to the employer a written and specific authorization for such deduction. Upon receipt of such authorization, and in accordance with the instructions contained therein, the employer shall begin to make such deductions. The amounts withheld shall be remitted forthwith to the organization designated by the employee. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any employee of the local sheriff's office or parish law enforcement district.
Acts 1992, No. 768, §1, eff. July 7, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:459. Waiver of increase in salary or compensation

RS 42:459 - Waiver of increase in salary or compensation
A.(1) An elected official whose salary or compensation is increased during the term of office of the official may waive the right to accept such increase. If such official chooses to waive such increase, the official shall comply with each of the following at least fourteen days prior to the effective date of the increase:
(a) Notify the head of his agency, if applicable.
(b) Submit to the payroll officer of his agency an affidavit containing his name, the date, and a statement of the fact that he is waiving the increase in salary or compensation.
(2) Upon receipt of the affidavit, the payroll officer shall ensure that the elected official is paid or compensated at the same salary or rate he received immediately prior to the increase in salary or compensation.
B. If such an elected official is reelected to a new term, the elected official may choose to continue to waive the right to receive such increase in salary or compensation by submitting an affidavit stating such to the payroll officer at least fourteen days prior to the beginning of his new term of office.
C.(1) If the elected official decides to receive the increase in salary or compensation after waiving such increase, the elected official shall comply with each of the following at least fourteen days prior to the commencement of a new pay period:
(a) Notify the head of his agency, if applicable.
(b) Submit to the payroll officer of his agency an affidavit containing his name, the date, and a statement of fact that he is revoking his previous affidavit and that he intends to receive the increase in salary or compensation.
(2) Upon receipt of the affidavit as provided in this Subsection, the payroll officer shall ensure that the elected official is paid or compensated at the salary or rate of compensation after the increase. Such change in salary or compensation shall begin at the commencement of a new pay period.
D. All benefits shall be based on the amount of salary or compensation actually received by the elected official.
Acts 1993, No. 238, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:460. Recoupment of overpayments; establishment of rules

RS 42:460 - Recoupment of overpayments; establishment of rules
The division of administration shall have the power to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to provide state agencies with the ability to recoup overpayments made to state employees. Such recoupments shall include but not be limited to overpayment of wages paid to employees and erroneous refunds of deductions withheld from employees.
Acts 2003, No. 1067, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:461. State employee compensation payments via electronic funds transfer

RS 42:461 - State employee compensation payments via electronic funds transfer
A. In accordance with R.S. 39:247 and notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, all state of Louisiana employee compensation which is payable through the Integrated Statewide Information System (ISIS) shall be paid through electronic fund transfer for employees hired on or after July 1, 2002, and employees hired prior to July 1, 2002, who later have a break in service and are rehired after July 1, 2002.
B. The office of state uniform payroll within the division of administration shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq., to set specific requirements, establish waivers or other exceptions, and to establish guidelines for enforcement of these provisions.
Acts 2004, No. 23, §1, eff. July 1, 2004.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:541. §§541 to 720.40 redesignated by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3. See, now, generally, Title 11.

RS 42:541 - §§541 to 720.40 redesignated by Acts 1991, No. 74, §3. See, now, generally, Title 11.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:721. Establishment

RS 42:721 - Establishment
There shall be a system of personnel administration based on merit principles and scientific methods governing the appointment, promotion, transfer, lay-off, removal and discipline of the employees of those agencies or divisions or sections of state agencies administering federal funds which by federal law, rules or regulations are required to operate under personnel standards on a merit basis.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees › §42:722. Agencies governed

RS 42:722 - Agencies governed
The agencies whose personnel administration shall be governed by this Chapter are the state board of health, the department of public welfare, the office of employment security of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, the hospital and health planning division of the state hospital board and any other agencies or divisions of agencies which are required by federal law, rules and regulations to operate under personnel standards on a merit basis, which may be referred to as "federal aid agencies" and the Louisiana Merit System Council herein created.
Acts 1992, No. 447, §4; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008.