HB 18 — RETIREMENT/DISTRICT ATTY: Provides relative to the board of trustees of the District Attorneys' Retirement System

HLSENROLLED 26RS-243 ENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO.

18 BY REPRESENTATIVES ILLG AND TAYLOR RETIREMENT/DISTRICTAND ATTY:SENATOR TALBOT AN ACT ToamendandreenactR.S.11:1651(C)and(D)andtoenactR.S.

ProvidesrelativetotheboardoftrusteesoftheDistrict Attorneys' Retirement System AN ACT ToamendandreenactR.S.11:1651(C)and(D)andtoenactR.S.

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18 ENROLLED (3) The terms of the trustees assigned to Division A and Division E as of January 1, 2026, shall expire on August 14, 2030, and their successors shall be elected for a term of five years, commencing on August 15, 2030.

D.(1) Ifavacancyoccursintheofficeofatrustee,thevacancyshallIfavacancyoccursintheofficeofatrustee,thevacancyshallbefilled befilled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the office was previouslyfilled.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, if a vacancyoccursvacancyoccursin in the officeofficeof of an elected trustee and the unexpired term is less than two years,theboardshallfillthevacancybyappointmentyears,theboardshall withinfill ninetydays,thevacancybyappointmentwithinninetydays,forthe forthe remainder of the unexpired term.

ThetrusteesThetrusteesshallreceiveforattendanceat shallmeetings receiveforof attendanceatmeetingsthe oftheboardaperboardaper diemofseventy-fivedollarsperdayplusthenormalexpenseallowanceallowedstate employees by the division of administration, provided funds are available for this purpose.

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[R.S.

1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 18 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Illg Abstract:

Provides relative to the election and terms of office for members of the board of trustees for the District Attorneys' Retirement System (DARS).

Present law provides that the board of trustees for DARS is composed of the following:

(1) A member of the House Committee on Retirement.

(2) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Retirement.

(3) Six active and contributing members of the system elected by the members of the system.

(4) Two retired members of the system elected by the retired members of the system.

Proposed law retains present law.

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18 Proposed law extends the terms of office for certain elected members of the DARS board of trustees such that the terms of two members expire on Aug.

14, 2027, the terms of two members expire on Aug.

14, 2029, the terms of two members expire on Aug.

14, 2030, and the terms of two members expire on Aug.

14, 2031.

Provides that their successors are elected for a term of five years.

Present law provides that a vacancyis filled in the same manner as the office was filled.

Proposed law retains present law and provides that if a vacancy occurs in the office of an electedtrusteeandtheunexpiredtermsislessthantwoyears,theboardshallfillthevacancy by appointment within 90 days for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(Amends R.S.

11:1651(C) and (D);

Adds R.S.

11:1651(E)) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Retirement to the original bill:

1.

Remove the requirement that the board of trustees adopt rules to administer trustee elections.

2.

Make technical changes.