HCASB143 2549 5712 HOUSE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Regular Session ENROLLEDAmendments SENATEproposed BILLby NO.House Committee on Appropriations to Engrossed Senate Bill No.

143 BYSENATOREDMONDSANDREPRESENTATIVESADAMS,AMEDEE,BACALA,by BOUDREAUX,Senator BOYER,Edmonds BRAUD,AMENDMENT BROUSSARD,NO. BRYANT, BUTLER, CARRIER, DICKERSON, FONTENOT, FREIBERG, HORTON,ILLG, JACKSON, MIKE JOHNSON,LACOMBE,MACK, MARTINEZ, NEWELL, OWEN, SAWYER, SCHAMERHORN, STAGNI AND VENTRELLA AN ACT To enact R.S.

40:2405.2,1 relativeOn topage 2, line 18, after "Fund"" delete the issuanceremainder of bulletproofthe vestsline in its entirety and delete lines 19 and 20 in their entirety and insert the following "hereinafter referred to peacein officers;this Section as the "fund"." AMENDMENT NO.

to2 provideOn relativepage to2, fundingline 23, after "into the acquisitionfund" anddelete distributionthe remainder of bulletproofthe vests;line in its entirety and delete lines 24 through 27 in their entirety and insert the following:

to"the createfollowing: the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement Bulletproof Vest Fund;

to provide for the purpose and use of the fund;

to provide for eligibility;

to provide for administration by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice;

to provide for the transfer, deposit, and use of monies in the fund;

to provide for definitions;

to require the promulgation of rules and regulations with regard to the standards of bulletproof vests;

to provide for an effective date;

and to provide for related matters.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:

Section 1.

R.S.

40:2405.2 is hereby enacted to read as follows:

§2405.2.

Commission on Law Enforcement Bulletproof Vest Fund;

creation of fund;

eligibility A.

The legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:

(1) Smaller local law enforcement agencies within this state often lack Page 1 of 4 Coding:

Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;

words in boldface type and underscored are additions.

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143 ENROLLED sufficient financial resources to provide adequate protective equipment, including bulletproof vests, for their commissioned peace officers.

(2)The provision of bulletproof vests is essential to protectthe lives and safety of those officers who serve and protect the public.

(3)The establishment of adedicatedfund is necessarytoassist locallaw enforcement agencies with limited financial capacity in acquiring bulletproof vests, thereby saving lives and enhancing officer safety.

B.

For the purposes of this Section, the following terms shall mean:

(1) "Commission" means the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice.

(2) "Eligible law enforcement agency" means any local, municipal, or parish law enforcement agency within this state that employs fifteen or fewer full-time commissioned peace officers.

(3) "Fund" means the Commission on Law Enforcement Bulletproof Vest Fund established pursuant to this Section.

(4) "Peace officer" shall have the same definition as provided in R.S.

40:2402.

C.(1)Thereis herebyestablished in thestatetreasury,as aspecial fund, the "Commission on Law Enforcement Bulletproof Vest Fund" hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "fund".

(2)AfterallocationofmoneytotheBondSecurityandRedemptionFund as provided in Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, the treasurer shall deposit into the fund the following:

(b) Donations, gifts, grants, or other revenue, including federal funds receivedforthepurchasereceivedforthe purchase of bulletproof vests, collectedforcollected thefor purposesthepurposes of this Section and received by the state treasurer.treasurer." AMENDMENT NO.

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