Louisiana Social Security Bills

RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS: Prohibits certain post-divorce earnable compensation in the Firefighters' Retirement System from being included in a former spouse's portion of community property (EN NO IMPACT APV)

RETIREMENT/STATEWIDE SYS: Provides relative to the Municipal Police Employees Retirement System and the Firefighters' Retirement System (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE FC)

CONSUMERS/PROTECTION: Provides for consumer protection for the elderly (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)

LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS: Increases the benefit paid to survivors of law enforcement officers and firemen (EN +$800,000 GF EX See Note)

CHILDREN/DCFS: Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to obtain background checks on all employees (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)

ETHICS/DUAL OFFICEHOLDG: Provides for exceptions to the dual officeholding laws for volunteer firefighters and judicial branch employees

RETIREMENT/TEACHERS: Provides relative to a phased retirement program within the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana (EN INCREASE FC GF EX See Note)

HEALTH/CANCER: Provides with respect to the advisory board created to recommend new treatments for rare cancers (EN NO IMPACT See Note)

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE: Provides relative to entities administering public benefits

CHILDREN: Provides with respect to children in need of care

RETIREMENT/FIREFIGHTERS: Requests the actuary for the legislative auditor, in consultation with the actuaries of the two retirement systems, to study the cost and feasibility of merging firefighter members of the Baton Rouge City Parish Employees' Retirement System into the Firefighters' Retirement System

CHILDREN: Creates the Task Force on Child Well-Being, Parental Rights, and Family Court Fairness

RETIREMENT/TEACHERS: Creates a task force to study the Optional Retirement Plan within the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana

CHILDREN: Provides relative to a caregiver providing care to a child in need of care proceedings. (8/1/26)

LAW ENFORCE/OFFICERS: Extends surviving spouse benefits for a reserve officer killed in the line of duty (EN +$250,000 GF EX See Note)

APPROPRIATIONS/SUPPLEML: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to application of nonrecurring state monies to state retirement system unfunded accrued liabilities (EN NO IMPACT APV)

RETIREMENT/STATE EMPS: Creates the Back-Deferred Retirement Option Program within the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System (EN SEE ACTUARIAL NOTE APV)

RETIREMENT/MUNICIPAL POL: Provides relative to benefits of participating employees in the Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System (EN INCREASE APV)

FUNDS/FUNDING: Requires the referral of applicants who fail citizenship or immigration verification to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE See Note)

CHILDREN/FAMILY SERVICES DEPT: Provides relative to public assistance benefits for children. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)