Bill > HB245

This bill updates the qualifications for state supplemental pay for firefighters in Louisiana, specifically focusing on fire protection officers employed by port authorities in New Orleans, the Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District, and the Port of South Louisiana. The bill modifies the existing law to require that firefighters hired after March 31, 1986, complete and pass a certified firefighter training program from either a Pro Board accredited agency or an International Fire Service Accreditation Congress approved entity, meeting National Fire Protection Association Standard 1010 or 1001 Firefighter I Certification, and validated by the Louisiana Fire and Emergency Training Academy. These changes replace the previous language that allowed training approval from the state fire marshal's Fire and Emergency Training Academy. The bill maintains the provision of six hundred dollars per month in extra compensation for eligible full-time fire protection officers who have completed one year of service, and it allows prior service in municipal, parish, tribal, or fire protection district fire departments to be counted when computing service periods. Additionally, the bill ensures that employees who received supplemental pay before March 31, 1986, and return to service can continue to receive such pay, even with the updated training requirements.

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