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LA SB219

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Royce Duplessis

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates the Educational Compensation Fund as a special fund in the state treasury, funded by state sales tax revenue collected under R.S. 47:302 and 321

  • Provides annual supplemental payments of $2,000 to certificated personnel and $1,000 to noncertificated personnel at public elementary and secondary schools, plus associated employer retirement contributions

  • Requires school districts to distribute payments no later than December 15 of each year, following the same classification of positions as Fiscal Year 2024-2025

  • Protects fund appropriations from any budget reduction by the governor

  • Effective July 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Dedicates certain tax revenue to provide for supplemental payments to certain public elementary and secondary school employees and establishes the Educational Compensation Fund. (7/1/25) (OR -$199,500,000 GF RV See Note)

FUNDS/FUNDING

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

4/14/2025

Committee Referrals

Finance4/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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