SUPPLEMENTAL PAY: Provides supplemental pay to persons employed by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections as a probation or parole officer (OR +$6,264,000 GF EX See Note)

2026 Regular Session Introduced by Wilford Carter

Extends a $600 monthly supplemental pay to commissioned DPSC probation/parole officers who meet training and service requirements.

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

Purpose and intent

HB 1183 authorizes an additional monthly supplemental pay of $600 for certain probation or parole officers who are commissioned law enforcement officers and full-time employees of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPSC).

The bill adds a new provision to Louisiana law (R.S. 40:1667.1.1) detailing eligibility and qualification criteria for this extra compensation.

Key provisions and changes

Eligibility for extra pay:

The employee must be a commissioned law enforcement officer.
Must be a full-time employee of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPSC).
Must have a salary of at least $800 per month (existing baseline requirement).
Must have completed and passed a POST-certified training program as provided in R.S. 40:2405.
Must have completed or later complete one year of service.

Amount and timing:

The extra compensation is $600 per month.
The benefit is in addition to the regular compensation already paid to the officer.

Service credit for eligibility:

Previous service as a full-time deputy sheriff or law enforcement officer with a municipality, tribe, policy agency of the state or political subdivision can be counted toward the one-year service requirement.

Scope of applicability:

Applies specifically to probation or parole officers who are commissioned law enforcement officers employed full-time by DPSC.
Present law previously provided $600 per month only to full-time law enforcement officers employed by municipalities or tribes, and explicitly excluded those employed by DPSC (and also the Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries). HB 1183 creates parity by extending the same extra pay to DPSC probation/parole officers meeting the criteria.

Affected individuals and entities

Primary beneficiaries: DPSC probation and parole officers who are commissioned law enforcement officers, employed full-time by DPSC, and who meet training and service requirements.

Indirect beneficiaries: Similar officers credited with prior relevant law enforcement service within Louisiana for eligibility.

Procedural and timeline aspects

Effective date: The act would take effect and become operative only if a separate constitutional amendment related to Article X (House Bill 581, 2026 Regular Session) is adopted at a statewide election and becomes effective. In other words, the implementation hinges on the outcome of that constitutional amendment.

Enactment process: Adds a new statute (R.S. 40:1667.1.1) outlining the extra compensation framework.

Practical impact

This bill aims to improve recruitment, retention, and morale for DPSC probation and parole officers by aligning their compensation with other law enforcement officers receiving the same supplemental pay.

The inclusion of prior service recognition helps streamline eligibility for officers with existing law enforcement experience.

If you’d like, I can compare this proposal to current compensation structures or summarize anticipated budgetary implications based on the $600/month cap.

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