Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION
Part III - Payroll
Chapter 1 - Payroll Deductions
Section III-103 - Employee Payroll Benefits Committee (EPBC)
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. A committee comprised of 12 nominated and 3 ex-officio state employees of the departments of the executive branch of state government or the Office of the Governor, as defined under R.S. 36:4, and may include a representative from higher education, established by the commissioner of administration to fulfill the requirements of §106 and §112 of this Rule. Ex-officio members shall be: director or assistant director of OSUP, a designee of the commissioner of insurance, and a representative from the Office of Group Benefits. Ex-officio members shall be non-voting members.
B. The EPBC was established in 1996 by the Uniform Payroll System Payroll Steering Committee. Original members served staggered terms as follows:
C. Successive committee appointments shall be for a period of three years beginning July 1.
D. There may be more than one committee member per department of the executive branch of state government or the Office of the Governor, as defined under R.S. 36:4.
E. Prior to May 1, annually, the EPBC through OSUP shall submit, to the commissioner of administration, nominees for each of the four vacancies which will occur each year.
F. The commissioner of administration shall affirm or reject the nominations and submit such to OSUP prior to June 1 each year.
G. Any EPBC vacancy which occurs due to termination of employment or retirement of a member, and which creates a vacancy for a period of 12 months or more, shall be filled by appointment by the commissioner of administration.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 42:455.