A.  The funds credited to the special fund as provided in La. Rev. Stat. 56:697 shall be disbursed upon warrants drawn by the secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, which warrants shall have attached to them a detailed list of the names of the officers for whose benefit any particular warrant is drawn, together with such other information as the division of administration or the state treasurer may require.  

B.  The secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, on the basis of such warrants, shall prepare and sign individual checks representing the amount to be paid out of the special fund created by La. Rev. Stat. 56:697 to each person in accordance with the provisions of this Part.  Each such check shall show the legislative appropriation from which payment is made and shall note that it represents additional salary paid by the state under the provisions of this Part.  The secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shall deliver the checks to the individual person in whose favor drawn by mail or by such other means as he shall determine.  

C.  The secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shall include the additional salary paid to individuals in accordance with the provisions of this Part in the calculation and deduction from the pay of such individuals of sums required by state or federal laws to be withheld by an employer, such as federal income tax and social security tax or contribution to a state retirement system.  The secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shall be further charged with the responsibility for transmitting the sums so withheld in accordance with the law or laws requiring the withholding.  

D.  The additional salary paid by the state to state wildlife officers in accordance with the provisions of this Part shall be included in the calculation and computation of the total wages paid to a state wildlife officer in the determination of employer contributions to any retirement system or pension fund of which the individual may be a member as well as in the determination of retirement eligibility and benefits which may accrue to the individual under any retirement system or pension fund, as well as in the determination of any other employee benefits, sick leave, or disability pay to which the individual might be entitled.  

Added by Acts 1975, No. 314, §1, eff. July 17, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1981, No. 736, §1.  

{{NOTE:  CONTINGENT REPEAL – SEE NOTE FOLLOWING §695.}}