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LA Rev Stat § 23:3041 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§3041. Purpose

RS 3041 - Purpose The purpose of this Part is to provide for the enhancement of programs for persons disabled through blindness by the establishment of a trust fund in the state treasury to be funded by monies received by Louisiana Rehabilitation Services from certain vending stands, vending machines, cafeterias, and other small business concessions on state, federal, and other property pursuant to the Randolph-Sheppard Act and other sources. The purpose of the Blind Vendors Trust Fund is to provide assistance to Louisiana citizens who are legally blind and who participate in the Blind Enterprise Program established through the federal Randolph-Sheppard Act. Acts 2010, No. 939, §2, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2014, No. 761, §1, eff. June 19, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 23:3042 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§3042. Definitions

RS 3042 - Definitions As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "Active Participation" means an ongoing process of good-faith negotiations between Louisiana Rehabilitation Services and the Louisiana Blind Vendors Elected Committee to achieve joint planning of policies, procedures, standards, rules, and regulations affecting the overall operation of the Business Enterprise Program prior to implementation by Louisiana Rehabilitation Services. Louisiana Rehabilitation Services shall have final authority and responsibility in all decisions relative to the administration and operation of the Business Enterprise Program. Active participation shall include the requirements set forth in 34 CFR 395.14 (b)(1), (3), and (4). (2) "Agency" means the Louisiana Rehabilitation Services program of the office of workforce development within the Louisiana Workforce Commission, which licenses blind vendors. (3) "Blind Enterprise Program" means the services available to establish business enterprises and other similar programs for persons who are blind as provided in the Randolph-Sheppard Act. (4) "Blind vendors" means those individuals who are classified under state and federal regulations as legally blind and who are licensed to and have a permit to operate vending facilities on state, federal, or other property. (5) "Board" means the Blind Vendors Trust Fund Advisory Board. (6) "Department" means Louisiana Rehabilitation Services. (7) "Fund" means the Blind Vendors Trust Fund. (8) "Management Services" means supervision, inspection, quality control, consultation, accounting, regulating, in-service training, and other related services provided on a systematic basis to support and improve vending facilities operated by blind vendors. Management services do not include those services or costs which pertain to the ongoing operation of an individual facility after the initial establishment period. (9) "Randolph-Sheppard Act" means the federal law which enables the Blind Enterprise Program under the authority of 20 U.S.C. §107 et seq. Acts 2010, No. 939, §2, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2014, No. 761, §1, eff. June 19, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 23:3043 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§3043. Blind Vendors Trust Fund

RS 3043 - Blind Vendors Trust Fund A. There is hereby established a special fund in the state treasury to be known as the Blind Vendors Trust Fund which shall consist of monies collected from certain vending stands, vending machines, cafeterias, and other small business concessions located on state, federal, and other property pursuant to the Randolph-Sheppard Act. The fund may receive monies from any source. In addition, the legislature may make annual appropriations to the trust fund for the purposes set forth in this Part. B. All monies collected under this Part shall be forwarded by the department to the state treasurer upon receipt. After deposit in the Bond Security and Redemption Fund as required by Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana, an amount equal to all amounts so received shall be credited to the Blind Vendors Trust Fund account under Louisiana Rehabilitation Services. C. The monies in the fund shall be used solely for programs described herein to provide services for the Blind Enterprise Program established in Louisiana pursuant to the Randolph-Sheppard Act. Funds appropriated to the department each year shall be distributed in accordance with R.S. 23:3045. All unexpended and unencumbered monies remaining in the fund at the close of each fiscal year shall remain in the fund. Monies in the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund. All interest earned from the investment of monies in the fund shall be deposited in and remain to the credit of the fund. D. The administration of the fund shall be exercised by the department in accordance with this Part. Acts 2010, No. 939, §2, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2014, No. 761, §1, eff. June 19, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 23:3044 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§3044. Blind Vendors Trust Fund Board; creation; membership

RS 3044 - Blind Vendors Trust Fund Board; creation; membership  A. There is hereby created the Blind Vendors Trust Fund Board within the agency.  B. The Blind Vendors Trust Fund Board shall be composed of nine members as follows:  (1) The assistant secretary of the agency or his designee.  (2) Eight members of the Louisiana Blind Vendors Elected Committee.  C.(1) The board shall meet and organize immediately after election of its members and shall elect a chairman from its membership and other officers it might deem appropriate. The board shall adopt rules for the orderly transaction of business and shall keep a record of its resolutions, transactions, findings, and determinations. A majority of the individuals appointed to the board shall constitute a quorum. Members shall serve without compensation.  (2) The assistant secretary of the agency or his designee shall arrange for full and accurate financial records to be maintained in compliance with law and shall make a full and complete report to the board annually. The board is specifically prohibited from publishing newsletters or other publications typically used in mass mailings.  D. The board shall meet at least once in each quarter of the fiscal year and as often as necessary thereafter as deemed by the chairman.  E. The board shall be domiciled in East Baton Rouge Parish.  F. The board shall actively participate with the agency in the following:  (1) Promulgating policies, procedures, standards, rules, and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this Part.  (2) Monitoring, evaluating, and reviewing the development and quality of services and programs funded through the fund.  (3) Developing an annual list of potential vending locations on state, federal, or other property.  Acts 2010, No. 939, §2, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2014, No. 761, §1, eff. June 19, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 23:3045 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§3045. Expenditures

RS 3045 - Expenditures A. Money in the trust fund from vending machines located on federal property shall be distributed for the primary purpose of the establishment and maintenance of retirement or pension plans, for health insurance, and contributions for the provisions of paid sick leave and vacation time for blind vendors, if approved by majority vote of blind vendors licensed by the department after the department has provided to each vendor information on all matters relevant to such purposes. Income not expended for the primary purpose as set out in this Subsection shall be used for the maintenance and replacement of equipment, the purchase of new equipment, management services, and securing a fair return to vendors, or as provided by state or federal guidelines with the active participation of the Blind Vendors Trust Fund Board. B. Money in the trust fund from vending machines located on state-owned property or on property leased by the state or any state agency, or on other property shall be distributed for any purpose consistent with the provisions of the Randolph-Sheppard Act as may be determined by the department with the active participation of the Blind Vendors Trust Fund Board. Acts 2010, No. 939, §2, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2014, No. 761, §1, eff. June 19, 2014.
LA Rev Stat § 23:3061 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation|§3061. Louisiana Workforce Commission of Federal Independent Living Program

RS 3061 - Louisiana Workforce Commission of Federal Independent Living Program The Louisiana Workforce Commission shall administer Rehabilitation Act independent living programs, including independent living, Part B, and independent living for older individuals who are blind. Acts 2010, No. 939, §2, eff. July 1, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 24:1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§1. Cessation of civil suits against members during sessions

RS 1 - Cessation of civil suits against members during sessions  All civil proceedings pending against members of the legislature shall be stayed during their attendance at the sessions of their respective houses and during the time required in going to and returning from the same.
LA Rev Stat § 24:2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§2. Investigations by legislature; authority to compel attendance of persons and production of papers

RS 2 - Investigations by legislature; authority to compel attendance of persons and production of papers  Either house may send for persons and papers, and compel their attendance or production whenever necessary in the investigation of any matter before them. The chairman or acting chairman of any committee of the senate or house of representatives, or of any joint committee composed of members from both, may administer the oath to any witness who may be called before them to testify in relation to any subject referred to them for their consideration.
LA Rev Stat § 24:3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§3. Compensation of witnesses

RS 3 - Compensation of witnesses  Witnesses summoned to testify before the senate or the house of representatives, or before any of the several committees thereof, shall receive two dollars per day while in attendance, and ten cents per mile travelled in going to and returning from the place of appearance.
LA Rev Stat § 24:4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§4. Contempt of the legislature; penalties

RS 4 - Contempt of the legislature; penalties  A. Whenever the legislature or either house of the legislature, or whenever any committee of either house or any joint committee of both houses or any sub-committee of any such committee, which committee, joint committee or sub-committee has been specifically and expressly granted the subpoena power, has summoned any person as a witness to give testimony or to produce papers or other evidence upon any matter under inquiry before such house, committee, joint committee or sub-committee, such person shall be guilty of contempt of the legislature if he or she  (1) willfully defaults by failing to appear or to produce papers or other evidence, as ordered, or  (2) having appeared, refuses to take the oath or affirmation of a witness, or  (3) having appeared, refuses to answer any question pertinent to the question under inquiry.  B. Whoever is found guilty of contempt of the legislature under the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.  C. The provisions of R.S. 24:4 through R.S. 24:6 are hereby declared to be supplemental to the powers of the legislature and of the senate and of the house of representatives to punish for contempt, and the legislature hereby reserves to itself and to the senate and to the house of representatives all inherent and all constitutional powers to punish for contempt.  Added by Acts 1963, No. 51, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 24:5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§5. Certification of facts of contempt; prosecution

RS 5 - Certification of facts of contempt; prosecution  Whenever a statement of facts alleged to constitute contempt under R.S. 24:4 is reported to either house of the legislature while the legislature is in session, or whenever, while the legislature is not in session, such statement is reported to and filed with the president of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives, said president or speaker, as the case may be, shall certify the statement to the district attorney of a district where venue lies, as provided in the general laws governing venue or as provided by R.S. 24:6 in the case of offenses defined in R.S. 24:4(A), and the district attorney shall institute and prosecute a criminal proceeding against the accused for contempt of the legislature under the provisions of R.S. 24:4.  Added by Acts 1963, No. 51, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 24:6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§6. Contempt prosecution; venue

RS 6 - Contempt prosecution; venue  Any other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, any offense defined by the provisions of R.S. 24:4(A) shall be deemed to have been committed (1) in the parish where the subpoena issued, (2) in the parish where the offender was served with the subpoena or (3) in the parish where the subpoena ordered the offender to give testimony or to produce papers or other evidence, and the trial of the offender for such offense may take place in any of such parishes.  Added by Acts 1963, No. 51, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 24:7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§7. Committee meetings between sessions; video conferencing

RS 7 - Committee meetings between sessions; video conferencing A legislative committee meeting that is held between sessions of the legislature and during which no vote on any matter having the effect of law is to be taken may be conducted by video conference. Each house of the legislature may adopt rules of procedure to provide for and accommodate committee meetings by video conference, including but not limited to rules governing attendance and participation of members of the legislature in and quorums of committees for such meetings. Such rules shall provide for public participation in such meetings in accordance with R.S. 42:11 et seq. For the purposes of this Section and any rules adopted by either house of the legislature pursuant to this Section, "video conference" shall mean a method of communication which enables persons in different locations to participate in a meeting and to see, hear, and otherwise communicate with each other. No committee meeting shall be held pursuant to this Section unless a quorum of the committee is present, in person, at the location at which the meeting was advertised to take place. Acts 2008, No. 185, §1, eff. June 13, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 861, §10.
LA Rev Stat § 24:7.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§7.1. Participation in certain meetings by teleconferencing or other electronic means for legislative bodies

RS 7.1 - Participation in certain meetings by teleconferencing or other electronic means for legislative bodies  A. During a gubernatorially declared state of emergency pursuant to R.S. 29:724 et seq., or a gubernatorially declared state of public health emergency pursuant to R.S. 29:766 et seq., and as necessary to provide for the continuity of government and legislative operations during such an emergency, a member shall be counted for quorum purposes for the Senate or the House of Representatives to transact business and for quorum purposes for a committee to transact business if the member participates remotely by telephone, teleconference, or other electronic means.  B.(1) During a gubernatorially declared state of emergency pursuant to R.S. 29:724 et seq., or a gubernatorially declared state of public health emergency pursuant to R.S. 29:766 et seq., and as necessary to provide for the continuity of government and legislative operations during such an emergency, a member shall be permitted to participate in the debate and vote if the member participates remotely by telephone, teleconference, or other electronic means. The member shall certify each vote in writing and file the certification with the secretary of the Senate or the clerk of the House of Representatives.  (2) Any amendment, to be considered during legislative operations taking place remotely by telephone, teleconference, or other electronic means, shall be submitted at least twenty-four hours in advance of consideration of the amendment to the legislative body.  C. The authority provided in this Section during a gubernatorially declared emergency or public health emergency shall be invoked only at the discretion of the presiding officer and shall automatically expire upon the termination of the declared state of emergency.  Acts 2020, No. 302, §1, eff. June 12, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 24:8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§8. Authority to attend meetings of state boards, commissions, agencies and committees

RS 8 - Authority to attend meetings of state boards, commissions, agencies and committees  The members of the legislature shall be eligible and are hereby authorized to attend any meeting of any state board, commission, agency or committee and such attendance shall be permitted at both public meetings and those held in private or executive session.  Added by Acts 1970, No. 275, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 24:9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§9. Rules of procedure

RS 9 - Rules of procedure  Each house shall determine the rules of its procedure, not inconsistent with the provisions of the constitution. The said rules of procedure in effect for the 1972 regular session, as amended or changed, shall henceforth be effective and shall govern each successive house and its committees between and during all sessions of the legislature and the effectiveness of such rules shall not terminate at the end of one session or at the end of any four year term of the members of the respective houses; provided, however, that such rules of procedure may be amended, revised, or repealed in whole or in part, in accordance with said rules adopted by the respective houses. Added by Acts 1972, No. 85, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 24:12 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§12. Technical assistance by public higher educational institutions

RS 12 - Technical assistance by public higher educational institutions  A.(1) The Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities, the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, and the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College are authorized to require that each higher educational institution over which they exercise supervision and management, including, where appropriate, each campus, branch, or other separate division thereof, participate in a program of providing technical and scholarly assistance to the legislature, its standing and statutory committees, and its legislative service agencies.  (2) At each institution participating in such program there shall be designated an administrative officer to serve as liaison officer between that institution and the legislature. Such liaison officer shall be responsible for coordinating personnel of that institution to respond to any inquiries made by the legislature, its standing or statutory committees, or its service agencies involving areas in which the institution is capable of rendering technical expertise.  (3) Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 58, §5.  B. Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 58, §5.  C. Assistance rendered to the legislature, its standing or statutory committees, or its service agencies by a higher educational institution, campus, branch, or other separate division thereof, or by any of its employees in accordance with the provisions of this Section, shall be without cost or charge whatsoever. In addition, no higher educational institution, campus, branch, or other separate division thereof, shall include within its legislative budget request any additional monies to implement the provisions of this Section.  Added by Acts 1979, No. 532, §1; Acts 1988, No. 58, §5.
LA Rev Stat § 24:13 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 24 - Legislature and Laws|§13. Technical corrections in legislative instruments

RS 13 - Technical corrections in legislative instruments   In printing and distributing legislative instruments which have been ordered engrossed or reengrossed by their respective houses and in having enrolled legislative instruments originating in their respective houses that have passed both houses or resolutions adopted by their respective houses, the clerk of the House of Representatives and the secretary of the Senate may not alter the sense, meaning, or effect of any legislative instrument but may make technical corrections in such legislative instruments as follows:  (1) Number, designate, renumber, or rearrange or redesignate items in a numerical or alphabetical listing to establish a numerical or alphabetical sequence.  (2) Change reference numbers to agree with numbered Chapters and Sections.  (3) Substitute the proper Chapter, Section, or other subdivision term or other proper citation for the terms "this Act", "the preceding Section", and the like.  (4) Delete figures where they are merely a repetition of written words and vice versa.  (5) Change capitalization for the purpose of uniformity.  (6) Correct misspellings and manifest punctuation and other typographical errors.  Acts 1989, No. 287, §1, eff. June 27, 1989.