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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:2211. Nonprofit status; ability to solicit funds

RS 23:2211 - Nonprofit status; ability to solicit funds
A. A board may apply for and receive a charter as a private, nonprofit corporation under the laws of this state and may choose to be recognized as a Section 501(c)(3) organization under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)).
B. In addition to receiving funds specified in this Chapter, a board may solicit additional funds from other public and private sources.
C. A board may not solicit or accept money from an entity with which the board contracts for the delivery of services.
Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:2212. Staff

RS 23:2212 - Staff
A. A board may employ professional, technical, and support staff to carry out its planning, oversight, and evaluation functions.
B. A board's staff shall be separate from and independent of any workforce training provider providing workforce education in the workforce development area.
C. The requirement for separate staffing does not preclude a board from designating a qualified organization to provide staff services to the board if the board does all of the following:
(1) Arranges for independent evaluation of any other workforce services provided by the staffing organization.
(2) Requests and obtains from the commission a waiver of the separate staffing requirement.
D. A request for a waiver under Paragraph (2) of Subsection C of this Section shall contain a detailed justification for the waiver, including the following:
(1) Cost-effectiveness.
(2) Prior experience.
(3) Geographic or budgetary consideration.
(4) Availability of qualified applicants.
Acts 2008, No. 743, §2, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:3001. Acceptance of federal act to promote vocational rehabilitation

RS 23:3001 - Acceptance of federal act to promote vocational rehabilitation
The state of Louisiana accepts the provisions and benefits of the Act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for the promotion of vocational rehabilitation of persons disabled in industry or otherwise and their return to civil employment", 29 U.S.C. §701 et seq., and will observe and comply with all requirements of such act.
Acts 2010, No. 939, §2, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2014, No. 761, §1, eff. June 16, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:3002. State treasurer as custodian of federal funds

RS 23:3002 - State treasurer as custodian of federal funds
The state treasurer is designated and appointed custodian of all monies received by the state of Louisiana from appropriations made by the Congress of the United States for the vocational rehabilitation of persons disabled in industry or otherwise, and is authorized to receive and provide for the proper custody of the same and to make disbursement therefrom upon the approval of the legislature and the requisition of the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
Acts 2010, No. 939, §2, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:3003. Donations; commission's authority to receive

RS 23:3003 - Donations; commission's authority to receive
The Louisiana Workforce Commission may receive any donations, either from public or private sources offered unconditionally, or under such conditions related to the vocational rehabilitation of persons disabled in industry or otherwise determined by the department to be proper and consistent with the provisions of this Part. All the monies received as donations shall be deposited in the state treasury. A full report of all donations received and accepted, together with the names of the donor and the respective amounts contributed by each, and all disbursements therefrom shall be submitted annually to the governor by the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
Acts 2010, No. 939, §2, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2012, No. 834, §3, eff. July 1, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:3004. Fees for vocational work evaluation services performed by Louisiana Workforce Commission

RS 23:3004 - Fees for vocational work evaluation services performed by Louisiana Workforce Commission
A.(1) The secretary of the Louisiana Workforce Commission shall promulgate rules and regulations for the assessment of fees for payment of costs of vocational work evaluation services performed by the Louisiana Workforce Commission regarding any person with a disability who has insurance coverage for this purpose.
(2) For purposes of this Section, "vocational work evaluation" means a comprehensive process utilizing medical, psychological, social, vocational, educational, cultural, and economic data to evaluate and assist in the vocational development of the individual.
B. Any fee assessed and collected for these services shall be paid directly to the Louisiana Workforce Commission by the individual or by the insurance company or public or private organization or agency that requests the services, for disposition and use as provided by law.
Acts 2010, No. 939, §2, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2014, No. 811, §12, eff. June 23, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:3021. Prevention of blindness; vocational training and rehabilitation

RS 23:3021 - Prevention of blindness; vocational training and rehabilitation
A. Louisiana Rehabilitation Services may establish and administer an adequate system of conservation of sight and prevention of blindness, vocational training, and rehabilitation for the blind and may make such rules and regulations necessary for the efficient administration thereof.
B. For purposes of this Part, a person who is blind means a person who, after examination by a licensed physician skilled in diseases of the eye or by a licensed optometrist, has been determined to have not more than 20/200 central visual acuity in the better eye with correcting lenses, or an equally disabling loss of the visual field as evidenced by a limitation to the field of vision in the better eye to such a degree that its widest diameter subtends an angle of no greater than twenty degrees.
C. Louisiana Rehabilitation Services shall submit quarterly reports and an annual report to the legislature on the performance of the agency's programs for blind persons. This annual report shall be submitted no later than sixty days prior to the convening of the regular legislative session.
D. Louisiana Rehabilitation Services shall be the designated state unit as defined by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §701 et seq., as amended, and 34 CFR Part 361.
Acts 2010, No. 939, §2, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2014, No. 761, §1, eff. June 19, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:3022. Powers of Louisiana Rehabilitation Services

RS 23:3022 - Powers of Louisiana Rehabilitation Services
Louisiana Rehabilitation Services may:
(1) Make and promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary or desirable for carrying out the provisions of this Subpart and such rules and regulations shall be binding upon parishes or other local units and their agents and upon those private agencies and individuals who participate in the benefits of this Subpart.
(2) Administer and supervise a statewide program for the conservation of sight and the prevention of blindness through lectures, posters, exhibits, and such other methods as is deemed necessary; act in close cooperation with other state departments and private agencies; encourage vision testing in schools and the early correction of eye defects where found; and establish sight-saving classes where needed.
(3) Promote a system of economic security for the blind by administering and supervising a statewide program of vocational training and rehabilitation for the blind by providing the necessary facilities in private and public agencies.
(4) Provide the necessary facilities, equipment, and initial stock, for the operation of vending stands and such other small business enterprises as may be found feasible for operation by individuals who are blind.
(5) Assist other departments, agencies, and institutions of the state and federal government, when so requested, by performing services in conformity with the purposes of this Subpart.
(6) Administer such federal, state, parish, municipal, or private funds as may be available for the prevention of blindness, vocational training, and rehabilitation for individuals who are blind.
(7) Act as agent of the state to cooperate with the federal government in any matter relating to sight conservation and the welfare of individuals who are blind.
(8) Exercise all the duties and responsibilities of the designated state unit as defined by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §701 et seq., as amended, and 34 CFR Part 361.
(9) Act as the state licensing agency for the administration of the Randolph-Sheppard Act and the Business Enterprise Program.
Acts 2010, No. 939, §2, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2014, No. 761, §1, eff. June 19, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:3032. Exemption of persons who are blind from license, privilege, or vocational tax; limitation

RS 23:3032 - Exemption of persons who are blind from license, privilege, or vocational tax; limitation
A. Any person who is blind as defined in this Part may exercise the privileges of peddler, news dealer, or lunch counter operator, or may exercise the right to trade, traffic, or sell any merchandise, whether on foot, by vehicle, or in stores, when the stock of goods on hand, or the equipment or capital stock of the enterprises, never exceeds the sum of two thousand dollars. These privileges may be exercised in any of the parishes of the state, including incorporated towns and cities, without the payment of any license, privilege, or vocational tax, which is presently or may be hereafter imposed by law, by the state, or any parish or municipality.
B. The privileges granted by this Section shall not extend to dealing in the sale, trade, or traffic of deadly weapons, to the operation of Jenny Linds, pool tables, or other like contrivances for amusement; or to the operation of any business, or the sale, trade, or traffic of any article presently prohibited, or which may be hereafter prohibited by law.
Acts 2010, No. 939, §2, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2014, No. 761, §1, eff. June 19, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:3033. Exemptions; when applicable

RS 23:3033 - Exemptions; when applicable
The exemption provided by this Subpart shall apply only where the business is conducted by any person who is blind exclusively for his own support or for the support of his family.
Acts 2010, No. 939, §2, eff. July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:3041. Purpose

RS 23:3041 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:3042. Definitions

RS 23:3042 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:3043. Blind Vendors Trust Fund

RS 23:3043 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:3044. Blind Vendors Trust Fund Board; creation; membership

RS 23:3044 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:3045. Expenditures

RS 23:3045 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:3061. Louisiana Workforce Commission of Federal Independent Living Program

RS 23:3061 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:2. Investigations by legislature; authority to compel attendance of persons and production of papers

RS 24:2 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:4. Contempt of the legislature; penalties

RS 24:4 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:5. Certification of facts of contempt; prosecution

RS 24:5 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:6. Contempt prosecution; venue

RS 24:6 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:7. Committee meetings between sessions; video conferencing

RS 24:7 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:7.1. Participation in certain meetings by teleconferencing or other electronic means for legislative bodies

RS 24:7.1 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:8. Authority to attend meetings of state boards, commissions, agencies and committees

RS 24:8 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:9. Rules of procedure

RS 24:9 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:12. Technical assistance by public higher educational institutions

RS 24:12 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:13. Technical corrections in legislative instruments

RS 24:13 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:15. Transmission of documents

RS 24:15 - Transmission of documents
A. Whenever the clerk of the House of Representatives is required to send a ballot, petition, or other documentation to the members of the House of Representatives by mail, either by law or pursuant to the rules of procedure of the House of Representatives, and the clerk determines that it is feasible and desirable to utilize the system designed pursuant to R.S. 39:461.1 instead of mail for the transmission of the ballot, petition, or other documentation, then notwithstanding any requirement to the contrary, the clerk may utilize the system for the transmission of the ballot, petition, or other documentation in lieu of mailing.
B. Whenever the secretary of the Senate is required to send a ballot, petition, or other documentation to the members of the Senate by mail, either by law or pursuant to the rules of procedure of the Senate, and the secretary determines that it is feasible and desirable to utilize the system designed pursuant to R.S. 39:461.1 instead of mail for the transmission of the ballot, petition, or other documentation, then notwithstanding any requirement to the contrary, the secretary may utilize the system for the transmission of the ballot, petition, or other documentation in lieu of mailing.
C. Whenever the clerk of the House of Representatives and the secretary of the Senate are required to send a ballot, petition, or other documentation to the members of the legislature by mail, either by law or pursuant to the joint rules of procedure of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and the clerk and the secretary jointly determine that it is feasible and desirable to utilize the system designed pursuant to R.S. 39:461.1 instead of mail for the transmission of the ballot, petition, or other documentation, then notwithstanding any requirement to the contrary, the clerk and the secretary may utilize the system for the transmission of the ballot, petition, or other documentation in lieu of mailing.
D. When necessary to determine any deadline based upon a postmark, the transmission date through the system shall serve as the postmark.
E. The provisions of this Section shall be applicable to any requirement on either or both clerical officers to mail any ballot, petition, or other documentation to the members of his house of the legislature or to each member of the legislature, including without limitation any such mail requirement in R.S. 18:135.1 and 401.3, R.S. 24:10, 11, 504, and 507, R.S. 27:224, R.S. 39:87, 99.12, and 99.36, R.S. 49:220.23, and R.S.51:1052.
Acts 2016, No. 674, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:31. Compensation of members; per diem election

RS 24:31 - Compensation of members; per diem election
A. The compensation of the members of the legislature shall be equal to the rate allowable for per diem deduction under 26 U.S.C. 162(h)(1)(B)(ii) for the location of the state capital during their attendance on that body.
B.(1) If the domicile of a member of the legislature is more than fifty miles from the state capitol, the member may elect to receive the per diem compensation established pursuant to Subsection A of this Section as either compensation or as a travel allowance pursuant to an accountable plan maintained in accordance with the rules and regulations established in accordance with 26 U.S.C. 162(h) by the house of the legislature to which the member is elected.
(2) Once an eligible member of the legislature has made his election regarding receipt of per diem as compensation or allowance as provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the election regarding per diem is irrevocable for the remainder of that calendar year.
(3) An eligible member-elect may make the per diem election as provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection prior to taking the oath of office as a member, and the election regarding per diem is irrevocable during the remainder of the first calendar year of that member's service during the term of office to which he was elected.
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 2, §1; Acts 1956, No. 254, §1; Acts 1980, No. 42, §1, eff. June 5, 1980; Acts 1997, No. 1316, §1, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2022, No. 730, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:31.2. Expenses of clerk of House and secretary of Senate

RS 24:31.2 - Expenses of clerk of House and secretary of Senate
A. The clerk of the House of Representatives shall be paid an expense allowance of five hundred dollars per month for expenses in connection with the operation of his office and for attending to the business thereof between sessions. The expense allowance shall be withdrawn from the treasury on the warrant of the clerk of the House.
B. The secretary of the Senate shall be paid an expense allowance of five hundred dollars per month for expenses in connection with the operation of his office and for attending to the business of the Senate between sessions. The expense allowance shall be withdrawn from the treasury on the warrant of the secretary of the Senate.
Added by Acts 1952, No. 214, §1. Amended by Acts 1960, No. 349, §1; Acts 1969, No. 11, §7.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:31.3. Members-elect; reimbursement; orientation; establishment of district office; legislative assistants

RS 24:31.3 - Members-elect; reimbursement; orientation; establishment of district office; legislative assistants
A. The presiding officers of both houses shall, upon the taking of office by a member elected between sessions by the legislature at a special election called to fill a vacancy in the office of senator or representative, pay to said member the regular legislative salary provided for in R.S. 24:31.1. Said sum shall be payable upon the taking of office of any such member-elect and shall be based on the period from the date of his election until the date of his taking office.
B. During the period between the promulgation of the election returns of the regular general election for members of the legislature and the organizational session of the legislature, a member-elect shall be reimbursed in the manner established by the division of administration for state officers, for mileage, lodging, and meal expenses incurred by the member-elect for actual attendance at one or more orientation seminars conducted by the house of the legislature to which such member-elect was elected.
C.(1) During the period beginning thirty days prior to the organizational session of the legislature, the presiding officer of the house of the legislature to which a member-elect was elected may take whatever action deemed necessary to assist a member-elect to establish a district office and for such office to begin operating, including incurring expenses and making expenditures related to such office in an amount not to exceed the monthly office expense allowance established in R.S. 24:31.4.
(2) During the period beginning thirty days prior to the organizational session of the legislature, a member-elect may employ one or more legislative assistants in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 24:31.5.
Added by Acts 1970, No. 244, §1. Acts 1993, No. 248, §1; Acts 2004, No. 516, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:31.6. Legislative district offices; furnishing and equipment allowance

RS 24:31.6 - Legislative district offices; furnishing and equipment allowance
A. Each member of the legislature shall be entitled to an allowance for the purpose of purchasing office furniture and equipment to be utilized in the conduct of his office. Each legislator shall be entitled to a maximum allowance of two thousand dollars while serving his first term in the legislature, this allowance not to be renewable upon election for a subsequent term of office. However, the presiding officer may authorize the expenditure of monies in excess of a member's allowance for the purchase of a standard suite of office furniture, as that standard is defined by resolution of the Legislative Budgetary Control Council, as well as for replacing or making major repairs to any piece of equipment or furniture purchased under the provision of this Section.
B. Each legislator who has served one or more terms in the legislature, upon taking office for each subsequent and consecutive term, shall receive an additional allowance of five hundred dollars in the aggregate for the purpose of purchasing any additional equipment or furniture to be utilized in the conduct of his office.
C. Title to all furniture and equipment purchased under provisions of this Section shall vest in the purchasing house of the legislature, and the same shall be purchased by the presiding officers in accordance with purchasing policies of the Legislative Budgetary Control Council upon presentation of itemized statements from members of the legislature setting forth in detail the furniture and equipment desired to be purchased.
D. Notwithstanding the provisions of Part XI of Chapter 1 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, upon termination of office, each legislator having possession of equipment or furniture purchased with the dollar allotments provided in this Section or with the legislator's individual supplemental expense account provided by his house, or having possession of the standard computer equipment allocated to the legislator for use outside of the capitol building, may purchase such property with nonpublic funds at a cost of the standard depreciated value of the property. This authority to purchase furniture shall not encompass the standard suite of furniture purchased with additional monies approved by the presiding officer of either house. The legislator shall relinquish any such furniture or equipment which he does not purchase to the presiding officer or agents of his house.
E. Whenever a legislator returns any property or equipment purchased under the provisions of Subsection A or B of this Section, he shall receive credit to his furnishing allowance for such property at a value to be determined by the presiding officer of his house.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 44, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 554, §1; Acts 1984, No. 330, §1; Acts 1992, No. 520, §1, eff. June 26, 1992; Acts 2007, No. 216, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:31.7. Allowances; declaration as non-emoluments

RS 24:31.7 - Allowances; declaration as non-emoluments
The allowance provided in Sections 31.4, 31.5 and 31.6 are hereby declared not to constitute emoluments of office of the members of the legislature, and shall not be used for the purpose of determining the amount upon which any employee or employer contributions are to be paid to any publicly supported retirement system or in computing any retirement benefits or any other benefits pertaining to any member of the legislature.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 44, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:31.8. Suspension of payments due to imprisonment after conviction of a crime

RS 24:31.8 - Suspension of payments due to imprisonment after conviction of a crime
Whenever any member of the legislature is imprisoned after conviction of a crime, the payment of the compensation and allowances under the provisions of R.S. 24:31.1, R.S. 24:31.4, R.S. 24:31.5, and R.S. 24:31.6 shall be suspended.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 570, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:31.9. Identification pins for legislators

RS 24:31.9 - Identification pins for legislators
A.(1) The president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives may provide jointly for the issuance of identification pins to the members of the legislature for security purposes. The president and the speaker may determine and adopt the design for such pins and may provide for the manufacture and purchase of such pins. The design of the identification pins shall be unique for members serving each four-year term of office or part thereof and shall be the same for all members of both houses.
(2) No person shall fabricate or manufacture a pin of the same design as any such design adopted by the president and the speaker, unless authorized to do so by the president and the speaker.
(3) No person not a member of the legislature during the four-year term for which a particular pin is issued shall wear such a pin at any time.
B. The ownership of each pin shall remain in the respective house which issued the pin. However, the president and the speaker may provide for the purchase of a pin by a member upon the expiration of the term or upon his leaving office.
C. The president and the speaker may adopt policies and procedures for the implementation of this Section and for the issuance and wearing of such pins.
Acts 1989, No. 18, §1, eff. June 8, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:33. Secretary of Senate and clerk of House; holding over until successors qualified

RS 24:33 - Secretary of Senate and clerk of House; holding over until successors qualified
The secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House of Representatives or the officers performing their duties, shall hold over and continue in office from one term of the legislature to another, until their successors are elected and qualified.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:35.4. Repealed by Acts 2001, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 3, §3, eff. Jan. 12, 2004.

RS 24:35.4 - Repealed by Acts 2001, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 3, §3, eff. Jan. 12, 2004.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:35.5. Repealed by Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §2, eff. at 10:00 a.m., Jan. 9, 2012.

RS 24:35.5 - Repealed by Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §2, eff. at 10:00 a.m., Jan. 9, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:36.1. Computation of benefits; widows presently drawing benefits

RS 24:36.1 - Computation of benefits; widows presently drawing benefits
On and after July 17, 1964, any person drawing retirement benefits under the provisions of R.S. 24:36, as said Section was amended by Act No. 6 of 1963, shall be paid retirement benefits in an amount which shall be determined and computed in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 24:36 as amended by Act 386 of the 1964 Regular Session; provided that widows of deceased members of the Legislature who are presently drawing benefits shall continue to draw retirement benefits as was provided by Act No. 6 of 1963; and such persons shall be entitled to a refund of any contributions paid by him, under the provisions of R.S. 24:36 as amended by Act No. 6 of 1963, in excess of the amounts required to be paid by any such person as contributions prior to the passage of Act No. 6 of 1963.
Acts 1964, No. 386, §2, emerg. eff. July 17, 1964.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:36.2. Retirement benefits for certain public officials

RS 24:36.2 - Retirement benefits for certain public officials
Notwithstanding the provision of R.S. 11:416, any retired member of the Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System or the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana who is elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives or the Louisiana Senate shall continue to receive his full retirement benefit without suspension during the time of his service. If an active member of either system retires while serving as a legislator, he shall receive his full retirement benefit without suspension during the time of his service.
Acts 1992, No. 518, §6, eff. June 26, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 610, §2, eff. July 1, 1995.
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