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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:37. Regaining membership in actuarially funded retirement system

RS 24:37 - Regaining membership in actuarially funded retirement system
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person who was elected as a member of the legislature in 1968, who prior to May 11, 1964 had been a member of any actuarially funded retirement system maintained by the state or any political subdivision thereof and was serving as a member of the legislature, and who on July 31, 1968 is not over the age of fifty-seven years, shall be eligible to regain membership in the system as of May 13, 1968, of which he had been a member, provided that application therefor is made to the board of trustees and repayment on or before September 1, 1968, of any amount of accumulated contributions to the system previously withdrawn, together with interest thereon at the rate of two percent per annum until paid, such member of the legislature shall be given credit in the system for creditable service to which he was entitled prior to withdrawal from membership and withdrawal of accumulated contributions.
The board of directors of the system shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this Section.
B. Repealed by Acts 1966, No. 492, §9.
C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person who was a member of the Senate of this state and who was a member of this system but who has retired as a member of the system and is drawing benefits therefrom and who is, on July 29, 1964, between the ages of 60 and 65 years and is serving as director of highways may elect to cease to draw benefits from the system and to regain membership in the system, provided that such election shall be made on or before September 1, 1964. Any such person, upon his subsequent retirement from the state service, shall be entitled to benefits from the system based upon his accumulated contributions at the time of such retirement from active state service.
D. Any person who has met the requirements of Subsection C, and has made the election provided therein, shall be, upon his subsequent retirement from the state service, entitled to have his retirement benefits recomputed with credit for the additional service and the earnings received during his tenure as highway director.
Added by Acts 1964, No. 179, §1. Amended by Acts 1965, No. 22, §1; Acts 1966, No. 492, §9; Acts 1968, No. 18, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:39. Legislative Capitol Technology Enhancement Fund

RS 24:39 - Legislative Capitol Technology Enhancement Fund
A. There is hereby created in the state treasury, as a special fund, the Legislative Capitol Technology Enhancement Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund".
B. The state treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to transfer ten million dollars from the state general fund to the Legislative Capitol Technology Enhancement Fund on June 30, 2008, and on July first of each fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009. The legislature may appropriate, allocate, or transfer additional monies to the fund if it deems necessary to accomplish the purposes of the fund.
C. Monies in the fund shall be invested by the treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund and any interest earned on the investment of monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund. All unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.
D. Monies in the fund shall be available for appropriation to and use by the Legislative Budgetary Control Council, hereinafter referred to as the "council". Such appropriations shall be used by the council solely to fund construction, improvements, maintenance, renovations, repairs, and necessary additions to the House chamber, Senate chamber, legislative committee meeting rooms, and other legislative rooms, offices, and areas in the Capitol Complex for audio-visual upgrades and technology enhancements and for supporting all other operations and activities consistent with the authorized mission of the council.
Acts 2008, No. 513, §13, eff. June 30, 2008; Acts 2012, No. 597, §2, eff. June 7, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:50. Purpose

RS 24:50 - Purpose
The legislature declares that the operation of open and responsible government requires that the fullest opportunity be afforded to the people to petition their government for the redress of grievances and to express freely their opinions on legislative action. To preserve and maintain the integrity of the legislative process, the legislature also declares it is necessary that the identity of persons who attempt to influence legislative actions and certain expenditures by those persons be publicly disclosed.
Acts 1993, No. 965, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 1993.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1993, NO. 965, §§4 AND 5.}}
{{NOTE: PART III (R.S. 24:51-55) AS IT EXISTED PRIOR TO ACTS 1991, NO. 755 WAS REPEALED BY ACT NO. 755. ACT NO. 755 WAS FOUND UNCONSTITUTIONAL BY THE DISTRICT COURT IN JANUARY, 1992.}}
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:52. Persons to whom applicable; exceptions

RS 24:52 - Persons to whom applicable; exceptions
Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the provisions of this Part shall apply only to persons who are lobbyists as defined in R.S. 24:51. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to an elected official or any designee of an elected official when such designee is a public employee and when such elected official or public employee is acting in the performance of his or her official public duties.
Acts 1993, No. 965, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 1993; Acts 2008, No. 769, §1, eff. July 6, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 861, §10.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:54. Reports and statements under oath

RS 24:54 - Reports and statements under oath
A.(1) All reports, registrations, notices, and statements required under this Part shall include a certification of accuracy by the person responsible for filing the report, registration, notice, or statement: that the information contained in the report, registration, notice, or statement is true and correct to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief; that no reportable expenditures have been made, and no fundraising functions have been held that are not included therein as required by law; and that no information required by this Part has been deliberately omitted.
(2) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Part, reports, registrations, notices, and statements required under this Part shall be filed by mailing said documents through the United States Postal Service, delivering by hand or through a commercial delivery service, or by transmitting by facsimile or electronic transfer.
B. All reports, registrations, notices, and forms filed with the board shall be maintained as public records and shall be made available for public inspection. The board may charge a reasonable amount for copies of such reports.
Acts 1993, No. 965, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 1993; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 64, §3, eff. July 1, 1996; Acts 1999, No. 31, §1; Acts 2008, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:56.1. Fundraising functions

RS 24:56.1 - Fundraising functions
A. The provisions of R.S. 24:56(A), (B), and (C) shall not apply to a fundraising function conducted by or for a legislator during a session of the legislature called pursuant to Article III, Section 2(B) or (C) of the Constitution of Louisiana or held pursuant to Article III, Section 18(C) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
B. No fundraising function shall be held for or by a legislator during any session of the legislature convened pursuant to Article III, Section 2(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana unless notice of the function has been filed with the board no later than two business days after the issuance of the proclamation stating the objects of the session.
Acts 2001, No. 1181, §2, eff. June 29, 2001; Acts 2004, No. 783, §2.
NOTE: See Acts 2001, No. 1181, §5, relative to remedial nature and retroactive effect.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:57. Administration

RS 24:57 - Administration
The board, in performance of its duties under this Part, shall:
(1) Register lobbyists and assign lobbyist registration numbers as required by this Part.
(2) Issue to each registered lobbyist at the time of initial registration a copy of this Part and any rules adopted pursuant to this Part.
(3) Establish and maintain access to a searchable electronic database available to the public via the Internet.
(4) Establish forms for the registration and reports required by this Part, including clear and concise instructions on how to properly complete the forms particularly regarding the reporting of expenditures by the lobbyist and any expenditures of the employer or principal of the lobbyist in the manner required by this Part.
(5) Promulgate forms which allow a lobbyist to register, renew registration, file supplemental registration forms, and file reports pursuant to this Part and Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
Acts 1993, No. 965, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 1993; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 64, §3, eff. July 1, 1996; Acts 2008, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 683, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 709, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:58.1. Additional remedies; contract defeat or voidability

RS 24:58.1 - Additional remedies; contract defeat or voidability
A. Any person who violates the provisions of R.S. 24:56(G) shall have engaged in a misrepresentation sufficient to defeat or void the contract such person entered into to act in a representative capacity for the purpose of lobbying. Any effort to register or to file a supplemental registration after any remedy or relief relative to such a violation is sought pursuant to any provision of law shall not be sufficient to reverse the misrepresentation.
B. The board shall afford any person accused of violating R.S. 24:56(G) a hearing in accordance with the provisions of Part III of Chapter 15 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. If the board finds that a person violated the provisions of R.S. 24:56(G), the board shall order that the contract entered into for the purpose of lobbying by such person is void and the provisions thereof unenforceable.
C. The provisions of this Section shall be in addition to any other applicable penalties or any other remedy or relief provided by law.
Acts 2006, No. 368, §1, eff. June 15, 2006.
NOTE: See Acts 2006, No. 368, §2, relative to application of Act.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:59. Repealed by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 64, §9, eff. July 1, 1996. (Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 66, §4, repealed §59(B) eff. Jan. 1, 1997).

RS 24:59 - Repealed by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 64, §9, eff. July 1, 1996. (Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 66, §4, repealed §59(B) eff. Jan. 1, 1997).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:62. Declaration of policy

RS 24:62 - Declaration of policy
The legislature declares:
(1) that recent technological developments make possible an enemy attack of unprecedented destructiveness, which may result in the death or inability to act of a large proportion of the membership of the legislature;
(2) that to conform in time of attack to existing legal requirements pertaining to the legislature would be impracticable, would admit of undue delay, and would jeopardize continuity of operation of a legally constituted legislature; and
(3) that it is therefore necessary to adopt special provisions as hereinafter set out for the effective operation of the legislature.
Acts 1963, No. 113, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:63. Definitions

RS 24:63 - Definitions
As used in this Part:
(1) "Attack" means any action or series of actions taken by an enemy of the United States resulting in substantial damage or injury to persons or property in this state, whether through sabotage, bombs, missiles, shellfire, or atomic, radiological, chemical, bacteriological or biological means or other weapons or methods.
(2) "Unavailable" means absent from the place of session (other than on official business of the legislature), or unable for physical, mental or legal reasons to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of a legislator, whether or not such absence or inability would give rise to a vacancy under existing constitutional or statutory provisions.
Acts 1963, No. 113, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:64. Designation of emergency interim successors to legislators

RS 24:64 - Designation of emergency interim successors to legislators
Each legislator shall designate a panel of not less than three nor more than seven emergency interim successors to his powers and duties. Each legislator shall review and, as necessary, promptly revise such panel of emergency interim successors to his powers and duties to insure that at all times there are at least three such qualified emergency interim successors on said panel. Such panels and all revisions thereof shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state.
Acts 1963, No. 113, §4. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 472, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:65. Status, qualifications and term of emergency interim successors

RS 24:65 - Status, qualifications and term of emergency interim successors
An emergency interim successor is one who is designated for possible temporary succession to the powers and duties, but not the office, of a legislator. No person shall be designated or serve as an emergency interim successor unless he may under the constitution and statutes hold the office of the legislator to whose powers and duties he is designated to succeed, but no constitutional or statutory provision prohibiting a legislator from holding another office or prohibiting the holder of another office from being a legislator shall be applicable to an emergency interim successor. An emergency interim successor shall serve at the pleasure of the legislator designating him or of any subsequent incumbent of the legislative office.
Acts 1963, No. 113, §5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:66. Contingent method of designating emergency interim successors

RS 24:66 - Contingent method of designating emergency interim successors
Prior to an attack, if a legislator fails to designate a panel containing the required minimum number of emergency interim successors within thirty days following July 31, 1968 or, after such period, if for any reason the number of emergency interim successors on said panel for any legislator falls below the required minimum and remains below such minimum for a period of thirty days, the governor shall promptly designate as many emergency interim successors as are required to achieve such minimum number. Each emergency interim successor designated by the governor shall serve at the pleasure of the governor, but the legislator for whom the emergency interim successor is designated or any subsequent incumbent of his office may replace at his pleasure any emergency interim successor so designated by the governor.
Acts 1963, No. 113, §6. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 472, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:67. Recording

RS 24:67 - Recording
Each designation of an emergency interim successor on the panel provided for in R.S. 24:64 shall become effective when the legislator or the governor making the designation files with the secretary of state the successor's name and address. The removal of an emergency interim successor from said panel shall become effective when the legislator or the governor so acting files this information with the secretary of state. All such data shall be open to public inspection.
Acts 1963, No. 113, §7. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 472, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:69. Duty of emergency interim successors

RS 24:69 - Duty of emergency interim successors
Each emergency interim successor shall keep himself generally informed as to the duties, procedures, practices and current business of the legislature, and each legislator shall assist his emergency interim successors to keep themselves so informed.
Acts 1963, No. 113, §9.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:70. Place of legislative session

RS 24:70 - Place of legislative session
Whenever, in the event of an attack or upon finding that an attack may be imminent, the governor deems the place of session then prescribed to be unsafe, he may change it to any place within or without the state which he deems safer and convenient.
Acts 1963, No. 113, §10.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:71. Convening of legislature in event of attack

RS 24:71 - Convening of legislature in event of attack
In the event of an attack, the governor shall call the legislature into session as soon as practicable, and in any case within ninety days following the inception of the attack. If the governor fails to issue such call, the legislature shall, on the ninetieth day from the date of inception of the attack, automatically convene at the place where the governor then has his office. Each legislator and each emergency interim successor, if the legislator for whom he was designated is unavailable, shall proceed to the place of session as expeditiously as practicable. When the legislature is convened as provided in this Section, the secretary of state shall deliver the panel designating emergency interim successors for each legislator who is unavailable due to attack to the house of representatives or the senate, as the case may be, and from said panel a final emergency interim successor to perform the duties of such unavailable legislator shall be chosen by lot from said panel under a procedure prescribed and conducted by the officers of the respective houses. The final emergency interim successor thus chosen shall then subscribe to the oath of office prescribed by the constitution and proceed to perform the duties of the legislator who is unavailable due to attack. At such session or at any session in operation at the inception of the attack, and at any subsequent sessions, limitations on the length of sessions and on the subjects which may be acted upon shall be suspended.
Acts 1963, No. 113, §11. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 472, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:72. Assumption of powers and duties of legislator by emergency interim successor

RS 24:72 - Assumption of powers and duties of legislator by emergency interim successor
A final emergency interim successor shall exercise the powers and assume the duties until the incumbent legislator elected and legally qualified can act. Each house of the legislature shall, in accordance with its own rules, determine who is entitled under the provisions of this Part to exercise the powers and assume the duties of its members. All constitutional and statutory provisions pertaining to ouster of a legislator shall be applicable to a final emergency interim successor who is exercising the powers and assuming the duties of a legislator.
Acts 1963, No. 113, §12. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 472, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:73. Privileges, immunities and compensation of emergency interim successors

RS 24:73 - Privileges, immunities and compensation of emergency interim successors
When a final emergency interim successor exercises the powers and assumes the duties of a legislator, he shall be accorded the privileges and immunities, compensation, allowances and other perquisites of office to which a legislator is entitled. In the event of an attack, each emergency interim successor, whether or not called upon to exercise the powers and assume the duties of a legislator, shall be accorded the privileges and immunities of a legislator while traveling to and from a place of session and shall be compensated for his travel in the same manner and amount as a legislator. This Section shall not in any way affect the privileges, immunities, compensation, allowances or other perquisites of office of an incumbent legislator.
Acts 1963, No. 113, §13. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 472, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:74. Quorum and vote requirements

RS 24:74 - Quorum and vote requirements
In the event of an attack:
(1) Quorum requirements for the legislature shall be suspended, and
(2) Where the affirmative vote of a specified proportion of members for approval of a bill, resolution or other action otherwise would be required, the same proportion of those voting thereon shall be sufficient.
Acts 1963, No. 113, §14.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:75. Termination of operation of provisions of this Part

RS 24:75 - Termination of operation of provisions of this Part
The authority of emergency interim successors to succeed to the powers and duties of legislators, and the operation of the provisions of this Part relating to quorum, the number of affirmative votes required for legislative action, and limitations on the length of sessions and the subjects which may be acted upon, shall expire two years following the inception of an attack, but nothing herein shall prevent the resumption before such time of the filling of legislative vacancies and the calling of elections for the legislature in accordance with applicable constitutional and statutory provisions. The governor, acting by proclamation, or the legislature, acting by concurrent resolution, may from time to time extend or restore such authority or the operation of any of such provisions upon finding that events render the extension or restoration necessary, but no extension or restoration shall be for a period of more than one year.
Acts 1963, No. 113, §15.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:77.2. Assumption of powers and duties of legislator by temporary successor; requirements

RS 24:77.2 - Assumption of powers and duties of legislator by temporary successor; requirements
A. A temporary successor shall exercise the powers and assume the duties of the legislator from the date the legislator reports to active duty in the armed services until the legislator notifies the presiding officer of his house of the legislature that he can exercise the powers and the duties of his office. Prior to exercising the powers and assuming the duties of the legislator, the temporary successor shall take the oath of office prescribed by Article X, Section 30 of the constitution within seven days from the date the legislator reports for active duty in the armed service. The temporary successor's oath shall be recorded as provided in R.S. 42:162. However, no temporary successor shall serve in such capacity beyond the end of the term of office of the legislator for whom he is designated.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, a temporary successor shall not have the authority to remove a legislative assistant, but if a vacancy occurs in a legislative assistant position in the district office during his service, a temporary successor may employ a person as a legislative assistant in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 24:31.5.
C.(1) Within fourteen days of being designated as temporary successor, a temporary successor shall receive at least one hour of ethics education and training on the Code of Governmental Ethics in the same manner as required by R.S. 42:1170.
(2) Any person who serves as a temporary successor for six months or more shall be required to file the financial disclosure statement required by R.S. 42:1124.2.
Acts 2008, No. 702, §1, eff. Dec. 8, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:77.3. Privileges, immunities, and compensation of temporary successors; compensation of legislator

RS 24:77.3 - Privileges, immunities, and compensation of temporary successors; compensation of legislator
A. During the time period a temporary successor exercises the powers and assumes the duties of a legislator, he shall be accorded the privileges, immunities, and compensation as provided by R.S. 24:31 and 31.1 to which a legislator is entitled.
B. During the time period a temporary successor is exercising the powers and duties of a legislator on active duty, the legislator shall not be entitled to his salary or other compensation as provided by R.S. 24:31 and 31.1. However, the allowances for the district office of the legislator and the provisions for his legislative assistant or assistants shall continue in the manner provided by law and the rules of procedure of his house of the legislature.
Acts 2008, No. 702, §1, eff. Dec. 8, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:77.4. Temporary successors; prohibition on seeking legislative office

RS 24:77.4 - Temporary successors; prohibition on seeking legislative office
No person who is serving as a temporary successor at the time of the opening of qualifying for the election for the legislative office to which he was designated to serve as a temporary successor shall be eligible to qualify as a candidate for that legislative office in that election.
Acts 2008, No. 702, §1, eff. Dec. 8, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:81. Louisiana Commission on Uniform State Laws; creation; appointment of members; compensation

RS 24:81 - Louisiana Commission on Uniform State Laws; creation; appointment of members; compensation
A. The president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives shall each appoint two persons who shall constitute the Louisiana Commission on Uniform State Laws. The term of office shall be for three years. Any vacancy on the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
B. The members of the commission shall not receive any compensation for their services.
Acts 1991, No. 29, §1; Acts 2001, No. 327, §1, eff. June 6, 2001.
{{NOTE: ACTS 1972, NO. 692, ABOLISHED THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR PROMOTION OF UNIFORM LEGISLATION. ALSO, ACTS 1981, NO. 873, REPEALED R.S. 36:4(B)(1)(t) WHICH PLACED THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR THE PROMOTION OF UNIFORMITY OF LEGISLATION IN THE UNITED STATES (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 76-9) IN THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR.}}
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:82. Duties of commission

RS 24:82 - Duties of commission
The commission shall:
(1) Examine the subjects upon which uniformity of legislation in the various states is desirable.
(2) Confer upon these matters with the commissioners appointed by other states and territories for the same purpose.
(3) Consider and draft uniform laws to be submitted for approval and adoption by the several states.
(4) Generally devise and recommend such other or further course of action as shall accomplish uniformity of legislation.
Acts 1991, No. 29, §1; Acts 2001, No. 327, §1, eff. June 6, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:83. Record of transactions; report to legislature

RS 24:83 - Record of transactions; report to legislature
The commission shall keep a record of all its transactions. It shall at each session of the legislature, and may at any other time, make a report of its activities and of its recommendations to the legislature.
Acts 1991, No. 29, §1; Acts 2001, No. 327, §1, eff. June 6, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:101. Purpose and findings

RS 24:101 - Purpose and findings
A. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in severe declines in revenue for both private and public sector entities and, if no action is taken, the state of Louisiana will face significant funding challenges threatening the ability to finance state obligations.
B. Like thousands of businesses in Louisiana being forced to reevaluate the nature and scope of their operations in these trying times, the state of Louisiana must do the same. It is imperative to act swiftly to reduce the operational costs of state government entities through all means necessary and available, including efficiencies, economies, enhanced effectiveness, and other means to streamline government and overcome the financial challenges in the near future.
C. While many changes were implemented following the activities of the Commission on Streamlining Government created in 2009, the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on state funding has demonstrated that more must be done to reduce the operational costs of state entities.
Acts 2009, No. 491, §1, eff. July 10, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 861, §10; Acts 2020, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 24, §1, July 13, 2020.
NOTE: See R.S. 24:108 and 109 relative to effect and effectiveness of Part.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:102. Definitions

RS 24:102 - Definitions
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Activity" means a distinct subset of functions or services within a program.
(2) "Agency" means and includes any office, department, board, commission, institution, division, office, instrumentality, or functional group, heretofore existing or hereafter created, that is authorized to exercise, or that does exercise, any functions in the executive branch of state government. "Agency" shall not mean any public institution of postsecondary education, any postsecondary education governing or management board, or any entity under the control of a public institution of postsecondary education or postsecondary education governing or management board.
(3) "Commission" means the Streamlining Government Commission.
(4) "Functions" means duties, jurisdiction, powers, rights, and obligations, conferred or imposed upon, or vested in, any agency by law, or exercised, performed, or discharged by any agency without contravention of any provision of law.
(5) "Objective" is a specific and measurable target for achievement which describes the exact results sought, which is expressed in an outcome-oriented statement that may reflect effectiveness, efficiency, or quality of work, and which may be either numeric or non-numeric.
(6) "Performance indicator" means a statement identifying an activity, input, output, outcome, achievement, ratio, efficiency, or quality to be measured relative to a particular goal or objective in order to assess an agency's performance. Performance indicator shall also mean measurement of any other aspect of performance as determined by rule issued by the commissioner of administration under the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.
(7) "Performance standard" means the expected level of performance associated with a particular performance indicator for a particular period.
(8) "Program" means a grouping of activities directed toward the accomplishment of a clearly defined objective or set of objectives.
(9) "Quality" means degree or grade of excellence.
Acts 2009, No. 491, §1, eff. July 10, 2009; Acts 2020, 1st Ex. Sess.,No. 24, §1, July 13, 2020.
NOTE: See R.S. 24:108 and 109 relative to effect and effectiveness of Part.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:104. Procedure

RS 24:104 - Procedure
A. Reports submitted by the Streamlining Government Commission pursuant to this Section may include any of or any combination of the following:
(1) Recommendations to eliminate, streamline, consolidate, privatize, or outsource constitutional and statutory agency activities, functions, programs, services, powers, duties, and responsibilities to provide the same or greater type and quality of activity, function, program, or service that will result in cost reduction or greater efficiency or effectiveness.
(2) Recommendations to ensure that agency activities, functions, programs, and services are not duplicative and are necessary, meeting or exceeding performance standards, and meeting the needs of Louisiana citizens.
(3) Recommendations for the elimination, consolidation, privatization, or outsourcing of an agency to provide a more cost efficient or more effective manner of providing an activity, function, program, or service.
(4) Recommendations providing for the use of alternative resources for the operation of agencies, activities, functions, programs, and services to provide them in a more cost-effective manner without impacting the quality or availability of needed services.
(5) Recommendations for standards, processes, and guidelines for agencies to use in order to review and evaluate government activities, functions, programs, and services to eliminate, streamline, consolidate, privatize, or outsource.
B.(1) The commission shall submit an initial report of its recommendations, including recommendations requiring legislation or administrative action, to the governor, the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee, the House and Governmental Affairs Committee, and the commissioner of administration no later than December 15, 2020.
(2) The commission shall prepare the recommendations in the report as a reorganization plan and submit the plan to the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee and the House and Governmental Affairs Committee for consideration by January 4, 2021, and the committees, meeting as a joint committee, shall review the plan by February 1, 2021.
(3) Executive and legislative action necessary to implement the reorganization plan as approved or modified by the two committees meeting jointly shall be taken as soon as possible.
C. The commission shall submit a report annually before January first consisting of the status and implementation of the reorganization plan approved by the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee and the House and Governmental Affairs Committee to the governor, the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee, the House and Governmental Affairs Committee, and the commissioner of administration.
Acts 2009, No. 491, §1, eff. July 10, 2009; Acts 2020, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 24, §1, eff. July 13, 2020.
NOTE: See R.S. 24:108 and 109 relative to effect and effectiveness of Part.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:105. Staff support

RS 24:105 - Staff support
The staffs of the Senate, House of Representatives, legislative fiscal office, legislative auditor, office of the governor, and division of administration shall, upon request, provide staff support and otherwise assist the commission as requested by the commission. The commission may submit a written request to the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the legislative fiscal officer, the legislative auditor, or the commissioner of administration, for specific support and assistance to be provided by the staffs of their respective agencies.
Acts 2009, No. 491, §1, eff. July 10, 2009; Acts 2020, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 24, §1, eff. July 13, 2020.
NOTE: See R.S. 24:108 and 109 relative to effect and effectiveness of Part.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:106. Agency cooperation and assistance

RS 24:106 - Agency cooperation and assistance
A. Each agency and political subdivision shall furnish aid, services, and assistance as may be requested by the commission.
B. To the extent permitted by and in accordance with R.S. 44:1 et seq., each officer, agency, and political subdivision shall make available all facts, records, information, and data requested by the commission and in all ways cooperate with the commission in carrying out the functions and duties imposed by this Part.
Acts 2009, No. 491, §1, eff. July 10, 2009; Acts 2020, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 24, §1, eff. July 13, 2020.
NOTE: See R.S. 24:108 and 109 relative to effect and effectiveness of Part.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:107. Finances

RS 24:107 - Finances
A. The commission may apply for, contract for, receive, and expend for purposes of this Part any appropriation or grant from the state, its political subdivisions, the federal government, or any other public or private source.
B. The books and records of the commission shall be subject to audit by the legislative auditor pursuant to R.S. 24:513.
Acts 2009, No. 491, §1, eff. July 10, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 861, §10; Acts 2020, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 24, §1, July 13, 2020.
NOTE: See R.S. 24:108 and 109 relative to effect and effectiveness of Part.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:108. Effect on other law

RS 24:108 - Effect on other law
This Part shall not be deemed to supercede or limit the provisions of Part XII of Chapter 1 of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
Acts 2009, No. 491, §1, eff. July 10, 2009; Acts 2020, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 24, §1, eff. July 13, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:109. Termination of Part

RS 24:109 - Termination of Part
This Part shall become null and of no effect on January 12, 2023.
Acts 2009, No. 491, §1, eff. July 10, 2009; Acts 2020, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 24, §1, eff. July 13, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:111. Purpose and Findings

RS 24:111 - Purpose and Findings
A. Louisiana has the highest adult obesity rate in the nation and the fourth highest obesity rate for children ages ten through seventeen. Obesity-related health issues plague our citizens, with Louisiana ranking fifth in the nation for adults with diabetes and fourth in the nation for adults with hypertension. The Louisiana Medicaid program alone spent more than ninety-eight million dollars in 2014 in total obesity-related payments for Medicaid-covered children and adults. In 2012, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation estimated that a cumulative five percent body mass index reduction in children and adults in Louisiana could save the state nine billion dollars by 2030.
B. The issue of obesity in Louisiana has been studied tirelessly by countless national and state entities and there is no shortage of plans, programs, strategies, and initiatives by organizations at every level, and yet obesity rates in Louisiana continue to increase every year. Our children and adults develop obesity-related chronic diseases that impact every aspect of their lives, including decreased school performance, job absences, and lack of engagement in family and community, all of which decrease quality of life and come with a significant financial impact to the state.
C. The legislature finds and declares that the greatest resource in tackling any problem that impacts a community is the community itself. The obesity crisis cannot be mandated away at the federal or state level. It must be a priority at the local level, and to that end our mayors are key to the success of any effort to first slow and then reverse our obesity rates, thereby saving money and increasing the quality of life for all of our citizens. Our mayors must be equipped with the information needed to help their constituents lead healthier lives, which will result in a more prosperous community and save the taxpayers millions of dollars related to treating preventable chronic diseases.
Acts 2017, No. 187, §1, eff. June 12, 2017.
NOTE: Effective until July 1, 2020; see R.S. 24:114.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:113. Staff support; agency cooperation and assistance

RS 24:113 - Staff support; agency cooperation and assistance
A. The staff of the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare shall provide support and assist the commission as requested by the chairman.
B. Each agency and political subdivision shall furnish aid, services, and assistance as requested by the commission.
Acts 2017, No. 187, §1, eff. June 12, 2017.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:114. Termination of Part

RS 24:114 - Termination of Part
Unless reauthorized by the legislature, the provisions of this Part shall expire on July 1, 2020, and this Part is deemed repealed on that date.
Acts 2017, No. 187, §1, eff. June 12, 2017.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:153. Digests of proposed constitutional amendments; preparation; distribution to newspapers

RS 24:153 - Digests of proposed constitutional amendments; preparation; distribution to newspapers
A. The attorney general and secretary of state shall digest and condense the context of all proposed constitutional amendments so as to be as brief as possible yet fully disclosing the purpose and intent of each amendment. Copies thereof shall be delivered to each newspaper within the state by the secretary of state.
B. This shall be in addition to all publications now required by law, and shall be for public service use by said newspapers.
Acts 1972, No. 382, §§1, 2; Acts 1988, No. 58, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:171. Repeal of law; effect on penalty, forfeiture or liability

RS 24:171 - Repeal of law; effect on penalty, forfeiture or liability
The repeal of any law shall not have the effect of releasing or extinguishing any penalty, forfeiture or liability, civil or criminal, incurred under such law unless the repealing act expressly so provides, and such law shall be treated as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any proper action or prosecution for the enforcement of such penalty, forfeiture or liability.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:172. Proposed constitutional amendments; printing and publication

RS 24:172 - Proposed constitutional amendments; printing and publication
Whenever constitutional amendments proposed by the legislature have been submitted to and voted upon by the people, those which have been ratified and adopted in the election shall be printed and published as laws of the State of Louisiana in the next volume of the acts of the legislature printed thereafter.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:173.1. Distribution of Acts and journals

RS 24:173.1 - Distribution of Acts and journals
In addition to the distribution required by R.S. 25:125, after each session of the legislature, the secretary of state shall distribute one copy of the Acts and journals of each house of the legislature to the State Library of Louisiana, one copy of the Acts of the legislature to both the Huey P. Long Memorial Library and the Law Library of Louisiana at New Orleans, three copies of the Acts of the legislature to the clerk of the House of Representatives, and five copies of the Acts of the legislature to the secretary of the Senate.
Acts 2015, No. 383, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:174. Distribution of R.S.1950 to members of legislature

RS 24:174 - Distribution of R.S.1950 to members of legislature
The Secretary of State is authorized to furnish to each member of the legislature for the term 1952-1956, except members who were reelected to succeed themselves and have been furnished the Revised Statutes, one set of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, including indices and all supplements.
Acts 1952, No. 311, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:175. Severability

RS 24:175 - Severability
A. Unless otherwise specifically provided therein, the provisions of each act of the legislature are severable, whether or not a provision to that effect is included in the act. If any provision or item of an act, or the application thereof, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, items, or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision, item, or application.
B. This Section shall apply to acts of the legislature affecting general, and local and special laws, and statutes of the state, including the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the Civil Code, the Code of Civil Procedure, the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Code of Evidence, and the Children's Code.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 132, §1; Acts 1988, No. 515, §10, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 2021, No. 158, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:176. Repeal

RS 24:176 - Repeal
A. Unless otherwise specifically provided therein, all laws or parts of laws in conflict with a provision of a law subsequently enacted by the legislature are repealed by the law subsequently enacted.
B. This Section shall apply to acts of the legislature affecting general, and local and special laws, and statutes of the state, including the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the Civil Code, the Code of Civil Procedure, the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Code of Evidence, and the Children's Code.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 132, §1; Acts 1988, No. 515, §10, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 2021, No. 158, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 24 - Legislature and Laws › §24:177. Legislative intent; text, history, and other indices of intent

RS 24:177 - Legislative intent; text, history, and other indices of intent
A. When the meaning of a law cannot be ascertained by the application of the provisions of Chapter 2 of the Preliminary Title of the Louisiana Civil Code and Chapter 1 of Title 1 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, the court shall consider the intent of the legislature.
B.(1) The text of a law is the best evidence of legislative intent.
(2)(a) The occasion and necessity for the law, the circumstances under which it was enacted, concepts of reasonableness, and contemporaneous legislative history may also be considered in determining legislative intent.
(b) The legislature may express the intended meaning of a law in a duly adopted concurrent resolution, by the same vote and, except for gubernatorial veto and time limitations for introduction, according to the same procedures and formalities required for enactment of that law.
C. The legislature is presumed to have enacted an article or statute in light of the preceding law involving the same subject matter and court decisions construing those articles or statutes, and where the new article or statute is worded differently from the preceding law, the legislature is presumed to have intended to change the law.
D. A bill introduced but which does not become law is not competent evidence of legislative intent. Any action by the legislature other than enactment of law or adoption of a resolution as provided in Subparagraph (B)(2)(b) of this Section shall not constitute a confession as to the meaning of the law extant.
E.(1) The keyword, one-liner, summary and adjoining information, abstract, digest, and other words and phrases contained outside the sections of a bill following the enacting clause are solely to provide the members of the legislature with general indicia of the content of the bill and are not subject to amendment by the legislature or any committee of the legislature and shall not constitute proof or indicia of legislative intent.
(2) Fiscal and actuarial notes provide the legislature with an analysis of the potential fiscal impact of a bill based on presumptions made by the legislative fiscal officer, actuary, economist, or analyst preparing the note and shall not constitute proof or indicia of legislative intent.
(3) Committee minutes are summary reports of committee proceedings and shall not constitute proof or indicia of legislative intent.
(4) Words and phrases not constituting the substance of an amendment or the recommendations of a conference committee report, and any other legislative staff documents which are not subject to amendment by the legislature or any committee of the legislature, shall not constitute proof or indicia of legislative intent.
Acts 2006, No. 826, §3.