2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 23 - Labor and Worker's Compensation › §23:1398. Board of directors

RS 23:1398 - Board of directors
A. The board shall consist of twelve members as follows:
(1) One person from a list of three submitted by the Louisiana American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, or by a successor organization representative of organized labor to be designated by the legislature in the event that the Louisiana American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations ceases to exist.
(2) One person from a list of three submitted by the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, or by a successor organization representative of organized business to be designated by the legislature in the event the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry ceases to exist.
(3) Four persons, all residents of the state of Louisiana, each of whom represents a for-profit business, provided that at least one of these persons represents a business with ten or fewer employees, one of these persons represents a business with at least eleven but not more than fifty employees, one of these persons represents a business with over fifty employees, and one of these persons represents a business with over one hundred employees. One person possessing the above mentioned qualifications shall be a representative of the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation. Vacant offices of any of the four members shall be filled by similarly qualified persons, who are policyholders, at an election by the policyholders, as provided by the board.
(4) One person, from a list of three submitted by the board of directors of Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation, who is an agent licensed by the Department of Insurance to sell workers' compensation insurance in Louisiana and who possesses executive-level experience in the field of workers' compensation insurance.
(5) Two persons, each from a list of three submitted by the board of directors of Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation, who are residents of the state of Louisiana and who shall represent the interest of the citizens of the state at large.
(6) Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 315, §2, eff. Nov. 6, 2003.
(7) The insurance commissioner or his designee, who shall be a nonvoting ex officio member.
(8) A member of the Senate selected by the president of the Senate, who shall be a nonvoting ex officio member.
(9) A member of the House of Representatives, selected by the speaker of the House of Representatives who shall be a nonvoting ex officio member.
B. The initial members of the board may serve staggered terms of up to six years. The terms of the initial board members shall be assigned to achieve a staggered rotation, spread as fairly as possible across all the representative groups of the board. Except for the legislative members and the insurance commissioner, the initial board shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Except for the insurance commissioner, no board member shall serve more than three consecutive terms. Upon extinguishment of the full faith and credit guarantee, the gubernatorial appointees will no longer be subject to term limits and a seventy percent majority of the voting policyholders may elect their representative directors for a fourth and any successive term.
C. The board shall adopt and amend bylaws necessary for the economic, equitable, and efficient administration of the corporation.
D. The governor shall appoint members to the board no later than forty-five calendar days after submission of the lists of nominees. Submissions of the lists of nominees for a board position shall be made to the governor no later than forty-five days prior to the expiration of the term of any appointed board position.
E. Five members of the board may vote to expel a board member who has accumulated three consecutive unexcused absences from regularly scheduled board meetings, for neglect of duty, or for malfeasance or nonfeasance in office.
F.(1) Except for the legislative members and the insurance commissioner, members of the board shall receive no salary but shall be entitled to receive board fees commensurate with industry standards, for actual attendance at board meetings and for vouchered expenses incurred while fulfilling their official duties.
(2) Legislative members shall receive a per diem reimbursement for travel expenses as provided by their respective house. The board may reimburse the Senate and House of Representatives respectively for per diem and travel expense reimbursement paid to the legislative members in fulfilling their official duties on the board.
Acts 1991, No. 814, §1; eff. Nov. 20, 1991; Acts 1999, No. 1256, §1, eff. July 12, 1999; Acts 2003, No. 315, §§1 and 2, eff. Nov. 6, 2003.