HLS 10RS-5244 ORIGINAL
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Approved
6-21-10
Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE CONCURRENT STUDY REQUEST NO. 9
BY REPRESENTATIVE BARROW
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS: Requests the House and Senate governmental affairs
committees to study the composition of the membership of boards and commissions
A CONCURRENT STUDY REQUEST1
To the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and the Senate Committee on2
Senate and Governmental Affairs to meet and to function as a joint committee to3
study the composition of the membership of boards and commissions and to report4
the findings of the joint committee to the legislature prior to the convening of the5
2011 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana.6
WHEREAS, there are several hundred boards and commissions in the state of7
Louisiana; and8
WHEREAS, these boards and commissions perform many important and diverse9
functions which affect the lives of nearly all of the citizens of the state; and10
WHEREAS, because the work of boards and commissions is so important and so11
pervasive, it is crucial that the membership of these bodies reflects the rich diversity of those12
citizens; and13
WHEREAS, the Legislature of Louisiana recognized the importance of providing for14
membership on boards and commissions that reflects the population of the state when it15
enacted R.S. 42:2.1, which provides that in making appointments to any board, commission,16
council, authority, or other similar entity that has statewide jurisdiction and is established17
by law, rule, executive order, or otherwise, the appointing authority shall give due18
consideration to the demographics of the population of the state, including but not limited19
to geography, gender, and race; and20 HLS 10RS-5244 ORIGINAL
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WHEREAS, it is not clear that membership on boards and commissions actually1
reflects the demographics of the population of the state.2
THEREFORE, the Legislature of Louisiana requests the House Committee on House3
and Governmental Affairs and the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs4
to meet and to function as a joint committee to study the composition of the membership of5
boards and commissions and to report the findings of the joint committee to the legislature6
prior to the convening of the 2011 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana. 7
DIGEST
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of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Barrow HCSR No. 9
Requests the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs and the Senate
Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs to meet and to function as a joint committee
to study the composition of the membership of boards and commissions and to report the
findings of the joint committee to the legislature prior to the 2011 R.S.