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ACT No. 291
Regular Session, 2011
HOUSE BILL NO. 502
BY REPRESENTATIVE PONTI
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 23:1377(G), relative to workers compensation; to provide with respect to the2
Second Injury Fund; and to provide for related matters.3
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:4
Section 1. R.S. 23:1377(G) is hereby enacted to read as follows:5
ยง1377. Workers' Compensation Second Injury Fund6
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G. The Second Injury Board may approve an annual lump-sum amount up8
to one percent of the board's annual budget to be allocated to Louisiana9
Rehabilitation Services for use in assisting potential employers and qualified10
employees with permanent partial disabilities under the Louisiana Rehabilitation11
Services Vocational Rehabilitation Program. Services may include work evaluation12
and job readiness services, assessment for and provision of assistive technology, and13
workstation modification directly related to the employment, reemployment, or14
retention of such employees. The funds paid by the Second Injury Board, as well as15
any fund matching and earned interest, shall be used only for these purposes. The16
Louisiana Rehabilitation Services shall provide the Second Injury Board with a17 ENROLLEDHB NO. 502
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quarterly report to include all funding balances and expenditures as well as case1
statistical information.2
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: