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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 303
BY REPRESENTATIVE SIMON
DISTRICTS/HOSPITAL SERVC: Removes certain restrictions relative to contracting and
employment applicable to former members of the board of commissioners of the St.
Tammany Parish Hospital Service District No. 1
AN ACT1
To enact Subsection B of Section 2 of Act No. 180 of the 1984 Regular Session of the2
Legislature, as amended by Act No. 353 of the 1986 Regular Session of the3
Legislature, Act No. 999 of the 1991 Regular Session of the Legislature, Act No. 5704
of the 1992 Regular Session of the Legislature, Act No. 440 of the 1997 Regular5
Session of the Legislature, Act Nos. 562 and 1214 of the 2003 Regular Session of6
the Legislature, and Act No. 394 of the 2010 Regular Session of the Legislature,7
relative to the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Service District No. 1; to remove certain8
restrictions relative to contracting and employment applicable to former members9
of the board of commissioners of the district; to provide for applicability; to provide10
for effectiveness; and to provide for related matters.11
Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published12
as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of13
Louisiana.14
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:15
Section 1. Subsection B of Section 2 of Act No. 180 of the 1984 Regular Session of16
the Legislature, as amended by Act No. 353 of the 1986 Regular Session of the Legislature,17
Act No. 999 of the 1991 Regular Session of the Legislature, Act No. 570 of the 199218
Regular Session of the Legislature, Act No. 440 of the 1997 Regular Session of the19
Legislature, Act Nos. 562 and 1214 of the 2003 Regular Session of the Legislature, and Act20
No. 394 of the 2010 Regular Session of the Legislature, is hereby enacted to read as follows:21 HLS 12RS-360 ORIGINAL
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§2. Boards of commissioners; appointment; terms; vacancies; officers;1
meetings; compensation; St. Tammany Parish Hospital Service2
District No. 13
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B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a5
member of the board of commissioners who is a licensed physician is not6
prohibited from contracting or accepting employment with St. Tammany7
Parish Hospital following expiration of his service on the board of8
commissioners.9
Section 2. This Act is declared to be remedial, curative, and procedural and therefore10
is to be applied retroactively as well as prospectively.11
Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not12
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature13
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If14
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become15
effective on the day following such approval.16
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
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)]
Simon HB No. 303
Abstract: Removes certain restrictions relative to contracting and employment applicable
to former members of the board of commissioners of St. Tammany Parish Hospital
Service District No. 1.
Present law (Code of Governmental Ethics) prohibits a former member of a board or
commission for two years following termination of public service on the board or
commission from contracting with, being employed in any capacity by, or being appointed
to any position by that board or commission.
Proposed law provides that notwithstanding any other provision of present law to the
contrary, a member of the board of commissioners of St. Tammany Parish Hospital Service
District No. 1 who is a licensed physician is not prohibited from contracting or accepting
employment with St. Tammany Parish Hospital following expiration of his service on the
board of commissioners. HLS 12RS-360 ORIGINAL
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Provides that the provisions of proposed law are remedial, curative, and procedural and are
to be applied retroactively as well as prospectively.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds §2(B) of Act No. 180 of 1984 R.S.)