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ACT No. 870
Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 524
BY REPRESENTATIVE TIM BURNS
A JOINT RESOLUTION1
Proposing to amend Article VIII, Sections 5(B)(1), 6(B)(1), and 7(B)(1) and Article X,2
Sections 3(A) and 43(A) and to add Article VIII, Section 8(D) of the Constitution of3
Louisiana, to provide relative to the membership of constitutional boards and4
commissions that have members who are selected from congressional districts; to5
retain the existing number of members; to provide for implementation of6
membership from reapportioned congressional districts; to provide for submission7
of the proposed amendment to the electors; and to provide for related matters.8
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Legislature of Louisiana, two-thirds of the members9
elected to each house concurring, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state of10
Louisiana, for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a proposal to11
amend Article VIII, Sections 5(B)(1), 6(B)(1), and 7(B)(1) and to add Article VIII, Section12
8(D) of the Constitution of Louisiana, to read as follows:13
§5. Board of Regents14
Section 5.15
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(B)(1) Membership; Terms. The board shall be composed of fifteen17
members, of whom two members shall be from each congressional district and one18
the remaining member or members shall be from the state at large appointed by the19
governor, with consent of the Senate, for overlapping terms of six years, following20
initial terms which shall be fixed by law. The board should be representative of the21
state's population by race and gender to ensure diversity.22
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§6. Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System1
Section 6.2
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(B)(1) Membership; Terms. The board shall be composed of fifteen4
members, of whom two members shall be from each congressional district and one5
member the remaining member or members shall be from the state at large,6
appointed by the governor with consent of the Senate. The members shall serve7
overlapping terms of six years, following initial terms fixed by law.8
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§7. Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and10
Mechanical College; Board of Supervisors of Southern University and11
Agricultural and Mechanical College 12
Section 7.13
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(B)(1) Membership; Terms. Each board shall be composed of fifteen15
members, of whom two members shall be from each congressional district and one16
member the remaining member or members shall be from the state at large,17
appointed by the governor with consent of the Senate. The members shall serve18
overlapping terms of six years, following initial terms fixed by law.19
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§8. Boards; Membership; Compensation; Congressional District Members21
Section 8.22
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(D) Congressional District Members. In order to implement the provisions24
of Subparagraphs 5(B)(1), 6(B)(1), 7(B)(1), and 7.1(B)(1) of this Article, beginning25
on January 3, 2013, and beginning every ten years thereafter on the day the members26
of congress from newly reapportioned congressional districts take office, any27
vacancy that occurs on the respective board from a congressional district from which28
there are two or more board members shall be filled by appointment of an individual29
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membership includes two members from each congressional district, the next1
vacancy shall be filled by an appointment from the state at large.2
Section 2. Be it resolved by the Legislature of Louisiana, two-thirds of the members3
elected to each house concurring, that there shall be submitted to the electors of the state of4
Louisiana, for their approval or rejection in the manner provided by law, a proposal to5
amend Article X, Sections 3(A) and 43(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana, to read as6
follows:7
§3. State Civil Service Commission 8
Section 3.(A) Composition. The State Civil Service Commission is9
established and shall be domiciled in the state capital. It shall be composed of seven10
members who are electors of this state, four of whom shall constitute a quorum. No11
more than At least one appointed member shall be from each congressional district.12
In order to implement this requirement, every ten years beginning on the day the13
members of congress from newly reapportioned congressional districts take office,14
any vacancy that occurs on the commission shall be filled from a congressional15
district from which there is no commission member. Only when the membership16
includes a member from each congressional district may a vacancy be filled by an17
appointment from the state at large.18
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§43. State Police Commission20
Section 43.(A) Composition. The State Police Commission is established21
and shall be domiciled in the state capital. It shall be composed of seven members22
who are electors of this state, four of whom shall constitute a quorum. No more than23
At least one appointed member shall be from each congressional district. No24
appointed member shall concurrently serve on another board or commission whose25
purpose is similar to that of the State Police Commission. In order to implement this26
requirement, every ten years beginning on the day the members of congress from27
newly reapportioned congressional districts take office, any vacancy that occurs on28
the commission shall be filled from a congressional district from which there is no29
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congressional district may a vacancy be filled by an appointment from the state at1
large.2
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Section 3. Be it further resolved that this proposed amendment shall be submitted4
to the electors of the state of Louisiana at the statewide election to be held on November 6,5
2012.6
Section 4. Be it further resolved that on the official ballot to be used at the election,7
there shall be printed a proposition, upon which the electors of the state shall be permitted8
to vote YES or NO, to amend the Constitution of Louisiana, which proposition shall read as9
follows:10
Do you support an amendment, relative to the membership of constitutional11
boards and commissions that have members who are selected from12
congressional districts, to retain the existing number of members and to13
provide for implementation of membership from reapportioned congressional14
districts by filling vacancies first from under-represented districts and then15
from the state at large? (Amends Article VIII, Sections 5(B)(1), 6(B)(1), and16
7(B)(1) and Article X, Sections 3(A) and 43(A); Adds Article VIII, Section17
8(D))18
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE