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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 116
BY SENATOR MILLS
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 28:912(B)(2) and to enact R.S. 28:912(B)(1)(g) and 915(B)(8),2
relative to human services districts; to provide with respect to the naming of Region3
4; to provide the authority for the naming of human services districts; and to provide4
for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 28:912(B)(2) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.7
28:912(B)(1)(g) and 915(B)(8) are hereby enacted to read as follows: 8
§912. Creation and jurisdiction9
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B. The human services districts shall be:11
(1) The following statutory entities:12
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(g) Acadiana Area Human Services District.14
(2) The following districts created by this Chapter organized by region:15
(a) Region 4 which shall consist of the parishes of Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia,16
Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, and Vermilion.17
(b) (a) Region 5, or any name formally adopted by the district's board,18
which shall consist of the parishes of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and19
Jefferson Davis.20
(c) (b) Region 6, or any name formally adopted by the district's board,21
which shall consist of the parishes of Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant,22
LaSalle, Rapides, Vernon, and Winn.23 SB NO. 116 ENROLLED
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(d) (c) Region 7, or any name formally adopted by the district's board,1
which shall consist of the parishes of Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, DeSoto,2
Natchitoches, Sabine, Red River, and Webster.3
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§915. Districts; functions, powers, and duties5
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B. In addition to the functions as provided in Subsection A of this Section,7
the district shall have the following powers and duties:8
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(8) To name the district.10
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Section 2. 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
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: