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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 107
BY SENATOR ERDEY
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To authorize and direct public agencies to provide in-service education and training on
sexual harassment for its public servants.
WHEREAS, there is an ongoing need to provide education and training to officials
and employees of public agencies on sexual harassment in the workplace; and
WHEREAS, it is incumbent upon the state and its agencies, local governmental
subdivisions, political subdivisions, and other public agencies to provide education and
training to inform and protect its officials and employees from such harassment; and
WHEREAS, public agencies are responsible for taking action to prevent sexual
harassment by any public agency official or employee.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
authorize and direct each public agency to provide in-service education and training on
sexual harassment to its public employees and officials as follows:
A. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Resolution, or unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise, the terms in this Resolution shall have the
meaning provided in R.S. 42:1102 of the Code of Governmental Ethics.
B. Commencing January 1, 2013, each agency shall provide, or cause to be
provided, to each public servant of that agency a minimum of one hour of education
and training on sexual harassment during each year of his public employment or term
of office, as the case may be.
C. The education and training required pursuant to this Section may be
provided and received either in person or via the Internet.
D.(1) Each agency head of a state agency shall designate at least one person
who shall provide all public servants of that agency information and instruction on
sexual harassment. On and after July 1, 2013, no agency head shall designate a
person to provide information and instruction on sexual harassment pursuant to this
Resolution unless the person has received a minimum of two hours of education and SCR NO. 107 ENROLLED
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training on sexual harassment. In addition, on and after July 1, 2014, each designee
shall have at least two hours of education and training on sexual harassment
annually.
(2) Each agency head of a state agency shall ensure that each public servant
in the agency is notified of the current name and contact information of each
designee and that the current name and contact information of each designee is
posted and maintained in a convenient and conspicuous manner which makes the
information easily accessible to each public servant in the agency.
E. Each state agency shall keep records of compliance with the requirements
of this Resolution by each public servant of the agency.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution shall be transmitted
to the office of state register in the division of administration and published in the State
Register.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution shall be included on
the website of Louisiana government and on the website of each department, division, office,
section, board, commission, and other agency of state government which maintains a web
site.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
governor, the commissioner of administration, and the chief justice of the supreme court.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Louisiana Municipal Association, the Police Jury Association of Louisiana, the Louisiana
School Boards Association, the Louisiana District Attorney Association, the Louisiana
Assessors' Association, the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association, and the Louisiana Clerks of
Court Association, the Louisiana State Coroner's Association, the Justice of the Peace
Association, and the Louisiana City Marshals and City Constables Association, and that each
such association disseminate the Resolution to its membership.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES