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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 142
BY SENATORS KOSTELKA, GALLOT, LONG AND WALSWORTH AND
REPRESENTATIVES JEFFERSON, JAY MORRIS AND SHADOIN
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To urge and request the Louisiana State Fire Marshal to provide education and code
enforcement at fraternity and sorority houses associated with colleges and
universities located in the state.
WHEREAS, the Legislature of Louisiana has a duty to protect the health, safety, and
welfare of the people of our state, and must take all reasonable and necessary steps to
preserve the lives and property of those people; and
WHEREAS, the state has vested in the office of the state fire marshal, within the
Department of Public Safety and Corrections, the duty to perform the functions of the state
relating to the protection of life and property from the hazards of fire and of panic which
may arise from fire or from the threat of fire or explosion; and
WHEREAS, performance of this duty includes supervision and enforcement of safety
standards and inspection; and
WHEREAS, a recent tragedy has brought to the attention of the Louisiana
Legislature the need for education on fire prevention and safety and code enforcement at the
fraternity and sorority houses associated with colleges and universities in this state; and
WHEREAS, although no lives were lost, significant property damage was caused to
and injuries were sustained by private citizens and first responders in the May 19, 2012, fire
at the Pi Kappa Alpha house at Louisiana Tech University; and
WHEREAS, all members of the higher education community and the citizens of the
cities in which Louisiana colleges and universities are located can benefit from building
partnerships with the Louisiana fire marshal's office for the purpose of enhancing campus
fire safety.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
urge and request the Louisiana state fire marshal to provide, consistent with his duties,
education on fire prevention and safety and code enforcement at fraternity and sorority
houses associated with Louisiana colleges and universities. SCR NO. 142 ENROLLED
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Louisiana fire marshal.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES