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Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE BILL NO. 703 (Substitute for House Bill No. 447 by Representative Edwards)
BY REPRESENTATIVE EDWARDS
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 42:31, relative to eligibility requirements for unclassified employment; to2
require certain unclassified employees to register motor vehicles with the3
Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services; to require4
certain unclassified employees to obtain Louisiana driver's licenses; and to provide5
for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 42:31 is hereby enacted to read as follows:8
ยง31. Eligibility requirements for certain unclassified employees9
A. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any person hired or10
employed in an unclassified position as defined by the State Civil Service11
Commission, and whose annual salary or rate of compensation is equal to, or exceeds12
one hundred thousand dollars, shall, within thirty days of being hired or employed13
at such salary, provide proof to his public employer that he has been issued a14
Louisiana driver's license and that all vehicles registered in his name are registered15
in Louisiana. This requirement shall be deemed a qualification for the position for16
which the person was employed or hired, and for the duration of the person's17
employment in the event the person's salary is increased and the requirements of this18
Section are triggered.19
B. All government agencies which hire or employ any person in an20
unclassified position as defined by the State Civil Service Commission, whose21
annual salary or rate of compensation is equal to, or exceeds one hundred thousand22
dollars, shall verify that such person has been issued a Louisiana driver's license and23
that all vehicles registered in his name are registered in Louisiana. The public24 ENROLLEDHB NO. 703
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employer shall verify the employee meets this requirement for the duration of this1
person's employment.2
C. Any person hired or employed in an unclassified position who does not3
meet the requirements of this Section, or who no longer meets the requirements of4
this Section, shall be removed and terminated within thirty days of the public5
employer learning such person does not meet the requirements of this Section.6
Section 2. This Act shall become effective on September 15, 2013.7
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: