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SENATE BILL NO. 113
BY SENATOR GALLOT
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 15:147(E), 149.2(B)(1) and (D), 154(A)(2) and (B)(1), and2
158(A)(3), relative to the Louisiana Public Defender Board; to provide for the status3
of persons who are employed by or serve under contract in a district public defender4
office; to provide for the number and location of board meetings; to provide for the5
qualifications and duties of certain employees; and to provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 15:147(E), 149.2(B)(1) and (D), 154(A)(2) and (B)(1), and 158(A)(3)8
are amended and reenacted to read as follows:9
§147. Powers, duties, responsibilities10
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E. The executive staff, regional directors, and secretarial, clerical, and other12
personnel directly employed in the operations of the board shall be state employees.13
All other personnel employed or who serve under contract in a district office shall14
not be state employees and shall be considered local employees of the district. The15
Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget may approve other employees hired16
pursuant to the Louisiana Public Defender Act as state employees upon17
recommendation of the board.18
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§149.2. Offices; meetings20
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B.(1) Except as provided in Subsection C of this Section, in order to effect22
the implementation of the provisions of this Act, the board shall meet at least ten23
times per year until 2010, and thereafter meet at least eight four times per year.24 SB NO. 113 ENROLLED
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D. The board shall conduct a majority of its meetings per year in East Baton2
Rouge Parish. The board shall conduct at least three meetings per year in parishes3
other than East Baton Rouge Parish.4
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§154. Deputy public defender-director of juvenile defender services; qualifications;6
duties7
A. The board shall employ a deputy public defender who shall act as the8
director of juvenile defender services and shall meet the following qualifications:9
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(2) Be an attorney licensed to practice law in the United States with at least11
five years of specific experience in the defense of juveniles in delinquency12
proceedings as a criminal defense attorney or in juvenile law and if licensed as an13
attorney in a state other than Louisiana, become licensed as an attorney in this state14
within one year of being employed by the board.15
B. The director of juvenile defender services shall:16
(1) Work with representatives of all three branches of state government and17
other Assist the state public defender in working with criminal justice18
stakeholders, including judges, district attorneys, sheriffs, probation officers, and law19
enforcement officials to promote sound juvenile justice policies in relation to fair20
adjudication processes, and placement and treatment of juveniles charged in21
delinquency proceedings that focus on rehabilitation of the offender.22
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§158. Juvenile justice compliance officer24
A. The board shall employ a juvenile justice compliance officer who shall25
meet the following qualifications:26
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(3) Be an attorney licensed to practice law in the United States with at least28
three years of experience as a criminal defense attorney or in juvenile law, or29
possess a master's degree in public administration from an accredited school or30 SB NO. 113 ENROLLED
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university and possess five years of progressively responsible experience conducting1
organizational assessments and, if licensed as an attorney in a state other than2
Louisiana, become licensed as an attorney in this state within one year of being3
employed by the board.4
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not6
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature7
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If8
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become9
effective on the day following such approval.10
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: