The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Julie J. Baxter.
DIGEST
Present constitution provides for exceptions to the prohibition against unfunded mandates on
political subdivisions.
Present constitution provides such exceptions for: 1) laws requested by the governing authority
of the affected political subdivision, 2) laws defining a new crime or amending an existing crime,
3) laws enacted and effective prior to the adoption of the amendment of present constitution by
the electors of the state in 1991, 4) laws enacted, or state executive order, rule, or regulation
promulgated, to comply with a federal mandate, 5) laws providing for civil service, minimum
wages, hours, working conditions, and pension and retirement benefits, or vacation or sick leave
benefits for firemen and municipal policemen, 6) instruments adopted or enacted by two-thirds of
the elected members of each house of the legislature and any rule or regulation adopted to
implement such instrument or adopted pursuant thereto, and 7) laws having insignificant fiscal
impact on the affected political subdivision.
Present constitution provides for exceptions to the prohibition against unfunded mandates on
city, parish or other local public school systems.
Present constitution provides such exceptions for: 1) laws requested by the school board or
affected school system, 2) laws defining a new crime or amending an existing crime, 3) laws
enacted and effective prior to the adoption of the amendment of present constitution by the
electors of the state in 2006, 4) laws enacted to comply with a federal mandate, 5) any instrument
adopted or enacted by two-thirds of the elected members of each house of the legislature, 6) laws
having insignificant fiscal impact on the affected school system, 7) the formula for the Minimum
Foundation Program (MPF) of education as required by Article VIII, Section 13(B) of this
constitution, nor to any instrument adopted or enacted by the legislature approving the MFP
formula, and 8) laws relative to the implementation of the state school and district accountability
system.
Proposed constitutional amendment limits the exceptions to the prohibition against unfunded
mandates on all political subdivisions to laws enacted and effective prior to the adoption of the
amendment of the present constitution by the electors of the state in 1991.
Proposed constitutional amendment limits the exceptions to the prohibition against unfunded
mandates on city, parish or other local public school systems to laws enacted and effective prior
to the adoption of the amendment of the present constitution by the electors of the state in 2006.
Specifies submission of the amendment to the voters at the statewide election to be held on
November 4, 2014. (Amends Const. Art. VI, Sec. 14)