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Regular Session, 2013
SENATE BILL NO. 33
BY SENATOR BROWN
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. Provides relative to a minority hiring survey by the division
of minority affairs in the Department of Insurance. (8/1/13)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 22:31 and R.S. 44:4.1(B)(11), relative to the division of minority2
affairs; to authorize a survey relative to the hiring practices of insurance companies;3
to provide for applicability of public records exemptions to the survey; and to4
provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 22:31 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:7
§31. Division of minority affairs8
A. There is hereby created within the Department of Insurance a division of9
minority affairs which shall have the following functions and duties:10
(1) To assist in coordinating the activities of the Advisory Committee on11
Equal Opportunity.12
(2) To maintain a list of a contact person within each insurance company13
transacting business in this state who is specifically charged with a duty by the14
company to respond to inquiries from members of minority groups regarding15
opportunities for employment, appointment as producers, and contracting for16
services with insurance companies.17 SB NO. 33
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(3) In cooperation with insurance companies transacting business in the state,1
to establish educational and informational services to foster a greater awareness of2
the opportunities available in the insurance industry and of the skills, training, and3
education necessary to prepare for opportunities in employment, appointment as4
producers, and contracting for services with insurance companies.5
(4) To assist members of minority groups in obtaining employment, producer6
or agency contracts, and contracting for services with insurance companies7
transacting business in Louisiana.8
(5) To submit an annual report by April first of each year to the House and9
Senate insurance committees relative to educational and informational services made10
available to minorities, the number and types of inquiries, and all available relevant11
information from applicants and producers.12
(6)(a) To develop a pilot program which seeks to address the needs and13
concerns of minority and women producers in this state. The pilot program, at a14
minimum, shall provide training for producers in all areas of agency management,15
training and education for agency personnel, and automation support for the16
producers in the pilot program. The commissioner of insurance may adopt rules and17
regulations necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this Section18
Subsection.19
(b) This Paragraph shall not apply to producers who exclusively sell20
insurance for one company or a group of companies under common management21
which already has a training program in place for all producers.22
B. The division of minority affairs may conduct a survey of insurance23
companies doing business in Louisiana in order to seek information and data24
relative to the policies and practices of hiring of and contracting with25
minorities. The survey, data, and responses thereto shall not be a public record26
as defined by the Public Records Law and shall be exempt from disclosure.27
Section 2. R.S. 44:4.1(B)(11) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:28
§4.1. Exceptions29 SB NO. 33
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B. The legislature further recognizes that there exist exceptions, exemptions,2
and limitations to the laws pertaining to public records throughout the revised3
statutes and codes of this state. Therefore, the following exceptions, exemptions, and4
limitations are hereby continued in effect by incorporation into this Chapter by5
citation:6
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(11) R.S. 22:2, 14, 31(B), 42.1, 88, 244, 461, 572, 572.1, 574, 618, 706, 732,8
752, 771, 1203, 1460, 1466, 1546, 1644, 1656, 1723, 1927, 1929, 1983, 1984, 2036,9
230310
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The original instrument was prepared by Cheryl Horne. The following digest,
which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was prepared
by Tim Prather.
DIGEST
Brown (SB 33)
Present law provides for a division of minority affairs within the Dept. of Insurance. The
division duties include assisting in the coordination of activities of the department's
Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunity.
Proposed law provides that the division of minority affairs may conduct a survey of the
hiring and contracting practices insurers use in relation to minorities.
Proposed law further provides that the survey shall fall within the exception to the Public
Records Law.
(Amends R.S. 22:31 and 44:4.1(B)(11))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Senate and
Governmental Affairs to the original bill
1. Technical.