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Regular Session, 2013 ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 114
BY SENATOR AMEDEE
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To urge and request the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs and the
House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to meet and function as a
joint committee to study the issues relative to the merger of one or more state
departments.
WHEREAS, Article IV, Section 1(B) of the Louisiana Constitution limits the number
of executive branch departments to no more than twenty departments; and
WHEREAS, for several years, the state has been wrestling with yearly budget
deficits and mid-year budget cuts; and
WHEREAS, higher education and health care have suffered the brunt of these mid-
year budget reductions; and
WHEREAS, the legislature is obligated to find further efficiencies, savings, and
methods to streamline state programs and services.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
urge and request the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs and the House
Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to meet and function as a joint committee
to study the issues relative to the merger of one or more state departments.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the joint committee shall specifically solicit
input, recommendations, and advice from the following:
(1)The governor.
(2)The commissioner of administration.
(3)The State Civil Service Commission.
(4)The head of each department in the executive branch of state government.
(5)The president of the Senate.
(6)The speaker of the House of Representatives. SCR NO. 114 ENROLLED
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the joint committee shall report its findings to
the legislature no later than February 1, 2014.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
governor, the commissioner of administration, the State Civil Service Commission, and the
head of each department in the executive branch of state government.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES