The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Alden A. Clement, Jr.
DIGEST
Crowe SCR No. 99
Requests the La. Public Defender Bd. to study whether the statewide public defender system
should be privatized via a system of exclusively contract employment and report its findings to
the legislature by January 15, 2015.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary C to the original
bill
1. Change description of current scheme of public defender offices.
2. Add provisions relative to regulatory authority, control, supervision, and
jurisdiction of the La. Public Defender Bd.
3. Add provision regarding exoneration rates.
4. Add provision regarding insufficient funding of certain public defender offices.
5. Add provision regarding the board's strategic plan.
6. Add provision regarding salaries of public defender office attorneys and support
staff.
7. Change date report of board is due to legislature from January 10, 2014, to
January 15, 2015.