Provides for the awarding and transfer of college credit for academic content in career and technical and industry-based certification courses. (gov sig) (EN +$25,000 GF EX See Note)
Provides for the use in the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court of a validated risk/needs assessment tool at the pretrial stage. (8/1/13) (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note)
Constitutional amendment to provide for eligibility for disabled veterans and their spouses for certain exemptions from ad valorem taxes. (2/3 - CA13s1(A)) (RE SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
Requires that over-the-counter applications for motor vehicle certificates of title be made only to a public license tag agent. (1/1/14) (OR DECREASE SG EX See Note)
Suspends Chapter 7 of Subtitle II of Title 11 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 1399.1 through 1399.7. (RE DECREASE FC GF & SG EX)
Requests the Department of Health and Hospitals to protect certain hospitals from the negative financial consequences of the closure of the Earl K. Long Medical Center by adequately compensating such hospitals for their increased burden of providing health care to the poor and uninsured residents of the greater Baton Rouge region.
Establishes a task force to study and make recommendations relative to the authority for and use of the design-build method for contracts by public entities.
Urges and requests DOTD to continue operation of the Edgard/Reserve and White Castle ferries and to prescribe and collect equitable ferry charges. (EN INCREASE SG RV See Note)