Johnson (HB 904) Act No. 827
Present constitution (Const. Art. X, §1(A)) provides that the state civil service includes all
persons holding offices and positions of trust or employment in the employ of the state, or
any instrumentality thereof, or any joint state/federal, state/parochial, or state/municipal
agency. Excludes members of the state police service and persons holding offices and
positions of any municipal board of health or local governmental subdivision.
Existing law (R.S. 40:539(C)(8)(a)) provides that all employees of housing authorities are
in the classified state civil service, except as provided in the constitution or as may be
authorized by the State Civil Service Commission. Excepts from this requirement authority
members, the executive director, one other employee whom the authority designates, and
professional employees employed on a contract basis.
Existing law (R.S. 40:539(C)(8)(b)) provides that the Housing Authority of New Orleans is
not considered to be an instrumentality of the state for purposes of Const. Art. X, §1(A) and
that employees of the authority cannot be included in the state civil service.
New law provides that the Cottonport Housing Authority is not considered to be an
instrumentality of the state for purposes of Const. Art. X, §1(A) and that employees of the
authority cannot be included in the state civil service.
Effective Aug. 1, 2014.
(Adds R.S. 40:539(C)(8)(c))