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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 84
BY REPRESENTATIVE BARROW
ADMIN LAW/DIVISION: Requests the House Committee on House and Governmental
Affairs to examine the structure, functions, duties, and authority of the division of
administrative law
A RESOLUTION1
To urge and request the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to examine2
the structure, functions, duties, and authority of the division of administrative law3
and to report its findings and recommendations to the House of Representatives of4
the Legislature of Louisiana no later than sixty days prior to the convening of the5
2015 Regular Session of the Legislature.6
WHEREAS, Acts 1995, No. 739 created the division of administrative law within7
the Department of State Civil Service to commence and handle all adjudications for boards,8
commissions, departments, and agencies in the executive branch of state government; and9
WHEREAS, in the nearly twenty years that has passed since the creation of the10
division of administrative law, the provisions of law relative to the structure, functions,11
duties, and authority of the division have been amended a number of times; and12
WHEREAS, while the law provides for certain specific exceptions, the division of13
administrative law handles a large number of administrative hearings for state agencies on14
a wide variety of topics, including hearings involving the Code of Governmental Ethics; due15
process hearings pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; fair hearings16
for the Department of Health and Hospitals; appeals of agency determinations involving17
certain programs administered by the Department of Children and Family Services,18
including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Child Care Assistance Program,19
Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program, and Kinship Care Subsidy Program;20 HLS 14RS-2496 ORIGINAL
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and hearings involving the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, including tests for1
suspected drunken drivers, car insurance cancellation, and disciplinary action license2
suspensions for students; and3
WHEREAS, given the number of years since the passage of legislation creating the4
division of administrative law, the changes enacted since that time, and the scope of the5
jurisdiction of the division, it is advisable at this time to reexamine its structure, functions,6
duties, and authority.7
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the8
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request the House Committee on House and9
Governmental Affairs to examine the structure, functions, duties, and authority of the10
division of administrative law and to report its findings and recommendations to the House11
of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana no later than sixty days prior to the12
convening of the 2015 Regular Session of the Legislature.13
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Barrow HR No. 84
Requests the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs to examine the
structure, functions, duties, and authority of the division of administrative law and to report
its findings and recommendations to the House of Representatives no later than 60 days prior
to the 2015 R.S.