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2015 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 175
BY REPRESENTATIVE HODGES
A RESOLUTION
To create a task force to study, identify, analyze, recommend, and report on the fiscal,
medical, nutritional, educational, judicial, criminal, penal, and economic impact of
illegal immigration on the state of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, a comprehensive study is needed in the state of Louisiana to inform
policymakers and citizens alike concerning the effects of illegal immigration, so that useful
and critical information may be produced to guide and direct the efforts of the state's private
and public sectors in addressing this issue in order to secure the trust and confidence of our
citizens; and
WHEREAS, recent closures of Louisiana hospitals have reportedly been prompted
by uncompensated use of these institutions by individuals illegally present in the United
States.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby create a task force to study, identify, analyze,
recommend, and report on the fiscal, medical, nutritional, educational, judicial, criminal,
penal, and economic impact of illegal immigration on the state of Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force shall obtain information, and shall
have the power of subpoena to obtain such information from the Department of Health and
Hospitals, the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Education,
the Louisiana Workforce Commission, the Department of Corrections, and any other state
agencies deemed appropriate, and the appropriate state and local law enforcement officials,
all of whom shall cooperate with the task force in their requests for information.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force shall be composed of the
following members:
(1) A member of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the speaker.
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(2) A member of the Louisiana congressional delegation.
(3) The executive director of the Louisiana Sheriff's Association or his designee.
(4) The president of the Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police or his designee.
(5) The superintendent of Louisiana State Police or his designee.
(6) A representative from the Center for Security Policy.
(7) A representative from the Eagle Forum.
(8) A representative from the Louisiana Hospital Association.
(9) A representative from the National Federation of Independent Businesses.
(10) A representative from the United States Immigration and Customs
Enforcement, New Orleans field office.
(11) A judge or justice of the state of Louisiana's judiciary appointed by the chief
justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court.
(12) A representative from the Louisiana District Attorney's Association.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the task force shall serve
without compensation. The task force shall meet no less than two times at the call of the
chairperson or upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the task force. All members must
be notified in writing of all meetings at least eleven days before the date on which a meeting
of the task force is scheduled. A majority of the membership of the task force shall
constitute a quorum, which shall elect the chairman of the task force at its first meeting.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the chair shall call an initial meeting of the task
force no later than October 1, 2015, and hold meetings at the times and in the places it may
deem appropriate and necessary to fulfill its charge.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force shall prepare and submit a final
report that contains a detailed statement of the findings and policy recommendations of the
task force to the governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the chairman
of the House Committee on Judiciary not later than thirty days prior to the beginning of the
2016 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force shall be abolished upon
submission of the report.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution reaffirms the Louisiana
Legislature's commitment to policy solutions relative to their fiscal impact on this state and
its taxpayers.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the
state departments and appointing entities named in this Resolution.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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