The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Ashley E. Menou.
DIGEST
SB 86 Engrossed 2015 Regular Session Perry
Present law prohibits a member of an agency head's immediate family from working at his agency.
Present law provides an exception for local school boards. Any local school board may employ any
member of the immediate family of any board member or of the superintendent as a classroom
teacher if such family member is certified to teach.
Present law provides that a public employee may continue employment and normal promotional
advancement only if they have been employed by their agency for at least one year at the time their
immediate family member becomes the agency head.
Proposed law removes the one year employment requirement for employees of local school boards
who is in the immediate family of a school board member or superintendent.
Effective August 1, 2015.
(Amends R.S. 42:1119(C)(2))