RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 105 (HB 252) 2016 Regular Session Davis
Existing law authorizes entities issuing licenses for certain fields of work to issue provisional
licenses to ex-offenders. Provides certain requirements of entities choosing to issue
provisional licenses to ex-offenders.
New law retains existing law and exempts the La. Licensed Professional Counselors Board
of Examiners from the provisions of existing law.
New law requires those licensing entities exempt from existing law to keep record and
compile a report of the number of provisional licenses denied by the respective entity,
including all reasons for denial, when such denial is of an otherwise qualified applicant
previously convicted of an offense, except certain offenses described in existing law (R.S.
37:36(A)-(C)).
New law requires any licensing entity issuing provisional licenses, in accordance with
existing law, to keep record and compile a report of the number of provisional licenses issued
and denied by the entity, including all reasons for any such issuance or denial.
New law requires licensing entities to provide the report annually to the House Committee
on Commerce no later than February 1st.
Effective August 1, 2016.
(Adds R.S. 37:36(E)(1)(aa) and (3))