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ACT No. 105
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 252
BY REPRESENTATIVE DAVIS
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 37:36(E)(1)(aa) and (3), relative to provisional licenses for ex-offenders; to
3 exempt the Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners from
4 certain provisions relative to the issuance of provisional licenses to ex-offenders; to
5 require certain record keeping of certain licensing entities; to require certain annual
6 reports; and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 37:36(E)(1)(aa) and (3) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 ยง36. Exemptions; prohibitions; records; reports
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11 E.(1) This Chapter shall not apply to the following licensing entities:
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13 (aa) The Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners.
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15 (3)(a) A licensing entity exempt from the provisions of this Chapter shall
16 keep record and compile a report of the number of provisional licenses denied by the
17 entity, including all reasons for such denial, when the denial is of an otherwise
18 qualified applicant who has been convicted of an offense or offenses, except those
19 described in Subsections A through C of this Section.
20 (b) Notwithstanding the exemption of licensing entities as provided in this
21 Section, any licensing entity issuing provisional licenses in accordance with this
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1 Chapter shall keep record and compile a report of the number of provisional licenses
2 issued and denied by the entity, including all reasons for any such issuance or denial.
3 (c) The entity shall provide the report annually to the House Committee on
4 Commerce no later than February first of each year.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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