RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 71 (HB 909) 2016 Regular Session Anders
Prior law (R.S. 42:3.2) provided that no person appointed or elected to a board or
commission within the executive branch of state government who had served for more than
two and one-half terms in three consecutive terms could be elected or appointed to the
succeeding term, unless another term limit was provided by existing law. Provided that no
person appointed to a board or commission within the executive branch of state government
serving at the pleasure of an appointing authority could serve more than 12 consecutive
years.
Prior law provided that no person who had served as a member of any one or more boards
or commissions in the executive branch of state government for two and one-half terms in
three consecutive terms combined could serve as a member of any board or commission in
the executive branch of state government for a period of at least two years after the
completion of such consecutive terms of service. Provided that no person who had served
as a member of any one or more boards or commissions in the executive branch of state
government for 12 consecutive years combined could serve as a member of any board or
commission in the executive branch of state government for a period of at least two years
after the completion of such 12 consecutive years of service.
Prior law excluded from its application any person serving on a board or commission within
the executive branch of state government on Aug. 15, 2008, except that it applied to any term
of service of any such person that began after Aug. 15, 2008, and it applied to service of any
such person at the pleasure of an appointing authority pursuant to an appointment that was
made after Aug. 15, 2008. Prior law did not prohibit any person from serving as a member
of a board or commission if such membership is by virtue of another office to which he was
elected or appointed.
New law repeals prior law (R.S. 42:3.2).
Existing law (R.S. 42:2) provides that every public officer except in case of impeachment
or suspension shall continue to discharge the duties of his office until his successor is
inducted into office.
Prior law further provided that every public officer, unless he reached the term limitations
set forth in prior law (R.S. 42:3.2), would continue to discharge the duties of his office until
his successor was inducted into office. New law removes the exception relative to reaching
the term limitations set forth in prior law (R.S. 42:3.2).
Effective upon signature of governor (May 10, 2016).
(Amends R.S. 42:2 and R.S. 48:1805(B)(2); Repeals R.S. 42:3.2)