2016 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 87
BY SENATOR MARTINY
A RESOLUTION
To amend Senate Rule 13.78(B)(2) of the Rules of Order of the Senate, relative to
committee hearings; to provide for the testimony of a designee of an elected official
before a committee hearing.
BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana amends and
readopts Senate Rule 13.78(B)(2) of the Rules of Order of the Senate to read as follows:
Rule 13.78. Hearings; persons to be heard; sworn statement; designees of elected
officials; authority to compensate
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B.
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(2)(a) Each person appearing before a committee shall identify himself and
the group, organization, or company he represents, if any. Before being allowed to
testify before the committee, he shall also be required to file with the committee
chairman or the committee secretary a sworn written statement in the form of a
signed witness card swearing or affirming that his testimony is true and correct. He
shall then be considered to be under oath while providing such testimony before the
committee.
(b) A public employee who is a designee of an elected official appearing
before a committee shall identify himself and the elected official for whom he
is the designee. Before being allowed to present testimony on behalf of an
elected official, the designee shall be required to file with the committee
chairman a written statement from the elected official evidencing the
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designation and a written certification from the designee that he is acting in the
performance of his official public duties. The written statement and certification
shall be made on forms promulgated by the Secretary of the Senate.
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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