HLS 17RS-861 REENGROSSED
2017 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 104
BY REPRESENTATIVE EDMONDS
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: Requests the Louisiana Workforce Commission and the
Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs to study employment practices and
professional licensing requirements to benefit veterans in the workforce
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To urge and request the Louisiana Workforce Commission and the Louisiana Department
3 of Veterans Affairs to study employment practices and policies as well as various
4 professional licensing requirements, certification requirements, and training
5 programs, to benefit veterans in the workforce and report their findings to the House
6 Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations and the Senate Committee on Labor
7 and Industrial Relations by February 15, 2018.
8 WHEREAS, in the course of pursuing the basic mission of national defense, our
9nation's armed forces produce significant benefits to the economy including the support of
10scientific research, infrastructure development, and investment in human capital through
11extensive personnel training; and
12 WHEREAS, as of March 2017, there were more than one million two hundred
13thousand members of the military on active duty and more than eight hundred thousand on
14reserve serving the United States of America in our country and around the world; and
15 WHEREAS, annually, nationwide, approximately two hundred thousand veterans
16leave the armed forces; and
17 WHEREAS, the military is a selective employer which institutes unparalleled
18educational and training opportunities, most of which have professional civilian career
19counterparts; and
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1 WHEREAS, because of the large number of military service members who leave the
2armed forces each year, the benefits of military training for both basic and specialized
3careers are particularly critical to the continued productivity and specialization of the civilian
4workforce, as well as being a perfect fit for this already-trained and ready workforce; and
5 WHEREAS, barriers to the transfer of recently discharged veterans into the civilian
6workforce to careers for which veterans have been trained is disheartening to veterans and
7a loss of a valuable resource to a potential employer; and
8 WHEREAS, because of a veteran's proven devoted service to our nation and
9unparalleled experience, it is equally beneficial to the veteran and to American society as a
10whole to ease the transition into civilian life to ensure that returning veterans feel welcomed
11and valued by the state of Louisiana.
12 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
13urge and request the Louisiana Workforce Commission and the Louisiana Department of
14Veterans Affairs to study employment practices and policies as well as various professional
15licensing requirements, certification requirements, and training programs to benefit veterans
16in the workforce and report their findings in the form of a written report to the House
17Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations and the Senate Committee on Labor and
18Industrial Relations by February 15, 2018.
19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Louisiana Workforce Commission and the
20Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs consult with and utilize the knowledge and
21expertise of the following state licensing boards and commissions, as well as any other board
22or commission that regulates or offers professional certifications or training programs, to
23determine the feasibility of establishing or altering licensing or other requirements for
24veterans who leave the armed services trained in a field of expertise that corresponds to a
25civilian career path:
26 (1) Public Board of Certified Accountants of Louisiana.
27 (2) Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.
28 (3) Addictive Disorder Regulatory Authority.
29 (4) Horticulture Commission of Louisiana.
30 (5) State Board of Architectural Examiners.
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1 (6) Louisiana State Bar Association.
2 (7) Louisiana State Real Estate Appraisers Board.
3 (8) Louisiana Auctioneers Licensing Board.
4 (9) Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech Pathology and Audiology.
5 (10) Board of Barber Examiners.
6 (11) Louisiana Cemetery Board.
7 (12) Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Court Reporters.
8 (13) Louisiana Board of Chiropractor Examiners.
9 (14) State Licensing Board for Contractors.
10 (15) Louisiana State Board of Cosmetology.
11 (16) Louisiana State Board of Dentistry.
12 (17) Louisiana State Board of Examiners in Dietetics and Nutrition.
13 (18) State Board of Electrolysis Examiners.
14 (19) Louisiana State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors.
15 (20) Louisiana Department of Health, bureau of emergency medical services.
16 (21) Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board.
17 (22) Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors.
18 (23) State Board of Interior Designers.
19 (24) Louisiana State Racing Commission.
20 (25) Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners.
21 (26) Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselor Board of Examiners.
22 (27) Louisiana Board of Massage Therapy.
23 (28) Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
24 (29) Board of Examiners of Nursing Facility Administrators.
25 (30) Louisiana State Board of Optometry Examiners.
26 (31) Louisiana Board of Pharmacy.
27 (32) Louisiana State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners.
28 (33) State Plumbing Board.
29 (34) Louisiana State Board of Private Investigator Examiners.
30 (35) Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.
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1 (36) Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners.
2 (37) Louisiana Real Estate Commission.
3 (38) Office of Financial Institutions.
4 (39) Louisiana State Board of Examiners for Sanitarians.
5 (40) Louisiana State Board of Private Security Examiners.
6 (41) Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners.
7 (42) Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board.
8 (43) State Department of Education.
9 (44) Louisiana State Board of Veterinary Medicine Examiners.
10 (45) Louisiana Licensed Professional Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors Board
11of Examiners.
12 (46) Louisiana Board of Wholesale Drug Distributors.
13 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
14executive director of the Louisiana Workforce Commission and the secretary of the
15Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 104 Reengrossed 2017 Regular Session Edmonds
Requests the Louisiana Workforce Commission and the Louisiana Department of Veterans
Affairs to study employment practices and policies that benefit veterans in the workforce and
report their findings to the House Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations and the
Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations by February 15, 2018.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Labor and Industrial
Relations to the original bill:
1. Clarify the names of the licensing boards and commissions.
The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
1. Extend the specific boards and commissions listed with whom LWC and LDVA
are urged to consult to include consultation with any training program and any
other board or commission that regulates a profession or offers professional
certification that was not previously listed.
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