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2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 181
BY REPRESENTATIVE ARMES
MILITARY AFFAIRS: Provides relative to the Louisiana Military Advisory Council
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 29:62(A), (2)(introductory paragraph), (f), and (3),
3 65(A)(introductory paragraph), and 67, relative to the Louisiana Military Advisory
4 Council; to amend with respect to the number of council members; to provide
5 discretion in the council's duties and power; to remove the establishment and
6 requirements of a certain working group; to provide technical corrections; and to
7 provide for related matters.
8Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 29:62(A), (2)(introductory paragraph), (f), and (3),
1065(A)(introductory paragraph), and 67 are hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
11 §62. Membership; officers, officers and terms of office
12 A. The council shall be composed of twenty-five nineteen members.
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14 (2) The governor shall appoint nineteen thirteen members in accordance with
15 the following provisions:
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17 (f) Five Three members shall be appointed from retired flag, general, or O-6
18 officers, or a command sergeant major representing each of the armed services,
19 national guard, and the reserves.
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1 (3) Nine Five members shall be appointed at-large and shall be
2 representative of national defense and homeland security businesses with operations
3 in Louisiana, elected officials of an installation community, or president of a regional
4 economic development organization.
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6 §65. Duties and powers
7 A. The duties and objectives of the members of the council shall may include
8 but are not limited to the following:
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10 §67. Working groups
11 A. The council shall establish the following working groups:
12 (1) Military Sustainment Working Group.
13 (a) The Military Sustainment Working Group shall interface directly with
14 military installation and command leadership on matters related to mission
15 sustainment, quality of life, installation operations, and community and state
16 relations.
17 (b) The Military Sustainment Working Group shall meet regularly, no less
18 than eight times annually, and at the call of the chair.
19 (c) The Military Sustainment Working Group shall receive, collate,
20 prioritize, and present to the council no less than twice annually the key initiatives
21 derived from Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph.
22 (d) The Military Sustainment Working Group will report no less than twice
23 annually to the council on recommendations to optimize conditions in Subparagraph
24 (a) of this Paragraph and a strategic plan to achieve optimal conditions.
25 B. The council may create working groups composed of council members,
26 stakeholders, and non-council members, which meet in accordance with the open
27 meetings laws, as provided for in R.S. 42:12, R.S. 42:11 et seq.
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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)]
HB 181 Original 2018 Regular Session Armes
Abstract: Makes modifications relative to the La. Military Advisory Council.
Present law (R.S. 29:62) provides membership with respect to the La. Military Advisory
Council. Proposed law modifies the membership provided in present law.
Present law (R.S. 29:62(A)) provides for the council to be composed of 25 members.
Proposed law modifies present law to reduce the number of council members from 25 to 19.
Present law provides for the governor's appointment of 19 members in accordance with the
provisions of present law. Proposed law modifies present law to reduce the governor-
appointed number from 19 to 13.
Proposed law modifies present law to reduce the appointed number from five to three
concerning members appointed from retired flag, general, or O-6 officers, or a command
sergeant major representing each of the armed services, national guard, and the reserves.
Present law provides for nine members to be appointed at-large and to be representative of
national defense and homeland security businesses with operations in La., elected officials
of an installation community, or president of a regional economic development organization.
Proposed law reduces the present law appointed number from nine to five and otherwise
retains present law.
Present law (R.S. 29:65(A)) generally provides duties and powers of council members.
Requires council members to take certain action with respect to specified duties and powers.
Proposed law retains present law duties and powers but makes a language modification to
authorize the council's discretionary action.
Present law (R.S. 29:67(A)) requires the council to establish the Military Sustainment
Working Group (hereinafter "group"). Requires the group to interface directly with military
installation and command leadership on matters related to mission sustainment, quality of
life, installation operations, and community and state relations. Requires the group to meet
regularly, no less than 8 times annually and at the call of the chair. Requires the group to
receive, collate, prioritize, and present to the council no less than twice annually the key
initiatives related to mission sustainment, quality of life, installation operations, community
and state relations, and a strategic plan to achieve optimal conditions. Proposed law deletes
present law.
Present law (R.S. 29:67(B)) authorizes the council to create working groups composed of
council members, stakeholders, and non-council members which meet in accordance with
open meetings laws. Proposed law makes a technical change and retains present law.
Proposed law makes a technical change to update a statutory citation.
(Amends R.S. 29:62(A), (2)(intro. para.), (f), and (3), 65(A)(intro. para.), and 67)
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