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ACT No. 693
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 748 (Substitute for House Bill No. 562 by Representative Emerson)
BY REPRESENTATIVE EMERSON
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 49:903, relative to agencies engaged in regulatory and licensing
3 activities; to provide relative to reports of the governor; to provide for a review by
4 the governor on an annual basis; to provide certain terms and conditions; and to
5 provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 49:903 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 ยง903. Authority of the governor to require information
9 A. The governor of the State of Louisiana is hereby authorized to request and
10 receive, in such manner and at such time as he may direct, information relating to the
11 activities of any agency to which this Chapter applies. The request for information
12 may include, but not necessarily be limited to the following: All rules, regulations
13 and procedures employed by the agency; all examination requirements, standards,
14 criteria and qualifications as conditions precedent for admission to the appropriate
15 trade, occupation or profession; annual reports on the number of applications and the
16 names of those admitted to practice; an accounting and report on the amount of
17 examination, admissions and annual fees exacted for the privilege of maintaining the
18 individual's status as one in official good standing in his trade, occupation or
19 profession; any provisions for disciplinary actions, fines and forfeiture; and,
20 generally, any and all written information and reports that may be of legitimate
21 interest to the executive branch of the state government in determining whether the
22 authority vested in such agencies by law is being exercised with proper judgment,
23 discretion and restraint.
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1 B. Pursuant to the authority in this Chapter, the governor shall review on an
2 annual basis not less than twenty percent of the agencies engaged in regulatory and
3 licensing activities. Within five years, the governor shall have reviewed all such
4 agencies. Pursuant to the provisions of this Section, the information obtained from
5 the annual reviews shall be made available to the public in a timely manner.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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