HLS 18RS-464 ORIGINAL
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 84
BY REPRESENTATIVE HAVARD
PUBLIC SFTY/DEPARTMENT: Provides relative to the authorized uses of inmate labor
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 15:832.1(A)(1), relative to work by inmates at penal or
3 correctional facilities; to authorize the use of inmates for certain construction
4 projects at administrative buildings or other facilities that provide management and
5 support services to penal or correctional facilities; and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 15:832.1(A)(1) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 ยง832.1. Work by inmates; construction, renovation, custodial, maintenance, or
9 repairs; exemptions
10 A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the
11 governor, upon determining that it is appropriate and in furtherance of the
12 rehabilitation and training of inmates, may, by executive order, authorize the use of
13 inmates of a penal or correctional facility owned by the state of Louisiana for
14 necessary labor in connection with a particular capital construction project on the
15 grounds of the facility, when the estimated cost of the project or work, exclusive of
16 labor costs, does not exceed two hundred thousand dollars for any new construction,
17 or when the project involves renovation, maintenance, repair, or remodeling work
18 on the grounds of the facility. Additionally the governor may authorize by executive
19 order the use of inmates to perform custodial services on state grounds and buildings.
20 For purposes of this Section, "penal or correctional facility" shall mean any location
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HB NO. 84
1 at which inmates are housed on a permanent basis and any administrative building
2 or facility which provides management or support services to the penal or
3 correctional facility, including the headquarters of the Department of Public Safety
4 and Corrections.
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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 84 Original 2018 Regular Session Havard
Abstract: Authorizes the use of inmates to perform necessary labor for certain construction
projects at any administrative building or facility which provides management or
support services to penal or correctional facilities.
Present law authorizes the governor, upon determining that it is appropriate and in
furtherance of the rehabilitation and training of inmates, may, by executive order, authorize
the use of inmates of a penal or correctional facility owned by the state of Louisiana for
necessary labor in connection with a particular capital construction project on the grounds
of the facility, when certain cost requirements are met.
For purposes of present law, "penal or correctional facility" means any location at which
inmates are housed on a permanent basis.
Proposed law retains present law but extends the governor's authority to authorize the use
of inmates to perform necessary labor for certain projects at any administrative building or
facility which provides management or support services to the penal or correctional facility,
including the headquarters of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
(Amends R.S. 15:832.1(A)(1))
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