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ACT No. 537
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 84
BY REPRESENTATIVE HAVARD
1 AN ACT
2 To 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.
6 Be 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 or other grounds and facilities within the state capitol
16 complex, when the estimated cost of the project or work, exclusive of labor costs,
17 does not exceed two hundred thousand dollars for any new construction, or when the
18 project involves renovation, maintenance, repair, or remodeling work on the grounds
19 of the facility. Additionally the governor may authorize by executive order the use
20 of inmates to perform custodial services on state grounds and buildings. For purposes
21 of this Section, "penal or correctional facility" shall mean any location at which
22 inmates are housed on a permanent basis and any administrative building or facility
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1 which provides management or support services to the penal or correctional facility,
2 including the headquarters of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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