DIGEST
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or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 51 Reengrossed 2018 Regular Session Brass
Creates the Slavery Ancestral Burial Grounds Preservation Commission to study and develop
measures to preserve and protect unmarked and historic burial grounds, graves, and cemeteries of
the formerly enslaved in the state of La.
Requires the commission to submit three reports of its findings to the House Committee on
Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International
Affairs, the first on or before the end of the sixth month following the commission's first meeting,
the second on or before the end of one year following the release of the first report, and the third on
or before the end of one year following the release of the second report, respectively.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and
Cultural Affairs to the original resolution:
1. Replace the director of the office of cultural development with the director of the division
of historic preservation as a member of the commission.
2. Replace the president of the National Assoc. for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP) Baton Rouge branch with the president of the NAACP as a member of the
commission.
3. Add the president of the National Urban League or his designee to the commission.
4. Delete provision designating the state archaeologist and director of the office of cultural
development as chair of the commission and provide for election of a chairman.
5. Change deadline for the submission of a report to the House Committee on Commerce
and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs
from Feb. 1, 2019, to within sixth months of the commission's first meeting.
6. Add requirements that commission present two additional reports to the House
Committee on Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and International Affairs.
7. Add provision authorizing commission to form any number and configuration of committees.