The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Michelle Ridge.
DIGEST
SB 260 Original 2018 Regular Session Milkovich
Present law provides relative to powers and duties of professional licensing boards and commissions.
Present law provides relative to disciplinary actions by boards and commissions.
Proposed law allows a person who has a disciplinary action brought against him by a professional
licensing board or commission may elect to have the matter moved to the division of administrative
law for a disciplinary adjudication by an administrative law judge.
Proposed law requires that the notification to a person by a board or commission of pending
disciplinary action against him shall include language advising him that he may elect to have the
matter heard by an administrative law judge.
Proposed law provides that the notice from the board to the person shall also advise the person that
he has 30 days from receipt of the notice to advise the board, in writing, whether or not he elects to
have the matter heard by an administrative law judge (alj).
Proposed law provides that professional licensing boards and commissions and the division of
administrative law may promulgate rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to
implement proposed law.
Present law provides that state professional and occupational licensing boards shall be exempt from
laws relating to the division of administrative law.
Proposed law provides that if a person elects to have his disciplinary hearing before an
administrative law judge, he will be subject to the provisions of law pertaining to alj proceedings.
Effective August 1, 2018.
(Amends R.S. 49:992(D)(5); adds R.S. 37:21.1 and R.S. 49:992.2)