RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 238 (HB 501) 2019 Regular Session Bishop
Existing law created the La. Environmental Education Commission that develops and
promotes environmental education and, through the commission's staff section, administers
litter abatement programs.
Prior law created the commission within the Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries.
New law moves the La. Environmental Education Commission from the Dept. of Wildlife
and Fisheries to the state Dept. of Education.
New law provides for transitional provisions regarding obligations, rules and regulations,
pending legal proceedings, and continuation of performance of duties by employees.
Effective Aug. 1, 2019.
(Amends R.S. 30:2503(A)(1) and (C)(2), 2504(2) and (7), 2506(A), (B)(4), and (C)(15),
2517(A)(intro. para.), and R.S. 36:802(intro. para); Adds R.S. 36:651(CC); Repeals R.S.
36:610(B)(10))