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2019 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 29
BY SENATOR CORTEZ
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS. Provides relative to professional and occupational licensing
boards and commissions. (8/1/19)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 37:23.3, relative to professional or occupational licensing boards or
3 commissions; to prohibit certain actions by a board or commission relative to the
4 providing of testimony or records to a legislative body; to provide relative to consent
5 decrees; to provide relative to and prohibit certain disciplinary action by a board or
6 commission; to provide for certain terms, conditions, definitions, and procedures;
7 and to provide for related matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 37:23.3 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 ยง23.3. Prohibited agreements and actions of professional licensing boards and
11 commissions
12 A. No professional or occupational licensing board or commission shall:
13 (1) Enter into a consent decree with a licensee, permittee, or certificate
14 holder if such decree contains a nondisparagement clause. Such a
15 nondisparagement clause contained in a consent decree is contrary to public
16 policy of this state and shall be null, void, and unenforceable.
17 (2) Initiate disciplinary action against a licensee, permittee, or certificate
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1 holder for providing testimony or records to a legislative body.
2 B. For the purposes of this Section, a "legislative body" shall include but
3 not be limited to a legislative committee, subcommittee, or task force.
The original instrument was prepared by Michelle D. Ridge. The following
digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was
prepared by Tammy Crain-Waldrop.
DIGEST
SB 29 Reengrossed 2019 Regular Session Cortez
Proposed law provides that no professional or occupational licensing board or commission
shall:
(1)Enter into a consent decree with a licensee, permittee, or certificate holder if such
decree contains a nondisparagement clause. Such a nondisparagement clause
contained in a consent decree is contrary to public policy of this state and shall be
null, void, and unenforceable.
(2)Initiate any disciplinary actions against a licensee, permittee, or certificate holder for
providing testimony or records to a legislative body.
Proposed law defines "legislative body".
Effective August 1, 2019.
(Adds R.S. 37:23.3)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill
1. Technical amendment.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.