2019 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 29
BY SENATOR CORTEZ
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
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
18 holder for providing testimony or records to a legislative body.
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1 B. For the purposes of this Section, a "legislative body" shall include but
2 not be limited to a legislative committee, subcommittee, or task force.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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