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ACT No. 86
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 476
BY REPRESENTATIVE HUVAL
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 25:822(A)(11) and R.S. 51:1256(B)(introductory paragraph),
3 (2)(g), and (3)(b) and 1257(C) and to repeal R.S. 51:1256(B)(2)(i), relative to boards
4 and commissions; to provide relative to the Louisiana Folklife Commission; to
5 provide relative to the Louisiana Tourism Development Commission; to provide
6 relative to the membership of the commissions; to provide relative to the submission
7 of nominations to fill certain vacancies; to provide for technical changes; and to
8 provide for related matters.
9 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
10 Section 1. R.S. 25:822(A)(11) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
11 §822. Louisiana Folklife Commission; creation; membership; confirmation and
12 reconfirmation; terms; officers; vacancies; compensations; meetings;
13 quorum; domicile
14 A. Creation; membership. The Louisiana Folklife Commission is hereby
15 created within the office of cultural development of the Department of Culture,
16 Recreation and Tourism. The commission shall be composed of twenty-one voting
17 members, eighteen of whom shall be appointed by the governor and three of whom
18 shall be ex officio members. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted
19 to the Senate for confirmation. The commission shall be composed as follows:
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1 (11) One member shall be the executive director of the Louisiana Committee
2 Endowment for the Humanities or his designee.
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4 Section 2. R.S. 51:1256(B)(introductory paragraph), (2)(g) and (3)(b) and 1257(C)
5 are hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
6 §1256. Creation of the Louisiana Tourism Development Commission; domicile;
7 composition; membership; confirmation; terms; vacancy
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9 B. The commission shall be composed of twenty-one twenty members.
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11 (2) The following organizations shall each submit a list of four names to the
12 lieutenant governor, from which the lieutenant governor shall appoint one individual
13 from each organization for membership on the commission:
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15 (g) The Louisiana Travel Promotion Association.
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17 (3) The following organizations shall each submit a list of eight names to the
18 lieutenant governor, from which the lieutenant governor shall appoint two
19 individuals from each organization for membership on the commission:
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21 (b) Louisiana Hotel-Motel Hotel and Lodging Association.
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23 §1257. Commission duties and responsibilities; meetings
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25 C. In addition to the responsibilities outlined above, the commission shall
26 submit to the lieutenant governor a list of at least three, but not more than five
27 qualified nominees from among eligible applicants to fill a vacancy for the position
28 of assistant secretary.
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1 Section 3. R.S. 51:1256(B)(2)(i) is hereby repealed in its entirety.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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