ENROLLED
ACT No. 9
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 81
BY REPRESENTATIVE TURNER
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 42:1119(I), relative to nepotism; to provide an exception to allow an
3 immediate family member of a coach of an athletic program at a public higher
4 education institution to be employed on the staff of that program; and to provide for
5 related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 42:1119(I) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง1119. Nepotism
9 * * *
10 I. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the employment of an immediate
11 family member of a coach of an athletic program at a public higher education
12 institution on the staff of that program nor shall the provisions of this Section be
13 construed to hinder, alter, or in any way affect normal promotional advancements for
14 such an immediate family member.
15 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
16 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
17 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
18 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
19 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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