The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Margaret M. Corley.
DIGEST
SB 19 Original 2020 Regular Session Peacock
Present law creates the state and statewide retirement systems and the boards which govern these
systems.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law (R.S. 42:16 and 17) provides that in certain limited circumstances, public bodies may
enter into executive session to discuss certain business outside of the public arena.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law (R.S. 24:8) authorizes any member of the legislature to attend any meeting (including
executive sessions) of any state board, commission, agency, or committee.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law provides for the chairman of the Senate Committee on Retirement and a member of the
House Committee on Retirement appointed by the Speaker to be members of each state and
statewide retirement system board.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law permits each of the chairmen of the House and Senate Committees on retirement, as
legislators and ex officio members of each of the state and statewide retirement system boards, to
authorize legislative staff members to attend any executive session of any board or committee
meeting of any state or statewide retirement system.
Proposed law changes the chairman of the House Committee on Retirement to the member of the
House Committee on Retirement appointed by the Speaker. Specifies that the legislator may
authorize staff to attend executive sessions only of a board of which the legislator is a member.
Present law further requires any such authorization to be in writing, to specifically name the
authorized staff, and to be submitted to the director of the board whose executive sessions staff will
be attending. Provides that such written authorization is valid for one calendar year from the date
of submission.
Proposed law retains present law but changes the time period from one year to the period of time the
member is on the board. Present law permits a legislator to revoke or modify a written authorization at any time. Provides
requirements and mechanisms.
Proposed law retains present law.
Effective June 30, 2020.
(Amends R.S. 11:186)