The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Michael Bell.
DIGEST
SB 436 Original 2020 Regular Session Jackson
Present constitution establishes the state civil service and provides that it includes all persons holding
offices and positions of trust or employment in the employ of the state, or any instrumentality
thereof, and any joint state and federal agency, joint state and parochial agency, or joint state and
municipal agency, regardless of the source of the funds used to pay for such employment. Provides
an exception for members of the state police service and persons holding offices and positions of any
municipal board of health or local governmental subdivision.
Present law provides that except as provided in the constitution and as may otherwise be authorized
by the State Civil Service Commission, all employees of a public housing authority, except authority
members, the executive director, and one other employee whom the authority shall designate and
employ, and except professional employees employed on a contract basis, shall be in the classified
state civil service.
Present law makes an exception for employees of the public housing authorities of New Orleans,
Cottonport, Denham Springs, Oil City, and Lafayette.
Proposed law adds the employees of the Monroe Housing Authority to the list of employees of
public housing agencies excepted from state civil service.
Effective August 1, 2020.
(Adds R.S. 40:539(C)(8)(g))