ENROLLED
ACT No. 280
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 261
BY REPRESENTATIVE STAGNI
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 33:2476(B)(1)(f) and 2536(B)(1)(d), relative to the municipal fire and police
3 civil service board; to provide relative to the members of the board; to provide
4 relative to the qualifications of such members; to require the respective governing
5 body to conduct a background check on any person being considered for
6 appointment to a board; and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 33:2476(B)(1)(f) and 2536(B)(1)(d) are hereby enacted to read as
9 follows:
10 §2476. Municipal fire and police civil service boards
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12 B.(1)
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14 (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing
15 body of the respective municipality shall conduct a background check on any person
16 who is under consideration for appointment to the board. No person is eligible for
17 appointment or may serve as a member of the board if his background check reveals
18 that either of the following has occurred in the ten years immediately preceding his
19 appointment:
20 (i) He has been convicted of a felony.
21 (ii) He has committed a civil rights violation, as determined by a legally
22 binding agreement or finding.
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1 §2536. Fire and police civil service boards
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3 B.(1)
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5 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the
6 governing body of the respective parish, municipality, or fire protection district shall
7 conduct a background check on any person who is under consideration for
8 appointment to the board. No person is eligible for appointment or may serve as a
9 member of the board if his background check reveals that either of the following has
10 occurred in the ten years immediately preceding his appointment:
11 (i) He has been convicted of a felony.
12 (ii) He has committed a civil rights violation, as determined by a legally
13 binding agreement or finding.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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