HLS 21RS-894 ORIGINAL
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 164
BY REPRESENTATIVE JAMES
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: Requests the Southern University Law Center to coordinate a
study regarding the development of racial and ethnic impact statements on legislative
proposals
1 A RESOLUTION
2To urge and request the Southern University Law Center to coordinate a study of the
3 development of a policy and related procedures to require racial and ethnic impact
4 statements on legislation and to report study findings and recommendations to each
5 member of the House of Representatives and to the House Committee on House and
6 Governmental Affairs no later than February 1, 2022.
7 WHEREAS, some states and local jurisdictions have either enacted or considered
8requirements for an analysis of racial and ethnic impacts of legislative proposals to provide
9vital information to policymakers for consideration during the legislative process; and
10 WHEREAS, racial and ethnic impact statements may provide legislators with key
11information during the legislative process that will enable legislators to identify and mitigate
12unintended consequences prior to enactment of any policy that may disparately impact
13specific racial or ethnic populations.
14 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
15Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request the Southern University Law Center
16to coordinate a study of the development of a policy to require racial and ethnic impact
17statements on legislation.
18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in coordinating the study, the Southern
19University Law Center shall engage, consult with, and obtain information and perspective
20from the following stakeholders:
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1 (1) Tulane University.
2 (2) Together Louisiana.
3 (3) The American Civil Liberties Union's Racial Justice Program.
4 (4) The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Southern University Law Center shall report
6study findings and recommendations to each member of the House of Representatives and
7to the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs no later than February 1, 2022.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 164 Original 2021 Regular Session James
Requests the Southern University Law Center to coordinate a study of the development of
a policy and related procedures to require racial and ethnic impact statements on legislation
and to report study findings and recommendations to each member of the House and to the
House and Governmental Affairs Committee no later than Feb. 1, 2022.
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