RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 302 (SB 188) 2021 Regular Session Womack
Prior law provided that the state treasurer or his designee shall be a member of the Louisiana
Housing Corporation board.
Prior law provided that the state treasurer is authorized to appoint as his designee on any
statewide board to which he is a member, the deputy state treasurer or any assistant treasurer
or any senior staff member of his office to represent him and any action taken or vote made
by such representative shall carry the full force and effect as if made by the state treasurer.
New law provides that notwithstanding prior law the treasurer may appoint any person as his
designee.
Prior law provides that six members of the board of directors for the Louisiana Housing
Corporation shall be appointed by the governor.
New law retains prior law but increases the governor's appointees from six to eight.
Prior law provided that not more than one member appointed by the governor pursuant to
prior law shall be a resident of a single congressional district.
New law retains prior law but provides an exception for at-large members who may be
appointed from anywhere in the state.
Prior law provided for a "landlord commissioner" appointed to the governing authority of the
housing authority in the city of New Orleans. Provided that the "landlord commissioner" be
appointed by the mayor from a list of three nominees submitted by the Landlords Advisory
Committee. Required that the committee meet within 60 days after any vacancy in the
landlord commissioner position and nominate the list of landlord commissioners by majority
vote.
New law retains these provisions but authorizes that the committee meet within 60 days after
a mayoral election is concluded.
Effective August 1, 2021.
(Amends R.S. 40:531(B)(2)(b), 600.89(A)(1), (2)(intro para), (c), and (e))