SLS 21RS-42 ORIGINAL
2021 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 38
BY SENATOR FOIL
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS. Provides relative to the terms of the members of the Louisiana
Behavior Analyst Board. (8/1/21)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 37:3703(B)(4), relative to the membership of the Louisiana
3 Behavior Analyst Board; to provide for the length of an appointment term; to provide
4 for applicability; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 37:3703(B)(4) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง3703. Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board
8 * * *
9 B. * * *
10 (4) Each member of the board shall be appointed for a term of four
11 years. No member of the board shall serve more than two consecutive complete
12 terms on the board.
13 * * *
14 Section 2. The provisions of Section 1 of this Act shall apply to the terms of the
15 members of the Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board currently serving on the effective date
16 of this Act. A board member's four-year term shall be considered to have begun on the date
17 the board member was officially appointed.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 38
SLS 21RS-42 ORIGINAL
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Brandi Cannon.
DIGEST
SB 38 Original 2021 Regular Session Foil
Present law provides for the Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board (board) including the
membership, officers, meetings, and powers and duties of the board.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law prohibits a member of the board from serving more than two consecutive
complete terms on the board.
Proposed law retains present law and provides that each member of the board shall be
appointed for a term of 4 years.
Proposed law applies to the terms of the members of the board appointed prior to the
effective date of proposed law.
Effective August 1, 2021.
(Amends R.S. 37:3703(B)(4))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.