ENROLLED
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 421
BY REPRESENTATIVE GREGORY MILLER
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 38:304(A), relative to the requirements for a levee
3 commissioner; to provide relative to the language and education requirement for a
4 levee commissioner; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 38:304(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง304. Appointment of members; residency and education requirements; filling of
8 vacancies
9 A.(1) Any person appointed a levee commissioner or levee and drainage
10 commissioner must have resided in this state the preceding two years, resided in the
11 levee district the preceding year, be a qualified voter of one of the parishes included
12 in the district, and reside in the district while serving as a member of the board.
13 (2) Any person appointed a levee commissioner or levee and draining
14 commissioner must be proficient in reading and writing in English and shall possess
15 a high school diploma or its equivalent as determined by the State Board of
16 Elementary and Secondary Education by the date the member is nominated.
17 * * *
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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