The legislative instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Yoursheka Butler.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP ORT DIGEST
SB 107 2022 Regular Session Luneau
Keyword and summary of the bill as proposed by the Conference Committee
KEYWORD. WORKFORCE COMMISSION.
Report adopts House amendments to:
1. Make technical changes.
Report amends the bill to:
1. Authorize the secretary to employ, appoint, remove, assign, and promote such personnel as
necessary for the efficient administration of each office of the department and for the
performance of their respective powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities.
Digest of the bill as proposed by the Conference Committee
Present law provides that the Incumbent Worker Training Program (IWTP) re-authorization will be
expressly renewed by the legislature prior to July 1, 2022, in order for amounts to be charged and
credited to the Incumbent Worker Training Account in the following calendar year for use in funding
the program.
Proposed law retains present law but requires the legislature to renew the IWTP re-authorization
prior to July 1, 2026.
Present law provides that the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) and all the statutory entities
made a part of that department by law will begin to terminate its operations on July 1, 2022, and that
all legislative authority for such entities ceases as of July 1, 2023, unless the legislature enacts a bill
authorizing the re-creation of the department and its statutory entities prior thereto.
Proposed law provides for the general re-creation of the LWC and its statutory entities, effective
June 30, 2022, in accordance with the "sunset" law.
Proposed law supersedes the provisions of the "sunset" law which set out the procedure for review
and re-creation and which require a separate bill to re-create each statutory entity within the
department along with additional provisions. Proposed law makes July 1, 2027, the new termination date and termination would begin July 1,
2026, unless the department is re-created again.
Proposed law authorizes the secretary to employ, appoint, remove, assign, and promote such
personnel as is necessary for the efficient administration of the executive office of the secretary and
for the performance of its respective powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities and such other
personnel, who are not assigned to an office, as may be necessary for the efficient administration of
the commission and for the performance of the responsibilities, powers, duties, and functions of
agencies transferred to it.
Proposed law retains present law and makes the secretary's present law authority applicable to each
other office in the department.
Effective June 30, 2022.
(Amends R.S. 23:1553(G) and 36:304(B)(1)(a)(i); adds R.S. 49:191(13); repeals R.S. 49:191(10)(l))