GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 36 2023 Regular Session Travis Johnson
DISTRICTS/SPECIAL. Provides for the Delta Agriculture Research and Sustainability
District.
DIGEST
Present law (R.S. 3:341(D)) establishes the boundaries of the Delta Agriculture Research and
Sustainability District which are coterminous with East Carroll and Tensas parishes.
Proposed law expands the boundaries of the district to include the boundaries of Concordia
and Madison parishes.
Proposed law requires that the district director hired after July 1, 2023, must be a resident of
the state and have been domiciled in the district for the preceding two years prior to
employment.
Proposed law specifies that the board, its members, and its agents are immune from personal
liability for good faith acts related to the board's responsibilities. Further specifies that this
immunity applies to all costs, damages, and attorney fees arising from claims and suits
against them related to matters where the immunity applies.
(Amends R.S. 3:341(D) and 342(I); adds R.S. 3:342(J))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry,
Aquaculture, and Rural Development to the engrossed bill
1. Adds the requirement that the district director hired after July 1, 2023, must
be a resident of the state and have been domiciled in the district for the
preceding two years prior to employment.
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Prepared by Lebra Bias.