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SENATE BILL NO. 73
BY SENATOR ROBERT MILLS AND REPRESENTATIVES EDMONSTON,
GAROFALO, GOUDEAU, KNOX, LAFLEUR, SEABAUGH AND
VILLIO
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact the chapter heading of Chapter 15 of Title VII of the Children's Code
3 and Children's Code Arts. 791.4 and 791.5, relative to truancy and assessment and
4 service centers; to provide with respect to monitoring, evaluation, reporting
5 requirements, and operation; to provide for administrative costs; to provide that
6 operations be administered by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and
7 Administration of Criminal Justice; to provide for a change in the name of the
8 program; to direct the Louisiana State Law Institute to make technical and
9 conforming changes to reflect the name change in existing statutes and codes; to
10 provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
12 Section 1. The chapter heading of Chapter 15 of Title VII of the Children's Code and
13 Children's Code Arts. 791.4 and 791.5 are hereby amended and reenact to read as follows:
14 CHAPTER 15. TRUANCY AND ASSESSMENT AND SERVI CE CENTERS
15 * * *
16 Art. 791.4. Monitoring
17 A. In order to determine the effectiveness of the program, Louisiana State
18 University, office of social services research and development, the Louisiana
19 Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice shall
20 develop and implement a monitoring and evaluation program subject to state
21 funding.
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1 B. The Louisiana State University, office of social services research and
2 development, commission may also develop and implement a monitoring and
3 evaluation program for all parishes with truancy and assessment and service centers
4 subject to state funding.
5 Art. 791.5. Reporting; operation
6 A. On July first of each year beginning July 1, 2007, the office of social
7 services research and development, Louisiana State University, The Louisiana
8 Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice shall
9 report statistical data indicating the effectiveness of this program to the appropriate
10 standing committees of the legislature Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget
11 for use by the committees committee in consideration of continuation or expansion
12 of the program.
13 B. The provisions of this Chapter with respect to any parish which has a
14 truancy and assessment and service center shall be operational subject to
15 appropriation by the legislature to the commission.
16 C. The commission may use appropriated funds to provide for the
17 reasonable costs of administering the provisions of this Chapter and to provide
18 funding for the local truancy assessment service centers.
19 Section 2. The Louisiana State Law Institute is hereby authorized and directed to
20 make the following changes:
21 A. Change any reference in the Children's Code and related provisions in the
22 Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 from "Truancy and Assessment and Service Centers" to
23 "Truancy Assessment Service Centers".
24 B. Change the reference in Children's Code Article 543(F)(10) from "Truancy
25 assistance service centers" to "Truancy assessment service centers".
26 C. Change the reference in R.S. 46:2758.2(B)(1) from "Truancy Assessment and
27 Service Centers" to "Truancy Assessment Service Centers".
28 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
29 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
30 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
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1 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
2 effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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