The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Carla S. Roberts.
DIGEST
SB 73 Original 2023 Regular Session Robert Mills
Present law authorizes the creation of the truancy and assessment and service centers program to
prevent truancy.
Present law provides that truancy has long been demonstrated nationwide as a primary indicator of
a path to juvenile delinquency and that early intervention has been shown as the key to correcting
a propensity for destructive or criminal behavior.
Proposed law retains present law but changes the program title from "truancy and assessment and
service centers" to "truancy assessment service centers".
Present law specifies that La. State University (LSU), office of social services research and
development, is responsible for developing and implementing a monitoring and evaluation program
under present law.
Proposed law retains present law but changes the developer and implementor of the truancy
prevention program from the LSU office of social services research and development to the La.
Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Criminal Justice.
Present law provides that the LSU office of social services research and development is to report
statistical data indicating the effectiveness of the truancy prevention program to the appropriate
standing committees of the legislature for use by the committees in consideration of continuation or
expansion of the program.
Proposed law retains present law but changes the agency that reports to the legislature from the LSU
office of social services research and development to the La. Commission on Law Enforcement and
Administration of Criminal Justice and proposed law designates the Joint Legislative Committee on
the Budget as the legislative committee for purposes of reporting statistical data.
Proposed law provides that, subject to appropriation by the legislature, the La. Commission on Law
Enforcement and the Administration of Criminal Justice may use appropriated funds to provide for
the reasonable costs of administering the truancy prevention program and to provide funding for the
local programs.
Proposed law directs the La. State Law Institute to make technical changes to the program title in
the Children's Code and the Revised Statutes.
Effective upon signature of the governor of lapse of time for gubernatorial action. (Amends Ch.C. Title VII, Ch. 15 (heading) and Arts. 791.4 and 791.5)