HLS 24RS-2158 ORIGINAL
2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 946
BY REPRESENTATIVE GALLE
LIBRARIES: Provides relative to members of parish library boards of control
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 25:214(B), relative to parish libraries; to provide relative to
3 library boards of control; to provide relative to the members of such boards; to
4 provide relative to the powers granted to parish governing authorities with respect
5 to the removal of such members; and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 25:214(B) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 ยง214. Board of control; members; appointment and terms of office
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10 B. The governing authority of the parish shall, in the ordinance creating a
11 public library, name and appoint, at its option, not less than five citizens nor more
12 than seven citizens of the parish as a board of control for such parish library to serve
13 for terms of one, two, three, four, and five years, the successors of whom shall each
14 be appointed for a term of five years. The governing authority may remove any
15 citizen appointed to serve on the board of control at any time during his term of
16 office. The president of the police jury shall be ex officio, a member of the board of
17 control for such public library, provided however that the president of the police jury
18 shall have the right to designate another member of the governing authority of the
19 parish to serve in his place and stead on the board of control of such public library.
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HB NO. 946
DIGEST
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of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 946 Original 2024 Regular Session Galle
Abstract: Authorizes parish governing authorities to remove members of their respective
library boards of control.
Present law authorizes parish and municipal governing authorities to create, by ordinance,
public libraries. Requires parish and municipal governing authorities to create public
libraries when petitioned by not less than 25% of the duly qualified property taxpayers of
the respective parish or municipality. Further requires parish governing authorities to
appoint not less than five nor more than seven citizens of the parish as a board of control and
municipal governing authorities to appoint five citizens as a board of control.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law requires board of control members to serve five-year staggered terms. Proposed
law retains present law. Proposed law additionally provides that members of boards of
control created by parish governing authorities may be removed by the parish governing
authority at any time.
(Amends R.S. 25:214(B))
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