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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 1
BY REPRESENTATIVE VILLIO
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To urge and request the Louisiana Supreme Court and the Louisiana Judicial College to
conduct training to all members of the judiciary with respect to changes in
diminution of sentence and release dates of offenders which originated from
legislation in the 2024 Second Extraordinary Session of the Legislature and to further
urge and request the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to develop a
training curriculum relative to changes in parole eligibility of offenders.
WHEREAS, the Legislature of Louisiana recognizes that the optimal functioning of
the Louisiana criminal justice system is vital to the safety, prosperity, and well-being of
Louisiana and its citizens; and
WHEREAS, for many years, sentences for crimes committed in violation of
Louisiana law were not clear and readily ascertainable to both victims and offenders; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the Louisiana Supreme Court is to build and maintain
public trust, to provide effective and efficient administration of justice, and to ensure the
highest professional conduct, integrity, and competence of the state judiciary and the
Louisiana State Bar Association; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the Louisiana Judicial College is to provide relevant
professional development and training in order to ensure the timely, fair, impartial, and
efficient administration of justice for all Louisiana citizens; and
WHEREAS, before the 2024 Second Extraordinary Session of the Legislature, the
sentencing system in Louisiana has provided little information regarding the calculations of
time an offender will serve before being released; and
WHEREAS, House Bill No. 10 of the 2024 Second Extraordinary Session of the
Legislature provides for substantive changes to eligibility of good time credits for offenders
and the elimination of earned compliance credits while on probation or parole; and
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WHEREAS, in order to build upon the foundation of the Louisiana Supreme Court
and the Louisiana Judicial College and given the comprehensive nature of the changes in
diminution of sentence and release dates of offenders, it is imperative that training is
conducted to all members of the judiciary with respect to any changes made from legislation
in the 2024 Second Extraordinary Session of the Legislature of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature of Louisiana further urges the Department of Public
Safety and Corrections to develop necessary training policies and procedures relative to
parole eligibility of offenders.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
urge and request Louisiana Supreme Court and the Louisiana Judicial College to conduct
training to all members of the judiciary with respect to changes in diminution of sentence
and release dates of offenders which originated from legislation in the 2024 Second
Extraordinary Session of the Legislature.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby further
urge and request the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to develop a necessary
training curriculum relative to changes in parole eligibility of offenders.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, to the co-chairs of the Louisiana Judicial
College Board of Governors, and to the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and
Corrections.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that one print copy and one electronic copy of any
report produced pursuant to this Resolution shall be submitted to the David R. Poynter
Legislative Research Library as required by R.S. 24:772.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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