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2024 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 170
BY REPRESENTATIVE MANDIE LANDRY
PARDON: Requests the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice, or a
subcommittee thereof, to study the the current structure of the Board of Pardons
1 A RESOLUTION
2To urge and request the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice, or a
3 subcommittee thereof, to study the current structure of the Board of Pardons and
4 report its findings prior to the convening of 2025 Regular Session of the Legislature
5 of Louisiana.
6 WHEREAS, the Board of Pardons was established by the Constitution of Louisiana
7in 1916 and is currently located in Article IV, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana of
81974; and
9 WHEREAS, the board consists of five electors appointed by the governor, who are
10subject to confirmation by the Senate, serve concurrent terms with the governor who
11appointed them, and all serve as members of the committee on parole; and
12 WHEREAS, members appointed by the governor are required to have at least five
13years of experience in the field of penology, corrections, law enforcement, sociology, law,
14education, social work, medicine, or a combination thereof, and are also required to
15complete a comprehensive orientation training program within ninety days of their
16appointment and eight hours of in-service training annually; and
17 WHEREAS, training components include but are not limited to the following:
18 (1) Elements of the decision-making process through the use of evidence-based
19practices for determining the risk, needs, and motivation to change.
20 (2) Dynamics of criminal victimization.
21 (3) Security classifications of people in prison or under community supervision; and
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1 WHEREAS, the board's statutory powers and duties are located in Part I of Chapter
25 of Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950; and
3 WHEREAS, some of the board's duties include providing recommendations for
4pardons and commutation of sentences that are forwarded to the governor for final action;
5and
6 WHEREAS, assessing the former, current, and prospective structure of the board will
7assist with the administration of justice within the Louisiana criminal justice system.
8 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
9Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request the House Committee on
10Administration of Criminal Justice, or a subcommittee thereof, to study the current structure
11of the Board of Pardons.
12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the House Committee on Administration of
13Criminal Justice shall report its findings to the House of Representatives prior to the
14convening of the 2025 Regular Session of the Legislature of Louisiana.
15 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that one print copy and one electronic copy of any
16report produced pursuant to this Resolution shall be submitted to the David R. Poynter
17Legislative Research Library as required by R.S. 24:772.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
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)]
HR 170 Original 2024 Regular Session Mandie Landry
Requests the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice to study the current
structure of the Board of Pardons and report its findings prior to the convening of the 2025
R.S.
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