The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by James Benton.
DIGEST
SB 139 Original 2024 Regular Session Hensgens
Present constitution (Art. X, §1(A)) provides that state civil service includes all persons holding
offices and positions of trust or employment in the employ of the state, or any instrumentality
thereof, or any joint state-federal, state-parochial, or state-municipal agency. Excludes members of
the state police service and persons holding offices and positions of any municipal board of health
or local governmental subdivision.
Present law provides that all employees of housing authorities shall be in the classified state civil
service, except as provided in the constitution or as may be authorized by the State Civil Service
Commission. Present law also excepts from this requirement: authority members, the executive
director, one other employee whom the authority designates, and professional employees employed
on a contract basis.
Present law provides that the housing authorities in New Orleans, Cottonport, Denham Springs, Oil
City, Lafayette, East Baton Rouge Parish, Monroe, Shreveport, Kenner, Simmesport, Bunkie,
Colfax, Kinder, Berwick, and the Morgan City Housing Authority shall not be considered
instrumentalities of the state for purposes of Const. Art. X, §1(A) and that employees of the
authorities shall not be included in the state civil service.
Proposed law retains present law and provides that the Delcambre Housing Authority and the
Gueydan Housing Authority shall not be considered an instrumentality of the state for purposes of
Const. Art. X, §1(A) and that employees of these authorities shall not be included in state civil
service.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 40:539(C)(8)(q) and (r))