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SENATE BILL NO. 139
BY SENATOR HENSGENS
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 40:539(C)(8)(q) and (r), relative to Vermilion Parish; to provide relative to
3 employees of the Delcambre Housing Authority and the Gueydan Housing
4 Authority; to provide that employees of the authority shall not be in the state civil
5 service; and to provide for related matters.
6 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 40:539(C)(8)(q) and (r) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 ยง539. Selection of chairman and vice chairman; executive director; hiring of
10 employees
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12 C.
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14 (8)
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16 (q) Notwithstanding any provision of Subparagraph (a) of this
17 Paragraph or of any other law to the contrary, the Delcambre Housing
18 Authority shall not be considered an instrumentality of the state for purposes
19 of Article X, Section 1(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana, and employees of the
20 authority shall not be included in the state civil service.
21 (r) Notwithstanding any provision of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph
22 or of any other law to the contrary, the Gueydan Housing Authority shall not
23 be considered an instrumentality of the state for purposes of Article X, Section
24 1(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana, and employees of the authority shall not
25 be included in the state civil service.
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1 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
2 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
3 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
4 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
5 effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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