Agenda - Senate and Governmental Affairs

Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs
May 23, 2012 9:30 am Room F
Adjourned

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
	May 16, 2012
CONFIRMATION HEARINGS
	CULTURE, RECREATION AND TOURISM
	DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
	BOARD OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (BESE)
	OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
	DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
	DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
		SCR89	CROWE	LOCAL ELECTIONS - Request the Senate Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on House and Governmental Affairs study the feasibility of establishing a more expedient transition for local elected officials to take office.
		SCR100	TROY BROWN	LEGIS POWERS/FUNCTIONS - Create the River Region Caucus of Louisiana.
		SB696	WALSWORTH	LEGISLATIVE AGENCIES - Provides relative to signature required on certain checks issued by the Senate. (7/1/12)
		HB206	G.JACKSON	ETHICS/NEPOTISM - Provides relative to nepotism exceptions involving certain health professionals
		HB209	FOIL	ELECTION CODE - Provides relative to hours polls are required to be open on election day (EN DECREASE GF EX See Note)
		HB279	SIMON	DISTRICTS/HOSPITAL SERVC - Removes certain restrictions relative to contracting, ownership interests, and employment applicable to members and former members of the board of commissioners of the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Service District No. 1
		HB321	FANNIN	ETHICS/CODE - Exempts certain uncompensated public servants from mandatory ethics education and training requirements in the Code of Governmental Ethics
		HB373	T.BURNS	SUNSET LAW - Re-creates the Department of State Civil Service (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
		HB509	LORUSSO	ELECTION OFFENSES - Prohibits certain conduct relative to the withdrawal from an election of a candidate for public office
		HB511	LEGER	PUBLIC RECORDS - Provides for the application of the Public Records Law to certain records relative to archeological dig sites
		HB657	LEGER	PUBLIC LANDS/STATE - Provides with respect to the qualifications of the state archaeologist
		HB698	ANDERS	STATE EMPLOYEE/LEAVE - Adds compensatory time to the type of leave which may be transferred for purposes of the Crisis Leave Pool
		HB711	PUGH	ELECTIONS/CANDIDATES - Provides for the requirements of the notice of candidacy by additionally requiring a candidate for major or district office to certify that he has filed any campaign finance reports previously due and provides for the filing of vacancies on parish executive committees
		HB784	RICHARD	PUBLIC RECORDS - Provides an exemption from public records law for certain documents, electronic storage devices, and the contents of electronic storage devices used by court reporters
		HB1210	HUVAL	ETHICS/CODE - Provides ethics exceptions to allow insurance producers providing certain insurance functions and services to governmental entities to receive compensation from other sources
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE