Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:969 – Legislative veto, amendment, or suspension of rules, regulations, and fees
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:969
- Agency: means each state board, commission, department, agency, officer, or other entity which makes rules, regulations, or policy, or formulates, or issues decisions or orders pursuant to, or as directed by, or in implementation of the constitution or laws of the United States or the constitution and statutes of Louisiana, except the legislature or any branch, committee, or officer thereof, any political subdivision, as defined in Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:951
- Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
- Rule: includes , but is not limited to, any provision for fines, prices or penalties, the attainment or loss of preferential status, and the criteria or qualifications for licensure or certification by an agency. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:951
- Rulemaking: means the process employed by an agency for the formulation of a rule. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:951
A. In addition to the procedures provided in La. Rev. Stat. 49:966 for review of the exercise of the rulemaking authority delegated by the legislature to state agencies, as defined by this Chapter, the legislature, by concurrent resolution, may suspend, amend, or repeal any rule or regulation or body of rules or regulations, or any fee or any increase, decrease, or repeal of any fee, adopted by a state department, agency, board, or commission. The Louisiana Register shall publish a brief summary of any concurrent resolution adopted by the legislature pursuant to this Section. The summary shall be published not later than forty-five days after signing of such resolution by the presiding officers of the legislature.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, a rule adopted by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education relative to state content standards adopted by the board for use in public elementary and secondary schools, may not be amended by the legislature and may be suspended or repealed only in its entirety.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 660, §1. Acts 1995, No. 1109, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 1995; Acts 2015, No. 245, §2; Acts 2022, No. 663, §1.