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ACT No. 922026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 1040
BY REPRESENTATIVE FIRMENT
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 15:1105.1(A), relative to the Central Louisiana Juvenile
3 Detention Center Authority; to provide relative to the membership of the board of
4 commissioners of the authority; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide for
5 related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 15:1105.1(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 §1105.1. Board of commissioners; appointment; terms
9 A. The Central Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center Authority shall be is
10 governed by a commission which shall control, administer, and manage its the affairs
11 of the authority. The commission shall be composed of a board of seven
12 commissioners. There shall be one One commissioner shall be appointed from each
13 of the seven parishes within the territory of the authority and each commissioner
14 shall be a qualified elector and who is domiciled in the parish for which he is
15 appointed. They Each commissioner shall be appointed for terms a term of four
16 years, as follows:
17 (1) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the judges exercising juvenile
18 jurisdiction within the participating parishes.
19 (2) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the sheriffs of the participating
20 parishes.
21 (3) One commissioner shall be appointed by the chiefs of police of
22 municipalities within the participating parishes.
23 (4) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the district attorneys with
24 jurisdiction in the participating parishes.
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1 (1) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and
2 residing within Avoyelles Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and
3 district attorney for the Twelfth Judicial District and the sheriff of Avoyelles Parish
4 for an initial term of four years.
5 (2) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and
6 residing in Catahoula Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district
7 attorney for the Seventh Judicial District and the sheriff of Catahoula Parish for an
8 initial term of four years.
9 (3) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and
10 residing in Concordia Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district
11 attorney for the Seventh Judicial District and the sheriff of Concordia Parish for an
12 initial term of four years.
13 (4) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and
14 residing within Grant Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district
15 attorney of the Thirty-Fifth Judicial District and the sheriff of Grant Parish for an
16 initial term of four years.
17 (5) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and
18 residing in LaSalle Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district
19 attorney for the Twenty-Eighth Judicial District and the sheriff of LaSalle Parish for
20 an initial term of four years.
21 (6) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and
22 residing in Vernon Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district
23 attorney for the Thirtieth Judicial District and the sheriff of Vernon Parish for an
24 initial term of four years.
25 (7) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and
26 residing within Winn Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district
27 attorney for the Eighth Judicial District and the sheriff of Winn Parish for an initial
28 term of four years.
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1 Section 2. The appointment of commissioners for a four-year term provided for in
2 R.S. 15:1105.1(A), as amended and reenacted by Section 1 of this Act, shall begin on August
3 1, 2026.
4 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
5 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
6 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
7 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
8 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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