§ 11:186 — Authorization for staff to attend executive sessions

Louisiana § 11:186

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 11: Consolidated Public Retirement Systems

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§186. Authorization for staff to attend executive sessions
A. The chairman of the House Committee on Retirement and the chairman of the
Senate Committee on Retirement may each independently authorize legislative staff to attend
any executive session of any board meeting or committee meeting of any state or statewide
retirement system board or committee.
B.(1) An authorization made pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be made
in writing, specifically name the legislative staff member or members authorized to attend
such executive sessions, and be submitted to the director of the state or statewide retirement
system board whose executive sessions staff shall be authorized to attend. Such
authorization shall be valid for one calendar year from the date of submission, unless
modified or revoked as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection.
(2) The chairman of the House Committee on Retirement and the chairman of the
Senate Committee on Retirement are authorized to revoke or modify any written
authorization made pursuant to this Section at any time by providing written notice to the
director of the affected board. A revocation shall immediately terminate the authorization
made pursuant to this Section. A modification shall act as a new written authorization and
shall be valid for one calendar year from the date submitted.
C. Legislative staff authorized to attend executive session pursuant to this Section
have the same rights, duties, and privileges, including the lawyer-client privilege, which
apply to the legislators as members of the board, as they relate to any information or
communication that is provided to or presented in the presence of such legislative staff in
executive session.
D. A legislative staff member authorized to attend meetings pursuant to the
provisions of this Section shall not be considered a "designee" as provided in R.S. 11:181
or R.S. 42:1124.2.1 and shall not be allowed to vote.

Legislative History

Acts 2012, No. 224, §1, eff. May 22, 2012; Acts 2017, No. 366, §1.