§ 24:691 — Capitol Security Council; membership; officers; vacancies

Louisiana § 24:691

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 24: Legislature and Laws

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§691. Capitol Security Council; membership; officers; vacancies
A. The Capitol Security Council, referred to in this Part as the "council", is hereby
created.
B. The council shall be composed of ten members as follows:
(1) The president of the Senate.
(2) Four members appointed by the president of the Senate from the membership of
the Senate.
(3) The speaker of the House of Representatives.
(4) Four members appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives from
the membership of the House of Representatives.
C.(1) Appointments to the council shall be made no later than twenty days after the
adjournment of the organizational session of the legislature.
(2) Any vacancy in the appointed membership of the council shall be filled in the
manner of original appointment for the remainder of the term.
D. The positions of chairman and vice chairman of the council shall rotate in
even-numbered years between the members of the House of Representatives and the
members of the Senate who serve on the council as provided in this Section. In January of
each even-numbered year, the speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a
member of the House of Representatives on the council who shall serve as chairman or vice
chairman of the council, as applicable, and the president of the Senate shall designate the
member of the Senate on the council who shall serve as chairman or vice chairman of the
council, as applicable.

Legislative History

Acts 2022, No. 507, §1, eff. June 16, 2022.