§ 49:1213 — Council; powers and duties

§1213. Council; powers and duties
A. The council shall:
(1) Make a systematic study of the conditions affecting black men and boys,
including but not limited to homicide rates, arrest and incarceration rates, poverty, violence,
drug abuse, death rates, disparate annual income levels, school performance in all grade
levels, including postsecondary levels, and health issues.
(2) The council shall propose recommendations regarding measures to alleviate and
correct the underlying causes of the conditions described in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.
(3) The council may study other topics suggested by the legislature or as directed by
the chairman of the council.
(4) The council shall solicit input, suggestions, or comments pertinent to the
applicable issues from members of the legislature, governmental agencies, persons with
expertise in early childhood education and development, persons with expertise in
elementary and secondary education, persons representing religious communities, and other
public and private organizations, and private citizens.
B. The council shall issue its first annual report by February 1, 2019, and by January
fifteenth each following year, stating the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the
council. The council shall submit the report to the governor, lieutenant governor, the
president of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the chairmen of the
committees with appropriate jurisdiction in the House and Senate.

Legislative History

Acts 2008, No. 733, §2; Acts 2018, No. 103, §2.